Multidisciplinary treatment for childhood sarcoma.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is little consensus of quality measurements for restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(RPC-IPAA) performed for ulcerative colitis(UC). The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program(NSQIP) cannot accurately classify RPC-IPAA staged approaches. We formed an IBD-surgery regist...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Luo WY,Holubar SD,Bordeianou L,Cosman BC,Hyke R,Lee EC,Messaris E,Saraidaridis J,Scow JS,Shaffer VO,Smith R,Steinhagen RM,Vaida F,Eisenstein S,National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Inflammatory Bowel Disease (NSQIP-IB

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The unpredictability of prosthetic vascular access thrombosis precludes the scheduling of elective graft thrombectomy. This results in inconsistent dialysis for patients, as well as logistical challenges for dialysis clinics and surgeons, and increased cost. In an effort to solve this problem a community-wid...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cull DL,Taylor SM,Russell HE,Langan EM,Snyder BA,Sullivan TM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of surgical sepsis is challenging because of the complexity of interventions. The authors therefore created a computerized clinical decision support program to facilitate this process, with the goal of improving abdominal sepsis mortality. METHODS:The authors evaluated a prospective database ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Moore LJ,Turner KL,Todd SR,McKinley B,Moore FA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this retrospective study, a cohort of gastric ulcer patients treated with antacids was compared with a well-matched group of patients treated with a combination of antacids and cimetidine. Cimetidine combined with antacids enhanced gastric ulcer healing, thereby significantly reducing the number of gastric ulcer op...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Haddad W,Kestenbaum DJ,Wang HS

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgeons who have demonstrated excellence through extensive publication in the medical education literature can provide valuable guidance for new surgeons interested in educational research. METHODS:National databases identified members of the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) who have accumulated th...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dutta S,Dunnington GL

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glass tables can break and cause traumatic injury. This public health issue is avoidable by adequate regulatory measures. We describe the burden and characteristics of these injuries using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database and data from a level 1 trauma center. METHODS:NEIS...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Trivedi U,Chauhan D,Villegas C,Bueser R,Livingston D,Bonne S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma has undergone significant change in the past decade. Careful staging and multidisciplinary treatment have improved the prognosis for patients with this neoplasm. A review of the medical literature of the past decade documents these changes in staging, therapy and prognosis. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bizer LS

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to determine the incidence and significance of cytomegalovirus infection and the effect of immunoglobulin G infusions on specific cytomegalovirus titers in burn patients. On admission, 48 percent of a group of 120 patients (mean burn size 28.5 percent of the total body surface area) were seronegative, inc...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Moran KT,Thupari JN,O'Reilly TJ,Munster AM

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum treated surgically on an emergency basis during the last decade are reviewed. A series of 18 patients were divided into two groups depending on the presence or absence of ectopic tissue in the diverticulum. Group 1 consisted of five patients (28 percent) without ectopic tissu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Artigas V,Calabuig R,Badia F,Rius X,Allende L,Jover J

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive skills such as decision-making are critical to developing operative autonomy. We explored resident decision-making using a recollection of specific examples, from the attending surgeon and resident, after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS:In a separate semi-structured interview, the attending ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hill KA,Dasari M,Littleton EB,Hamad GG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curettage of lymph nodes in 36 patients with cancer of the thoracic esophagus was performed in the bilateral supraclavicular, right intrathoracic and abdominal regions. The overall metastatic ratio in lymph nodes was 52.8 percent (19 of 36). It was particularly high in the right supraclavicular nodes (26.7 percent), t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sannohe Y,Hiratsuka R,Doki K

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the current study was to identify predictors of pathologic complete response (pCR) following neoadjuvant therapy. METHODS:From 2000 to 2007, 518 breast cancer patients received neoadjuvant therapy. Data were compared using chi(2) and Fisher's exact tests and multivariate analysis of variance, as ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Tan MC,Al Mushawah F,Gao F,Aft RL,Gillanders WE,Eberlein TJ,Margenthaler JA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and jejunostomy tube placement have long been considered the standard for supplying enteral nutrition when oral intake is not possible. Both have well-documented roles and limitations and are associated with a higher than generally appreciated incidence of aspiration. A di...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rosser JC Jr,Rodas EB,Blancaflor J,Prosst RL,Rosser LE,Salem RR

更新日期：1999-01-01 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

authors： Maini BS,Orr RK,O'Mara P,Hendershott T

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For 173 patients undergoing major leg amputations, the operative mortality was 13 per cent. The ratio of below-knee (BK) to above-knee (AK) amputations was approximately unity. Of the 150 patients who survived amputation, 93 were given prostheses. Amoung the latter group, 76 per cent of the unilateral AK amputees and ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Couch NP,David JK,Tilney NL,Crane C

