A new in vivo assay of human lymphocyte-mediated immunity to melanoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serologic and anthropometric measures are commonly used as surrogate markers of nutritional status in clinical practice. In 2012, leading dietetic organizations published a standard definition of malnutrition based on clinical characteristics. We hypothesize that surrogate markers underrecognize clinical mal...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Portuondo JI,Probstfeld L,Massarweh NN,Le L,Wei Q,Chai CY,Taylor J,Awad SS,Tran Cao HS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a period of slightly over 25 years, 949 new patients with aortoiliac atherosclerotic occlusive disease--409 (43%) with associated distal disease--were submitted to various reconstructive operations for claudication in 719 and rest ischemic problems in 230 patients. The ages ranged from 21 to 91 years with a med...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Crawford ES,Bomberger RA,Glaeser DH,Saleh SA,Russell WL

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term outcome of bilateral adrenalectomy in the management of patients with Cushing's syndrome has not been previously well studied. METHODS:We reviewed our long-term results in 34 patients treated with bilateral adrenalectomy between 1983 and the present. Fourteen presented with occult or metastati...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Zeiger MA,Fraker DL,Pass HI,Nieman LK,Cutler GB Jr,Chrousos GP,Norton JA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical procedures suppress host antitumor defense mechanisms, which may increase the risk of metastatic tumor dissemination. We have evaluated the effects of the biologic response modifier polyadenylic-polyuridylic acid (PAPU) on natural cytotoxicity in patients with breast cancer undergoing operation. ME...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Khan AL,Richardson S,Drew J,Larsen F,Campbell M,Heys SD,Ah-See AK,Eremin O

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of reduced intestinal transit rate in the ileum as compared with the jejunum. METHODS:Twenty-one dogs were each instrumented with 12 strain gauge transducers, 2 collection cannulas, and an infusion catheter defining a 100 cm study in the midjejunum (n...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Johnson CP,Sarna SK,Baytiyeh R,Zhu YR,Cowles VE,Telford GL,Roza AM,Adams MB

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional parathyroidectomy involves a bilateral neck exploration with the patient under general anesthesia with a thorough search for all parathyroid tissue. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of unilateral neck exploration under local anesthesia in patients with asymptomatic...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Inabnet WB,Fulla Y,Richard B,Bonnichon P,Icard P,Chapuis Y

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A laparoscopic approach to adrenalectomy has become the procedure of choice for most adrenal resections. We hypothesized that laparoscopic adrenalectomy is less likely to result in intensive care unit (ICU) level complications or death than open adrenalectomy, despite baseline comorbidity mix. METHODS:Using...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Eichhorn-Wharry LI,Talpos GB,Rubinfeld I

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) sequestration in the lung is a hallmark of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We have shown that 25% Albumin (A25) resuscitation attenuates lung injury after hemorrhagic shock and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure by reducing lung leukosequestration. We hypothesize...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Powers KA,Kapus A,Khadaroo RG,Papia G,Rotstein OD

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine if systemic acidosis induced by peritoneal absorption of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) during laparoscopy plays a role in CO2 pneumoperitoneum-mediated attenuation of the acute phase inflammatory response associated with perioperative sepsis. The influence of hepatic polymo...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Hanly EJ,Bachman SL,Marohn MR,Boden JH,Herring AE,De Maio A,Talamini MA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral lymphocytes, T cells, and T cell subsets of 141 consecutive patients with colorectal cancer were measured preoperatively to determine whether infectious complications could be predicted from derangements of T cell subsets. T cell subset abnormalities reportedly precede sepsis in patients with burn injuries....

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Tartter PI

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regulation of coronary vasomotor tone by serotonin is significantly changed after cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion. The current study investigates whether cardiopulmonary bypass may also affect peripheral arteriolar response to serotonin in patients with or without diabetes. METHODS:Human peripheral micr...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Sabe SA,Feng J,Liu Y,Scrimgeour LA,Ehsan A,Sellke FW

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many cases of digital gangrene, limited amputation to preserve the majority of the foot is possible. In the absence of invasive infection, forefoot perfusion pressure is the single most important factor in determining outcome of minor amputation. At ankle pressures of less than 35 mm. Hg, salvage of the foot appear...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Verta MJ Jr,Gross WS,van Bellen B,Yao JS,Bergan JJ

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucosal melanoma of the female genitalia is a rare neoplasm. Only nine reports reviewing more than 40 patients have been published on this subject in the past 30 years. These lesions arise from melanocytes, which can be found within the mucosa lining the female genital tract. Surgical resection is the mainst...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： DeMatos P,Tyler D,Seigler HF

