Abstract：
:The value of barium enema examination in diagnosing acute appendicitis in patients with equivocal findings has been confirmed by our experience with five patients. Cecal spasm, extrinsic compression of the cecum, nonvisualization of the appendix, and partial visualization of the appendix appear to be useful roentgenographic signs, either singly or in combination, in diagnosing acute appendicitis. We have had absolute pathologic correlation between the barium enema findings andthe subsequent clinical course of all the patients in whom we conducted this examination. When performed by an experienced radiologist, the barium enema examination carries no increased risk, and we have seen no complications from this procedure.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Smith DE,Kirchmer NA,Stewart DRdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(79)90306-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1979-12-01 00:00:00pages
829-34issue
6eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(79)90306-4journal_volume
138pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about postgastrectomy syndrome and quality of life (QOL after laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (LAPPG). The aim of this study was to assess postgastrectomy syndrome and QOL after LAPPG as compared with laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with Billroth-I reconstruction (...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.09.041
更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, increasingly accessible and novel genetic technologies have spurred keen interest in the application of cancer genetics in predicting prognosis and response to treatment. In particular, investigators have eagerly sought to establish and validate genetic signatures that might improve the iden...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.06.019
更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pulmonary metastases are the primary cause of death due to bone and soft tissue sarcomas. We have previously shown that an aggressive approach and a new technique of multiple pulmonary metastasectomies have resulted in improved survival for patients with pulmonary metastases. In this follow-up study, an expanded datab...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)81150-x
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely accepted that mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with irradiation yield similar results, yet many women continue to receive mastectomy. This study evaluates factors contributing to surgical decision-making in breast cancer. Registry data were obtained on all patients treated at the S...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.031
更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:A high rate of facial nerve paralysis (FNP) develops after parotid surgery, but there have been few clinical trials on treatments to improve recovery times. This study evaluated the efficacy of prednisolone in these patients. METHODS:A total of 123 patients who underwent parotidectomy without injury to the ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.04.010
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The lifetime risk for developing thin (< or =1 mm) melanoma continues to increase steadily. Although generally associated with an excellent prognosis, it also has a proven capacity to metastasize. There has been increasing interest in using sentinel lymph node biopsy to improve staging for thin melanoma. However, it i...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.011
更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal obstruction (IO) is a common pediatric surgical emergency in sub-Saharan Africa with high morbidity and mortality, but little is known about its etiopathogenesis in Malawi. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of patients seen from February 2012 to June 2014 at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Mala...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.11.024
更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of breast-imaging studies in identifying cancer and high-risk lesions among patients with spontaneous, single-duct, nipple discharge (SSND). METHODS:The medical records of 168 cases with SSND treated with duct excision between June 1998 and May 2004 wer...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.06.032
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, >200 meshes are commercially available in the United States. To help guide appropriate mesh selection, the investigators examined the postsurgical experiences of all patients undergoing ventral hernia repair at their facility from 2008 to 2011 with ≥12 months of follow-up. METHODS:A retrospective...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.01.026
更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Vertical banded gastroplasty creates a channel by two applications of the TA-90 stapler from an end-to-end anastomosis window above the crow's foot to the angle of His, against a 32 F. tube along the lesser curvature. The caudad end of the channel is restricted by a 5 cm collar. Thirty-one obese patients more than 45 ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80125-9
更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Four hundred seventy-eight patients with hand burns (786 hands) were treated at the burn service of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Long-term evaluation showed that early incision and immediate autografting of deep second degree, mixed second and third degree, and third degree full-thickness hand burns resulted in...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80049-0
更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A technique for carotid endarterectomy done under general anesthesia features the routine use of a straight shunt, precise removal of all plaque and shreds of media, and routine completion angiography done as a means of quality control. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80274-0
更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Our purpose in this study was to determine whether tumor DNA content is a prognostic factor independent of other standard clinical and histologic parameters in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck region. Tumor DNA content was determined in 76 patients with primary resectable SCC of the oral cavity, lary...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80291-5
更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Intestinal infarction is a condition with a high rate of mortality. Progress in the fields of anesthesia, maintenance of electrolyte balance, and intensive postoperative care has made survival possible in a number of patients subjected to extensive resection of the small intestine. Many of these patients, however, lat...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(75)90322-0
更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 5 year experience of 248 patients with isolated penetrating lower chest injury was reviewed. Twenty-two (15 percent) of the stab wounds and 46 (46 percent) of the gunshot wounds caused associated intraabdominal injury. Among those taken to the operating room for laparotomy, physical examination proved misleading in ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90104-x
更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined by numerous comorbidities. We sought to assess MetS's effect on the 7 main emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures that constitute 80% of EGS procedures, mortalities, complications, and costs. METHODS:Data were acquired from the ACS-NSQIP database from 2005 to 2017. C...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.12.021
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mesenteric vascular disease continues to be associated with an extremely high mortality. It is not necessarily a disease of old age: 20 of the 75 patients in our series were less than 60 years of age. In retrospect, earlier diagnosis and a more aggressive approach could have improved the survival rate of 17.3 percent....
