abstract：BACKGROUND:There is not enough evidence to establish an appropriate surveillance strategy after operative resection for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. METHODS:This study included 257 consecutive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm patients who underwent operative resection between July 1999 and March 201...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Hirono S,Kawai M,Okada K,Miyazawa M,Shimizu A,Kitahata Y,Ueno M,Yanagisawa A,Yamaue H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate surgical care is lacking in many low- and middle-income countries because of diverse barriers preventing patients from reaching providers. We sought to assess perceived difficulties to accessing surgical care in Nepal using the Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need tool. METHODS:Fifteen of ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Boeck MA,Nagarajan N,Gupta S,Varadaraj V,Groen RS,Shrestha S,Gurung S,Kushner AL,Nwomeh B,Swaroop M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a dynamic health care system, strong leadership has never been more important for surgeons. Little is known about how to design and conduct effectively a leadership program specifically for surgeons. We sought to evaluate critically a Leadership Development Program for practicing surgeons by exploring how...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Pradarelli JC,Jaffe GA,Lemak CH,Mulholland MW,Dimick JB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have demonstrated that postoperative complications after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer adversely affect survival. The impact on survival of a pancreatic fistula according to the classification of the International Study Group for Pancreatic Surgery has not been fully evaluated. The aim...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Kawai M,Murakami Y,Motoi F,Sho M,Satoi S,Matsumoto I,Honda G,Hirono S,Okada K,Unno M,Nakajima Y,Uemura K,Kwon AH,Fukumoto T,Kurata M,Yamaue H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Results of the conservative treatment of renal cell carcinomas arising in functional renal transplants are unknown compared to transplant nephrectomy. Only small series or case reports have been reported. METHODS:Data were collected from 32 transplantation centers nationwide on cases of de novo tumors in fu...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Guleryuz K,Doerfler A,Codas R,Coffin G,Hubert J,Lechevallier E,Tillou X,Renal Transplantation Committee of the French Urological Association (CTAFU).

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the price hospitals charge for operations has broad financial implications, hospital pricing is not subject to regulation. We sought to characterize national variation in hospital price markup for major cardiothoracic and gastrointestinal operations and to evaluate perioperative outcomes of hospital...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Gani F,Ejaz A,Makary MA,Pawlik TM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported on the association between perioperative morbidity and diminished oncologic outcomes in patients undergoing resection for colorectal or pancreatic cancer. However, the effect of anastomotic leak (AL) on the survival of patients with gastric or esophageal cancer remains unclear....

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Andreou A,Biebl M,Dadras M,Struecker B,Sauer IM,Thuss-Patience PC,Chopra S,Fikatas P,Bahra M,Seehofer D,Pratschke J,Schmidt SC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obese patients can develop a large lower abdominal panniculus (worsened by significant weight loss). Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) affected by this obesity-related sequela are not infrequently declined for kidney transplantation because of the high risk for serious wound-healing complic...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Troppmann C,Santhanakrishnan C,Kuo JH,Bailey CM,Perez RV,Wong MS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitals are increasingly focused on demonstration of high-value care for common surgical procedures. Although sociodemographic status (SDS) factors have been tied to various surgical outcomes, the impact of SDS factors on hospital value rankings has not been well explored. Our objective was to examine effe...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Tian Y,Sweeney JF,Wulkan ML,Heiss KF,Raval MV

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of reoperation for adhesive bowel obstruction after general abdominal surgery is 2.5% and carries a considerable risk of mortality and morbidity. Adhesions account for 56% of all cases of bowel obstruction. Most epidemiologic knowledge regarding adhesive bowel obstruction is derived from data o...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Strik C,Stommel MW,Schipper LJ,van Goor H,Ten Broek RP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was designed to determine the effects of antibody blockade of mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) on the proinflammatory activity of mesenteric lymph after hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation (HS/R). METHODS:Rats were subjected to HS/R with or without treatment with MAdCA...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Zhang HY,Besner GE,Feng JX

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study sought to determine whether a protective diverting ileostomy improves short-term outcomes in patients with rectal resection and colonic J-pouch reconstruction for low anastomoses. Criteria for the use of a proximal stoma in rectal resections with colonic J-pouch reconstruction have not been define...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Mrak K,Uranitsch S,Pedross F,Heuberger A,Klingler A,Jagoditsch M,Weihs D,Eberl T,Tschmelitsch J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Late recurrence of gastric cancer is rare and there are few data on recurrence in patients who are disease free for >5 years after gastrectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors and status of tumor recurrence among these patients. METHODS:Clinicopathologic characteristics, patterns of rec...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Lee JH,Kim HI,Kim MG,Ha TK,Jung MS,Kwon SJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enthusiasm for neoadjuvant therapy is growing from the emerging consensus that pancreatic cancer is a systemic disease at the time of diagnosis. Those who remain in favor of upfront surgery often cite the lack of reported data to support alternative treatment sequencing. We therefore report the results of al...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Christians KK,Heimler JW,George B,Ritch PS,Erickson BA,Johnston F,Tolat PP,Foley WD,Evans DB,Tsai S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The rate and the extent of bone remineralization at cancellous versus cortical sites after treatment of hyperthyroidism is unclear. Few studies have examined the effect of operative management of hyperthyroidism on recovery of bone mass. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate prospectively the bone mineral density (BMD), bone ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Karunakaran P,Maharajan C,Mohamed KN,Rachamadugu SV

