Elevated plasma transforming growth factor-beta 1 levels in breast cancer patients decrease after surgical removal of the tumor.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the first decade of experience with minimal access surgery, with particular attention to issues of training surgeons already in practice, and to provide a set of recommendations to improve technical training for surgeons in practice. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Concerns about the adequacy of training ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rogers DA,Elstein AS,Bordage G

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and esophagectomy is associated with improved overall survival for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, and to evaluate how pathologic disease response to neoadjuvant treatment impacts this effect. BACKGROUND:Neoadj...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Burt BM,Groth SS,Sada YH,Farjah F,Cornwell L,Sugarbaker DJ,Massarweh NN

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determined which combination of computed tomography scans is most helpful for preoperative assessment of patients with liver tumors. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Multi-institutional studies have shown that the most important prognostic factors for selection of patients with metastatic colorectal cance...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Karl RC,Morse SS,Halpert RD,Clark RA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the histopathological indicators significantly associated with surgical outcome and the pattern of recurrence in the setting of preoperative gemcitabine-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT) and subsequent pancreatectomy. BACKGROUND:Clinicopathological assessment of the resected specimen is an indisp...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Takahashi H,Ohigashi H,Ishikawa O,Gotoh K,Yamada T,Nagata S,Tomita Y,Eguchi H,Doki Y,Yano M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in infancy is related to developmental factors, and there is a high incidence of associated conditions such as neurologic syndromes and esophageal atresia (60%). This is different from the situation in adults. Experience with 18 consecutive children with peptic esophageal ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Neill JA Jr,Betts J,Ziegler MM,Schnaufer L,Bishop HC,Templeton JM

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review a single center's 10-year experience with liver transplantation (LTx) for the biliary atresia-polysplenia syndrome (BA-PS) and to define surgical and clinical guidelines for its management. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:BA is the most common indication for pediatric liver transplantation (LTx) and is ass...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Varela-Fascinetto G,Castaldo P,Fox IJ,Sudan D,Heffron TG,Shaw BW,Langnas AN

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five-year survival after resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer is 25%. Although resection palliates some patients who do not live that long, 50% of patients so treated are not helped at all. Until ignorance of a cancer's real stage is resolved by improved techniques, the evaluation and choice of thera...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wagner JS,Adson MA,Van Heerden JA,Adson MH,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in particular, living donor liver transplant (LDLT) improves access to transplant. We report our results in 36 patients with HCC who underwent LDLT with a median follow-up >1 year. METHODS Underlying diagnoses included: hepatitis C (24), hepatitis B (9), cry...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gondolesi GE,Roayaie S,Muñoz L,Kim-Schluger L,Schiano T,Fishbein TM,Emre S,Miller CM,Schwartz ME

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determines the infiltration rate of proximal and distal margins of resection in patients operated on for gastric cancer at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. Two hundred and eighty-five proximal margins and 286 distal margins were reviewed, and the incidence of infiltration was related to the length of...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bozzetti F,Bonfanti G,Bufalino R,Menotti V,Persano S,Andreola S,Doci R,Gennari L

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the outcome of pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) regarding portal vein (PV) reconstruction, ABO compatibility, and impact of maternal donation on graft acceptance. BACKGROUND:LDLT and ABO-mismatched transplantation constitute feasible options to alleviate organ shortage in chil...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gurevich M,Guy-Viterbo V,Janssen M,Stephenne X,Smets F,Sokal E,Lefebvre C,Balligand JL,Pirotte T,Veyckemans F,Clapuyt P,Menten R,Dumitriu D,Danse E,Annet L,Clety SC,Detaille T,Latinne D,Sempoux C,Laterre PF,de Mag

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare duodenal-jejunal bypass (DJB) with standard medical care in nonobese patients with type 2 diabetes and evaluate surgically induced endocrine and metabolic changes. METHODS:Eighteen patients submitted to a DJB procedure met the following criteria: overweight, diabetes diagnosis less than 15 years, ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Geloneze B,Geloneze SR,Chaim E,Hirsch FF,Felici AC,Lambert G,Tambascia MA,Pareja JC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the clinical course, treatment, complications, outcome, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with perineal/perianal rhabdomyosarcoma (PRMS) treated within the CWS-86, -91, -96, and -2002P trials. BACKGROUND:Although multiple international study trials exist for the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma, ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fuchs J,Dantonello TM,Blumenstock G,Kosztyla D,Klingebiel T,Leuschner I,Schuck A,Niggli FK,Koscielniak E,Seitz G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred sixty-three patients undergoing reoperative parathyroidectomy were evaluated before and after operation to determine the incidence of, risk factors for, and morbidity of vocal cord paralysis. These patients were compared to 77 patients undergoing initial parathyroid operation, only one of whom had vocal co...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Patow CA,Norton JA,Brennan MF

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether a data-driven scheduling approach improves Operative Suite (OS) efficiency. BACKGROUND:Although efficient use of the OS is a critical determinant of access to health care services, OS scheduling methodologies are simplistic and do not account for all the available characteristi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kougias P,Tiwari V,Sharath SE,Garcia A,Pathak A,Chen M,Ramsey D,Barshes NR,Berger DH

