Use of the stapler in skin closure.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Virtual reality simulators provide an effective learning environment and are widely used. This study evaluated the Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Simulator (ES3; Lockheed Martin) as a tool for anatomic education. METHODS:Two medical student groups (experimental, n = 8; control, n = 7) studied paranasal sinus anat...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Solyar A,Cuellar H,Sadoughi B,Olson TR,Fried MP

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the use of radiologic, endoscopic, and laparoscopic staging techniques, the rate of nontherapeutic laparotomies in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma remains high. This study evaluated the accuracy of preoperative high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) to determine resectability in this set...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Aloia TA,Charnsangavej C,Faria S,Ribero D,Abdalla EK,Vauthey JN,Curley SA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) origin is a very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Most of the literature reports of CUP are generated from tertiary cancer centers. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of all patients with a diagnosis of CUP was performed between January 1995 and January 2005. Age, ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Pimiento JM,Teso D,Malkan A,Dudrick SJ,Palesty JA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term survival and prognostic factors after hepatic resection for large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain to be proved. METHODS:The surgical outcome in 133 consecutive patients with HCC in diameter of > or = 5 cm (large HCC; L group) undergoing hepatic resection was retrospectively clarified and com...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hanazaki K,Kajikawa S,Shimozawa N,Shimada K,Hiraguri M,Koide N,Adachi W,Amano J

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst have received treatment over a 15 year period. Findings in all of these patients reflect the likelihood of carcinoma arising within thyroglossal duct tissue. In each patient there was sufficient histologic evidence of the presence of a thyroglossal duct cyst an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Roses DF,Snively SL,Phelps RG,Cohen N,Blum M

更新日期：1983-02-01 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

authors： Dent D,Kudsk KA,Minard G,Fabian T,Nguyen T,Pritchard E,Pate L,Croce M

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a continuing evolution of the clinical spectrum of Candida infection in nonneutropenic patients. With better understanding of the predisposing factors for fungemia in critically ill patients, interest now centers on indications for early therapy, prior to the progression of colonization to fungemia. Rec...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Solomkin JS

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum transferrin is an important protein used to assess visceral protein status in patients requiring nutritional support. Since serum transferrin assays are not readily available in all institutions and there is a correlation between the serum transferrin level and TIBC, Blackburn's formula to compute the serum tran...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Short LF,Murray GF,Uptagrafft WR,Weissbach SG,Polk HC Jr

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent rapid increases in the aging population have created an impending "Silver Tsunami" in advanced countries. The overall prevalence of gallstone disease and its related complications will soon increase, and there will be a larger demand for gallbladder surgery. METHODS:We examined the outcomes of cholec...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Matsui Y,Hirooka S,Yamaki S,Kotsuka M,Kosaka H,Yamamoto T,Satoi S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blocking factors are small polypeptide molecules that may appear in the serum of patients with cancer. These factors block the transformation of lymphocytes in culture to nonspecific mitogens such as phytohemagglutinin or concanavalin A and, therefore, may reflect changes in the immunocompetence of the patient. Blocki...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Vetto RM,Burger DR,Vandenbark AA,Nolte J

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the reproductive years, women have a 4-fold higher prevalence of gallstones than men, making gallbladder disease a critically important topic in women's health. Among age-matched women and men hospitalized for cholecystitis, gender based differences in demographics, management, and economic and clinic...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dua A,Dua A,Desai SS,Kuy S,Sharma R,Jechow SE,McMaster J,Patel B,Kuy S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The portal-superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV) is occasionally involved by a microscopic level of cancer invasion from pancreatic cancer even when it seems to be intact by a macroscopic inspection during surgery. Therefore, contact endoscopy, with which a high-magnification image of the methylene blue-stained PV/SMV wal...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Eguchi H,Ishikawa O,Ohigashi H,Takahashi H,Ohue M,Takenaka A,Tomita Y,Yano M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and jejunostomy tube placement have long been considered the standard for supplying enteral nutrition when oral intake is not possible. Both have well-documented roles and limitations and are associated with a higher than generally appreciated incidence of aspiration. A di...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rosser JC Jr,Rodas EB,Blancaflor J,Prosst RL,Rosser LE,Salem RR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Debates continue regarding optimal structures for governance and administration between medical schools and their teaching hospitals. METHODS:Structural integration (SI) for 85 academic health centers was characterized as high (single leader or fiduciary) or low (multiple leaders or fiduciaries). Functional...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Keroack MA,McConkie NR,Johnson EK,Epting GJ,Thompson IM,Sanfilippo F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to determine the late effects and associated morbidity of radiotherapy on normal tissue, patients with squamous carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx were retrospectively reviewed. Between 1964 and 1975, 569 patients with cancer of the floor of the mouth, oral tongue, tonsil, and retromolar trigone...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Larson DL,Lindberg RD,Lane E,Goepfert H

