Chyluria after ligation of the thoracic duct: a rare complication after thoracoscopic-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

abstract：:Various surgical procedures have been developed in an attempt to alleviate the significant problems caused by chronic pleural empyema. The present study evaluates our 11-year experience of employing a number of therapeutic approaches for chronic empyema. Between 1987 and 1997, 45 consecutive patients underwent treatme...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okada M,Tsubota N,Yoshimura M,Miyamoto Y,Yamagishi H,Satake S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication Fig. 2 and Table 4 were incorrectly published. The corrected figure and table are given in this Correction. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamada K,Saiki Y,Takano S,Iwamoto K,Tanaka M,Fukunaga M,Noguchi T,Nakamura Y,Hisano S,Fukami K,Kuwahara D,Tsuji Y,Takano M,Usuku K,Ikeda T,Sugihara K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of early gastric cancer, limited to submucosal layer, which was manifested as cerebral metastasis is presented herein. A 47-year-old man was admitted to Nagaoka Chuo General Hospital with convulsions and a disturbance in consciousness, where a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a cerebral tumor in the left ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nomura T,Yoshikawa T,Kato H,Nikkuni K,Sasaki K,Shirai Y,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:A case of distant metastasis to mesh-plug prosthesis in gastrointestinal cancer is presented herein. An 88-year-old man had received mesh-plug repair with high ligation for a recurrence of a right inguinal hernia. Six months later, advanced gastric cancer and advanced transverse colon cancer were detected, and therefo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Imai M,Kondo Y,Masuko H,Okada K,Osawa S,Ishizu H,Nishida Y,Hata T,Uemura K,Kina M,Honda S,Ishiyama G,Takahashi T,Hino A

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed as having a chromosomal abnormality with trisomy 3p associated with a secundum atrial septal defect and a cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet. His craniofacial features showed microcephaly, micrognathia, ocular hypertelorism associated with epicanthus, and low-set ears. Moderate mental ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzuki M,Ishikawa S,Ohtaki A,Sakata K,Kawashima O,Otani Y,Morishita Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Inflammatory biomarkers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are reportedly predictive of the long-term outcomes of several cancers. We evaluated their correlations with the post-surgical long-term outcomes of patients with ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohira M,Yoshizumi T,Yugawa K,Kosai-Fujimoto Y,Inokuchi S,Motomura T,Mano Y,Toshima T,Itoh S,Harada N,Ikegami T,Soejima Y,Taketomi A,Mori M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our objective was to investigate the factors predicting the survival of patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation (LT) during the waiting period, with a special emphasis on the physical activity level. METHODS:The study included 70 patients with end-stage pulmonary disease who were on the waiting l...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Komatsu T,Oshima A,Chen-Yoshikawa TF,Harashima SI,Aoyama A,Inagaki N,Date H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the effects of thrombopoietin (TPO) on platelet counts and liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats. METHODS:We performed 70% partial hepatectomy on 60 rats given either TPO or a vehicle (controls). The rats were killed 6 h, 24 h, 72 h, or 168 h after the procedure, and we examined ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimabukuro R,Kawanaka H,Tomikawa M,Akahoshi T,Konishi K,Yoshida D,Anegawa G,Uehara H,Hashimoto N,Hashizume M,Maehara Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous authors have suggested that a diverticulum of the vermiform appendix has a higher risk of perforation than acute appendicitis. Therefore, this study compared appendiceal diverticulitis with acute appendicitis to explain the characteristics of appendiceal diverticulitis. METHODS:Data for this study cam...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamana I,Kawamoto S,Inada K,Nagao S,Yoshida T,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a serious but not uncommon complication after colorectal surgery. We conducted this study to evaluate the effect of routine indocyanine green fluorescence angiography (ICG-FA) on reducing the AL rate after colorectal surgery. We identified all research articles about colorectal surgery usin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Zhang W,Che X

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-day-old girl presented with abdominal distension and vomiting. She had been previously operated on for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) when she was 2 days old. An immediate laparotomy revealed an appendiceal mass caused by perforated appendicitis. The occurrence of appendicitis and an ap...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Karaman A,Cavuşoğlu YH,Erdoğan D,Karaman I,Cakmak O

