Primary superficial femoral vein leiomyosarcoma: report of a case.

abstract：:A 36-year-old woman without any relevant medical history was admitted to our hospital with an abdominal tumor that had caused recurrent right hypochondral and back pain for 3 months. Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography. We suc-cessfully excised the tum...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsukamoto T,Tanaka S,Yamamoto T,Kakinoki E,Uemichi A,Kubo S,Hirohashi K,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the results of wide rhomboid excision with Limberg transposition flap reconstruction to treat pilonidal sinus. METHODS:We analyzed the well-documented records of 238 patients with sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus who underwent wide excision with a Limberg transposition flap and were followed up fo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mentes BB,Leventoglu S,Cihan A,Tatlicioglu E,Akin M,Oguz M

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) is relatively rare and has a generally better prognosis than does pancreatic cancer. However, as its prognosis in patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM) is unclear, lymph node dissection for PNET is controversial. Our study aimed to clarify the significance of LNM in PN...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Taki K,Hashimoto D,Nakagawa S,Ozaki N,Tomiyasu S,Ohmuraya M,Arima K,Kaida T,Higashi T,Sakamoto K,Sakata K,Okabe H,Nitta H,Hayashi H,Chikamoto A,Beppu T,Takamori H,Hirota M,Baba H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to clarify whether laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) improves the esophageal body motility (EBM) in patients with reflux esophagitis. METHODS:Thirty-five patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) scheduled to undergo LARS were divided into a mild esophagitis group (ME; n...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katada N,Moriya H,Yamashita K,Hosoda K,Sakuramoto S,Kikuchi S,Watanabe M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the newly developed continuous suture technique in dunking pancreatojejunostomy without pancreatic duct stenting after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive pancreaticojejunostomies (patient age 73 ± 11, 41-88) with continuous sutures without stenting after PD were performed f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katoh T,Kawano K,Furutani A,Katsuki T,Onoda M,Oga A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hamartoma is the most common benign neoplasm of the lung, but the cystic form is very rare. This report presents the case of a 31-year-old woman with two cystic pulmonary lesions. She was radiologically and clinically diagnosed to have multiple ruptured hydatid cysts, and underwent a thoracotomy. The patholo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ozyurtkan MO,Dağli AF,Cakmak M,Balci AE

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein an extremely rare case of retroperitoneal neuroblastoma occurring in a mother during her third trimester of pregnancy. A live male infant was delivered by cesarean section at 36 weeks gestation and 23 days later, the mother's tumor was curatively resected. Six months have elapsed since her operation a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohashi K,Sawada H,Kanaizumi T,Nakano H,Okamoto S,Maruyama H,Tsutsumi M,Konishi Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic esophageal cancers frequently metastasize to the right recurrent nerve nodes (RRNNs). In fact, huge RRNNs invading the trachea sometimes remain after definitive chemoradiation therapy (CRT), despite complete remission of the primary lesion. We performed salvage lymphadenectomy of a large RRNN combined with pa...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Doki Y,Yasuda T,Miyata H,Fujiwara Y,Takiguchi S,Yamasaki M,Makari Y,Matsuyama J,Masuoka T,Monden M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unresected hilar cholangiocarcinoma has a dismal prognosis, but advances in staging and surgical techniques have given well-selected patients a chance of long-term survival if curative resection is possible. This review summarizes the state of the art in diagnosis, treatment, and outcome for patients with biliary obst...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： D'Angelica MI,Jarnagin WR,Blumgart LH

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of polymeric clips in minimally invasive surgery. Absorbable polymeric clips were applied to the cystic duct, appendicular stump, and blood vessels in 35 patients undergoing laparoscopic or thoracoscopic procedures. All patients were reviewed 3 months after their ope...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tan TM,Okada M

更新日期：1999-01-01 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

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：:We experienced a very rare case of male intracystic breast carcinoma. A 66-year-old man presented at our hospital because of a palpable mass in his right breast. The imaging diagnosis was an intracystic carcinoma with hemorrhagic fluid and two mural nodules. Modified radical mastectomy was performed under general anes...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tochika N,Takano A,Yoshimoto T,Tanaka J,Sugimoto T,Kobayashi M,Matsuura K,Araki K,Ogawa Y,Moriki T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The clinical significance of the surgical resection of metastatic lymph nodes (LN) from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the surgical resection of LN metastasis of HCC. METHODS:Among 961 patients who underwent surgical...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tomimaru Y,Wada H,Eguchi H,Tomokuni A,Hama N,Kawamoto K,Marubashi S,Umeshita K,Doki Y,Mori M,Wakasa K,Nagano H

