abstract：:A mathematic model is created to determine the economic cost per year of anticipated prolongation of life that would result from a program of abdominal ultrasonographic (US) screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. The protocol involves US screening at age 60, 67, and 74 years with additional annual follow-up US and e...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bengtsson H,Bergqvist D,Jendteg S,Lindgren B,Persson U

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal azygos disconnection, using vein ligatures and a circumferential hemostatic suture of the gastric wall at the level of the upper pole, is a simple and a rapid technique that effectively controls bleeding from esophagogastric varices. Its low mortality rate in emergency cases or poor-risk patients can be of grea...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Romero-Torres R

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign esophageal obstruction is virtually always responsive to dilation therapy. Dilation therapy should, therefore, be the initial approach. The introduction of the Savary-type dilating equipment and of balloon dilation systems are, or will become, standard practice. These systems will increasingly be preferred over...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tytgat GN

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of screening programs for cancer is considered. Initial evaluation has to be in terms of mortality, but increasing importance should be attached to measures which evaluate the interaction of early detection with the disease process. These include the degree to which diagnosis is advanced, both in time a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Day NE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new endoprosthesis designed for surgical intubation of neoplastic strictures of the proximal biliary tract has been developed. The technical aspects of intubation by this endoprosthesis are discussed, and the results in the first 25 patients are given. The results suggest that this device was well tolerated. Mortali...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sezeur A,Kracht M,Fagniez PL,Rey P,Leandri J,Julien M,Malafosse M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Surgical Department of the University of Erlangen, 307 reconstructions in all areas of the arterial tree were performed with PTFE (GORE-TEX) grafts, of which 188 were performed in the femoral-popliteal and femoral-crural areas. Femoral-popliteal bypass grafts above the knee joint remained patent in 93% of the p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Raithel D,Groitl H

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the recent literature is cited in support of the use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in Crohn's disease. The principal indications for this use are described and some of the disadvantages are discussed. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Descos L,Vignal J

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different types of vagotomy have been widely used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. A close relationship between the vagus nerve and the release or action of gastrointestinal hormones is necessary for the optimal activation of the gastrointestinal tract. The serum concentrations of the antral hormone gastrin a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Becker HD,Börger HW,Schafmayer A

更新日期：1979-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of H-type tracheoesophageal fistula are reported. The patients all had chronic aspiration from the esophagus. Although serious symptoms were present in all, definitive diagnoses were not made until the patients had reached 1, 6, 12, and 50 years of age, because ordinary radiologic methods failed to establis...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lam CR

更新日期：1979-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The geographic distribution of duodenal ulcer and its characteristics in rural areas of high incidence in developing countries are reviewed. The choice of surgical procedures is discussed in light of the bulky diet and nutritional problems of these countries. A vagotomy procedure is advised for duodenal ulcer and a B...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tovey FI

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents an analysis of acute gastroduodenal mucosal lesions (AGML) based on a review of current literature and the personal experience of the authors. The pathology of AGML involes two distinct types of lesions, namely, superficial erosions confined to the acid-secreting gastric mucosa and presenting as ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Speranza V,Basso N

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00