A simple test to identify coarctation of the aorta.

abstract：:Segments of rat inferior vena cava were modified by proteolytic digestion and dialdehyde starch tanning in an attempt to alter their antigenic nature and increase their tensile strength. These tissues were found to retain their ability to sensitize allogeneic recipients in both the intradermal and intra-aortic positio...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Perloff LJ,Rowlands DT,Barker CF

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of the amylase--creatinine clearance ratio (ACCR) in the diagnosis of postoperative pancreatitis was prospectively assessed. In 77 patients undergoing operations known to have a significant incidence of postoperative pancreatitis (gastric, biliary or pancreatic) i.e. "high risk" group, the ACCR was abnormall...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leckie PA,Ferreira P,Debas HT

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the experience with 66 patients on chronic hemodialysis who underwent 67 major surgical procedures is presented. There were 58 general surgical procedures, and nine major cardiovascular procedures including four emergency cardiac valve replacements. The preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative manage...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Haimov M,Glabman S,Schupak E,Neff M,Burrows L

更新日期：1974-06-01 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：:This study determines the infiltration rate of proximal and distal margins of resection in patients operated on for gastric cancer at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. Two hundred and eighty-five proximal margins and 286 distal margins were reviewed, and the incidence of infiltration was related to the length of...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bozzetti F,Bonfanti G,Bufalino R,Menotti V,Persano S,Andreola S,Doci R,Gennari L

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence of Wnt pathway activation in patients with stage I NSCLC and its influence on lung cancer recurrence. BACKGROUND:Despite resection, the 5-year recurrence with localized stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is 18.4%-24%. Aberrant Wnt signaling activation plays an important role...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Shapiro M,Akiri G,Chin C,Wisnivesky JP,Beasley MB,Weiser TS,Swanson SJ,Aaronson SA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determined whether radioligand binding of neuropeptide Y (NPY) to hypothalamus taken from nonanorectic and anorectic tumor-bearing rats was altered as compared with similar tissue taken from freely-feeding and food-restricted control rats. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Previous results indicate that tu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chance WT,Balasubramaniam A,Fischer JE

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombosis of the portal vein with or without patency of its tributaries used to be a contraindication to orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTX) until quite recently. Rapid progress in the surgical technique of OLTX in the last few years has demonstrated that most patients with portal vein thrombosis can be safely an...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stieber AC,Zetti G,Todo S,Tzakis AG,Fung JJ,Marino I,Casavilla A,Selby RR,Starzl TE

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether increasing distance between helicopter ambulance airbase and either home residence or referring facility is associated with an increased risk of injury-related mortality. BACKGROUND:A dramatic increase in the absolute number and utilization of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services transp...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rhinehart ZJ,Guyette FX,Sperry JL,Forsythe RM,Murdock A,Alarcon LH,Peitzman AB,Rosengart MR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluates the effects of mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) on anastomosis below the peritoneal verge and questions the influence of MBP on anastomotic leakage in combination with a diverting ileostomy in lower colorectal surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In a previous large multicenter randomized ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Van't Sant HP,Weidema WF,Hop WC,Oostvogel HJ,Contant CM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of insulin therapy on hepatic function, structure, and hepatic mRNA and protein cytokine expression during the hypermetabolic cascade post burn. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Liver function and morphology are crucial for survival of patients suffering fr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Klein D,Schubert T,Horch RE,Jauch KW,Jeschke MG

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of patients showing a previously unrecognized type of sliding hiatus hernia is presented and analyzed. This type of hernia is characterized by reflux of the mucous membrane of the Hiss angle into the lumen of the esophagus. The occurrence of mucosal prolapse is a secondary phase of gastroesophageal reflux. Th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Myllärniemi H,Saario I

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of radiotherapy (RT) on sexual function in patients undergoing oncologic resection for rectal cancer, and to develop a mathematical model for quantifying the risk of sexual dysfunction through time for this group of patients. METHODS:Data were prospec...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Heriot AG,Tekkis PP,Fazio VW,Neary P,Lavery IC

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to evaluate and study the full spectrum of swallowing dysfunction and long-term disease-specific outcomes in adults with surgically corrected esophageal atresia/tracheaesophageal fistula (EA/TEF). BACKGROUND:Long-term outcomes for adults who underwent EA/TEF repair because infants a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gibreel W,Zendejas B,Antiel RM,Fasen G,Moir CR,Zarroug AE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the outcome of technical variant liver transplant techniques relative to whole organ liver transplantation in pediatric liver transplant recipients. BACKGROUND:Technical variant liver transplant techniques comprising split, reduced, and live-donor liver transplantation evolved to address the need ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Diamond IR,Fecteau A,Millis JM,Losanoff JE,Ng V,Anand R,Song C,SPLIT Research Group.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical outcome in 155 patients with papillary or follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland operated on over a 25-year period demonstrated no difference in survival rates or incidence of recurrent tumor between those treated by total thyroidectomy and those undergoing less than total thyroidectomy. However, the c...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Farrar WB,Cooperman M,James AG

