Use of the continuous suture technique in dunking pancreatojejunostomy without stenting.

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：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 extremely rare case of a lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) of the pancreas is described herein. A pancreatic cystic tumor was initially detected in a 50-year-old man at a medical checkup. On admission, his serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 level was 8100 U/ml and a computed tomography scan revealed a well-circumscribe...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsuchiya Y,Suzuki S,Sakaguchi T,Kojima Y,Okamoto K,Kurachi K,Konno H,Baba S,Nakamura S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphometrical analyses of the immunohistochemical expression of bombesin, which is one of the peptides produced by pulmonary neuroendocrine (PNE) cells, were carried out on the bronchioles of human congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) neonates, and the findings were then compared with those in a gestational and post...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asabe K,Tsuji K,Handa N,Kajiwara M,Suita S

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：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：: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：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：:Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after splenectomy in a patient with portal hypertension occurs with unusually high frequency. Recently, two patients with PVT following splenectomy were treated by fibrinolytic therapy with an enormous dosage of urokinase (UK) in a short period. PVT was quickly dissolved without side effec...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzuki S,Nakamura S,Baba S,Sakaguchi S,Ohnuki Y,Yokoi Y,Nishiyama R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of leiomyosarcomas occur in the muscular layers of the gastrointestinal tract and uterus. Primary leiomyosarcomas rarely arise in the veins of the lower extremities. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the superficial femoral vein is extremely uncommon. We herein present a case of a 69-year-old man with a primary l...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yfadopoulos D,Nikolopoulos D,Novi E,Psaroudakis A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to analyze the efficacy and complications in endovenous LASER ablation (EVLA) with 1470 nm diode lasers using low linear endovenous energy density (LEED) combined with high ligation for varicose veins of the great saphenous vein (GSV). METHODS:One hundred and sixteen limbs of 102 patien...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Park YS,Kim YW,Park YJ,Kim DI

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH measurements (MII-pH) are useful for evaluating acid and non-acid gastroesophageal reflux (GER). However, the use of MIH-pH is not yet established in Japan. The Japanese Pediatric Impedance Working Group (Japanese-PIG) convened to devise a standard protocol for MII-pH in Japanese...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukahori S,Kawahara H,Oyama T,Saito T,Shimono R,Tanaka A,Noda T,Hatori R,Fujino J,Yagi M,Japanese Pediatric Impedance Working Group (Japanese-PIG).

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma in a 55-year-old man, who had no symptoms. Sternotomy revealed a tumor in the anterior mediastinum, tightly adhered to the pericardium. It was resected completely. Interestingly, the tumor contained a unilocular cyst filled with mucinous fluid, suggesting that ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Teramoto K,Kawaguchi Y,Hori T,Ishida M,Hashimoto M,Kitamura S,Motoishi M,Hanaoka J,Tezuka N,Okabe H

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：: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：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：:Proper management of abdominal compartment syndrome and open abdomen is important for improving the survival of critically ill patients. However, in cases requiring a prolonged period of open abdomen, it is frequently difficult to perform definitive fascial closure due to lateralization of the abdominal musculature. W...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Arai M,Kushimoto S,Kim S,Masuno T,Hagiwara J,Ishii H,Yokota H

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：PURPOSE:Gender identity disorder is defined as persistent feelings of gender discomfort and the inappropriateness of one's anatomical sex. To study the effects of androgens on female breast tissue, we examined mammary glands from female-to-male transsexual (FTMT) women using androgen therapy and from those not using an...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kuroda H,Ohnisi K,Sakamoto G,Itoyama S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the unusual case of a 66-year-old woman found to have adenocarcinoma arising in a tailgut cyst. The patient had been observed for 6 months following the discovery of a presacral cystic mass measuring 10 x 9 cm for which she had refused surgery. The serum tumor marker, carcinoembryonic antigen, became ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Maruyama A,Murabayashi K,Hayashi M,Nakano H,Isaji S,Uehara S,Kusuda T,Miyahara S,Kondo A,Nakano H,Yabana T

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：PURPOSE:To classify the shape of the remnant stomach after Billroth-I (B-I) reconstruction and evaluate the relationship between the shape of the remnant stomach and the postoperative clinical outcomes. METHODS:One hundred and ninety-five consecutive patients with gastric cancer underwent distal gastrectomy with B-I r...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kaida S,Yamaguchi T,Takebayashi K,Murata S,Miyake T,Iida H,Sonoda H,Shimizu T,Tani M

更新日期：2018-10-01 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:Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has gained popularity and acceptance among bariatric surgeons, mainly due its low morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of SG on weight loss, and to determine the postoperative course, clinical presentation and treatment of co...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mittermair R,Sucher R,Perathoner A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant fibrous histiocytoma occurs most commonly in the extremities and trunk, but rarely in the visceral organs. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the small intestine is an extremely rare condition. To our knowledge, only ten cases of primary tumors involving the small intestine have been described up to now. Amon...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kotan C,Kosem M,Alici S,Ilhan M,Tuncer I,Harman M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is now performed widely, but is difficult to accomplish in some anatomical locations, such as the posterosuperior segments (S7 and S8) and caudate lobe (S1). An international survey revealed that lesions in these locations are less frequently indicated for LLR than those in other seg...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Araki K,Kubo N,Watanabe A,Kuwano H,Shirabe K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) presents with a vascular emergency, performing life-saving surgery can be difficult because of the profound fragility of the arterial tissue. We report the case of a 27-year-old woman with EDS in whom a spontaneous arterial rupture was successfully treated with transcat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sugawara Y,Ban K,Imai K,Okada K,Watari M,Orihashi K,Sueda T,Naitoh A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tracheal surgery is an established treatment for various diseases; however, it is still a potentially challenging procedure. We herein discuss the safety of this procedure with regard to the coordination with airway interventional and anesthetic support. METHODS:A tracheal resection was performed on 18 patient...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shiraishi T,Yanagisawa J,Higuchi T,Hiratsuka M,Hamatake D,Imakiire N,Ohbuchi T,Yoshinaga Y,Iwasaki A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a rare case of ectopic pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) which presented as a submucosal tumor of the pylorus. A 73-year-old man came to our hospital presenting with epigastralgia. Esophago-gastroduodenal endoscopy showed no mucosal lesions, but a submucosal tumor was observed around the pylorus....

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mizuno Y,Sumi Y,Nachi S,Ito Y,Marui T,Saji S,Matsutomo H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To improve the procedures used to treat prolapse and hemorrhoids, novel magnetic rings were invented to use in circumferential mucosectomies to avoid the disadvantages of stapling techniques. METHODS:Thirty adult pigs were randomly divided into three groups: Group A (n = 10), which underwent circumferential mu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： An GS,Huai ZQ,Sheng Z,Min ZS,Wen YJ,Ming HD,Xing ZZ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00