Risk factors for conversion during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: retrospective analysis of ten years' experience at a single tertiary referral centre.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, detections of early gastric cancer (EGC) have been increasing, and the treatment strategies for gastric cancer have been changing. To demonstrate recent clinical experience of EGC in Japan and to assess modern strategies for the treatment of EGC, we investigated the English-language literature of t...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Adachi Y,Shiraishi N,Kitano S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical stapling devices are widely used in all fields of surgery as they can cut and sew tissue in a quick and easy manner. However, complications like bleeding or leakage at the staple line are frequently encountered and can have devastating consequences. Recent developments have led to the introduction...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Yo LS,Consten EC,Quarles van Ufford HM,Gooszen HG,Gagner M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive esophagectomy and selected three-field lymphadenectomy with the right bronchial occlusion in left semi-prone position under artificial pneumothorax. METHODS:Thoracoscopic-laparoscopic subtotal esophagectomy and selected three-field lymphadenectomy were pe...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Zhang Y,Duan R,Xiao X,Pan T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Management of pancreatic leak and haemorrhage is complex with high mortality rates. In this study, the results of completion pancreatectomy which was performed as a last resort option were analysed. PATIENTS AND METHODS:25 patients who had completion pancreatectomy from among 677 patients who had pancreat...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Tamijmarane A,Ahmed I,Bhati CS,Mirza DF,Mayer AD,Buckels JA,Bramhall SR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The management of patients with silent or asymptomatic gallstones remains controversial. The objective of this study is to determine the complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed to treat patients under 50 years of age with asymptomatic gallstones. METHOD:207 patients, 13-49 years of age ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Coelho JC,Vizzoto AO,Salvalaggio PR,Tolazzi AR

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biliary leakage after liver resection continues to be reported. Management of bile leakage has changed in recent years, with nowadays non-surgical procedures as the preferred treatment. METHODS:Biliary leakage and management were assessed in 381 patients who underwent liver resection between January 2005 an...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Hoekstra LT,van Gulik TM,Gouma DJ,Busch OR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysgerminomas of the ovary rarely metastasize to abdominal viscera and when they do, the involvement is a part of a disseminated disease. A 30-year-old woman developed isolated duodenopancreatic dysgerminoma 14 years after salpingo-oophorectomy. The clinical picture was complicated by the presence of tuberculous lesio...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Ramesh H,Philip M,Jacob G,Lekha V,Venugopal A,Mahadevan P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early postoperative small bowel obstruction (EPSBO) is a common complication following colon cancer surgery. EPSBO is associated with increased hospital stays, mortality rates, and healthcare costs. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for EPSBO following elective colon cancer surgery. STU...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Wang XJ,Chi P,Lin HM,Lu XR,Huang Y,Xu ZB,Huang SH,Sun YW,Ye DX

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Graft failure is a critical complication associated with vascular occlusion in esophageal reconstruction with a free jejunal graft following pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of intramucosal pH (pHi) measurement using a tonometer to assess the graft viability. MET...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Kamiya K,Suzuki S,Mineta H,Konno H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symptoms of necrolytic migratory erythema, diabetes, stomatitis, weight loss and diarrhoea represent the glucagonoma syndrome which has been recognized since the early 1970s. Because of its rarity (1 case/20-200 million population) late diagnosis is frequent which leads to a poor prognosis. The case described, ori...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Nightingale KJ,Davies MG,Kingsnorth AN

