Critical operative management of small bowel obstruction.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is currently the primary diagnostic procedure in diagnosing thyroid malignancy and guides surgeons on patient selection for thyroidectomy for thyroid nodules. Diagnostic sensitivity is reported to be approximately 80%; however, patients with negative FNA results do not necessaril...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tee YY,Lowe AJ,Brand CA,Judson RT

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The role of early endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) remains controversial. Previous studies have included only a relatively small number of patients with predicted severe ABP. We investigated the clinical effects of early ERCP in these pati...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： van Santvoort HC,Besselink MG,de Vries AC,Boermeester MA,Fischer K,Bollen TL,Cirkel GA,Schaapherder AF,Nieuwenhuijs VB,van Goor H,Dejong CH,van Eijck CH,Witteman BJ,Weusten BL,van Laarhoven CJ,Wahab PJ,Tan AC,Schwartz M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane (Tx) medication of depressed cardiac performance during abdominal aortic aneurysm operative surgery was studied by contrasting the effects of 650 mg aspirin administered 12 hours before operation to that of a placebo. In 11 patients who received a placebo, the stab...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Utsunomiya T,Krausz MM,Dunham B,Mannick JA,Allen PD,Shepro D,Hechtman HB

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among hypertensive and diabetic patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery, preoperative status and intraoperative changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP) were evaluated as predictors of postoperative ischemic complications. Of 254 patients evaluated before operation and monitored during operation, 30 (12%) had p...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Charlson ME,MacKenzie CR,Gold JP,Ales KL,Topkins M,Fairclough GP Jr,Shires GT

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a five-year period, 34 patients had persistence or recurrence of abnormal hemodynamic measurements in limbs after arterial reconstruction depsite graft patency documented by arteriography. Initial operations included aortofemoral (four), femorofemoral (ten), femoropopliteal (18), and femorotibial (two) bypass. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Mara CS,Flinn WR,Johnson ND,Bergan JJ,Yao JS

更新日期：1981-04-01 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 authors assessed the impact of gastrinoma resection on the subsequent development of hepatic metastases in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The symptoms of acid hypersecretion can be controlled medically in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome with high-dose pharmacologic therapy. The current ro...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fraker DL,Norton JA,Alexander HR,Venzon DJ,Jensen RT

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors evaluated the outcome and potential prognostic factors of 60 patients with surgically resected periampullary tumors. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Periampullary carcinomas exhibit different clinical behaviors according to their site of origin. There are no prognostic factors for deciding the type of su...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chan C,Herrera MF,de la Garza L,Quintanilla-Martinez L,Vargas-Vorackova F,Richaud-Patín Y,Llorente L,Uscanga L,Robles-Diaz G,Leon E

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate whether patients who undergo surgery in hospitals experiencing significant length of stay (LOS) reductions over time are exposed to a higher risk of severe adverse events in the postoperative period. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Surgical care innovation has encouraged hospi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pascal L,Polazzi S,Piriou V,Cotte E,Wegrzyn J,Carty MJ,Chollet F,Sanchez S,Lifante JC,Duclos A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors determined the effect of complications on length of stay (LOS) in surgical patients. SETTING:From 1987 to 1990, in the Professional General Surgical Unit of Royal Victoria Hospital, a retrospective survey was conducted on 5128 consecutively admitted patients with 396 different diagnosis; 228 dif...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McAleese P,Odling-Smee W

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of a novel 2-stage treatment with reductive surgery plus percutaneous isolated hepatic perfusion (PIHP) for multiple hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which was previously unresectable. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for HCC, but the majority of p...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ku Y,Iwasaki T,Tominaga M,Fukumoto T,Takahashi T,Kido M,Ogata S,Takahashi M,Kuroda Y,Matsumoto S,Obara H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve prognostic features of melanoma were examined in a series of 185 patients with nodal metastases (Stage II), who underwent surgical treatment at our institution during the past 20 years. Forty-four per cent of the patients presented with synchronous nodal metastases (substage IIA), 44% of the patients had delaye...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Balch CM,Soong SJ,Murad TM,Ingalls AL,Maddox WA

更新日期：1981-03-01 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：:Twenty-seven patients with postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas were treated with parenteral nutrition and SMS 201-995 (100 micrograms/8 hours, subcutaneously), a long half-life somatostatin analogue. At the time SMS 201-995 was started, 11 patients had low output fistulas (less than 1000 ml/48 hours), 11 patients h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nubiola P,Badia JM,Martinez-Rodenas F,Gil MJ,Segura M,Sancho J,Sitges-Serra A

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Demonstrate intratumoral genetic heterogeneity in rectal cancer. BACKGROUND:Several clinical management decisions in rectal cancer may be influenced by pretreatment biopsy information. However, in the setting of significant intratumoral heterogeneity, biopsies may not be representative of the entirety of the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bettoni F,Masotti C,Habr-Gama A,Correa BR,Gama-Rodrigues J,Vianna MR,Vailati BB,São Julião GP,Fernandez LM,Galante PA,Camargo AA,Perez RO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of intra-abdominal abscess by radiographic means often relies on combining the results of several different imaging modalities. Computed tomography (CT) has been shown to be a safe, accurate and rapid diagnostic method of diagnosing these abscesses. Five patients with a variety of intra-abdominal abscess...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Daffner RH,Halber MD,Morgan CL,Trought WS,Thompson WM,Rice RP

