Techniques of parathyroid exploration at North American endocrine surgery fellowship programs: what the next generation is being taught.

abstract：PURPOSE:We examined the efficacy of extended lymph node dissection for prolonging survival in macroscopically or histologically proven incurable gastric cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed clinico-pathologic data on 119 patients with serosally invasive gastric cancer who underwent noncurative gastrectomy, with re...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Baba H,Maehara Y,Inutsuka S,Takeuchi H,Oshiro T,Adachi Y,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose in this study was to determine whether tumor DNA content is a prognostic factor independent of other standard clinical and histologic parameters in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck region. Tumor DNA content was determined in 76 patients with primary resectable SCC of the oral cavity, lary...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kokal WA,Gardine RL,Sheibani K,Zak IW,Beatty JD,Riihimaki DU,Wagman LD,Terz JJ

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative complications including intrahepatic calculi may develop after the complete excision of a choledochal cyst. Since congenital stenoses of the intrahepatic bile ducts are more likely the cause of intrahepatic calculi, operative procedures for intrahepatic stenoses are reported. METHODS:There wer...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ando H,Kaneko K,Ito F,Seo T,Ito T

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic foot wounds affect an estimated 15% of all patients with diabetes. These wounds are typically multifactorial in origin. Neuropathy of the foot and impaired wound healing are frequently associated with peripheral arterial occlusive disease. These factors combine to contribute to the development of foot ulcers....

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Faries PL,Teodorescu VJ,Morrissey NJ,Hollier LH,Marin ML

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of preoperative irradiation on the healing of low colorectal anastomoses was studied experimentally. In 12 dogs in whom preoperative irradiation of 4,000 rads was given before low colorectal stapled anastomosis was performed, anastomotic leakage occurred in 66 percent. More than half of the anastomotic leak...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Morgenstern L,Sanders G,Wahlstrom E,Yadegar J,Amodeo P

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although partial splenectomy is preferable to total splenectomy for maintaining an immune response, several techniques by which splenic parenchyma were divided in partial splenectomy have been controversial. METHODS:Partial splenectomy using a new and simple device that irradiates radiofrequency combined wi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Itamoto T,Fukuda S,Tashiro H,Ohdan H,Asahara T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ischemic ulceration of the foot and no continuous tibial or inframalleolar vessels acceptable for bypass are often treated with primary amputation. We have performed autogenous vein bypass to isolated tibial artery segments (ITAS) in nine patients with ischemic foot ulcers and no other outflow options. W...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Belkin M,Welch HJ,Mackey WC,O'Donnell TF Jr

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Other indicators of hormone sensitivity, besides estrogen receptor (ER) content, such as response to oophorectomy, antiestrogens, prolactin suppression, and correlation with progesterone receptors (PR), were evaluated in the hope of further improving selectivity and response of patients undergoing endocrine ablation f...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Moseley HS,Peetz ME,Keenan EJ,Awrich AE,Fletcher WS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in protein and genetic engineering methods have allowed the production of antibody-derived molecules that have important potential as therapeutic agents. Although monoclonal antibodies of murine origin have been used for therapeutic purposes, limitations due to anti-antibody responses and suboptima...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： DiPiro JT,Hamilton RG,Wei JP

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A genetic study of hybrid Baltimore blacks in relation to the presence of cancer may be timely since the mortality rate in blacks compared with the mortality rate in whites has increased considerably. The appearance of white genes in black persons may provide some help in such a study. A positive relationship was not ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Miller JM,Miller JM

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A method of augmenting host defenses against bacterial pathogens could result in a decrease in postoperative infections. Given its effects on leukocyte proliferation and function, it is possible that prophylactic granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) could reduce the incidence and severit...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Meropol NJ,Petrelli NJ,Lipman BJ,Rodriguez-Bigas M,Hicks W,Douglass HO Jr,Smith JL,Rasey M,Blumenson LE,Vaickus L,Hayes FA,Agosti JM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this 6-year study of 101 limbs requiring surgical intervention for upper-extremity vascular trauma, most patients were male, young, and injured by penetrating objects. Injured vessels included 13 axillary/subclavian, 23 brachial, 40 radial, and 25 ulnar arteries. Concomitant injuries included nerve injury in 50 cas...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cikrit DF,Dalsing MC,Bryant BJ,Lalka SG,Sawchuk AP,Schulz JE

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of venous, capillary, and arterial blood flow in microgravity is required to modify hemostatic techniques for control of bleeding in traumatic injuries or surgical procedures in space. To simulate human arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding, fresh whole bovine blood was injected by two operators at calcul...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McCuaig K,Lloyd CW,Gosbee J,Snyder WW

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The OX-40 receptor (OX-40R/CD134) is expressed primarily on activated CD4(+) ("helper") T cells. We have previously reported the presence of OX-40(+) T cells in head and neck cancer and melanoma, where they appear to be restricted to tumor compartments (primary tumor infiltrating lymphocytes [TILs] and drain...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ramstad T,Lawnicki L,Vetto J,Weinberg A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite recent increased indications for infrapopliteal prosthetic bypass grafts with complementary arteriovenous fistulas, objective documentation of improved perfusion to the foot is lacking. In addition, the value of post operative noninvasive testing in the prediction of bypass success remains unclear. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ascer E,Pollina RM,Gennaro M,Lorensen E

