Donating a Kidney to a Stranger: A Review of the Benefits and Controversies of Unspecified Kidney Donation.

abstract：:The ability of surgeons to accelerate wound healing through pharmacologic intervention is limited. The effects of locally applied, biosynthetic human epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) on tensile strength of experimental incisions were investigated. A single dose of EGF in sal...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Brown GL,Curtsinger LJ,White M,Mitchell RO,Pietsch J,Nordquist R,von Fraunhofer A,Schultz GS

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate angiographic and clinical outcomes associated with open and closed dissection tunnel endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) devices. BACKGROUND:A previous PREVENT-IV (PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection IV) analysis reported that EVH for coronary artery bypass graft surgery was a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： van Diepen S,Brennan JM,Hafley GE,Reyes EM,Allen KB,Ferguson TB,Peterson ED,Williams JB,Gibson CM,Mack MJ,Kouchoukos NT,Alexander JH,Lopes RD

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nonfunctioning islet cell tumors of the pancreas, hormone production is not clinically evident. This type of tumor constituted 15% of all islet cell tumors seen at the Mayo Clinic from 1960 through 1978. Although identical to functioning islet cell tumors embryologically and histologically, the nonfunctioning tumor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kent RB 3rd,van Heerden JA,Weiland LH

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two experimental models were utilized to study the efficacy of intraperitoneal povidone-iodine in an established peritonitis. In both models, there was a 100% mortality in the povidone-iodine treated group. In laboratories which have reported favorable results, the animals were treated before peritonitis was allowed t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lagarde MC,Bolton JS,Cohn I Jr

更新日期：1978-06-01 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：:Previous studies have demonstrated that administered antibiotics must be active against major anticipated pathogens and must have reached sufficient concentrations in the tissue or body fluid at risk by the time of bacterial challenge if prophylactic therapy is to be maximally effective in reducing the infection rate ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stone HH,Haney BB,Kolb LD,Geheber CE,Hooper CA

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest computed tomography (CT) screening of patients with blunt trauma for thoracic aortic injury is controversial. This study was undertaken to determine whether CT could exclude aortic injury and be used to select patients for aortography. METHODS:Computed tomography and aortography were used to evaluate ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Durham RM,Zuckerman D,Wolverson M,Heiberg E,Luchtefeld WB,Herr DJ,Shapiro MJ,Mazuski JE,Salimi Z,Sundaram M

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the English literature reveals a total of 1,337 patients with choledochal cysts. Improved diagnostic techniques to visualize the biliary system are demonstrating an increasing number of unsuspected choledochal cysts in adult patients. Either choledochal cysts remain clinically silent until adulthood or may...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Powell CS,Sawyers JL,Reynolds VH

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to test whether postconditioning, a series of brief mechanical interruptions of reperfusion applied during the onset of reperfusion, can prevent neurologic injury of the spinal cord after transient ischemia. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Ischemia-reperfusion injury of the spinal cord is the principal mec...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Jiang X,Shi E,Nakajima Y,Sato S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the short-term outcomes and long-term survival of laparoscopic rectal cancer resection at a single institution with 579 cases over a 15-year period. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The use of laparoscopic resection for colon cancer has been shown to be safe with comparable oncolo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ng KH,Ng DC,Cheung HY,Wong JC,Yau KK,Chung CC,Li MK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that pancreatic ductal anatomy may predict the likely success of percutaneous drainage of pseudocysts of the pancreas. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Various modalities are currently applied to pseudocysts, with little or no data to aid in the choice of management strategy. Pancreatic ductal ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nealon WH,Walser E

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective randomized trial was undertaken to evaluate effects of lumbar sympathectomy as an adjunct to reconstructive surgery of the lower limb. The objective of this study was to assess the early postoperative effect of these procedures on pedal vasomotor tone. A pedal arterial resistance index (PARI) at rest was...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Shanik GD,Ford J,Hayes AC,Baker WH,Barnes RW

更新日期：1976-02-01 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：:Spectral analysis was used to examine 257 carotid arteries in 227 patients who had undergone carotid endarterectomy at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery and annually thereafter. Routine intraoperative completion angiography ensured that the operations were technically satisfactory. Postoperative restenoses were ide...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thomas M,Otis SM,Rush M,Zyroff J,Dilley RB,Bernstein EF

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SIL-A) has become an option for treating appendicitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of SIL-A compared with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CL-A) on a large experimental cohort. BACKGROUND:Several studies had repo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kim JH,Kim HY,Park SK,Lee JS,Heo DS,Park SW,Lee YS

