Pigment gallstones form as a composite of bacterial microcolonies and pigment solids.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The HepatAssist liver support system is an extracorporeal porcine hepatocyte-based bioartificial liver (BAL). The safety and efficacy of the BAL were evaluated in a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial in patients with severe acute liver failure. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In experimental anim...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Demetriou AA,Brown RS Jr,Busuttil RW,Fair J,McGuire BM,Rosenthal P,Am Esch JS 2nd,Lerut J,Nyberg SL,Salizzoni M,Fagan EA,de Hemptinne B,Broelsch CE,Muraca M,Salmeron JM,Rabkin JM,Metselaar HJ,Pratt D,De La Mata M,Mc

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Clinical coding is the translation of clinical activity into a coded language. Coded data drive hospital reimbursement and are used for audit and research, and benchmarking and outcomes management purposes. METHODS:We undertook a 2-center audit of coding accuracy across surgery. Clinician-auditor multidisci...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nouraei SA,Hudovsky A,Frampton AE,Mufti U,White NB,Wathen CG,Sandhu GS,Darzi A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare three options for the elective treatment of portal hypertension during a 10-year period. METHODS:Patients included in the trial were 18 to 76 years old, had a history of bleeding portal hypertension, and had undergone no prior treatment. Treatment options were beta-blockers (propranolol), scleroth...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Orozco H,Mercado MA,Chan C,Guillén-Navarro E,López-Martínez LM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes 140 cases in which Linton splenorenal shunts were performed for the management of the complications of portal hypertension by a large number of surgeons in a single hospital. There was a history of variceal bleeding in 130. Using the Childs designation to reflect hepatic functional reserve, the o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ottinger LW

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine overall survival and disease-free survival in selected patients with nonresectable liver-only colorectal cancer receiving liver transplantation. BACKGROUND:Patients with nonresectable colorectal cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy has a 5-year overall survival of about 10%. Liver transplant...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dueland S,Syversveen T,Solheim JM,Solberg S,Grut H,Bjørnbeth BA,Hagness M,Line PD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Middle aortic syndrome typically occurs as severe hypertension in young patients who have weak or absent femoral pulses and an abdominal bruit. It results from a diffuse narrowing of the distal thoracic and abdominal aorta, commonly involving the visceral and renal arteries. The clinical presentation, angiographic ass...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Messina LM,Reilly LM,Goldstone J,Ehrenfeld WK,Ferrell LD,Stoney RJ

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This single-institution review examined the incidence of biliary stricture formation after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for benign and malignant periampullary disease. BACKGROUND:The incidence and course of stricture of the hepaticojejunostomy have not been documented after PD. METHODS:Between January 1995 ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： House MG,Cameron JL,Schulick RD,Campbell KA,Sauter PK,Coleman J,Lillemoe KD,Yeo CJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe causes of death in the first year after esophagectomy and determine the time frame that should be used for measurement of quality of surgery. A case-mix adjustment model was developed for the comparison between hospitals. BACKGROUND:The time period in which postoperative mortality should be measu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Talsma AK,Lingsma HF,Steyerberg EW,Wijnhoven BP,Van Lanschot JJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study hypothesized that tumor size, number of tumors, surgical approach, and tumor histology significantly affected microwave ablation (MWA) success and recurrence-free survival. BACKGROUND:Although many hepatobiliary centers have adopted MWA, the factors that influence local control are not well descri...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Groeschl RT,Pilgrim CH,Hanna EM,Simo KA,Swan RZ,Sindram D,Martinie JB,Iannitti DA,Bloomston M,Schmidt C,Khabiri H,Shirley LA,Martin RC,Tsai S,Turaga KK,Christians KK,Rilling WS,Gamblin TC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate whether current practice where residents perform appendectomies affects quality of care. Therefore, we investigated whether there was a difference in incidence of complications and mortality in appendectomies performed by surgeons (S), supervis...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Graat LJ,Bosma E,Roukema JA,Heisterkamp J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressures in the Oddi sphincter and common bile duct were determined before, immediately after and several weeks after endoscopic papillotomy. Fifteen patients were included in the study. Significant decreases in Oddi sphincter and common bile duct pressures were found and the decrease in Oddi sphincter pressure was t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Funch-Jensen P,Csendes A,Kruse A,Oster MJ,Amdrup E

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes of fenestrated (FEVAR) and open repairs of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (cAAA). BACKGROUND:FEVAR has emerged as an alternative to open surgery for treating cAAA, but direct comparisons are limited. METHODS:We studied all repairs of intact or symptomatic cAAA in the Vascular Quality...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Donnell TFX,Boitano LT,Deery SE,Schermerhorn ML,Schanzer A,Beck AW,Green RM,Takayama H,Patel VI

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Early hospital readmission is a common and costly problem in the Medicare population. In 2009, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services began mandating hospital reporting of disease-specific readmission rates. We sought to determine the rate and predictors of readmission after colectomy for cancer, as ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Greenblatt DY,Weber SM,O'Connor ES,LoConte NK,Liou JI,Smith MA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to determine the best provocative test for the diagnosis of gastrinoma, ten normal subjects, 13 patients with known gastrinoma, and one patient with presumed gastrinoma were administered four regimens: (1) rapid calcium infusion (2 mg Ca++/kg/min), (2) secretin (2 clinical units (CU)/kg/bolus), (3) long ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Romanus ME,Neal JA,Dilley WG,Leight GS,Linehan WM,Santen RJ,Farndon JR,Jones RS,Wells SA Jr