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with carcinoid tumors of the ileum over a recent 10-year period have been analyzed. Seventeen patients were symptomatic and 13 others were found to have tumors incidentally at autopsy or celiotomy. Patients with symptoms almost invariably had metastatic disease, yet preoperative diagnosis was rarely ac...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Peck JJ,Shields AB,Boyden AM,Dworkin LA,Nadal JW

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most series dealing with external gastrointestinal fistulas cover experience of many years and include a heterogeneous sample of fistulas. We present our experience with 117 cases of postoperative external alimentary tract fistulas treated since 1980. Only fistulas caused by anastomotic leaks and operative injury to b...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Schein M,Decker GA

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Training and experience vary widely among surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery (LS). Visual perceptual demands are greater for LS than for traditional surgery, necessitating greater understanding of surgeon variables in skill acquisition and performance. METHODS:During an LS skills course incorporating ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Risucci D,Geiss A,Gellman L,Pinard B,Rosser J

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphincter of Oddi has basal myogenic phasic activity that is modulated by neural and hormonal pathways. Stimulatory innervation to this organ is cholinergic, whereas the inhibitory pathways are unknown. Nitric oxide (NO), generated from L-arginine, relaxes gastrointestinal smooth muscle in vitro. We, therefore, hy...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaufman HS,Shermak MA,May CA,Pitt HA,Lillemoe KD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the incidence of severe brain injury was 600 percent higher for patients riding without a helmet and the incidence of all brain injuries was nearly twice as high in the nonhelmeted riders. All surviving patients with severe brain injury sustained residual long-term disability. The incidence of in...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bachulis BL,Sangster W,Gorrell GW,Long WB

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a challenging procedure performed by surgeons and gastroenterologists. We employed cognitive task analysis to identify steps and decision points for this procedure. METHODS:Standardized interviews were conducted with expert gastroenterologists (7) and surgeo...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Canopy E,Evans M,Boehler M,Roberts N,Sanfey H,Mellinger J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percentage and levels of circulating T-lymphocytes were studied in forty-six patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck before and/or after treatment and compared with control values obtained in fifty-one healthy volunteers. Mean percentages of circulating T-cells and mean T-cell levels in cancer patie...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Olkowski ZL,Wilkins SA Jr

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival of patients with metastatic melanoma is poor. The response rates for chemotherapy and immunotherapy have been low, with no real improvement in survival. We reviewed the results of surgical resection. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of all patients who underwen...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Fletcher WS,Pommier RF,Lum S,Wilmarth TJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we determined values for peritoneal fluid and blood ammonia, amylase, and lactic acid content in 11 dogs after experimental bowel strangulation. In the nine survivors of this group, we demonstrated a near linear increase in peritoneal fluid lactic acid over a 24-hour period, during which the plas...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： DeLaurier GA,Cannon RM,Johnson RH Jr,Sisley JF,Baisden CR,Mansberger AR Jr

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPS) has become the modality of choice for complicated portal decompression. This study was undertaken to determine outcomes after TIPS and the usefulness of TIPS as a "bridge" to transplantation. METHODS:Patients undergoing TIPS from 2001 to 2010 at a t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Toomey PG,Ross SB,Golkar FC,Hernandez JM,Clark WC,Luberice K,Alsina AE,Rosemurgy AS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a biliary-enteric anastomosis, the development of cholangitis is usually assumed to be due to obstruction of the stoma. Six patients in whom this was not the case are described. Achlorhydria, duodenal diverticula, and foreign bodies are important predisposing factors. When bacterial contamination is severe in an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Goldman LD,Steer ML,Silen W

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These experimental studies provide an explanation for the therapeutic value of proteolytic enzymes as adjuncts to antibiotic treatment of contaminated wounds. After wounding, a fibrinous coagulum develops on the wound surface. This coagulum surrounds the bacteria and protects them from contact with sustemically or top...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rodeheaver GT,Rye DG,Rust R,Marsh D,Edgerton MT,Edlich RF

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 5-year period, iliopsoas abscesses were found in 11 patients. Although the most common underlying condition was Crohn's disease (3 of 11 patients), 5 abscesses resulted from hematogenous spread from a distant site. Each of these five patients was elderly, severely malnourished, or had an underlying chronic dise...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Walsh TR,Reilly JR,Hanley E,Webster M,Peitzman A,Steed DL

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that the method of breast cancer margin assessment may be associated with different rates of positive margins and residual carcinoma. METHODS:A total of 178 breast cancer specimens were divided into 2 groups (A and B) based on the margin assessment method used. Rates of positive margins, re-...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Méndez JE,Lamorte WW,de Las Morenas A,Cerda S,Pistey R,King T,Kavanah M,Hirsch E,Stone MD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients are at an increased risk of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) which increases the risk of morbidity/mortality. We evaluated the association between hypoalbuminemia at the time of emergency department (ED) admission and in-hospital complications among geriatric trauma patients. METHODS:This ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Garwe T,Albrecht RM,Stoner JA,Mitchell S,Motghare P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00