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This study tested the validity of the hypothesis that eradication of esophageal varices by repeated injection sclerotherapy would reduce recurrent variceal bleeding and death from bleeding varices in a high-risk cohort of alcoholic patients with cirrhosis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although banding of esophage...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Krige JE,Kotze UK,Bornman PC,Shaw JM,Klipin M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experience with 69 patients who underwent 72 common bile duct reoperations for retained or recurrent choledocholithiasis is presented. The mean age of the patients was 57 years, and 35 patients had associated conditions. In this series six patients (8.3%) had minor complications and no patient developed major compl...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Girard RM,Legros G

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the results of liver resection for patients with bilateral hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. We aimed to assess the evolution of the technical approach over time and correlations with morbidity, mortality, and oncologic outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gold JS,Are C,Kornprat P,Jarnagin WR,Gönen M,Fong Y,DeMatteo RP,Blumgart LH,D'Angelica M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review a single center's 10-year experience with liver transplantation (LTx) for the biliary atresia-polysplenia syndrome (BA-PS) and to define surgical and clinical guidelines for its management. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:BA is the most common indication for pediatric liver transplantation (LTx) and is ass...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Varela-Fascinetto G,Castaldo P,Fox IJ,Sudan D,Heffron TG,Shaw BW,Langnas AN

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for gastric cancer bases N status on absolute number of metastatic nodes, regardless of the number of examined nodes. We examined a modified staging system utilizing node ratio (Nr), the ratio of metastatic to examined nodes. METHODS:A total of 18...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wang J,Dang P,Raut CP,Pandalai PK,Maduekwe UN,Rattner DW,Lauwers GY,Yoon SS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of severe infection on luminal transport of amino acids and glucose by the small intestine were investigated. Studies were done in endotoxin-treated rats and in septic patients who underwent resection of otherwise normal small bowel. In rats the kinetics of the brush border glutamine transporter and the gl...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Salloum RM,Copeland EM,Souba WW

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the extent of lymphadenectomy (number of recovered lymph nodes) was associated with long-term outcome in patients operated on for stage B and C colon cancer. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Lymphatic spreading is the main prognostic indicator in colon cancer patients, although the optimal extent of l...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Prandi M,Lionetto R,Bini A,Francioni G,Accarpio G,Anfossi A,Ballario E,Becchi G,Bonilauri S,Carobbi A,Cavaliere P,Garcea D,Giuliani L,Morziani E,Mosca F,Mussa A,Pasqualini M,Poddie D,Tonetti F,Zardo L,Rosso R

更新日期：2002-04-01 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:We aimed to determine whether the severity of inhalation injury evokes an immune response measurable at the systemic level and to further characterize the balance of systemic pro- and anti-inflammation early after burn and inhalation injury. BACKGROUND:Previously, we reported that the pulmonary inflammatory ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Davis CS,Janus SE,Mosier MJ,Carter SR,Gibbs JT,Ramirez L,Gamelli RL,Kovacs EJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors review the general surgical complications of cardiopulmonary bypass, including newer procedures such as heart and lung transplantation, to identify patients at higher risk. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although rare, the general surgical complications of cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with high...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Spotnitz WD,Sanders RP,Hanks JB,Nolan SP,Tribble CG,Bergin JD,Zacour RK,Abbott RD,Kron IL

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to use updated data and Bayesian methods to evaluate the effectiveness of hyperoxia to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) and/or mortality in both colorectal and all surgery patients. Because few trials assessed potential harms of hyperoxia, hazards were not included. BACKGRO...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kao LS,Millas SG,Pedroza C,Tyson JE,Lally KP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether pregnancy is associated with increased risk for small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. BACKGROUND:Small bowel obstruction is a common and feared long-term complication to laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery that may be more common during pregnancy. It is unclea...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stenberg E,Chen R,Hildén K,Fall K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in inflammation-related genes in the development of infections following esophagectomy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Genetic polymorphisms for immunoregulatory cytokines may explain individual variation in response to trauma. Esophagectomy is as...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Azim K,McManus R,Brophy K,Ryan A,Kelleher D,Reynolds JV

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretin was injected into a feeding or nonfeeding artery of a gastrinoma and blood samples were taken from the hepatic vein (HV) or a peripheral artery (PA) to measure the changes of serum immunoreactive gastrin concentration (IRG). The IRG in the HV rose within 40 seconds and in the PA rose within 60 seconds after t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Imamura M,Takahashi K,Adachi H,Minematsu S,Shimada Y,Naito M,Suzuki T,Tobe T,Azuma T

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00