Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma coexisting with hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C liver cirrhosis: report of a case.

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic mutation profiles of Japanese pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients. METHODS:Next-generation sequencing was performed using FoundationOne® CDx on 17 PDAC patients who were treated by surgical resection at Kyushu University Hospital between Februar...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura R,Ohtsuka T,Kubo M,Kajihara A,Fujii A,Watanabe Y,Mori Y,Ikenaga N,Nakata K,Shindo K,Ohuchida K,Nakamura M

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Double tract reconstruction (DT) after proximal gastrectomy (PG) is considered beneficial for postoperative nutrition status by preserving the physiological passage of food. We conducted this study to assess postoperative nutrition status based on food passage after this operation. METHODS:The subjects of this...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamashita K,Iwatsuki M,Koga Y,Toihata T,Kiyozumi Y,Kuroda D,Eto K,Hiyoshi Y,Iwagami S,Baba Y,Miyamoto Y,Yoshida N,Baba H

更新日期：2019-09-01 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 herein the case of a 46-year-old man in whom an esophageal hemangioma was successfully treated by endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS). The patient was admitted to hospital after a routine upper gastrointestinal series demonstrated a filling defect in the esophagus. Endoscopy, computed tomography (CT) im...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aoki T,Okagawa K,Uemura Y,Nishioka K,Miyata H,Ukei T,Miyauchi K,Terashima T,Kaneko T,Mizunoya S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared the results of prospective and retrospective cohort studies in the field of digestive surgery to clarify whether the results of prospective cohort studies were more similar to those of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS:We conducted a secondary analysis of the results to compare the resul...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ukai T,Shikata S,Nakayama T,Takemura YC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the possible factors that could contribute to the impairment of polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) bactericidal activities in patients with esophageal cancer, based on the discovery that a depression of the intracellular killing (KI) activity, with an elevation of the superoxide anion-producing capacity (S...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shigemitsu Y,Saito T,Kinoshita T,Katsuta T,Shimoda K,Kobayashi M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving complete dissection of the lymph nodes located at the roots of the left gastroepiploic vessels is difficult when distal gastrectomy is the surgical goal; firstly, because the short gastric vessels must be preserved to supply blood to the remnant stomach; and also, because the roots of the left gastroepiploic...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Seto Y,Nagawa H,Kaizaki S,Nakayama H,Muto T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Gastric cancer (GC) is a common malignancy, especially in East Asian countries. There is emerging evidence that circulating neutrophil and platelet levels correlate with cancer progression. We evaluated the short- and long-term outcomes of GC patients systemically, to compare the original neutrophil-platelet sc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okugawa Y,Toiyama Y,Yamamoto A,Omura Y,Kusunoki K,Yin C,Ide S,Kitajima T,Koike Y,Fujikawa H,Yasuda H,Okita Y,Hiro J,Yoshiyama S,Ohi M,Araki T,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The roles of angiogenesis and the most prominent angiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diseases of the pancreas remain controversial. We compared microvessel density (MVD) and VEGF status in normal pancreatic, chronic pancreatic, and pancreatic cancer (PC) tissues to establish their prognostic...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Benckert C,Thelen A,Cramer T,Weichert W,Gaebelein G,Gessner R,Jonas S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old woman without any relevant medical history was admitted to our hospital with an abdominal tumor that had caused recurrent right hypochondral and back pain for 3 months. Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography. We suc-cessfully excised the tum...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsukamoto T,Tanaka S,Yamamoto T,Kakinoki E,Uemichi A,Kubo S,Hirohashi K,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy mitral annular calcification or severe destruction of the mitral annulus in the setting of mitral valve replacement may result in fatal complications, such as atrioventricular disruption, ventricular rupture, valve dehiscence, and perivalvular leakage. Collar-reinforced mitral valve replacements with xenopericar...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishida M,Toda K,Nakamura T,Miyagawa S,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Ueno T,Kuratani T,Sawa Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehiscence of the pancreaticoenterostomy is one of the most feared, yet common, postoperative complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). We report herein a new technique we developed for performing continuous intraabdominal suction drainage (CISD) following PD. This method of CISD involves positioning an 18...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kayahara M,Nagakawa T,Ueno K,Ohta T,Miyazaki I

