Abstract：
:Twenty-five patients were identified with non-pituitary, nonadrenal ACTH-secreting tumors (bronchial carcinoid, bronchial small cell carcinoma, pancreatic islet cell carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma, thymic carcinoids, metastatic adenocarcinoma, and pancreatic cystadenoma). Clinical features were weakness, hypertension, cushingoid appearance, peripheral edema, personality disorders, and hyperpigmentation. Biochemical features were a markedly increased urinary free cortisol level (all patients), hypokalemia (71 percent of patients), and an elevated ACTH level (72 percent of patients). Surgical therapy consisted of bilateral total adrenalectomy (56 percent of patients). Twelve percent underwent transsphenoidal hypophysectomy and 36 percent had excision of their tumor. No surgical therapy was undertaken in 28 percent. Bilateral total adrenalectomy in patients with a slow-growing malignancy or an unknown tumor secreting ACTH is beneficial in relieving symptoms and prolonging life. Excision of nonmalignant ACTH-producing tumors yields an excellent long-term prognosis.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Jex RK,van Heerden JA,Carpenter PC,Grant CSdoi
10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80085-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1985-02-01 00:00:00pages
276-82issue
2eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(85)80085-4journal_volume
149pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:Peritoneal macrophages play an important role in the immune response after abdominal operations. The stress response after these operations has been associated with impaired phagocytosis by peritoneal macrophages. This study examined the influence of minimally invasive techniques and preoperative corticoster...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.023
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The feasibility and accuracy of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy examination for breast cancer patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) have been investigated under the administration of a radiocolloid imaging agent injected intradermally over a tumor. In addi...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.06.049
更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for the evaluation of women with invasive breast cancer is rapidly gaining acceptance. The purpose of this study was to assess how surgeons in the Department of Defense (DOD) are incorporating SLNB into practice. METHODS:Surgeons at all DOD hospitals were telephonically sur...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00920-0
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(83)90052-1
更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are 2 tools that have been validated to diagnose pneumonia in critically ill patients. However, the role of the CPIS in diagnosing trauma-associated pneumonia (TAP) remains in question. METHODS:This prospective observational stud...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.10.010
更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Gaucher's disease is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by the defective activity of acid beta-glucosidase and the resultant accumulation of glucosyl ceramide-laden macrophages in the liver, bone, and spleen. Splenectomy is the preferred treatment for patients with Gaucher's disease who develop massive splenomegal...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(91)90363-i
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A series of 168 patients who underwent 177 inguinal lymph node dissections from 1979 to 1989 were retrospectively reviewed to determine the incidence and severity of postoperative complications as well as the perioperative risk factors associated with them. Operative mortality was 0%, whereas the incidence of moderate...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)81181-x
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Native Americans (NA) form a unique cohort of colon cancer (CC) patients among whom the variability in demographics and cancer characteristics remains unclear. METHODS:We abstracted the national estimates for NA with CC using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result (SEER) database. Trend analysis o...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.11.033
更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Students report that their operating room experience during specialty clerkships has been less than satisfactory. To deal with this and other problems in a 1-week cardiothoracic clerkship, a video conference system was introduced. METHODS:Three teaching strategies were used: a seminar dealing with the disea...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(96)00387-x
更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This 17-year review was undertaken to examine clinical outcomes and the changing trends in resource utilization for lower extremity bypass grafts performed in a managed care setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 1979 and 1995, 338 bypasses in 276 patients (199 men, 77 women; 62% diabetics) were carried out ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00130-4
更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In a random double-blind trial monitored by 125I-fibrinogen leg scan, impedance plethysmography, and contrast phleobograms if impedance became abnormal, hydroxycholoroquine was shown to be no more effective than placebo for prevention of venous thrombosis after total hip replacement. Subsequently, the combination of h...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90125-8
更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether or not tumor response to chemotherapy-sensitized radiation therapy (CTRT) for head and neck cancer leads to an improved outcome is unknown. METHODS:Forty patients who received preoperative cisplatin plus simultaneous radiotherapy for operable stage III and IV head and neck cancer were reviewed retro...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(97)00151-7
