Acid suppression increases rates of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal injury in the presence of duodenal reflux.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activated factor X (FXa) is involved in hemostasis, thrombogenesis, inflammation, and cellular immune response. Tissue factor (TF) is an initiator of blood coagulation. We investigated whether FXa induces TF expression in human peripheral monocytes and whether treatment with FXa inhibitor reduces TF expressi...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Akahane K,Okamoto K,Kikuchi M,Todoroki H,Higure A,Ohuchida T,Kitahara K,Takeda S,Itoh H,Ohsato K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adhesions to polypropylene mesh used for abdominal wall hernia repair may eventuate in intestinal obstruction or enterocutaneous fistula. A Seprafilm Bioresorbable Membrane translucent adhesion barrier has been shown to inhibit adhesions. This investigation was designed to determine if Seprafilm alters abdom...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Baptista ML,Bonsack ME,Delaney JP

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Operative therapy for Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence is supposed to be more complex and demanding than primary resection. The purpose of this study was to assess a postoperative course after reoperation for the recurrence of CD. METHODS:From 1998 to 2008, 61 patients underwent reoperation for the recurrenc...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Brouquet A,Blanc B,Bretagnol F,Valleur P,Bouhnik Y,Panis Y

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular pH provides an important measure of the adequacy of local tissue perfusion. The purpose of this study was to measure regional intracellular myocardial pH (impH) in the ischemic zone in vivo during experimental canine coronary occlusion, with and without coronary reperfusion. Twenty adult dogs were studie...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Rehr RB,Clarke G,Tatum J,Hirsch J,Fatouros P,Lower R,Wetstein L

更新日期：1987-08-01 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：:Bile peritonitis after injury to the biliary tree is a serious complication that requires exploratory laparotomy. Our patient had an obstructing ampullary carcinoma, and generalized bile peritonitis developed from attempted percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography. The patient's condition was managed by peritoneal la...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： McAneny DB,Gibran NS,Braasch JW

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cell (EC) seeding has been proposed as a method to improve the performance of small-caliber synthetic vascular prostheses. Seeding experiments to date have all been carried out in the dog. This study investigates EC seeding of small-caliber Dacron carotid interposition grafts compared with contralateral co...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Shepard AD,Eldrup-Jorgensen J,Keough EM,Foxall TF,Ramberg K,Connolly RJ,Mackey WC,Gavris V,Auger KR,Libby P

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, serum was shown to contain a factor that increased expression of the complement receptor CR3 on neutrophil membranes. This factor was localized to platelet granules and was released during coagulation. This study was undertaken to identify this factor in platelet granules. Platelet supernatants containing gr...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Lanser ME,Brown GE,Garcia-Aguilar J

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rib fractures are common and associated with significant pulmonary morbidity. We hypothesized that epidural analgesia would provide superior pain relief, and reduce the risk of subsequent pneumonia. METHODS:A prospective, randomized trial of epidural analgesia versus IV opioids for the management of chest w...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Bulger EM,Edwards T,Klotz P,Jurkovich GJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) may offer good long-term survival. The impact of the tumor-free surgical margin on long-term results remains controversial, and we have assessed this component in 185 patients. METHODS:Between 1992 and 2005, 185 patients underwent primary hepatectomy with c...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Nuzzo G,Giuliante F,Ardito F,Vellone M,Giovannini I,Federico B,Vecchio FM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because high calcium concentration in vitro stimulates muscle proteolysis, calcium has been implicated in the pathogenesis of increased muscle breakdown in different catabolic conditions. Protein breakdown in skeletal muscle is increased during sepsis, but the effect of sepsis on muscle calcium uptake and content is n...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Benson DW,Hasselgren PO,Hiyama DT,James JH,Li S,Rigel DF,Fischer JE

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although intracellular protease activation is thought to be an early event in acute pancreatitis, factors determining progression from edematous to necrotizing pancreatitis are largely unknown. With enterokinase as a probe and an immunoassay quantifying free trypsinogen activation peptides (TAP), we sought e...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Fernández-del Castillo C,Schmidt J,Warshaw AL,Rattner DW

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) provides both functional and highly detailed anatomic information about parathyroid tumors. The purpose of this study was to compare 4D-CT with sestamibi imaging and ultrasonography as methods for the accurate preoperative localization of hyperfunctioning parathyr...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Rodgers SE,Hunter GJ,Hamberg LM,Schellingerhout D,Doherty DB,Ayers GD,Shapiro SE,Edeiken BS,Truong MT,Evans DB,Lee JE,Perrier ND

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The smuggling of illicit drugs by concealing them within the human body has become a widespread practice. Those individuals who transport packaged drugs are commonly known as "body packers" or "mules". "Body stuffers," on the other hand, are individuals who emergently place the contraband in a body orifice when they s...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Robinson T,Birrer R,Mandava N,Pizzi WF

