Acinic cell carcinoma of the trachea: report of a case.

abstract：PURPOSE:Human atrial natriuretic peptide (h-ANP) elicits biological effects such as natriuresis, diuresis, and vasodilation, and plays a role in regulating pulmonary circulation. We conducted this clinical study to define its role and elucidate its mechanisms. METHODS:Twelve consecutive adult patients scheduled to und...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morimoto K,Taniguchi I,Miyasaka S,Ishiguro S,Ohgi S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:There is an increasing trend towards performing more radical resections instead of a subtotal resection for benign thyroid disease. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of this change in practice on the surgical treatment of bilateral thyroid diseases in this unit. METHODS:The data on 367 patients ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Citgez B,Uludag M,Yetkin G,Yener F,Akgun I,Isgor A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intussusception is uncommon in the proximal gastrointestinal tract, although a few case reports have been published on gastroduodenal intussusception associated with an anatomical abnormality or intussusceptions at a site of gastrojejunostomy after gastric surgery. We herein present a case of gastrogastric intussuscep...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Eom BW,Ryu KW,Lee JH,Lee JY,Lee JS,Kook MC,Kim YW

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Endoscopic submucosal dissection is recommended for early gastric cancer with a low risk of lymph node metastasis. When the pathological findings do not meet the curative criteria; then, an additional gastrectomy with lymph node dissection is recommended. However, most cases have neither lymph node metastasis n...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sunagawa H,Kinoshita T,Kaito A,Shibasaki H,Kaneko K,Ochiai A,Ohtsu A,Nishida T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is rare in the biliary system. We report a case of SRCC coexisting with adenocarcinoma, arising in a choledochal cyst of the extrahepatic bile duct. The patient was a 52-year-old man, hospitalized for the investigation of jaundice and pruritus. Abdominal computed tomography and magnet...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hua R,Zhang JF,Liu W,Huo YM,Sun YW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida esophagitis rarely involves life-threatening complications, such as necrosis, perforation, or fistula formation between the esophagus and the airway. We herein report a case of Candida esophagitis complicated by esophagobronchial and esophagopulmonary fistulas. The patient in our study was a 70-year-old man wi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanzaki R,Yano M,Takachi K,Ishiguro S,Motoori M,Kishi K,Miyashiro I,Ishikawa O,Imaoka S

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:An 82-year-old woman underwent total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer with invasion to the lower esophagus. Her blood pressure dropped alarmingly during the operation, which was performed via the transabdominal and left-side transthoracic approach. Using echocardiography, we diagnosed intraoperative-onset rever...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yabuuchi S,Miura K,Shiiba K,Shibata C,Ishii S,Mizoi T,Ejima Y,Horinouchi T,Iwabuchi K,Oda K,Unno M,Morita R,Nagaya K,Nitta Y,Matsuno S,Sasaki I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) develop most commonly in the pleura, although they have occasionally been reported to arise in the pelvic cavity. We report a case of an SFT presenting as a painless nodule in the pelvis of a 56-year-old woman. Histologically, the tumor was composed of spindle-shaped cells arranged witho...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katsuno H,Maeda K,Hanai T,Sato H,Masumori K,Koide Y,Matsuoka H,Noro T,Takakuwa Y,Hanaoka R

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：PURPOSE:This study was performed to investigate the effect of subcuticular sutures on the incidence of incisional surgical site infection (SSI) after closure of a diverting stoma. METHODS:The study was carried out as a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from 51 patients who underwent closure of div...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kobayashi S,Ito M,Sugito M,Kobayashi A,Nishizawa Y,Saito N