更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Our thirteen year experience with villous adenomas of the colon and rectum, embracing 264 patients, is reported. The average age of patients was sixty-two years with an almost equal sex distribution. Seventy-two per cent of the lesions occurred in the rectum and rectosigmoid and the most frequent symptoms were rectal ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(75)90430-4
更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01103-0
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a performance assessment of communication, professionalism, and surgical skills competencies for surgery residents. METHODS:Fourteen residents from the general surgery program of the University of Calgary were assessed in 7 surgica...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.045
更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90351-7
更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic prophylaxis during placement of implanted central venous access ports (CVAP) has not been studied. This retrospective review compared the rate of catheter-related infections (CRIs) with and without perioperative antibiotics. METHODS:This was a single-center study that compared patients treated wi...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.023
更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic vascular injuries are infrequent but can be devastating. This study characterized their incidence and the need for vascular surgeons in their repair. Outcomes for patients repaired by vascular and trauma surgeons were compared. METHODS:Patients age ≥14, needing operations for acute traumatic vascu...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.11.011
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 5 year retrospective study of the use of cholangioscopy in 153 difficult biliary cases including stones, strictures, tumors, and anomalies has been reported. In the 88 patients (58 percent) who underwent both operative cholangiography and cholangioscopy, the cholangioscope revealed 11 lesions (13 percent) missed by ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90048-5
更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to describe the admission characteristics of trauma victims that are predictive of the development of delirium during hospitalization. METHODS:In this case-control study, data (demographics, injury type, medical histories, admission laboratory values, medications, and outcomes)...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.027
更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(85)90444-1
更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We surveyed surgeons to document their attitudes, practice, and risk tolerance regarding the treatment of appendicitis. METHODS:A web-based survey was sent to the EAST membership. The primary composite endpoint was defined as 1-year incidence of perioperative complications, antibiotic failure, infections, E...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.08.019
更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.12.012
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Following its introduction in 1993, the LAP-BAND (INAMED Health, Santa Barbara, CA) has been used extensively across the world for the treatment of obesity, and data on safety and effectiveness are now available. This review draws on the literature and our own clinical patient base to provide an overview of the early ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01179-0
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In this study we sought to assess the effect of surgeon volume on outcomes of robotic colorectal operations performed by surgeons with low or high volume across a large health system. We performed a retrospective review of colon or rectal resections performed between January 1, 2013 and January 1, 2017 within the Prov...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.01.042
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The upper thigh is an alternative but infrequently used site to the forearm for placement of subcutaneous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) arteriovenous conduits in patients requiring hemodialysis for end stage renal failure. This site has the great advantage of easier accessibility for self-cannulation. METH...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00405-9
更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The accuracy of a molecular reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based assay for metastases detection in axillary sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) has recently been validated in our institution and adopted as an intraoperative test for breast cancer patient management. METHODS:Molecular assay...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.012
更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting length of stay (LOS) is difficult for trauma and emergency general surgery (TEGS) patients. Our aim was to determine the accuracy of LOS predictions by TEGS team members and the NSQIP Risk Calculator and the patient factors associated with inaccurate predictions. METHODS:LOS for 200 TEGS patients...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.055
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemoperfusion with PMX-F (polymyxin B covalently immobilized on fibers) has been reported to be safe and effective for patients with septic shock. However, the molecular mechanism of this usefulness is not yet clear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the expression of CD14, human leukocyte an...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.067
更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Hawaii has the highest incidence of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) in the United States and the largest proportion of Asians and Pacific Islanders. HCC studies generally combine these groups into 1 ethnicity, and we sought to examine differences between Asian and Pacific Islander subpopulations. METHODS:Demogr...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.055
更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00
