abstract：:Duodenal leiomyomas are rare neoplasms and when present are usually asymptomatic. There are, however, isolated case reports of such leiomyomas giving rise to complications including gastrointestinal hemorrhage and obstruction. The purpose of this study was to review the surgical experience with duodenal leiomyomas at ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Rice DC,Bakaeen F,Farley DR,Unni KK,van Heerden JA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Met protein is a tyrosine kinase receptor for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). c-Met has morphogenic, mitogenic, and motogenic properties and is overexpressed in many solid tumors. We studied c-met mRNA and protein expression in papillary thyroid carcinomas and nonneoplastic thyroid tissue. The c-met mRNA was detected ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Fluge Ø,Haugen DR,Lillehaug JR,Varhaug JE

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with obstructive jaundice (OJ) that requires surgery often have malnutrition associated with increased perioperative morbidity. This study investigated the factors influencing nutritional derangements in these patients. A series of 46 OJ patients were investigated prospectively (28 malignant tumors, 18 benign...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Padillo FJ,Andicoberry B,Muntane J,Lozano JM,Miño G,Sitges-Serra A,Pera-Madrazo C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present article summarizes scientific observations of the endocrine pancreas anatomy and physiology into a unifying hypothesis. The data were generated over the years by surgical fellows using human and rat isolated perfused pancreas models and in vivo islet microcirculation models. The endocrine pancreas secretes...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Moldovan S,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is of vital importance during the development and progression of solid tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a major regulator of angiogenesis and could be produced by some cancer cells. To investigate the clinical relevance of VEGF in the tumorigenesis of human thyroid, an immunohistochemi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huang SM,Lee JC,Wu TJ,Chow NH

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma is a rare pediatric malignancy that frequently appears in an advanced unresectable stage. Improved resectability and survival rate have been reported with the help of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Between January 1987 and June 1995 a series of 20 patients were managed with a diagnosis of hepatoblastoma. The...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Jung SE,Kim KH,Kim MY,Kim DY,Lee SC,Park KW,Kim WK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) should be treated with complete surgical resection whenever possible. Incomplete resections do not cure, and the optimal pulmonary resection is anatomic lobectomy. Limited resections (wedge resection and segmentectomy) are associated with a threefold increas...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Korst RJ,Ginsberg RJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information including respiratory rate, blood pressure, Glasgow Coma Scale, and anatomic injuries were obtained for all injured patients consecutively admitted to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) during the 9-month period from September 1995 to May 1996. The data were analyzed using the UK Major Trauma Ou...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Onwudike M,Olaloye OA,Oni OO

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical management of hepatic hydatid disease has been associated with an overall local recurrence rate of approximately 10%. Local recurrence is rarely seen following complete resection of an intact cyst and is usually the result of spillage of live parasites or leaving a residual cyst wall containing germinal epith...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sielaff TD,Taylor B,Langer B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteral nutrition (EN) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) may provide life-sustaining therapy for surgical patients. The duration of nutritional therapy (enteral or parenteral) implies distinct access routes. We review the main aspects related to access routes for nutrient delivery. The enteral route, whenever feasi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Waitzberg DL,Plopper C,Terra RM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) have a high incidence of catheter-related sepsis, one of its major complications. The aim of this study was to correlate the length of remaining small bowel (RSB) with septic episodes related to the central venous catheter in a group o...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Terra RM,Plopper C,Waitzberg DL,Cukier C,Santoro S,Martins JR,Song RJ,Gama-Rodrigues J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most people would agree that successful parathyroidectomy depends on two important variables: the surgeon's recognition and excision of the abnormal parathyroid gland(s) and the pathologist's confirmation that the removed tissue is parathyroid tissue. Frozen section is usually employed to confirm the identity of parat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Perrier ND,Ituarte P,Kikuchi S,Siperstein AE,Duh QY,Clark OH,Gielow R,Hamill T

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotoxicosis is the clinical syndrome that results when tissues are exposed to high levels of circulating thyroid hormones. In most instances thyrotoxicosis is due to hyperthyroidism, a term reserved for disorders characterized by overproduction of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. Nevertheless, thyrotoxicosis ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Meurisse M,Gollogly L,Degauque C,Fumal I,Defechereux T,Hamoir E

