Surgery and human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection.

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

authors： Klimberg VS,Souba WW,Salloum RM,Holley DT,Hautamaki RD,Dolson DJ,Copeland EM 3rd

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant hemorrhage during hepatic resections for malignancies can result in increased mortality due to liver failure or acute blood loss. Massive hemorrhage is often related to loss of control or injury to the hepatic veins or inferior vena cava. Prevention or reduction of intraoperative blood loss, through improv...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ramacciato G,Balesh AM,Fornasari V

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During liver transplantation, an oversized graft or active bleeding in the hepatic area can make performance of the suprahepatic caval anastomosis extremely difficult or even impossible. In other instances, a brief as possible warm ischemia is desired to provide a marginal graft with maximum chances of good ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Salizzoni M,Romagnoli R,Zamboni F

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stapling instruments have been used for gastrointestinal anastomoses and reconstruction with increasing regularity. A technique for loop colostomy closure employing a stapling device is described. This approach provides a secure closure while avoiding major contaimination. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Schwesinger WH,Levine BA,McFee AS

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of unsuccessful extractions of retained biliary calculi using basket catheters reveals more than half the failures are related to the selection, placement, and size of the T tube. A new T tube has been developed which will improve postoperative access to the common duct and facilitate removal of retained c...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Moss JP,Whelan JG Jr,Fry DE

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical extirpation of the primary tumor has traditionally been utilized as initial treatment for sarcomas in children. The present report, however, demonstrates that sarcomas are optimally treated by means of a coordianted multidisciplinary approach. The latter offers the potential for achieving improved survival an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jaffe N,Murray J,Traggis D,Cassady RJ,Filler RM,Watts H,Weichselbaum R,Weinstein H

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factors that determine recurrence and complications following primary tissue repair of umbilical hernias (UHs) and the approach to repair UHs in obese patients need further analysis. METHODS:A retrospective review of UH repair (UHR) conducted at our institution was undertaken. Patients were grouped by body ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yao JJ,Pham T,El Mokdad A,Huerta S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the hormonal and metabolic responses of denervated pancreas allografts in nine volunteers 3 to 12 months after the transplant (initial) and again 1 year later (follow-up). Eight of the patients received simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants. The glucose clamp technique was used to create a square wave ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Elahi D,McAloon-Dyke M,Clark BA,Kahn BB,Weinreb JE,Minaker KL,Wong GA,Morse LA,Brown RS,Shapiro ME

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most thymectomies are performed via sternotomy. Minimally invasive thymectomy (MIT) has been described but its potential benefits and drawbacks remain unclear. METHODS:A retrospective chart review comparing thymectomies performed via sternotomy to MIT at a single institution between 2005 and 2009. RESULTS:...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Youssef SJ,Louie BE,Farivar AS,Blitz M,Aye RW,Vallières E

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of massive air embolus secondary to use of an intravenous infusion pump is presented. The pump is unable to detect air entering the intravenous line if the air enters distal to the air detection device. A simple solution is presented. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Abernathy CM,Dickinson TC

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate assessment is imperative for learning, feedback and progression. The aim of this study was to examine whether surgeons can accurately self-assess their technical and nontechnical skills compared with expert faculty members' assessments. METHODS:Twenty-five surgeons performed a laparoscopic cholecys...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Arora S,Miskovic D,Hull L,Moorthy K,Aggarwal R,Johannsson H,Gautama S,Kneebone R,Sevdalis N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that team communication with unmatched grammatical form and communicative intent (mixed mode communication) would correlate with worse trauma teamwork. METHODS:Interdisciplinary trauma simulations were conducted. Team performance was rated using the TEAM tool. Team communication was coded fo...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jung HS,Warner-Hillard C,Thompson R,Haines K,Moungey B,LeGare A,Shaffer DW,Pugh C,Agarwal S,Sullivan S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residents are more likely to learn from educational experiences when properly prepared from the start of instruction and expectations are clear and consistent. The purpose of this study was to examine what first year residents need to know and be able to perform before starting their rotation in the intensiv...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： York NL,DaRosa DA,Folse R

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wire introducer method is a satisfactory technique for management of central venous catheters if bacteriologic monitoring of the removed catheter is used to determine whether the introduced catheter should be allowed to remain. The data indicate that when central venous catheters become infected, they do so throug...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Graeve AH,Carpenter CM,Schiller WR

