Risk factors for incisional surgical site infections in elective surgery for colorectal cancer: focus on intraoperative meticulous wound management.

abstract：:Recently we encountered two cases of early gastric cancer (EGC) with bone metastasis after surgery. As they were not accompanied by overt liver, lung, or peritoneal metastasis, we examined the clinical significance of bone metastasis in EGC and its mechanisms by a review of the literature. We found only 10 cases of EG...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ubukata H,Motohashi G,Tabuchi T,Nagata H,Konishi S,Tabuchi T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcapsular liver hematomas and ruptures are unusual fatal complications of HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome (HS). We present two cases of a spontaneous rupture of subcapsular liver hematoma occurring in HS and review the literature on this subjects. One case demonstrated a seconda...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aldemir M,Baç B,Taçyildiz I,Yağmur Y,Keleş C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortoenteric fistula is a rare complication in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), and an aortovesical fistula is even more rare. This is a report of a case of aortocolic and aortovesical fistulae in a 64-year-old man with AAA who was treated with an aortobiiliac bypass, a primary repair of the fistulated bladder, and a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kang SJ,Kim DI,Huh SH,Lee BB,Kim DK,Do YS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diaphragmatic hernia complicating pregnancy is rare and is associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly if surgical intervention is delayed. We report a case of diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant 25-year-old woman. The patient was referred to our hospital in respiratory distress in the 28th week of her p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sano A,Kato H,Hamatani H,Sakai M,Tanaka N,Inose T,Kimura H,Kuwano H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In June 2000, we started performing mechanical-stapled anastomosis (MSA) for Billroth-I reconstruction (B-I) in distal gastrectomy. Thus, we performed a retrospective study to compare the clinical outcome of MSA and conventional hand-sutured anastomosis (HA). METHODS:We evaluated 103 patients who underwent a B...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takahashi T,Saikawa Y,Yoshida M,Otani Y,Kubota T,Kumai K,Kitajima M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some esophageal diseases such as carcinoma, esophagitis, and collagen diseases have often been reported to show a diffusely thickened esophageal wall in the roentogenogram findings. In the current report, a preoperative upper gastrointestinal series and an endoscopic examination showed a diffusely infiltrative type ca...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kawaguchi H,Kuwano H,Araki K,Egashira A,Saeki H,Ohga T,Morita M,Kitamura K,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While pulmonary tuberculosis is a very frequent infection, chylothorax is an unusual manifestation of tuberculous disease. A 71-year-old woman with chylothorax is herein presented. The ductus thoracicus was ligated and lymphadenomegaly, which was adjacent to diaphragm, was resected. Based on the findings of various te...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Karapolat S,Sanli A,Onen A

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:We describe herein an extremely unusual case of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the lesser omentum. A 45-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with an intra-abdominal mass that was subsequently misdiagnosed as a submucosal tumor of the stomach. The tumor arose from the lesser omentum and was removed wit...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukuda H,Suwa T,Kimura F,Sugiura T,Shinoda T,Kaneko K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe herein the postoperative renal functions of patients who required a suprarenal aortic cross-clamp during abdominal aortic surgery. Seven patients required a unilateral suprarenal aortic cross-clamp (group A) and six patients required a bilateral suprarenal clamp (group B). Eighty-three patients who require...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sasaki T,Ohsawa S,Ogawa M,Mukaida M,Nakajima T,Komoda K,Tachieda R,Niinuma H,Kawazoe K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open repair is the "gold standard" treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and although considered safe, this operation is very invasive for high-risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) because the left ventricular after-load changes sharply with the clamping and unclamping of the aorta. We prevente...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukui S,Mitsuno M,Yamamura M,Tanaka H,Ryomoto M,Miyamoto Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 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

abstract：:Accurate localization of the tumor during robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer is crucial. Several techniques have been described, but each has its shortcomings. We developed a new technique of near infrared ray-guided surgery (NIRGS) to localize the tumor accurately, using intra-operative colonoscopy...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takahashi H,Yanagita TE,Suzuki T,Maeda A,Nakai N,Maeda Y,Shiga K,Hirokawa T,Ogawa R,Hara M,Matsuo Y,Takiguchi S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Managing postoperative pain is important to ensure a good quality of life and fast recovery after surgery. We examined the feasibility of peroral management for the postoperative pain after laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG). METHODS:Between June 2012 and September 2013, we enrolled 34 patients pr...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mikami J,Takiguchi S,Miyazaki Y,Takahashi T,Kurokawa Y,Yamasaki M,Miyata H,Nakajima K,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety of early chest tube removal after thoracic esophagectomy with three-field dissection. METHODS:This prospective cohort study evaluated patients who underwent thoracic esophagectomy with three-field dissection during 2013-2015. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether the...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sato T,Fujita T,Okada N,Fujiwara H,Kojima T,Hayashi R,Daiko H

