A half century of experience with carcinoid tumors in children.

abstract：:Appendicitis in preschool children is not uncommon. A duration of greater than 40 hours usually implied perforation. The most common findings were abdominal pain, tenderness, temperature elevation and vomiting. In the presence of perforation or abscess formation, appendectomy followed by copious wound irrigation, absc...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Graham JM,Pokorny WJ,Harberg FJ

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative gastric retention may be minimized by avoiding the use of the Billroth I reconstruction when a large duodenal ulcer must be retained. Postoperative gastric retention is more likely to remit with conservative therapy if the procedure was a Billroth I reconstruction with a vagotomy. In other instances wher...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ahmad W,Harbrecht PJ,Polk HC Jr

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal liver metastases with hepatic vein (HV) involvement may require combined resection of the liver and HV. However, the short- and long-term outcomes of such a procedure remain unclear. METHODS:We reviewed 16 cases of liver resection with major HV resection and reconstruction. RESULTS:The patients ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Saiura A,Yamamoto J,Sakamoto Y,Koga R,Seki M,Kishi Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a time of increasing specialization, academic training institutions provide a compartmentalized learning environment that often does not reflect the broad clinical experience of general surgery practice. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of the Veterans Affairs (VA) general surgery surgical ex...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Poteet S,Tarpley M,Tarpley JL,Pearson AS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The progress and development of stapling devices has been remarkable. They have become indispensable for gastrointestinal diseases and are increasingly utilized in laparoscopic operations. Liver surgery applications for this technique are continuing to emerge, and in this study, we introduced the use of stap...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaneko H,Otsuka Y,Takagi S,Tsuchiya M,Tamura A,Shiba T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After enthusiasm for total pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma peaked in the 1970s, a failure to improve outcomes in the 1980s led to fewer reports of this procedure. METHODS:We retrieved records from 252 Whipple and 47 total pancreatectomies for pancreatic cancer performed at U.S. Department of Ve...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Swope TJ,Wade TP,Neuberger TJ,Virgo KS,Johnson FE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical management of an infectious and fistulous wound with a pharyngoesophageal tumor is one of the greatest challenges for head and neck and plastic surgeons. The free jejunal transfer has been the standard technique for pharyngoesophageal reconstruction, and the free omental flap has been one of the most reli...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yoshizaki T,Maekawa K,Tukatani T,Shibutani K,Nishimura T,Omura K,Urayama H,Watanabe Y,Furukawa M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite significant advantages to patients, less than 5% of all colorectal surgeries for cancer are performed laparoscopically. A minimally invasive colorectal cancer program was created in our Veterans' Affairs hospital with the intent of increasing access and improving quality of patient care while maintai...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Wilks JA,Balentine CJ,Berger DH,Anaya D,Awad S,Lee L,Haderxhanaj K,Albo D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional wisdom dictates that autogenous tissue interposition be used in contaminated wounds when direct vascular repair is not feasible. Although there are few reports of successful use of PTFE grafts in grossly contaminated wounds, doubt still exists regarding the use of any prosthetic material in such wounds fo...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Shah DM,Leather RP,Corson JD,Karmody AM

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin-sparing mastectomy represents a new surgical approach that allows a mastectomy while preserving the natural skin envelope of the breast. It facilitates immediate breast reconstruction using an implant or myocutaneous flap, resulting in excellent cosmesis. DATA SOURCES:A PubMed database literature searc...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cunnick GH,Mokbel K

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrograde method for mastectomy that performs the axillary dissection first is described, and experience with eighty-six cases of infiltrating carcinomas of the breast treated in that manner is presented. The method has reduced the number of standard radical procedures by more than half, and a decrease in operative...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jascalevich ME

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique for the repair of inguinal hernias in elderly patients with weak abdominal muscles has been presented. It consists of the overlapping of the flaps of the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle according to the method previously proposed by Andrews. To date, the technique has given good results, even in...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Nano M

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of the platelet (PLR) and neutrophil (NLR) to lymphocyte ratios for patients with resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases (CLM) was evaluated. METHODS:Clinicopathologic data from patients who underwent hepatectomy for CLM at two tertiary care hospitals between 1995 and 2017...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Erstad DJ,Taylor MS,Qadan M,Axtell AL,Fuchs BC,Berger DL,Clancy TE,Tanabe KK,Chang DC,Ferrone CR

更新日期：2020-12-01 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

abstract：:Thirty-two rats had truncal vagotomy either with or without pyloroplasty. After 2 or 4 weeks, respectively, the pancreas was excised and weighed. Measurements of amylase, trypsin, lipase, total protein, and DNA were obtained from the homogenated pancreatic tissue. Isolated pancreatic lobules were incubated with and wi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Büchler M,Malfertheiner P,Glasbrenner B,Beger HG

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review herein our experience in the management of bleeding esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients and consider our findings in light of the dramatic changes in the treatment of cirrhosis resulting from the more widespread use of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). It does not seem realistic, at present, to pr...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bismuth H,Adam R,Mathur S,Sherlock D

