Increased 18F-FDG uptake is predictive of rupture in a novel rat abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture model.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role for neoadjuvant systemic therapy in resectable pancreas adenocarcinoma remains undefined. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the efficacy of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin administered as preoperative therapy in patients with resectable pancreas adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Eligible patients were screened using compu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： OʼReilly EM,Perelshteyn A,Jarnagin WR,Schattner M,Gerdes H,Capanu M,Tang LH,LaValle J,Winston C,DeMatteo RP,DʼAngelica M,Kurtz RC,Abou-Alfa GK,Klimstra DS,Lowery MA,Brennan MF,Coit DG,Reidy DL,Kingham TP,Allen PJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare morbidity and mortality between nonoperative and operative treatment of pneumoperitoneum. BACKGROUND:Pneumoperitoneum is a potentially life-threatening condition that has been traditionally treated with surgical intervention. Adequately powered studies comparing treatmen...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Udelsman B,Lee K,Qadan M,Lillemoe KD,Chang D,Lindvall C,Cooper Z

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if phospholipase A2 (PLA2) type II and type IV mRNA expression and protein are altered in chronic pancreatitis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:PLA2s have an important regulatory function in several signaling pathways, especially in inflammation. In this study, we examined the expression of three PLA2 i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kashiwagi M,Friess H,Uhl W,Graber H,Duarte R,Zimmermann A,Büchler MW

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of adjuvant chemoradiation in esophageal cancer has been underestimated in the literature. This study was undertaken to determine whether adjuvant chemoradiation improves survival compared with surgery alone. METHODS:Data of 1095 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients, including 679 in ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hwang JY,Chen HS,Hsu PK,Chao YK,Wang BY,Huang CS,Liu CC,Wu SC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgery for pediatric idiopathic constipation (IC) is undertaken after failure of bowel management programs. Decisions are influenced by rectal biopsy, transit studies, megacolon/megarectum, degree of soiling/incontinence, and anorectal manometry profile(s). A systematic review of ALL published studies critic...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Siminas S,Losty PD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five dogs prepared with Heidenhain pouches received infusions of saline, GIP and VIP before and after a standard meat meal. Blood samples were obtained under basal conditions and at subsequent intervals for measurement of gastrin, insulin, GIP and VIP by radioimmunoassay. GIP and VIP infusions had no effect on basal l...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Villar HV,Fender HR,Rayford PL,Bloom SR,Ramus NI,Thompson JC

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipocyte lipolysis and its adrenergic control were studied in vitro from normal patients and those with trauma and sepsis. The adrenergic receptors were studied in terms of their responsiveness, a measure of the postreceptor mechanism, and their sensitivity, a measure of the receptor number or affinity. With early tr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Forse RA,Leibel R,Askanazi J,Hirsch J,Kinney JM

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of important differences in prognosis and treatment, prompt and accurate diagnosis of fever, decreasing function, and pain and tenderness around a renal allograft is crucial for differentiation between acute rejection and other post-operative conditions which may give a similar picture. Ultrasound examinations...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Petrek J,Tilney NL,Smith EH,Williams JS,Vineyard GC

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to report 10+ year outcome of laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (LDS), with special focus on quality of life. BACKGROUND::Reports on long-term morbidity and quality of life after LDS are rare. METHODS:Records of all patients who underwent LDS 10+ years ago ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bolckmans R,Himpens J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate Fas and FasL expression in pancreatic tissues and cultured pancreatic cancer cell lines, and to assess the ability of anti-Fas antibodies to induce apoptosis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Activation of the Fas receptor by Fas-ligand (FasL) results in apoptosis, and dysregulation of this pathway may...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kornmann M,Ishiwata T,Kleeff J,Beger HG,Korc M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 103 cases of acute occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery is presented. The relation of site of occlusion to etiology, extent of infarction, and survival following resection and revascularization is described. Included is an analysis of the technical factors contributing to successful revascularization...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ottinger LW

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-nine patients undergoing elective or emergent gastric surgery have been included in this study. Gastric needle aspiration was performed at the time of surgery in each case, followed by qualitative aerobic and anaerobic bacteriologic analysis. In 18 patients undergoing elective operation for chronic nonobstructin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nichols RL,Smith JW

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because continuity of care (CC) is a necessary component of resident education, this analysis was done to understand what keeps CC between residents and patients low and how it can be most effectively improved. BACKGROUND:Many authors lament low CC between residents and patients, especially in the era of dut...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Turner JP,Rodriguez HE,Daskin MS,Mehrotra S,Speicher P,DaRosa DA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We tested the hypothesis that the avoidance of preoperative fasting by hypocaloric nutrition attenuates protein catabolism after surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Prolonged fasting before major abdominal procedures has been demonstrated to accentuate the catabolic response to surgery. METHODS:Twenty-two pati...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schricker T,Meterissian S,Lattermann R,Adegoke OA,Marliss EB,Mazza L,Eberhart L,Carli F,Nitschman E,Wykes L

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proportion of the population of the U.S. 65 years of age and over is increasing. Biliary tract disease is estimated to involve 15% of the adult population. A review of 12,200 patients treated surgically at one medical center reveals that 2401 (20%) had acute cholecystitis. There were 93 deaths, for a mortality rat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Glenn F

