Epidural electrical stimulation in severe limb ischemia. Pain relief, increased blood flow, and a possible limb-saving effect.

abstract：:This report reviews the experience of the Hepatobiliary Unit, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London with 16 patients having proximal extrahepatic bile duct malignancy who underwent resection and a comparable group of 15 patients who had surgical bypass. The purposes of the review were to eval...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Beazley RM,Hadjis N,Benjamin IS,Blumgart LH

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of pH on the tensile properties of eight commonly used 2-0 suture materials--plain catgut, Dexon, Vicryl, silk, Nurolon, Ethilon, Mersilene, and Prolene--were examined. The pH level ranged from 3.0 to 10.0. In general, absorbable suture materials were more sensitive to pH than non-absorbable suture materia...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chu CC,Moncrief G

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphologic characteristics of a scar may render it an "immunologically privileged site" providing fertile ground for tumor occurrence and growth. We sought to extend this concept and to determine the effect of different stages of wound healing on tumor occurrence. Syngeneic strain-2 guinea pigs and a methylcholan...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pendergrast WJ Jr,Futrell JW

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:Local and distant disease recurrence are frequently observed following pancreatic cancer resection, but an improved understanding of resection margin assessment is required to aid tailored therapies. METHODS:Analyses were carried out to assess the association between clinical characteristics a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ghaneh P,Kleeff J,Halloran CM,Raraty M,Jackson R,Melling J,Jones O,Palmer DH,Cox TF,Smith CJ,O'Reilly DA,Izbicki JR,Scarfe AG,Valle JW,McDonald AC,Carter R,Tebbutt NC,Goldstein D,Padbury R,Shannon J,Dervenis C,G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the dramatically increased entry of women into general surgery and surgical subspecialties, traditionally male-dominated fields, there remains a gross under-representation of women in the leadership positions of these departments. Women begin their careers with fewer academic resources and tend to progress thr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zhuge Y,Kaufman J,Simeone DM,Chen H,Velazquez OC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study determined the association between proximal gastrointestinal (GI) colonization and the development of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection and multiple organ failure (MOF) in a population of critically ill surgical patients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:ICU-acquired infection in association wit...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Marshall JC,Christou NV,Meakins JL

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current performance and applicability of elective hepatic resection represents an impressive evolution. From removal of tumor-bearing, ill-defined portions of the liver, which is always threatened by the inability to control bleeding, surgery of the liver has progressed to hemostatically controlled dissection of a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schwartz SI

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred and forty eight patients operated upon for chronic pancreatitis were reviewed retrospectively in 5-20 year followup. Treatment was by drainage of the duct of Wirsung to adefunctionalized jejunal loop, distal pancreatectomy, pancreato-duodenectomy, splanchnicectomy with an operative mortality of 5%. Influen...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leger L,Lenriot JP,Lemaigre G

更新日期：1974-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of oral supplementation of the gut enzyme intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) in preventing antibiotic-associated infections from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and Clostridium difficile. BACKGROUND:The intestinal microbiota plays a pivotal role in human ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Alam SN,Yammine H,Moaven O,Ahmed R,Moss AK,Biswas B,Muhammad N,Biswas R,Raychowdhury A,Kaliannan K,Ghosh S,Ray M,Hamarneh SR,Barua S,Malo NS,Bhan AK,Malo MS,Hodin RA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate both institutional and individual learning curves with focused abdominal ultrasound for trauma (FAST) by analyzing the incidence of diagnostic inaccuracies as a function of examiner experience for a group of trauma surgeons performing the study in the setting of an urban level I trauma center. SU...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McCarter FD,Luchette FA,Molloy M,Hurst JM,Davis K Jr,Johannigman JA,Frame SB,Fischer JE

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively characterize changes in body weight, satiety, and postprandial gut hormone profiles following esophagectomy. BACKGROUND:With improved oncologic outcomes in esophageal cancer, there is an increasing focus on functional status and health-related quality of life in survivorship. Early satiety a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Elliott JA,Docherty NG,Eckhardt HG,Doyle SL,Guinan EM,Ravi N,Reynolds JV,Roux CWL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients, ages 7 and 17, with unresectable obstructions within the left ventricular cavity, have been managed by interposing a conduit bearing a porcine aortic valve between the apex of the left ventricle and the infra-renal abdominal aorta. The younger child had idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dembitsky WP,Weldon CS

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:Watch-and-wait approach in rectal cancer relies on the identification of a clinical complete response (CR) after neoadjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy. This is mainly performed by rectal examination, magnetic resonance imaging, and endoscopy. Endoscopy has been less well studied, and the objective of...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： van der Sande ME,Maas M,Melenhorst J,Breukink SO,van Leerdam ME,Beets GL

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) in a subset of patients admitted specifically to a surgical service. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:CDC is an increasingly prevalent nosocomial infection that can prolong hospitalization and adversely affect patient outcome. Although this disease h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kent KC,Rubin MS,Wroblewski L,Hanff PA,Silen W

