A study of fundoplication disruption and deformity.

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

authors： Ozawa K,Honjo I

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with 37 patients with adult colovesical fistula over the past 19 years is reviewed. Specific guidelines for treatment of adult colovesical fistula are influenced by the location and cause of the fistula, the patient's general condition, the presence of a pelvic abscess and the presence of colonic obstructio...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McConnell DB,Sasaki TM,Vetto RM

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen operations were performed in 13 patients with total carotid artery occlusion. All patients had symptoms ranging in duration from a few hours to several months. Flow wa reestablished in 10 of the 14 arteries operated on, a success rate of 74 percent. Complication included one operative death and one permanent ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hunt DG,Wheeler CG,Bukhari HI,Hempel GK

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for mechanical ventilation (MV) after spinal cord injury (SCI) is a risk factor for prolonged critical care. The "purpose" of this study was to identify the level of cervical SCI that requires MV, thereby defining candidates for tracheostomy. METHODS:Patients with cervical SCI over a 15-year period...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jones TS,Burlew CC,Johnson JL,Jones E,Kornblith LZ,Biffl WL,Stovall RT,Pieracci FM,Stahel PF,Moore EE

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative gastric retention may be minimized by avoiding the use of the Billroth I reconstruction when a large duodenal ulcer must be retained. Postoperative gastric retention is more likely to remit with conservative therapy if the procedure was a Billroth I reconstruction with a vagotomy. In other instances wher...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ahmad W,Harbrecht PJ,Polk HC Jr

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review of 50 children with gallbladder disease in Houston, Texas, there were an equal number of patients with and without hemolytic disease and a slight predominance of males in both groups. Nearly all had been symptomatic for a prolonged period before diagnosis and cholecystectomy. Common early diagnoses were...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Pokorny WJ,Saleem M,O'Gorman RB,McGill CW,Harberg FJ

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal cancer mortality is increased in African Americans relative to white patients. The reasons for this are unknown but are thought to be related to inadequate access to health care secondary to a higher poverty rate in African American populations. METHODS:The National Health Interview Survey databa...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Miller JA,Rege RV,Ko CY,Livingston EH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Minority patients are at risk for delayed breast cancer treatment. Using nonsurgical breast specialists could improve access but requires appropriate referral to ensure prompt cancer care. Our objective was to evaluate a referral triage system in a combined medical/surgical breast health program (BHP). METHO...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Stone MD,Norton S,Mendez JE,Hirsch E

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonoscopic examination of the entire colon was performed on 146 patients for radiographically suspected benign polypoid disease. Of thirty-six patients who did not have a neoplastic lesion at the suspected site, seven (19 per cent) had unsuspected small benign polypoid adenomas elsewhere in the colon. Of the remaini...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Coller JA,Corman ML,Veidenheimer MC

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined practice referral patterns for primary retroperitoneal sarcoma (PRS) in British Columbia (BC) and associations between the timing of referral to tertiary care and patient outcomes. METHODS:Using ICD-10 coding, the Cancer Agency Information System was used to identify patients with PRS from 2000 ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Merchant S,Cheifetz R,Knowling M,Khurshed F,McGahan C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1971 through 1975, 104 patients with squamous carcinoma of the anterior and anterolateral floor of the mouth underwent surgery, irradiation therapy or a combination of both with the purpose of eliminating their tumors. No patient had received treatment before, and this effort was considered primary and definitive...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Guillamondegui OM,Oliver B,Hayden R

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative embolization of highly vascular soft tissue tumors was performed in four patients. Selective catheterization of branch vessels supplying the tumors successfully avoided inadvertent embolization of adjacent normal tissue. Operative blood loss was significantly less than anticipated, permitting an easier, m...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kadir S,Ernst CB,Hamper U,White RI Jr

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients often have an incomplete understanding of the levels of training and roles of the various surgical providers in teaching hospitals, leading to patient confusion and dissatisfaction. METHODS:Pre-intervention discharge surveys were administered to gastrointestinal surgery inpatients (10/2016-02/2017)...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Craig-Schapiro R,DiBrito SR,Overton HN,Taylor JP,Fransman RB,Haut ER,Sacks BC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthopedic surgery is a specialty of surgery dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system in all age groups. Careers in orthopedic surgery span the spectrum from general orthopedics to those of subspecialty expertise in orthopedic trauma, hand, pediatrics...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Gehrig LM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A critical outcome analysis of a large, single-institution experience provides a better frame of reference for an assessment of the role of laparoscopic colectomy for colorectal pathology. METHODS:Review of a prospectively gathered database was performed of a consecutive series of laparoscopic colectomy pat...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Senagore AJ,Delaney CP