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of hepatic insufficiency associated with the multiple systems organ failure (MSOF) syndrome is unclear. The authors have investigated the possibility that a macrophage/Kupffer cell mediated modulation of hepatocyte function may play a role in this phenomenon. Isolated rat hepatocytes were cultured, and th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Keller GA,West MA,Cerra FB,Simmons RL

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:High rate of complications has been reported following revascularization for acute limb ischemia (ALI). No adjuvant pharmacologic treatment, apart from anticoagulation and standard perioperative care, has been shown clinically effective. OBJECTIVE:Aim of this study was to evaluate the effects o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： de Donato G,Gussoni G,de Donato G,Andreozzi GM,Bonizzoni E,Mazzone A,Odero A,Paroni G,Setacci C,Settembrini P,Veglia F,Martini R,Setacci F,Palombo D

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of ethanol on pancreatic blood flow and interstitial pH in chronic pancreatitis. BACKGROUND:Ethanol is known to contribute to the development of both acute and chronic pancreatitis. However, it is unclear how ethanol precipitates episodes of acute pa...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Toyama MT,Patel AG,Nguyen T,Ashley SW,Reber HA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 112 patients who underwent reoperation for primary hyperparathyroidism at the Massachusetts General Hospital between 1930 and 1975, all but 10 were treated successfully. Seventy-five initial explorations had been performed elsewhere, and 37 in our hospital. A total of 110 diseased parathyroids were unco...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wang CA

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to create a technical skills assessment toolbox for 35 basic and advanced skills/procedures that comprise the American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) surgical skills curriculum and to provide a critical appraisal of the included tools...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ghaderi I,Manji F,Park YS,Juul D,Ott M,Harris I,Farrell TM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the total burden of complications in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation (LT) between donation after circulatory death (DCD) and donation after brain death (DBD) grafts with the novel Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI). BACKGROUND:LT is complex surgery and the increasing us...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kalisvaart M,de Haan JE,Polak WG,Metselaar HJ,Wijnhoven BPL,IJzermans JNM,de Jonge J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1979 to 1983, 1726 carotid endarterectomies were performed at the Cleveland Clinic. During this period, 39 men (mean age, 60 years) and 22 women (mean age, 63 years) required 65 reoperations (3.8%) for correction of recurrent carotid stenosis occurring 3 to 194 months (mean, 42 months) after previous endarterecto...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Das MB,Hertzer NR,Ratliff NB,O'Hara PJ,Beven EG

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology and mechanisms by which severe trauma or sepsis induce hepatic failure are unknown. Previously we showed that Kupffer cells (KC), the fixed macrophages of the liver, induce a profound decrease in hepatocyte (HC) total-protein synthesis when exposed to endotoxin. Furthermore we demonstrated that endotoxin-...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Curran RD,Billiar TR,Stuehr DJ,Ochoa JB,Harbrecht BG,Flint SG,Simmons RL

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared the effects of intravenous administration of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (maize-derived) in 0.9% saline (Voluven; Fresenius Kabi, Runcorn, United Kingdom) and a "balanced" preparation of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (potato-derived) [Plasma Volume Redibag (PVR); Baxter Healthcare, Thetford, United Kingdom] o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chowdhury AH,Cox EF,Francis ST,Lobo DN

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize national trends in procedural management of renal trauma. BACKGROUND:Management of renal trauma has evolved to favor a more conservative approach. For patients requiring intervention, there is a paucity of information to characterize the nature of procedural therapy administered. METHODS:A r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Colaco M,Navarrete RA,MacDonald SM,Stitzel JD,Terlecki RP

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the value of cytology relative to imaging features in risk assessment for malignancy as defined in the Sendai Guidelines. BACKGROUND:The Sendai Guidelines list symptoms, cyst size >30 mm, dilated main pancreatic duct (MPD) >6 mm, mural nodule (MN) and "positive" cytology as high risk stigmata for ma...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Genevay M,Mino-Kenudson M,Yaeger K,Konstantinidis IT,Ferrone CR,Thayer S,Castillo CF,Sahani D,Bounds B,Forcione D,Brugge WR,Pitman MB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1016 Women were placed on estrogen support following hysterectomy and have been followed for a total of 14,318 patient/years. Support was principally conjugated estrogen with the customary dose 1.5 mg/day. The follow-up studies in this group of women shows a marked drop in deaths from all causes over those which might...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Byrd BF Jr,Burch JC,Vaughn WK

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of autologous platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) versus human albumin on incisional wound breaking strength and subcutaneous collagen deposition in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a randomized trial. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Platelet peptidic growth factors may stimulate colla...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Danielsen PL,Agren MS,Jorgensen LN

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the long-term results of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) measuring 5 cm or larger treated in a multimodality adjuvant protocol. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Transplant has been established as a viable treatment of HCC measuring less than 5 cm, but the results for larger tumor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Roayaie S,Frischer JS,Emre SH,Fishbein TM,Sheiner PA,Sung M,Miller CM,Schwartz ME

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00