Abstract:
:The influence of preoperative liver scans and liver function tests on surgical decision-making was analyzed in 196 patients who underwent surgical therapy for colorectal cancer. One hundred and thirteen patients who had preoperative liver scans were compared with 83 patients who did not. No statistically significant difference existed between the liver scan group and the nonscan group in terms of when surgical decision-making occurred. Likewise, the results of the liver scan did not influence when operative decisions were made. The majority of decision-making occurred intraoperatively when ultimate confirmation of the presence or absence of hepatic metastases was made. Presumptive surgical decisions were made preoperatively, but final decisions occurred intraoperatively when all relevant patient data could be correlated. Liver scanning has limited usefulness in the preoperative evaluation of patients with colon cancer as it does not affect decision-making and is much more costly than liver function testing.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Oren JW,Folse R,Kraudel KL,Lewis DBdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(86)90101-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1986-04-01 00:00:00pages
452-6issue
4eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(86)90101-7journal_volume
151pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an undertreated disease. This study's purpose is to determine if the calcium levels correlate with prevalence of symptoms and surgical treatment in patients with primary HPT. METHOD:Patients treated in 2006-2015 with serum calcium≥10.0 mg/dL and PTH>65 pg/mL were identif...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.010
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that early use of external mechanical compression (EMC) reduces hemorrhage and mortality associated with pelvic fractures. METHODS:Patients with pelvic fractures and one of the following risk factors for hemorrhage were studied retrospectively: (1) unstable fracture pattern, or (2) any fract...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.040
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Short bowel syndrome, secondary to a variety of causes, can be lethal in infancy and childhood. Isoperistaltic bowel lengthening, performed by longitudinal division of dilated small bowel with end-to-end anastomosis, has shown early promise but long-term outcome is unknown. METHODS:Sixteen infants and child...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(99)00218-4
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chronic granulating wounds were established in rats by excising burns inoculated with Escherichia coli. Recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor was applied at dosages of 1, 10, and 100 micrograms/cm2 to the wounds of three groups of 20 animals on days 5, 9, 12, 15, and 18 after injury. The rate of wound closu...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(92)90004-b
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B) overexpression is associated with the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS:LAPTM4B expression was evaluated in colorectal cancer patients by Western blot analysis and immunohistoche...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.02.003
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that wide-field brachytherapy (BRT) after margin negative excision would result in complication rates, local recurrence rates, and cosmesis scores equivalent to external beam radiotherapy (ERT). METHODS:Patients with T(is,1,2) tumors less than or equal to 4 cm, 0 to 3 positive axillary nodes...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00454-2
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hemoperfusion with PMX-F (polymyxin B covalently immobilized on fibers) has been reported to be safe and effective for patients with septic shock. However, the molecular mechanism of this usefulness is not yet clear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the expression of CD14, human leukocyte an...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.067
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 14 year retrospective study of perigraft seroma, defined as an enlarging sterile fluid collection at the site of a prosthetic graft, revealed well-documented cases in 5 of 118 extraanatomical bypasses (4.2 percent), 3 of 248 aortic reconstructive procedures (1.2 percent), and 1 of 395 femoropopliteal bypasses (0.3 p...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(87)90173-5
更新日期:1987-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Recent cognitive research in medicine has demonstrated that expert diagnosticians solve many clinical problems through "pattern recognition" rather than deductive reasoning strategies. Development of the ability to recognize and diagnose common surgical problems is a critical objective of undergraduate surgi...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/S0002-9610(99)80172-X
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the number of patients with known breast cancer who were found to have an additional, mammographically occult lesion detected on breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI). METHODS:An institutional review board-approved review of all patients who underwent BSGI at Beth Israel Medical Center...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.06.016
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The lifetime risk for developing thin (< or =1 mm) melanoma continues to increase steadily. Although generally associated with an excellent prognosis, it also has a proven capacity to metastasize. There has been increasing interest in using sentinel lymph node biopsy to improve staging for thin melanoma. However, it i...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.011
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our experience from 1960 to 1976 with total infrarenal aortic thrombosis (Leriche syndrome) was reviewed. Sixteen heavy smokers (14 men and 2 women) with an average age of fifty-four years underwent thrombectomy with aortoiliac (12 patients) or aortofemoral (4) Dacron bypasses. The last ten patients were hydrated for ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(77)90331-2
更新日期:1977-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:It is unknown whether surgical residents who learn minimal-access surgery skills in an unstructured environment (ie, at home), will develop a technical skill set that rivals that of those trained in the more traditional, structured learning environment. METHODS:Seven surgery residents were provided structur...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.08.028
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Previous studies of small bowel transplantation using a variety of animal models and immunosuppressive regimens have failed to demonstrate consistently prolonged survival of bowel allografts capable of maintaining a normal nutritional state. In the present study, total orthotopic small bowel transplantation was perfor...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(86)90011-5
