{"title":"Sugiura procedure in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices.","authors":"U Lepner, T Vaasna, E Rebane, V Tamm","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim of the study: </strong>The aim of this study was to report our results and to make an attempt to define the possible role of Sugiura procedure in the treatment of variceal bleeding.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>From January 1979 to December 1997, 39 patients with portal hypertension and acute variceal bleeding (17 patients) or previous variceal bleeding (22 patients) underwent Sugiura procedure. Operations were performed in two stages. When performed in an emergency situation (17 patients) thoracic operation was performed first. In elective cases abdominal operation was usually preferred. Complete two-stage operation was performed in 16 patients. Twenty-three patients did not undergo the second stage because of early postoperative death, deterioration of condition or refusal. There were 17 men and 22 women, aged 41.7 +/- 18.3 years (range 8-71 years). According to the Child--Turcotte classification of hepatic function there were 23 Child class A, 13 Child class B and 3 Child class C patients.</p><p><strong>Summary of results: </strong>Overall operative mortality was 10.3% (4 deaths per 39 patients with 54 operations), mortality in an emergency situation was 17.6% (3 deaths per 17 patients) and in elective cases 4.3% (1 death per 22 patients with 37 operations). Variceal rebleeding occurred in 4 survivors (11.4%) at an average follow-up of 6.1 +/- 4.3 years. Survival rate was 84.6% at 1 year, 71.8% at 5 years and 64.1% at 10 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Sugiura operation carries low operative risk in an elective situation and results in an effective prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"88 2","pages":"122-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21259317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis","authors":"H. G. Beger, B. Rau, J. Mayer, R. Isenmann","doi":"10.1007/978-3-642-60068-5_8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60068-5_8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"87 1","pages":"78-89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"51110149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk factors for ascending aortic atheromatosis--a retrospective analysis of 2,263 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.","authors":"E Saimanen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Ascending aortic atherosclerosis has been recognised as a potential source of atheroembolization during coronary artery bypass operation. A set of possible predictive preoperative factors for ascending aortic atheromatosis was studied to find the patients at greatest risk for aortic atheromatosis.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The records of 2,263 patients undergoing first-time coronary bypass operation from January 1993 to December 1995 were reviewed. Ascending aortic atheromatosis was considered to be present if the operating surgeon detected atheromatosis in ascending aorta by palpation or by sight while making aortotomies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ascending aortic atheromatosis was found in 9.1% of the patients. Significant predictors in the multivariate model were age, tobacco use, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, renal failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, x-ray calcifications of the thoracic aorta and subclavian artery stenosis at minimum 50 %. The loose variety of atheromatosis was detected by sight while making aortotomies in 1.1% of patients. Significant predictors in the multivariate model for this loose variety were age, hyperlipidemia and renal failure. Patients with ascending aortic atheromas suffered significantly more perioperative myocardial infarcts and central neurological defects as well as succumbed more often.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study defines some groups of coronary bypass patients that have increased risk for ascending aortic atheromatosis. Special attention should be paid to them during coronary bypass operation in order to minimise the otherwise increased risk for adverse neurological and cardial outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"88 4","pages":"280-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21516784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical treatment of acute pancreatitis.","authors":"H G Beger, B Rau, R Isenmann, J Mayer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The most important diagnostic step in the management of patients with severe acute pancreatitis is discrimination between interstitial-oedematous and necrotizing pancreatitis. Surgical decision-making is based on clinical, bacteriological and contrast-enhanced CT-data. Persisting or progressive systemic or local organ complications occurring despite ICU-treatment are indicators for surgical management. Patients suffering from sepsis syndrome, cardiovascular shock, multisystemic organ failure syndrome, surgical acute abdomen and persisting or progressing ileus should be treated surgically. The surgical technique is based on careful necrosectomy or debridement in combination with continuous or repeated surgical evacuation of necrotic tissue, bacteria and biologically active compounds. Necrosectomy and postoperative continuous local lavage resulted in a hospital mortality of 17% in necrotizing pancreatitis, conservative management of necrotizing pancreatitis in a hospital mortality of 6.3%. In 1442 patients treated in a 14-year period the overall hospital mortality was 4.4%.</p>","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"87 3","pages":"183-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20736731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prognostic factors in breast cancer--with special reference to Ki-67 immunohistochemistry.","authors":"M Railo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"87 3","pages":"243-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20736096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expansion and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms.","authors":"J Satta","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"87 1","pages":"63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20518638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breast conservation or mastectomy in breast cancer: factors affecting the choice of operation.","authors":"E Nylamo, T Hurme, A Lahti","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>In the surgical treatment of breast cancer, breast conservation is considered preferable to mastectomy provided that certain prerequisites are fulfilled. This retrospective analysis reports those factors which affected the choice between operations.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>In 1993, a total of 104 women were operated on for breast cancer or carcinoma in situ in the Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital of Turku. There was a palpable tumour in 75%. In 23% the disease was found at mammography screening.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusions: </strong>Breast conservation was achieved in 24%. The proportion was about the same whether the disease was found at screening or clinically (27% and 23%). In the presence of a palpable tumour breast conservation tended to succeed slightly more often than in wire-guided operations (26% versus 19%).</p>","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"87 1","pages":"26-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20518758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J P Salenius, M Lepäntalo, P Loponen, M Luther, K Ylönen
{"title":"Do vascular registers affect decision-making? Finnvasc Study Group.","authors":"J P Salenius, M Lepäntalo, P Loponen, M Luther, K Ylönen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Treatment activity of vascular diseases varies depending on population, preference of doctors and the availability of vascular surgical services. Vascular registry offers an opportunity to review practice, to compare outcome with a standard, and to implement change to improve practice. Prospective data collection of all reconstructive vascular procedures has been performed in Finland for seven years. According to a review of the first five years, combined vascular and endovascular activity has increased nation-wide from 3508 procedures done in 1991 to 5200 in 1995. There are marked regional differences in the frequency and selection of various treatment modalities, which can not be explained only by epidemiological data but as well by skewed vascular care delivery. This data can be used for decision-making and should be used for planning of the vascular surgical services in Finland.</p>","PeriodicalId":75495,"journal":{"name":"Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae","volume":"87 2","pages":"131-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20593303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}