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that perfluorocarbons were able to reduce myocardial infarct size in a baboon model of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Exchange transfusion of perfluorocarbons has been shown to reduce myocardial infarct size in the dog, who, unlike the baboon, has an extensive c...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Premaratne S,Harada RN,Chun P,Suehiro A,McNamara JJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathways critical for neuroblastoma cancer stem cell function are targeted by 4,19,27-triacetyl withalongolide A (WGA-TA). Because neuroblastoma cells and their cancer stem cells highly overexpress the scavenger receptor class B type 1 receptor that binds to synthetic high-density lipoprotein, we hypothesize...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Subramanian C,White PT,Kuai R,Kalidindi A,Castle VP,Moon JJ,Timmermann BN,Schwendeman A,Cohen MS

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the emphasis on medical error as a major cause of hospital morbidity and mortality, there has been little published work on errors committed by trainees. This issue is particularly relevant to the training of surgeons and was addressed by our study. METHODS:Sixty simulated laparoscopic cholecystecto...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Tang B,Hanna GB,Cuschieri A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enthusiasm for neoadjuvant therapy is growing from the emerging consensus that pancreatic cancer is a systemic disease at the time of diagnosis. Those who remain in favor of upfront surgery often cite the lack of reported data to support alternative treatment sequencing. We therefore report the results of al...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Christians KK,Heimler JW,George B,Ritch PS,Erickson BA,Johnston F,Tolat PP,Foley WD,Evans DB,Tsai S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alternative methods for abdominal wall closure may be necessary after emergency laparotomy. The purpose of this study was to determine the morbidity and outcome of emergency fascial closure with polypropylene mesh. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed of all patients undergoing emergency fascial clo...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Brandt CP,McHenry CR,Jacobs DG,Piotrowski JJ,Priebe PP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) deficiency has been associated with impaired hepatic sensitivity to insulin and pancreatogenic diabetes in chronic pancreatitis. Since pancreatic resection might also result in PP deficiency, hepatic responses to insulin infusion (0.25 mU/kg/min) were determined by the euglycemic glucose cl...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Seymour NE,Brunicardi FC,Chaiken RL,Lebovitz HE,Chance RE,Gingerich RL,Elahi D,Andersen DK

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:John Syng Dorsey is one of the unsung heroes of American surgery. In 1811 he performed this country's first successful ligation of the external iliac artery, for a massive aneurysm in the right groin. Two years later he wrote America's first systematic textbook of surgery. In addition, he held the professorial chairs ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Rutkow IM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 76 patients treated for carcinoma of the extrahepatic bile ducts at three Swedish hospitals during the years 1952 to 1973 was studied. The mean age of the patients was 68 years. Gallstones were found in 22 patients, whereas 11 patients had undergone cholecystectomy earlier for gallstone disease. At operati...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Andersson A,Bergdahl L,van der Linden W

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The quick parathyroid hormone assay (QPTH) reliably measures intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels intraoperatively. The accuracy in predicting postoperative calcemia is related to blood sample timing and the criteria applied. To improve specificity or to decrease the cost of QPTH, several criteria have b...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Carneiro DM,Solorzano CC,Nader MC,Ramirez M,Irvin GL 3rd

更新日期：2003-12-01 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: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:Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with a body mass index (BMI) <35 kg/m(2) have been an active area of investigation. We examined the comparative effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) to routine medical management (nonsurgical controls; NSCs) in achieving appropriate targets defined by the...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Serrot FJ,Dorman RB,Miller CJ,Slusarek B,Sampson B,Sick BT,Leslie DB,Buchwald H,Ikramuddin S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic reconstruction was successfully performed in three kidney transplant patients without the use of any specific measures to protect the kidney transplant during aortic cross-clamping. The cases are discussed in relation to previously published case reports describing various surgical techniques to prote...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Jivegård L,Blohmé I,Holm J,Karlberg I

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia and reperfusion lead to eicosanoid- and neutrophil (PMN)-dependent injury. This study tests the role of ischemia-induced lipoxygenase activity in mediating PMN activation and diapedesis. Anesthetized rabbits (n = 8) underwent 3 hours of bilateral hindlimb ischemia. At 10 minutes of reperfusion, leukotriene B4...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Goldman G,Welbourn R,Paterson IS,Klausner JM,Kobzik L,Valeri CR,Shepro D,Hechtman HB

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesoatrial shunt is performed in patients with the Budd-Chiari syndrome when the inferior vena cava is occluded and not available for a conventional portosystemic shunt. Computed tomography (CT), with injection of contrast media, was used to evaluate mesoatrial shunt patency with five examinations in four patients...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Fishman EK,Siegelman SS,Cameron JL

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies by this group have demonstrated that hepatocellular integrity is important in the preservation of host cellular immune function. This study evaluated the effect of experimental hepatocellular dysfunction (EHD) on host antineoplastic defense mechanisms. In nonspecific immune studies, we examined the effe...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Roughneen PT,Kulkarni S,Kumar SC,Kulkarni AD,Fanslow W,Pellis NR,Rowlands BJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00