Giant transdiaphragmatic duodenal duplication with an intraspinal neurenteric cyst as part of the split notochord syndrome: report of a case.

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze seven cases of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) encountered at our hospital and review the relevant literature. METHODS:We searched the computerized medical record database from January 1, 1996, to September 1, 2003, to identify all cases of HAP, which we then reviewed in detail, examining etiolo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Finley DS,Hinojosa MW,Paya M,Imagawa DK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted on 78 patients, encountered over a 7-year period, who had a catheter-feeding jejunostomy placed at the time of thoracoabdominal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. A broad-based attachment of the jejunal wall to the peritoneum at the place of entry of the catheter was used. Enteral nut...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yagi M,Hashimoto T,Nezuka H,Ito H,Tani T,Shimizu K,Miwa K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:Whether free peritoneal cancer cells should be considered peritoneal dissemination in colorectal cancer patients remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of positive peritoneal washing cytology (PWC) in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS:We retrospectivel...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Homma Y,Hamano T,Akazawa Y,Otsuki Y,Shimizu S,Kobayashi H,Kameoka S,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The elderly population with severe aortic stenosis (AS) requiring aortic valve replacement (AVR) is increasing. The optimal timing of AVR in these patients has been under discussion. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the data from severe AS patients (n = 84) who underwent AVR with/without concomitant procedu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Marumoto A,Nakamura Y,Kishimoto Y,Saiki M,Nishimura M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Given the lack of safety studies concerning laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer in patients ≥ 80 years old with comorbidities, we sought to investigate this in the current study. METHODS:Between 2012 and 2019, 24 patients ≥ 80 years old underwent laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer without preoperative t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hisamatsu Y,Kuriyama N,Fujimoto Y,Jogo T,Hu Q,Hokonohara K,Nakanishi R,Ando K,Kimura Y,Oki E,Mori M

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic effect and degree of damage in grafts of single lung transplants for pulmonary hypertension were studied in rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension. Inbred male Lewis rats (weight 200-230 g) were divided into two groups. Group 1 (control group, n = 16) underwent isogenic left lung transp...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamoto S,Kawahara K,Takahashi T,Akamine S,Tagawa T,Nakamura A,Muraoka M,Ide S,Sasaki N,Shingu H,Nagayasu T,Yamasaki N,Tomita M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indications for tumor-mass reduction surgery and subsequent immunotherapy in patients with stage IV hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were elucidated in this study. About 42% of the resected specimens from stage IV-A patients (n = 26) contained well-differentiated multicentrically occurring HCC, which was not found i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamoto M,Iizuka H,Matsuda M,Nagahori K,Miura K,Itakura J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a rare case of cardiac and abdominal aortic inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs). A 64-year-old male presented with a loss of appetite, abdominal distension and general fatigue. A cardiac tumor was suspected on the basis of computed tomography scans. A needle biopsy was performed, but it did not lead to a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wada T,Anai H,Morita M,Shuto T,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) after a hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Early contrast enhancement on computed tomography (CT) with a washout phenomenon at the delayed phase, and depleted Kupffer cell function on superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akatsu T,Wakabayashi G,Tanimoto A,Kameyama K,Kitajima M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute gastric mucosal lesions, which can develop within a few hours after polytrauma, shock, major operations, central nervous system lesions, or severe infection, cause about 33% of cases of gastrointestinal bleeding. We analyzed and compared the effectiveness of famotidine and omeprazole on acute gastric muco...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Topaloglu U,Muftuoglu T,Akturk Z,Ekinci H,Peker O,Unalmiser S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To assess whether a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedure is superior to limited thoracotomy (LT) for segmentectomy; postoperative pain was compared between VATS-lobectomy (VATS-L) and LT-segmentectomy (LT-S). Widely opened anterolateral thoracotomy segmentectomy (WT-S) was used as a control. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nomori H,Cong Y,Sugimura H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man with a history of having consumed fresh-water crab 8 months previously presented with a solitary mass lesion in the left lung without any symptoms. Since neoplastic disease could not be ruled out, an open biopsy was performed, and histological examination confirmed a definite diagnosis of paragonimia...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshino I,Nawa Y,Yano T,Ichinose Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:This study was conducted to examine the effects of peptidoleukotrienes on the ileal contractility disturbances induced by Serratia marcescens endotoxin in rats. Thirty-two male Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n = 8 each). The first group was given only an anesthetic agent (control group); the second group w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ezberci F,Tekin E,Onuk E

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Oral adjuvant uracil and tegafur plus leucovorin (UFT/LV) is not inferior to standard weekly fluorouracil and folinate for stage II/III colon cancer. However, protein-bound polysaccharide K (PSK) has been evaluated as postoperative adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer. This report is the first of MCSGO-CCTG, ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyake Y,Nishimura J,Kato T,Ikeda M,Tsujie M,Hata T,Takemasa I,Mizushima T,Yamamoto H,Sekimoto M,Nezu R,Doki Y,Mori M,Multi-center Clinical Study Group of Osaka, Colorectal Cancer Treatment Group (MCSGO).