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine factors influencing surgical research and assess the current state of training future surgical scientists. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The number of surgeons actively engaged in research seems to be decreasing. Training future surgical scientists to increase these numbers depends on a variety of facto...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Suliburk JW,Kao LS,Kozar RA,Mercer DW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors assessed the impact of gastrinoma resection on the subsequent development of hepatic metastases in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The symptoms of acid hypersecretion can be controlled medically in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome with high-dose pharmacologic therapy. The current ro...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fraker DL,Norton JA,Alexander HR,Venzon DJ,Jensen RT

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether an intervention with smoking cessation starting 4 weeks before general and orthopedic surgery would reduce the frequency of postoperative complications. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Complications are a major concern after elective surgery and smokers have an increased risk. There is insuffici...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lindström D,Sadr Azodi O,Wladis A,Tønnesen H,Linder S,Nåsell H,Ponzer S,Adami J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Demonstrate intratumoral genetic heterogeneity in rectal cancer. BACKGROUND:Several clinical management decisions in rectal cancer may be influenced by pretreatment biopsy information. However, in the setting of significant intratumoral heterogeneity, biopsies may not be representative of the entirety of the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bettoni F,Masotti C,Habr-Gama A,Correa BR,Gama-Rodrigues J,Vianna MR,Vailati BB,São Julião GP,Fernandez LM,Galante PA,Camargo AA,Perez RO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether weekday of esophagectomy impacts 30-day mortality, and short- and long-term oncologic outcomes in esophageal cancer. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Recent literature suggests a relationship between the weekday of esophagectomy and overall survival. This finding coul...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Visser E,van Rossum PSN,Verhoeven RHA,Ruurda JP,van Hillegersberg R

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Pancreas transplantation has evolved dramatically since its introduction in 1966. As new centers for transplantation have developed, the evaluation of complications associated with pancreas transplantation has led to advances in surgical technique. Furthermore, surgical alterations of the pancreas resulting from trans...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rosenlof LK,Earnhardt RC,Pruett TL,Stevenson WC,Douglas MT,Cornett GC,Hanks JB

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To develop, validate, and implement a competency assessment tool (CAT) for technical surgical performance in the context of a summative assessment process for the National Training Programme in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery (NTP). BACKGROUND:The NTP is an educational initiative by the National Cancer Acti...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Miskovic D,Ni M,Wyles SM,Kennedy RH,Francis NK,Parvaiz A,Cunningham C,Rockall TA,Gudgeon AM,Coleman MG,Hanna GB,National Training Programme in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in England.

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal leiomyoma, while rare, is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus. Nine cases from a large teaching hospital are reviewed with long-term follow-up. Steps in the diagnosis and management of this lesion are discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Solomon MP,Rosenblum H,Rosato FE

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that optimizing hemodynamics using pulmonary artery (PA) catheter (preoperative 'tune-up') would improve outcome in patients undergoing limb-salvage arterial surgery was tested. Eighty-nine patients were randomized to preoperative tune-up either in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) (group 1) or th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Berlauk JF,Abrams JH,Gilmour IJ,O'Connor SR,Knighton DR,Cerra FB

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of length of stay upon 30-day outcomes. BACKGROUND:It has been recommended the goal length of stay (LOS) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) should be 1 day to improve resource utilization. This study's aim was to assess LRYGB outcomes by LOS. METHODS:Data were obtain...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Morton JM,Winegar D,Blackstone R,Wolfe B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), has been proven to be efficient in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC); however, the therapeutic response is variable and markers predictive of response are urgently required. This study was conducted to determinate the predic...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Yen LC,Uen YH,Wu DC,Lu CY,Yu FJ,Wu IC,Lin SR,Wang JY

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors examined the natural history of choledochal cysts in adults treated surgically. BACKGROUND:An initial diagnosis of choledochal cyst is uncommon in adults. The recommended treatment is excision, rather than bypass, to achieve effective biliary drainage and because of the risk of cancer. METHODS:A...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stain SC,Guthrie CR,Yellin AE,Donovan AJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00