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:Portal venous blood flow (PVF), hepatic arterial blood flow (HAF), and systemic arterial pressure (SAP) were examined after prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) was injected into the vena cava superior (VCS) of liver-transplanted pigs. The injection of PGE1 at 0.2 micrograms/kg/min for 2 min on the day of transplantation and 3 day...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsukada K,Sakaguchi T,Tomiyama T,Uchida K,Sato Y,Tsubono T,Ohtake M,Koyama S,Aono T,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinicopathological features of intracystic papillary carcinoma (ICPC), which have not been established given its rarity and lack of standard diagnostic criteria. METHODS:We reviewed the clinicopathological findings and treatment outcomes of 14 patients with ICPC diagnosed between 2002 and 2006...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akagi T,Kinoshita T,Shien T,Hojo T,Akashi-Tanaka S,Murata Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The elderly population with severe aortic stenosis (AS) requiring aortic valve replacement (AVR) is increasing. The optimal timing of AVR in these patients has been under discussion. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the data from severe AS patients (n = 84) who underwent AVR with/without concomitant procedu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Marumoto A,Nakamura Y,Kishimoto Y,Saiki M,Nishimura M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis in the immunosuppressed patient is common and is usually self-limited by treatment consisting of intravenous anti-viral medications. However, in the immunocompetent patient, CMV colitis is extremely rare and is associated with a high mortality rate that approaches 32 % (Galiatsatos et al....

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mostafa G,Honaker MD

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：: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 clinical implications of mucinous components in rectal tumors, especially with regard to the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, remain unclear. METHODS:One hundred and thirty rectal cancer patients who received curative resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy were retrospectively reviewed. Pa...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kaneko K,Kawai K,Kazama S,Murono K,Sasaki K,Yasuda K,Ohtani K,Nishikawa T,Tanaka T,Kiyomatsu T,Hata K,Nozawa H,Ishihara S,Morikawa T,Fukayama M,Watanabe T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated whether functional future remnant liver volume (fFRLV), assessed using gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (EOB-MRI), could evaluate regional liver function in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVT...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Araki K,Harimoto N,Yamanaka T,Ishii N,Tsukagoshi M,Igarashi T,Watanabe A,Kubo N,Tsushima Y,Shirabe K

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:Small-bowel obstruction remains one of the most frequent complications after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Of particular concern is small-bowel adhesion to the pelvic dead space that causes afferent limb obstruction, sometimes necessitating laparotomy. In this report, we describ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakagoe T,Sawai T,Tuji T,Nanashima A,Yamaguchi H,Yasutake T,Ayabe H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hyperfibrinogenemia is associated with poor prognosis in various cancers; however, its clinical relevance in gastric cancer has not been well analyzed. We conducted this study to assess the clinicopathological significance and prognostic value of hyperfibrinogenemia in patients with gastric cancer. METHODS:Pla...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzuki T,Shimada H,Nanami T,Oshima Y,Yajima S,Ito M,Washizawa N,Kaneko H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer associated with Sweet's syndrome is extremely rare. There are only seven reports of such cases. As far as could be determined from a comprehensive search, there is no reported operative case of lung cancer with this syndrome in the world literature. A 75-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed as having Sweet'...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Arai H,Rino Y,Yamanaka S,Suganuma N,Yukawa N,Wada N,Hara S,Hirokado M,Oshiro H,Masuda M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between December 1989 and May 1998, we performed a modified method of in situ reconstruction on three of seven patients with graftenteric fistulas (GEFs) at the Kurume University Hospital. The modification involved performing an anastomosis of the infrarenal abdominal aorta and running a new prosthesis through the lef...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akashi H,Tayama K,Tanaka A,Onitsuka S,Sakashita H,Aoyagi S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of acute small bowel obstruction occurring secondary to endometriosis of the terminal ileum. Ileal endometriosis is a rare condition that can cause acute small bowel obstruction. As this case and others in the literature highlight, establishing a preoperative diagnosis is very difficult due to the vag...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ridha JR,Cassaro S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00