Appendiceal mass in a neonate after surgery for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: report of a case.

abstract：:Primary mediastinal liposarcomas are rare malignancies, comprising fewer than 1% of all mediastinal tumors. We herein report a radical resection of a massive liposarcoma arising from the anterior mediastinum. A 63-year-old male patient presented with a 4-week history of dyspnea that had worsened over the previous seve...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kashu Y,Yukumi S,Tsunooka N,Tanigawa K,Arakane M,Nakagawa H,Kawachi K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the functional outcome of transsacral rectopexy performed with Dexon mesh for recurrent complete rectal prolapse. Anorectal function was assessed by anorectal manometry and defecography, before and from 1 year after surgery in five patients who were followed up for 1-3 years. The f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Araki Y,Isomoto H,Tsuzi Y,Matsumoto A,Yasunaga M,Yamauchi K,Hayashi K,Kodama T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the surgical risks associated with fibrocavernous pulmonary tuberculosis by retrospectively examining chest computed tomography (CT) scans. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 40 patients who underwent pulmonary resection for fibrocavernous pulmonary tuberculosis, for whom preoperative CT scans wer...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wu MH,Chang JM,Haung TM,Cheng LL,Tseng YL,Lin MY,Lai WW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess a newly devised procedure for cardiac volume reduction without resecting any cardiac muscle and evaluate its effectiveness in an experimental settings. METHODS:Ten beagle dogs underwent a rapid pacing leading to heart failure for 3 weeks and then underwent left ventricular reduction by a procedure ca...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Luo B,Matsui Y,Suto Y,Fukada Y,Sasaki S,Yasuda K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of pancreaticobronchial fistula caused by chronic pancreatitis. A 46-year-old man with a history of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis was referred to us for investigation of dyspnea and bloody sputum. Chest radiography showed a bilateral pneumonia-like shadow, with severe atelectasis in the left low...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yasuda T,Ueda T,Fujino Y,Matsumoto I,Nakajima T,Sawa H,Fujita T,Ajiki T,Suzuki Y,Kuroda Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune function of peripheral blood cells and cells from the pleural and abdominal effusions of patients with advanced cancer was compared to that of peripheral blood cells from controls. The parameters examined included lymphocyte subsets, natural killer (NK) cell activity, and anti-Daudi and lymphokine-activated...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Oka M,Yoshino S,Hazama S,Shimoda K,Suzuki T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postoperative pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication that is difficult to diagnose. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a pseudoaneurysm in the ascending aorta of a 68-year-old female 8 days after mitral valve replacement and tricuspid annuloplasty. The defect was simply repaired during emergency surgery without cardio...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ogawa T,Toda K,Fujita T,Higashi M,Kobayashi J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortoenteric fistula is a rare complication in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), and an aortovesical fistula is even more rare. This is a report of a case of aortocolic and aortovesical fistulae in a 64-year-old man with AAA who was treated with an aortobiiliac bypass, a primary repair of the fistulated bladder, and a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kang SJ,Kim DI,Huh SH,Lee BB,Kim DK,Do YS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique for closure of a perineal sinus connected with the small bowel is described herein. One patient who underwent Miles' operation and another who underwent total pelvic exenteration for rectal carcinoma developed a perineal sinus through which a large amount of intestinal fluid was discharged. The pelvic orif...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Iida F,Adachi W