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：: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：:In a previous study, we used a murine monoclonal antibody, A7, against human colon carcinoma as a drug-carrier to treat colorectal cancer. In the present study, we found that MAb A7 also reacted immunohistochemically with 73% of human pancreatic carcinoma cell lines, with the A7 antigen mainly being detected on the ce...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Otsuji E,Yamaguchi T,Yamaguchi N,Koyama K,Imanishi J,Yamaoka N,Takahashi T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary complications after hepatectomy occur with relative frequency and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Moreover, their prevention is often difficult. We report using prophylactic bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation, initiated just after the operation, for the successful postoperati...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Narita M,Hatano E,Nagata H,Yanagida A,Asechi H,Takahashi K,Ikai I,Uemoto S,Chin K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "chronology of cancer" is a concept that describes the nature of cancers through the measure of time. The field extends from carcinogenesis to development, progression, and metastasis. Carcinogenesis is a multi-step process, which results from the accumulation of multiple genetic or epigenetic alterations. Various...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Murakami K,Matsubara H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 6-month-old girl with a giant transdiaphragmatic duodenal duplication connecting to a cervical intraspinal cyst, which compressed the heart and lung, causing severe respiratory distress. We removed the intraspinal neurenteric cyst through a posterior cervical incision at the C6 and C7 level, an...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wakisaka M,Nakada K,Kitagawa H,Shimada H,Nosaka S

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of Chinese colorectal cancer (CRC) patients aged 75 years and older undergoing potentially curative surgery. METHODS:A total of 2,482 CRC patients at TNM stage I-III undergoing surgical treatment between 1995 and 2005 w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yang Z,Chen H,Liao Y,Xiang J,Kang L,Wang L,Cui J,Cai G,Peng J,Lan P,Wang J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is evidence that blood transfusion is associated with an increased rate of tumor recurrence. This study was conducted to assess the survival advantage of giving autologous blood instead of allogeneic blood during surgery for esophageal cancer. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 62 patients who underwent...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Motoyama S,Saito R,Kamata S,Kitamura M,Okuyama M,Imano H,Nakamura M,Suzuki H,Omokawa S,Motohashi Y,Ogawa J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A thick pancreas has proven to be a conspicuous predictor of pancreatic fistula (PF) following distal pancreatectomy (DP) using staples. Other predictors for this serious surgical complication currently remain obscure. This study sought to identify novel predictors of PF following DP. METHODS:One hundred and t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukuda Y,Yamada D,Eguchi H,Iwagami Y,Noda T,Asaoka T,Wada H,Kawamoto K,Gotoh K,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented herein is the case of a 27-year-old man in whom an endobronchial tumor was found causing complete obstruction of the left main bronchus. The tumor was successfully removed by performing sleeve resection of the left main bronchus without pulmonary resection, immediately following which the left lung became re...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sung DF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old moderately obese man who was admitted to a local hospital following a traffic accident reported having experienced an episode of sharp and sudden pleuritic pain in the left anterior lower chest 2 days earlier. A computed tomographic scan on admission demonstrated a nonhomogeneous mass in the anterior lef...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inoue S,Fujino S,Tezuka N,Sawai S,Kontani K,Hanaoka J,Ichinose M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interventional pulmonology, otherwise known as "airway stenting," has developed in the field of pulmonary medicine focused on using advanced bronchoscopic techniques to treat airway disorders. Tracheobronchial disorders can be caused by malignant or benign tumors, extrinsic compression, postintubation tracheal injurie...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Saito Y,Imamura H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there have been numerous reports on implantable infusion devices for chemotherapy of patients with malignancy, we occasionally face problems with this therapy due to trouble with implantation. We performed a retrospective review of 81 implantations in 77 patients, who were treated with intraarterial chemother...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsuda T,Yamagishi H,Jin MB,Kobayashi Y,Sonoyama T,Oka T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of OK432 on hepatic metastasis, induced by inoculating 1 x 10(6) ACL-15 cells from a rat colon adenocarcinoma cell line into the ileocolic vein of male F344 rats, was investigated in this study. Metastases were detected 14 days after inoculation in the control rats, however, pretreatment 3 days prior to the...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sugimoto F,Tsukada K,Hatakeyama K,Yoshida K,Muto T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the clinical findings of patients with second primary digestive cancers (SPDC) after the resection of lung cancer. METHODS:Among 772 patients who underwent resection of primary lung cancer at Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center between 1993 and 2002, 10 (1.3%) were diagnosed with SPDC du...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kamiyama H,Ikeya T,Suda K,Murai K,Aoyama K,Hoshi E

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:We report herein the cases of two women, aged 34 years and 39 years, respectively, found to have hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia after presenting with a history of episodes of temporary loss of consciousness, nausea, and fainting. Under the suspected diagnosis of insulinoma, localization procedures were carried out, but...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Eriguchi N,Aoyagi S,Hara M,Tanaka E,Hashimoto M,Jimi A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00