Surgeon-Performed Ultrasonographic Evaluation and Predication for Large Thyroid Nodules-A Case-Control Study.

abstract：:The aims of this study were to determine whether ectopic pacemakers are present after meals in the Roux limbs of dogs after vagotomy and Roux gastrectomy, whether these pacemakers slow gastric emptying of liquids or solids, and whether abolishing the pacemakers with electric pacing might speed any slow emptying that o...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Karlstrom L,Kelly KA

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ex situ liver surgery allows liver resection and vascular reconstruction in patients who have liver tumors located at critical sites. Only a small series of studies about ex situ liver surgery is available in the literature. No long-term results have been published. METHODS:Twenty-four patients were conside...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Oldhafer KJ,Lang H,Schlitt HJ,Hauss J,Raab R,Klempnauer J,Pichlmayr R

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaccination of tumor-bearing animals with tumor cells genetically engineered to secrete cytokines including interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) has been shown to induce effective tumor-specific immune responses capable of inhibiting local and metastatic disease. Previous unsuccessful attemp...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Clary BM,Coveney EC,Blazer DG 3rd,Philip R,Lyerly HK

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 100 patients subjected to pylorus-preserving gastrectomy for surgical treatment of gastric ulcer, 60 were available for follow-up for periods of from one to 9 years. Questionnaires and personal interviews of these 60 and additional laboratory examinations of 40 of them showed results tending to favor the procedure ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Sekine T,Sato T,Maki T,Shiratori T

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of developing guidelines for investigation and management of adrenal incidentalomas, 2066 patients with adrenal masses were analyzed from a total of 61,054 computerized tomographic (CT) scans done from 1985 through 1989. Excluding patients with previous or concurrent malignancies, adrenal tumors localized...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Herrera MF,Grant CS,van Heerden JA,Sheedy PF,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the relative importance of cardiac versus peripheral vascular failure in patients dying of septic shock, a series of 42 patients with documented septic shock was retrospectively evaluated. Patients were included in the study if serial hemodynamic and metabolic studies had been performed: the first one within...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Groeneveld AB,Bronsveld W,Thijs LG

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the early, critical mediators of several inflammatory conditions, most notably endotoxic shock. The purposes of this study were to determine whether TNF levels are raised in severe acute pancreatitis, thus pointing to its role as a potentia...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Grewal HP,Kotb M,el Din AM,Ohman M,Salem A,Gaber L,Gaber AO

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial thickness measurements of the glomerular basement membrane were performed over a 24-month period in four groups of inbred male Lewis rats. Group I consisted of normal animals age-matched to the remaining experimental groups. In groups II, III, and IV, diabetes was induced by intravenous alloxan (42 to 44 mg/kg)...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Bell RH,Fernandez-Cruz L,Brimm JE,Sayers HA,Lee S,Orloff MJ

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation and characterization of oncogenes from human colon cancer and the recognition of their homology with the ras gene of the Harvey and Kirsten strain of murine sarcoma virus (MSV) led us to investigate the effect of exogenous MSV on 1,2 dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced colon carcinoma in rats. DMH, 20 mg bas...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Nelson RL,Wilson W,Samelson SL,Khoobyarian N

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The esophageal mucosa is exposed to damaging agents both by ingestion and reflux. Using our in vivo rabbit model of esophagitis, we have observed that acute luminal exposure (within 1 to 5 minutes) to potentially harmful agents, such as acid, bile, or ethanol, induces a rapid increase in mucosal blood flow; whereas pr...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Bass BL,Trad KS,Harmon JW,Hakki FZ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs) may secrete a variety of peptide hormones, either alone or in combination, and intravenously administered provocative agents have been used to stimulate hormone release to aid in the diagnosis and localization in suspected cases. These features of PETs led us to perform det...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Brunt LM,Mazoujian G,O'Dorisio TM,Wells SA Jr

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory diseases, and their pathogenesis is attributed, in part, to alterations of the mucosal immune system. This study was designed to define the possible contribution of epithelial cells to the activation of lamina propria T lymphocytes (LP...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Joseph NE,Fiocchi C,Levine AD

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of low-risk micropapillary thyroid cancer <1 cm in size has come into question, because recent data have shown that nonoperative active surveillance of micropapillary thyroid cancer is a viable alternative to hemithyroidectomy. We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis to help decide between ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Venkatesh S,Pasternak JD,Beninato T,Drake FT,Kluijfhout WP,Liu C,Gosnell JE,Shen WT,Clark OH,Duh QY,Suh I

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for low rectal cancer can be associated with severe bowel dysfunction and impaired quality of life. It is important to determine how patients value the trade-off between anorectal dysfunction versus abdominoperineal resection. Therefore, the objective was to determine patients' preferences for treatm...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Lee L,Trepanier M,Renaud J,Liberman S,Charlebois P,Stein B,Fried GM,Fiore J Jr,Feldman LS

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Since there appears to be an association between depressed lymphocyte function and liver disease, the effect of bile salts on lymphocyte function was determined in vitro. Peripheral lymphocytes from normal volunteers were incubated with varying concentrations of three bile salts (chenodeoxycholate, deoxycholate, or ur...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Keane RM,Gadacz TR,Munster AM,Birmingham W,Winchurch RA

