Submaximal exercise during intravenous hyperalimentation of depleted subjects.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) micro-positron emission tomography (micro-PET) can predict abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture. BACKGROUND:An infrarenal AAA model is needed to study inflammatory mechanisms that drive rupture. F-FDG PET can detect vascular inflammation in animal models a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： English SJ,Piert MR,Diaz JA,Gordon D,Ghosh A,DʼAlecy LG,Whitesall SE,Sharma AK,DeRoo EP,Watt T,Su G,Henke PK,Eliason JL,Ailawadi G,Upchurch GR Jr

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 27 years cavernous hemangioma of the liver has been diagnosed in 12 nonoperated patients and in 16 patients who had resection of the lesion at Strong Memorial Hospital. In almost all patients the diagnosis was suggested by an imaging procedure. In the 12 nonoperated patients the average size of the tumor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schwartz SI,Husser WC

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the methodology employed in surgical mortality studies to control for potential confounders. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Nationwide hospital data are increasingly used to investigate surgical outcomes. However, poor data granularity and coding inaccuracies may lead to flawed findings. METHODS:We condu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Payet C,Lifante JC,Carty MJ,Rabilloud M,Duclos A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if phospholipase A2 (PLA2) type II and type IV mRNA expression and protein are altered in chronic pancreatitis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:PLA2s have an important regulatory function in several signaling pathways, especially in inflammation. In this study, we examined the expression of three PLA2 i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kashiwagi M,Friess H,Uhl W,Graber H,Duarte R,Zimmermann A,Büchler MW

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Surgical simulation has been shown to enhance the training of general surgery residents. Since catheter-based techniques have become an important part of the vascular surgeon's armamentarium, we explored whether simulation might impact the acquisition of catheter skills by surgical residents. METHODS:Twenty...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chaer RA,Derubertis BG,Lin SC,Bush HL,Karwowski JK,Birk D,Morrissey NJ,Faries PL,McKinsey JF,Kent KC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to examine the differential effects of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and nitric oxide on the acute cardiovascular changes that occur in response to endotoxemia. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Recent studies have suggested that some, if not all, of the cardiovascular effects of TNF are mediated...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fahey TJ 3rd,Yoshioka T,Shires GT,Fantini GA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether insulinlike growth factor-I (IGF-I) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) cooperate to induce migration and invasion of human colorectal carcinoma (CRC) cells and whether the effects of IGF-I and/or HGF are mediated through activation of the urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)/uPA receptor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bauer TW,Fan F,Liu W,Johnson M,Parikh NU,Parry GC,Callahan J,Mazar AP,Gallick GE,Ellis LM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate whether individualized deliberate practice on a virtual reality (VR) simulator results in improved technical performance in the operating room. BACKGROUND:Training on VR simulators has been shown to improve technical performance in the operating room (OR). Current...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Palter VN,Grantcharov TP

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature with regard to outcome of surgical management for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumor). BACKGROUND:Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Surgical resection provides the only possibility for cure. Advances in hepatobiliary imaging and surgical strategies...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ito F,Cho CS,Rikkers LF,Weber SM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of insulin therapy on hepatic function, structure, and hepatic mRNA and protein cytokine expression during the hypermetabolic cascade post burn. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Liver function and morphology are crucial for survival of patients suffering fr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Klein D,Schubert T,Horch RE,Jauch KW,Jeschke MG

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported whose symptoms and clinical features were interpreted as pulmonary embolism. However, the ultimate diagnosis was malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pulmonary artery, which was made evident at operation. Although extremely rare in the early medical literature, primary sarcoma of the pulmonary a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Van Damme H,Vaneerdeweg W,Schoofs E

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to define the post-traumatic changes in body fluid compartments and to evaluate the effect of plasma colloid osmotic pressure (COP) on the partitioning of body fluid between these compartments. Forty-two measurements of plasma volume (green dye), extracellular volume (bromine), and total body...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Böck JC,Barker BC,Clinton AG,Wilson MB,Lewis FR

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inclusion of vagotomy and pyloroplasty in the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux associated with hiatal hernia has long been controversial. To evaluate the morbidity of vagotomy in the treatment of reflux esophagitis, a retrospective study of 311 patients treated by the Hill posterior gastropexy technique o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vansant JH,Baker JW Jr

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Arginine transport was characterized and studied in human liver. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Plasma arginine uptake may regulate hepatocyte intracellular availability and the subsequent biosynthesis of nitric oxide (NO), but little is known about arginine transport across the human hepatocyte plasma membrane. M...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Inoue Y,Bode BP,Beck DJ,Li AP,Bland KI,Souba WW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To follow up in prospective fashion patients with coronary artery anastomoses completed endoscopically with robotic assistance. The robotic system was evaluated for safety and its effectiveness in completing microsurgical coronary anastomoses. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Recently there has been an interest in us...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Prasad SM,Ducko CT,Stephenson ER,Chambers CE,Damiano RJ Jr

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of the association of mammalian ovarian function with lactation was common knowledge to dairy-men early in the 19th century or earlier. This thesis reviews the application of these empiric observations to lactation in humans by Beatson of Glasgow, supported by his preliminary laboratory investigation...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Macmahon CE,Cahill JL

