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Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 74:729-734
The morbid obesity epidemic in the United States has resulted in increasing numbers of patients who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass who require surgical management of nonbariatric disorders. When pancreatic resection is indicated in bariatric
Autor:
Ryan M. Landis, Danielle L. Barnard, Michael DeCuypere, Norma M. Edwards, Waldemar G. deRijk, Timothy C. Fabian, Louis J. Magnotti, Martin A. Croce, Peter E. Fischer
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 74:524-529
Vascular reconstruction using prosthetic materials in contaminated fields can lead to infection, graft loss, and subsequent amputation. We hypothesized that minocycline and rifampin bound to an ePTFE graft using a unique methacrylate technology would
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 74:418-422
Gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors are rare neuroendocrine tumors with no staging system in existence. The goal of this study was to establish a staging system consistent with the American Joint Commission on Cancer Staging Systems using the TNM strat
Autor:
Winston R. Hewitt, G. Peter Fakhre, William W. Nields, David M. Menke, Jeffery L. Steers, Kyle K. Shaddix
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 74:43-46
Alveolar soft-part sarcoma is a highly vascular soft-tissue tumor that is uniformly malignant. It comprises less than 1 per cent of all soft-tissue sarcomas. Patients with alveolar soft-part sarcoma most frequently are aged 15 to 35 years, and the so
Autor:
Angela Gandaio, Thomas Tatchell, Shekhar S. Raj, Brooke Buckley, Daniel E. Singer, Michael F. Oswanski, Phillip J. Waite, Om P. Sharma, Beth Courtright
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 73:1117-1121
Tracheostomy is associated with increased aspiration rates, and swallowing disorders have not been well-studied in trauma patients with tracheostomy. Swallowing evaluations were conducted in 224 patients (102 trauma and 122 nontrauma patients). Half
Autor:
Bruce E. Stabile, Sean J. Darcy, Rose Venegas, Samuel W. French, Viktor E. Eysselein, Joyce M. Ho
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 73:941-944
In the era of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), a minimally invasive, safe, and accurate cytologic examination of a variety of intra-abdominal neoplasms has become possible. To assess the efficacy of EUS-FNA for diagnosis
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 73:664-667
Reversal of a Hartmann's operation can be a morbid undertaking; successful restoration of intestinal continuity cannot be guaranteed. Between June 2001 and July 2006, 35 Hartmann's reversals were undertaken. There were 19 males (54%). Mean age was 54
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 73:591-596
Chest wall fractures, including injuries to the ribs and sternum, usually heal spontaneously without specific treatment. However, a small subset of patients have fractures that produce overlying bone fragments that may produce severe pain, respirator
Autor:
H S Messich, Brian McKinley, Jonathan S. Lokey, Corey A. Kalbaugh, Dawn W. Blackhurst, Emily A Rogers, Michael C. Hartley, Steven D. Trocha
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 72:1189-1195
The belief that young women develop more aggressive forms of breast cancer than other women is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine if women 40 years of age and under with breast cancer have more negative prognostic indicators an
Autor:
John M. Connell, David C. Han
Publikováno v:
The American Surgeon. 72:746-749
Celiac artery aneurysms (CAA) are uncommon. Most are asymptomatic, but up to 20 per cent will present as surgical emergencies. We present a case of an asymptomatic CAA discovered in a 56-year-old male during evaluation for nephrolithiasis. Only rough