Abstract：
:We reviewed the results of 133 bone scans and 63 liver scans (computed tomography, liver-spleen radionuclide scan, or ultrasonography) obtained for the preoperative evaluation of breast cancer patients. Information on the preoperative staging of breast cancer (TNM classification) was available in 131 of 133 patients. Bone scans had a low preoperative yield as only 4 of 133 patients (3%) had a positive bone scan that correlated with the results of plain films. Only 1 of 63 patients had a liver scan suggestive of possible metastasis. We also found that the alkaline phosphatase level was not a good predictor of bone or liver metastases in breast cancer patients. In 103 patients with normal bone scans, the majority (54%) had elevated alkaline phosphatase levels; conversely, 9 of 30 patients (30%) with abnormal scans had normal alkaline phosphatase levels. Furthermore, 51 of 63 patients (81%) with elevated alkaline phosphatase levels had normal liver scans. Approximately $74,000 was spent on these liver and bone scans.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Brar HS,Sisley JF,Johnson RH Jrdoi
10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80512-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-02-01 00:00:00pages
221-3; discussion 224issue
2eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(05)80512-4journal_volume
165pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:We studied the effect of high caloric parenteral nutrition on the rate of gastric emptying of solid food. The linear pattern of gastric emptying was not altered by parenteral nutrition, but the gastric emptying rate was consistently slowed. The degree of slowing of gastric emptying while on parenteral nutrition correl...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90338-6
更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In an effort to assess the impact of enhanced macrophage function in acute pancreatitis, mice were subjected to a choline-deficient diet supplemented by ethionine to induce necrotizing pancreatitis. Treatment with the macrophage stimulant glucan resulted in improved survival rates (58 percent versus 14 percent) and ma...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(87)90197-8
更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:During a 20 year period at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 17 patients were operated on for secondary aortoenteric fistula. The interval from initial operation to the onset of symptoms varied greatly and averaged 2.8 years. Symptoms included not only gastrointestinal bleeding but also sepsis and abdominal or b...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(81)90275-0
更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to establish whether the spatial structure of a prosthesis conditions its behavior at the peritoneal level. METHODS:Abdominal defects comprising all the wall (except skin) were created in rabbits and repaired with a laminar (DM) or reticular (CV-4) ePTFE-prosthesis. Fourteen days pos...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00907-8
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common cause of healthcare associated infections contributing to morbidity and mortality. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of a CDI bundle along with probiotic utilization. METHODS:A retrospective review of trauma admissions from 2008 ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.01.005
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemorrhagic shock (HS) often causes coagulopathy due, in part, to decreased coagulation proteins. This study assessed the efficacy of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in preventing this coagulopathy following a canine model of HS designed to mimic bleeding with shock as seen in the emergency department followed by ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89618-3
更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several methods of repair of extremity venous injuries have been shown to be efficacious, patency rates have varied significantly from center to center. METHODS:A retrospective review was made of treatment outcomes of adult and pediatric patients with major venous injuries of the lower extremity. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.08.006
更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that division of the short gastric vessels (SGV) provides a more floppy Nissen fundoplication, for the treatment of reflux disease. The aim of the study was to assess whether Nissen fundoplication with division of SGV is associated with improved clinical outcome and laboratory findings....
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00695-x
更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A biochemical analysis of mitochondrial metabolism was made on biopsy specimens of fifteen jaundiced patients. In all but three jaundiced patients the phosphorylative activity based on mitochondrial protein was within normal limits or higher. In nine jaundiced patients the concentrations of cytochrome a(+a3), as repre...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90534-7
更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Three hundred eight patients underwent parotidectomy for a benign parotid tumor between 1948 and 1979. Two hundred seventy-four had operation for primary tumor, and 34, for recurrent tumor. Ninety-eight percent of those with primary tumors had superficial or total parotidectomy, and 2 percent had local excision with a...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(86)90321-1
更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Seven patients presented with chronic pancreatitis localized upstream to a complete stenosis of the main pancreatic duct in its median part. This stenosis seemed to be secondary to the healing of a necrotic pseudocyst after either acute pancreatitis (four patients) or blunt abdominal trauma (three patients). In five p...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(83)90287-8
更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in jaundiced patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy remains controversial. METHODS:Patients presenting with obstructive jaundice who subsequently underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy from January 1996 to June 2002 were included in the study (n = 212). Patients with preo...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.07.005
更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:From 1972 to 1987, 403 patients underwent a composite resection consisting of segmental mandibulectomy and neck dissection for the treatment of bucco-pharynx squamous cell carcinoma (303 patients had postoperative radiotherapy [XRT], 29 patients had preoperative XRT, and 100 patients had tissue salvage performed after...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80350-2