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism was studied in a well-defined geriatric population of 1129 individuals during a three-month interval. Primary hyperparathyroidism was diagnosed in 1.5%. The diagnosis was based on a morphologic and biochemic basis. From clinical material consisting of 400 patients treated surgically for pri...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tibblin S,Pålsson N,Rydberg J

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of 103 patients with carcinoid tumors consecutively referred for medical treatment, the most common sites of the primary tumors were the ileum (73%), bronchi (7%), and jejunum (4%). All patients had local metastases, and 96 (93%) also had liver metastases. The most common initial symptoms were d...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Norheim I,Oberg K,Theodorsson-Norheim E,Lindgren PG,Lundqvist G,Magnusson A,Wide L,Wilander E

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determines the infiltration rate of proximal and distal margins of resection in patients operated on for gastric cancer at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. Two hundred and eighty-five proximal margins and 286 distal margins were reviewed, and the incidence of infiltration was related to the length of...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bozzetti F,Bonfanti G,Bufalino R,Menotti V,Persano S,Andreola S,Doci R,Gennari L

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The value of laparoscopy in appendicitis is not established. Studies suffer from multiple limitations. Our aim is to compare the safety and benefits of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in a prospective randomized double blind study. METHODS:Two hundred forty-seven patients were analyzed fo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Katkhouda N,Mason RJ,Towfigh S,Gevorgyan A,Essani R

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) provide a spectrum of neoplastic changes ranging from benign to malignant. The authors have correlated K-ras mutations and p53 overexpression with the evolution of these tumors. METHODS:Areas of mild, moderate, or severe dysplasia were microdissected from paraffin-...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Jimenez RE,Warshaw AL,Z'graggen K,Hartwig W,Taylor DZ,Compton CC,Fernández-del Castillo C

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prevalence of documented preoperative code status discussions and post-operative outcomes (specifically mortality, readmission and discharge disposition) of patients with completed Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments (MOLST) forms before surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:A MOLST form...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tanious M,Lindvall C,Cooper Z,Tukan N,Peters S,Streid J,Fields K,Bader A

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent data from Iraq supporting early aggressive use of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in a 1:1 ratio to packed red blood cells (PRBCs) has led many civilian trauma centers to adopt this resource intensive strategy. METHODS:Prospective data were collected on 806 consecutive trauma patients admitted to the inten...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Scalea TM,Bochicchio KM,Lumpkins K,Hess JR,Dutton R,Pyle A,Bochicchio GV

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of preoperative dysplasia grade, appearance, and site on risk and location of cancer in patients with colitis. BACKGROUND:The ability to predict the presence and location of cancer in colitis patients with dysplasia is essential to facilitate recommendations regarding the necessity ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kiran RP,Ahmed Ali U,Nisar PJ,Khoury W,Gu J,Shen B,Remzi FH,Hammel JP,Lavery IC,Fazio VW,Goldblum JR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1969 to 1985, 129 patients with combined pancreatoduodenal injuries were treated at one urban trauma center. A total of 104 patients (80.6%) had penetrating wounds, and multiple visceral and vascular injuries were usually associated with the pancreatoduodenal injury. Primary repair or resection of one or both org...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Martin TD,Cruse PA,Graham JM,Burch JM,Mattox KL,Bitondo CG,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of improved surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on the survival of patients with screened HCC. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:It is unclear whether the advent of new treatment modalities such as liver transplantation and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in recent years have imp...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chan AC,Poon RT,Ng KK,Lo CM,Fan ST,Wong J

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the feasibility and outcomes of video-based peer feedback through social networking to facilitate robotic surgical skill acquisition. BACKGROUND:The acquisition of surgical skills may be challenging for novel techniques and/or those with prolonged learning curves. METHODS:Randomized controlled tr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Carter SC,Chiang A,Shah G,Kwan L,Montgomery JS,Karam A,Tarnay C,Guru KA,Hu JC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare resection rates and outcome of patients subsequently referred with hepatic metastases whose initial colon cancers were resected by surgeons with different specialty interests. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Variation in practice among noncolorectal specialist surgeons has led to recommendations that colo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wigmore SJ,Madhavan K,Currie EJ,Bartolo DC,Garden OJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to review the operative results and oncological outcomes of anterior resection for rectal and rectosigmoid cancer. Comparison was made between patients with total mesorectal excision (TME) for mid and distal cancer and partial mesorectal excision (PME) for proximal cancer, when a 4- to 5-cm me...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Law WL,Chu KW

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Advances in molecular biology have led to the identification of potential markers of prognostic and therapeutic importance in human cancers. HER-2 testing and targeted therapy now represents a critical cornerstone in the management of breast cancer. The objectives of the current study were to determine the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chiu CG,Masoudi H,Leung S,Voduc DK,Gilks B,Huntsman DG,Wiseman SM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00