Staged vascular reconstruction along with repeatedly performed angiography to prevent ischemic limb loss with Buerger's disease: report of a case.

abstract：PURPOSE:The clinical significance of the surgical resection of metastatic lymph nodes (LN) from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the surgical resection of LN metastasis of HCC. METHODS:Among 961 patients who underwent surgical...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tomimaru Y,Wada H,Eguchi H,Tomokuni A,Hama N,Kawamoto K,Marubashi S,Umeshita K,Doki Y,Mori M,Wakasa K,Nagano H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the utility of the peritoneal lavage cytology findings in predicting the clinical outcomes of resectable left-sided pancreatic cancer. METHODS:Peritoneal lavage samples were collected from 39 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for left-sided pancreatic cancer betw...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Iwagami Y,Eguchi H,Wada H,Tomimaru Y,Hama N,Kawamoto K,Kobayashi S,Mori M,Doki Y,Nagano H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental study was conducted using a canine model to elucidate whether the once transected vagal nerve can be conveniently anastomosed, and to determine when and to what degree the vagorrhaphy retains its functions. In the vagorrhaphy group (n = 5), the anterior and posterior vagal trunks were transected 1.5 cm...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kodama M,Arakawa A,Ito M,Koyama K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalies of the internal jugular vein are uncommon and not frequently experienced. Either a fusiform or saccular dilatation of the veins has been termed phlebectasia by some investigators and venous aneurysm by others. In 1928 Harris was the first to describe this condition using the term "congenital venous cyst." Re...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sugiyama S,Murakami A,Yokokawa M,Misaki T,Wakaki K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local tumor control is still the most important consideration in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Surgical treatments, including liver resection and liver transplantation are, and will remain, the first-line therapeutic strategies for local control in patients with primary HCC. Although aggressive live...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hasegawa K,Kokudo N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interventional pulmonology, otherwise known as "airway stenting," has developed in the field of pulmonary medicine focused on using advanced bronchoscopic techniques to treat airway disorders. Tracheobronchial disorders can be caused by malignant or benign tumors, extrinsic compression, postintubation tracheal injurie...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Saito Y,Imamura H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hepatic hydatid cysts (HHCs) are a parasitic infestation caused by several species of Echinococcus. We examined the clinical features of HHCs and evaluated the results of various surgical procedures. METHODS:One hundred and sixty-nine patients aged between 17 and 84 years underwent surgery for HHCs within a 12...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Gourgiotis S,Stratopoulos C,Moustafellos P,Dimopoulos N,Papaxoinis G,Vougas V,Hadjiyannakis E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, yet there are still no satisfactory protocols available for treating this disease, emphasizing the urgency for more effective therapies. Recent clinical trials have provided encouraging evidence of the benefits of certain forms of immunotherapy. Here, we summ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshida Y,Nakajima J,Wada H,Kakimi K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to establish a therapeutic approach for primary breast cancer of medial and central origin, we reviewed 183 patients who had been treated by one of the following three modalities at the Second Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School between January, 1965 and December, 1980. Group A (n = 70): st...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shiba E,Miyauchi K,Kobayashi T,Takai S,Mori T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the use of side-to-end anastomosis in a colostomy for an acute malignant large-bowel obstruction. A 59-year-old man presented with a colonic obstruction due to advanced descending colon cancer. The preoperative imaging studies revealed a complete obstruction of the descending colon at the site of...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukami Y,Terasaki M,Sakaguchi K,Murata T,Ohkubo M,Nishimae K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quickly differentiating patients who need emergency salvage operation for caustic ingestion injury from those who do not remains difficult. We thus conducted a retrospective study to assess whether arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is helpful for deciding on the best management plan. METHODS:We divided 129 pat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Cheng YJ,Kao EL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of recurrent malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) in the left atrium, treated by removal of the tumor and the right half of the left atrium, which was reconstructed with two equine pericardial patches. Postoperative echocardiography showed patent right pulmonary veins and a properly shaped left atrium...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inoue H,Iguro Y,Matsumoto H,Ueno M,Higashi A,Sakata R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the non-inferiority of postoperative single-dose intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis to multiple-dose intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis in terms of the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing elective rectal cancer surgery by a prospective randomized study. METH...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishibashi K,Ishida H,Kuwabara K,Ohsawa T,Okada N,Yokoyama M,Kumamoto K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The pleural covering technique, i.e., wrapping a part of or the entire surface of the lung with oxidized regenerative cellulose (ORC), reinforces visceral pleura through pleural thickening for patients with pneumothorax and cystic lung diseases. However, it remains undetermined how ORC induces pleural thickenin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ebana H,Hayashi T,Mitani K,Kobayashi E,Kumasaka T,Mizobuchi T,Kurihara M,Takahashi F,Takahashi K,Seyama K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 80-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of severe abdominal and back pain. Computed tomography (CT) showed an 8.5 x 7.0-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with a large contained retroperitoneal hematoma. Known situs inversus totalis was reconfirmed by CT. Just after the CT examination,...