Enhanced induction of apoptosis in lung adenocarcinoma after preoperative chemotherapy with tegafur and uracil (UFT).

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：PURPOSE:We investigated the expression of cyclooxygenase (Cox-1 and Cox-2) in mammary tissues from patients with breast cancer. METHODS:We used reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS:The cancer cells showed very weak expression of Cox-1, but strong expression of imm...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshimura N,Sano H,Okamoto M,Akioka K,Ushigome H,Kadotani Y,Yoshimura R,Nobori S,Higuchi A,Ohmori Y,Nakamura K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein the case of a pyogenic liver abscess developing from hepatic ischemia caused by resection of the right hepatic artery when a left hemihepatectomy with caudate lobectomy and extrahepatic bile duct resection was performed for cholangiocellular carcinoma. Postoperative cholangiography revealed communica...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tanaka K,Nishimura A,Hombo K,Furoi A,Ikoma A,Yamauchi T,Taira A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed the utility of the tumor doubling time (TDT) for predicting the histological type of thymic epithelial tumors. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 130 patients with thymic epithelial tumors who underwent computed tomography two or more times before surgery. The patients were divided into low-risk t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukumoto K,Fukui T,Kawaguchi K,Nakamura S,Hakiri S,Ozeki N,Mori S,Goto M,Hashimoto K,Tateyama H,Yokoi K

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:An 87-year-old man presented with inguinal pain and swelling, and was later diagnosed as having Fournier's gangrene. The information gained from preoperative computed tomography (CT) proved very useful for defining the extent of necrosis, and emergency surgery saved his life. Thus, CT should be performed prior to trea...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tomono H,Kitamura H,Iwase M,Kuze S,Toyoda H,Mori N,Tamoto E,Inuzuka K,Fujita H,Konishi Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open heart surgery in patients with Child-Pugh class C liver cirrhosis has a high mortality rate and is generally considered to be contraindicated. A patient with liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class C) underwent mandatory complex open heart surgery due to severe heart failure. The perioperative management, including the...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kubota Y,Sakaguchi T,Miyagawa S,Nishi H,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Sawa Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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：PURPOSES:Preoperative chemoradiation is a potential treatment option for localized gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC). Currently, the response to chemoradiation cannot be predicted. We analyzed the pretreatment maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) on positron emission tomography/comput...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Harada K,Patnana M,Wang X,Iwatsuki M,Murphy MAB,Zhao M,Das P,Minsky BD,Weston B,Lee JH,Bhutani MS,Estrella JS,Shanbhag N,Ikoma N,Badgwell BD,Ajani JA

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：PURPOSE:This study was performed to evaluate the operative conditions for an abdominal wall-lifting laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ALLC) using a new preoperative grading system. METHODS:One hundred forty-five patients who underwent a cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis from January 1997 to December 1999 were retros...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takegami K,Sata N,Kawaguchi Y,Kubota Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A large animal model of hypoxia is necessary to develop a new therapeutic method for respiratory failure. METHODS:The experiments were performed on six pigs weighing from 15 to 19 kg. Under general anesthesia the left chest was opened and the left main bronchus was closed by a stapler. A Swan-Ganz catheter was...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kotani K,Nagahiro I,Nakanishi H,Mori H,Osaragi T,Ando A,Shimizu N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Inguinal hernias are a long-term complication of radical prostatectomy (RP). We investigated the clinical features and surgical outcomes of patients with inguinal hernias developing after RP. METHODS:We retrospectively investigated 80 patients (86 hernias) who underwent inguinal hernia repair after RP. We repa...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nagatani S,Tsumura H,Kanehiro T,Yamaoka H,Kameda Y

