Mandibular reconstruction.

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the reproductive years, women have a 4-fold higher prevalence of gallstones than men, making gallbladder disease a critically important topic in women's health. Among age-matched women and men hospitalized for cholecystitis, gender based differences in demographics, management, and economic and clinic...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dua A,Dua A,Desai SS,Kuy S,Sharma R,Jechow SE,McMaster J,Patel B,Kuy S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A seven day old dehydrated male infant was found to have acute ischemia of the leg due to acute thrombotic occlusion of an external iliac, common and superficial femoral, and popliteal arteries. Early thrombectomy and arterioplasty resulted in complete remission of ischemia. Our success with direct vascular surgery pr...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Stavorovsky M,Iellin A,Spirer Z

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumothorax is rare among Nigerians, but our experience with olive oil confirms its advantages as a good agent for chemical pleurodesis. Clinical and supporting experimental data from rabbits are presented. In high risk patients with poor respiratory reserve, including some who have bronchopleural fistula...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ofoegbu RO

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to evaluate the intestinal mucosal permeability in patients with acute pancreatitis. The lactulose:mannitol (L:M) ratio was used to assess permeability. It is an inexpensive and quite reliable method. The intestinal permeability was increased in patients with acute pancreatitis compared with the contro...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Nagpal K,Minocha VR,Agrawal V,Kapur S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transluminal laser angioplasty is a new method for treating atherosclerotic disease previously not amenable to routine percutaneous transluminal angioplasty techniques. Our results compared favorably with other clinical trials. Patient selection criteria include lesions in the superficial femoral or popli...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Fleisher HL 3rd,Thompson BW,McCowan TC,Ferris EJ,Reifsteck JE,Barnes RW

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ischemia on the electrical and contractile activites of the small bowel were studied in dogs. Ischemia due to arterial occlusion abolished the contractile activity and made the regular rhythm of the pacesetter potential (PP) irregular. Revascularization within 3 hours restored the contractile activity a...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cabot RM,Kohatsu S

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic and rectal anastomotic strictures occur with an incidence ranging from 3% to 30%. Several factors, such as defunctionalization, anastomotic leak, ischemia, radiation, and neoplasms, have been implicated in their pathogenesis. Management of large bowel strictures is generally based on their cause, location, and...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McKee R,Pricolo VE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal liver metastases with hepatic vein (HV) involvement may require combined resection of the liver and HV. However, the short- and long-term outcomes of such a procedure remain unclear. METHODS:We reviewed 16 cases of liver resection with major HV resection and reconstruction. RESULTS:The patients ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Saiura A,Yamamoto J,Sakamoto Y,Koga R,Seki M,Kishi Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of postsurgical radiotherapy (PSRT) among T1-3 gallbladder cancer (GBC) patients with one to three lymph node metastases remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of PSRT on gallbladder cancer-specific survival (GBCSS) in patients with stage IIIB. METHODS:The data of G...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cai YL,Lin YX,Xiong XZ,Ye H,Li FY,Cheng NS

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is increasingly being employed as the initial surgical approach in patients with acute cholecystitis. Gangrenous cholecystitis will be unexpectedly encountered in a proportion of these patients. The applicability of laparoscopic techniques and its outcome in this group of patient...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Habib FA,Kolachalam RB,Khilnani R,Preventza O,Mittal VK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 60% of patients who die from melanoma have gastrointestinal (GI) metastases at autopsy, yet antemortem diagnosis is uncommon. A retrospective review was completed on 32 patients who underwent an operation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between 1977 and 1987 for complications of melanoma metast...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ihde JK,Coit DG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lecture activity of neurology and neurosurgery faculty at allopathic medical schools during the academic years 1985-1986 through 1987-1988 was surveyed. Lectures were categorized into three combinations for analysis: first- and second-year basic science, first- and second-year clinical, and third- and fourth-year ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lehman RA,Davies LC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of aggressive surgical treatment of primary lip cancer and advanced and recurrent carcinoma of the lip are illustrated and discussed. Early detection of involved lymph nodes before capsular penetration occurs and careful and complete dissection of the submental and submandibular regions are advocated as po...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Brown RG,Poole MD,Calamel PM,Bakamjian VY

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding variation in perioperative opioid exposure and its effect on patients' outcomes is critical for pain management. This study characterized perioperative exposure to morphine and its association with postoperative pain and 30-day readmissions. We utilized nationwide Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA)...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hernandez-Boussard T,Graham LA,Carroll I,Dasinger EA,Titan AL,Morris MS,Hawn MT