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients under the age of 40 with colorectal cancer (29 females, 18 males) were compared with similar patients in our general hospital population and analyzed for patterns of presentation, stage at diagnosis, degree of tumor differentiation, and survival. There was a higher incidence of poorly differentiated tumors in...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Behbehani A,Sakwa M,Ehrlichman R,Maguire P,Friedman S,Steele GD Jr,Wilson RE

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether black patients have higher odds of readmission than white patients after major surgery, and to ascertain whether these disparities are related to where black patients receive care. BACKGROUND:Racial disparities are known to exist for many aspects of surgical care. However, it is unknown ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tsai TC,Orav EJ,Joynt KE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred forty-eight patients were treated with preoperative radiation therapy and surgery for resectable rectal adenocarcinoma at the University of Florida between 1975 and 1986. All patients had at least 5 years' follow-up; no patient was lost to follow-up. Three treatment protocols were used over the study perio...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mendenhall WM,Bland KI,Copeland EM 3rd,Summers GE,Pfaff WW,Souba WW,Million RR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologic sufficiency of regenerated lung lymphatics after surgical transection of the lung hilum was studied experimentally. Dogs were prepared by surgical interruption of all left lung hilar tissues and structures except the skeletonized pulmonary artery and the pulmonary veins; continuity of the bronchus was ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thomas PA Jr

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three methods of closing bronchial stumps were evaluated in 90 dogs undergoing left pneumonectomy:interrupted 3-0 silk sutures, interrupted 3-0 nylon sutures, and stapling with an automatic device. The dogs were sacrificed at 24 hours, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 14 days after pneumonectomy. Brochial stump leakage pressures and ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Scott RN,Faraci RP,Hough A,Chretien PB

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new system for long-term, 24-hour, ambulatory dual gastroduodenal pH monitoring is described. Eighteen patients with active duodenal ulcers and ten healthy subjects were studied. Simultaneous gastric and duodenal bulb pH were measured during fasting, the ingestion of a solid meal, and for the remainder of the 24-hou...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Eriksen CA,Sadek SA,Cuschieri A

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine whether remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) protects aged liver against ischemia reperfusion (IR). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The demands for liver surgery in an aging population are growing. Clamping of vessels to prevent blood loss is integral to liver surgery, bu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Limani P,Linecker M,Oberkofler CE,Barmettler G,Kaech A,Graf R,Humar B,Clavien PA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess and report on surgeons' ability to identify and manage incidences of harassment. BACKGROUND:The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is committed to driving out discrimination, bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment from surgical training and practice, through changing the culture of the wor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gostlow H,Vega CV,Marlow N,Babidge W,Maddern G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred seventeen carotid endarterectomies performed on 240 consecutive patients in four Charleston hospitals were reviewed. The overall incidence of stroke was 10.7% and the mortality 3.2%. From these 317 operations a standardized series of 253 operations performed on neurologically stable patients was analyzed...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Prioleau WH Jr,Alken AF,Hairston P

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) national databases over the past 10 years to evaluate their relative similarities and differences, to appraise their use as quality improvement tools, and to assess their potential to facilitate improvements in quality...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Grover FL,Shroyer AL,Hammermeister K,Edwards FH,Ferguson TB Jr,Dziuban SW Jr,Cleveland JC Jr,Clark RE,McDonald G

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a five-year study of massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, 143 patients had esophageal varices diagnosed on emergency endoscopic examination. Seventy-one patients had active bleeding from varices and required Sengstaken tube tamponade during at least one hospital admission. The remaining patients included 33 w...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Terblanche J,Yakoob HI,Bornman PC,Stiegmann GV,Bane R,Jonker M,Wright J,Kirsch R

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) on organ protection after hemorrhagic shock/resuscitation (S/R) in a murine model. BACKGROUND:Ischemia/reperfusion resulting from S/R contributes to multiple organ dysfunction in trauma patients. We hypothesized that RIC before shock (remote isch...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leung CH,Caldarone CA,Wang F,Venkateswaran S,Ailenberg M,Vadasz B,Wen XY,Rotstein OD

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate recent surgical strategy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) of the left-side predominance. BACKGROUND:When employing left hemihepatectomy (LH) for HC, vasculobiliary anatomy of the right liver often makes it difficult to achieve a tumor-free margin of the right posterior sectional bile duct (RPSBD...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hosokawa I,Shimizu H,Yoshidome H,Ohtsuka M,Kato A,Yoshitomi H,Miyazaki M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that inpatient postoperative pain trajectories are associated with 30-day inpatient readmission and emergency department (ED) visits. BACKGROUND:Surgical readmissions have few known modifiable predictors. Pain experienced by patients may reflect surgical complications and/or inadequate or dif...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hernandez-Boussard T,Graham LA,Desai K,Wahl TS,Aucoin E,Richman JS,Morris MS,Itani KM,Telford GL,Hawn MT

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the type of on-site care a trauma patient receives affects outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The controversy regarding the prehospital care of trauma patients between Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) is ongoing. Due to this unresolved controversy, as well as histori...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Liberman M,Mulder D,Lavoie A,Denis R,Sampalis JS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00