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver (MHL) is an uncommon benign tumor found primarily in children younger than 2 years of age. We report a rare case of MHL with a daughter nodule and atypical histological findings in a 14-month-old girl. On admission, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography sho...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukahori S,Tsuru T,Tanikawa K,Akiyoshi K,Asagiri K,Tanaka Y,Kage M,Kojiro M,Mizote H,Yagi M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure mainly caused by ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening disorder worldwide. The previous work in cardiac surgery has led to many excellent surgical techniques for treating cardiac diseases, and these procedures are now able to prolong the human lifespan. However, surgical treatment for ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyagawa S,Toda K,Nakamura T,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Yoshioka D,Saito T,Sawa Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer frequently causes extrahepatic cholestasis. To identify the direct effects of bile acids in jaundiced serum on pancreatic cancer, the proliferation of PANC-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cells as well as the ultrastructural alteration of PANC-1 cells cultured in crude bile modified media were studied. The growth o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Lu Y,Onda M,Uchida E,Yamamura S,Yanagi K,Matsushita A,Kobayashi T,Fukuhara M,Aida K,Tajiri T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of warm ischemia on the metabolism of prostaglandins was investigated using a pig liver transplantation model employing the temporary portal arterialization technique. Eighteen pigs were divided into three groups according to warm ischemia time: 0 min (group I, n = 6), 30 min (group II, n = 6), and 60 mi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Isai H,Kimura J,Ito K,Tamura M,Kon H,Kamachi H,Takahashi M,Yamashita K,Shimamura T,Nakajima Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has been performed for patients with gallbladder stones but without acute cholecystitis. We report our experience of performing SILC for patients with cholecystitis requiring percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD). METHODS:We performed SILC vi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Igami T,Aoba T,Ebata T,Yokoyama Y,Sugawara G,Nagino M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the purpose of predicting postoperative local recurrence and/or distant metastasis in differentiated thyroid cancer, a discriminant analysis was done. To assess the reliability of this method and the induced function, simulation was done by using random samples under various conditions. Simulation revealed that th...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mori Y,Takaya K,Miyata Y,Satomi S,Sasaki T,Taguti Y,Mori S,Sekita Y,Matoba N,Kurihara H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether cilostazol, a cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) phosphodiesterase inhibitor, suppresses intimal hyperplasia in canine vein grafts, and to elucidate its mechanisms in terms of cell proliferation and apoptosis. METHODS:Bilateral reversed jugular vein interposition grafts of the common ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kudo FA,Kondo Y,Muto A,Miyazaki K,Dardik A,Nishibe M,Nishibe T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 78-year-old man was admitted to Kumamoto Rosai Hospital with right lower abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed penetration of the cecum by a foreign body, which looked like a fish bone, as well as thickening of the right lower abdominal wall. We made an initial diagnosis of penetration of the col...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okuma T,Nagamoto N,Tanaka E,Yoshida Y,Inoue K,Baba H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of interleukin-12 (IL-12) in Graves' disease, we measured the pre- and postoperative levels of serum IL-12 in patients undergoing surgery for Graves' disease. METHODS:The subjects of this study were 73 patients with Graves' disease, admitted for surgical treatment after taking antithyro...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Murakami S,Okubo K,Tsuji Y,Sakata H,Kikuchi M,Takahashi T,Kato T,Hirayama R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local tumor control is still the most important consideration in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Surgical treatments, including liver resection and liver transplantation are, and will remain, the first-line therapeutic strategies for local control in patients with primary HCC. Although aggressive live...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hasegawa K,Kokudo N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of capillary hemangioma of the liver in an adult. The patient was a 55-year-old man, admitted for investigation of a hepatic tumor. The tumor was seen as a hypoechoic mass with a peripheral hypoechoic ring on ultrasonography. Computed tomography (CT) showed an enhancement pattern different from t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Noda T,Sasaki Y,Yamada T,Eguchi H,Takachi K,Noura S,Miyashiro I,Murata K,Doki Y,Ohigashi H,Ishikawa O,Imaoka S,Mitani H,Ishiguro S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current struggle to control and contain COVID-19 is critical and surgeons are on the front line in the fight against this virus. Surgeons, and other medical workers in the field of surgery, have a solid foundation and experience in medical treatment and intensive care, and an understanding of the support of respir...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shi YJ,Wang H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Japanese Society for the Study of Postoperative Morbidity after Gastrectomy conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey to clarify the current status of reconstruction after gastrectomy. One hundred and forty-five institutions (66%) responded to the survey. The questionnaire dealt with the reconstruction after a d...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kumagai K,Shimizu K,Yokoyama N,Aida S,Arima S,Aikou T,Japanese Society for the Study of Postoperative Morbidity after Gastrectomy.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An incisional surgical site infection (I-SSI) is a frequently observed complication following colorectal surgery. Intraoperative wound management is one of the most important factors that determine the incidence of postoperative I-SSI. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the methods used for i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Itatsu K,Sugawara G,Kaneoka Y,Kato T,Takeuchi E,Kanai M,Hasegawa H,Arai T,Yokoyama Y,Nagino M

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:The pancreas is an uncommon site for metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. We report the case of a 70-year-old man in whom a solitary pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma, found 17 years after nephrectomy, was successfully resected, combined with gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. We also discuss the rel...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Uemura T,Kurita A,Nishimura R,Ishizaki M,Takashima S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We conducted this retrospective cohort study to evaluate which preoperative comorbidities and their combinations are most strongly associated with postoperative complications after gastrectomy. METHODS:We collected data on 214 consecutive patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Preoperative como...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hamakawa T,Kurokawa Y,Mikami J,Miyazaki Y,Takahashi T,Yamasaki M,Miyata H,Nakajima K,Takiguchi S,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein describe two cases of liver transplantation with portal vein thrombosis. In both cases, a tear advancing to the retropancreatic area occurred during portal vein thrombectomy. Hemorrhage from the limited visibility retropancreatic area made it impossible to stop the bleeding by clamping or direct suturing, an...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aydin C,Ersan V,Baskiran A,Unal B,Kayaalp C,Yilmaz S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morgagni-Larrey hernia is a rare type of diaphragmatic hernia, the diagnosis of which is made incidentally by routine chest X-ray film. We describe a technique for the laparoscopic repair of Morgagni-Larrey hernia which was successfully performed in three adult patients; two women and one man. Two of the patients were...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ipek T,Altinli E,Yuceyar S,Erturk S,Eyuboglu E,Akcal T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of esophageal schwannoma in a 46-year-old woman who presented with rapidly progressive dyspnea and dysphagia. Chest computed tomography showed a large mediastinal mass, which was extrinsically compressing the trachea, widely adjacent to the upper thoracic esophagus. We performed an axillary right thor...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tokunaga T,Takeda S,Sumimura J,Maeda H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 80-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of severe abdominal and back pain. Computed tomography (CT) showed an 8.5 x 7.0-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with a large contained retroperitoneal hematoma. Known situs inversus totalis was reconfirmed by CT. Just after the CT examination,...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura N,Kawahito K,Ito S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00