Abstract:
:Allergy to metal implants is under study at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center using in vitro examination of white blood cell migration. Retrospective data from 121 patients confirm that allergic responses do occur. Prospective data are being gathered to investigate the incidence, prevalence and relation to morbidity.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Mayor MB,Merritt K,Brown SAdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(80)90323-2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1980-04-01 00:00:00pages
477-9issue
4eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(80)90323-2journal_volume
139pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of the gastrointestinal tract are rare in children, and few of these lymphomas are located in the sigmoid colon. The preoperative diagnosis rate is low. Complete resection is indicated if it can be done safely. Combination chemotherapy after resection is indicated. ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.063
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to identify patients with rib injuries who were at risk for solid organ injury. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performed of all blunt trauma patients with rib fractures during the period from July 2007 to July 2012. Data were analyzed for association of rib fractures ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.08.002
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Factors that determine recurrence and complications following primary tissue repair of umbilical hernias (UHs) and the approach to repair UHs in obese patients need further analysis. METHODS:A retrospective review of UH repair (UHR) conducted at our institution was undertaken. Patients were grouped by body ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.03.014
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The current study suggests the need for routine post-discharge surveillance to improve reliability on surgical site infection incidence rates. Surveillance only during hospitalization may not provide precise data on the incidence of surgical site infection, underestimating a true postoperative infection rate. ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.05.016
更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pneumomediastinum following blunt trauma is often observed on CT imaging, and concern for associated aerodigestive injury often prompts endoscopy and/or fluoroscopy. In recent years, adoption of multi-detector CT technology has resulted in high resolution images that may clearly identify aerodigestive injuri...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.002
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Cervical spine injuries can occur in as many as 10% of patients with blunt trauma with mental status changes from closed head injuries. Despite normal results on cervical spine computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often recommended to exclude ligamentous or soft tissue injury. METHO...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.040
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Medical malpractice is a source of stress and cost to physicians. Little is known about how it impacts resident physicians. METHODS:We analyzed data from the Comparative Benchmarking System between 2007 and 2016. We also surveyed surgery residents at our institution regarding malpractice in training. RESUL...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.08.006
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:It was hypothesized that routine operative drainage is unnecessary for elective hepatic resection. METHODS:A review was made of the clinical records of patients undergoing liver resection at a tertiary referral hepatobiliary surgery center since the conclusion in April of 1994 of our previous randomized dra...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00998-4
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Strategies for the effective application of palliative procedures are infrequently standardized and incompletely understood. The effect on patient outcome as determined by elements such as resolution of chief complaints, quality of life, pain control, morbidity of therapy, and resource utilization should pre...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00323-7
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Survival rates after liver transplantation continue to improve, but the postoperative morbidity in these patients remains significant. The clinical courses of 96 consecutive patients who received transplants were reviewed retrospectively. Forty-two patients experienced complications requiring surgical intervention. Th...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80542-7
更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A nonintrusive e-mail reminder incorporating teaching tips and manuscripts was developed to supplement resident-as-teacher curricula. METHODS:Ten high-yield manuscripts and 10 teaching tips exemplifying the themes of mentorship or role modeling, teaching methods, adult learning theory, feedback, and the res...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.05.004
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Forty-eight patients with acute cholangitis who presented with postcholocystectomy choledocholithiasis are reported on in this study. As soon as the general condition of the patients had improved, or as soon as the fluid balance was established, usually within 48 hours of admission, the patients were divided into two ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(82)90096-4
更新日期:1982-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.01.001
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the last few decades, a great deal of progress has been made in understanding the cellular and biochemical interplay that comprises the normal wound healing response. This response is a complex process involving intricate interactions among a variety of different cell types, structural proteins, growth factors, and...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00183-4
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Thirty-five percent of hemodialysis patients with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts lose their access secondary to infection. We hypothesized that partial graft excision (PGE) for infection increases the incidence of vascular anastomotic complications when compared with total graft excision (TGE). METHODS:The ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.028
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients with diverticulitis have a 20% risk of requiring urgent/emergent treatment. Since morbidity and mortality rates differ between elective and urgent/emergent care, understanding associated disparities is critical. We compared factors associated with treatment setting for diverticulitis and evaluated d...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.09.005
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::To determine whether the use of pedicled full-thickness gastric patches would be feasible and safe in esophageal reconstruction, studies were undertaken in eleven dogs. The results demonstrate that patches containing parietal cell mucosa are likely to produce localized adjacent esophagitis. Patches containing antral m...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(79)90150-8
更新日期:1979-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The Emergency Surgery Score (ESS) is an accurate mortality risk calculator for emergency general surgery (EGS). We sought to assess whether ESS can accurately predict 30-day morbidity, mortality, and requirement for postoperative Intensive Care Unit (ICU) care in patients with missing data variables. METHOD...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.034
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The difficulties created by an unsuccessful initial operation can usually be avoided by choosing experienced surgeons, identifying four glands, and selectively excising grossly abnormal parathyroid tissue. Patients with multiple endocrine adenomatosis or familial hyperparathyroidism should have a subtotal parathyroide...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(82)90412-3
更新日期:1982-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Anorectal malformations represent a continuing challenge for the pediatric surgeon. A significant number of these children suffer from fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, and sexual inadequacy. However, major advances in the management of these children have occurred during the last 10 years. The poste...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00491-8
更新日期:2000-11-01 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:The purpose of this study was to assess how the practice patterns of breast surgeons affect their income and job satisfaction. METHODS:A 19-question survey regarding practice patterns and income and job satisfaction was mailed to all active US members of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. RESULTS:The...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.006
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A left-sided gallbladder in a normally positioned liver is considered to be a very uncommon anomaly. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be performed safely, but bile duct injury is not unusual. It is associated with anomalous intrahepatic portal and biliary systems which impacts any form of partial hepatectomy...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.035
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ten laryngectomees underwent esophageal motility studies to assess the effect of laryngectomy on esophageal function. When these patients are compared with controls, marked derangements in esophageal motility were noted in the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) and in the body of the esophagus. Lower esophageal sphincte...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(76)90416-5
更新日期:1976-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.022
更新日期:2011-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(84)90100-4
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A combination of heparin and dihydroergotamine mesylate (Heparin-Dihydergot) has been shown to be more effective than either of these drugs alone in preventing postoperative venous thromboembolism. The possible mechanism for the synergistic effect of heparin and dihydroergotamine was assessed. Phlebograms obtained aft...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-10-08 00:00:00
abstract::Although few trauma patients sustain fatal pulmonary embolism, a large population is at risk from nonfatal embolism due to unrecognized deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Thirty-eight of 39 immobilized trauma patients at bed rest for 10 days or longer had venographic study of their lower extremities to evaluate for the prese...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(89)90182-7
更新日期:1989-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Studies using a refined substrate, n-acetyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-diiodotyrosine [n-APDT], demonstrate that bile salts inhibit pepsin activity in vitro by a noncompetitive effect on the enzyme. ...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(80)90262-7
更新日期:1980-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) produces durable and clinically significant weight loss. We aim to characterize the trajectory of weight loss, and demonstrate the predictive ability of three-month performance on final weight loss. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 1097 consecutive LRYGB patien...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.024
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00