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are 2 tools that have been validated to diagnose pneumonia in critically ill patients. However, the role of the CPIS in diagnosing trauma-associated pneumonia (TAP) remains in question. METHODS:This prospective observational stud...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Patel CB,Gillespie TL,Goslar PW,Sindhwani M,Petersen SR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative imaging for early-stage cutaneous melanoma is not recommended by current guidelines. Our goal was to investigate our institutional usage and utility. METHODS:Patients with clinically node-negative cutaneous melanoma undergoing surgery with sentinel lymph node biopsy were identified retrospectiv...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Haddad D,Garvey EM,Mihalik L,Pockaj BA,Gray RJ,Wasif N

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary identifies important differences in patient groups that affect the observations in the accompanying article. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Malangoni MA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports of minimally invasive antireflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been small, short-term series utilizing only a laparoscopic approach. We conducted a retrospective review and report our 66-month experience with more than 1,000 laparoscopic and thoracoscopic antireflux...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McKernan JB,Champion JK

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of 89 women who underwent 100 consecutive needle localization procedures for nonpalpable breast lesions revealed a 19 percent malignancy rate. These lesions tended to be small and had a 6.2 percent incidence of nodal metastasis. Needle localization also identified 19 additional patients who were at increase...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Denning DP,Farha GJ,McBoyle MF

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the outcomes of the first 5 years of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in British Columbia (BC), Canada, 1996 to 2001. METHODS:There were 547 SNB procedures for breast cancer performed by 29 surgeons at 12 hospitals in BC between October 1996 and July 2001. Identification, accuracy, and false-...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chua B,Olivotto IA,Donald JC,Hayashi AH,Doris PJ,Turner LJ,Cuddington GD,Davis NL,Rusnak CH

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathophysiology of adrenal insufficiency, common in surgical intensive care units, has not been fully elucidated. METHODS:Patients at risk (age > 55 years, in the surgical intensive care unit >1 week, baseline cortisol < 20 μg/dL) were enrolled. After measuring cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Schuster KM,Macleod JB,Fernandez JB,Kumar M,Barquist ES

更新日期：2012-02-01 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

authors： Smith-Choban P,Max MH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The salient clinical and pathological features of verrucous carcinoma, as first described by Ackerman in 1948, are reviewed. Two case reports are presented. The first concerns a personal experience with a patient who had five surgical procedures for multifocal oral verrucous carcinoma and remains alive and well 28 yea...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Spiro RH

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate if laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) has changed the indications for adrenalectomy. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of patients with adrenal lesions referred from 1992 to 2004. Patients were divided into 2 groups, those before and those after the introduction of LA. RESULTS:One hundred eighty pati...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chavez-Rodriguez J,Pasieka JL

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The successful excision of a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) invading the inferior vena cava (IVC) remains a technical intraoperative challenge and requires a careful preoperative surgical management planning. Although a radical operation remains the mainstay of the therapy for RCC, the optimal management of the ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaplan S,Ekici S,Doğan R,Demircin M,Ozen H,Paşaoğlu I

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to determine one-year outcomes and the impact of various factors on the need for readmission and reoperation following abdominoperineal resection (APR). METHOD:A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine predictors of readmission and/or reoperation within one year of...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rencuzogullari A,Abbas MA,Steele S,Stocchi L,Hull T,Binboga S,Gorgun E

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an undertreated disease. This study's purpose is to determine if the calcium levels correlate with prevalence of symptoms and surgical treatment in patients with primary HPT. METHOD:Patients treated in 2006-2015 with serum calcium≥10.0 mg/dL and PTH>65 pg/mL were identif...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yan H,Calcatera N,Moo-Young TA,Prinz RA,Winchester DJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) effects produced by the mammalian tachykinins were evaluated in anesthetized dogs. The distribution and content of substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA) in the region of the canine gastroesophageal junction was also studied. SP and NKA stimulated a linear dose-dependent contraction o...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sandler AD,Maher JW,Weinstock JV,Schmidt CD,Schlegel JF,Jew JY,Williams TH

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Twenty-eight consecutive patients with tibial or peroneal artery injury are reported. Of these, eight underwent direct arterial repair, eight received vein graft reconstruction, and the involved artery was ligated in the remainder, with amputation required for various reasons in four. Tibial or peroneal artery injury ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Holleman JH Jr,Killebrew LH

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00