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Using a prospective randomized study to assess postoperative morbidity and pancreatic function after pancreaticoduodenectomy with pancreaticojejunostomy and duct occlusion without pancreaticojejunostomy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy are largely due to leak...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tran K,Van Eijck C,Di Carlo V,Hop WC,Zerbi A,Balzano G,Jeekel H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior experience with the rare combination of horseshoe kidney and significant atherosclerotic vascular disease suggests difficulty in intraoperative management, often requiring division of the renal isthmus or sacrifice of some renal tissue. Seven patients have been managed successfully over the past ten years at The...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lobe TE,Martin EW Jr,Cooperman M,Vasko J,Evans WE

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 360 patients underwent preoperative cardiac risk assessment using 23 clinical parameters, seven multivariate clinical scoring systems, and quantitative dipyridamole-thallium imaging to predict postoperative and long-term myocardial infarction and cardiac death after noncardiac surgery. There were 30 postope...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lette J,Waters D,Bernier H,Champagne P,Lassonde J,Picard M,Cerino M,Nattel S,Boucher Y,Heyen F

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric carcinoma following operation for benign peptic ulcer disease has been considered rare but nine patients have been seen during the past five years. All were male patients, the average time interval from prior ulcer operation to development of cancer was 17 years, but was a short as ten years. The symptoms of c...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Eberlein TJ,Lorenzo FV,Webster MW

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify the utility of "keyhole" thoracotomy approaches to single vessel coronary artery bypass surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although minimally invasive surgery is efficacious in a wide variety of surgical disciplines, it has been slow to emerge in cardiac surgery. Amo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Landreneau RJ,Mack MJ,Magovern JA,Acuff TA,Benckart DH,Sakert TA,Fetterman LS,Griffith BP

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 915 resections for bronchogenic carcinoma over a 25-year period (1945-1969), 249 patients survived over 5 years; 127 of the patients eligible survived over 10 years, 61 over 15 years, and 22 over 20 years. The case material was divided into three time periods: 1945-49, 1950-59 and 1960-69, as well as by extent of r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Paulson DL,Reisch JS

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the outcomes of elderly patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status who undergo emergency general surgery and to improve understanding of the relationship between preoperative DNR status and postoperative mortality. BACKGROUND:Preoperative DNR status has previously been shown to predict increas...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Scarborough JE,Pappas TN,Bennett KM,Lagoo-Deenadayalan S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare the hand-sewn and stapled methods in esophagogastric anastomosis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:After esophageal resection for cancer, the relative merits of the hand-sewn and the stapled methods of esophagogastric anastomosis, especially regarding leakage and stricture r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Law S,Fok M,Chu KM,Wong J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between pre- and perioperative factors and pouch-related septic complications (PRSC) in ulcerative colitis (UC) and in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:For patients with UC and FAP, IPAA is the surgical therapy ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Heuschen UA,Hinz U,Allemeyer EH,Autschbach F,Stern J,Lucas M,Herfarth C,Heuschen G

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinoma involving the distal esophagus usually is far advanced when the patient is first seen. Adenocarcinoma differs from squamous carcinoma of the esophagus since it is relatively unresponsive to radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus resembles gastric cancer in its tendency to for...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mahoney JL,Condon RE

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the accuracy of the modified Fried Index (mFI) and the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) to predict death or patient-reported new disability 90 days after major elective surgery. BACKGROUND:The association of frailty with patient-reported outcomes, and comparisons between preoperative frailty instrumen...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McIsaac DI,Taljaard M,Bryson GL,Beaulé PE,Gagné S,Hamilton G,Hladkowicz E,Huang A,Joanisse JA,Lavallée LT,MacDonald D,Moloo H,Thavorn K,van Walraven C,Yang H,Forster AJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively evaluate the psychosocial outcomes and body image of patients 2 years postmastectomy reconstruction using a multicenter, multisurgeon approach. BACKGROUND:Although breast reconstruction has been shown to confer significant psychosocial benefits in breast cancer patients at year 1 postreconst...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Atisha D,Alderman AK,Lowery JC,Kuhn LE,Davis J,Wilkins EG

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to compare the ultrastructure pulmonary effects of the infusion of homologous and heterologous serum albumin solution in the treatment of hemorrhagic shock in baboons. Adult baboons subjected to hemorrhagic shock were resuscitated with either baboon serum albumin, human serum albumin, or R...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Moss GS,Das Gupta TK,Brinkman R,Sehgal L,Newsom B

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A historical review of work bearing on the rationale for hepatic artery ligation in the treatment of malignant disease in the liver is presented, particularly the early work showing that malignant disease of the liver is supplied primarily by the arterial circulation and not by the portal. A review is presented of som...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McDermott WV Jr,Hensle TW

更新日期：1974-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) develops in virtually all patients affected with multiple endocrine neoplasia type II (MEN II), a disease inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The thyroid tumor cells secrete calcitonin (CT) and the detection of elevated plasma levels (>300 pg/ml) of this hormone in MEN II kindre...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wells SA Jr,Baylin SB,Gann DS,Farrell RE,Dilley WG,Preissig SH,Linehan WM,Cooper CW

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00