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It was hypothesized that routine operative drainage is unnecessary for elective hepatic resection. METHODS:A review was made of the clinical records of patients undergoing liver resection at a tertiary referral hepatobiliary surgery center since the conclusion in April of 1994 of our previous randomized dra...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Burt BM,Brown K,Jarnagin W,DeMatteo R,Blumgart LH,Fong Y

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to determine if there are clinical features that raise suspicion for parathyroid hyperplasia. MATERIALS & METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed patients with primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy from 1991 to 2017, analyzing demographics, calcium and PTH, ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McHenry CR,Shi HH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study is to further clarify the incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) patients that are upstaged upon final pathology and/or have metastatic disease in the axilla. METHODS:All patients were diagnosed with DCIS or DCIS with microinvasion (DCISm) on their diagnostic biopsy and receive...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Wilkie C,White L,Dupont E,Cantor A,Cox CE

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B) overexpression is associated with the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS:LAPTM4B expression was evaluated in colorectal cancer patients by Western blot analysis and immunohistoche...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kang Y,Yin M,Jiang W,Zhang H,Xia B,Xue Y,Huang Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux is common and its complications may be serious. The diagnosis is being suspected and confirmed with increasing frequency in children because of heightened awareness of the symptoms peculiar to pediatric patients. Thirty-one children who underwent Nissen fundoplication for gastroesopha...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Carson JA,Tunell WP,Smith EI

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of 316 patients with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction admitted to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital over a 5 year period is presented. The overall mortality was 10.6 percent. Attention is called to the unacceptably high morbidity and mortality associated with volvulus in this and oth...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chiedozi LC,Aboh IO,Piserchia NE

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the issues in the debate surrounding the extent of thyroid excision for localized, well-differentiated thyroid cancer is the low morbidity rate reported after all degrees of thyroid resection. This study was conducted to determine morbidity and mortality after surgical resection for thyroid cancer. M...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Flynn MB,Lyons KJ,Tarter JW,Ragsdale TL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 352 patients with primary liver cell carcinoma treated by the author is presented. The poor rate of resectability (7 per cent) has necessitated various forms of treatment over the years. These are described in detail. Based on this experience, the current form of treatment for nonresectable carcinoma is su...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Balasegaram M

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common duct stones retained after choledocholithotomy were removed in 11 patients under intravenous sedation using the Olympus fiberoptic choledochoscope passed through a T-tube tract. A total of 39 stones were removed during 12 procedures, with one patient requiring 2 procedures for complete stone removal. All common...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Birkett DH,Williams LF

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an undertreated disease. This study's purpose is to determine if the calcium levels correlate with prevalence of symptoms and surgical treatment in patients with primary HPT. METHOD:Patients treated in 2006-2015 with serum calcium≥10.0 mg/dL and PTH>65 pg/mL were identif...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yan H,Calcatera N,Moo-Young TA,Prinz RA,Winchester DJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stainless steel 316 mesh tray with cancellous bone offers a method of mandibular reconstruction which theoretically is appealing from the viewpoint of basic osseous healing. The results in fity-two patients at twenty different institutions indicates encouraging results. Further evaluation of this method is recomme...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Salyer KE,Newsom HT,Holmes R,Hahn G

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of epinephrine on the vascular perfusion of solitary Walker tumors implanted in the liver were studied in Sprague-Dawley rats. Colored silicone rubber (Microfil) solutions were injected into the arterial and portal circulations in each animal, and specimens were studied under a stereomicroscope. Internal v...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ackerman NB,Hechmer PA

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the increase in the geriatric population, an increasing number of elderly patients are being treated for colorectal cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate perioperative morbidity and mortality in this population. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performed for patients 80 years ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ong ES,Alassas M,Dunn KB,Rajput A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are sequelae of severe trauma. It is unknown if certain races are at greater risk of developing ALI/ARDS, and once established, if there are racial differences in the severity of lung injury or mortality. METHODS:Retrospective cohort stu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Brown LM,Kallet RH,Matthay MA,Dicker RA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracheostomal recurrence after total laryngectomy for laryngeal carcinoma has a poor prognosis. The independent risk factors of tracheostomal recurrence are, however, not well documented. METHODS:This is a multivariate analysis of the risk factors of tracheostomal recurrence after total laryngectomy for 322...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yuen AP,Wei WI,Ho WK,Hui Y

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00