Transnasal pancreaticobiliary drains. Indications and insertion technique.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical schools are undergoing major curricular reform, partly in attempts to increase the number of graduates pursuing careers in the generalist disciplines. These reforms have often resulted in a shortening of the surgery clerkship, decreasing students' experiences in several domains important to the gener...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Neumayer LA,Sachdeva AK,Hebert JC,Lang NP

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients who underwent 95 percent removal of the pancreas for chronic pancreatitis with autotransplantation of the body and tail of the gland to the femoral area are described. The follow-up periods are 18, 6, and 2 months. Pain lessened in all patients and none required exogenous insulin. Patency of the graft w...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rossi RL,Braasch JW,Nugent FW,Silverman ML,Beckmann CF,Watkins E Jr

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment failure and survival in 209 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth treated with surgery as the single curative modality are reported. Fifty percent of the patients had stage III and IV disease. The primary tumor was excised with 1 to 2 cm margins and the mandible was resected in 73 p...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Nason RW,Sako K,Beecroft WA,Razack MS,Bakamjian VY,Shedd DP

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study by questionnaire was sent to 134 Surgical Services at Veterans Administration Hospitals to ascertain the prevalence of the practice of preoperative hydration during the period of hydropenia preceding surgery. A 92.5 per cent response was noted and the following conclusions are drawn: (1) The majority of Vetera...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Whang R,Papper S,Lempke RE

更新日期：1977-02-01 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

authors： Frist W,Ackroyd F,Burke J,Bondoc C

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemasite is a new device incorporated in a graft that is used for hemodialysis. A technique of thrombectomizing this device incorporated graft is described. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jain KM,Patil KD

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical extirpation of the primary tumor has traditionally been utilized as initial treatment for sarcomas in children. The present report, however, demonstrates that sarcomas are optimally treated by means of a coordianted multidisciplinary approach. The latter offers the potential for achieving improved survival an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jaffe N,Murray J,Traggis D,Cassady RJ,Filler RM,Watts H,Weichselbaum R,Weinstein H

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We describe an institutional program (INR- Interval NSQIP Review), to augment NSQIP utility through structured, multidisciplinary review of surgical outcomes in order to create near 'real-time' adverse event (AE) monitoring and improve surgeon awareness. METHODS:INR is a monthly meeting of quality analyst...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cunningham AJ,Howell B,Polites S,Krishnaswami S,Hughey E,Terry S,Fox J,Azarow K

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The adipocyte hormone leptin has been shown to increase migration and angiogenesis in epithelial cells. Therefore, we hypothesized that leptin would induce prostate cancer cell migration and growth factor expression in vitro. METHODS:Prostate cancer cell lines DU145 and PC-3 (androgen-resistant) were treate...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Frankenberry KA,Somasundar P,McFadden DW,Vona-Davis LC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blunt trauma to the neck requires a systematic analysis of the laryngotrachea, the esophagus and the cervical spine in addition to general trauma considerations. Acute airway decompensation is best managed by tracheotomy, although if the situation permits, an orderly physical examination including indirect laryngoscop...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sofferman RA

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of preoperative irradiation on the healing of low colorectal anastomoses was studied experimentally. In 12 dogs in whom preoperative irradiation of 4,000 rads was given before low colorectal stapled anastomosis was performed, anastomotic leakage occurred in 66 percent. More than half of the anastomotic leak...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Morgenstern L,Sanders G,Wahlstrom E,Yadegar J,Amodeo P

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biopsy of nonpalpable lesions has increased during the last decade. Commonly these lesions are excised using preoperative wire localization. We describe a technique of intraoperative ultrasound-guided breast biopsy that allows easier excision and aids in obtaining surgical margins in breast cancer. METHODS:...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Smith LF,Rubio IT,Henry-Tillman R,Korourian S,Klimberg VS

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The salient clinical and pathological features of verrucous carcinoma, as first described by Ackerman in 1948, are reviewed. Two case reports are presented. The first concerns a personal experience with a patient who had five surgical procedures for multifocal oral verrucous carcinoma and remains alive and well 28 yea...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Spiro RH

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-two patients with ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer undergoing colectomy at the Mount Sinai Hospital between 1973 and 1988 were studied retrospectively to determine the correlation of age, sex, duration of colitis, tumor location, number of cancers, tumor differentiation, colloid content, presence of sign...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Heimann TM,Oh SC,Martinelli G,Szporn A,Luppescu N,Lembo CA,Kurtz RJ,Fasy TM,Greenstein AJ

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific circulating serum proteins may reflect unique properties governing the growth and progression of head and neck cancers. One hundred three previously untreated patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were prospectively evaluated for serum IgA, IgG, and IgM and C1q-binding macromolecules. Imm...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Clayman GL,Savage HE,Ainslie N,Liu FJ,Schantz SP

更新日期：1990-10-01 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

authors： Ray S,Mridha AR,Ahammed M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multifocal breast cancers (MFBCs) present a challenge to surgeons. Although its feasibility is still controversial, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is not contraindicated for MFBCs. The investigators retrospectively evaluated the feasibility of BCS and reviewed histopathologic findings in patients with MFBC....

