Effect of preoperative irradiation on healing of low colorectal anastomoses.

abstract：:AbdCT for the evaluation of AAP in the ED in the US may be excessive and is potentially (although rarely) misleading and harmful. A selective policy of 'AbdUS first' combined with an observation unit and/or surgeon evaluation prior to AbdCT is preferred to a 'routine AbdCT' policy. Repeated AbdCTs for abdominal pain a...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bax T,Macha M,Mayberry J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All carotid arteriograms performed between January 1, 1986 and December 31, 1991 were reviewed for instances of midcervical carotid stenosis. Sixteen cases were identified. A stenosis related to the hypoglossal nerve was specifically identified in three operative reports in the retrospective review. Pathologic examina...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ranval TJ,Solis MM,Barnes RW,Vitti MJ,Gagne PJ,Eidt JF,Barone GW,Harshfield DL,Schaefer RF,Read RC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase I clinical trial of immunotherapy with "Immune" RNA was undertaken fifteen months ago. Twenty-six cancer patients were treated with RNA extracted from the lymphoid organs of sheep immunized with either autologous tumor cells or allogeneic tumor cells of the same histologic type. Eighteen patients had gross dis...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Pilch YH,de Kernion JB,Skinner DG,Ramming KP,Schick PM,Fritze D,Brower P,Kern DH

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As laparoscopic experience increases, ever more challenging cases are attempted. Enlarged surgeon experience, along with better technology, has been lauded as improving outcomes. The purpose of this study is to see if this applies to the management of acute cholecystitis. METHODS:We reviewed our experience ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bender JS,Duncan MD,Freeswick PD,Harmon JW,Magnuson TH

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A loop colostomy in infants and children is usually temporary, made through a small abdominal incision, and frequently prolapses its distal limb within months of its construction. Once this prolapse occurs, its permanent reduction is hardly ever achieved. On the other hand, the colostomy that is made at the time of a ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ein SH

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small intestinal epithelium digests and absorbs nutrients. Crypt stem cell transplantation can generate neomucosa with normal morphology, but the digestive and absorptive capacities of this neomucosa are unknown. This study evaluates stem cell induced neomucosal brush border digestive enzyme activity and nutrient tran...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Tait IS,Penny JI,Campbell FC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mediastinal tracheostomy has been associated with high morbidity and mortality, often due to skin necrosis, with resultant exposure of the great vessels and subsequent hemorrhage. During a 4 year period, 11 patients underwent mediastinal tracheostomy. Reconstruction included the use of a pectoralis major musculocutane...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Neifeld JP,Theogaraj SD,Mehrhof AI

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a cutaneous neuroendocrine tumor that may spread via lymphatics and can therefore be staged with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). MCC is radiosensitive and chemosensitive, although the role of adjuvant therapy is still unclear. We examined the impact of different treatments o...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Tseng J,Dhungel B,Mills JK,Diggs BS,Weerasinghe R,Fortino J,Vetto JT

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 5 years, extended cholecystectomy and/or more radical procedures, including pancreatoduodenectomy and extended hepatic lobectomy, were performed on 48 patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder in an attempt to cure the disease. It was retrospectively proven from microscopic analysis of the surgical sp...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Matsumoto Y,Fujii H,Aoyama H,Yamamoto M,Sugahara K,Suda K

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) initially managed with a conservative strategy, predicting risk of operation is difficult. METHODS:We investigated ASBO patients at 2 different periods to derive and validate a clinical prediction model for risk of operation. RESULTS:One hundred f...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Komatsu I,Tokuda Y,Shimada G,Jacobs JL,Onodera H

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multivisceral resection is often required in the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancers. Such resections are relatively rare and oncologic outcomes, especially when sphincter preservation is performed, are not fully demonstrated. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted of patients who underwent m...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Crawshaw BP,Augestad KM,Keller DS,Nobel T,Swendseid B,Champagne BJ,Stein SL,Delaney CP,Reynolds HL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transduodenal sphincterotomy (TS) has fallen into disuse since endoscopists developed techniques to treat sphincter problems nonsurgically. However, some patients experience recurrent sphincter strictures after endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES), with the ampulla endoscopically inaccessible, and pancreas divisum...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Miccini M,Amore Bonapasta S,Gregori M,Bononi M,Fornasari V,Tocchi A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study investigates the relationship between motor coordination errors and total errors using a human factors framework. We hypothesize motor coordination errors will correlate with total errors and provide validity evidence for error tolerance as a performance metric. METHODS:Residents' laparoscopic ski...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Law KE,Gwillim EC,Ray RD,D'Angelo AD,Cohen ER,Fiers RM,Rutherford DN,Pugh CM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-four routine subclavian vein catheterizations in patients with abdominal surgical procedures were performed by the resident surgical staff at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital over a ten month period. This was done primarily to have ready access to large veins during surgery and to free the pati...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Voegele LD

