Pancreatic Malignancies Pancreatic cancer is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer death within the United States with 56,770 new cases and 45,750 deaths estimated for 2019. Five-year survival remains poor at an estimated 10%. Improving long-term survival is therefore…
The primary structural proteins of connective tissue are collagen and elastin, which vary in type and amount within each of the body’s tissues; those constitutive of blood vessels are listed in Table 141.1 . A connective tissue disease is a…
Historical Background The surgical management of abdominal aortic aneurysms was first pursued by direct aortic ligation as reported by Matas in 1923. Likewise, beginning in 1906, Halsted and Reid at the Johns Hopkins Hospital attempted to treat suprarenal aortic aneurysms…
“It is much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has.” William Osler 1849–1919 Symptoms relating to vascular insufficiency are common complaints among patients presenting to emergency departments…