Effect of a prior portasystemic shunt on subsequent liver transplantation.

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：: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：:As a consequence of an experience with 175 patients undergoing reoperation for persistent or recurrent hyperparathyroidism, the authors have evolved an approach to management. The emphasis is on the confirmation of the diagnosis; the critical evaluation of invasive and noninvasive localization tests, techniques of int...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Brennan MF,Norton JA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency portacaval shunt for variceal bleeding is associated with a high operative mortality, particularly if used as a last resort. Because of this, a strong case has been made against emergency shunt. This report describes an experience with emergency portacaval shunt for the treatment of variceal bleeding when us...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Villeneuve JP,Pomier-Layrargues G,Duguay L,Lapointe R,Tanguay S,Marleau D,Willems B,Huet PM,Infante-Rivard C,Lavoie P

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors assessed the impact of gastrinoma resection on the subsequent development of hepatic metastases in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The symptoms of acid hypersecretion can be controlled medically in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome with high-dose pharmacologic therapy. The current ro...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fraker DL,Norton JA,Alexander HR,Venzon DJ,Jensen RT

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of our study was to determine if differences in outcomes at treating facilities can help explain these age-based racial disparities in survival after trauma. BACKGROUND:It has been previously demonstrated that racial disparities in survival after trauma are dependent on age. For patients younge...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hicks CW,Hashmi ZG,Hui X,Velopulos C,Efron DT,Schneider EB,Cooper L,Haut ER,Cornwell EE 3rd,Haider AH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether a data-driven scheduling approach improves Operative Suite (OS) efficiency. BACKGROUND:Although efficient use of the OS is a critical determinant of access to health care services, OS scheduling methodologies are simplistic and do not account for all the available characteristi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kougias P,Tiwari V,Sharath SE,Garcia A,Pathak A,Chen M,Ramsey D,Barshes NR,Berger DH

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate whether graduates of integrated vascular surgery residency (IVSR) programs achieve similar surgical outcomes in clinical practice as compared to graduates of vascular surgery fellowships (VSF). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Early sub-specialization through IVSR programs decreases the to...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Smith BK,Finlayson SRG,Perler BA,Presson AP,Allen CM,Brooke BS

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to show the safety and feasibility of single-port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) by comparing its short-term outcomes with those following conventional laparoscopic surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Single-port laparoscopic surgery maximizes the advantages of laparoscopic surgery, and t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kim SJ,Ryu GO,Choi BJ,Kim JG,Lee KJ,Lee SC,Oh ST

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study objectives were to analyze the impact of the number of lymph nodes (LNs) reported as resected (NLNr) and the number of LNs invaded (NLNi) on the prognosis of esophageal cancer (EC) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. BACKGROUND:Pathological LN status is a major disease prognostic factor and marker...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Robb WB,Dahan L,Mornex F,Maillard E,Thomas PA,Meunier B,Boige V,Pezet D,Le Brun-Ly V,Bosset JF,Mabrut JY,Triboulet JP,Bedenne L,Seitz JF,Mariette C,Fédération Française de Cancérologie Digestive, Société Française de Radiot

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the factors that may predict music-induced relaxation in friends and family of patients in the emergency department. BACKGROUND:It remains unclear to date which demographic and experiential factors predict the effectiveness of music-induced relaxation. Furthermore, in-hospital stressors for frie...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tilt AC,Werner PD,Brown DF,Alam HB,Warshaw AL,Parry BA,Jazbar B,Booker A,Stangenberg L,Fricchione GL,Benson H,Lillemoe KD,Conrad C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the experience of three general surgeons performing 304 laparoscopic cholecystectomies in three private hospitals between October 1989 and November 1990. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy boasts two major advantages over the conventional procedure: the remarkable reduction in postoperative pain and econo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Graves HA Jr,Ballinger JF,Anderson WJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors analyzed patient care (1981-1995) and financial data (1991-1996) to determine if differential workloads existed at a major academic health center. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Academic health centers differ markedly from community-based medical centers, but they are required to compete with others who...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zelenock GB,Stanley JC,More RA,Greenfield LJ,Shanley CJ,Jacobs LA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) by 16-channel multidetector scanner is increasingly replacing conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for diagnosing or excluding blunt carotid/vertebral injuries (BCVI). To date there has been only 1 study in which all patients received both examinations. Tha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Malhotra AK,Camacho M,Ivatury RR,Davis IC,Komorowski DJ,Leung DA,Grizzard JD,Aboutanos MB,Duane TM,Cockrell C,Wolfe LG,Borchers CT,Martin NR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Advances in molecular biology have led to the identification of potential markers of prognostic and therapeutic importance in human cancers. HER-2 testing and targeted therapy now represents a critical cornerstone in the management of breast cancer. The objectives of the current study were to determine the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chiu CG,Masoudi H,Leung S,Voduc DK,Gilks B,Huntsman DG,Wiseman SM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach for preventing and treating sepsis due to central venous catheter (CVC) has been devised at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. A prospective protocol has been developed that includes the weekly exchange of the CVC via a guidewire as well as its exchange when a CVC-related sepsis is suspected. Growt...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bozzetti F,Terno G,Bonfanti G,Scarpa D,Scotti A,Ammatuna M,Bonalumi MG

