Abnormal esophageal anatomy associated with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia: report of a case.

abstract：:We herein present an example of an extended central bisegmentectomy in a patient with a large hepatocellular carcinoma. According to a magnetic resonance imaging study, the right hepatic vein was displaced and narrowed at its origin and a large inferior right hepatic vein was revealed. In this case, owing to the only ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tanaka K,Nishimura A,Takenaka K,Yamada K,Ishibe R,Ogata S,Ishizaki N,Taira A

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:We report the case of a patient with pancreatic head cancer, whose replaced common hepatic artery (RCHA) arose from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). We performed preoperative embolization of the RCHA, after which the liver blood flow was well maintained by the left gastric artery. The patient underwent a radical ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyamoto N,Kodama Y,Endo H,Shimizu T,Miyasaka K,Tanaka E,Anbo Y,Hirano S,Kondo S,Katoh H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is increasing evidence that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play important roles in tumor invasion and metastasis. Using a one-step sandwich enzyme immunoassay, we investigated whether serum pro-MMP2 levels could be predictors of the development and extension of thymoma. METHODS:The subjects of this stu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sasaki H,Yukiue H,Kobayashi Y,Kaji M,Kiriyama M,Fukai I,Yamakawa Y,Fujii Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the risk factors for peritoneal recurrence (PR) of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and to discuss the appropriate management strategies. METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of 236 patients who underwent pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We then compared the clinicopathological characteris...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ariake K,Motoi F,Ohtsuka H,Fukase K,Masuda K,Mizuma M,Hayashi H,Nakagawa K,Morikawa T,Maeda S,Takadate T,Naitoh T,Egawa S,Unno M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate localization of the tumor during robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer is crucial. Several techniques have been described, but each has its shortcomings. We developed a new technique of near infrared ray-guided surgery (NIRGS) to localize the tumor accurately, using intra-operative colonoscopy...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takahashi H,Yanagita TE,Suzuki T,Maeda A,Nakai N,Maeda Y,Shiga K,Hirokawa T,Ogawa R,Hara M,Matsuo Y,Takiguchi S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A diagnosis of concomitant pulmonary carcinoma and abdominal aortic aneurysm is rare (<1% of treated cases). However, such an association makes the therapeutic decisions critical, especially regarding the priority and timing of treatment. This article reports on our experience of 14 cases of concomitant pulmona...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Borzellino G,Giovinazzo F,Minicozzi AM,Dusi R,Politi L,Veraldi GF

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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the newly developed continuous suture technique in dunking pancreatojejunostomy without pancreatic duct stenting after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive pancreaticojejunostomies (patient age 73 ± 11, 41-88) with continuous sutures without stenting after PD were performed f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katoh T,Kawano K,Furutani A,Katsuki T,Onoda M,Oga A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although laparoscopic liver resection has been widely adopted, performing a pure laparoscopic right hepatectomy remains a challenging procedure. The aim of this report is to evaluate the efficiency of a pure laparoscopic right hepatectomy (PLRH) in the semi-prone position using the intrahepatic Glissonian appro...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeda T,Yonemura Y,Ueda N,Kabashima A,Shirabe K,Taketomi A,Yoshizumi T,Uchiyama H,Harada N,Ijichi H,Kakeji Y,Morita M,Tsujitani S,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary aortoenteric fistulas (AEFs) are a well-known but uncommon cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. They usually occur secondary to reconstructive surgery of an abdominal aneurysm. We report six cases of secondary aortoduodenal fistulas, involving patients who, despite presenting with classic "herald bleeding,"...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katsinelos P,Paroutoglou G,Papaziogas B,Beltsis A,Mimidis K,Pilpilidis I,Tsolkas P,Soufleris K,Vradelis S,Koutelidakis I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is generally accepted to be an immunosuppressant produced by cancer cells and their surrounding macrophages. Although several investigators have reported detecting high concentrations of PGE2 in the portal veins of patients with colorectal cancer, the relationship between these high concentrati...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okuno K,Jinnai H,Lee YS,Nakamura K,Hirohata T,Shigeoka H,Yasutomi M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A right liver graft lacking the middle hepatic vein can result in congestion of the anterior segment. We describe a method of reconstructing the middle hepatic vein tributaries by using the recipient's own middle hepatic vein with vascular closure staples. During a living donor right liver transplantation, the middle ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tashiro H,Itamoto T,Ohdan H,Oshita A,Fudaba Y,Ishiyama K,Kohashi T,Amano H,Fukuda S,Asahara T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiangiogenic effects of TNP-470 on the neovascularization of tumors were studied by examining ultrastructural alterations in the vasculature and interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) of tumors. Wistar rats were first inoculated subcutaneously (s.c.) with the Walker 256 carcinosarcoma cell line, then either vehicle m...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Niwano M,Arii S,Mori A,Ishigami S,Harada T,Mise M,Furutani M,Fujioka M,Imamura M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of fibrin glue on the prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesion to prosthetic materials used in ventral hernia repair. METHODS:Ten pigs were included in this study. The abdomens of the animals were opened by means of a median subumbilical laparotomy to...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Martín-Cartes JA,Morales-Conde S,Suárez-Grau JM,Bustos-Jiménez M,Cadet-Dussort JM,López-Bernal F,Morcillo-Azcárate J,Tutosaus-Gómez JD,Morales-Méndez S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-day-old girl presented with abdominal distension and vomiting. She had been previously operated on for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) when she was 2 days old. An immediate laparotomy revealed an appendiceal mass caused by perforated appendicitis. The occurrence of appendicitis and an ap...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Karaman A,Cavuşoğlu YH,Erdoğan D,Karaman I,Cakmak O

