Shimamura, Y Gunvén, P Ishii, M Abe, K
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
Surgically placed inflatable vascular occluders temporarily increased or restricted the target volume for intra-arterial therapy for tumors in the liver and pancreas. Proximal occlusion of the common hepatic artery directed retrograde flow from the cannulated gastroduodenal artery into a variant left hepatic artery in one patient with carcinoma of ...
Mangar, D
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
Hyskon (32 percent dextran-70) (Hyskon Division, Pharmacia) is used during hysteroscopy to help visualization of the uterine surfaces. Pulmonary edema of an uncertain cause has occurred in many patients. Because this study could not be conducted in humans, we determined if Hyskon caused cardiogenic or non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema in a dog model....
John, K D Modlin, I M
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
The surgical training programs of Great Britain, Germany and the United States were designed with some considerable exchange of ideas between these countries. However, although they share certain similarities, these training schemes have developed their own unique features and characteristics. Since the profession of surgery has entered a new perio...
Vassilakis, J S Xynos, E Kasapidis, P Chrysos, E Mantides, A Nicolopoulos, N
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
Thirty-five patients with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) proved on ambulatory esophageal hydrogen monitoring were surgically treated by a floppy Nissen fundoplication. Postoperatively, reflux and symptoms related to it were almost completely abolished. Transient bloating syndrome was observed in five instances. The operation significantly improved e...
Ami, M Doi, R Inoue, K Chowdhury, P Rayford, P L
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of vagotomy on basal and postprandial pancreatic secretion and plasma levels of gastrointestinal hormones. Thirteen rats underwent vagotomy and 12 underwent sham operation. All of the rats were prepared with gastric and pancreatic fistulas. Before and after an intragastric infusion of liquid meal, ...
Marks, W H Perkal, M F Schwartz, P E
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
We report our experience with 28 patients using percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for decompression of gastrointestinal obstruction as a result of carcinomatosis secondary to gynecologic malignancy. PEG could be performed successfully in 26 of the 28 patients. In two patients, intubation was not possible for technical reasons and the proced...
Maehara, Y Okuyama, T Oshiro, T Baba, H Anai, H Akazawa, K Sugimachi, K
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
We analyzed data on 423 Japanese patients with early carcinoma of the stomach with respect to clinicopathologic features and prognosis. All patients were treated in the clinics at which we work. The upper one-third of the stomach was less frequently involved. Therefore, partial gastrectomy was performed more often in patients with early carcinoma o...
Avci, G Bora, S Erdamar, I Füzün, M Harmancioğlu, O
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
Fifty-three patients with complete clearance of all gallstone fragments after combined extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) oral litholytic therapy were included in the study. Eight patients had recurrence of gallstones within the first year at follow-up evaluation. The rate of gallstone recurrence was 15.2 percent within the first year. Fo...
Solis, M M Ranval, T J Thompson, B W Eidt, J F
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
Despite the infrequent use in the United States, venous thrombectomy seems to have a beneficial effect in carefully selected patients with acute iliofemoral thrombosis. The final decision to proceed with venous thrombectomy should be based on a balanced analysis of two factors--the characteristics of the thrombus and the characteristics of the pati...
Roggo, A Brunner, U Ottinger, L W Largiader, F
Published in
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
This report is an analysis of 252 popliteal artery aneurysms (PAA) in 167 patients treated surgically at the University Hospital in Zurich during a 27 year period from 1965 to 1991. The predominance of male patients (95 percent) was consistent with that of other reports. PAA were bilateral in 51 percent of the patients and were associated with aneu...