Abdominal aortic surgery in the presence of a horseshoe kidney.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility, safety, and outcome of laparoscopic liver resection for malignant liver tumors. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The precise role of laparoscopy in resection of liver malignancies (hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] and liver metastases) remains controversial despite an increasing number of pub...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gigot JF,Glineur D,Santiago Azagra J,Goergen M,Ceuterick M,Morino M,Etienne J,Marescaux J,Mutter D,van Krunckelsven L,Descottes B,Valleix D,Lachachi F,Bertrand C,Mansvelt B,Hubens G,Saey JP,Schockmel R,Hepatobiliary a

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determined the molecular mechanisms for the failure of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) to inhibit the growth of SW1116 and SW48 colon cancer cell lines. BACKGROUND:Transforming growth factor-beta is a bifunctional regulator of cell growth that typically stimulates proliferation of mese...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： MacKay SL,Yaswen LR,Tarnuzzer RW,Moldawer LL,Bland KI,Copeland EM 3rd,Schultz GS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new system for long-term, 24-hour, ambulatory dual gastroduodenal pH monitoring is described. Eighteen patients with active duodenal ulcers and ten healthy subjects were studied. Simultaneous gastric and duodenal bulb pH were measured during fasting, the ingestion of a solid meal, and for the remainder of the 24-hou...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Eriksen CA,Sadek SA,Cuschieri A

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 20 months, 28 patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux were treated with the Angelchik anti-reflux prosthesis. The patients ranged in age from 12 to 75 years, with symptoms present from one to 24 years. Vigorous medical management had failed with all patients prior to surgery. Before operation...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Starling JR,Reichelderfer MO,Pellett JR,Belzer FO

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate (1) levels of the host-defense/antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in patients with trauma and hemorrhagic shock (HS) and (2) the effects of a synthetic host-defense peptide; Pep19-4LF on multiple organ failure (MOF) associated with HS. BACKGROUND:HS is a common cause of death in severely injured patient...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Yamada N,Martin LB,Zechendorf E,Purvis GSD,Chiazza F,Varrone B,Collino M,Shepherd J,Heinbockel L,Gutsmann T,Correa W,Brandenburg K,Marx G,Schuerholz T,Brohi K,Thiemermann C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of herpes simplex viral (HSV) amplicon vectors for production of tumor vaccines and to determine if such vaccines expressing combinations of immunostimulatory agents may be effective in the treatment of experimental liver cancer. METHODS:A hepatic metastatic tumor model using CT-26 colore...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Delman KA,Zager JS,Bennett JJ,Malhotra S,Ebright MI,McAuliffe PF,Halterman MW,Federoff HJ,Fong Y

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-nine patients undergoing elective or emergent gastric surgery have been included in this study. Gastric needle aspiration was performed at the time of surgery in each case, followed by qualitative aerobic and anaerobic bacteriologic analysis. In 18 patients undergoing elective operation for chronic nonobstructin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nichols RL,Smith JW

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the feasibility and safety of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) appendectomy, and to analyze separately the transvaginal appendectomy (TVAE) and the transgastric appendectomy (TGAE) procedures. BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic appendectomy has rare but relevant complications, namely i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bulian DR,Kaehler G,Magdeburg R,Butters M,Burghardt J,Albrecht R,Bernhardt J,Heiss MM,Buhr HJ,Lehmann KS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An analysis of the injuries and treatment of the first 100 patients from the Syrian civil war was conducted to monitor quality of care and outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:As reports of the collapse of health care systems in regions within Syria reach the media, patients find themselves crossing the border i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Biswas S,Waksman I,Baron S,Fuchs D,Rechnitzer H,Dally N,Kassis S,Hadary A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims at improving diagnosis of intestinal ischemia, by measuring plasma and urinary fatty acid binding protein (FABP) levels. METHODS:Fifty consecutive patients suspected of intestinal ischemia were included and blood and urine were sampled at time of suspicion. Plasma and urinary concentrations o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thuijls G,van Wijck K,Grootjans J,Derikx JP,van Bijnen AA,Heineman E,Dejong CH,Buurman WA,Poeze M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe acute care length of stay (LOS) over all consecutive hospitalizations for the injury and according to level of care [intensive care unit (ICU), intermediate care, general ward], compare observed and expected LOS, and identify predictors of LOS. BACKGROUND:Prolonged LOS has important consequences ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Moore L,Stelfox HT,Turgeon AF,Nathens A,Bourgeois G,Lapointe J,Gagné M,Lavoie A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of our study was to determine if differences in outcomes at treating facilities can help explain these age-based racial disparities in survival after trauma. BACKGROUND:It has been previously demonstrated that racial disparities in survival after trauma are dependent on age. For patients younge...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hicks CW,Hashmi ZG,Hui X,Velopulos C,Efron DT,Schneider EB,Cooper L,Haut ER,Cornwell EE 3rd,Haider AH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Create and validate diverticulitis surgical site infection prediction scale. BACKGROUND:Surgical site infections cause significant morbidity after colorectal surgery. An infection prediction scale could target infection prevention bundles to high-risk patients. METHODS:Prospectively collected National Surgi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bordeianou L,Cauley CE,Patel R,Bleday R,Mahmood S,Kennedy K,Ahmed KF,Yokoe D,Hooper D,Rubin M,Partners Colorectal Collaborative.

