A successful resection and long-term survival of a patient with intrahepatic recurrences of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma: report of a case.

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer frequently causes extrahepatic cholestasis. To identify the direct effects of bile acids in jaundiced serum on pancreatic cancer, the proliferation of PANC-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells as well as the ultrastructural alteration of PANC-1 cells cultured in crude bile modified media were studied. The growth o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Lu Y,Onda M,Uchida E,Yamamura S,Yanagi K,Matsushita A,Kobayashi T,Fukuhara M,Aida K,Tajiri T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphometrical analyses of the immunohistochemical expression of bombesin, which is one of the peptides produced by pulmonary neuroendocrine (PNE) cells, were carried out on the bronchioles of human congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) neonates, and the findings were then compared with those in a gestational and post...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asabe K,Tsuji K,Handa N,Kajiwara M,Suita S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A true aneurysm of the right aortic arch which accompanies various branching characteristics is very rare. We report herein the successful surgical treatment of an elderly patient found to have an Edwards type IIIB right aortic arch aneurysm encircling and compressing the trachea. The complete right aortic arch and ri...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wakiyama H,Okada M,Yamashita C,Nakagiri K,Yoshimura N,Yoshida M,Ataka K,Sugimoto T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing esophageal tumors are extremely rare. We report herein the case of a 51-year-old man found to have an AFP-producing adenocarcinoma arising from esophageal proper mucosa. The patient presented for investigation of dysphagia, and esophagogram and endoscopy revealed a lesion about 2 cm i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kobayashi N,Ohbu M,Kuroyama S,Kikuchi S,Shimao H,Mitomi H,Kakita A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic colonic surgery is now widely accepted. We assessed the safety and effectiveness of using a total intracorporeal surgical strategy to perform intracorporeal functional end-to-end anastomosis with an endoscopic linear stapler to treat colon cancer. METHODS:Forty-three selected patients underwent el...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeda T,Kabasima A,Ueda N,Yonemura Y,Ninomiya M,Nogami M,Fujii K,Mashino K,Tashiro H,Sakata H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver (MHL) is an uncommon benign tumor found primarily in children younger than 2 years of age. We report a rare case of MHL with a daughter nodule and atypical histological findings in a 14-month-old girl. On admission, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography sho...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukahori S,Tsuru T,Tanikawa K,Akiyoshi K,Asagiri K,Tanaka Y,Kage M,Kojiro M,Mizote H,Yagi M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There has been speculation that weather changes correlate with the incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax, although this has not been verified. Moreover, there are no significant data available on the meteoropathic pneumothorax in Asia. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible correlation and to com...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Obuchi T,Miyoshi T,Miyahara S,Hamanaka W,Nakashima H,Yanagisawa J,Hamatake D,Imakiire T,Yoshinaga Y,Shiraishi T,Iwasaki A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We developed a new technique, sutureless mesh fixation, using 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond®, a surgical tissue adhesive) for incisional hernia repair. The objective of this article is to introduce the new technique and to examine whether the technique provides sufficient resistance to abdominal pressure. M...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Saito Y,Kubota K,Okada A,Deguchi T,Kuroda J,Nitori N,Kadomura T,Yoshida M,Kitajima M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from gastrointestinal cancer has been investigated and applied clinically for several decades. Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy have been considered to be the optimal treatment options for selected patients with co...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Emoto S,Sunami E,Yamaguchi H,Ishihara S,Kitayama J,Watanabe T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if the preoperative administration of tegafur and uracil (UFT) to patients with lung adenocarcinoma could induce apoptosis. METHODS:We conducted a randomized prospective study on 30 patients with lung adenocarcinoma, divided into two groups of 15 patients each. One group received UFT 600 mg/day pr...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morio A,Miyamoto H,Izumi H,Futagawa T,Oh T,Yamazaki A,Konno H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postradiation sarcoma is a rare late complication of external radiotherapy. We herein present two cases with this disease. A 54-year-old man had undergone a lobectomy and chest wall resection for Pancoast type lung cancer 7 years previously. He had undergone irradiation with a total dose of 50 Gy. Computed tomography ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ninomiya H,Miyoshi T,Shirakusa T,Shiraishi T,Yamamoto N,Nabeshima K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), which is calculated using serum albumin and the peripheral lymphocyte count, is a simple and useful score for predicting the prognosis in patients with various cancers. The correlation between the preoperative PNI and long-term outcomes is unclear in oldest-old patient...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tominaga T,Nonaka T,Hisanaga M,Fukuda A,Tanoue Y,Yoshimoto T,Hidaka S,Sawai T,Nagayasu T

