Surgical repair of a concealed aortocaval fistula associated with an abdominal aortic aneurysm: report of two cases.

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to evaluate the operative conditions for an abdominal wall-lifting laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ALLC) using a new preoperative grading system. METHODS:One hundred forty-five patients who underwent a cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis from January 1997 to December 1999 were retros...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takegami K,Sata N,Kawaguchi Y,Kubota Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We designed an open-labeled, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial to test the efficacy of topical lanolin ointment (PureLan) and bovine type I collagen spray (Gelfix) in the treatment of childhood anal fissures. METHODS:Seventy-one children with acute anal fissure were divided randomly into three...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Büyükyavuz BI,Savaş C,Duman L

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Cox maze IV (CMIV) procedure is being used increasingly frequently for surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to identify the risk factors of the need for postoperative pacemaker implantation (PMI) after CMIV. METHODS:Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data were retros...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Masaki N,Kawamoto S,Motoyoshi N,Adachi O,Kumagai K,Kawatsu S,Hayatsu Y,Katahira S,Hosoyama K,Akiyama M,Saiki Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), which is generated from phosphatidylcholine (PC) and metabolized by autotaxin (ATX), modulates immune responses via its anti-inflammatory property. We investigated the association between LPC and postoperative complications (POCs) after colorectal cancer surgery (CRC). METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsuda A,Yamada M,Matsumoto S,Sakurazawa N,Yamada T,Matsutani T,Miyashita M,Uchida E

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of microcystic disease of the pancreas which was clearly demonstrated by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is reported herein. Cystic dilatation of the pancreatic duct was recognized by computed tomography scanning and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Furthermore, the exis...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kitagawa T,Matsumoto K,Iriyama K

更新日期：1998-01-01 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 clinical benefits of robotic surgery for patients with rectal cancer have been reported and many systematic reviews have been published. However, they have investigated a variety of outcomes and differ remarkably in quality. In this overview, we summarize the findings of these reviews and evaluate their qua...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hoshino N,Sakamoto T,Hida K,Sakai Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is generally accepted that aging increases postoperative morbidity and mortality rates, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. The present review evaluates the clinical implications of remodeling the immunoinflammatory status with reference to inflammaging and tumor-specific hyperinflammation. We conduc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miki C,Kusunoki M,Inoue Y,Uchida K,Mohri Y,Buckels JA,McMaster P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We attempted to identify the factors related to an early restoration of the exercise capacity after lung resection. METHODS:Major lung resection was performed in 164 patients. Exercise testing and spirometry were performed before surgery, and 2 weeks and 1 month afterward. During exercise, the maximum oxygen u...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nagamatsu Y,Iwasaki Y,Hayashida R,Kashihara M,Nishi T,Yoshiyama K,Yamana H,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss and the serum markers of bone metabolism were studied in 22 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and 108 patients with renal hyperparathyroidism. The parameters of bone loss were bone mineral density in the distal radius and lumbar vertebrae, measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and bone mass i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katagiri M,Ohtawa T,Fukunaga M,Harada T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To classify the shape of the remnant stomach after Billroth-I (B-I) reconstruction and evaluate the relationship between the shape of the remnant stomach and the postoperative clinical outcomes. METHODS:One hundred and ninety-five consecutive patients with gastric cancer underwent distal gastrectomy with B-I r...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kaida S,Yamaguchi T,Takebayashi K,Murata S,Miyake T,Iida H,Sonoda H,Shimizu T,Tani M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the role of intraoperative frozen section (FS) in the surgical management of solitary thyroid nodules, as its true value is a subject of some controversy. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 206 consecutive patients operated on for solitary thyroid nodules. All patients had undergone both preoperat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Duek SD,Goldenberg D,Linn S,Krausz MM,Hershko DD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of intrathoracic retrotracheal goiter in a 40-year-old woman is herein described. A computed tomographic scan, magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopical ultrasonography all confirmed the existence of a retrotracheal encapsulated lesion, which was suspected to be aberrant mediastinal goiter. Radioiodine scinti...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Haniuda M,Morimoto M,Kobayashi O,Nishimura H,Yamanda T,Ali K,Koike S,Iida F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL) has been widely accepted as a surgical treatment for right-sided colon cancer. Single-site laparoscopic colectomy (SLC) is associated with reduced pain and improved cosmesis, in comparison to the multi-site laparoscopic colectomy (MCL). Alth...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takahashi H,Takemasa I,Haraguchi N,Nishimura J,Hata T,Yamamoto H,Matsuda C,Mizushima T,Doki Y,Mori M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed the effects of different types of prosthetic rings on mitral annular dynamics using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE). METHODS:RT3DE was performed in 44 patients, including patients undergoing mitral annuloplasty using the Cosgrove-Edwards flexible band (Group A, n = 10), the sem...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishi H,Toda K,Miyagawa S,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Kawamura M,Yoshioka D,Saito T,Ueno T,Kuratani T,Sawa Y

