En-Bloc Simultaneous Heart-Liver Transplantation in Adult Patients.

abstract：:: There is growing interest in global surgery among US academic surgical departments. As academic global surgery is a relatively new field, departments may have minimal experience in evaluation of faculty contributions and how they integrate into the existing academic paradigm for promotion and tenure. The American Su...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wren SM,Balch CM,Doherty GM,Finlayson SR,Kauffman GL,Kibbe MR,Haider AH,Minter RM,Mock C,Muguti GI,Numann PJ,Olutoye OO,Roy N,Weigel RJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determined which combination of computed tomography scans is most helpful for preoperative assessment of patients with liver tumors. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Multi-institutional studies have shown that the most important prognostic factors for selection of patients with metastatic colorectal cance...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Karl RC,Morse SS,Halpert RD,Clark RA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mycophenolate mofetil (MM) is a new immunosuppressive agent that reversibly inhibits guanine nucleotide synthesis and DNA replication. Its activity is highly selective for T and B lymphocytes. Two open-label multicenter trials of MM in renal transplantation have been performed. This report summarizes the resu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Deierhoi MH,Kauffman RS,Hudson SL,Barber WH,Curtis JJ,Julian BA,Gaston RS,Laskow DA,Diethelm AG

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the long-term follow-up of a randomized clinical trial comparing pancreatic head resection according to Beger and limited pancreatic head excision combined with longitudinal pancreatico-jejunostomy according to Frey for surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Resectio...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Strate T,Taherpour Z,Bloechle C,Mann O,Bruhn JP,Schneider C,Kuechler T,Yekebas E,Izbicki JR

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic injuries to the upper abdominal vasculature pose difficult management problems related to both exposure and associated injuries. Among those injuries that are more difficult to manage are those involving the portal vein. While occurring rarely, portal vein injuries require specific therapeutic considerations...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mattox KL,Espada R,Beall AR Jr

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intrajejunal infusion of a fat solution on pentagastrin-stimulated (0.5 microgram/kg-hr) gastric acid secretion was studied in five duodenal ulcer patients before and three to five months after truncal vagotomy. Preoperatively mean acid output was reduced from 41 +/- 5.2 meq H+/hr to 15.4 +/- 1.3 meq H+/...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Christiansen J

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with surgically treated Menetrier's disease are presented. Diffuse or focal cystic hyperplasia of mucous secreting epithelium of the fundus with antral sparing characterized the stomachs in all of these cases. In most instances the disorder was found during evaluation of non-specific complaints of pain, n...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Davis JM,Gray GF,Thorbjarnarson B

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to evaluate and study the full spectrum of swallowing dysfunction and long-term disease-specific outcomes in adults with surgically corrected esophageal atresia/tracheaesophageal fistula (EA/TEF). BACKGROUND:Long-term outcomes for adults who underwent EA/TEF repair because infants a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gibreel W,Zendejas B,Antiel RM,Fasen G,Moir CR,Zarroug AE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes as a potential prognostic biomarker for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). BACKGROUND:PDAC is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. There is an urgent need to develop biomarkers that pr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Poruk KE,Valero V 3rd,Saunders T,Blackford AL,Griffin JF,Poling J,Hruban RH,Anders RA,Herman J,Zheng L,Rasheed ZA,Laheru DA,Ahuja N,Weiss MJ,Cameron JL,Goggins M,Iacobuzio-Donahue CA,Wood LD,Wolfgang CL

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is currently the primary diagnostic procedure in diagnosing thyroid malignancy and guides surgeons on patient selection for thyroidectomy for thyroid nodules. Diagnostic sensitivity is reported to be approximately 80%; however, patients with negative FNA results do not necessaril...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tee YY,Lowe AJ,Brand CA,Judson RT

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadaver kidneys remain a scarce resource, yet single pediatric donor kidneys are underutilized at some centers. Between 1967 and 1984, 133 single pediatric and 318 adult donor cadaver transplants were performed. Patient and graft survival, renal function, and complications in adult recipients grouped by donor age were...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wengerter K,Matas AJ,Tellis VA,Quinn T,Soberman R,Veith FJ

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective consecutive study was planned to evaluate the postpancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) oral intake tolerance. The occurrence of delayed gastric emptying (DGE), as defined by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS), and the amount of dietary intake were analyzed. The risk factors for ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Akizuki E,Kimura Y,Nobuoka T,Imamura M,Nagayama M,Sonoda T,Hirata K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to determine whether trainee involvement in esophageal cancer resection is associated with adverse patient outcomes. BACKGROUND:Operative experience for surgical trainees is under threat. A number of factors have been implicated in this leading to fewer hours for training. Es...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Phillips AW,Dent B,Navidi M,Immanuel A,Griffin SM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the ability of Focused Assessment Using Sonography for Trauma (FAST) to discriminate between survivors and nonsurvivors undergoing resuscitative thoracotomy (RT). BACKGROUND:RT is a high-risk, low-salvage procedure performed in arresting trauma patients with poorly ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Inaba K,Chouliaras K,Zakaluzny S,Swadron S,Mailhot T,Seif D,Teixeira P,Sivrikoz E,Ives C,Barmparas G,Koronakis N,Demetriades D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The treatment of pancreatic necrosis at a tertiary referral center was reviewed to effect better patient outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Pancreatic necrosis is a devastating disease that leads to death in 10% to 50% of cases. Infected necrosis is particularly deadly because 80% of deaths from necrosis are d...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Branum G,Galloway J,Hirchowitz W,Fendley M,Hunter J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients after vagotomy and Jaboulay gastroduodenostomy had their gastroduodenostomy closed to treat dumping and diarrhea. Eight gastroduodenostomies were closed once and four were closed twice, a total of 12 procedures. Of these, ten were "simple" closures (direct suture of the opening into the duodenum via a g...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hoffmann J,Fischer A,Jensen HE