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) has demonstrated quality improvement in the VA and pilot study of 14 academic institutions. The objective was to show that American College of Surgeons (ACS)-NSQIP helps all enrolled hospitals. METHODS:ACS-NSQIP data was used to evaluate im...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hall BL,Hamilton BH,Richards K,Bilimoria KY,Cohen ME,Ko CY

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) on clinical outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing surgery. BACKGROUND:Perioperative ABTs may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes. METHODS:Systematic review of the literature with odds ratio (OR) and incidence rate ratio ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Acheson AG,Brookes MJ,Spahn DR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) has dramatically affected the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The authors continue to perform electrophysiologically directed subendocardial resection (SER) of left ventricular (LV) scars in selected patients, and...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Geha AS,Elefteriades JA,Hsu J,Biblo LA,Hoch DH,Batsford WP,Rosenfeld LE,Carlson MD,Johnson NJ,Waldo AL

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of transcutaneous oxygen tension (PtcO2) to arterial oxygen tension (PaO2), pulmonary shunt (Qsp/Qt), mixed venous oxygen tension (PVO2), and O2 delivery was determined in patients with respiratory failure in order to explore the possible usefulness of PtcO2 to titrate the level of positive end expira...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tremper KK,Waxman K,Shoemaker WC

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of subspecialty practice and experience on the relationship between annual volume and inpatient mortality after hepatic resection. BACKGROUND:The impact of annual surgical volume on postoperative outcomes has been extensively examined. However, the impact of cumulative surgeon exper...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hashimoto DA,Bababekov YJ,Mehtsun WT,Stapleton SM,Warshaw AL,Lillemoe KD,Chang DC,Vagefi PA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane (Tx) medication of depressed cardiac performance during abdominal aortic aneurysm operative surgery was studied by contrasting the effects of 650 mg aspirin administered 12 hours before operation to that of a placebo. In 11 patients who received a placebo, the stab...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Utsunomiya T,Krausz MM,Dunham B,Mannick JA,Allen PD,Shepro D,Hechtman HB

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical outcomes of multivisceral transplantation (MVT) in the setting of diffuse thrombosis of the portomesenteric venous system. BACKGROUND:Liver transplantation (LT) in the face of cirrhosis and diffuse portomesenteric thrombosis (PMT) is controversial and contraindicated in many transpla...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vianna RM,Mangus RS,Kubal C,Fridell JA,Beduschi T,Tector AJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical program in liver transplantation was begun at UCLA in 1984 after a period of laboratory investigation. The first 100 orthotopic liver transplants (OLT) were performed in 83 patients (43 adults and 40 children) between February 1, 1984 and November 1, 1986. Donors and recipients were matched only for size an...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Busuttil RW,Colonna JO 2nd,Hiatt JR,Brems JJ,el Khoury G,Goldstein LI,Quinones-Baldrich WJ,Abdul-Rasool IH,Ramming KP

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To specifically target tumor angiogenesis by linking transgene expression of engineered mesenchymal stem cells to angiopoietin-1-induced differentiation. BACKGROUND:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been used to deliver therapeutic genes into solid tumors. These strategies rely on their homing mechanisms on...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Conrad C,Hüsemann Y,Niess H,von Luettichau I,Huss R,Bauer C,Jauch KW,Klein CA,Bruns C,Nelson PJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess pancreatic fistula rate and secondary endpoints after pancreatogastrostomy (PG) versus pancreatojejunostomy (PJ) for reconstruction in pancreatoduodenectomy in the setting of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. BACKGROUND:PJ and PG are established methods for reconstruction in pancreatoduod...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Keck T,Wellner UF,Bahra M,Klein F,Sick O,Niedergethmann M,Wilhelm TJ,Farkas SA,Börner T,Bruns C,Kleespies A,Kleeff J,Mihaljevic AL,Uhl W,Chromik A,Fendrich V,Heeger K,Padberg W,Hecker A,Neumann UP,Junge K,Kalff

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare resection rates and outcome of patients subsequently referred with hepatic metastases whose initial colon cancers were resected by surgeons with different specialty interests. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Variation in practice among noncolorectal specialist surgeons has led to recommendations that colo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wigmore SJ,Madhavan K,Currie EJ,Bartolo DC,Garden OJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a significant cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Previous studies have suggested that hospital volume is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality. We sought to validate this effect using a large national database incor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bucher BT,Guth RM,Saito JM,Najaf T,Warner BW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the natural history of, and treatment strategy for, blunt traumatic internal carotid artery (ICA) pseudoaneurysms. BACKGROUND:The natural history and management of traumatic ICA pseudoaneurysms is controversial. METHODS:We retrospectively identified all traumatic ICA pseudoaneurysms diagnosed on h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Morton RP,Levitt MR,Emerson S,Ghodke BV,Hallam DK,Sekhar LN,Kim LJ,Chesnut RM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Minimally invasive techniques have expanded the donor pool for living kidney donation. We changed our approach to single-port donor nephrectomy in 2009 and have compared outcomes with traditional multiple-port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. BACKGROUND:The development of minimally invasive surgical technique...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Barth RN,Phelan MW,Goldschen L,Munivenkatappa RB,Jacobs SC,Bartlett ST,Philosophe B

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00