Preoperative evaluation of patients for liver resection. Appropriate CT imaging.

abstract：:In order to determine which factors most influence late survival after the coronary bypass procedure, a review was made of the initial experience of one surgeon who performed 792 operations between 1968 and 1972. The initial 250 patients were compared with the subsequent 542 patients. The two groups were of similar ag...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lawrie GM,Morris GC Jr

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diminished poststenotic pressure and flow accompanied experimental application of multiple subcritical arterial stenoses in series. Effects of additional stenoses, causing equivalent constrictions, were cumulative in a nonlinear fashion. Seven-hundred-twenty measurements were performed using 10 cm ileofemoral canine a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Flanigan DP,Tullis JP,Streeter VL,Whitehouse WM Jr,Fry WJ,Stanley JC

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Length of postoperative stay (LOS) has gained increasing attention as a potential indicator of surgical efficiency. Our objective was to examine the feasibility of assessing LOS at 182 hospitals to identify institutions with outlying performance. METHODS:Patients were identified who underwent colorectal sur...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cohen ME,Bilimoria KY,Ko CY,Richards K,Hall BL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of renovascular hypertension in the transplanted kidney is reported to range between 5 and 15%. A review of 391 consecutive renal transplant patients revealed 16 patients (5.4%) with hypertension secondary to partial obstruction of renal arterial blood flow. The clinical course of this group of patients ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dickerman RM,Peters PC,Hull AR,Curry TS,Atkins C,Fry WJ

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case records of the Connecticut Tumor Registry were reviewed from 1952-1982. There were 37 cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast (ACC) from a total of 40,350 invasive breast tumors. Patient survival, complications, and pathologic sections were reviewed. Only 14 of 27 surgical pathology slides available f...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sumpio BE,Jennings TA,Merino MJ,Sullivan PD

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Compare emergency general surgery (EGS) patient outcomes following index and non-index hospital readmissions, and explore predictive factors for non-index readmission. BACKGROUND:Readmission to a different hospital leads to fragmentation of care. The impact of non-index readmsision on patient outcomes follow...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hanna K,Chehab M,Bible L,Asmar S,Ditillo M,Castanon L,Tang A,Joseph B

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study describes the current prognosis of patients in acute Organ System Failure (OSF). Objective definitions were developed for five OSFs, and then 5677 ICU admissions from 13 hospitals were monitored. The number and duration of OSF were linked to outcome at hospital discharge for each of the 2719 ICU...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Knaus WA,Draper EA,Wagner DP,Zimmerman JE

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SIL-A) has become an option for treating appendicitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of SIL-A compared with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CL-A) on a large experimental cohort. BACKGROUND:Several studies had repo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kim JH,Kim HY,Park SK,Lee JS,Heo DS,Park SW,Lee YS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic elasticity creates a cushion that protects the heart from pressure injury, and a recoil that helps perfuse the coronary arteries. TEVAR has become first-line therapy for many aortic pathologies including trauma, but stent-grafts stiffen the aorta and likely increase LV afterload. OBJECTIVE:Test the h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kamenskiy A,Aylward P,Desyatova A,DeVries M,Wichman C,MacTaggart J

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Delivery of cardioplegic (CP) solutions to all regions of the myocardium is critical for optimal myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. However, there are little data regarding the effects of CP agents upon coronary vascular resistance (CVR) and CP delivery. Accordingly, we evaluated blood CP (Hct 30) delivery ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leicher FG,Magrassi P,LaRaia PJ,Derkac WM,Buckley MJ,Austen WG

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This investigation aimed at exploring the prospects of a cure for persistent medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) stratified by basal calcitonin levels before reoperation and the number of lymph node metastases previously removed at outside facilities. BACKGROUND:There is no evidence-based information supporting t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Machens A,Dralle H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-one adult patients were referred for surgical treatment during the time period from July 1980 to November 1985. The average age was 59 +/- 6 years (19-70 years). All patients had symptomatic ventricular tachycardia that was refractory to standard or experimental drug therapy. On the basis of patient condition, s...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hammon JW Jr,Echt DS,Merrill WH,Primm KR,Woosley RL,Smith RF,Roden DM,Bender HW Jr

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between metformin and survival of gastric cancer (GC) patients. BACKGROUND:Metformin has recently received attention as a potential anticancer treatment. However, no study has shown the survival benefit of metformin for GC patients. METHODS:A total of 19...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lee CK,Jung M,Jung I,Heo SJ,Jeong YH,An JY,Kim HI,Cheong JH,Hyung WJ,Noh SH,Kim HS,Rha SY,Chung HC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology and mechanisms by which severe trauma or sepsis induce hepatic failure are unknown. Previously we showed that Kupffer cells (KC), the fixed macrophages of the liver, induce a profound decrease in hepatocyte (HC) total-protein synthesis when exposed to endotoxin. Furthermore we demonstrated that endotoxin-...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Curran RD,Billiar TR,Stuehr DJ,Ochoa JB,Harbrecht BG,Flint SG,Simmons RL

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determined whether untreated breast cancer patients have elevated plasma levels of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Increased plasma TGF-beta 1 levels recently were found after chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer. However, it currently is un...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kong FM,Anscher MS,Murase T,Abbott BD,Iglehart JD,Jirtle RL

