abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is the criterion standard for the treatment of severe burns and of late sequels after ingestion of corrosive agents, but long-term outcome is unknown. METHODS:Patients who underwent surgery between 1987 and 2006, for the treatment of severe caustic burns (group I, n = 268) or of late sequels (group ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chirica M,Resche-Rigon M,Bongrand NM,Zohar S,Halimi B,Gornet JM,Sarfati E,Cattan P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There were 2 objectives: first, to investigate how many patients were excluded from surgery on the basis of the radiological extent of the peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) or the clinical examination; and second, to develop a score based primarily on serum tumor markers (STMs) that could predict short cancer-sp...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cashin PH,Graf W,Nygren P,Mahteme H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of a laparoscopic approach on female fecundity in ileoanal pouch surgery. BACKGROUND:Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is associated with tubal factor infertility in female patients. Different studies showed less adhesion formation after laparoscopic co...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bartels SA,DʼHoore A,Cuesta MA,Bensdorp AJ,Lucas C,Bemelman WA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to use updated data and Bayesian methods to evaluate the effectiveness of hyperoxia to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) and/or mortality in both colorectal and all surgery patients. Because few trials assessed potential harms of hyperoxia, hazards were not included. BACKGRO...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kao LS,Millas SG,Pedroza C,Tyson JE,Lally KP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Perioperative blood transfusions may adversely affect survival in patients with colorectal malignancy, although definite proof of a causal relationship has never been reported. BACKGROUND:We report the long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial performed between 1986 and 1991 to compare the effects ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Harlaar JJ,Gosselink MP,Hop WC,Lange JF,Busch OR,Jeekel H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Individualized risk assessment in patients with UICC stage II colon cancer based on a panel of molecular genetic alterations. BACKGROUND:Risk assessment in patients with colon cancer and localized disease (UICC stage II) is not sufficiently reliable. Development of metachronous metastasis is assumed to be g...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nitsche U,Rosenberg R,Balmert A,Schuster T,Slotta-Huspenina J,Herrmann P,Bader FG,Friess H,Schlag PM,Stein U,Janssen KP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the immediate and long-term clinical results of 2 different surgical procedures for the treatment of asymmetrical multinodular goiter (AMG). BACKGROUND:Half of the patients presenting with a single benign thyroid nodule have contralateral subclinical disease. There is a controversy whether these pa...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sancho JJ,Prieto R,Dueñas JP,Ribera C,Ripollés J,Larrad A,Sitges-Serra A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of irrigating the peritoneal cavity during appendectomy for perforated appendicitis has been debated extensively. To date, prospective comparative data are lacking. Therefore, we conducted a prospective, randomized trial comparing peritoneal irrigation to suction alone during laparoscopic append...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： St Peter SD,Adibe OO,Iqbal CW,Fike FB,Sharp SW,Juang D,Lanning D,Murphy JP,Andrews WS,Sharp RJ,Snyder CL,Holcomb GW,Ostlie DJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the outcomes of elderly patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status who undergo emergency general surgery and to improve understanding of the relationship between preoperative DNR status and postoperative mortality. BACKGROUND:Preoperative DNR status has previously been shown to predict increas...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Scarborough JE,Pappas TN,Bennett KM,Lagoo-Deenadayalan S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic impact of a new oncolytic vaccinia virus in a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) murine model and its potential for treating distant metastatic disease. BACKGROUND:TNBCs are aggressive tumors associated with a high metastatic rate. Their lack of targets for h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gholami S,Chen CH,Lou E,De Brot M,Fujisawa S,Chen NG,Szalay AA,Fong Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) on clinical outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing surgery. BACKGROUND:Perioperative ABTs may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes. METHODS:Systematic review of the literature with odds ratio (OR) and incidence rate ratio ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Acheson AG,Brookes MJ,Spahn DR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of metastatic spread among patients with early-stage pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors has not been well established. The authors sought to evaluate whether the new TNM staging systems proposed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) are prog...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Strosberg JR,Cheema A,Weber JM,Ghayouri M,Han G,Hodul PJ,Kvols LK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND:There is a high risk of relapse in stage IIIB/IIIC melanoma. The utility of 2-[fluorine-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography integrated with computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in these patients to evaluate response to treatment or for surveillance after treatment is currently not...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Beasley GM,Parsons C,Broadwater G,Selim MA,Marzban S,Abernethy AP,Salama AK,Eikman EA,Wong T,Zager JS,Tyler DS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of core competencies in graduate medical education was introduced by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education of the American Medical Association to semiquantitatively assess the professional performance of students, residents, practitioners, and faculty. Many aspects of the career of J. Ma...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Straughn JM Jr,Gandy RE,Rodning CB

