Complete extirpation of a bronchogenic cyst causing recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy by thoracoscopy: report of a case.

abstract：:We describe how we developed a new method of tying an intracorporeal suture of monofilament material using a bowline knot, which eliminates the troublesome C-loop formation for winding the thread on the rod. The winding-forceps point to the site of suturing, and the needle end of the thread is placed under the rod of ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asao T,Tsutsumi S,Yamaguchi S,Fujii T,Mochiki E,Kuwano H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared the results of prospective and retrospective cohort studies in the field of digestive surgery to clarify whether the results of prospective cohort studies were more similar to those of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS:We conducted a secondary analysis of the results to compare the resul...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ukai T,Shikata S,Nakayama T,Takemura YC

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication following left-sided hepatectomy. The goal of this study was to clarify the clinical implications of an omental flap wrapping procedure that includes fixation to the cut surface of the liver to reduce the incidence of DGE after left-sided hepatectomy. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okano K,Asano E,Oshima M,Yamamoto N,Yachida S,Nishizawa Y,Akamoto S,Fujiwara M,Deguchi A,Mori H,Masaki T,Suzuki Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) with lymph node (LN) metastasis is generally associated with a poor prognosis. However, we treated ICC with LN metastasis successfully by surgery and postoperative immunotherapy in a 59-year-old woman. The immunotherapy consisted of CD3-activated T cells and tumor lysate- or pepti...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Higuchi R,Yamamoto M,Hatori T,Shimizu K,Imai K,Takasaki K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative chemotherapy with best supportive care is a mainstay for patients with gastric cancer (GC) and distant metastasis. However, with advances in GC chemotherapy, multimodal treatment, including perioperative chemotherapy plus conversion surgery, has attracted attention as a new strategy to improve the outcome o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kinoshita J,Yamaguchi T,Moriyama H,Fushida S

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A true aneurysm of the right aortic arch which accompanies various branching characteristics is very rare. We report herein the successful surgical treatment of an elderly patient found to have an Edwards type IIIB right aortic arch aneurysm encircling and compressing the trachea. The complete right aortic arch and ri...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wakiyama H,Okada M,Yamashita C,Nakagiri K,Yoshimura N,Yoshida M,Ataka K,Sugimoto T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of synchronous multiple thymoma diagnosed at a single hospital during the 10 years since 1999. Two were accompanied by myasthenia gravis (MG). In two patients, two thymomas were detected by preoperative computed tomography (CT), and in one, a microthymoma was found incidentally on pathologic exam...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzuki H,Yoshida S,Hiroshima K,Nakatani Y,Yoshino I

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four patients with tracheal lesions were managed by various procedures, including primary anastomosis in 16, tracheoplasty in 2, and a terminal tracheostomy in 6. The patients undergoing anastomosis included 4 with primary tumors, 7 with secondary tumors, and 5 with benign stricture. Except for 2 patients, ther...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsubota N,Yoshimura M,Miyamoto Y,Nakamura H,Minami H

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Although a transhiatal bilateral splanchnicotomy (TBS) has many advantages, it has not been widely employed as an effective minimal invasive therapy for intractable supramesenteric pain. Furthermore, the effects of TBS have not yet been clearly evaluated. Between 1995 and 1997, TBS was performed on 11 patients with in...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimada S,Okamoto M,Hirota M,Tashima S,Yamaguchi K,Ogawa M

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：: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：:Bleeding during liver surgery and liver transplantation (LT) can be caused by coagulation disorders, portal vein hypertension, and adhesions from previous surgical procedures. We describe here how we controlled life-threatening bleeding from a portal vein anastomosis during a third cadaveric LT, by using a carrier-bou...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Apestegui C,Breitenstein S,Dutkowski P,Clavien PA

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Postoperative spinal cord injury is a devastating complication after aortic arch replacement. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of this complication. METHODS:A group of 254 consecutive patients undergoing aortic arch replacement via median sternotomy, with (n = 78) or without (n = 176) ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tokuda Y,Fujimoto K,Narita Y,Mutsuga M,Terazawa S,Ito H,Matsumura Y,Uchida W,Munakata H,Ashida S,Ono T,Nishi T,Yano D,Ishida S,Kuwabara F,Akita T,Usui A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to clarify what hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) phenotype, as categorized by intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), showed a high risk of recurrence after hepatic resection. METHODS:Patients who underwent initial curative hepatectomy with intraoperative CEUS for a single HCC n...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakamura I,Hatano E,Tada M,Kawabata Y,Tamagawa S,Kurimoto A,Iwama H,Toriguchi K,Sueoka H,Iida K,Yoshida M,Nishimura T,Iijima H

更新日期：2020-09-22 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: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：: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：:We report herein the case of a 2-year-old girl with short bowel syndrome who developed chest pain 2 weeks after a totally implantable central venous access catheter had been surgically placed to facilitate total parenteral nutrition. A lateral chest X-ray and contrast flow study subsequently revealed that the catheter...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeda S,Sera Y,Yamamoto H,Terakura H,Yoshida M,Uchino S,Oka Y,Akizuki M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Situs inversus totalis refers to an inverted position of part or all of the viscera, which represents a mirror-image of the normal location, and it is a relatively rare condition that occurs in one in 4,000-8,000 people in Japan. We herein report a patient demonstrating a combination of situs inversus totalis, colon c...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Goi T,Kawasaki M,Yamazaki T,Koneri K,Katayama K,Hirose K,Yamaguchi A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of four separate gastric ruptures resulting from blunt abdominal trauma that were successfully repaired by primary closure. A 22-year-old man injured in a motorcycle accident was admitted to our hospital where physical and radiological examinations confirmed the need for abdominal exploration. La...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishikawa K,Ueda Y,Sonoda K,Yamamoto A,Hisadome T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare inflammatory disease affecting the aorta and its major branches. In patients with TA, middle aortic syndrome with aortic and renal artery involvement causes severe hypertension that does not respond well to medical therapy. Currently, the optimal therapeutic options have not been es...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kim HK,Lee JM,Cho MH,Huh S

更新日期：2014-05-01 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:We aimed to identify the key proteins that influence the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using protein expression profiles of previously known prognostic markers. METHODS:Thirty-one cases of Stage II NSCLC with 5-year follow-up data were selected. Tissue microarrays (TMA) and immunohistochemist...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kohri T,Sugano M,Kawashima O,Saito R,Sakurai S,Sano T,Nakajima T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Video review is a reliable method for surgical education in laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG), but more objective methods are still needed. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the energy device records reflected surgical competency, and thereby may improve surgical education. METHODS:A total of 16 p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hosogi H,Obama K,Tsunoda S,Hisamori S,Nishigori T,Tanaka E,Satoh S,Okabe H,Kanaya S,Sakai Y

更新日期：2020-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of adenomyoma in the small intestine, which is an extremely rare entity. An 81-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a history of three episodes of vomiting accompanied by abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal examination via a long tube found intestinal obstruction caused by a tumor of the s...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tomibayashi A,Sasaki S,Nakayama H,Yoneyama S,Ishii T,Watanabe T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tension-free hernia repair with a mesh plug shows a low recurrence rate, but in a very few cases it can result in new complications including mesh migration and violation of the peritoneum. This report describes the case of a 79-year-old man who had undergone an inguinal hernioplasty using a polypropylene mesh plug 2 ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Chen MJ,Tian YF

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00