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic esophageal cancers frequently metastasize to the right recurrent nerve nodes (RRNNs). In fact, huge RRNNs invading the trachea sometimes remain after definitive chemoradiation therapy (CRT), despite complete remission of the primary lesion. We performed salvage lymphadenectomy of a large RRNN combined with pa...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Doki Y,Yasuda T,Miyata H,Fujiwara Y,Takiguchi S,Yamasaki M,Makari Y,Matsuyama J,Masuoka T,Monden M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular lesions of the duodenum, including hemangioma, are rare causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. We herein describe a 52-year-old woman with a solitary cavernous hemangioma of the duodenum that caused chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. Repeated upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a barium meal study revealed a s...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fujikawa T,Kurata M,Takaori K,Matsusue S,Takeda H,Sakai S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the diagnostic value of the white blood cell count (WBC) and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level in children with advanced appendicitis. METHODS:We reviewed 289 children ranging in age from 3 to 15 years old, who underwent appendectomy in our hospital between 1993 and 2003. The advanced appendicitis...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okamoto T,Sano K,Ogasahara K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to identify the predictors of early postoperative hypocalcemia after a total/near total thyroidectomy in order to select patients for prompt treatment to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia. METHODS:Patients with hypocalcemia within 24 h of surgery were identified as Group I and normocal...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kara M,Tellioglu G,Krand O,Fersahoglu T,Berber I,Erdogdu E,Ozel L,Titiz MI

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The overall incidence of postoperative alveolar air leakage (AAL) remains high; however, the mechanism regarding how to adequately heal such postoperative AAL remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to determine any correlations between the activity of the fibrinolytic and coagulation system in the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shoji F,Yano T,Yoshino I,Kawano D,Takenaka T,Miura N,Ito K,Morodomi Y,Maehara Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Two cases of an ano-urethral fistula, being a low malformation, are reported herein. Both patients underwent a colostomy under the diagnosis of a recto-urethral fistula during the neonatal period. As a urethro-rectogram later revealed the fistula to be located between the anus and anterior urethra, revision of the ure...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takamatsu H,Noguchi H,Tahara H,Kajiya H,Kaji T,Ikee T,Yoshioka T,Akiyama H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old Japanese man who underwent a standard distal gastrectomy for cancer of the stomach developed abdominal pain when oral intake was commenced on the 6th postoperative day after an uneventful postoperative course. Complete obstruction of the jejunum led to a sudden deterioration in his general condition and ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakamoto T,Miyata M,Nakamuro M,Izukura M,Kamiike W,Matsuda H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the unusual case of a man who was diagnosed as having sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) at the age of 29 years, and subsequently followed up for a period of 18 years. A total thyroidectomy with radical neck dissection was initially performed, followed by a stable interval of 16 years with reg...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Osaka M,Soga J,Tamiya Y,Suzuki T

更新日期：1999-01-01 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

abstract：:For vascular occlusive disease, an autologous vein graft is the most suitable conduit for arterial reconstruction. Intimal hyperplasia, resulting from the migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, is a major obstacle to patency after vein grafting. The degree to which the function of nitric oxide (N...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kodama A,Itoh T,Komori K

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the influence of potassium ion concentration in an organ preservation solution on lung preservation, four types of solutions were produced. These preservation solutions consisted of sodium and potassium ions on the cation and phosphate ions on the anion with glucose. Contents of solutions were: (1) 155 mmo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ono K,Sone Y,Irie T,Ohnuki T,Nitta S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive micropapillary carcinoma is characterized by extensive lymph node metastasis and a poor prognosis. This histological variant was first described in breast cancer, with a few subsequent reports of it in the ampullo-pancreato-biliary region. We report a case of invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the papilla o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fujita T,Konishi M,Gotohda N,Takahashi S,Nakagohri T,Kojima M,Kinoshita T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man with primary amyloidosis confined to the small intestine is reported. Thickening of the folds and multiple polypoid protrusions were found in the duodenum by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Because the patient presented with a persistent intestinal pseudo-obstruction, partial jejunectomy was perfor...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Deguchi M,Shiraki K,Okano H,Yamanaka T,Ito N,Takase K,Nakano T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein an extremely rare case of retroperitoneal neuroblastoma occurring in a mother during her third trimester of pregnancy. A live male infant was delivered by cesarean section at 36 weeks gestation and 23 days later, the mother's tumor was curatively resected. Six months have elapsed since her operation a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohashi K,Sawada H,Kanaizumi T,Nakano H,Okamoto S,Maruyama H,Tsutsumi M,Konishi Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is poor. However, recent reports from Europe have described the effects of imatinib against metastatic GIST. We herein report the case of a Japanese patient treated with imatinib for advanced GIST. Imatinib at 400 mg daily was given to an adult with mult...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ando Y,Tsunoda T,Beck Y,Takayama T,Tahara H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 76-year-old man with intractable dumping syndrome which had manifested itself 3 years after he underwent a gastric resection and Billroth I reconstruction for a gastric ulcer. Despite aggressive medical therapy by the time of admission, he had suffered from disabling dumping symptoms for...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishikawa M,Morioka E,Wada D,Komi N

更新日期：1994-01-01 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