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for gastric cancer bases N status on absolute number of metastatic nodes, regardless of the number of examined nodes. We examined a modified staging system utilizing node ratio (Nr), the ratio of metastatic to examined nodes. METHODS:A total of 18...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wang J,Dang P,Raut CP,Pandalai PK,Maduekwe UN,Rattner DW,Lauwers GY,Yoon SS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STUDIES OF AFP PRODUCING HEPATOMAS DEMONSTRATED THAT: 1) serum AFP levels correlated directly with tumor growth; 2) circulating AFP could be cleared by passive administration of an. excess of anti-AFP; and 3) highly specific anti-AFP functioned as a carrier to localize diagnostic and possibly t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Parks LC,Baer AN,Pollack M,Williams GM

更新日期：1974-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of oral supplementation of the gut enzyme intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) in preventing antibiotic-associated infections from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and Clostridium difficile. BACKGROUND:The intestinal microbiota plays a pivotal role in human ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Alam SN,Yammine H,Moaven O,Ahmed R,Moss AK,Biswas B,Muhammad N,Biswas R,Raychowdhury A,Kaliannan K,Ghosh S,Ray M,Hamarneh SR,Barua S,Malo NS,Bhan AK,Malo MS,Hodin RA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the clinical posttransplant effect of allopurinol on preserved kidneys. Thirty-four paired kidneys from brain-dead cadavers were preserved by hypothermic pulsatile perfusion with silica gel fraction in separate cassettes. Allopurinol was added to one perfusate and omitted from the other in a randomized...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Toledo-Pereyra LH,Simmons RL,Olson LC,Najarian JS

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA AND OBJECTIVE: Persistent pain affects everyday activities in 5% to 8% of patients after groin hernia repair. Because previous reports on the effect of neurectomy and/or mesh removal suffer from methodological problems we performed a detailed prospective trial of the effect of neurect...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Aasvang EK,Kehlet H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) after burn injury as an independent risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality over initial hospitalization and 1-year follow-up. BACKGROUND:Variability in fluid resuscitation and difficulty recognizing early sepsis are major barriers to preventi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thalji SZ,Kothari AN,Kuo PC,Mosier MJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the total burden of complications in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation (LT) between donation after circulatory death (DCD) and donation after brain death (DBD) grafts with the novel Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI). BACKGROUND:LT is complex surgery and the increasing us...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kalisvaart M,de Haan JE,Polak WG,Metselaar HJ,Wijnhoven BPL,IJzermans JNM,de Jonge J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) are rare tumors composed of several well defined histologic subtypes. The aim of this study was to analyze patterns of recurrence and treatment variations in a large population of patients, treated at reference centers. METHODS:All consecutive patients with primary RPS treated...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gronchi A,Strauss DC,Miceli R,Bonvalot S,Swallow CJ,Hohenberger P,Van Coevorden F,Rutkowski P,Callegaro D,Hayes AJ,Honoré C,Fairweather M,Cannell A,Jakob J,Haas RL,Szacht M,Fiore M,Casali PG,Pollock RE,Raut CP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize the current world position on laparoscopic liver surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Multiple series have reported on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic liver surgery. Small and medium sized procedures have become commonplace in many centers, while major laparoscopic liver resections have been...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Buell JF,Cherqui D,Geller DA,O'Rourke N,Iannitti D,Dagher I,Koffron AJ,Thomas M,Gayet B,Han HS,Wakabayashi G,Belli G,Kaneko H,Ker CG,Scatton O,Laurent A,Abdalla EK,Chaudhury P,Dutson E,Gamblin C,D'Angelica M,Nag

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the injuries to children by acts against civilian populations (AACP). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Only 2 articles have focused on the spectrum and severity of injuries to children by AACP. METHODS:A retrospective case study of children 0 to 18 years old who were entered into the Israel National ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Amir LD,Aharonson-Daniel L,Peleg K,Waisman Y,Israel Trauma Group.

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the independent prognostic ability of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor regression scores within pathologic stage II and III rectal cancers. BACKGROUND:Response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) has been debated as a biologic surrogate for tumor biology and prognosis in recta...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Karagkounis G,Thai L,Mace AG,Wiland H,Pai RK,Steele SR,Church JM,Kalady MF

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1980 to 1984, 326 patients requiring splenectomy or splenorrhaphy were treated at one urban trauma center. Splenic injuries were graded in severity from one to five at the time of celiotomy. Splenorrhaphy was attempted in all patients, except when the spleen was shattered or avulsed or when multiple injuries were...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Bitondo CG,Mattox KL,Rumisek JD,Burch JM,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the current knowledge on the risk factors for recurrence, efficacy of adjuvant therapy in preventing recurrence, and the optimal management of recurrence after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The long-term prognosis after resection of HCC remains unsatisfactor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tung-Ping Poon R,Fan ST,Wong J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether weekday of surgery influences long-term survival in esophageal cancer. BACKGROUND:Increased 30-day mortality rates have been reported in patients undergoing elective surgery later compared with earlier in the week. METHODS:This population-based cohort study included 98% of all esophageal c...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lagergren J,Mattsson F,Lagergren P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligation of the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa in children can be performed without limb loss, but the effect on subsequent limb growth is unknown. From 1969 to 1974, brachial artery ligation for insertion of a Scribner shunt was performed in 27 patients with a mean age of 8.4 years (range, 3 to 15 years). W...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lally KP,Foster CE 3rd,Chwals WJ,Brennan LP,Atkinson JB

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with Menetrier's disease and protein-losing gastropathy who were studied during a 12 year period have been presented. The characteristic findings which differentiate them from patients with hypertrophic hypersecretory gastropathy, including the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, are: 1) hypertrophy of gastric ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Scott HW Jr,Shull HJ,Law DH 4th,Burko H,Page DL

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00