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lateral neck lymph node (LN) metastases (N1b) have been identified as independent risk factors of recurrence in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the predictive factors of recurrence in N1b PTC patients and to clarify the postoperative event patterns. ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Chéreau N,Buffet C,Trésallet C,Tissier F,Leenhardt L,Menegaux F

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve the therapeutic strategy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), combined neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by operative surgical resection has been applied recently to patients at clinical stages II/III. Our study aimed to elucidate the impact of the circumferential resection margin ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Okada N,Fujii S,Fujita T,Kanamori J,Kojima T,Hayashi R,Daiko H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the large amounts of data on patient, tumor, and treatment factors available to clinicians, it has become critically important to harness this information to guide clinicians in discussing a patient's prognosis. However, no widely accepted survival calculator is available that uses national data and inc...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Asare EA,Liu L,Hess KR,Gordon EJ,Paruch JL,Palis B,Dahlke AR,McCabe R,Cohen ME,Winchester DP,Bilimoria KY

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Outpatient thyroid surgery is becoming increasingly common. The aim of this study was to clarify the principles for safe outpatient thyroid surgery and review our outcomes with the use of a protocol for outpatient thyroidectomy in a large patient cohort. STUDY DESIGN:A systematic analysis of a prospectively...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Segel JM,Duke WS,White JR,Waller JL,Terris DJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parathyroidectomy (PTX) is the only curative treatment for tertiary hyperparathyroidism (3HPT). With the introduction of calcimimetics (cinacalcet), PTX can sometimes be delayed or avoided. The purpose of this study was to determine the current incidence of utilization of PTX in patients with posttransplant ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Lou I,Schneider DF,Leverson G,Foley D,Sippel R,Chen H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We analyzed the demographics of high-volume surgeons (HVS) for endocrine operations. METHODS:We characterized HVS by region, specialty, gender, teaching-affiliation, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) membership, and decade they entered practice. Providers were general surgeons (GS) and otola...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Krishnamurthy VD,Jin J,Siperstein A,Shin JJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detailed knowledge of the dimensions and shape of the main arteries of the body and how they change with age and disease is important for understanding arterial pathophysiology and improving minimally invasive devices to treat arterial diseases. Our goal was to describe and compare geometric remodeling of th...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Kamenskiy A,Miserlis D,Adamson P,Adamson M,Knowles T,Neme J,Koutakis P,Phillips N,Pipinos I,MacTaggart J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colonoscopy has had a major impact on the incidence and survival of colon cancer for patients who are screened, usually beginning at the age of 50. Meanwhile, the incidence rate of colon cancer is actually increasing in the patients younger than 50 while no routine screening is implemented for this age group...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Amri R,Bordeianou LG,Berger DL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physiologic and psychological stress are commonly experienced by operating room (OR) personnel, yet there is little research about the stress levels in OR teams and their impact on performance. Previously published procedures to measure physiologic activation are invasive and impractical for the OR. The purp...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Phitayakorn R,Minehart RD,Pian-Smith MC,Hemingway MW,Petrusa ER

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Standard resection for benign and borderline neoplasms of the pancreas is associated with a substantial risk of postoperative morbidity and long-term functional impairment, whereas enucleation leads to less morbidity and preserves healthy parenchyma as well as pancreatic function. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Song KB,Kim SC,Hwang DW,Lee JH,Lee DJ,Lee JW,Jun ES,Sin SH,Kim HE,Park KM,Lee YJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess validity of a human factors error assessment method for evaluating resident performance during a simulated operative procedure. METHODS:Seven postgraduate year 4-5 residents had 30 minutes to complete a simulated laparoscopic ventral hernia (LVH) repair on day 1 of a nati...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： D'Angelo AL,Law KE,Cohen ER,Greenberg JA,Kwan C,Greenberg C,Wiegmann DA,Pugh CM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection (LR) for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCA) remains challenging because of the occurrence of unanticipated vascular and longitudinal bile duct invasion. Operative strategies to achieve negative resection margins vary, and the benefit of routine portal vein resection (PVR) is discussed controversi...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Hoffmann K,Luible S,Goeppert B,Weiss KH,Hinz U,Büchler MW,Schemmer P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reconstruction of outflow is a crucial step in living donor liver transplantation. This study describes a suitable technique that uses synthetic vascular conduits in presence of multiple draining veins of right lobe of liver and the outcome of the recipients to evaluate safety of using multiple synthetic...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Jeng LB,Thorat A,Li PC,Li ML,Yang HR,Yeh CC,Chen TH,Hsu CH,Hsu SC,Poon KS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal, risk-adjusted measurement of outcomes of carotid artery (CA) surgery is necessary for the evaluation of quality performance and for the assessment of strategies of quality improvement. METHODS:Patients from quality coding hospitals who underwent CA surgery and met procedural and diagnostic cod...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Fry DE,Pine M,Locke D,Reband A,Torres Z,Pine G