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Case-control studies have reported an inverse relationship between appendectomy and the risk of ulcerative colitis, but the association has not been confirmed in prospective studies. METHODS:Using national hospital discharge registry data in Denmark, the authors followed up 154,434 patients who underwent ap...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Frisch M,Johansen C,Mellemkjaer L,Engels EA,Gridley G,Biggar RJ,Olsen JH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of splenic injuries has evolved with a greater emphasis on nonoperative management. Although several institutions have demonstrated that nonoperative management of splenic injuries can be performed with an increasing degree of success, the impact of this treatment shift on outcome for all pati...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Harbrecht BG,Zenati MS,Ochoa JB,Puyana JC,Alarcon LH,Peitzman AB

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism often lack classic symptoms but can have reductions in bone mineral density and increased fracture risk. We sought to determine bone mineral density improvement after successful surgery and associated factors. METHODS:A review of patients with osteopenia or osteopor...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Dy BM,Grant CS,Wermers RA,Kearns AE,Huebner M,Harmsen WS,Thompson GB,Farley DR,Richards ML

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothermia to less than 30 degrees C is associated with significant harmful effects, including ventricular fibrillation. None of the currently used techniques for core rewarming is entirely satisfactory. Continuous perfusion of the pleural space with warm saline solution has been studied as a method of core rewarming...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Barr GL,Halvorsen LO,Donovan AJ

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five surgical management problems amenable to solution by decision analysis were developed to test the decision-making skills, or surgical judgment, of residents in three university-based surgical training programs. Incorporated within the problems were indicators of textbook knowledge, basic computational ability and...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Clarke JR

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical education has been exposed to increasing challenges as students have moved from the highly structured environment of a university hospital into a variety of clinical settings within the community. Presented with a general surgical service that uses ten relatively autonomous teaching services in seven hospital...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Albo D Jr,Taylor CW,Page B,Chang FC,Moody FG

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifocal colonic carcinoma occurred in a 65-year-old man with a 13 year history of colonic Crohn's disease. The relationship between solitary and multiple colonic cancer and Crohn's disease is discussed. ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Keighley MR,Thompson H,Alexander-Williams J

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regional surgical quality improvement consortiums are becoming more common. Herein we have reported the effectiveness of a statewide consortium focusing on open vascular operative procedures. METHODS:The statewide Michigan Surgical Quality Consortium was established in 2005 with 16 hospitals that report cas...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Henke PK,Kubus J,Englesbe MJ,Harbaugh C,Campbell DA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term outcomes after face transplantation are rarely reported in the scientific literature. Here we present outcome data of a partial face allograft recipient 10 years after transplantation. METHODS:Medical records were reviewed for functional and psychosocial outcomes as well as complications. Histopat...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Kollar B,Rizzo NM,Borges TJ,Haug V,Abdulrazzak O,Kauke M,Safi AF,Lian CG,Marty FM,Rutherford AE,Mitchell RN,Murphy GF,Tullius SG,Riella LV,Pomahac B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a member of neurotrophic polypeptide family, which promotes survival and rescue of various neural cells in the central and peripheral nerve systems. We previously reported that GDNF promotes tumor cell invasion in pancreatic cancer cell lines. The pur...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Ito Y,Okada Y,Sato M,Sawai H,Funahashi H,Murase T,Hayakawa T,Manabe T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bombesin and dopamine prevent gastric injury by an unknown mechanism. Sensory neurons and endogenous prostaglandins play an important role in gastric mucosal defense. This study was designed to assess the role of these two local defense mechanisms in bombesin and dopamine-induced gastroprotection, as well as...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Mercer DW,Cross JM,Castaneda AA,Gunter JA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to compare faculty ratings between live versus video-recorded resident performances and faculty versus skills coaches' ratings of video-recorded resident performances. METHODS:PGY1 residents were observed, video-recorded, and rated during a Verification of Proficiency examina...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Rooney DM,Hungness ES,Darosa DA,Pugh CM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An altered immune microenvironment may contribute to papillary thyroid cancer development, as immune infiltrates are identified postoperatively in many papillary thyroid cancer cases with or without diagnosed thyroiditis. Oxygen radicals, endogenous or inflammation-induced, can generate DNA damage, which cau...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Nicolson NG,Brown TC,Korah R,Carling T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of patients with a complete clinical response after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal adenocarcinoma is controversial. Those who advocate for resection point out the inaccuracy of N-staging with current imaging modalities. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of residual nodal i...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Erkan A,Mendez A,Trepanier M,Kelly J,Nassif G,Albert MR,Lee L,Monson JRT

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood lost through the suture line holes of vessels closed with braided polyester sutures is compared with that lost when a monofilament polypropylene suture is employed. In a retrospective analysis of blood replacement during saphenous vein aortorenal bypasses, twice as much blood replacement was required when th...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Dean RH,Pinkerton JA,Foster JH

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the incidence of surgical site infection after pancreatoduodenectomy decreased after changing the prophylactic antibiotic to a third-generation cephalosporin in patients with unknown preoperative bile culture results after biliary drainage. METHODS:In ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Sano S,Sugiura T,Kawamura I,Okamura Y,Ito T,Yamamoto Y,Ashida R,Ohgi K,Kurai H,Uesaka K

更新日期：2019-03-01 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