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is increasingly being employed as the initial surgical approach in patients with acute cholecystitis. Gangrenous cholecystitis will be unexpectedly encountered in a proportion of these patients. The applicability of laparoscopic techniques and its outcome in this group of patient...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00525-0
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Emergency center thoracotomy is a heroic technique of resuscitation and treatment which was revived in the 1960s to improve the survival of patients presenting with cardiac wounds. With excellent survival rates attained in such patients, the technique was extended to victims of trauma with other mechanisms and locatio...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(86)90443-5
更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 78-year-old healthy woman with no previous surgeries or history of trauma presented with a painful abdominal mass for 1 day. The computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen demonstrated a partial herniation and strangulation of the cecum (Richter's hernia) between the internal and external oblique muscles through t...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.02.028
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Survival rates after liver transplantation continue to improve, but the postoperative morbidity in these patients remains significant. The clinical courses of 96 consecutive patients who received transplants were reviewed retrospectively. Forty-two patients experienced complications requiring surgical intervention. Th...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80542-7
更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Between 1960 and 1990, a total of 998 patients were treated at the Sydney Melanoma Unit for cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck. There were 595 male and 403 female patients, with a median age of 53 years. The most common primary lesion site was the face (47%), followed by the neck (29%), scalp (14%), and ear (10%)...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(91)90138-4
更新日期:1991-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypersplenism was not relieved by distal splenorenal shunting in 46 of 47 Japanese patients with nonalcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. However, the platelet count significantly increased by 40 percent of the preoperative value, whereas the increment in the white blood cell count was nil. Though the platelet count in 47...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80164-8
更新日期:1988-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has increased in recent years. Limited data exists on the impact of NAC on biliary microbiome. METHODS:Patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for PDAC between 2014 and 2017 were reviewed. Patients were stratif...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.09.042
更新日期:2020-10-05 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Many approaches to treat rectal prolapse exists, yet little is known regarding their safety in the elderly. METHOD:NSQIP (2008-2014) was queried to identify patients ≥ 70 years who underwent open rectopexy (OR), laparoscopic rectopexy (LR) and perineal rectosigmoidectomy (PR). Patients were selected using N...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.02.010
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Surgical quality improvement (QI) is a global priority. We report the design and proof-of concept testing of a QI skills curriculum for urology residents. METHODS:'Umbrella review' of QI curricula (Phase-1); development of draft QI curriculum (Phase-2); curriculum review by Steering Committee of urologists ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.008
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Few studies have evaluated the role of computed tomography-guided percutaneous drainage (PD) in the management of gastrointestinal (GI) anastomotic leaks. METHODS:Ten-year review of an interventional radiology database identified patients with symptomatic GI anastomotic leaks. Clinical, laboratory, radiogra...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.050
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case of unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible in a 10-year-old child is described. In addition to the mandibular swelling the patient also had a proliferative lesion over the alveolus that masqueraded as a neoplastic lesion. ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.036
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fifty-one cervical nodes from 19 patients with advanced head and neck cancer were stimulated with phorbol dibutyrate and ionomycin (PDBu + Io) to determine the effect of such stimulation on the generation of cytotoxic T cells and whether this stimulation could bypass the need for autologous tumor stimulation. Lymphocy...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80718-4
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study descriptively analyzes characteristics of general surgery residency and practice and their influence on student interest in surgical careers. METHODS:Fourth-year medical students were invited to complete an Internet-based survey. A 5-point Likert scale described characteristics of general surgery...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.03.019
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Five patients with infected abdominal aortoiliac aneurysms were treated. The diagnosis was made preoperatively based upon fever, leukocytosis, positive blood culture findings, and presence of an aneurysm in all five patients. Two patients had salmonella species, two had staphylococcus species, and one had bacteroides ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80137-5
更新日期:1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for the evaluation of women with invasive breast cancer is rapidly gaining acceptance. The purpose of this study was to assess how surgeons in the Department of Defense (DOD) are incorporating SLNB into practice. METHODS:Surgeons at all DOD hospitals were telephonically sur...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00920-0
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We reviewed Nissen fundoplications performed in a single practice from January 1989 to March 1997, encompassing our transition from open to laparoscopic procedures. Because all operations were done by two surgeons in the same two hospitals, the study is well controlled for comparisons. METHODS:Records of 27...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00049-X
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00