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parastomal hernia (PH) is a frequent complication of stoma formation, and recurrence after repair is common. A laparoscopic modified Sugarbaker technique (SB) may decrease the recurrence of PH compared with other methods. METHODS:A retrospective review, approved by the institutional review board, of patient...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： DeAsis FJ,Linn JG,Lapin B,Denham W,Carbray JM,Ujiki MB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women in low- and middle-income countries account for 51% of breast cancer cases globally. These patients often delay seeking care and, therefore, present with advanced disease, partly because of fear of catastrophic health care expenses. Although there have been efforts to make health care affordable in low...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： O'Neill KM,Mandigo M,Pyda J,Nazaire Y,Greenberg SL,Gillies R,Damuse R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Propranolol has been shown previously to decrease the mobilization of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) after acute injury in rodent models; however, this acute injury model does not reflect the prolonged period of critical illness after severe trauma. Using our novel lung contusion/hemorrhagic shock/c...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Bible LE,Pasupuleti LV,Gore AV,Sifri ZC,Kannan KB,Mohr AM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social media is a necessary component of the practice of surgery. Each surgeon must embrace the power and potential of social media and serve as a guide or content expert for patients and other health care providers to facilitate and share responsible use of the various media available. Social media facilitates rapid ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Steele SR,Arshad S,Bush R,Dasani S,Cologne K,Bleier JI,Raphaeli T,Kelz RR,Society of University Surgeons' Social and Legislative Committee.

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A diverting stoma is often performed at the time of low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) to protect the anastomosis. The aim of this study was to compare surgical outcomes in large cohorts of mid-high rectal cancer patients undergoing LAR after nCRT with an...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Messaris E,Connelly TM,Kulaylat AN,Miller J,Gusani NJ,Ortenzi G,Wong J,Bhayani N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to compare the radicality for and clinical advantages of laparoscopic liver resection, which is increasingly used, and the corresponding open procedure by propensity score matching analysis. METHODS:We analyzed 260 hepatocellular carcinoma patients who underwent initial liver resection at o...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Meguro M,Mizuguchi T,Kawamoto M,Ota S,Ishii M,Nishidate T,Okita K,Kimura Y,Hirata K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noncommunicable diseases, including those requiring surgical care, are increasingly straining low- and middle-income countries. Globally, 11% of all disability-adjusted life-years lost result from conditions requiring surgery; however, little is known about country-specific burden. We piloted a household-bas...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Butler EK,Tran TM,Fuller AT,Makumbi F,Luboga S,Kisakye S,Haglund MM,Chipman JG,Galukande M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is currently little information regarding the impact of procedure volume on outcomes after open inguinal hernia repair in the United States. Our hypothesis was that increasing procedure volume is associated with lesser rates of reoperation and resource use. METHODS:The database of the Statewide Planni...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Aquina CT,Probst CP,Kelly KN,Iannuzzi JC,Noyes K,Fleming FJ,Monson JR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hypothermia is a well-known risk factor for postoperative complications because it prolongs the monocyte inflammatory response. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether temperature-activated ion channels (transient receptor protein channels [TRP] A1 and V1) mediate the effects of temperature on...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Billeter AT,Galbraith N,Walker S,Lawson C,Gardner SA,Sarojini H,Galandiuk S,Polk HC Jr

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We hypothesized that most contralateral breast cancers (CBCs) develop ≥5 years after the primary breast cancer (PBC) and that CBCs have more favorable tumor characteristics. METHODS:This is a single-institution retrospective review of 323 patients who were diagnosed with CBC from 1990 to 2014. CBCs were d...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Liederbach E,Piro R,Hughes K,Watkin R,Wang CH,Yao K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite nationwide campaigns to increase the use of helmets among pediatric cyclists, many children continue to be injured while riding without a helmet. To determine where programs and policies intended to promote helmet use should be directed, we surveyed a large national dataset to identify variables asso...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Gulack BC,Englum BR,Rialon KL,Talbot LJ,Keenan JE,Rice HE,Scarborough JE,Adibe OO

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00