abstract：:We have devised a method of esophageal transection using a suture device. This method interrupts the esophageal varices directly. We have performed this operation in 30 cases with satisfactory results. Blood loss is minimal. The operation is both shorter and simpler than conventional technics. ...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Takasaki T,Kobayashi S,Muto H,Suzuki S,Harada M,Nakayama K

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up examination was performed on 15 patients who had undergone esophagogastric resection or total gastrectomy for cancer an average of ten years earlier. Endoscopy was done in each case. None of the patients who had the esophagogastrostomy high in the esophagus had esophagitis. The diameter of the esophagogast...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Appelqvist P,Virkkula L,Kalima TV

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred cases of malignant tumors of the larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, nose and paranasal sinuses were studied. The hypopharynx was the most frequent site and the most common type of tumor was squamous cell carcinoma. Lymph nodes were palpable in 59% of cases, of which 72.8% showed histological evidence of metasta...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Kakar PK,Ahad A,Malik GB,Lahiri AK,Puri ND

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a group of 82 women with congenital or acquired uterine malformation (such as intrauterine adhesions or uterus myomatosus), cerclage was successfully performed according to the McDonald method. The percentage of term deliveries increased from 29.8% to 69.2% and the percentage of spontaneous abortions decreased from...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Blum M

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of cholelithiasis in the teaching hospital population of India has been reported. The study suggests that North Indians are more prone to cholelithiasis than South Indians. Apparently this variation is related to dietary and geographical factors. ...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Gupta S

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubal occlusion through a culdotomy incision offers a method of surgical sterilization acceptable to women in some countries where abdominal sterilization is not acceptable. This technic requires skilled gynecologic surgeons, who are a limited resource in many developing countries. On the other hand, gynecologic surge...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Berger GS,Keith L

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charnley's compression clamps have hastened the union of cancellous bones but not much success has been obtained in the slender shafts of cortical bones. The principles of biophysics show that a fracture site under compression acts as a hinge joint. If friction is increased in such "joints" along indicated axes, immob...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Varshneya AK

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological and clinical characteristics of thyroid carcinoma are reported. In 379 routine consecutive autopsies in which carcinoma was not suspected, serial sections of thyroid gland were histologically examined. Latent thyroid carcinoma was detected in 15.7% of the glands. Papillary adenocarcinoma comprised 76.3%, ...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Seta K,Takahashi S

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cases of acute pyogenic pericarditis have been reviewed. Uncontrollable septic course, episodes of cardiac tamponade and failure of the nonsurgical regimen were the main indications for surgery. Medical management is often ineffective because of the relentless septic course, presence of thick, viscid pus and g...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Das PB,Ray D

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic and therapeutic problems involved in 29 cases of isolated hepatic tumors have been presented. In nine cases the hepatoma was discovered during emergency treatment for complications. Selective arteriography was the most accurate method of establishing the etiologic diagnosis. Suprahepatic phlebography in...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Visset J,Le Neel J,Leborgne J,Pannier M,Mitard D,Mousseau M

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test whether serotonin release from the argentaffin cells of the intestinal tract can elicit peptic ulcer, rats were given intraduodenal infusions of N/10 and N/20 hydrochloric acid. Serotonin measured in the portal venous blood of rats which had had an intraduodenal infusion of N/20 HCl for five minutes was signif...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Koren E,Wapnick S,Solowiejczyk M,Pfeifer Y,Sulman FG

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We operated on 138 patients for intestinal obstruction. The different causes are discussed and their pattern of occurrence is compared with that reported from England and other African countries. The 27.6% mortality rate was closely associated with the 28.2% incidence of gangrene. Factors which may lower this high mor...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Hassan El Masri S,Khalil T

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten cases of renal hypertension with uncommon causes were presented and unusual problems in their diagnosis and surgical management were discussed. These causes included segmental stenosis involving aberrant renal artery, renal artery stenosis in association with renal arteriovenous fistula, postoperative renal hypert...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Kumar M,Narayanan GR,Puri HC,Rautray B,Barat AK

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of serum xanthine oxidase, an enzyme mainly found in the liver, was determined in a random series of patients who underwent abdominal surgery of varying severity. Enzyme activity rose markedly on completion of operation in almost all patients undergoing biliary tract and gastric surgery, but not in those ...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Giler S,Sperling O,Brosh S,Urca I,de Vries A

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroduodenal anastomosis is not routine during reoperation for stomal ulcers after primary Billroth II gastrectomy. It nevertheless is a sure way to prevent an increased peptic potential which is brought about by a duodenal bypass. We have reviewed the published cases and added three more, bringing the total to 47. ...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Parneix M,Lotte P

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed 196 cases of pyloroduodenal obstruction due to peptic ulcer disease. Obstruction occurred in 19% of peptic ulcer patients. Males predominated five to one over females. Diagnosis could usually be made on clinical grounds alone. Air contrast x-ray studies were better than conventional barium meal x-rays...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Kaushik SP,Moses T

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to ascertain the most effective sodium solution for resuscitation after potentially fatal thermal injury. Solutions containing from 75 to 300 mEq/L of sodium were administered in various doses to mice subjected to a standarized scald. Their effectiveness was evaluated by comparison of the 24-ho...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Fox CL Jr

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the reaction in rats to implants of heterotopic bone in the paravertebral region, using three types of material: bone preserved in alcohol, homologous bone preserved in alcohol associated with autogenous cancellous bone obtained from the iliac crest of the same animal, and isolated autogenous cancellous bon...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Nasser A,Behmer OA,Amauchi W,Maruta LM,Alvim Borges JL,Nasser EA

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty cases of carcinoma of the cervix uteri stage III and IV and ten cases of carcinoma of the rectosigmoid colon stage III were investigated by fractionated cystography to detect any infiltration of the destensible part of the urinary bladder wall. Cystography was normal in all cases except one. The finding was con...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Sakkas JL,Kailis D,Pissidis AG

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 17 years we have performed 6,505 neurosurgical procedures in the neurosurgical unit of the Salisbury Hospital Group. Only 62% were performed on Africanpatients and 38% on European patients, despite the fact that the African population exceeds the European population by 20 times. This is partly due to the tolerance ...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Levy LF,Auchterlonie WC

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspecific inflammatory lesions of the prostate are described and illustrated. The spectrum of inflammation in this group of lesions caused by exposure of prostatic secretions to, or their escape into, the stroma has not been fully recognized. Inflammation ranges from acute, through chronic lymphoplasmacytic to granu...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Attah E'B

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis of intersex is essential to avoid indecision and to establish the correct sex of rearing before mistakes have been made. Diagnosis of adrenogenital syndrome is singularly important for delay in diagnosis may lead to stunted growth or death from electrolyte imbalance. All others except the hormonally in...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Nwako FA,Mbuagbaw

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:14 cases of silent perforation of the uterus by the Lippes loop are presented. Loop perforations are usually asymptomatic and can be treated conservatively. If complications occur, they require surgical intervention with posterior colpotomy being the procedure of choice if the loop is in the pelvic cavity. Laparoto...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Mahran M,Karim M,Mahgoub SE

更新日期：1973-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a 1 year study on the use of a culdoscopic sterilization technique on 250 patients aged 25 or more with at least 4 children and at least 6 weeks Postpartum. Clinical examination was made to exclude tumors, infections, or endometriosis. The laparoscope was used for transvaginal female sterilization employing ...

journal_title：International surgery

authors： Thambu JA,Marzuki A

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00