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare duodenal-jejunal bypass (DJB) with standard medical care in nonobese patients with type 2 diabetes and evaluate surgically induced endocrine and metabolic changes. METHODS:Eighteen patients submitted to a DJB procedure met the following criteria: overweight, diabetes diagnosis less than 15 years, ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Geloneze B,Geloneze SR,Chaim E,Hirsch FF,Felici AC,Lambert G,Tambascia MA,Pareja JC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and prioritize hazards in surgical wards and recommend interventions. BACKGROUND:Retrospective and prospective studies report the frequency and severity of surgical adverse events, but not in sufficient detail to allow interventions to be recommended in surgical wards. METHODS:Seventy hours of o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Anderson O,Brodie A,Vincent CA,Hanna GB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify independent predictors of 30-day venous thromboembolism (VTE) events requiring treatment after outpatient surgery. BACKGROUND:An increasing proportion of surgical procedures are performed in the outpatient setting. The incidence of VTE requiring treatment after outpatient surgery is unknown. MET...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pannucci CJ,Shanks A,Moote MJ,Bahl V,Cederna PS,Naughton NN,Wakefield TW,Henke PK,Campbell DA,Kheterpal S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical outcomes of multivisceral transplantation (MVT) in the setting of diffuse thrombosis of the portomesenteric venous system. BACKGROUND:Liver transplantation (LT) in the face of cirrhosis and diffuse portomesenteric thrombosis (PMT) is controversial and contraindicated in many transpla...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vianna RM,Mangus RS,Kubal C,Fridell JA,Beduschi T,Tector AJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of esophageal classification for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEJ) of the seventh American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM classification. BACKGROUND:The seventh AJCC TNM classification proposed the new classification for AEJ as a par...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Suh YS,Han DS,Kong SH,Lee HJ,Kim YT,Kim WH,Lee KU,Yang HK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of 0.9% saline use versus a calcium-free physiologically balanced crystalloid solution with major morbidity and clinical resource use after abdominal surgery. BACKGROUND:0.9% saline, which results in a hyperchloremic acidosis after infusion, is frequently used to replace volume loss...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Shaw AD,Bagshaw SM,Goldstein SL,Scherer LA,Duan M,Schermer CR,Kellum JA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate whether current practice where residents perform appendectomies affects quality of care. Therefore, we investigated whether there was a difference in incidence of complications and mortality in appendectomies performed by surgeons (S), supervis...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Graat LJ,Bosma E,Roukema JA,Heisterkamp J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because continuity of care (CC) is a necessary component of resident education, this analysis was done to understand what keeps CC between residents and patients low and how it can be most effectively improved. BACKGROUND:Many authors lament low CC between residents and patients, especially in the era of dut...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Turner JP,Rodriguez HE,Daskin MS,Mehrotra S,Speicher P,DaRosa DA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This review summarizes reporting of complications of esophageal cancer surgery. BACKGROUND:Accurate assessment of morbidity and mortality after surgery for cancer is essential to compare centers, allow data synthesis, and inform clinical decision-making. A lack of defined standards may distort clinically rel...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Blencowe NS,Strong S,McNair AG,Brookes ST,Crosby T,Griffin SM,Blazeby JM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the yield and rate of node metastases (pN1) for prophylactic central (CND) and lateral neck dissection (LND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma, the risk factors for pN1, and outcomes. BACKGROUND:Prophylactic CND and LND are not routinely employed. Adjuvant radioiodine treatment may be modulated, how...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hartl DM,Leboulleux S,Al Ghuzlan A,Baudin E,Chami L,Schlumberger M,Travagli JP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for gastric cancer bases N status on absolute number of metastatic nodes, regardless of the number of examined nodes. We examined a modified staging system utilizing node ratio (Nr), the ratio of metastatic to examined nodes. METHODS:A total of 18...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wang J,Dang P,Raut CP,Pandalai PK,Maduekwe UN,Rattner DW,Lauwers GY,Yoon SS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of the hepatic artery, gastroduodenal artery, and portal vein to the microvascular blood flow in the common bile duct (CBD). BACKGROUND:Biliary complications are a common cause of graft loss after liver transplantation. The occurrence is, partly, attrib...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Slieker JC,Farid WR,van Eijck CH,Lange JF,van Bommel J,Metselaar HJ,de Jonge J,Kazemier G

