Callisia N Clarke,Jeffrey J Sussman,Daniel E Abbott et al.
Callisia N Clarke et al.
PD continues to be associated with a high rate of failed discharges, despite significant improvements in techniques and postoperative care at high-volume centers. Even in the best hands, 1 in 5 patients undergoing PD can be expected to requ...
Jaime Benarroch-Gampel,Taylor S Riall
Jaime Benarroch-Gampel
Current recommendations from the 2002 ASA Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation are not specific to ambulatory surgery and are not based on strongly designed and adequately powered studies. Furthermore, although the ASA does not advocate r...
Geoffrey W Krampitz,Jeffrey A Norton
Geoffrey W Krampitz
In summary, ZES is a syndrome caused by gastrinoma, usually located within the gastrinoma triangle and associated with symptoms of peptic ulcer disease, GERD, and diarrhea. The diagnosis of ZES is made by measuring fasting levels of serum g...
Usama Ahmed Ali,Jon D Vogel
Usama Ahmed Ali
The current structure of residency training allows for safe participation of residents in the care of surgical patients. In part, this is likely due to the ability of attending-level surgeons and educators to adequately select and provide t...
Sean Joseph Langenfeld,Jon S Thompson,Dmitry Oleynikov
Sean Joseph Langenfeld
Since its inception, the use of laparoscopy for colon surgery has slowly increased, albeit at a slower rate than for cholecystectomy. Initial concerns about the safety and efficacy of laparoscopy have been addressed, and it is now known to ...
Jai Bikhchandani,Robert Joseph Fitzgibbons Jr
Jai Bikhchandani
Repair of huge ventral hernias is technically challenging for the surgeon and a major operation for the patient and should be performed by experienced surgeons in centers that are used to caring for patients who are commonly massively obese...
Trevor A Ellison,Barish H Edil
Trevor A Ellison
PanNETs constitute a rare and heterogeneous group of pancreatic neoplasms whose overall prognosis is better than the more common pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Although surgery is the only treatment that provides a cure, many adjuvant therapies...
Are cancer trials valid and useful for the general surgeon and surgical oncologist? [0.03%]
肿瘤临床试验对普通外科医师和肿瘤外科医师有效且有用吗？
Waddah B Al-Refaie,Selwyn M Vickers
Waddah B Al-Refaie
Cancer trials represent a rigorous and clear approach to testing whether an intervention or treatment will alter the outcomes of individuals with cancer in an experimental manner that is beyond the level of observational studies. As such, t...
Morbidity and effectiveness of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band, and gastric bypass for morbid obesity [0.03%]
袖状胃切除术、可调节胃绑带及胃绕道手术对病态肥胖患者的疗效及并发症的对比研究
Timothy D Jackson,Matthew M Hutter
Timothy D Jackson
LSG, LAGB, and LRYGB are all safe and effective modern surgical options for the treatment of morbid obesity. Recent quality improvement successes in bariatric surgical care delivery have resulted in low mortality and morbidity after these p...
Capillary leak syndrome in trauma: what is it and what are the consequences? [0.03%]
创伤性毛细血管渗漏综合征及其后果
Deborah M Stein,Thomas M Scalea
Deborah M Stein
TICS is a complex disease that is clearly multifactorial in the traumatically injured patient (Fig. 2). Although systemic inflammation that occurs directly as a result of injury plays the most prominent role, the local tissue and organ inju...