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood loss during liver resection constitutes the primary determinant of the postoperative outcome. Various techniques of vascular control and maintenance of a low central vein pressure (CVP) have been used in order to prevent intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications. Our study aims at asses...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Smyrniotis V,Kostopanagiotou G,Theodoraki K,Tsantoulas D,Contis JC

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred seven patients with pseudocyst managed during the past decade were reviewed. The mortality rate of 11.2 percent compares favorably with the rates in other recent series. Twenty-two percent of the patients were managed conservatively, and 76 underwent exploration. None of the nonoperative patients died from...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sandy JT,Taylor RH,Christensen RM,Scudamore C,Leckie P

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracheostomal recurrence after total laryngectomy for laryngeal carcinoma has a poor prognosis. The independent risk factors of tracheostomal recurrence are, however, not well documented. METHODS:This is a multivariate analysis of the risk factors of tracheostomal recurrence after total laryngectomy for 322...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yuen AP,Wei WI,Ho WK,Hui Y

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of photodynamic therapy tumor destruction is dependent upon both the interruption of the tumor vasculature and the resultant production of unstable oxygen species causing cellular oxidation and death. Chloroaluminum sulfonated phthalocyanine (CASP) is a recently developed photosensitizer. In order to stud...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Stern SJ,Flock ST,Small S,Thomsen S,Jacques S

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results achieved by liver resection for metastatic cancer in more than 400 patients have been studied in a collected review. Certain conclusions seem justified: The liver is no longer the surgeon's "no-man's-land," and local excision of metastatic tumor can achieve clinical cure in some patients. The risk-benefit ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Foster JH

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ischemia on the electrical and contractile activites of the small bowel were studied in dogs. Ischemia due to arterial occlusion abolished the contractile activity and made the regular rhythm of the pacesetter potential (PP) irregular. Revascularization within 3 hours restored the contractile activity a...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cabot RM,Kohatsu S

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypercapnia and local pressure effects unique to CO(2) base minimally invasive surgery alter renal blood flow. We have demonstrated laparoscopic antireflux surgery to have an additional impact upon hemodynamics (decreased cardiac output), potentially extending known effects upon renal blood flow. METHODS:We...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Are C,Kutka M,Talamini M,Hardacre J,Mendoza-Sagaon M,Hanley E,Toung T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness and complications of the laparoscopic procedure and open techniques in the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernias. METHODS:The electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library were used to search for randomized controlled tria...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Li J,Ji Z,Li Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A clear understanding of simulation-based curricula in use at American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institutes (ACS-AEIs) is lacking. METHODS:A 25-question online survey was sent to ACS-AEIs. RESULTS:The response rate approached 60%. The most frequent specialties to use the ACS-AEIs are general...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ghaderi I,Fitzgibbons S,Watanabe Y,Lachapelle A,Paige J,Association for Surgical Education Simulation Committee.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 1977, we have studied preoperative treatments using 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) suppositories alone or in combination with radiation to reduce local recurrence and improve survival of patients with rectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We developed a novel preoperative therapy combining radiation, intralumina...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ichikawa D,Yamaguchi T,Yoshioka Y,Sawai K,Takahashi T

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The charts of 81 patients who underwent skull base surgery between 1982 and 1993 were reviewed retrospectively. Data relative to demographic aspects, clinical stage, previous treatment, surgical approach, type of reconstruction, histology, extent of disease, complications, and follow-up were analyzed. The craniofacial...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dos Santos LR,Cernea CR,Brandao LG,Siqueira MG,Vellutini EA,Velazco OP,Cruz OL,Morais-Besteiro J,Freitas CA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the introduction of the laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy in 1995, attempts have been made to depart from the total laparoscopic approach to the hand-assisted approach to decrease surgical time and complications. We present our 6-year experience with the total laparoscopic approach. METHODS:Between ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hawasli A,Berri R,Meguid A,Le K,Oh H

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 101 patients originally operated on, the status of 98 is known. Given the mortality and reanastomosis rates, the operation must be considered an absolute failure in 28 percent of the patients. Given the other complications that appear (or persist) late postoperatively, only 18 percent of the entire series of patien...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Halverson JD,Scheff RJ,Gentry K,Alpers DH

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to determine if there are clinical features that raise suspicion for parathyroid hyperplasia. MATERIALS & METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed patients with primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy from 1991 to 2017, analyzing demographics, calcium and PTH, ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McHenry CR,Shi HH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of transthoracic esophageal transection in 100 patients with esophageal varices are described. There were 11 operative deaths in this series, and the majority of patients died from hepatic failure. Esophageal varices disappeared completely in 81 percent of the patients and faded in 18 percent. Post-transec...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Koyama K,Takagi Y,Ouchi K,Sato T

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the impact of adding a surgical oncologist to our faculty we examined the operative experience in our program before and after the addition. METHODS:Operative case numbers reported to the American Board of Surgery over a 10-year period were analyzed. This time period encompassed 5 years before and...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Gamblin TC,Dalton ML,Morgan JH 3rd,Christie DB 3rd,Vogel RL,Dale PS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00