Multiple jejunal diverticulitis with perforation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: report of a case.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the technical feasibility, safety and oncological outcomes of laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in patients with advanced low rectal cancer. METHODS:Laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection was performed in 18 patients from November 2009 to September 2012. The data regardin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Furuhata T,Okita K,Nishidate T,Ito T,Yamaguchi H,Ueki T,Akizuki E,Meguro M,Ogawa T,Kukita K,Kimura Y,Mizuguchi T,Hirata K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the relationship between the incidence of p53 gene deletion in each nucleus and the clinicopathological features in colorectal cancers, we performed a cytogenetic study using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FISH was performed on 5 adenomas and 38 colorectal cancers that had been resected surgical...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nanashima A,Tagawa Y,Yasutake T,Taniguchi Y,Sawai T,Nakagoe T,Ayabe H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:With central venous catheterization, each additional vein puncture raises the risk of complications. We assessed the rate of failure and complications using a limiting rule whereby the number of needle passes for subclavian vein catheterization was restricted to three. METHODS:A prospective clinical trial was ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takeyama H,Taniguchi M,Sawai H,Funahashi H,Akamo Y,Suzuki S,Manabe T

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:We describe an unconventional method of localizing a colovesical fistula by using a guide-wire, successfully carried out in a 45-year-old man with recurrent dysuria, pneumaturia, and suprapubic tenderness. First, we performed a cystoscopy to establish the fistulous tract in the bladder and passed the guide-wire throug...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aurello P,Cicchini C,D'Angelo F,Ramacciato G,Giuliani A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for treatment of a painful ulcer on his left fourth toe, 9 years after undergoing lumbar sympathectomy and 4 years after undergoing bypass, both of which had been unsuccessful. Angiography demonstrated diffuse arterial occlusion in the lower extremities except for a persi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shindo S,Kamiya K,Suzuki O,Kobayashi M,Tada Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper management of abdominal compartment syndrome and open abdomen is important for improving the survival of critically ill patients. However, in cases requiring a prolonged period of open abdomen, it is frequently difficult to perform definitive fascial closure due to lateralization of the abdominal musculature. W...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Arai M,Kushimoto S,Kim S,Masuno T,Hagiwara J,Ishii H,Yokota H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to analyze the efficacy and complications in endovenous LASER ablation (EVLA) with 1470 nm diode lasers using low linear endovenous energy density (LEED) combined with high ligation for varicose veins of the great saphenous vein (GSV). METHODS:One hundred and sixteen limbs of 102 patien...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Park YS,Kim YW,Park YJ,Kim DI