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To elucidate the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of primary hepatic carcinoid tumours, a literature search was conducted and summarized. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Published primary hepatic carcinoid tumour case reports and series were searched and selected in the Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane L...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Gravante G,De Liguori Carino N,Overton J,Manzia TM,Orlando G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Laparoscopy-assisted surgery has proved useful in the treatment of early gastric cancer, but its use in advanced cancer has rarely been studied. To investigate the efficacy and advantages of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) with D2 dissection of lymph nodes versus conventional open D2 dista...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Huang JL,Wei HB,Zheng ZH,Wei B,Chen TF,Huang Y,Guo WP,Hu B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ileal J-pouch-anal anastomosis is a commonly accepted surgical treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis. However, making a J-pouch anal anastomosis can be difficult due to anatomical variations of patients. We experienced an informative case of ulcerative colitis in which the ileal pouch was damaged when it was ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Araki T,Miki C,Yoshiyama S,Ohkita Y,Yasuda H,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proinflammatory cytokines like TNF-alpha and IL-8 have been thought to play a pivotal role in the propagation of severe acute pancreatitis (AP) and the development of its systemic complications, particularly acute lung injury. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of pretreatment with hydrocortisone on the p...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Osman MO,Jacobsen NO,Kristensen JU,Larsen CG,Jensen SL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the role of the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM), the Portsmouth variant (p-POSSUM) and the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) in predicting outcome after pancreatic surgery with reference to the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surge...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Knight BC,Kausar A,Manu M,Ammori BA,Sherlock DJ,O'Reilly DA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The extent of optimal gastric resection for proximal gastric cancer (PGC) continues to remain controversial, and a final consensus is yet to be met. The current study aimed to compare the perioperative outcomes, postoperative complications, and overall survival (OS) of proximal gastrectomy (PG) versus tota...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Zhao L,Ling R,Chen J,Shi A,Chai C,Ma F,Zhao D,Chen Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Intratumoral hemodynamics or tumor perfusion is useful in understanding the pathological background of the cancer. A parameter for a non-invasive, preoperative assessment of tumor perfusion has yet to be developed. METHODS:The study included 50 patients who underwent surgery for gastric cancer. Perfusi...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Satoh A,Shuto K,Okazumi S,Ohira G,Natsume T,Hayano K,Narushima K,Saito H,Ohta T,Nabeya Y,Yanagawa N,Matsubara H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular adenomas (HCA) are rare benign tumours occurring mainly in women under oral contraceptives. HCA bleed frequently and transform rarely into hepatocellular carcinoma. Identification of genes recurrently mutated in HCA and good genotype/phenotype correlations provided the basis of a pathomolecular classifi...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Bioulac-Sage P,Balabaud C,Zucman-Rossi J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The repair of bile duct strictures (BDS) requires identification of healthy bile duct proximal to the stenosis. Identification may be difficult in complex bile duct injuries after cholecystectomy or partial liver resection. AIM:We describe a technique to identify the prestenotic bile duct using the sentinel...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： van Gulik T,Beek J,de Reuver P,Aronson D,van Delden O,Busch O,Gouma D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic strategies to prevent port site recurrences in laparoscopy surgery of malignancies have not been investigated until now. METHODS:The effects of taurolidine, heparin, and povidone iodine on the growth of rat and human colon adenocarcinoma as well as gallbladder carcinoma were investigated in vitr...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Jacobi CA,Peter FJ,Wenger FA,Ordemann J,Müller JM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence and significance of joint symptoms appearing in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) following a colectomy are unclear. AIM:We investigated the relationship between joint symptoms during steroid tapering following an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) and the cumulative risk for developing ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Nakamura M,Ikeuchi H,Nakano H,Uchino M,Noda M,Yanagi H,Yamamura T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conventional methods of making an ileal J pouch require an enterotomy to introduce a linear stapler. We devised a new surgical technique that removes any need for this enterotomy by using both circular and linear staplers. We applied this method to two patients who underwent a total colectomy for ulcerative coliti...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Takeyama H,Akamo Y,Funahashi H,Sawai H,Sato M,Yamamoto M,Manabe T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of perioperative treatment with TNP-470 on the resistance of colonic anastomoses. TNP-470 is a drug that was developed as an inhibitor of angiogenesis. METHODS:A colonic anastomosis was constructed in Sprague-Dawley rats. From 4 days before surgery to 4 days ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： García-Olmo DC,Payá J,García-Olmo D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated the clinical significance of metastasis to the lymph node (LN) along the superior mesenteric vein (14v) in gastric cancer. METHODS:A retrospective study of 2,513 gastrectomy patients with a 14v dissection was done using the Ganken Igan Database. RESULTS:The incidence of 14v metastasis correlated w...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Masuda TA,Sakaguchi Y,Toh Y,Aoki Y,Harimoto N,Taomoto J,Ikeda O,Ohga T,Adachi E,Okamura T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main reasons for the dismal prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is its late diagnosis. At the time of presentation, only approximately 15-20% of all patients with PDAC are considered resectable and around 30% are considered borderline resectable. A surgical approach, which is the only curat...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Kaufmann B,Hartmann D,D'Haese JG,Stupakov P,Radenkovic D,Gloor B,Friess H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCN), size plays a crucial role as the expression of disease progression. While many evidences regarding the natural history of growing pancreatic cysts exist, almost no data are available regarding cysts with a reduction in size. METHODS:Radiological and ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Marchegiani G,Andrianello S,Perri G,Bonamini D,De Robertis R,Malleo G,Bassi C,Salvia R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal barrier function is considered to play an important role in protecting the penetration of luminal antigens, associated with the development of secondary infection and sepsis and the initiation of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The intestinal mucosal barrier against luminal macromolecules and m...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Sun Z,Wang X,Andersson R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem disorder characterized by vasculitis. The aim of this report is to present a patient with BD and diverticular disease of the colon and discuss the possible association between BD and diverticulosis. To our knowledge, diverticular disease of the colon has not been previously repor...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Sahan C,Akpolat T,Uçer T,Güner E,Dilek M,Danaci M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the definitive tool in the management of patients with rectal carcinoma. Early failure of treatment remains problematic and is manifest in local recurrence. Development of surgical techniques and inclusion of other treatment modalities aim to reduce the incidence of local recurrence and improve survival. Th...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Lidder PG,Hosie KB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial liver resections are the treatment of choice for patients with a malignant liver or bile duct tumor. The most frequent indications for partial liver resections are colorectal metastasis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma. Liver resection is the only therapy with a chance for cure in these p...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： de Boer MT,Molenaar IQ,Porte RJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00