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a rare complication of pancreatitis and can involve any of the peripancreatic vessels. The three cases reported herein illustrate the involvement of the splenic artery in diverse forms of pancreatitis: chronic pancreatitis, a pancreatic pseudocyst, and necrotizing pancreatitis. Bleeding ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Singh G,Lobo DR,Jindal A,Marwaha RK,Khanna SK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although lateral internal sphincterotomy is widely accepted as the treatment of choice for anal fissures, we report our experience of successfully treating 195 consecutive patients with posterior chronic anal fissures by performing fissurectomy with midline sphincterotomy and anoplasty (FPSA). The surgical technique i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Di Castro A,Biancari F,D'Andrea V,Caviglia A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated a better treatment for patients with obstructive colorectal cancer (CRC) that have a poor prognosis. METHOD:This study compared the outcomes of 138 patients with obstructive CRC, including 70 primary resections, 50 resections after bowel decompression using an ileus tube, and 18 delayed re...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hotta T,Takifuji K,Kobayashi Y,Tabuse K,Shimada K,Maeda T,Nakatani Y,Fukiage O,Yamaue H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Global DNA hypomethylation plays an important role in genomic instability and carcinogenesis. The long interspersed nucleotide element-1 (LINE-1) methylation level is a good surrogate marker of the global DNA methylation level. Previously, we demonstrated a strong relationship between LINE-1 hypomethylation and...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamura K,Kosumi K,Baba Y,Harada K,Gao F,Zhang X,Zhou L,Kitano Y,Arima K,Kaida T,Takeyama H,Higashi T,Imai K,Hashimoto D,Chikamoto A,Tan X,Baba H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that surgical intervention on the stomach will greatly alter gastric function and gastric emptying. In this study, we evaluated the difference in postoperative gastric remnant emptying following pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) and conventional subtotal gastrectomy (CDG) using sulfamethizole capsu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Imada T,Rino Y,Takahashi M,Hatori S,Tanaka J,Shiozawa M,Chin C,Yamamoto Y,Amano T,Nakamura K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old female patient presented with the sudden onset of left upper quadrant pain. The physical examination revealed the presence of shock status. Abdominal computed tomography revealed splenomegaly with a huge mass inside the spleen, and massive fluid collection in the abdominal cavity. After splenic artery em...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asai K,Watanabe M,Matsukiyo H,Osawa A,Saito T,Hagiwara O,Nakamura Y,Okamoto Y,Saida Y,Kusachi S,Yokouchi Y,Nagao J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillosis is a common fungal infection in immunocompromised patients undergoing chemotherapy. The incidence of invasive fungal infection in these patients has increased dramatically in recent years. We report a case of small-bowel infarction caused by Aspergillus in a 48-year-old man who was receiving chemotherapy...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Enjoji M,Ohtsukasa S,Nagano H,Matsuki M,Kawachi Y,Kurisu A,Maruyama H,Kusakabe M,Nagata K,Hamaguchi H,Taki K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported the balance of T helper type 1 (Th1) cells and type 2 (Th2) cells in patients with lung carcinomas. This study was conducted to investigate their activity and role in tumors, which remain unclear. We determined the population of lymphocytes with intracellular interferon (IFN)-gamma or interleukin ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito N,Nakamura H,Metsugi H,Ohgi S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Middle esophageal diverticulum is rare, but can result in bronchoesophageal fistula. Previous reports have described open surgical techniques to treat esophageal diverticula, but few have evaluated the effectiveness of a videothoracoscopy approach. We report a case of middle esophageal diverticulum associated with bro...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Braghetto I,Cardemil G,Schwartz E,Valladares H,Rencoret G,Estay R,Rodriguez-Navarro AJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Esophageal achalasia can be roughly divided into non-sigmoid and sigmoid types. Laparoscopic surgery has been reported to be less than optimally effective for sigmoid type. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the esophageal flexion level on the clinical condition and surgical outcomes of patients...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsuboi K,Omura N,Yano F,Hoshino M,Yamamoto SR,Akimoto S,Masuda T,Kashiwagi H,Yanaga K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurilemoma, like other non-epithelial tumors, seldom occurs in the thyroid gland. A 57-year-old man was first referred to our hospital with an asymptomatic anterior neck tumor. A solid tumor was detected in the right lobe of the thyroid and an enucleation of the thyroid tumor was performed. The tumor was 35 x 33 x 33...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aoki T,Kumeda S,Iwasa T,Inokawa K,Hori T,Makiuchi M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The TNM staging remains the best prognostic descriptor of lung cancer; however, new independent prognostic factors are needed, particularly for early stage disease. METHODS:An evaluation of the pleural lavage cytology (PLC) was performed in 436 consecutive NSCLC patients who underwent surgical resection; clini...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mazza F,Ferrari E,Maineri P,Dozin B,Ratto GB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00