Addition of glutamine to total parenteral nutrition after elective abdominal surgery spares free glutamine in muscle, counteracts the fall in muscle protein synthesis, and improves nitrogen balance.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of mesh fixation with fibrin sealant (FS) in laparoscopic preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair and to compare it with stapled fixation. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Laparoscopic hernia repair involves the fixation of the prosthetic mesh in the preperitoneal space with staples to avoid dis...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Katkhouda N,Mavor E,Friedlander MH,Mason RJ,Kiyabu M,Grant SW,Achanta K,Kirkman EL,Narayanan K,Essani R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrin deposition in response to bacterial peritonitis appears to predispose to residual infection in the peritoneal cavity. Our previous studies have demonstrated that intraperitoneal fibrinolysis using human recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) prevented abscess formation in a rat intra-abdominal sepsis m...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Houston KA,McRitchie DI,Rotstein OD

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of touch imprint and frozen section analysis of sentinel nodes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Intraoperative evaluation of the sentinel node can determine the need for axillary dissection at the time of initial operation and therefore spare the patient a seco...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Komenaka IK,Torabi R,Nair G,Jayaram L,Hsu CH,Bouton ME,Dave H,Hobohm D

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitals increasingly rely on surgical quality assessment programs that require considerable resources to capture outcomes after hospital discharge. However, it is unclear whether capturing postdischarge complications and deaths is important. Our objectives were (1) to determine the frequency of postdischar...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bilimoria KY,Cohen ME,Ingraham AM,Bentrem DJ,Richards K,Hall BL,Ko CY

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many advances have occurred in recent years in the diagnosis, localization, and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism. Several different operative choices for primary hyperparathyroidism also have been proposed--a unilateral approach versus the standard bilateral parathyroid exploration. The unilateral approach is ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kaplan EL,Yashiro T,Salti G

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical parameters, presurgical diagnostic tests, histologic findings, and the presence of K-ras oncogene mutations in cystic tumors of the pancreas to determine which best predict malignancy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Because presurgical, intraoperative, and final pathologic differentiation is di...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bartsch D,Bastian D,Barth P,Schudy A,Nies C,Kisker O,Wagner HJ,Rothmund M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Comparison of minimal access retroperitoneal pancreatic necrosectomy (MARPN) versus open necrosectomy in the treatment of infected or nonresolving pancreatic necrosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Infected pancreatic necrosis may lead to progressive organ failure and death. Minimal access techniques have been ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Raraty MG,Halloran CM,Dodd S,Ghaneh P,Connor S,Evans J,Sutton R,Neoptolemos JP

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA) is a minimally invasive approach to removal of the adrenal gland. This anatomically direct approach, popularized by Walz, minimizes dissection and affords early access to the adrenal vein. We report the largest experience to date of PRA in the United States. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Perrier ND,Kennamer DL,Bao R,Jimenez C,Grubbs EG,Lee JE,Evans DB

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five patients with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia discovered at least five months after injury are described, of whom 18 were male and seven female. All but one hernia occurred on the left side. Stab wounds were the etiological factor in 22 patients and blunt trauma in three. The diagnosis was most often made b...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hegarty MM,Bryer JV,Angorn IB,Baker LW

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of surgeons to accelerate wound healing through pharmacologic intervention is limited. The effects of locally applied, biosynthetic human epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) on tensile strength of experimental incisions were investigated. A single dose of EGF in sal...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Brown GL,Curtsinger LJ,White M,Mitchell RO,Pietsch J,Nordquist R,von Fraunhofer A,Schultz GS

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conversion of jejunoileal bypass to gastric bypass was performed in 11 patients because of metabolic problems and physical discomforts, and in three patients because of insufficient weight loss. There was no mortality and little morbidity after operation. An additional mean weight loss of 6% occurred, and weight stabi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ackerman NB

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome followed at the National Institutes of Health with extensive metastatic disease had an actuarial 5-year survival of 20%. Therefore, in 1982 a prospective study to examine the effect and feasibility of removing all gross tumor in selected patients with extensive metastat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Norton JA,Sugarbaker PH,Doppman JL,Wesley RA,Maton PN,Gardner JD,Jensen RT

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged veno arterial extracorporeal bypass (50-80% of cardiac output) was evaluated in normal, unanesthetized sheep. The evaluation protocol included serial measurements of hemodynamics, pulmonary and renal function, serum enzymes to detect organ damage, and detailed studies of coagulation and platelets. Blood expo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bartlett RH,Fong SW,Burns NE,Gazzaniga AB

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1969 to 1985, 129 patients with combined pancreatoduodenal injuries were treated at one urban trauma center. A total of 104 patients (80.6%) had penetrating wounds, and multiple visceral and vascular injuries were usually associated with the pancreatoduodenal injury. Primary repair or resection of one or both org...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Martin TD,Cruse PA,Graham JM,Burch JM,Mattox KL,Bitondo CG,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with a mean burn size of 69.6% total body-surface area underwent skin grafting with autologous cultured epidermis. They were compared with a historical group of 18 controls, with a mean burn size of 60%, who underwent grafting with conventional meshed split-thickness autograft. There were no statistical...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Munster AM,Weiner SH,Spence RJ