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists concerning the proper therapy for bleeding gastroesophageal varices secondary to noncirrhotic portal vein thrombosis. Disparity of opinion exists regarding the significance of hepatic portal blood flow and the consequences of total portal-systemic shunts in this condition. One patient is presented w...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Warren WD,Millikan WJ Jr,Smith RB 3rd,Rypins EB,Henderson JM,Salam AA,Hersh T,Galambos JT,Faraj BA

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND:There is a high risk of relapse in stage IIIB/IIIC melanoma. The utility of 2-[fluorine-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography integrated with computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in these patients to evaluate response to treatment or for surveillance after treatment is currently not...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Beasley GM,Parsons C,Broadwater G,Selim MA,Marzban S,Abernethy AP,Salama AK,Eikman EA,Wong T,Zager JS,Tyler DS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe acute care length of stay (LOS) over all consecutive hospitalizations for the injury and according to level of care [intensive care unit (ICU), intermediate care, general ward], compare observed and expected LOS, and identify predictors of LOS. BACKGROUND:Prolonged LOS has important consequences ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Moore L,Stelfox HT,Turgeon AF,Nathens A,Bourgeois G,Lapointe J,Gagné M,Lavoie A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous studies have suggested that bacteria may contribute to pigment gallstone formation, the current experiments provide evidence that bacteria have a central role in this process. The studies included scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of gallstones, measurements of bacterial adherence to gallstones in v...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stewart L,Smith AL,Pellegrini CA,Motson RW,Way LW

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary spherocytosis is a clinically heterogeneous, genetically determined red blood cell membrane disorder resulting in hemolytic anemia. A deficiency of spectrin, the largest and most abundant structural protein of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton, results in the formation of spherocytes which lack the strength...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Croom RD 3rd,McMillan CW,Orringer EP,Sheldon GF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compares the quality of valve replacement and repair performed through minimally invasive incisions as compared to the standard operation for aortic and mitral valve replacement. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:With the advent of minimally invasive laparoscopic approaches to orthopedic surgery, urology, g...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cohn LH,Adams DH,Couper GS,Bichell DP,Rosborough DM,Sears SP,Aranki SF

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior experience with the rare combination of horseshoe kidney and significant atherosclerotic vascular disease suggests difficulty in intraoperative management, often requiring division of the renal isthmus or sacrifice of some renal tissue. Seven patients have been managed successfully over the past ten years at The...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lobe TE,Martin EW Jr,Cooperman M,Vasko J,Evans WE

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From July 1983 through December 1987, 300 consecutive patients with penetrating gunshot wounds of the abdomen causing visceral or vascular injuries were treated. Resuscitative thoracotomy was required in 20 patients (6.6%), and only two survived. The most commonly injured organs were the small bowel (60%), colon (41.6...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Burch JM,Spjut-Patrinely V,Mattox KL,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of anesthesia induced mild systemic hypothermia on hepatic injury in lean and obese rats during warm ischemia. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Hepatic warm ischemia during surgery remains a significant problem, particularly in organs with presumed baseline dysfunction. METHODS:The left and me...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Choi S,Noh J,Hirose R,Ferell L,Bedolli M,Roberts JP,Niemann CU

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II antigens and beta 2 microglobulin (B2M) were identified in peritoneal dialysate (PD) and serum from patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) using monoclonal antibodies in an enzyme-linked immunoassay. The HLA class I and class II antigens each exhibited approxim...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gelder FB,McDonald JC,Landreneau MD,McMillan RM,Aultman DF

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective consecutive study was planned to evaluate the postpancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) oral intake tolerance. The occurrence of delayed gastric emptying (DGE), as defined by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS), and the amount of dietary intake were analyzed. The risk factors for ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Akizuki E,Kimura Y,Nobuoka T,Imamura M,Nagayama M,Sonoda T,Hirata K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of esophageal cancer surgeon volume upon mortality from upper gastrointestinal emergencies. BACKGROUND:Volume-outcome relationships led to the centralization of esophageal cancer surgery. METHODS:Hospital Episode Statistics data were used to identify patients admitted to hospitals wit...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Markar SR,Mackenzie H,Askari A,Faiz O,Hanna GB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one infants less than a year of age underwent surgery for correction of pernicious gastroesophageal reflux. Severe growth retardation from persistent vomiting was the single most important indication for surgery (25 patients). Recurrent aspiration penumonitis was another serious sequella of reflux and necessita...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Randolph JG,Lilly JR,Anderson KD

更新日期：1974-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the oncological outcomes of robotic total mesorectal excision (TME) at an NCI designated cancer center. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The effectiveness of laparoscopic TME could not be established, but the robotic-assisted approach may hold some promise, with improved visualiza...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sammour T,Malakorn S,Bednarski BK,Kaur H,Shin US,Messick C,You YN,Chang GJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Marked variations in sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) technique have been identified, and definitive qualifications for SLND performance remain controversial. Based on previous reports and expert opinion, we predicted that 20 to 30 cases of SLND with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) would enable sur...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Posther KE,McCall LM,Blumencranz PW,Burak WE Jr,Beitsch PD,Hansen NM,Morrow M,Wilke LG,Herndon JE 2nd,Hunt KK,Giuliano AE

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00