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kadioğlu H,Yücel S,Yildiz S,Bozkurt S,Ersoy YE,Sağlam E,Müslümanoğlu M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors determined the radiological misdiagnosis rate of primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) and its impact on patient management and hospital resource use. METHODS:A total of 660 computed tomography scans performed for clinically suspected diverticulitis (348 cases) or appendicitis (312 cases) were rev...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rao PM,Rhea JT,Wittenberg J,Warshaw AL

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the philosophy and principles of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) that the founders of the program had in mind when they developed the program; explains how the philosophy and principles led to the design and statistical methods that were chosen for the program; and review...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Henderson WG,Daley J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On July 1st, 2012, the University of Minnesota Medical Centers adopted a policy requiring all personnel to wear cover jackets in perioperative areas. This policy is based on the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses recommended practice for cover jacket usage. We hypothesized that the cover jacket p...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chow CJ,Hayes LM,Saltzman DA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of our study was to compare length of stay and wound complications after hybrid robotic transversus abdominis release (hrTAR) vs. robotic transversus abdominis release (rTAR) Two cohorts of patients undergoing robotic (rTAR) and hybrid robotic (hrTAR) performed by two surgeons at a single institution wer...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Halka JT,Vasyluk A,DeMare AM,Janczyk RJ,Iacco AA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have confirmed earlier findings that treatment with allopurinol offers some protection to the kidney from ischemic damage caused by total interruption of renal circulation. With this evidence, a clinical trial is warranted, particularly when periods of warm ischemia are unavoidable. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chatterjee SN,Berne TV

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with the best performance status have the best prognosis after resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This study was undertaken to determine the impact of performance status on survival after pancreatectomy for adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Patients with a Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) status (KPS)...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Mullinax JE,Hernandez JM,Toomey P,Villadolid D,Bowers C,Cooper J,Rosemurgy AS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric patients may not always obtain long-term care by their primary surgeon. Our aim was to evaluate weight loss outcomes in patients who had surgery elsewhere. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis. Postreferral management included nonsurgical, revision, or conversion. Primary outcomes were pe...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Obeid NR,Malick W,Baxter A,Molina B,Schwack BF,Kurian MS,Ren-Fielding CJ,Fielding GA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying factors associated with resident autonomy may help improve training efficiency. This study evaluates resident and procedural factors associated with level of guidance needed in the operating room. METHODS:Intraoperative performance and yearly performance on Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hoops HE,Haley C,Cook MR,Lopez O,Dewey E,Brasel KJ,Spight D,Kiraly LN

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding of differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid has improved in recent years with the definition of prognostic factors and risk group analysis. We intend to review our experience of differentiated thyroid cancer in relation to the risk of nodal and distant metastasis based on various histologic subg...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Shaha AR,Shah JP,Loree TR

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that the efficacy of nitric oxide (NO) appears to be based on both sex and hormone status. The mechanism responsible for this differential efficacy is unknown. The aim of this study was to characterize the effect of sex, hormones, and NO on the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Havelka GE,Hogg ME,Martinez J,Banjeree MN,Jiang Q,Kibbe MR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The few series of synchronous lung cancers have included small cell and carcinoid tumors. We wished to determine the prognosis for patients with synchronous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:A database of 3034 lung cancer patients was reviewed for synchronous NSCLC. Survival was determined by Ka...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Pommier RF,Vetto JT,Lee JT,Johnston KM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A well defined group of patients have been studied. 2. Composite operation resulted in a 56 per cent five year disease-free survival rate. 3. Treatment of recurrent disease with irradiation increased the five year survival to 61 per cent. 4. Preoperative irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the intraoral cavi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Marchetta FC,Sako K

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examples of the use of endoscopic pancreatography in the preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up study of patients with pancreatic disease are presented and discussed. Six cases selected from a total experience of forty-eight patients have been summarized. The direct role of pancreatography in the manageme...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cooperman AM,Sivak MV,Sullivan BH Jr,Hermann RE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00