Accuracy of the first endoscopic procedure in the differential diagnosis of gastric lesions.

abstract：:One hundred patients with intraabdominal infections were assigned randomly in double-blind fashion to receive either the combination of tobramycin plus clindamycin (TM/C) or moxalactam (MOX) alone. Fifty patients comprised each group, but one patient in each group died of infection before 48 hours treatment. In the re...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schentag JJ,Wels PB,Reitberg DP,Walczak P,Van Tyle JH,Lascola RJ

更新日期：1983-07-01 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：:Truncal vagotomy (TV) is known to increase the feeding stimulated acid output of Heidenhain pouches. A series of experiments were performed in dogs to see if proximal gastric vagotomy (PGV) also had this effect. Dogs were prepared with gastric fistulas (GF) and Heidenhain pouches (HP). Gastric function testing include...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Harmon JW,Trout HH 3rd

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors' aim was to determine the requirement for an active interleukin (IL)-1 receptor during the development and progression of acute pancreatitis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Interleukin-1 is a pro- inflammatory cytokine that has been shown to be produced during acute pancreatitis. Earlier animal studi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Norman JG,Fink G,Franz M,Guffey J,Carter G,Davison B,Sexton C,Glaccum M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen mini-pigs were bled to a mean aortic blood pressure of 40 mm Hg and maintained at that level for three hours. The control group consisted of eight animals with shock for three hours, while the test group was comprised of seven animals with a similar shock period but which had undergone splanchnicectomy 14 days...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hottenrott C,Seufert RM,Kühne FW,Büsing M

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The healing of 3-cm longitudinal colotomies closed with either Czerny-Lembert suture lines (CLSL) or TA-30 staple lines (SSL) were studied in 28 mongrel dogs using bursting strength (BS) measurements. Dogs from each group were sacrificed on postoperative days (POD) 1 through 7. Mean BS for the SSL in all 14 dogs was 1...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ballantyne GH,Burke JB,Rogers G,Lampert EG,Boccia J

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy is being performed with progressively lower operative mortality and morbidity. Three hundred thirty seven patients have had elective aneurysm repair since 1954. Factors affecting mortality and morbidity in the last 108 cases are analyzed. Seventy-four per cent of patients had pre-existi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thompson JE,Hollier LH,Patman RD,Persson AV

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical program in liver transplantation was begun at UCLA in 1984 after a period of laboratory investigation. The first 100 orthotopic liver transplants (OLT) were performed in 83 patients (43 adults and 40 children) between February 1, 1984 and November 1, 1986. Donors and recipients were matched only for size an...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Busuttil RW,Colonna JO 2nd,Hiatt JR,Brems JJ,el Khoury G,Goldstein LI,Quinones-Baldrich WJ,Abdul-Rasool IH,Ramming KP

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In construction of the eosphagojejunostomy after total gastrectomy, the EEA stapled (US Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT) and the two-layer interrupted 3-0 Dexon anastomoses are compared concerning the radiological appearance, breaking strength, circulation, and collagen concentration. Thirty female pigs were used. A...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Walther B,Löwenhielm P,Strand SE,Ståhlberg F,Uvelius B,Oscarson J,Evander A

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors evaluated the causal relationship between entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve and neuropathic pain and describe the results of nerve decompression in a selected group of patients with intractable pain. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Painful metabolic neuropathy has, until recently, been thought to ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wieman TJ,Patel VG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study was conducted to determine whether the performance of an extended lymphadenectomy and retroperitoneal soft-tissue clearance in association with a pancreatoduodenal resection improves the long-term survival of patients with a potentially curable adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas. SUMMARY BA...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pedrazzoli S,DiCarlo V,Dionigi R,Mosca F,Pederzoli P,Pasquali C,Klöppel G,Dhaene K,Michelassi F

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to perform a comparative effectiveness study of intravenous (IV)-only versus IV + enteral contrast in computed tomographic (CT) scans performed for patients undergoing appendectomy across a diverse group of hospitals. BACKGROUND:Small randomized trials from tertiary centers suggest that enteral ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Drake FT,Alfonso R,Bhargava P,Cuevas C,Dighe MK,Florence MG,Johnson MG,Jurkovich GJ,Steele SR,Symons RG,Thirlby RC,Flum DR,Writing Group for SCOAP-CERTAIN.

