Abstract:
:A technic of esophagogastrostomy is described for constructing an end-to-side, back-to-front anastomosis using stapling devices. Twelve consecutive cases are reported with no deaths and no anastomotic leaks.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Chassin JLdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(78)90305-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1978-09-01 00:00:00pages
399-404issue
3eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(78)90305-7journal_volume
136pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Changes in the surgical training landscape have sparked an interest in developing new educational models anchored on entrustment assessment. We sought to optimize the validated OpTrust entrustment assessment tool by comparing ratings from short-course video reviews to previously validated intraoperative asse...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.036
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Of six healthy laboratory workers with no history of illness caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, four exhibited positive skin responses at 24 hours, strong inhibition of leukocyte migration, and marked stimulation of blastogenesis of peripheral lymphocytes when exposed to a "cocktail" of three phenol-killed strains of P...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(77)90160-x
更新日期:1977-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of preoperative irradiation on the healing of low colorectal anastomoses was studied experimentally. In 12 dogs in whom preoperative irradiation of 4,000 rads was given before low colorectal stapled anastomosis was performed, anastomotic leakage occurred in 66 percent. More than half of the anastomotic leak...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(84)90099-0
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Between 1968 and 1979, 183 patients with invasive epidermoid cancer of the anal canal were treated at Institut Curie. There was 156 women, 27 men with a mean age of 67 +/- 11 years (range 40 to 85 years). The initial height of the tumor was less than 4 cm (65 patients), 4 to 6 cm (98 patients), and more than 6 cm (20 ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(84)90032-1
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A retrospective analysis of 176 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue has been reported. The tongue base and mobile tongue, believed to behave as two clinically distinct anatomic areas, have been compared and contrasted. Women comprised 25 percent of the patients with tumors of the base of the tongue and...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(83)90230-1
更新日期:1983-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Outpatient surgery is cost effective and convenient. The aim of this study was to determine the safety and feasibility of outpatient thyroidectomy. METHODS:Retrospective review was performed of all thyroidectomy patients from a tertiary care center between January 2004 and March 2010. RESULTS:One hundred f...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.023
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We performed an evaluation of antimicrobial guidelines for patients with surgical sepsis. METHODS:The purpose of this study was to validate current empiric antibiotic recommendations in our sepsis protocol based on the suspected site of infection. The primary objective was to assess the appropriateness of e...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.09.001
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::From 1972 to 1981, 430 patients were treated for bleeding peptic ulcer. Two hundred ten of the patients were treated surgically and 220 medically. In the surgically treated patients, mortality was high among those with posterior duodenal peptic ulcer and after gastrectomy rather than after vagotomy. Mortality after em...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(84)90170-3
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Despite efforts at standardization, evaluation and reporting of clerkships remains highly variable. This study reviews the current spectrum of surgical clerkship grading. METHODS:Data were reviewed for every medical school from which an application was received to a single surgery residency program in 2017 ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.024
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study was designed to establish whether the spatial structure of a prosthesis conditions its behavior at the peritoneal level. METHODS:Abdominal defects comprising all the wall (except skin) were created in rabbits and repaired with a laminar (DM) or reticular (CV-4) ePTFE-prosthesis. Fourteen days pos...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00907-8
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:For female breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing mastectomy, post-mastectomy breast reconstruction (PMBR) confers significant psychosocial benefits and improved cosmetic outcomes. The objective of this study is to explore whether the utilization of PMBR varies by race, marital status, and geographical locat...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.025
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an undertreated disease. This study's purpose is to determine if the calcium levels correlate with prevalence of symptoms and surgical treatment in patients with primary HPT. METHOD:Patients treated in 2006-2015 with serum calcium≥10.0 mg/dL and PTH>65 pg/mL were identif...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.010
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The clinical efficacy and safety of cefotetan was assessed in two multicenter clinical trials involving 335 evaluable patients hospitalized with obstetric and gynecologic infections. In Study I, cefotetan was compared with moxalactam and in Study II, cefotetan was compared with cefoxitin. The clinical response rate in...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80214-9
更新日期:1988-05-31 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Although 90% of patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) experience "excellent" or "good" results after thoracic outlet decompression, recurrent symptoms may develop in certain patients. METHODS:This is a retrospective review of patients with NTOS who developed recurrent symptoms of upper ex...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.050