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of operative treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism are (1) cure; (2) minimal invasion; and (3) cost-effectiveness. The optimal strategy is controversial. Retrospective review of was undertaken 66 previously unoperated patients having minimal-incision, full-neck exploration by one surgeon over 29 months. A...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lowney JK,Weber B,Johnson S,Doherty GM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium oxalate is a major component of renal stones, and its urinary concentration plays an important role in stone formation. Even a small increase in urinary oxalate has a significant impact on calcium oxalate saturation. Although primary hyperoxaluria is relatively uncommon, patients with calcium oxalate stones ha...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ogawa Y,Miyazato T,Hatano T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial biofilms develop on a number of living and inert surfaces within the urinary tract, producing chronic intractable infections. The role of exopolysaccharides in producing a variety of extracellular polymeric substances according to the infection site and bacterial species and the clinical features of the resu...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kumon H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase adds hexameric repeats of 5'-TTAGGG-3' to the ends of chromosomal DNA (telomere) and has been implicated in cell immortalization and cellular senescence. The aim of this study was to measure quantitatively the telomerase activity and human telomerase RNA component (hTR) content in gastric cancer and to exam...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kameshima H,Yagihashi A,Yajima T,Kobayashi D,Denno R,Hirata K,Watanabe N

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic management of polypoid early colonic cancer (malignant polyps and polypoid carcinomas) is no longer controversial. When the endoscopist is satisfied that excision is complete and histology is "favorable" (a resection margin of 2 mm and well or moderately well differentiated tumor), surgery is unnecessary. W...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Williams CB,Saunders BP,Talbot IC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is being increasingly used. Concerns have been raised as to its safety, especially when it is done at the bedside. A prospective evaluation was conducted of 100 consecutive, unselected critically ill patients with PDT. The mean intensive care unit (ICU) stay before PDT was ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Velmahos GC,Gomez H,Boicey CM,Demetriades D

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine surgeons have had an important role in the management of hyperthyroidism due to either Graves' disease or toxic nodule(s). Since alternative treatments such as antithyroid drugs or radioiodine are also available, the decision-making for management should be based on clear assessment of advantages and limitat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Okamoto T,Iihara M,Obara T

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medieval contracts for medical treatment are, without doubt, evidence of proper and adequate insight into the quality of operations performed centuries ago. Historical archives in Dalmatian cities have preserved a certain number of such contracts. Their contents assist in better understanding our historical heritage. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bacic J,Skrobolja A,Kojic N,Polanda-Bacic G

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although HLA matching can improve organ graft survival, well matched grafts fail and poorly matched ones survive. Recently evidence has been found that perinatal exposure to noninherited antigens (NIMAs) has a lifelong impact on the immune repertoire of the individual. The state of the art of the influence of NIMAs on...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： van Rood JJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic changes in cancer cachexia appear to be mediated by a complex network of proinflammatory cytokines, neuroendocrine hormones, neurotransmitters, eicosanoids, and tumor-derived factors produced by the body in response to the tumor and by the tumor itself. The relative importance of these various mediator p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Barber MD,Ross JA,Fearon KC

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incisional hernia is a serious postoperative complication of laparotomy. Selecting an appropriate suture material may lessen such morbidity. This study undertook a prospective, randomized comparison of early-absorbable polyglactin 910 suture versus late-absorbable polydioxanone loop suture for fascial closure after ab...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hsiao WC,Young KC,Wang ST,Lin PW

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal forgotten foreign bodies are prone to create adhesions and to encapsulate, or to provoke an exudative response, with or without accompanying bacterial infection. Often a process of self-extrusion is initiated. This is also true for gossypibomas, retained surgical sponges. Presentation is possible as a ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lauwers PR,Van Hee RH

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most adrenal incidentalomas are nonfunctioning cortical adenomas that do not require surgery. Operative treatment is indicated if the incidentaloma has malignant features as seen during the radiologic workup, is hormonally active, or grows during follow-up. A conservative attitude is justified in asymptomatic patients...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sirén J,Tervahartiala P,Sivula A,Haapiainen R