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate adverse event free admissions as a potential, patient-centered indicator aligned directly with the goal of patient safety-freedom from harm. BACKGROUND:Preventable adverse event rates in healthcare could be further reduced. These are generally measured separately, one adverse event at a time. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： King A,Bottle A,Faiz O,Aylin P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study aims to provide a paradigm when it is ethical to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Hospitals around the nation are enacting systems to limit CPR in caring for COVID+ patients for a variety of legitimate reasons and based on...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kopar PK,Brown DE,Turnbull IR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 161 adult patients who underwent a modification of the Witzel gastrostomy without gastropexy at Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, between 1977 and 1980, are reviewed in detail and form the basis of this report. Six of these patients had gastrostomies on two different occasions. Th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Johnston WD,Lopez MJ,Kraybill WG,Bricker EM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study determined whether the neurotensin gene (NT/N) is expressed in the normal adult liver and focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and confirmed NT/N expression in fibrolamellar carcinoma; whether NT/N or the neurotensin receptor is expressed in the fetal liver; and whether hepatic resection leads to expres...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ehrenfried JA,Zhou Z,Thompson JC,Evers BM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the temporal integration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which has been shown to be present in wound fluid, with the putatively related processes of wound fluid oxygen content, wound angiogenesis, and granulation tissue formation. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:During cutaneous wound repair...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Howdieshell TR,Riegner C,Gupta V,Callaway D,Grembowicz K,Sathyanarayana,McNeil PL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this prospective, nonrandomized study was to evaluate the immediate and long-term results of first-line chemotherapy and possible surgery in locally advanced, presumably T4 squamous cell esophageal cancer. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Locally advanced esophageal cancer is rarely operable and has ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ancona E,Ruol A,Castoro C,Chiarion-Sileni V,Merigliano S,Santi S,Bonavina L,Peracchia A

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism was studied in a well-defined geriatric population of 1129 individuals during a three-month interval. Primary hyperparathyroidism was diagnosed in 1.5%. The diagnosis was based on a morphologic and biochemic basis. From clinical material consisting of 400 patients treated surgically for pri...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tibblin S,Pålsson N,Rydberg J

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure plasma levels of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) early after trauma and to determine their clinical significance. BACKGROUND:Angiopoietins and VEGF play a central role in the physiology and pathophysiology of endothelial cells. Ang-2 ha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ganter MT,Cohen MJ,Brohi K,Chesebro BB,Staudenmayer KL,Rahn P,Christiaans SC,Bir ND,Pittet JF

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients with Marfan's syndrome have cardiovascular manifestations and complications of these abnormalities lead to death in 50% of patients by the age of 32. This report is concerned with the performance of 79 operations to control these problems in 41 patients during a 16-year period. There were 3 early deaths ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Crawford ES

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of artesunate on organ injury and dysfunction associated with hemorrhagic shock (HS) in the rat. BACKGROUND:HS is still a common cause of death in severely injured patients and is characterized by impairment of organ perfusion, systemic inflammatory response, and multiple organ failur...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sordi R,Nandra KK,Chiazza F,Johnson FL,Cabrera CP,Torrance HD,Yamada N,Patel NS,Barnes MR,Brohi K,Collino M,Thiemermann C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study determined how scar formation develops in a non-human primate model of fetal skin repair. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:A transition from healing scarlessly to healing with scar formation characterizes skin repair in rat and sheep fetuses. New knowledge of the regulatory processes occurring in the fetal...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lorenz HP,Whitby DJ,Longaker MT,Adzick NS

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the field of surgical innovation from a historical perspective, applying new findings from research in technology innovation. BACKGROUND:While surgical innovation has a rich tradition, as a field of study it is embryonic. Only a handful of academic centers of surgical innovation exist, all of whi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Riskin DJ,Longaker MT,Gertner M,Krummel TM

更新日期：2006-11-01 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:We sought to test whether postconditioning, a series of brief mechanical interruptions of reperfusion applied during the onset of reperfusion, can prevent neurologic injury of the spinal cord after transient ischemia. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Ischemia-reperfusion injury of the spinal cord is the principal mec...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Jiang X,Shi E,Nakajima Y,Sato S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two techniques of duodenum-preserving resection of the head of the pancreas were compared in a prospective, randomized trial. The technical feasibility and effects on quality of life were assessed. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Drainage and resection are the principles of surgery in chronic pancreatitis. The techn...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Izbicki JR,Bloechle C,Knoefel WT,Kuechler T,Binmoeller KF,Broelsch CE

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1974 total colectomy and ileoanal straight endorectal pull-through (ERPT) were first used at our institution for the definitive management of total colonic Hirschsprung's disease in infants and children. Early success with this operation encouraged us to use this procedure in children and adults with ulcerative col...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Coran AG

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Though histological grade is known to have a major prognostic impact in metastatic mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinomas, the prognostic impact of grade in localized disease, and the validity of the American Joint Committee on Cancer AJCC Staging Manual 7th edition's decision to combine moderately and poorly dif...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Overman MJ,Fournier K,Hu CY,Eng C,Taggart M,Royal R,Mansfield P,Chang GJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic injuries to the upper abdominal vasculature pose difficult management problems related to both exposure and associated injuries. Among those injuries that are more difficult to manage are those involving the portal vein. While occurring rarely, portal vein injuries require specific therapeutic considerations...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mattox KL,Espada R,Beall AR Jr

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00