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90251-2
更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:When sentinel node dissection reveals breast cancer metastasis, completion axillary lymph node dissection is ideally performed during the same operation. Intraoperative histologic techniques have low and variable sensitivity. A new intraoperative molecular assay (GeneSearch BLN Assay; Veridex, LLC, Warren, N...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.008
更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 1 million healthcare providers have participated in the Advanced Trauma Life Support course. No studies have evaluated factors that predict course performance. This study aims to identify these predictors. METHODS:All participants taking the course at 2 centers over a 4-year period were identified. Dem...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.03.007
更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes of patients who become pregnant within the first year after surgery and those who delayed pregnancy until after 1 year after surgery. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed to identify patients who became pregnant after their gastric-bypass surgery from...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.041
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to establish a relationship between critical ischemia of the lower limb and kidney dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:At rest, urine samples were collected from three groups: group A, 16 patients with critical ischemia; group B, 22 patients with stable intermittent claudication; and...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01406-x
更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Loss of function of the tumor suppressor gene TP53 contributes to the development of several tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We screened DNA samples from 47 patients with upper respiratory system squamous cell carcinomas for the presence of TP53 mutations. Exons 4 to 8 of the TP53 gene were amplified by the po...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)80337-7
更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical length of stay (LOS) has been correlated with quality of care, with shorter stays implying better care. The relationship between LOS and postdischarge complications (PDCs) has not been evaluated effectively. METHODS:The 2005 to 2007 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data were queried fo...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.04.006
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Occult primary breast cancer (OPBC) represents less than 1% of breast cancer. In only a third of cases, mammography identifies a primary tumor. We hypothesized that rotating delivery of excitation off-resonance breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) would identify or exclude the breast as a primary site in ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)00221-4
更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:When dense hemiparesis has developed appropriate to the operated vessel after carotid surgery, the patient has been immediately returned to the operating room for reexploration of the vessel and thrombectomy. Over a 5-year period, we identified four patients who developed dense hemiparesis in the recovery room postope...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)81262-0
更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Significant salvage of patients with a wide variety of cysts and benign tumors of the liver and of some patients with biliary strictures can be achieved by hepatic resection in carefully selected clinical situations with a low operative mortality rate and an acceptable postoperative complication rate. Still to be dete...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90123-5
更新日期：1979-04-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00525-0
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Although informed consent is vital to patient-physician communication, little training is provided to surgical trainees. We hypothesized that highlighting critical aspects of informed consent would improve resident performance. METHODS:Eighty (out of 88) surgical postgraduate year 1 surgical residents were ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.12.044
更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Radionuclide lymphograms provide invaluable preoperative information on many truncal melanomas of the skin that require elective regional lymph node dissection. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80138-0
更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:In about 30% of patients, chronic pancreatitis leads to an inflammatory enlargement of the pancreatic head with subsequent obstruction of the pancreatic duct, common bile duct, and duodenum. METHODS:In a prospective, randomized controlled trial, we compared duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPP...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)80111-1
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