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro chemosensitivity study of both biopsy specimens and surgically resected tumors of advanced gastric cancer from 12 patients was evaluated using the succinate dehydrogenase inhibition (SDI) test. A decrease in succinate dehydrogenase (SD) activity as an indicator of chemosensitivity was determined using cisp...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura H,Yonemura Y,Ohyama S,Tsugawa K,Kinoshita K,Ninomiya I,Kosaka T,Miwa K,Miyazaki I,Tanaka M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the release of nitroglycerin (NG) that has been absorbed into the central venous catheter. A 0.05% NG solution was infused through a central venous catheter and the flow rates were set at 1, 5, or 10 ml/h, given over 12, 24, or 48 h. The catheter was flushed with lactate Ringer sol...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akiyama K,Hirota J,Takiguchi M,Ohsawa S,Hashimoto A

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:The efficacy of intrahepatic cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II), cisplatin, administered via the hepatic artery in combination with concomitant clamping of the abdominal aorta beneath the diaphragm against metastatic liver tumors in rats was evaluated. When 2.5 or 5 mg/kg of cisplatin was injected intra-arterially (i.a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishioka Y

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure mainly caused by ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening disorder worldwide. The previous work in cardiac surgery has led to many excellent surgical techniques for treating cardiac diseases, and these procedures are now able to prolong the human lifespan. However, surgical treatment for ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyagawa S,Toda K,Nakamura T,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Yoshioka D,Saito T,Sawa Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents a rare case of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC) arising 28 years after excision of a type IV-A congenital choledochal cyst. The patient underwent excision of a congenital choledochal cyst (Todani's type IV-A) at 12 years of age, with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy reconstruction. She received...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kumamoto T,Tanaka K,Takeda K,Nojiri K,Mori R,Taniguchi K,Matsuyama R,Ueda M,Sugita M,Ichikawa Y,Nagashima Y,Endo I

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 27-year-old man with Crohn's disease of the esophagus. The patient presented with large ulcers in the esophagus for which treatment based on a diagnosis of reflux esophagitis was commenced. Although his symptoms were initially resolved, the ulcers did not improve and he was readmitted to...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohta M,Konno H,Kamiya K,Suwa D,Baba M,Tanaka T,Nakamura T,Nishino N,Sugimura H,Nakamura S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although lateral internal sphincterotomy is widely accepted as the treatment of choice for anal fissures, we report our experience of successfully treating 195 consecutive patients with posterior chronic anal fissures by performing fissurectomy with midline sphincterotomy and anoplasty (FPSA). The surgical technique i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Di Castro A,Biancari F,D'Andrea V,Caviglia A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of antibiotics and the probiotic, Saccharomyces boulardii, on indigenous microflora and bacterial translocation (BT) in burned rats. METHODS:Twenty-three male albino rats were divided into a sham burn group (group 1, n = 7) exposed to 21 degrees C water, a burn + antibiotic group (gr...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Herek O,Kara IG,Kaleli I

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary adenocarcinoma is extremely rare in the squamous epithelium-lined esophagus. The histopathologic and immunohistochemical characteristics were examined in a composite tumor showing distinct papillary adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus resected from a 66-year-old man. The esophageal tu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakagawa S,Nishimaki T,Kanda T,Suzuki T,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of changing the calcium content of a continuous warm hyperkalemic crystalloid cardioplegia (CWCP) were investigated in an isolated rat heart preparation. The hearts were divided into eight groups of six each. A control group consisted of fresh nonarrested hearts and the remaining seven groups consisted of ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakamura Y,Takemoto N,Kuroda H,Ohgi S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who have undergone major surgery such as esophagectomy may develop peripheral edema in the immediate postoperative period, the cause of which is not fully understood. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the mechanism of this phenomenon. Finger edema was measured as a marker for peripheral ede...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Minamiya Y,Kitamura M,Saito R,Saito H,Matsumoto H,Abo S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive presacral bleeding is a severe complication during a resection of the rectum. The combination of oxidized cellulose and cyanoacrylate glue can quickly control presacral bleeding. This report presents nine cases since 2002 of presacral hemorrhage treated using this method. There was no recurrent bleeding during...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Chen Y,Chen F,Xie P,Qiu P,Zhou J,Deng Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the influence of cigarette smoking on the recurrence of Crohn's disease after resection. Between 1975 and 1990, 141 patients underwent primary ileocolonic resection for ileocecal Crohn's disease, 79 of whom were nonsmokers and 62 of whom were smokers at the time o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamoto T,Keighley MR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00