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to compare short-term laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) with open total gastrectomy (OTG) outcomes in gastric cancer. METHODS:Seventy patients who underwent total gastrectomy via LTG or OTG were included. All cases were matched for stage, age, and sex by means of statistically gen...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Shim JH,Oh SI,Yoo HM,Jeon HM,Park CH,Song KY

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:A series of 168 patients who underwent 177 inguinal lymph node dissections from 1979 to 1989 were retrospectively reviewed to determine the incidence and severity of postoperative complications as well as the perioperative risk factors associated with them. Operative mortality was 0%, whereas the incidence of moderate...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Beitsch P,Balch C

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability of characteristics to predict first time performance in laparoscopic tasks is not well described. Videogame experience predicts positive performance in laparoscopic experiences but its mechanism and confounding-association with aptitude remains to be elucidated. This study sought to evaluate for ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Harrington CM,Bresler R,Ryan D,Dicker P,Traynor O,Kavanagh DO

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred twenty-six patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy were separated by reviewing those 81 (15%) patients with an occluded contralateral carotid artery and those 445 (85%) with nonocclusion. The population characteristics and surgical indications were similar between the occluded and nonoccluded groups...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McCarthy WJ,Wang R,Pearce WH,Flinn WR,Yao JS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended release LCP-tacrolimus (LCPT) allows once-daily dosing in transplant recipients. The improved bioavailability may be beneficial for simultaneous pancreas-kidney recipients (SPK). METHODS:This is a study of 39 SPK recipients on standard immediate-release tacrolimus (IR-TAC, n = 21) or LCPT (n = 18)....

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Torabi J,Konicki A,Rocca JP,Ajaimy M,Campbell A,Azzi Y,Pynadath C,Liriano-Ward L,Akalin E,Kinkhabwala M,Graham JA

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Following appendectomy, management is often guided by surgeon determination of whether the appendicitis is uncomplicated or complicated. Our objectives were to determine the incidence of discordance between intraoperative and pathological findings and determine effect on outcomes. METHODS:We performed a ret...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Holloway JJ,Lett LA,Kim DY,Saltzman DJ,Ferebee MP,Macqueen IT,de Virgilio CM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1982 and 1985, 83 patients with hypopharyngeal or extensive laryngeal cancers underwent pharyngoesophagectomy (48 patients), circumferential pharyngectomy (8 patients), and partial pharyngectomy (27 patients), depending on the site and extent of tumor involvement. The resultant hypopharyngeal defects were reco...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lau WF,Lam KH,Wei WI

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective shunting during carotid endarterectomy is associated with the lowest operative stroke rate; therefore, patient selection for carotid shunting is critical. Electroencephalography (EEG) can detect ischemic brain cell dysfunction before irreversible injury. The carotid stump back pressure (CSP) has be...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Harada RN,Comerota AJ,Good GM,Hashemi HA,Hulihan JF

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients are at an increased risk of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) which increases the risk of morbidity/mortality. We evaluated the association between hypoalbuminemia at the time of emergency department (ED) admission and in-hospital complications among geriatric trauma patients. METHODS:This ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Garwe T,Albrecht RM,Stoner JA,Mitchell S,Motghare P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the incidence of anastomotic false aneurysms decreased precipitously with the cessation of usage of silk sutures for vascular anastomoses, the prevalence of these aneurysms has undoubtedly increased in keeping with an ever-increasing volume of peripheral vascular operations. Most aneurysms occur at femoral an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Briggs RM,Jarstfer BS,Collins GJ Jr

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic prophylaxis during placement of implanted central venous access ports (CVAP) has not been studied. This retrospective review compared the rate of catheter-related infections (CRIs) with and without perioperative antibiotics. METHODS:This was a single-center study that compared patients treated wi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Scaife CL,Gross ME,Mone MC,Hansen HJ,Litz CL,Nelson ET,Anderson CJ,Wagner G,Gawlick U,Nelson EW

更新日期：2010-12-01 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:Survival in breast cancer maybe more accurately predicted by a scoring system based on the biologic characteristics of the tumor such as diameter, number of involved nodes, and hormone receptor status than by conventional staging. METHODS:Medical records of 419 patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer fro...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jimenez-Lee R,Ham B,Vetto J,Pommier R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00