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative chemotherapy with best supportive care is a mainstay for patients with gastric cancer (GC) and distant metastasis. However, with advances in GC chemotherapy, multimodal treatment, including perioperative chemotherapy plus conversion surgery, has attracted attention as a new strategy to improve the outcome o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kinoshita J,Yamaguchi T,Moriyama H,Fushida S

更新日期：2021-01-23 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：PURPOSE:We investigated the expression of cyclooxygenase (Cox-1 and Cox-2) in mammary tissues from patients with breast cancer. METHODS:We used reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS:The cancer cells showed very weak expression of Cox-1, but strong expression of imm...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshimura N,Sano H,Okamoto M,Akioka K,Ushigome H,Kadotani Y,Yoshimura R,Nobori S,Higuchi A,Ohmori Y,Nakamura K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis was conducted of 778 patients who underwent highly selective vagotomy between 1980 and 1990. Surgery was performed for duodenal ulcers without any complications in 485 (62.3%) patients; for duodenal ulcers with complications such as stenosis, bleeding, or perforation in 270 (34.7%); for combin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ihász M,Bátorfi J,Bálint A,Fazekas T,Máté M,Pòsfai G,Sándor J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of cecal volvulus in cerebral palsy that was preoperatively diagnosed and surgically treated without complications is herein reported. A 45-year old man, who had been treated for cerebral palsy as a result of a neonatal cerebral hemorrhage, was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal pain and vomitin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takeuchi H,Ikeda Y,Komori Y,Tahara K,Shiromizu A,Hayashi H,Muto Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aggressive approach to vascular reconstruction should be adopted in patients with Buerger's disease and peripheral ischemia who are often young and otherwise active. A patient with severe Buerger's disease is reported who was treated successfully by complete vascular reconstruction with staged bypass surgery while ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shindo S,Saka A,Kubota K,Kojima A,Ishimoto T,Iyori K,Kobayashi M,Kamiya K,Tada Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some esophageal diseases such as carcinoma, esophagitis, and collagen diseases have often been reported to show a diffusely thickened esophageal wall in the roentogenogram findings. In the current report, a preoperative upper gastrointestinal series and an endoscopic examination showed a diffusely infiltrative type ca...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kawaguchi H,Kuwano H,Araki K,Egashira A,Saeki H,Ohga T,Morita M,Kitamura K,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a complex process involving numerous intracellular signaling pathways, mediators, cells, and pathophysiological disturbances; its prevention during liver surgery is of utmost importance. In this review, we divide hepatic I/R injury into two phases, intracellular and extracellular, ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakon M,Ariyoshi H,Umeshita K,Monden M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy and safety of single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) and conventional 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy (3-port LA) for appendectomy. METHODS:We searched the PubMed, Embase, Springer link, and the Cochrane library databases up to April, 2014, for relevant randomized controlled ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Xue C,Lin B,Huang Z,Chen Z

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis (Freestyle valve) is widely used throughout the world because of its durability and benefits for hemodynamic function. However, we encountered a patient who required reoperation for a cuspal tear 5 years after the implantation of a Freestyle valve. The histological findings sugges...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukui S,Nishimura M,Matsumiya G,Yoshitatsu M,Matsue H,Sawa Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small bowel perforation is rarely caused by metastasis from an extra-abdominal malignancy. This report describes three cases of small bowel perforation that occurred secondary to a metastatic tumor. The first case involved a 72-year-old man with malignant lymphoma of the larynx that had been treated with chemo- and ra...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ise N,Kotanagi H,Morii M,Yasui O,Ito M,Koyama K,Sageshima M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1985 and 1993, palliative surgery was performed on 13 pediatric patients who had complex cardiovascular anomalies associated with right isomerism. The patients included two neonates, ten infants, and one child who were divided into two groups according to whether or not a total anomalous pulmonary venous conne...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kawai T,Wada Y,Enmoto T,Nakajima S,Nishiyama K,Kitaura K,Sato S,Oka T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the stomach is unavailable for esophageal reconstruction due to previous gastrectomy or synchronous gastric cancer, a pedicled jejunum or colon, with or without vascular supercharge, has been the alternative. However, these reconstructions are not free from severe complications, such as necrosis. We have introduc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okumura Y,Mori K,Yamagata Y,Fukuda T,Wada I,Shimizu N,Nomura S,Iida T,Mihara M,Seto Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 67-year-old Japanese woman with leiomyoma arising from the lesser omentum is reported herein. Although the patient had no abdominal symptoms, findings of a routine abdominal ultrasound examination suggested a mass between the stomach and the lateral segment of the liver. Subsequent magnetic resonance ima...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikematsu Y,Usui K,Kamohara Y,Inoue K,Maeda J,Amano M,Horita Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sternal infection is an uncommon but serious complication following cardiac surgery. We report herein three cases of postoperative sternal osteomyelitis successfully treated by omental transfer. Two patients had undergone valve surgery and the other underwent division of an accessory pathway for Wolff-Parkinson-White ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Omura K,Misaki T,Takahashi H,Kobayashi K,Watanabe Y

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00