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated two changes in fluorometric assessment of fluorescein dye delivery: (1) monitoring the proportional, rather than the absolute, increase above the preinjection background reading at each site to obviate the effect of skin color and (2) employing gradual means of dye administration to facilitate mon...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Silverman DG,Groskopf RW,Ostrander LE,Lee BY,O'Connor TZ,Brousseau DA

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with an uncommon cause of portal venous hypertension, pancreatitis, is depicted. The patient had an equally uncommon pattern of symptoms and signs consisting of abdominal pain and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by colonic varices. A unique treatment, with angiographic placement of an expandable int...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Harville LE,Rivera FJ,Palmaz JC,Levine BA

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Difficult cephalad exposure during carotid endarterectomy in patients with high plaque (HP) may lead to increased incidence of complications after carotid endarterectomy. We report on our experience of carotid endarterectomy in patients with HP. METHODS:This is a retrospective review of 1,233 consecutive pa...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Vang S,Hans SS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parathyroidectomy has a success rate of greater than 95% in the hands of experienced surgeons. To maintain this result in a more cost-effective way, intraoperative monitoring of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) has been used to decrease operative times. This technique signals when all hyperfunctioning tissu...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Boggs JE,Irvin GL 3rd,Molinari AS,Deriso GT

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland (MCT) is a disease commonly associated with regional metastases. Apart from surgical resection, there are limited therapeutic options for such patients. Given the variable and often prolonged survival of such patients, the benefit of surgical resection is difficult to...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Ellenhorn JD,Shah JP,Brennan MF

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracopancreatic fistula is a rare clinical entity but a serious complication of inflammatory pancreatic diseases, caused by a disruption of the pancreatic ductal system. Its diagnosis is frequently misleading, however, and thus is often delayed. METHODS:Seven patients with thoracopancreatic fistula who pr...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Tajima Y,Tsutsumi R,Kuroki T,Mishima T,Adachi T,Kitasato A,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of adding external beam radiation to adjuvant chemotherapy in patients that have undergone a margin positive resection for early stage, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has not been determined definitively. METHODS:The National Cancer Data Base was queried to evaluate the utility of adjuvant rad...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Suss NR,Talamonti MS,Bryan DS,Wang CH,Kuchta KM,Stocker SJ,Bentrem DJ,Roggin KK,Winchester DJ,Marsh R,Prinz RA,Murad FM,Baker MS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare tumors that can be locally aggressive with high rates of recurrence. Given that data on survival in patients with retroperitoneal sarcomas are conflicting, we sought to use a nationwide cancer database to identify factors associated with survival in patients with retroperito...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Giuliano K,Nagarajan N,Canner JK,Wolfgang CL,Bivalacqua T,Terezakis S,Herman J,Schneider EB,Ahuja N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study to evaluate the accuracy of early diagnosis and the efficacy of early operation for biliary tract stone disease was performed. One hundred fifty-two consecutive patients with signs and symptoms compatible with biliary colic or acute cholecystitis were admitted to the hospital and promptly evaluated...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Saltzstein EC,Peacock JB,Mercer LC

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of adrenal venous sampling (AVS) on the management of patients with primary aldosteronism. METHODS:From September 1990 through October 2003, 203 patients with primary aldosteronism (mean age, 53 years; range, 17-80; 163 men) were selected prospectively for A...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Young WF,Stanson AW,Thompson GB,Grant CS,Farley DR,van Heerden JA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is 90% sensitive in the detection of papillary carcinoma (PC) of the thyroid, its specificity has been reported as low as 52%. Consequently, patients who have an FNA suspicious for PC may undergo operation for a benign process. The ribonucleoprotein telomerase has been n...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Saji M,Westra WH,Chen H,Umbricht CB,Tuttle RM,Box MF,Udelsman R,Sukumar S,Zeiger MA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite successful revascularization of ischemic extremities, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome develops in some patients. Mechanisms responsible for this are not known; however, the gastrointestinal tract has been implicated as a possible mediator. Our objective was to demonstrate increased intestinal mucosal...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Willoughby RP,Harris KA,Carson MW,Martin CM,Troster M,DeRose G,Jamieson WG,Potter RF

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence or absence of lymph node metastases is known to be an important prognostic factor for patients with pancreatic cancer. Few studies have investigated the ratio of the number of lymph nodes harboring metastatic cancer to the total number of lymph nodes examined (lymph node ratio [LNR]) with regard...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Pawlik TM,Gleisner AL,Cameron JL,Winter JM,Assumpcao L,Lillemoe KD,Wolfgang C,Hruban RH,Schulick RD,Yeo CJ,Choti MA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five patients with varying biliary pathology were injected with one gram of intramuscular cefazolin sodium prior to surgery. Serum, gallbladder bile, and common duct bile levels were measured. The type of biliary disease did not influence serum levels (mean, 29 mug per milliliter) which reached a peak one hour a...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： McLeish AR,Strachan CJ,Powis SJ,Wise R,Bevan PG

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a dynamic health care system, strong leadership has never been more important for surgeons. Little is known about how to design and conduct effectively a leadership program specifically for surgeons. We sought to evaluate critically a Leadership Development Program for practicing surgeons by exploring how...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Pradarelli JC,Jaffe GA,Lemak CH,Mulholland MW,Dimick JB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00