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To perform a satisfaction/quality-of-life (QOL) survey of patients undergoing MammoSite brachytherapy (MBT; Hologic, Inc, Marlborough, MA). METHODS:We asked patients 15 questions regarding treatment decision-making, and experience on-therapy/post-treatment. RESULTS:A total of 52 patients responded (median fol...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.014
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vertebral arteriovenous fistulas are rare. A report of two cases is presented with problems related to diagnosis and therapy. An alternative approach to surgical management is given. ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(79)90320-9
更新日期:1979-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Randomized controlled trials have shown equivalent outcomes for laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) and open colectomy (OC) when performed by well-trained surgeons experienced in both techniques. Our goal was to evaluate the outcomes of LAC at a population level. METHODS:Using the prospectively collected ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.11.015
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The first case of a carotid body chemodectoma that was diagnosed using dynamic radionuclide perfusion angiography and subsequently excised is presented. The value of this technic in the investigation of pulsatile tumors is emphasized. ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(79)90043-6
更新日期:1979-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Emergency center thoracotomy is a heroic technique of resuscitation and treatment which was revived in the 1960s to improve the survival of patients presenting with cardiac wounds. With excellent survival rates attained in such patients, the technique was extended to victims of trauma with other mechanisms and locatio...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(86)90443-5
更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Emergency hernia repairs comprise one of the most common procedures performed in elderly patients and also carry a high risk of mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to examine the factors that might have an influence on the outcome of emergency hernia repairs in elderly patients. METHODS:A rev...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00765-6
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Over 10 years, 8 infants required surgery for central diaphragmatic herniation. Contrast peritoneography and technetium-99m-sulfur colloid radionuclide scanning were the most definitive diagnostic aids. Associated anomalies included variations of the pentalogy of Cantrell. A midline gastroduodenal loop was found in tw...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(84)90009-6
更新日期:1984-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of sulindac, a nonsteroid antiinflammatory drug, on colon polyposis has been evaluated in seven patients after subtotal colectomy and ileoproctostomy and in four patients with intact colons. The patients all had Gardner's syndrome or familial polyposis coli. All polyps were eliminated, except for a few that...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(89)90442-x
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Choledochal cysts (CDC) are rare congenital cystic lesions of the biliary tract. In North America the incidence of CDC is estimated as 1/150,000; it is not clear that the disease pattern in North America is similar to that in Asia. METHODS:Retrospective chart review. Statistical analysis was under taken usi...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.025
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Penetrating injuries of the subclavian artery occurs infrequently but represent a surgical challenge. We reviewed our experience with penetrating injury of the subclavian artery and identify factors that influenced morbidity and mortality. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed on 54 consecutive patie...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(03)00070-9
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B) overexpression is associated with the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS:LAPTM4B expression was evaluated in colorectal cancer patients by Western blot analysis and immunohistoche...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.02.003
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Definitive therapy for variceal hemorrhage has evolved during the past half century. Only completely decompressing shunts (nonselective shunts) were available before 1967. Additional options now include selective shunts, devascularization procedures, endoscopic sclerotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and hepatic transplantati...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80873-6
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Breast cancer in a young person is considered by many to be a rare and very aggressive disease. Theories regarding the aggressiveness of the disease are varied. This study was undertaken in an attempt to help formulate guidelines regarding screening for and treatment of breast cancer in the young patient. P...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80007-8
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPS) has become the modality of choice for complicated portal decompression. This study was undertaken to determine outcomes after TIPS and the usefulness of TIPS as a "bridge" to transplantation. METHODS:Patients undergoing TIPS from 2001 to 2010 at a t...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.06.005
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The few series of synchronous lung cancers have included small cell and carcinoid tumors. We wished to determine the prognosis for patients with synchronous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:A database of 3034 lung cancer patients was reviewed for synchronous NSCLC. Survival was determined by Ka...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00019-0
更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The association of pancreatitis with neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas is uncommon, whereas its association with exocrine pancreatic cancer is well recognized. Since the latter, but not the islet cell tumor, is thought to originate within the ductal system, it is not surprising that pancreatitis is less ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(96)00032-3
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00