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To define the indications for thyroid cancer surgery in elderly patients. METHODS:We compared the clinical characteristics of thyroid cancers in 85 elderly patients, defined as those aged > or =75 years, with those of 37 young patients, defined as those aged <30 years. The elderly group included patients who u...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsuyama H,Sugitani I,Fujimoto Y,Kawabata K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the stomach is unavailable for esophageal reconstruction due to previous gastrectomy or synchronous gastric cancer, a pedicled jejunum or colon, with or without vascular supercharge, has been the alternative. However, these reconstructions are not free from severe complications, such as necrosis. We have introduc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okumura Y,Mori K,Yamagata Y,Fukuda T,Wada I,Shimizu N,Nomura S,Iida T,Mihara M,Seto Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a ruptured liver abscess that resulted in pneumoperitoneum. A patient with diabetes mellitus presented with symptoms of acute abdomen. The plain abdominal radiograph and computed tomography findings revealed abdominal free air and a gas-containing liver abscess, whereby a diagnosis of a ru...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ukikusa M,Inomoto T,Kitai T,Ino K,Higashiyama H,Arimoto A,Nakajima Y,Hanafusa T,Awane H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:Microvascular invasion (mVI) is known to be a risk factor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence. Several factors such as the tumor grade, tumor size, tumor margin status on imaging studies, fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET) results, and tumor markers have been p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wu TH,Hatano E,Yamanaka K,Seo S,Taura K,Yasuchika K,Fujimoto Y,Nitta T,Mizumoto M,Mori A,Okajima H,Kaido T,Uemoto S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein present the case of a 66-year-old man with both gastric cancer and an infrarenal abdominal aneurysm. The patient's medical history included bladder cancer, chronic renal failure, and ischemic heart disease. We performed a simultaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and total gastrectomy. Following the p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshinaga K,Yoshida R,Guntani A,Matsumoto T,Saeki H,Morita M,Emi Y,Kakeji Y,Tsujitani S,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) should be surgically resected, even those smaller than 5 cm in size, which is the threshold of clinical malignancy for submucosal tumors (SMTs) in the gastrointestinal tract. This study reviewed the use of laparoscopic surgery for gastric partial resection of GISTs or SMT...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kakeji Y,Nakanoko T,Yoshida R,Eto K,Kumashiro R,Ikeda K,Egashira A,Saeki H,Oki E,Morita M,Ikeda T,Maehara Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To clarify the correlation between portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and clinical features after surgery for biliary atresia (BA). METHODS:Routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopies were done over 3 years in 27 children who underwent surgery for BA. We reviewed the recorded endoscopic findings, and retrosp...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sasaki T,Hasegawa T,Shimizu Y,Kimura T,Soh H,Fukuzawa M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the idea was originally proposed decades ago, it has recently emerged that cancer can arise from small cell populations that differ from other progenies. These populations have the ability not only to renew themselves, but also to give rise to diverse phenotypes through the process of differentiation. The res...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyoshi N,Ishii H,Sekimoto M,Haraguchi N,Doki Y,Mori M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Th2 cells have been shown to exert cell-mediated immune responses in vitro; therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the cellular mechanisms of the long-term survival of cardiac xenografts by measuring cytokine production from recipient lymphocytes. Xenogeneic heart grafts from Lewis rats were transpl...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kishimoto K,Furukawa K,Ashizuka S,Sawada T,Ayabe H

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：PURPOSE:No definitive surgical treatment for non-acute pilonidal disease has been established thus far. We herein report the short-term and long-term outcomes of 74 consecutive patients who underwent the cleft lift procedure for non-acute pilonidal disease. METHODS:A total of 74 consecutive patients who underwent the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ortega PM,Baixauli J,Arredondo J,Bellver M,Sánchez-Justicia C,Ocaña S,Hernández-Lizoain JL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human atrial natriuretic peptide (h-ANP) elicits biological effects such as natriuresis, diuresis, and vasodilation, and plays a role in regulating pulmonary circulation. We conducted this clinical study to define its role and elucidate its mechanisms. METHODS:Twelve consecutive adult patients scheduled to und...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morimoto K,Taniguchi I,Miyasaka S,Ishiguro S,Ohgi S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although primary gastric malignant lymphoma accounts for slightly more than 10% of all lymphomas at extranodular sites, it is relatively rare clinically, representing only 1% of all malignant diseases of the stomach. In addition, most such diseases tend to be B-cell lymphoma, while T-cell lymphoma is extremely rare. W...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Watanabe M,Moriyama Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of surgical treatment for advanced esophageal cancer remain extremely poor. Irradiation and chemotherapy are not superior to surgery. Perioperative morbidity and the influence on long-term survival of a combination of surgery and preoperative chemotherapy were investigated in patients with advanced esophag...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hosoya Y,Shibusawa H,Nagai H,Ueno I,Sakuma K,Nagashima T,Kobayashi N,Kanazawa K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proximal gastrectomy and lymph node dissection are often performed for T1 cancer of the gastric cardia; however, direct esophagogastrostomy is frequently complicated by reflux esophagitis. We describe a simple technique for preventing esophageal reflux and discuss its results. METHODS:This technique is indicat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hirai T,Matsumoto H,Iki K,Hirabayashi Y,Kawabe Y,Ikeda M,Yamamura M,Hato S,Urakami A,Yamashita K,Tsunoda T,Haruma K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of successful surgical removal of a denture with sharp clasps impacted in the cervical esophagus. Patient 1 was a 57-year-old woman institutionalized for over 30 years for schizophrenia, patient 2 was a 62-year-old man hospitalized for brain paralysis, and patient 3 was a 64-year-old man sufferin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Toshima T,Morita M,Sadanaga N,Yoshida R,Yoshinaga K,Saeki H,Kakeji Y,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Ras gene is one of the oncogenes most frequently detected in human cancers, and codes for three proteins (K-, N-, and H-Ras). The aim of this study was to examine the mutations in codons 12, 13 and 61 of the three Ras genes in cases of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Paired samples of HCC and...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Taketomi A,Shirabe K,Muto J,Yoshiya S,Motomura T,Mano Y,Ikegami T,Yoshizumi T,Sugio K,Maehara Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00