更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Professionalism and ethics are Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies, but there is little evidence regarding the effectiveness of ethics education. METHODS:General surgery residents at the University of Pittsburgh completed questionnaires measuring attitudes and know...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.08.002
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Compared with total parenteral nutrition, enteral feeding via jejunostomy reduces septic complications in patients with severe trauma. However, violation of the bowel with insertion of a jejunostomy tube may increase the risk of intra-abdominal abscess (IAA), particularly if no simultaneous gastrointestinal tract inju...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80680-4
更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the current practice and opinions held by surgeons performing colorectal surgery in Washington regarding laparoscopic colorectal surgery. METHODS:After attempting to identify all surgeons with hospital privileges in colorectal surgery in Washington, a survey was sent to 303 surgeons. The survey ask...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(03)00112-0
更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A technique for carotid endarterectomy done under general anesthesia features the routine use of a straight shunt, precise removal of all plaque and shreds of media, and routine completion angiography done as a means of quality control. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80274-0
更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Making a conflict of interest declaration is now mandatory at continuing medical education CME accredited events. However, these declarations tend to be largely perfunctory. This study sought to better understand physician perceptions surrounding conflict of interest. METHODS:The same PowerPoint (Microsoft,...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.01.012
更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We tested the effectiveness of a single dose of prophylactic antibiotic (gentamicin) in elective cholecystectomy in a double-blind, controlled randomized study. All patients recognized preoperatively as being at risk were excluded. The treatment group comprised of 102 patients received a single dose of gentamicin and ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(86)90218-7
更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Other indicators of hormone sensitivity, besides estrogen receptor (ER) content, such as response to oophorectomy, antiestrogens, prolactin suppression, and correlation with progesterone receptors (PR), were evaluated in the hope of further improving selectivity and response of patients undergoing endocrine ablation f...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90435-3
更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hemorrhage is a major cause of trauma deaths. Coagulopathy exacerbates hemorrhage and is commonly seen during major trauma resuscitation, suggesting that current practice of coagulation factor transfusion is inadequate. Reversal of coagulopathy involves normalization of body temperature, elimination of the causes of d...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.03.034
更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Fistula-in-ano is a common surgical problem. Various materials have been used to perform the seton technique in the treatment of fistula-in-ano. In this study, a novel material, a self-locking cable tie, was used regardless of the fistula type. Seventeen consecutive patients with anal fistula underwent surgery with th...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.048
更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the hemoglobin (Hb) after transfusion, or the "target," which reflects the "dose" of blood given are not well studied. We sought to examine the incidence and causes of "over transfusion" of red blood cells after surgery. METHODS:Data on blood utilization including Hb triggers and targets were obtain...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.12.020
更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric stump carcinoma (GSC) has been studied after primary gastrectomy for benign disease but few studies have evaluated its correlation with gastric cancer. PATIENTS:We assessed 541 patients submitted to subtotal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer at least 15 years ago. RESULTS:GSC was diagnosed in 16...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.06.021
更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that early use of external mechanical compression (EMC) reduces hemorrhage and mortality associated with pelvic fractures. METHODS:Patients with pelvic fractures and one of the following risk factors for hemorrhage were studied retrospectively: (1) unstable fracture pattern, or (2) any fract...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.040
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A review of 143 patients with 144 feeding jejunostomies was carried out. In the 129 patients in whom catheters were utilized, only 48 (45 percent) had no complications. Seventy-one patients (55 percent) suffered one or more catheter-related complications. Ten of these complications were life-threatening or fatal, incl...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80267-8
更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:A prospective trial was undertaken to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of stapled skin closure versus conventional nylon sutures in head and neck surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 20 consecutive patients who underwent extensive surgery in which their skin was closed with staples. ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)80327-4
更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Gut glutamine utilization after massive small bowel resection was studied to gain further insight into the alterations and adaptations in intestinal glutamine metabolism that occur during the development of post-resectional hyperplasia. After resection of the middle 60% of the small intestine in the rat, gut glutamine...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80603-8
更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The lecture activity of neurology and neurosurgery faculty at allopathic medical schools during the academic years 1985-1986 through 1987-1988 was surveyed. Lectures were categorized into three combinations for analysis: first- and second-year basic science, first- and second-year clinical, and third- and fourth-year ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(94)90213-5
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study is a retrospective review of 18 patients treated from 1964 to 1990 with inguinal lymph node metastases from rectal adenocarcinoma. Statistical analyses were performed to determine the effects of sex, disease-free interval, extent of inguinal lymph node metastases, and the presence of extranodal disease upon...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80204-1
更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00