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the distant metastatic potential of duodeno-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (DP-NETs) in patients with MEN1, according to functional status and size. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:DP-NETs, with their numerous lesions and endocrine secretion-related symptoms, continue to be a medical challenge; unfortuna...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vinault S,Mariet AS,Le Bras M,Mirallié E,Cardot-Bauters C,Pattou F,Ruszniewski P,Sauvanet A,Chanson P,Baudin E,Elias D,Menegaux F,Gaujoux S,Borson-Chazot F,Lifante JC,Caron P,Carrère N,Tabarin A,Laurent C,Klein M,

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical hernia is a common finding in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Spontaneous disruption of the hernia and attendant discharge of ascitic fluid is an unusual and rarely reported complication in these patients and is associated with an overall mortality rate of nearly 30%. During the 5-year period 1977-1982, nin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lemmer JH,Strodel WE,Knol JA,Eckhauser FE

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The American Academy of Pediatrics has established guidelines for optimal, age-appropriate child occupant restraint. While optimal restraint has been shown to reduce the risk of injuries overall, its effect on specific types of injuries, in particular abdominal injuries, has not been demonstrated. METHODS:C...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nance ML,Lutz N,Arbogast KB,Cornejo RA,Kallan MJ,Winston FK,Durbin DR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-nine grafts of expanded microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) with a diameter of 4 mm, were placed in the carotid and femoral arteries of dogs. The animals were sacrificed at varying intervals beginning three days after operation. Four animals remain alive with patent grafts 10 months post-operatively. Twe...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Campbell CD,Goldfarb D,Roe R

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To critically review the theoretical and actual risks and benefits of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) after breast-conserving surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Because of rapid evolution of radiation therapy techniques related to brachytherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, A...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kuerer HM,Julian TB,Strom EA,Lyerly HK,Giuliano AE,Mamounas EP,Vicini FA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) complexed with its principal binding protein, IGFBP-3, on skeletal muscle metabolism in severely burned children. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Severe burns are associated with a persistent hypermetabolic response characterized by h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Herndon DN,Ramzy PI,DebRoy MA,Zheng M,Ferrando AA,Chinkes DL,Barret JP,Wolfe RR,Wolf SE

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the cost-effectiveness of enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) versus conventional care for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. BACKGROUND:ERPs for colorectal surgery are clinically effective, but their cost-effectiveness is unknown. METHODS:A multi-institutional prospective cohort co...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lee L,Mata J,Ghitulescu GA,Boutros M,Charlebois P,Stein B,Liberman AS,Fried GM,Morin N,Carli F,Latimer E,Feldman LS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the long-term outcome among 390 patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent ileal J pouch-anal anastomosis and whether patient or operative factors influenced results. The combined operative morbidity rate for the pouch-anal anastomosis and the subsequent closure of the tempor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pemberton JH,Kelly KA,Beart RW Jr,Dozois RR,Wolff BG,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular, full-thickness dermal burn- and freeze-produced wounds were produced in rats to compare the difference in healing between the two types of thermal injuries. Contraction did not occur in wounds (n = 30) caused by freezing, while burn wounds (n = 30) contracted to less than one-third of original size by 21 day...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Li AK,Ehrlich HP,Trelstad RL,Koroly MJ,Schattenkerk ME,Malt RA

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research evaluating fatigue-induced skills decline has focused on acute sleep deprivation rather than the effects of circadian desynchronization associated with multiple shifts. As a result, the number of consecutive night shifts that residents can safely be on duty without detrimental effects to their techni...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leff DR,Aggarwal R,Rana M,Nakhjavani B,Purkayastha S,Khullar V,Darzi AW

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to define the patterns of myoelectric activity that occur throughout the gastrointestinal tract during normal recovery from laparotomy. Electrodes were placed on the stomach, jejunum, and transverse colon of 44 patients undergoing laparotomy. Basal electric rhythms in all areas showed n...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Waldhausen JH,Shaffrey ME,Skenderis BS 2nd,Jones RS,Schirmer BD

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diminished poststenotic pressure and flow accompanied experimental application of multiple subcritical arterial stenoses in series. Effects of additional stenoses, causing equivalent constrictions, were cumulative in a nonlinear fashion. Seven-hundred-twenty measurements were performed using 10 cm ileofemoral canine a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Flanigan DP,Tullis JP,Streeter VL,Whitehouse WM Jr,Fry WJ,Stanley JC

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cancer-specific results of local excision with major resection. BACKGROUND:Technological advances have enabled endoscopic and local excision techniques to be applied in the treatment of early colorectal cancer in preference to radical surgery. METHOD:Patients with stage 0 (carcinoma in situ) or s...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bhangu A,Brown G,Nicholls RJ,Wong J,Darzi A,Tekkis P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the survival curves for laparoscopic resection (LR) of colorectal cancer. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Laparoscopic resection for cure of colorectal cancer is controversial, and survival curves have not been determined. METHODS:A prospective database of 177 consecutive LRs of colorectal cancers perf...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Poulin EC,Mamazza J,Schlachta CM,Grégoire R,Roy N

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboxane (Tx) synthase but not cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors prevent acute tubular necrosis (ATN) after renal ischemia, a phenomenon believed to be due to stimulation of the endogenous production of vasodilating prostaglandins (PG). This study directly tests that vasodilating PG protect against the consequences of ren...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kaufman RP Jr,Anner H,Kobzik L,Valeri CR,Shepro D,Hechtman HB

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the antrum on vagally mediated pancreatic secretion was studied in 8 conscious dogs prepared with chronic pancreatic and gastric fistulae. After completion of control studies 6 were subjected to antrectomy and 2 to antroneurolysis (to interrupt submucosal nerve connections); secretory studies were repeated...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rosenberg IR,Zambrano VJ,Janowitz HD,Rudick J

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in infancy is related to developmental factors, and there is a high incidence of associated conditions such as neurologic syndromes and esophageal atresia (60%). This is different from the situation in adults. Experience with 18 consecutive children with peptic esophageal ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Neill JA Jr,Betts J,Ziegler MM,Schnaufer L,Bishop HC,Templeton JM

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00