更新日期：1983-07-01 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：:The healing of 3-cm longitudinal colotomies closed with either Czerny-Lembert suture lines (CLSL) or TA-30 staple lines (SSL) were studied in 28 mongrel dogs using bursting strength (BS) measurements. Dogs from each group were sacrificed on postoperative days (POD) 1 through 7. Mean BS for the SSL in all 14 dogs was 1...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ballantyne GH,Burke JB,Rogers G,Lampert EG,Boccia J

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe acute care length of stay (LOS) over all consecutive hospitalizations for the injury and according to level of care [intensive care unit (ICU), intermediate care, general ward], compare observed and expected LOS, and identify predictors of LOS. BACKGROUND:Prolonged LOS has important consequences ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Moore L,Stelfox HT,Turgeon AF,Nathens A,Bourgeois G,Lapointe J,Gagné M,Lavoie A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cancer-specific results of local excision with major resection. BACKGROUND:Technological advances have enabled endoscopic and local excision techniques to be applied in the treatment of early colorectal cancer in preference to radical surgery. METHOD:Patients with stage 0 (carcinoma in situ) or s...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bhangu A,Brown G,Nicholls RJ,Wong J,Darzi A,Tekkis P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and nine patients with minimal residual disease (MRD) but at high risk for recurrence following nephrectomy received weekly four milligram intradermal injections of purified RNA extracted from lymphoid organs of sheep immunized with human renal cell carcinoma. Eight...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ramming KP,deKernion JB

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder contraction in response to a fatty meal is thought to be caused by release of cholecystokinin (CCK). We have previously demonstrated a close correlation between circulating concentrations of CCK and contraction of the gallbladder in normal humans and in gallstone patients. Recent studies in animals, howeve...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Walker JP,Khalil T,Wiener I,Fagan CJ,Townsend CM Jr,Greeley GH Jr,Thompson JC

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between bowel preparation and surgical site infections (SSIs), and also other postoperative complications, after elective colorectal surgery. BACKGROUND:SSI is a major source of postoperative morbidity/costs after colorectal surgery. The value of ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Koller SE,Bauer KW,Egleston BL,Smith R,Philp MM,Ross HM,Esnaola NF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major surgical procedure can impair the delayed hypersensitivity response. This impairment is associated with suppressor cell activity that can alter either afferent or efferent responses. Using the third party mixed leukocyte culture to define cell types involved, major immune impairment was seen with the combinati...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lundy J,Ford CM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are presented on the clinical application of radionuclide imaging to evaluate changes in cadaver transplant function in the immediate postoperative period. The method uses orthoiodohippuric acid (hippuran) administered IV, with scintillation imaging, and curve analysis by a digital computer. An initial study is a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mandel SR,Mattern WD,Staab E,Johnson G Jr

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Closed suction drainage has been used to prevent seroma formation after lumpectomy and axillary node dissection for breast cancer. To study the efficacy of closed suction drains, the authors conducted a prospective randomized study from 1987 to 1990 of 227 axillary dissections. One hundred eight were randomized to a d...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Somers RG,Jablon LK,Kaplan MJ,Sandler GL,Rosenblatt NK

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of a novel 2-stage treatment with reductive surgery plus percutaneous isolated hepatic perfusion (PIHP) for multiple hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which was previously unresectable. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for HCC, but the majority of p...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ku Y,Iwasaki T,Tominaga M,Fukumoto T,Takahashi T,Kido M,Ogata S,Takahashi M,Kuroda Y,Matsumoto S,Obara H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of developing a simulated ward environment in which to assess the ward-based care of surgical patients by clinicians of varying levels of experience (construct validation). BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence points to the importance of the postoperative or ward-based phase of surgical c...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pucher PH,Aggarwal R,Srisatkunam T,Darzi A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate (1) levels of the host-defense/antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in patients with trauma and hemorrhagic shock (HS) and (2) the effects of a synthetic host-defense peptide; Pep19-4LF on multiple organ failure (MOF) associated with HS. BACKGROUND:HS is a common cause of death in severely injured patient...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Yamada N,Martin LB,Zechendorf E,Purvis GSD,Chiazza F,Varrone B,Collino M,Shepherd J,Heinbockel L,Gutsmann T,Correa W,Brandenburg K,Marx G,Schuerholz T,Brohi K,Thiemermann C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-over design study was used to examine the metabolic consequences of enteral feeding for 48 to 96 hours with either a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA)-enriched (44% BCAA) or a conventional egg protein formulation in 12 severely burned adult patients. A stable isotope labeled leucine (L-1-13C-leucine) tracer app...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Yu YM,Wagner DA,Walesreswski JC,Burke JF,Young VR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00