Aortic stent and renal autotransplantation for the management of renovascular hypertension with Takayasu's arteritis: report of a case.

abstract：:Between 1985 and 1993, palliative surgery was performed on 13 pediatric patients who had complex cardiovascular anomalies associated with right isomerism. The patients included two neonates, ten infants, and one child who were divided into two groups according to whether or not a total anomalous pulmonary venous conne...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kawai T,Wada Y,Enmoto T,Nakajima S,Nishiyama K,Kitaura K,Sato S,Oka T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal annular pancreas (PAP) is a rare anatomical anomaly in which the pancreatic parenchyma surrounds the superior mesenteric vein and portal vein (PV) annularly. This anomaly requires careful consideration in pancreatic resection. A case is presented and the technical issues are discussed. A 61-year-old female was ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kobayashi S,Honda G,Kurata M,Okuda Y,Tsuruta K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine the characteristics of esophageal cancers with primary synchronous or metachronous cancer in another organ. We retrospectively evaluated 744 patients who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancers between 1985 and 1998. The patients were divided into two groups according to whet...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kumagai Y,Kawano T,Nakajima Y,Nagai K,Inoue H,Nara S,Iwai T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of resveratrol on the healing process after midline laparotomy in rats. METHODS:The study was performed on adult female Wistar-Albino rats. The study group was orally administered 0.5 mg/kg resveratrol once a day for 7 days before the operation until 12...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yaman I,Derici H,Kara C,Kamer E,Diniz G,Ortac R,Sayin O

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have attempted to clarify the clinicopathologic features of advanced gastric cancers that were detected in periodic mass screening by comparing them with those of cancers detected by an initial mass screening. The macroscopic type of the cancers detected by periodic mass screening included Borrmann's type 3 in 47% ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishidoi H,Kimura O,Makino M,Sugezawa A,Kaibara N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Postoperative hypoxemia is a frequent complication of surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. We tried to determine the factors associated with postoperative hypoxemia. METHODS:Between 1997 and 2003, 114 patients underwent surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. Multivariate logistic regression analysi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakajima T,Kawazoe K,Izumoto H,Kataoka T,Niinuma H,Shirahashi N

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：PURPOSE:There is increasing evidence that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play important roles in tumor invasion and metastasis. Using a one-step sandwich enzyme immunoassay, we investigated whether serum pro-MMP2 levels could be predictors of the development and extension of thymoma. METHODS:The subjects of this stu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sasaki H,Yukiue H,Kobayashi Y,Kaji M,Kiriyama M,Fukai I,Yamakawa Y,Fujii Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Postoperative pulmonary complications (PCs) after thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (EC) still occur too frequently. We conducted this study to identify the risk factors for PCs developing in EC patients who undergo thoracoscopic esophagectomy. METHODS:The subjects of this retrospective study w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohi M,Toiyama Y,Omura Y,Ichikawa T,Yasuda H,Okugawa Y,Fujikawa H,Okita Y,Yoshiyama S,Hiro J,Araki T,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Near-infrared fluorescence angiography (NIR) detects the attenuation of fluorescence luminance intensity (FLI) through coronary artery bypass grafts affected by anastomotic stenosis. This study investigates the influence of residual blood flow of the host coronary artery (Ho) on bypass graft (Gr) FLI using a co...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamoto M,Ninomiya H,Miyashita K,Tashiro M,Orihashi K,Inoue K,Sato T,Hanazaki K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute appendicitis may become life threatening if it is complicated by retroperitoneal abscess. To the best of our knowledge, only case reports have been documented; thus, we analyzed the published experiences and reviewed this issue. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In addition to two patients treated at our institut...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hsieh CH,Wang YC,Yang HR,Chung PK,Jeng LB,Chen RJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates postoperative gastric emptying following a new method of pancreatoduodenectomy with total stomach preservation and selective proximal vagotomy performed on 10 patients with diseases affecting the head of the pancreas, 7 being malignant and 3 benign. Reconstruction was carried out using the Billrot...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Watanabe Y,Tsumura H,Sakurai H,Haba T,Ono S,Aonuma H