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Managing postoperative pain is important to ensure a good quality of life and fast recovery after surgery. We examined the feasibility of peroral management for the postoperative pain after laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG). METHODS:Between June 2012 and September 2013, we enrolled 34 patients pr...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mikami J,Takiguchi S,Miyazaki Y,Takahashi T,Kurokawa Y,Yamasaki M,Miyata H,Nakajima K,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the effect of lithium carbonate in the preoperative preparation of patients with Graves' disease, it was given without any other antithyroid medication to two patients as an alternative to thionamide, which had caused adverse effects. The initial dose of lithium carbonate was 600 mg/day, and the final dos...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mochinaga N,Eto T,Maekawa Y,Tsunoda T,Kanematsu T,Izumi M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four patients with tracheal lesions were managed by various procedures, including primary anastomosis in 16, tracheoplasty in 2, and a terminal tracheostomy in 6. The patients undergoing anastomosis included 4 with primary tumors, 7 with secondary tumors, and 5 with benign stricture. Except for 2 patients, ther...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsubota N,Yoshimura M,Miyamoto Y,Nakamura H,Minami H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-abdominal mucinous cystic tumors can be difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We report a case of histologically diagnosed primary urachal adenocarcinoma: a rare type of bladder tumor. This case report is interesting for clinicians. The patient was an 86-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain. Comp...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hirashima K,Uchino R,Kume S,Iyama K,Honda Y,Asato T,Baba H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a rare complication of pancreatitis and can involve any of the peripancreatic vessels. The three cases reported herein illustrate the involvement of the splenic artery in diverse forms of pancreatitis: chronic pancreatitis, a pancreatic pseudocyst, and necrotizing pancreatitis. Bleeding ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Singh G,Lobo DR,Jindal A,Marwaha RK,Khanna SK

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Adrenomedullin (AM), a novel vasodilatory peptide, appears to participate in the regulation of circulation. Recent studies have reported a relationship between AM and cytokine. The present study was performed to determine whether major surgery, which is accompanied by an altered cytokine production, affects the concen...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fujioka S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) might promote better renal function after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Using a rat allogeneic OLT model, we investigated if ALR can mediate renal protection and its potential mechanisms. METHODS:Orthotopic liver transplant recipients were assigned to a cyclo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Chen Y,Luo F,Luo S,Wu Z,Zhou J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are rare, especially in the ribs. This lesion is considered to be a benign process, which is usually found in children and young adults. This case, however, concerns a 71-year-old patient, the oldest patient hitherto reported in Japan, and also as old as in any other published case report w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshida K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the successful management of multiple small-bowel perforations caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in a 60-year-old man, 1 day after CHOP (cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/prednisone) therapy induction for malignant lymphoma. Emergency laparotomy was performed for perforative peritonitis, but w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishii T,Rino Y,Ando K,Matsuzu K,Wada H,Chiba A,Arai H,Ashida A,Hasuo K,Inayama Y,Takanashi Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The original double-stapling technique (DST) using a standard linear stapler horizontally can be difficult in patients with a narrow pelvis or an ultralow anastomosis. We review our experience of performing a modified DST (IO-DST) with vertical division of the rectum achieved using an endostapler. METHODS:We r...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sato H,Maeda K,Hanai T,Matsumoto M,Aoyama H,Matsuoka H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:This study investigated the surgical outcomes and potential economic advantage of open vs. laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer using a propensity score matching analysis. METHODS:We examined the surgical and economic outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic (N = 127) and open surgery (N = 253) for ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hayashi H,Ozaki N,Ogawa K,Ikuta Y,Tanaka H,Ogata K,Doi K,Takamori H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tissue factor (TF), an initiator of the extrinsic coagulation cascade, is also expressed in a wide range of cancer cells and plays an important role in cancer progression and metastasis, as well as in processes independent of the blood coagulation pathway. For example, by acting as an adhesion molecule enabling...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Minamiya Y,Matsuzaki I,Sageshima M,Saito H,Taguchi K,Nakagawa T,Ogawa J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is now commonly treated with thoracoscopic surgery, which is associated with less pain and a shorter hospital stay than thoracotomy; however, in its initial stages, thoracoscopic stapled bullectomy resulted in an unexpectedly high incidence of postoperative SP recurrence. Thus, new thorac...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Muramatsu T,Nishii T,Takeshita S,Ishimoto S,Morooka H,Shiono M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postoperative pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication that is difficult to diagnose. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a pseudoaneurysm in the ascending aorta of a 68-year-old female 8 days after mitral valve replacement and tricuspid annuloplasty. The defect was simply repaired during emergency surgery without cardio...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ogawa T,Toda K,Fujita T,Higashi M,Kobayashi J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The scheduled administration of intravenous acetaminophen (scheduled-IV-AcA) is one of the more effective multimodal analgesic approaches for postoperative pain in abdominal/orthopedic surgeries. However, there is little evidence concerning scheduled-IV-AcA after general thoracic surgery, especially when limite...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shikatani Y,Soh J,Shien K,Kurosaki T,Ohtani S,Yamamoto H,Taniguchi A,Okazaki M,Sugimoto S,Yamane M,Oto T,Morimatsu H,Toyooka S

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The impact of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications on long-term outcomes has not been established. We investigated the effects of acute postoperative cardiopulmonary complications not only on cancer recurrence, but also on cardiovascular or respiratory events in the chronic phase after lung cancer surger...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nojiri T,Inoue M,Takeuchi Y,Maeda H,Shintani Y,Sawabata N,Hamasaki T,Okumura M

更新日期：2015-06-01 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