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with the classic manifestations of the glucagonoma syndrome and hepatic metastases is presented. Clinical improvement occurred after removal of the primary tumor by distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. No further antitumor therapy has been needed over a 15 month postoperative follow-up despite metastatic d...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Montenegro F,Lawrence GD,Macon W,Pass C

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicular carcinoma of the thyroid usually metastasizes through a hematogenous route to the bone, lung, and central nervous system. Metastasis to subcutaneous tissues and retro-orbital region is unusual. We report an unusual case of follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to subcutaneous tissues in the right tem...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Anoop TM,Mini PN,Divya KP,Nikhil S,Jabbar PK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factors that determine recurrence and complications following primary tissue repair of umbilical hernias (UHs) and the approach to repair UHs in obese patients need further analysis. METHODS:A retrospective review of UH repair (UHR) conducted at our institution was undertaken. Patients were grouped by body ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yao JJ,Pham T,El Mokdad A,Huerta S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The successful excision of a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) invading the inferior vena cava (IVC) remains a technical intraoperative challenge and requires a careful preoperative surgical management planning. Although a radical operation remains the mainstay of the therapy for RCC, the optimal management of the ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaplan S,Ekici S,Doğan R,Demircin M,Ozen H,Paşaoğlu I

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mean fasting preoperative pancreatic polypeptide levels in a group of 18 patients with duodenal ulcer disease were 462 +/- 88 pg/ml, with 13 patients having markedly elevated levels (mean 600 +/- 106 pg/ml) and 5 patients having normal or minimally elevated levels (mean 112 +/- 32 pg/ml). Mean fasting postoperative pa...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sirinek KR,O'Dorisio TM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of preoperative localization tests in patients undergoing initial neck exploration for hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is controversial. The use of parathyroid ultrasonography (US) in 46 patients (7 men, 39 women; mean age: 60 years) who underwent initial neck exploration for hypercalcemia and who had the diagnosis...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hasselgren PO,Fidler JP

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After partial or total esophagectomy, total gastrectomy, pancolectomy, and urinary cystectomy, it becomes necessary to reestablish continuity and/or replace function by the creation of a substitute organ obtianed from the various portions of the gastrointestinal tract. Ideally, the creation of the substitute organ sho...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Steichen FM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Expression profiles of p21, p27, p53, Ki-67, and thymidylate synthase may be associated with response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation. The relationship between post-treatment protein expression and regional lymph node involvement has not been fully explored. METHODS:Tumor cores from 126 rectal cancer patients...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Leibold T,Hui VW,Shia J,Ruby JA,Riedel ER,Guillem JG

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to determine if lymph node harvesting and survival for CRC were comparable between laparoscopic and open resections in a community hospital setting. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of patients at two community hospitals who underwent open or laparoscopic resection for CRC between January 20...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： O'Boyle S,Stephenson K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine contralateral groin exploration in infants and children with a clinically detected inguinal hernia is the subject of much debate. The detection of a patent processus vaginalis by transinguinal laparoscopy has proven advantageous. However, controversy remains regarding the true incidence of a contrala...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Geisler DP,Jegathesan S,Parmley MC,McGee JM,Nolen MG,Broughan TA

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who have undergone recent abdominal surgery and have generalized obliterative adhesions provide a major management problem if they require urgent ileostomy for sepsis or fistulization, particularly when there is an associated abdominal wall defect. This report describes a technique for creating an ileostomy t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Delaney CP,Fazio VW

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bioethics education has been recommended as a formal component of surgical residency training. The best method for teaching bioethics to residents is unclear. We compared the effectiveness of a standardized patient (SP)-based seminar to a traditional seminar format for teaching bioethics to surgical resident...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Robb A,Etchells E,Cusimano MD,Cohen R,Singer PA,McKneally M

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：INTRODUCTION:This review was performed to evaluate the outcome of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for isolated metastatic or locally advanced nonperiampullary tumors at a single institution over a 13-year period. METHODS:Between 1983 and 1996, patients undergoing PD for metastatic or locally advanced ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Harrison LE,Merchant N,Cohen AM,Brennan MF

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute diverticulitis of the right colon is a rare condition with a higher incidence in Oriental populations than in Occidental populations. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted between 1982 and 1993 on 22 surgically treated Chinese patients (14 men, 8 women; mean age 47 years) with docu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lo CY,Chu KW

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for the evaluation of women with invasive breast cancer is rapidly gaining acceptance. The purpose of this study was to assess how surgeons in the Department of Defense (DOD) are incorporating SLNB into practice. METHODS:Surgeons at all DOD hospitals were telephonically sur...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Davis KG,Schriver JP,Waddell B

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00