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the long-term results and ongoing management issues of 39 Japanese children who underwent liver transplantation in Brisbane, Australia. Whole liver grafts were used in 15 patients (Wh group) and reduced-size grafts were used in 24 patients (Re group). The 1-year and 3-year survival rates were 74% and 6...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishikawa M,Kitatani H,Akiyama T,Shimizu Y,Balderson GA,Shepherd RW,Lynch SV,Ong TH,Strong RW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic complex deep injury extending to the main pancreatic duct (MPD), caused by strong external forces such as traffic accidents, is lethal without emergency surgery. However, the best surgical procedure for this serious injury has not been established. The Bracey procedure is a relatively simple reconstructive ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimizu T,Kittaka H,Taniguchi K,Uchiyama K,Akimoto H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The indications for surgical treatment of multinodular goiter (MNG) are pressure symptoms, suspicion of malignancy, and cosmetic concerns. We report our clinical experience of performing total thyroidectomy (TT) for MNG, focusing on outcome and complications, to evaluate its effectiveness. METHODS:The medical ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Dogan L,Karaman N,Yilmaz KB,Ozaslan C,Atalay C

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several authors have reported the relationship between gastric cancer risk and vitamins. However, there are few reports on fat-soluble vitamins after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Fat malabsorption and suppression of food intake after gastrectomy for gastric cancer have been previously documented. Because of fat mal...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Rino Y,Oshima T,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most complications after appendectomy occur within 10 days; however, we report herein the unusual case of a patient in whom a wound abscess was detected more than 10 years after an appendectomy. A 26-year-old woman presented to our hospital with nausea and vomiting, pain, and a mass in the right lower abdominal wall. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsuda K,Masaki T,Toyoshima O,Ono M,Muto T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare, benign cardiac tumor that can cause multiple emboli. We report herein a case of papillary fibroelastoma developing from the chordae of the tricuspid valve which was detected by echocardiography and confirmed by surgical resection. To our knowledge, this is only the fifth documented c...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishimura Y,Naito Y,Fujiwara K,Komai H,Noguchi Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Postoperative pulmonary complications (PCs) after thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (EC) still occur too frequently. We conducted this study to identify the risk factors for PCs developing in EC patients who undergo thoracoscopic esophagectomy. METHODS:The subjects of this retrospective study w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohi M,Toiyama Y,Omura Y,Ichikawa T,Yasuda H,Okugawa Y,Fujikawa H,Okita Y,Yoshiyama S,Hiro J,Araki T,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:A carcinoma in a groin hernia is uncommon. We herein report a case of an intrasaccular carcinoma of the cecum in a right inguinoscrotal hernia with a simultaneous left inguinal hernia treated by a laparoscopic approach. A 70-year-old man presented with a painful, not completely reducible bilateral hernia. Blood examin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Pernazza G,Monsellato I,Alfano G,Bascone B,Felicioni F,Ferrari R,D'Annibale A

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH measurements (MII-pH) are useful for evaluating acid and non-acid gastroesophageal reflux (GER). However, the use of MIH-pH is not yet established in Japan. The Japanese Pediatric Impedance Working Group (Japanese-PIG) convened to devise a standard protocol for MII-pH in Japanese...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukahori S,Kawahara H,Oyama T,Saito T,Shimono R,Tanaka A,Noda T,Hatori R,Fujino J,Yagi M,Japanese Pediatric Impedance Working Group (Japanese-PIG).

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) responses to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery as well as to investigate their roles in predicting patient outcome, a prospective, observational, pilot study was performed. Thirty patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with CPB received 10mg/kg betam...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Gando S,Nishihira J,Kemmotsu O,Kobayashi S,Morimoto Y,Matsui Y,Yasuda K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction following total gastrectomy usually requires one of the various methods of esophagojejunal anastomosis. We present herein the case of a 78-year-old woman with gastric carcinoma involving the adjacent organs for which resection of the whole stomach, distal pancreas, transverse colon, and distal duodenum ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akimaru K,Kokuma M,Hideshima A,Gotoh M,Shibuya T,Shoji T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of operative treatment and chemotherapy on the prognosis in 93 gastric cancer patients with liver metastasis was studied. Chemotherapy included the systemic administration of mitomycin C (MMC) (39 patients), an intra-hepatoarterial infusion of MMC (MMC IAC group) (19 patients) and an intra-hepatoarterial...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yonemura Y,Matuki N,Sakuma H,Katayama K,Sawa T,Fujimura T,Ohyama S,Miwa K,Miyazaki I,Tanaka M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00