Hypercalcemia of seven years' duration after kidney transplantation.

abstract：:Curettage of lymph nodes in 36 patients with cancer of the thoracic esophagus was performed in the bilateral supraclavicular, right intrathoracic and abdominal regions. The overall metastatic ratio in lymph nodes was 52.8 percent (19 of 36). It was particularly high in the right supraclavicular nodes (26.7 percent), t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sannohe Y,Hiratsuka R,Doki K

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrence of hyperparathyroidism after initially successful primary operation is usually caused by inadequate resection of diseased tissue or recurrent carcinoma. Since it is known that normal parathyroid tissue may be autotransplanted into a muscle bed, it is plausible that inadvertent implantation of parathyroid ti...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rattner DW,Marrone GC,Kasdon E,Silen W

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type of endorectal pull-through described by Black was evaluated as an alternative method of anastomosis in 11 anterior resections in which anastomosis from above was impossible. The method is attractive from the standpoint of function because it preserves the distal rectum and leaves the anus intact. Technical po...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Garnjobst W,Sullivan ES

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic deroofing has been shown to produce good patient satisfaction and to have results similar to those of open surgical techniques. We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic deroofing using an argon beam coagulator (ABC) in the patients with nonparasitic liver cysts. METHODS:Laparos...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kwon AH,Matsui Y,Inui H,Imamura A,Kamiyama Y

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accepted approach to patients with intermittent calf claudication is nonoperative unless the symptoms are truly incapacitating, in which case arteriography and either percutaneous angioplasty or operation is indicated. Arteriography is considered a preoperative procedure. However, with improvements in percutaneous...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Collier P,Wilcox G,Brooks D,Laffey S,Dalton T

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the purpose of facilitating liver biopsy during upper abdominal procedures, an adaptation of the percutaneous one-second needle biopsy technic is proposed. A simple device, consisting of a three-way deviator, allows the utilization of the standard needles for percutaneous biopsy. The entire procedure requires fro...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Menghini G,Antonini R,Bruschelli P

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man on palliative treatment for disseminated cutaneous malignant melanoma presented with abdominal pain and abdominal distention. A computed tomography scan showed an area in the distal ileum suggesting intussusceptions. In an exploratory laparotomy, a 10-cm mass was found comprised of the distal ileum t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Butte JM,Meneses M,Waugh E,Parada H,De La Fuente H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mock disaster at Orange County's John Wayne Airport provided a basis for examining correct triage of patients and their arrival time for definitive care. The ability to triage critically injured patients in a timely fashion was found to be only slightly better than chance routing. For most of the seriously and criti...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Eisner ME,Waxman K,Mason GR

更新日期：1985-09-01 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:Wound healing and chronic wounds are serious public health issues. While wounds heal, cellular stores of antioxidants are depleted. d-ribose-l-cysteine (DRLC) is a precursor to the antioxidant glutathione. The effect of oral supplementation with DRLC on wound healing was studied in rats. METHODS:A rodent mo...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Saltman AE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fixation of polypropylene (Marlex) mesh in the epigastrium and at the iliac crest can be ineffective because of insufficient local fascia; however, two techniques have been described to obtain firm and durable attachment of polypropylene grafts at these sites. Perichondral slips at the costal margin permit very satisf...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Merrell RC,Than-Trong T

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is increasingly recognized as a cause of arterial insufficiency in the leg. Diagnosis is based on a clinical history of claudication, which may be atypical, physical examination, noninvasive exercise testing and angiography. Patients with normal ankle pulses and resting ankle/b...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McDonald PT,Easterbrook JA,Rich NM,Collins GJ Jr,Kozloff L,Clagett GP,Collins JT

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible in a 10-year-old child is described. In addition to the mandibular swelling the patient also had a proliferative lesion over the alveolus that masqueraded as a neoplastic lesion. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Qureshi SS,Qureshi SS,Medhi SS,Kane SV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissatisfaction with time-consuming double layer anastomoses in intestinal surgery and with occasionally questionable stapled anastomoses prompted a review of available techniques for hand sewn suture lines. Single layer anastomoses have been used extensively and their integrity and safety have often been questioned. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lafreniere R,Ketcham AS

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown the inhibitory effects of keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) against breast and pancreatic cancer in vitro. We hypothesize that its actions in breast and pancreas cancer cells are via apoptotic or cytokine pathways. METHODS:Two breast cancer cell lines, ZR75-1 and MCF-7, and one pancre...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Riggs DR,Jackson BJ,Vona-Davis L,Nigam A,McFadden DW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study descriptively analyzes characteristics of general surgery residency and practice and their influence on student interest in surgical careers. METHODS:Fourth-year medical students were invited to complete an Internet-based survey. A 5-point Likert scale described characteristics of general surgery...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cochran A,Melby S,Neumayer LA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic granulating wounds were established in rats by excising burns inoculated with Escherichia coli. Recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor was applied at dosages of 1, 10, and 100 micrograms/cm2 to the wounds of three groups of 20 animals on days 5, 9, 12, 15, and 18 after injury. The rate of wound closu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hayward P,Hokanson J,Heggers J,Fiddes J,Klingbeil C,Goeger M,Robson M