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p53 tumor suppressor gene has been implicated in human esophageal tumorigenesis, and mutations are reported in primary esophageal adenocarcinomas and associated Barrett's epithelium. To evaluate the potential clinical significance of this molecular genetic marker in the progression of Barrett's epithelium to invas...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Casson AG,Manolopoulos B,Troster M,Kerkvliet N,O'Malley F,Inculet R,Finley R,Roth JA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of checklist-driven preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings during the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical team training program. METHODS:A briefing score (1, never started; 2, started then discontinued; 3, maintained on original ta...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Paull DE,Mazzia LM,Wood SD,Theis MS,Robinson LD,Carney B,Neily J,Mills PD,Bagian JP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1980 to 1984, 500 asymptomatic patients with anterior abdominal stab wounds found to have penetrated the anterior peritoneal cavity on local wound exploration in the emergency center were evaluated by the technique of open peritoneal tap, quantitative diagnostic peritoneal lavage, or both. The technique was found...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Bitondo CG,Steed G,Mattox KL,Burch JM,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with seven cases of pancreatic abscess is reviewed. All patients were treated with radical pancreatic debridement, large sump drainage with postoperative irrigation, gastrointestinal defunctionalization, antibiotic therapy and nutritional support. One patient died, for a mortality rate of 14 percent. We fee...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chang FC,Van Houden CE

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of tumor location in breast cancer remains unclear. To better understand this relationship, we evaluated the Department of Defense tumor registry. METHODS:Patients with infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma or lobular carcinoma over a 10-year period were identified and analyzed. RE...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sohn VY,Arthurs ZM,Sebesta JA,Brown TA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that intravenous methylene blue will facilitate adrenal gland identification and resection during laparoscopic adrenalectomy. METHODS:Five mini-Hanford pigs were anesthetized and monitored per an approved Internal Review Board protocol. Timing of color changes in the adrenals was recorded af...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Obermeyer RJ,Knauer EM,Millie MP,Ojeda H,Peters MB Jr,Sweeney JF

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the immunologic benefits of laparoscopic surgery have been established, effects from hand-assisted (HA) surgery have not been investigated thoroughly. We hypothesized that the HA approach maintains the immunologic advantage of laparoscopic surgery compared with the open (O) approach. METHODS:Six O,...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Orenstein SB,Kaban GK,Litwin DE,Novitsky YW

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leakage from esophageal anastomoses is higher than that for other gastrointestinal anastomoses. An intrathoracic anastomotic leak is a potentially catastrophic event. METHODS:Patients with and without thoracic anastomotic leakage were compared for predisposing factors. Leak-related mortality was analyzed. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Whooley BP,Law S,Alexandrou A,Murthy SC,Wong J

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum treated surgically on an emergency basis during the last decade are reviewed. A series of 18 patients were divided into two groups depending on the presence or absence of ectopic tissue in the diverticulum. Group 1 consisted of five patients (28 percent) without ectopic tissu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Artigas V,Calabuig R,Badia F,Rius X,Allende L,Jover J

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 2 year period, 60 consecutive feeding enterostomies were placed in malnourished patients. The major complication rate was 1.6 percent. Total complications were 8 percent. Thirty day mortality was 13 percent. Nearly all patients were given isosmotic nonelemental diets. The incidence of diarrhea was 2 percent with ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hinsdale JG,Lipkowitz GS,Pollock TW,Hoover EL,Jaffe BM

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging of the population necessitates consideration of the increasing number of older adults requiring emergency care. The objective of this study was to compare outcomes and presentation of octogenarian and/or nonagenarian emergency general surgery (EGS) patients with younger adults. METHODS:Based on a stan...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Shah AA,Zafar SN,Kodadek LM,Zogg CK,Chapital AB,Iqbal A,Greene WR,Cornwell EE 3rd,Havens J,Nitzschke S,Cooper Z,Salim A,Haider AH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of stereotactic fine-needle aspiration cytology (SFNAC) in the diagnosis of nonpalpable breast lesions is poorly defined. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were prospectively collected from 225 consecutive patients with nonpalpable breast lesions who had aspiration cytology followed by immediate surgical e...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sarfati MR,Fox KA,Warneke JA,Fajardo LL,Hunter GC,Rappaport WD

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is a vital component of a comprehensive health system, but there are often personnel limitations in resource constrained areas. Zambia provides post graduate surgical training through two systems to help address this shortage. However, no studies have analyzed surgical trainees' perceptions of these ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Freitas DM,Munthali J,Musowoya J,Ismail H,Herbst A,Chikoya L,Dhage S,Hopkins MA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retractions of scientific articles represent attempts to correct the literature. Our goal was to examine retracted surgical papers. METHODS:NCBI PubMed database was queried using the search terms "surgery," "surg," or "surgical" and "retracted" or "retraction." Article details were recorded. RESULTS:There ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： King EG,Oransky I,Sachs TE,Farber A,Flynn DB,Abritis A,Kalish JA,Siracuse JJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00