Abstract:
:The technique of regional pancreatectomy as detailed is divided into five phases. The procedure includes en bloc regional lymph node dissection, peripancreatic soft tissue resection, and resection with reconstruction of the pancreatic segment of portal vein. The pancreatic resection can be subtotal or total.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Fortner JGdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(85)90444-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1985-11-01 00:00:00pages
593-600issue
5eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(85)90444-1journal_volume
150pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of checklist-driven preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings during the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical team training program. METHODS:A briefing score (1, never started; 2, started then discontinued; 3, maintained on original ta...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.011
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::By means of intragastric instillation of meat extract, two groups of duodenal ulcer patients were identified--antral responders and antral nonresponders. Antral response was abolished ater vagotomy and drainage or vagotomy-antrectomy. The differentiation would allow for selective surgery for duodenal ulcer patients. ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(77)90355-5
更新日期:1977-08-01 00:00:00
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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.07.011
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Teaching professionalism effectively to fully engaged residents is a significant challenge. A key question is whether the integration of professionalism into residency education leads to a change in resident culture. METHODS:The goal of this study was to assess whether professionalism has taken root in the ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.05.007
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of tumor location in breast cancer remains unclear. To better understand this relationship, we evaluated the Department of Defense tumor registry. METHODS:Patients with infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma or lobular carcinoma over a 10-year period were identified and analyzed. RE...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.039
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Three distinct forms of postoperative breakdown after Nissen fundoplication have been discussed. Disruption and recurrent reflux is most common, with slipping occurring infrequently. For the first time, three patients developing a proximal gastric pouch deformity causing partial obstruction of the fundus without recur...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(77)90278-1
更新日期:1977-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Currently, there is significant variability in the development, implementation and overarching goals of video review for assessment of surgical performance. METHODS:This paper evaluates the current methods in which video review is used for evaluation of surgical performance and identifies which processes ar...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.027
更新日期:2021-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(94)90213-5
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Our objective was to compare the outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in morbidly obese (body mass index [BMI] <50) patients with super morbidly obese (BMI >50) patients. METHODS:A prospective analysis of 120 patients who underwent laparoscopic RYGB at a community based teaching hospi...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.08.017
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically changed the healthcare system in the United States. This study aims to analyze the impact of the ACA on general surgery clinic visits and resultant procedures. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted on new patients who presented to the elective general surger...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.004
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A new surgical approach is proposed for patients with coarctation of the aorta associated with severe aortic valvular insufficiency. The valvular lesion should be repaired first and the coarctation corrected during a second operation; both interventions should be done during the same hospital stay. We base our approac...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(77)90424-x
更新日期:1977-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:It was hypothesized that routine operative drainage is unnecessary for elective hepatic resection. METHODS:A review was made of the clinical records of patients undergoing liver resection at a tertiary referral hepatobiliary surgery center since the conclusion in April of 1994 of our previous randomized dra...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00998-4
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Native Americans (NA) form a unique cohort of colon cancer (CC) patients among whom the variability in demographics and cancer characteristics remains unclear. METHODS:We abstracted the national estimates for NA with CC using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result (SEER) database. Trend analysis o...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.11.033
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the present study, we determined values for peritoneal fluid and blood ammonia, amylase, and lactic acid content in 11 dogs after experimental bowel strangulation. In the nine survivors of this group, we demonstrated a near linear increase in peritoneal fluid lactic acid over a 24-hour period, during which the plas...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(89)90311-5
更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The relationship between preoperative stenosis and the effect of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) upon internal carotid blood flow (ICF) is not well understood. With the intention of better characterizing this, we compared intraoperative measurements of internal carotid blood with the maximum single diameter ste...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(94)80051-0
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We evaluated the hormonal and metabolic responses of denervated pancreas allografts in nine volunteers 3 to 12 months after the transplant (initial) and again 1 year later (follow-up). Eight of the patients received simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants. The glucose clamp technique was used to create a square wave ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80398-8
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Phyllodes tumors (PTs) of the breast are rare, and their prognosis and treatment are still subject of discussion. The purpose of this study is to clarify therapeutic aspects and prognostic factors of this disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 106 patients who had h...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.04.007
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Since any intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is at least premalignant, avoiding conversion to invasion by pancreatic resection should provide a survival advantage-but how much? METHODS:We reviewed 100 cases of IPMN that were resected. Survival was compared between 3 groups: noninvasive IPMN (n =...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.020
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Injuries to the inferior vena cava are being seen with increasing frequency in the civilian population. A review of the experience at UCLA/Harbor General Hospital Medical Center over a ten year period (1966 to 1976) discloses thirty-four patients with major injuries to the inferior vena cava, with an overall mortality...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(77)90279-3
更新日期:1977-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:New prognosticators are necessary for optimizing the extent of thyroidectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy in differentiated thyroid carcinoma. METHODS:Tumor microvessel density (MVD), expression of thymidine phosphorylase (dThdPase) and CD68 stained macrophages were evaluated in 71 differentiated thyroid carci...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00238-4
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Despite significant advantages to patients, less than 5% of all colorectal surgeries for cancer are performed laparoscopically. A minimally invasive colorectal cancer program was created in our Veterans' Affairs hospital with the intent of increasing access and improving quality of patient care while maintai...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.016
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal protocol applied towards perioperative patient care. ERAS programs are implemented by a multidisciplinary team centered around the patient, incorporating outpatient clinical staff, preoperative nurses, anesthesiologists, operative nurses, postoperative recovery st...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.11.009
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study evaluated a simulated pages curriculum that was developed to assess communication and clinical decision making in medical students and interns. METHODS:A curriculum consisting of 14 simulated pages was administered across 5 institutions to 150 senior medical students. A 3-case subset was administ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.01.014
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the specific kit-positive mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, are rarely found in the anorectum and account for only 0.1% of all colorectal tumors. The main stem of therapy remains surgical excision. The standard surgical approach for anorectal GISTs inc...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.10.013
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Assessing outcomes in patients with colon cancer (CC) undergoing surgical intervention is challenging. Frailty has been as established tool for assessing patient outcomes. The aim was of this study was to assess role of frailty in patients with CC. METHODS:National estimates for patients with CC were abst...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.07.006
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our experience from 1960 to 1976 with total infrarenal aortic thrombosis (Leriche syndrome) was reviewed. Sixteen heavy smokers (14 men and 2 women) with an average age of fifty-four years underwent thrombectomy with aortoiliac (12 patients) or aortofemoral (4) Dacron bypasses. The last ten patients were hydrated for ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(77)90331-2
更新日期:1977-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Residents are more likely to learn from educational experiences when properly prepared from the start of instruction and expectations are clear and consistent. The purpose of this study was to examine what first year residents need to know and be able to perform before starting their rotation in the intensiv...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(96)00029-3
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this research was to assess reliability and construct validity of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for evaluating the clinical skills of surgical residents. Reliability refers to precision of the examination and construct validity to the degree to which the examination can discrimina...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(06)80029-2
更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Splenic infarction is rare in inflammatory diseases of the pancreas, although the spleen and its vessels have an intimate relation with the pancreas. Most reported cases are of focal infarction, and treatment is mostly conservative. The authors report a case of diffuse splenic infarction in a 17-year-old boy with seve...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.03.020
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The radial forearm free flap has become a workhorse flap in head and neck reconstruction. Its lack of bulk, ease of dissection, vascularity, and malleability are among its many advantages. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A review of 157 radial forearm free flaps performed in 155 patients between March 1988 and June 19...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80096-0
更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00