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the influence of patient depression (and anxiety) on postoperative outcome and surgeons' consideration of it. BACKGROUND:Patients' mental state influences the course of nonpsychiatric diseases. Evidence in the surgical setting comes mainly from cardiac-surgery patients and no predictive-model o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Orri M,Boleslawski E,Regimbeau JM,Barry C,Hassler C,Gregoire E,Bachellier P,Scatton O,Mabrut JY,Adham M,Vibert E,Revah-Levy A,Farges O

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Length of stay (LOS) is an important outcome as a marker of resource consumption. Determining which factors increase LOS may provide information on reducing costs and improving the delivery of care. The purpose of this study was to determine the independent association of intraoperative process of care and po...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Collins TC,Daley J,Henderson WH,Khuri SF

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blunt carotid artery trauma is uncommon but has been associated with severe, permanent neurologic deficits in 42% and mortality in 30% of 96 patients previously reported in the English literature. Since neurologic symptoms characteristically develop only after a latent interval and since physical evidence of significa...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Krajewski LP,Hertzer NR

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed to investigate the prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating neutrophils (TINs) and to generate a predictive model to refine postoperative risk stratification system for patients with gastric cancer. BACKGROUND:TIN presents in various malignant tumors, but its clinical significance in gastr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zhang H,Liu H,Shen Z,Lin C,Wang X,Qin J,Qin X,Xu J,Sun Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the impact of short-term surgical missions (STMs) on medical practice in Guatemala as perceived by Guatemalan and foreign physicians. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:STMs send physicians from high-income countries to low and middle-income countries to address unmet surgical needs. Although participation a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Coughran AJ,Merrell SB,Pineda C,Sceats LA,Yang GP,Morris AM

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to perform a comparative effectiveness study of intravenous (IV)-only versus IV + enteral contrast in computed tomographic (CT) scans performed for patients undergoing appendectomy across a diverse group of hospitals. BACKGROUND:Small randomized trials from tertiary centers suggest that enteral ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Drake FT,Alfonso R,Bhargava P,Cuevas C,Dighe MK,Florence MG,Johnson MG,Jurkovich GJ,Steele SR,Symons RG,Thirlby RC,Flum DR,Writing Group for SCOAP-CERTAIN.

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the first 1000 liver transplants performed at UCLA Medical Center to determine factors responsible for improved results. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Liver transplant has evolved impressively since the first case was performed in 1963. The 1980s have highlighted this progress with the development of b...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Busuttil RW,Shaked A,Millis JM,Jurim O,Colquhoun SD,Shackleton CR,Nuesse BJ,Csete M,Goldstein LI,McDiarmid SV

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature on chest wall resection for recurrent breast cancer and evaluate overall survival (OS) and quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes. BACKGROUND:Full-thickness chest wall resection for recurrent breast cancer is controversial, as historically these recurrences have been thought of as a harbinge...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wakeam E,Acuna SA,Keshavjee S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to examine the association between total number of resected nodes and survival in patients after esophagectomy with and without nCRT. BACKGROUND:Most studies concerning the potentially positive effect of extended lymphadenectomy on survival have been performed in patients who underwent surgery alon...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Koen Talsma A,Shapiro J,Looman CW,van Hagen P,Steyerberg EW,van der Gaast A,van Berge Henegouwen MI,Wijnhoven BP,van Lanschot JJ,CROSS Study Group.,Hulshof MC,van Laarhoven HW,Nieuwenhuijzen GA,Hospers GA,Bonenkamp JJ,Cuest

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), has been proven to be efficient in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC); however, the therapeutic response is variable and markers predictive of response are urgently required. This study was conducted to determinate the predic...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Yen LC,Uen YH,Wu DC,Lu CY,Yu FJ,Wu IC,Lin SR,Wang JY

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the short-term outcomes and long-term survival of laparoscopic rectal cancer resection at a single institution with 579 cases over a 15-year period. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The use of laparoscopic resection for colon cancer has been shown to be safe with comparable oncolo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ng KH,Ng DC,Cheung HY,Wong JC,Yau KK,Chung CC,Li MK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To isolate heat exposure as a cause of cognitive impairment and increased subjective workload in burns surgical teams. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Raising ambient temperature of the operating room can improve burns patient outcomes, but risks increased cognitive impairment and workload of surgical team members. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ward MK,Yam CMH,Palejwala Z,Wallman K,Taggart SM,Wood FM,Parker SK

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine has been used as primary immunosuppression in renal allograft recipients in our unit for the past decade. The overall clinical experience and long-term effects of the agent are reviewed. There were 461 consecutive recipients of kidney grafts; 379 received grafts from cadaver donors (CAD) and 82 from livin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tilney NL,Chang A,Milford EL,Whitley WD,Lazarus JM,Ramos EL,Strom TB,Carpenter CB,Kirkman RL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the long-term results of distal pancreatectomy with en bloc celiac axis resection (DP-CAR), a newly designed extended surgical procedure for locally advanced cancer of the pancreatic body. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Pancreatic body cancer often involves the common hepatic artery and/or the celiac axi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hirano S,Kondo S,Hara T,Ambo Y,Tanaka E,Shichinohe T,Suzuki O,Hazama K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine treatment trends in invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) over the last 15 years and, in particular, to compare rates of recurrence and disease-free survival associated with breast conservation therapy compared with mastectomy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The biologic characteristics of ILC make it difficu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Singletary SE,Patel-Parekh L,Bland KI

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00