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Abdominal incisional hernias represent the most common wound complication after abdominal surgery and infected abdominal incisional hernias are difficult to manage. We describe a simple, safe and effective method of using a free fascia lata patch to repair a large infected incisional hernia. This procedure involves th...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyamoto Y,Watanabe M,Ishimoto T,Baba Y,Iwagami S,Sakamoto Y,Yoshida N,Masuguchi S,Ihn H,Baba H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While videothoracoscopic surgery has rapidly become accepted as an effective method of performing minimally invasive surgery, the advantages and feasibility of using this surgical technique for the treatment of neurogenic tumors of the thorax are not yet well defined. Between August 1992 and May 1999, 15 solitary thor...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakumoto N,Inafuku S,Shimoji H,Nomura K,Honma K,Kawabata T,Ohta M,Kuniyoshi M,Ishikawa K,Genka K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of Chinese colorectal cancer (CRC) patients aged 75 years and older undergoing potentially curative surgery. METHODS:A total of 2,482 CRC patients at TNM stage I-III undergoing surgical treatment between 1995 and 2005 w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yang Z,Chen H,Liao Y,Xiang J,Kang L,Wang L,Cui J,Cai G,Peng J,Lan P,Wang J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There has been speculation that weather changes correlate with the incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax, although this has not been verified. Moreover, there are no significant data available on the meteoropathic pneumothorax in Asia. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible correlation and to com...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Obuchi T,Miyoshi T,Miyahara S,Hamanaka W,Nakashima H,Yanagisawa J,Hamatake D,Imakiire T,Yoshinaga Y,Shiraishi T,Iwasaki A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) prior to pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) has gained popularity as bridge management to resolve jaundice, but its role is being challenged as it is thought to increase morbidity. To clarify the current recommendations for PBD prior to PD, we reviewed the literature, including all relevant...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Zarzavadjian Le Bian A,Fuks D,Dalla Valle R,Cesaretti M,Violi V,Costi R

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the mechanism of enhancing survival in peritonitis rats treated with lentinan, a fully purified beta-1,3-glucan, we measured the active oxygen-producing ability of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Four groups of rats (group I, fecal peritonitis control; II, rats receiving 3 mg/kg lentinan intraperiton...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shen SC,Nakao A,Kishimoto W,Harada A,Nonami T,Nakano M,Takagi H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunosuppressive effects of a leukotriene B4 (LTB4) receptor antagonist, ONO4057, on liver allotransplantation in rats were evaluated, and the levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in the liver tissue during rejection of the allografts examined. The rats were divided into four groups: group 1: Lewis rats (LEW) given ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ii T,Izumi R,Shimizu K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old man with no previous history of abdominal surgery presented at a local hospital with abdominal pain. He was diagnosed to have an intestinal obstruction and was treated conservatively. However, the symptoms persisted, and he was thereafter referred to this hospital. Plain abdominal radiographs demonstrate...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nihon-Yanagi Y,Ooshiro M,Osamura A,Takagi R,Moriyama A,Urita T,Yoshida Y,Tanaka H,Sugishita Y,Oshiro T,Kinoshita T,Nagashima M,Okazumi S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We previously reported a higher frequency of c-Met protein expression and high proliferative status in gastric cancers producing alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) than in those not producing AFP. METHODS:To investigate this further, we established an AFP-producing gastric cancer cell line, designated as AME-1, from the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Amemiya H,Kono K,Takahashi A,Kamei S,Sugai H,Ichihara F,Fujii H,Matsumoto Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:The effects of changing the calcium content of a continuous warm hyperkalemic crystalloid cardioplegia (CWCP) were investigated in an isolated rat heart preparation. The hearts were divided into eight groups of six each. A control group consisted of fresh nonarrested hearts and the remaining seven groups consisted of ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakamura Y,Takemoto N,Kuroda H,Ohgi S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) is a rare complication of chemotherapy for pulmonary metastases and to the best of our knowledge, only 28 cases have been described, most of which occurred in patients with osteosarcoma or germ cell tumors. We present herein the case of a 56-year-old woman in whom bilateral and...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Bini A,Zompatori M,Ansaloni L,Grazia M,Stella F,Bazzocchi R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to clarify the usefulness of staging laparoscopy for planning the treatment strategy in patients with advanced gastric cancer. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of patients with gastric cancer who underwent staging laparoscopy. The patients were divided into three groups accordin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimizu H,Imamura H,Ohta K,Miyazaki Y,Kishimoto T,Fukunaga M,Ohzato H,Tatsuta M,Furukawa H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) is an infrequent but dangerous vascular event, especially for patients undergoing thoracic surgery. However, there is no standard perioperative management to reduce the risk of pulmonary thromboembolism in such patients. We describe how we performed successful esophagectomy...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanzaki R,Yano M,Takami H,Motoori M,Kishi K,Miyashiro I,Ishikawa O,Imaoka S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old female was hospitalized because of generalized peritonitis with pneumoperitoneum. A laparotomy disclosed a perforated ulcer of the cecum. A resection of the perforated portion of the cecum was then performed. Histopathologic examinations confirmed that the ulcer was non-specific in nature. No recurrence w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sato H,Tatsumura T,Yamamoto K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We introduced a superior approach and a unique technique to retract the stomach, called the "stomach roll-up technique", to standardize laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and increase educational effectiveness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of these procedures. METHODS:Forty-five ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morikawa T,Ishida M,Takadate T,Hata T,Iseki M,Kawaguchi K,Ohtsuka H,Mizuma M,Hayashi H,Nakagawa K,Motoi F,Kamei T,Naitoh T,Unno M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to investigate the effect of subcuticular sutures on the incidence of incisional surgical site infection (SSI) after closure of a diverting stoma. METHODS:The study was carried out as a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from 51 patients who underwent closure of div...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kobayashi S,Ito M,Sugito M,Kobayashi A,Nishizawa Y,Saito N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00