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the route of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) administration which would have the greatest protective effect against hepatic warm ischemia, two experiments were performed using dogs. The pharmacokinetics of PGE1 were investigated in a preliminary study, after which, the effects of PGE1 in a 90-min warm ischemic li...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Totsuka E,Sasaki M,Takahashi K,Toyoki Y,Seino K,Chiba S,Narumi S,Hakamada K,Morita T,Konn M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinicopathological features of intracystic papillary carcinoma (ICPC), which have not been established given its rarity and lack of standard diagnostic criteria. METHODS:We reviewed the clinicopathological findings and treatment outcomes of 14 patients with ICPC diagnosed between 2002 and 2006...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akagi T,Kinoshita T,Shien T,Hojo T,Akashi-Tanaka S,Murata Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the rare case of a 15-year-old girl with chronic appendicitis in whom the appendix was clearly depicted by a barium enema (BE) examination. The patient presented with a 4-month history of diffuse abdominal pain and tenderness in the lower abdomen. Neither computed tomography nor ultrasonography showed...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okamoto T,Utsunomiya T,Inutsuka S,Sakaguchi T,Notsuka T,Maeda T,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:We herein present the case of a 66-year-old man with both gastric cancer and an infrarenal abdominal aneurysm. The patient's medical history included bladder cancer, chronic renal failure, and ischemic heart disease. We performed a simultaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and total gastrectomy. Following the p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshinaga K,Yoshida R,Guntani A,Matsumoto T,Saeki H,Morita M,Emi Y,Kakeji Y,Tsujitani S,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we discovered that indomethacin was an effective modulator of the sensitivity of pulmonary carcinoma cells to vincristine (VCR), methotrexate (MTX), adriamycin (ADR), and etoposide (VP-16). We describe herein the case of a 61-year-old-man with multiple brain, lung, liver, and bone metastases from ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kobayashi S,Okada S,Hasumi T,Sato N,Fujimura S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the present study, we investigated the effect of troglitazone, a selective ligand and agonist of PPAR-gamma, on the metastatic potential of human colon cancer cells. METHODS:High- and low-PPAR-gamma expression clones of the colon cancer cell line, HT29, namely clones 21 and 3 respectively, were used. We inv...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sunami E,Tsuno NH,Kitayama J,Saito S,Osada T,Yamaguchi H,Tomozawa S,Tsuruo T,Shibata Y,Nagawa H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-bowel obstruction remains one of the most frequent complications after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Of particular concern is small-bowel adhesion to the pelvic dead space that causes afferent limb obstruction, sometimes necessitating laparotomy. In this report, we describ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakagoe T,Sawai T,Tuji T,Nanashima A,Yamaguchi H,Yasutake T,Ayabe H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) ameliorates hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI), but the precise mechanism remains elusive. We investigated whether sodium hydrogen sulfide (NaHS), a soluble derivative of H2S, would ameliorate hepatic IRI, and if so, via what mechanism. METHODS:Mice were subject...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimada S,Fukai M,Wakayama K,Ishikawa T,Kobayashi N,Kimura T,Yamashita K,Kamiyama T,Shimamura T,Taketomi A,Todo S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effect of preoperative administering of a Japanese traditional herbal medicine, Hochu-ekki-to (TJ-41), on immunosuppression induced by surgical stress in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. METHODS:To monitor the immune functions, the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and natural k...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura M,Sasada T,Kanai M,Kawai Y,Yoshida Y,Hayashi E,Iwata S,Takabayashi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of an abnormal chest echoic lesion detected incidentally by echocardiography. A chest roentgenogram showed the presence of a giant mass, and computed tomography of the chest confirmed the presence of a mass with a nonhomogeneous density in the left mediastinum, ju...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yashiro T,Shiba M,Sato K,Matsuzaki O,Iizasa T,Otsuji M,Fujisawa T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We rarely have an opportunity to perform pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) following the onset of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) for patients with periampullary cancer. The perioperative risks and optimal timing of subsequent PD have, therefore, remained unclear. METHODS:Between January 2006 and December 2012, we pe...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asari S,Matsumoto I,Ajiki T,Shinzeki M,Goto T,Fukumoto T,Ku Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 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:Prolonged chest drain placement can extend the postoperative hospital stay after esophagectomy in esophageal cancer (EC) patients. This study aimed to identify whether or not the risk factors associated with this prolonged chest tube placement are clinically important. METHODS:A total of 138 patients who under...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kato R,Makino T,Yamasaki M,Tanaka K,Miyazaki Y,Takahashi T,Kurokawa Y,Motoori M,Kimura Y,Nakajima K,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the surgical outcomes after transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy (TULAA) and open appendectomy (OA) at a single institution. METHODS:We compared the surgical outcomes for 94 consecutive patients who underwent TULAA between April 2010 and March 2014 to those for 91 consecutive patients w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Koizumi N,Kobayashi H,Nakase Y,Takagi T,Fukumoto K

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man, who suffered from advanced rectal cancer accompanied with liver metastasis, underwent an abdominoperineal resection and a partial hepatectomy. He remained well until 4 months after surgery when he developed a biopsy-proven recurrent intrapelvic mass and multiple liver tumors. At 6 months after surge...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikuta S,Miki C,Ookura E,Tonouchi H,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of AL amyloidosis in a patient diagnosed with early gastric cancer after presenting with massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage and pseudo-obstruction of the small intestine. Primary systemic amyloidosis accounts for 7% of nonhematological malignancies, but very few cases of gastric carcinoma in patients...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Iwahashi N,Tame E,Nagasaka T,Furuta M,Nagashima H,Nimura Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal incisional hernias represent the most common wound complication after abdominal surgery and infected abdominal incisional hernias are difficult to manage. We describe a simple, safe and effective method of using a free fascia lata patch to repair a large infected incisional hernia. This procedure involves th...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyamoto Y,Watanabe M,Ishimoto T,Baba Y,Iwagami S,Sakamoto Y,Yoshida N,Masuguchi S,Ihn H,Baba H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the technical and oncological safety of laparoscopic multivisceral resection (MVR) in selected patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC). METHODS:We compared the clinical backgrounds, and short- and long-term outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic vs. those who underwent open MVR...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mukai T,Nagasaki T,Akiyoshi T,Fukunaga Y,Yamaguchi T,Konishi T,Nagayama S,Ueno M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between the participation of board-certified surgeons in gastroenterological surgery (BCS-Gs) and the surgical outcomes of gastroenterological surgery. METHODS:Data from the National Clinical Database on patients who underwent eight major gastroenterological...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Konno H,Kamiya K,Kikuchi H,Miyata H,Hirahara N,Gotoh M,Wakabayashi G,Ohta T,Kokudo N,Mori M,Seto Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe herein the unusual case of a 76-year-old woman who was diagnosed as having sigmoid colon cancer after presenting with complete rectal prolapse. The rectal prolapse was considered to have been caused by constipation accelerated by the colon cancer. The relationship between colorectal cancer and rectal prola...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamazaki T,Sakai Y,Sekine Y,Nihei K,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of neoadjuvant therapy on long-term survival in patients with resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. A meta-analysis was conducted using the reported randomized, controlled trials and retrospective studies using an intention-to-treat analysis to compare ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Unno M,Hata T,Motoi F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00