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura N,Kawahito K,Ito S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of early gastric cancer, limited to submucosal layer, which was manifested as cerebral metastasis is presented herein. A 47-year-old man was admitted to Nagaoka Chuo General Hospital with convulsions and a disturbance in consciousness, where a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a cerebral tumor in the left ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nomura T,Yoshikawa T,Kato H,Nikkuni K,Sasaki K,Shirai Y,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pancreas is an uncommon site for metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. We report the case of a 70-year-old man in whom a solitary pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma, found 17 years after nephrectomy, was successfully resected, combined with gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. We also discuss the rel...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Uemura T,Kurita A,Nishimura R,Ishizaki M,Takashima S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we encountered two cases of early gastric cancer (EGC) with bone metastasis after surgery. As they were not accompanied by overt liver, lung, or peritoneal metastasis, we examined the clinical significance of bone metastasis in EGC and its mechanisms by a review of the literature. We found only 10 cases of EG...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ubukata H,Motohashi G,Tabuchi T,Nagata H,Konishi S,Tabuchi T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in imaging techniques such as dynamic intravenous contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have enabled us to detect pancreatic cysts, some of which are potentially malignant. As the histopathological diagnosis cannot be confirmed preoperatively, enlarged pancreat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： So T,Matsuda H,Sonoda T,Matsuura H,Watanabe M,Kabashima A,Okadome K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcomes and efficacy of awake video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) with those of chemical pleurodesis for intractable secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP). METHODS:We analyzed, retrospectively, 60 consecutive patients who underwent awake VATS (n = 22) or chemical pleurodesis (n = 38) for ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Noda M,Watanabe T,Matsuda Y,Sakurada A,Hoshikawa Y,Okada Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present review was to investigate whether host-tumor interactions are causal or consecutive clinical factors associated with surgical stress that influence the long-term survival after a curative resection of colorectal cancer. A Medline/PubMed search was conducted to identify the relevant articles inve...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miki C,Tanaka K,Inoue Y,Araki T,Ohi M,Mohri Y,Uchida K,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy, usually diagnosed at an advanced stage when it has invaded or adhered to adjacent organs. We report our experience of performing combined liver and inferior vena cava (IVC) resection for ACC. METHODS:Six patients with clinical stage III (n = 4) or IV (n = 2)...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohwada S,Izumi M,Tanahashi Y,Kawate S,Hamada K,Tsutsumi H,Horiguchi J,Koibuchi Y,Takahashi T,Yamada M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic complex deep injury extending to the main pancreatic duct (MPD), caused by strong external forces such as traffic accidents, is lethal without emergency surgery. However, the best surgical procedure for this serious injury has not been established. The Bracey procedure is a relatively simple reconstructive ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimizu T,Kittaka H,Taniguchi K,Uchiyama K,Akimoto H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of gastrectomy on the subsequent development of esophageal cancer was investigated, focusing on its multicentric occurrence. We retrospectively evaluated 28 patients who underwent subtotal esophagectomy for intrathoracic esophageal cancer between 1985 and 1999. They were divided into two groups according to...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kitabayashi K,Nakano Y,Saito H,Ueno KI,Kita I,Takashima S,Kurose N,Nojima T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of four separate gastric ruptures resulting from blunt abdominal trauma that were successfully repaired by primary closure. A 22-year-old man injured in a motorcycle accident was admitted to our hospital where physical and radiological examinations confirmed the need for abdominal exploration. La...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishikawa K,Ueda Y,Sonoda K,Yamamoto A,Hisadome T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a rare case of ectopic pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) which presented as a submucosal tumor of the pylorus. A 73-year-old man came to our hospital presenting with epigastralgia. Esophago-gastroduodenal endoscopy showed no mucosal lesions, but a submucosal tumor was observed around the pylorus....

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mizuno Y,Sumi Y,Nachi S,Ito Y,Marui T,Saji S,Matsutomo H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the pancreas is a rare malignancy, associated with a poor prognosis after surgical resection, with reported median survival times (MSTs) ranging from 4.4 to 13.1 months. We conducted this study to investigate the long-term outcomes of patients after the resection for ASC. METHO...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito T,Sugiura T,Okamura Y,Yamamoto Y,Ashida R,Ohgi K,Sasaki K,Uesaka K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are many reports describing spontaneous rupture of either the spleen or the liver, the simultaneous rupture of both organs is a rare event, especially during anticoagulant therapy. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the spleen and liver in a patient on warfarin therapy for deep venous thrombosis...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kapan M,Kapan S,Karabicak I,Bavunoglu I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the cases of two patients with Crohn's disease complicated by a psoas abscess. The first patient was a 29-year-old man who underwent definitive surgery after acute inflammation had been controlled by nutritional therapy. In the second patient, a 37-year-old man, the abscess required drainage under loc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Funayama Y,Sasaki I,Naito H,Tsuchiya T,Takahashi M,Koyama K,Masuko T,Takahashi K,Hiwatashi N,Matsuno S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 601 patients with early gastric cancer (EGC), the clinicopathological findings of 5 patients (invasion of the mucosal layer in 2 and of the submucosal layer in 3) with distant lymph node metastasis according to TNM classification (third- or fourth-tier lymph node metastasis according to the Japanese classificati...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Isozaki H,Okajima K,Ichinona T,Fujii K,Nomura E,Izumi N,Ohyama T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00