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four patients receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition consisting of 3.5 percent amino acids in a 5 percent dextrose solution were randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion to receive this solution with or without an antiphlebitic mixture (1000 IU heparin, 5 mg hydrocortisone, and 1.8 mEq sodium hydroxide as ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Makarewicz PA,Freeman JB,Fairfull-Smith R

更新日期：1986-01-01 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

authors： Gaspar MR

更新日期：1990-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:On July 1st, 2012, the University of Minnesota Medical Centers adopted a policy requiring all personnel to wear cover jackets in perioperative areas. This policy is based on the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses recommended practice for cover jacket usage. We hypothesized that the cover jacket p...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chow CJ,Hayes LM,Saltzman DA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A genetic study of hybrid Baltimore blacks in relation to the presence of cancer may be timely since the mortality rate in blacks compared with the mortality rate in whites has increased considerably. The appearance of white genes in black persons may provide some help in such a study. A positive relationship was not ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Miller JM,Miller JM

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glass tables can break and cause traumatic injury. This public health issue is avoidable by adequate regulatory measures. We describe the burden and characteristics of these injuries using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database and data from a level 1 trauma center. METHODS:NEIS...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Trivedi U,Chauhan D,Villegas C,Bueser R,Livingston D,Bonne S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether or not tumor response to chemotherapy-sensitized radiation therapy (CTRT) for head and neck cancer leads to an improved outcome is unknown. METHODS:Forty patients who received preoperative cisplatin plus simultaneous radiotherapy for operable stage III and IV head and neck cancer were reviewed retro...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Goodman MD,Tarnoff M,Kain M,Slotman GJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transduodenal sphincterotomy (TS) has fallen into disuse since endoscopists developed techniques to treat sphincter problems nonsurgically. However, some patients experience recurrent sphincter strictures after endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES), with the ampulla endoscopically inaccessible, and pancreas divisum...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Miccini M,Amore Bonapasta S,Gregori M,Bononi M,Fornasari V,Tocchi A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hepatic mitochondrial response to oral glucose load (redox tolerance test) was evaluated as an indicator of hepatic functional reserve of patients with obstructive jaundice. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The redox tolerance test was performed in 29 patients with obstructive jaundice before percutaneous transhepatic bil...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Tsubono T,Tsukada K,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatoduodenectomy is the only effective treatment for cancers of the periampullary region. Because surgeons usually grasp tumors during pancreatoduodenectomy, this procedure may increase the risk of squeezing and shedding the cancer cells into the portal vein, retroperitoneum, and/or peritoneal cavity. I...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hirota M,Kanemitsu K,Takamori H,Chikamoto A,Tanaka H,Sugita H,Sand J,Nordback I,Baba H

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nephrocholedochoscope designed for inspection of the ductal system of the urinary and bladder tracts has proved to be a useful method for examining the denuded vessel wall after limited blind endarterectomy. This technic is especially helpful in endarterectomy of the common iliac arteries and also has application ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Davies OG Jr

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunosuppressed patients have an increased risk of developing anal cancer, but little data exists regarding outcomes of this population. METHODS:A retrospective review of anal cancer patients at a single academic institution from 2006 to 2017 was performed. RESULTS:19 (14%) of 136 anal cancer patients wer...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bingmer K,Ofshteyn A,Dietz DW,Stein SL,Steinhagen E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Assessing outcomes in patients with colon cancer (CC) undergoing surgical intervention is challenging. Frailty has been as established tool for assessing patient outcomes. The aim was of this study was to assess role of frailty in patients with CC. METHODS:National estimates for patients with CC were abst...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Pandit V,Khan M,Martinez C,Jehan F,Zeeshan M,Koblinski J,Hamidi M,Omesieta P,Osuchukwu O,Nfonsam V

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:How systemic inflammation-based prognostic scores such as the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) and neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (NLR) differ across populations of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unknown. The present study examined the mGPS and NLR in patients from United Kingdom (UK) and...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Park JH,Ishizuka M,McSorley ST,Kubota K,Roxburgh CSD,Nagata H,Takagi K,Iwasaki Y,Aoki T,Horgan PG,McMillan DC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The progress and development of stapling devices has been remarkable. They have become indispensable for gastrointestinal diseases and are increasingly utilized in laparoscopic operations. Liver surgery applications for this technique are continuing to emerge, and in this study, we introduced the use of stap...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaneko H,Otsuka Y,Takagi S,Tsuchiya M,Tamura A,Shiba T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00