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The robotic surgical system was designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional endoscopic surgery. Since national health insurance in Japan began covering robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for malignant lung and mediastinal tumors in 2018, the number of RATS procedures being performed domestically has ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanzaki M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) remains a challenge, with reported early mortality rates of up to 20%. In this review article, we describe several topics, including surgery for neonates, diagnoses with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), and primary sutureless repair. S...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshimura N,Fukahara K,Yamashita A,Doki Y,Takeuchi K,Higuma T,Senda K,Toge M,Matsuo T,Nagura S,Aoki M,Sakata K,Obi H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old man who had the habit of consuming fish bones was referred to our clinic because of a suspected malignant abdominal wall tumor. Computed tomography (CT) showed a mass (10 x 5 cm) in continuity with the transverse abdominal muscle, containing a small calcification. A laparotomy was performed with a preope...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamada H,Kondo S,Kamiya J,Nagino M,Miyachi M,Kanai M,Hayata A,Washizu J,Nimura Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a new technique for partial resection of the head of the pancreas with an end-to-side pancreaticoduodenostomy, while preserving the duodenum, the common bile duct, and the upper part of the head of the pancreas around the duct of Santorini. A resection of the inferior head of the pancreas was performed in...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakagohri T,Asano T,Takayama W,Uematsu T,Hasegawa M,Miyauchi H,Maruyama M,Iwashita C,Isono K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of metachronous multiple lung adenocarcinoma at the cut-end, diagnosed 4 years after sublobar resection for adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), on the basis of discordance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status between the first and second tumor. The patient was an 81-year-old Japanese m...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Isaka T,Yokose T,Ito H,Imamura N,Watanabe M,Imai K,Nishii T,Yamada K,Nakayama H,Masuda M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein a case of a 40-year-old male with early gallbladder cancer derived from a Rokitanski-Aschoff sinus (RAS). The patient originally presented at our hospital with epigastric discomfort, following which a diagnosis of adenomyomatosis (ADM) of the gallbladder was made, and a cholecystectomy performed. His...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Funabiki T,Matsumoto S,Tsukada N,Kimura T,Yoshizaki S,Horibe Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic ischemia was induced by clamping the hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile duct. After 15 min of ischemia, the hepatic glutathione (GSH) content rapidly decreased. On the other hand, after the start of reperfusion, the hepatic GSH levels promptly increased and reached a peak at about 1 h, and thereafter decrea...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito K,Miwa N,Hagiwara K,Yano T,Shimizu-Saito K,Goseki N,Iwai T,Horikawa S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the risk factors for peritoneal recurrence (PR) of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and to discuss the appropriate management strategies. METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of 236 patients who underwent pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We then compared the clinicopathological characteris...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ariake K,Motoi F,Ohtsuka H,Fukase K,Masuda K,Mizuma M,Hayashi H,Nakagawa K,Morikawa T,Maeda S,Takadate T,Naitoh T,Egawa S,Unno M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was conducted to establish the criteria for performing a pylorus-preserving gastrectomy. This study was performed on 491 patients who had cancer of the middle-third stomach and had been curatively treated with a distal gastrectomy. The incidence of node metastasis for each lymph node station (the...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kodera Y,Yamamura Y,Kanemitsu Y,Shimizu Y,Hirai T,Yasui K,Morimoto T,Kato T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver surgery is a process which induces various types of stress on the liver including the total occlusion of the blood inflow, hemorrhage, massive volume reduction, and postoperative infection. Animal studies have shown a gender dimorphic response of the liver for various stresses such as ischemia/reperfusion, hemor...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yokoyama Y,Nagino M,Nimura Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 67-year-old Japanese woman with leiomyoma arising from the lesser omentum is reported herein. Although the patient had no abdominal symptoms, findings of a routine abdominal ultrasound examination suggested a mass between the stomach and the lateral segment of the liver. Subsequent magnetic resonance ima...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikematsu Y,Usui K,Kamohara Y,Inoue K,Maeda J,Amano M,Horita Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a solid and papillary (solid-cystic) tumor of the pancreas occurring in a 36-year-old man is herein reported. This patient was admitted with left hypochondrial pain and diagnostic imaging detected a large tumor consisting of both solid and cystic components in the tail of the pancreas. A distal pancreatectom...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohashi K,Nakajima Y,Hisanaga M,Nakano H,Tsutsumi M,Kondoh S,Konishi Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) is complex. A large tumor involving a substantial portion of both the esophagus and stomach requires complete resection with negative proximal and distal margins as well as D2 lymph node dissection. Some investigators have found that patie...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Butte JM,Waugh E,Parada H,De La Fuente H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate localization of the tumor during robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer is crucial. Several techniques have been described, but each has its shortcomings. We developed a new technique of near infrared ray-guided surgery (NIRGS) to localize the tumor accurately, using intra-operative colonoscopy...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takahashi H,Yanagita TE,Suzuki T,Maeda A,Nakai N,Maeda Y,Shiga K,Hirokawa T,Ogawa R,Hara M,Matsuo Y,Takiguchi S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few published reports on endovascular stent grafting for thoracic aneurysms in Jehovah's Witnesses. Between 2001 and 2003, we performed endovascular stent grafting for a thoracic aneurysm in three patients of the Jehovah's Witness faith. Two patients had a thoracic aortic aneurysm and one had a chronic type-...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hachiro Y,Kurimoto Y,Morishita K,Fukada J,Fujisawa Y,Kawaharada N,Abe T

更新日期：2005-01-01 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