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cusps of valve-bearing segments of canine cephalic, femoral, and jugular veins were completely divided and were used in interposition grafts in the femoral and carotid arteries in the nonreversed position. Three control grafts had intact valves in the reversed position, and one control graft in the reversed positi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Donovan TJ,Lowe R

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux is common and its complications may be serious. The diagnosis is being suspected and confirmed with increasing frequency in children because of heightened awareness of the symptoms peculiar to pediatric patients. Thirty-one children who underwent Nissen fundoplication for gastroesopha...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Carson JA,Tunell WP,Smith EI

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of gastric restriction procedures for morbid obesity depends on a persistently small gastric pouch and stoma, an intact staple line, and, of equal importance, dietary compliance. Evaluation of patients with either excessive or inadequate weight loss should be directed at determining both the technical adeq...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Halverson JD,Koehler RE

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute traumatic rupture of the descending thoracic aorta is usually considered a surgical emergency; a conventional surgical approach carries high morbidity and mortality rates in the perioperative period. Endovascular surgery has recently been considered as providing a new therapeutic strategy for these pat...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Pratesi C,Dorigo W,Troisi N,Pratesi G,Santoro G,Stefano P,Innocenti AA,Pulli R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1941 through 1983, a total of 66 patients with sacrococcygeal teratoma were seen, representing 41 percent of the total of 162 patients with teratomas from all anatomic sites seen over this period. Forty-six (70 percent) of the patients with sacrococcygeal teratomas were female and 34 (52 percent) were neonates. Y...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Whalen TV Jr,Mahour GH,Landing BH,Woolley MM

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDCs) are common in children but also present in adults. This study evaluates the preoperative management and postoperative outcomes in patients with a resected TGDC. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with a surgically treated TGDC. Clinicopathologic variab...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bhama AR,Smith RJ,Robinson RA,Weigel RJ,Sugg SL,Howe JR,Lal G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a biliary-enteric anastomosis, the development of cholangitis is usually assumed to be due to obstruction of the stoma. Six patients in whom this was not the case are described. Achlorhydria, duodenal diverticula, and foreign bodies are important predisposing factors. When bacterial contamination is severe in an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Goldman LD,Steer ML,Silen W

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The charts of 81 patients who underwent skull base surgery between 1982 and 1993 were reviewed retrospectively. Data relative to demographic aspects, clinical stage, previous treatment, surgical approach, type of reconstruction, histology, extent of disease, complications, and follow-up were analyzed. The craniofacial...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dos Santos LR,Cernea CR,Brandao LG,Siqueira MG,Vellutini EA,Velazco OP,Cruz OL,Morais-Besteiro J,Freitas CA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposed bone, even in conjunction with a fracture, will cover spontaneously with granulation tissue followed by epithelium, or will sequestrate and then cover, providing there is adequate circulation at the wound site. The healing process is lengthy but need not interfere with the reestablishment of function of the wo...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Brown PW

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-nine patients had conservative treatment of an appendix mass without interval appendectomy. Five were lost to follow-up within 6 months, and 44 patients were followed for between 6 months and 22 years. In nine patients (20 percent) recurrent appendicitis developed, and six (14 percent) suffered chronic pain not ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hoffmann J,Lindhard A,Jensen HE

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The frequency of 90-day, postdischarge deaths and readmissions in Medicare patients undergoing elective surgical procedures has not been well studied. METHODS:The Medicare MedPar database for 2009 to 2010 was used to develop inpatient risk-adjusted, postoperative length-of-stay (RApoLOS) prediction models f...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Fry DE,Pine M,Pine G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience with 65 patients with congenital duodenal obstruction, 36 with intrinsic and 29 with extrinsic lesions. Seventeen patients had trisomy 21 syndrome. Eight pregnancies were complicated by polyhydramnios. The diagnostic features encountered, the operative procedures used, and the postoperative ma...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Harberg FJ,Pokorny WJ,Hahn H

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative merits of the anterior and posterior approaches to the adrenal gland were assessed in a series of 103 patients with bilateral cortical hyperplasia or unilateral cortical adenoma (less than 25 g). In none of the patients was additional concomitant surgery planned. Sixty-four patients were operated on throu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Russell CF,Hamberger B,van Heerden JA,Edis AJ,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00