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy of isolated pelvic perfusion (IPP) with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and melphalan in patients with locally advanced cancers in the pelvic and groin area requiring mutilating surgery. METHODS:A total of 27 patients were enrolled (carcinoma, n = 17; sarcoma/melanoma, n = 4; and endocrine...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bonvalot S,de Baere T,Mendiboure J,Paci A,Farace F,Drouard-Troalen L,Bonnet L,Hakime A,Bonniaud G,Raynard B,Israel P,Le Cesne A,Eggermont AM,Laplanche A,Muret J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the clinicopathologic features and clonal relationship of multifocal intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas. BACKGROUND:Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms are increasingly diagnosed cystic precursor lesions of pancreatic cancer. Intraductal papillary mucinous neopla...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Matthaei H,Norris AL,Tsiatis AC,Olino K,Hong SM,dal Molin M,Goggins MG,Canto M,Horton KM,Jackson KD,Capelli P,Zamboni G,Bortesi L,Furukawa T,Egawa S,Ishida M,Ottomo S,Unno M,Motoi F,Wolfgang CL,Edil BH,Cameron J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the rate and clinicopathologic factors predictive of sentinel lymph node (SLN) positivity, regional lymph node recurrence, and survival in a large series of patients with thin primary cutaneous melanoma who underwent SLN biopsy (SLNB). METHODS:Patients with thin (≤1 mm) melanomas who underwent ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Murali R,Haydu LE,Quinn MJ,Saw RP,Shannon K,Spillane AJ,Stretch JR,Thompson JF,Scolyer RA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the histopathological indicators significantly associated with surgical outcome and the pattern of recurrence in the setting of preoperative gemcitabine-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT) and subsequent pancreatectomy. BACKGROUND:Clinicopathological assessment of the resected specimen is an indisp...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Takahashi H,Ohigashi H,Ishikawa O,Gotoh K,Yamada T,Nagata S,Tomita Y,Eguchi H,Doki Y,Yano M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to show the safety and feasibility of single-port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) by comparing its short-term outcomes with those following conventional laparoscopic surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Single-port laparoscopic surgery maximizes the advantages of laparoscopic surgery, and t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kim SJ,Ryu GO,Choi BJ,Kim JG,Lee KJ,Lee SC,Oh ST

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate which perioperative treatment, ie, laparoscopic or open surgery combined with fast track (FT) or standard care, is the optimal approach for patients undergoing segmental resection for colon cancer. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Important developments in elective colorectal surgery are the introducti...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vlug MS,Wind J,Hollmann MW,Ubbink DT,Cense HA,Engel AF,Gerhards MF,van Wagensveld BA,van der Zaag ES,van Geloven AA,Sprangers MA,Cuesta MA,Bemelman WA,LAFA study group.

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the value of cytology relative to imaging features in risk assessment for malignancy as defined in the Sendai Guidelines. BACKGROUND:The Sendai Guidelines list symptoms, cyst size >30 mm, dilated main pancreatic duct (MPD) >6 mm, mural nodule (MN) and "positive" cytology as high risk stigmata for ma...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Genevay M,Mino-Kenudson M,Yaeger K,Konstantinidis IT,Ferrone CR,Thayer S,Castillo CF,Sahani D,Bounds B,Forcione D,Brugge WR,Pitman MB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of bilateral subtotal (BST) versus total thyroidectomy (TT) for benign bilateral thyroid disease (BBTD). BACKGROUND:The extent of thyroid resection in benign goiter is controversial. Potential advantages of TT over BST may include: one-stage removal of incidental thyroid cancer, and a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Barczyński M,Konturek A,Stopa M,Cichoń S,Richter P,Nowak W

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the survival benefit of additional resection of an intraoperative positive proximal bile duct margin (BD(Marg)) in patients undergoing hepatectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Intraoperative evidence of invasive cancer at the proximal (BD(Marg)) is associated with a ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ribero D,Amisano M,Lo Tesoriere R,Rosso S,Ferrero A,Capussotti L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a risk prediction model for serious complications after bariatric surgery. BACKGROUND:Despite evidence for improved safety with bariatric surgery, serious complications remain a concern for patients, providers and payers. There is little population-level data on which risk factors can be used to ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Finks JF,Kole KL,Yenumula PR,English WJ,Krause KR,Carlin AM,Genaw JA,Banerjee M,Birkmeyer JD,Birkmeyer NJ,Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative, from the Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy.

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with either liver resection or transplantation. METHODS:A retrospective, single-institution analysis of 413 HCC patients from 1999 to 2009. RESULTS:A total of 413 patients with HCC underwent surgical resection (n = 106) and transpl...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Koniaris LG,Levi DM,Pedroso FE,Franceschi D,Tzakis AG,Santamaria-Barria JA,Tang J,Anderson M,Misra S,Solomon NL,Jin X,DiPasco PJ,Byrne MM,Zimmers TA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aggressive human melanomas express, C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4), the receptor for the chemokine, stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1α). The CXCR4-SDF-1α axis has been postulated to increase melanoma invasiveness. We discovered that SDF-1α specifically upregulates E-selectin on endothelial cells,...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Liu ZJ,Tian R,Li Y,An W,Zhuge Y,Livingstone AS,Velazquez OC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a prognostic scoring system for risk stratification of patients with hepatic graft failure (GF) undergoing retransplants of the liver (ReLT) and improve patient selection. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Retransplantation of the liver remains controversial because of inferior outcomes compared with the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hong JC,Kaldas FM,Kositamongkol P,Petrowsky H,Farmer DG,Markovic D,Hiatt JR,Busuttil RW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the workup/treatment provided to pregnant motor vehicle accident (MVA) casualties in a mature trauma system. Adherence to recommendations was used to measure quality of care. BACKGROUND:MVAs affect approximately 3% of pregnant women. Trauma casualty outcome improves after implementation of gui...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sela HY,Weiniger CF,Hersch M,Smueloff A,Laufer N,Einav S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00