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion is a common clinical event associated with both clinical and experimental distant organ injury. In particular, the pulmonary microvasculature appears to be susceptible to injury resulting from systemic inflammatory mediator activation. This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gerkin TM,Oldham KT,Guice KS,Hinshaw DB,Ryan US

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic changes in six severely affected tetanus patients suffering from characteristic labile hypertension (maximum systolic blood pressure greater than 200 mmHG, maximum diurnal change in systolic pressure greater than 100 mmHg) were investigated. Daily urinary excretion of urea nitrogen increased gradually from t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hiraide A,Katayama M,Sugimoto H,Yoshioka T,Sugimoto T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular, full-thickness dermal burn- and freeze-produced wounds were produced in rats to compare the difference in healing between the two types of thermal injuries. Contraction did not occur in wounds (n = 30) caused by freezing, while burn wounds (n = 30) contracted to less than one-third of original size by 21 day...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Li AK,Ehrlich HP,Trelstad RL,Koroly MJ,Schattenkerk ME,Malt RA

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study evaluated host resistance in a surgical population who walked into the hospital for elective surgery. Patients were stratified into Hospital Reactive (HR, n = 19) if they reacted to two or more of five recall skin test antigens and Walk-in Anergic (WA, n = 26) if they did not react to the antige...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Christou NV,Rode H,Larsen D,Loose L,Broadhead M,Meakins JL

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reframing healthcare delivery in terms of the principles of complex adaptive systems has practical implications for addressing the challenges in improving surgical care. In an Integrated Practice Unit (IPU) - such as a surgical service line, a surgical in-patient floor, or an acute care unit - a diverse group of careg...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dillon PW

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 112 patients who underwent reoperation for primary hyperparathyroidism at the Massachusetts General Hospital between 1930 and 1975, all but 10 were treated successfully. Seventy-five initial explorations had been performed elsewhere, and 37 in our hospital. A total of 110 diseased parathyroids were unco...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wang CA

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine whether prolonged air leak (PAL) is associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality following pulmonary resection after adjusting for differences in baseline characteristics using propensity score analysis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with PAL after lung resec...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Attaar A,Luketich JD,Schuchert MJ,Winger DG,Sarkaria IS,Nason KS

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:By linking surgeon surveys to the National Cancer Database, we found that surgeons' tendency to perform more extensive thyroid resection is associated with greater use of radioactive iodine for stage I thyroid cancer. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationships between surgeon recommendations for extent of res...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Haymart MR,Banerjee M,Yang D,Stewart AK,Doherty GM,Koenig RJ,Griggs JJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relevance of the International Study Group of Liver Surgery (ISGLS) definition of posthepatectomy liver failure compared with 2 well-established criteria, 50-50 and PeakBili>7, as early predictors of posthepatectomy outcome. BACKGROUND:There is limited data on the postoperative use of ISGLS def...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Skrzypczyk C,Truant S,Duhamel A,Langlois C,Boleslawski E,Koriche D,Hebbar M,Fourrier F,Mathurin P,Pruvot FR

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess relative clinical and economic performance of the revised American Thyroid Association (ATA) thyroid cancer guidelines compared to current standard of care. BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of thyroid cancer in the United States has tripled whereas mortality has only marginally increased. Most patients present...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： White C,Weinstein MC,Fingeret AL,Randolph GW,Miyauchi A,Ito Y,Zhan T,Ali A,Gazelle GS,Lubitz CC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate effects of preoperative high-dose glucocorticoid on the inflammatory response and recovery after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). BACKGROUND:The postimplantation syndrome after EVAR may delay recovery due to the release of proinflammatory mediators. Glucocorticoids may reduce postopera...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： de la Motte L,Kehlet H,Vogt K,Nielsen CH,Groenvall JB,Nielsen HB,Andersen A,Schroeder TV,Lönn L

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the gallbladder is an uncommon, but not rare tumor that is associated with a 5% five-year survival rate after resection and this rate has not appreciably improved over the last decades in most series. Nevin et al.(20) however have reported that favorably staged gallbladder cancers (according to histologic...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wanebo HJ,Castle WN,Fechner RE

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologic events following carotid reconstructive surgery for symptomatic cerebral occlusive disease are generally reported to be one to two per cent. One of the events leading to this incidence is thrombosis of the endarterectomized internal carotid artery (ICA) after surgery. Since antiplatelet drugs have been foun...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Edwards WH,Edwards WH Jr,Mulherin JL Jr,Jenkins JM

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the existence of a pathway between intraluminal products and the muscularis leukocytic infiltrate. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Mild intestinal manipulation or lipopolysaccharide initiates an intense inflammatory response within the intestinal muscularis, resulting in paralytic ileus. A major poten...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schwarz NT,Beer-Stolz D,Simmons RL,Bauer AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00