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas are derived from smooth muscle tissues. Smooth muscle cells also surround the blood vessels that supply the alimentary tract. These cells have at times been said to contribute to the formation of smooth muscle tumors in the alimentary canal. With such an abundance of smooth muscle, there...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Skandalakis JE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hospital records of 639 patients affected by primary gastric cancer who were consecutively admitted to our unit during the period 1981-1995 were reviewed. Overall 220 underwent total gastrectomy (38 palliative), 12 had resection of the gastric stump, 195 had distal subtotal gastrectomy (55 palliative), 78 had bypa...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Doglietto GB,Pacelli F,Caprino P,Sgadari A,Crucitti F

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although peptic gastroduodenal ulcers are rarely treated surgically today, when surgery is required a laparoscopic approach is possible with its well known advantages. The most widely used technique is vagotomy by various modalities. Training in laparoscopy requires good instrumentation to avoid complications. Vagotom...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Dubois F

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axillary clearance in node-negative breast cancer patients is performed only for staging and prognostic purposes. The sentinel node concept may provide an alternative conservative approach for these patients. This paper reports on the learning experience with lymphatic mapping involving the use of patent blue dye for ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cserni G,Boross G,Baltás B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The imaging characteristics of diagnostic ultrasound (US) are determined by the ultrasonic properties of tissue. The velocity of propagation of US and the attenuation are the 2 most important parameters. These determine the frequency with which the tissues may be imaged, which in turn sets a fundamental limit on the a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kossoff G

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current clinical applications of ultrasonography (US) of soft tissue masses are discussed. These include the detection of occult masses, the characterization of palpable masses, tumor surveillance, and US guided percutaneous aspirations/biopsies of soft tissue masses. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gandhi MR,Benson MD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some patients are prone to persisting intraabdominal infection regardless of initial eradication of the source of infection. Our aim was to characterize patients who had to undergo relaparotomy for persisting abdominal sepsis using simple clinical parameters and to define those patients who are susceptible to benefit ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Koperna T,Schulz F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of splenectomy in 41 patients managed from 1982 to 1995 at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), India, were studied. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was the main indication for therapeutic splenectomy among all the hematologic disorders. The mean age was 30 year...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wani NA,Parray FQ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phrase "outcomes studies" is usually used to describe those studies where outcome is assessed in large cohorts of patients, often using data from administrative databases. They are used to determine the role and impact of variations in the structure and process of health care delivery play in routine practice. Opt...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brenneman FD,Wright JG,Kennedy ED,McLeod RS

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine whether early eschar excision en masse (EEE) at one operation would be effective in the prevention and treatment of postburn organ dysfunction (OD) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). A total of 60 patients, with total body surface burned area over 35% and a third degree burn area ov...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huang Y,Yang Z,Chen F,Crowther RS,Li A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarizes the place of thoracic surgery in the management of hydatid disease. Although based on the author's 31-year personal experience, it draws on the experience of others where that of the author is deficient. The treatment of pulmonary, pleural, liver, and cardiac cysts is discussed. The importance of...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Aarons BJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outside Japan portosystemic shunts have been favored as the surgical procedure of choice for the management of portal hypertension of noncirrhotic etiology. Devascularization procedures have resulted in high rebleed rates probably owing to a limited extent of devascularization. We performed this study to assess the ef...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mathur SK,Shah SR,Nagral SS,Soonawala ZF

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal growth factor receptor family consists of four closely related transmembrane receptors: epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R), c-erbB-2, c-erbB-3, and c-erbB-4. Overexpression of each receptor may lead to cell transformation and contributes to tumor progression in various malignancies. Although these ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Friess H,Fukuda A,Tang WH,Eichenberger A,Furlan N,Zimmermann A,Korc M,Büchler MW

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the findings of conventional computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US) imaging in the preoperative evaluation of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). It also assesses the impact of preoperative CT-derived information on operative strategy. A prospective study was conducted of 96 patien...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lamah M,Darke S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00