Laparoscopic antireflux surgery improves esophageal body motility in patients with severe reflux esophagitis.

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the perioperative inflammatory mediators in a right hemicolectomy performed with single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and traditional multi-port laparoscopic surgery (MLS) to compare the postoperative inflammatory response and feasibility of SILS with that of MLS. METHODS:In this retrospect...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hara M,Shiga K,Yanagita T,Nakai N,Ando N,Takasu K,Maeda Y,Nagasaki T,Hirokawa T,Matsuo Y,Ishiguro H,Takahashi H,Takiguchi S

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:This study was conducted to examine the effects of surgical stress on changes in polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase (PMNE) levels, and to evaluate the relationship of these changes to the development of postoperative complication. A total of 69 patients who underwent alimentary surgery were subsequently divided into...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Noshima S,Morita N,Kobayashi Y,Hayashi D,Okamura K,Takahashi T,Kobayashi T,Enoki T,Esato K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic splenectomy is now established as a safe and feasible procedure. However, it remains associated with some short- and long-term postoperative complications, especially infectious complications. To our knowledge, this is the first report (with video) focusing on the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic he...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： De Pastena M,Nijkamp MW,van Gulik TG,Busch OR,Hermanides HS,Besselink MG

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to analyze the management of enteroatmospheric fistulae (EAF) in an open abdomen using vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy. METHODS:Eighteen patients (ten male/eight female) were treated in our surgical department for the management of EAF. VAC therapy was used to manage both comple...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tavusbay C,Genc H,Cin N,Kar H,Kamer E,Atahan K,Haciyanli M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of cecal volvulus in cerebral palsy that was preoperatively diagnosed and surgically treated without complications is herein reported. A 45-year old man, who had been treated for cerebral palsy as a result of a neonatal cerebral hemorrhage, was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal pain and vomitin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takeuchi H,Ikeda Y,Komori Y,Tahara K,Shiromizu A,Hayashi H,Muto Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We excised a bronchogenic cyst causing recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy using thoracoscopic surgery. A 28-year-old woman presented after the sudden onset of hoarseness, and laryngoscopic examination showed left vocal cord palsy. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic mass, 4 cm in diameter, ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Koga Y,Uchiyama A,Noshiro H,Rai M,Miyatake E,Shimizu S,Tanaka M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 76-year-old man for whom an invasive mucin-producing tumor of the pancreas (MPTP) was successfully treated by surgery. A cystic lesion of the pancreas had been found by computed tomography (CT) 9 years earlier, 2 years following which suction drainage for left pyothorax had been carried ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inoue M,Ikeda Y,Kikui M,Ogawa T,Yasumitsu T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents a rare case of lung adenocarcinoma accompanied by partial spontaneous regression (SR). A 69-year-old woman with an abnormal shadow on chest X-ray was admitted to the hospital. She was diagnosed to have lung adenocarcinoma with right adrenal metastasis based on a thorough examination. However, a mo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Haruki T,Nakamura H,Taniguchi Y,Miwa K,Adachi Y,Fujioka S,Shomori K,Ito H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The TNM staging remains the best prognostic descriptor of lung cancer; however, new independent prognostic factors are needed, particularly for early stage disease. METHODS:An evaluation of the pleural lavage cytology (PLC) was performed in 436 consecutive NSCLC patients who underwent surgical resection; clini...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mazza F,Ferrari E,Maineri P,Dozin B,Ratto GB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreaticoduodenectomy is a radical treatment for pancreatic head cancer. However, it is sometimes difficult to perform pancreaticoduodenectomy, particularly in patients who have previously undergone esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction. We herein describe a surgical technique for radical pancreaticoduod...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inoue A,Akita H,Eguchi H,Hama N,Wada H,Kawamoto K,Kobayashi S,Mori M,Doki Y,Nagano H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the possible factors that could contribute to the impairment of polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) bactericidal activities in patients with esophageal cancer, based on the discovery that a depression of the intracellular killing (KI) activity, with an elevation of the superoxide anion-producing capacity (S...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shigemitsu Y,Saito T,Kinoshita T,Katsuta T,Shimoda K,Kobayashi M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the benefits of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) compared to CT alone in the preoperative assessment of lymph node metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer. METHODS:One-hundred and seven patients who underwent esoph...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Karashima R,Watanabe M,Imamura Y,Ida S,Baba Y,Iwagami S,Miyamoto Y,Sakamoto Y,Yoshida N,Baba H

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:We report herein the case of a 75-year-old man who developed severe tetanus 24 h after the resection of a gangrenous perforated small intestine. It seemed that the tetanus was caused by a spillage of the intestinal contents harboring Clostridium tetani; however, this was not identified by a culture. The diagnosis of t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Furui J,Enjyoji A,Susumu S,Okudaira S,Takayama K,Kanematsu T

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:To examine the relationship between the incidence of p53 gene deletion in each nucleus and the clinicopathological features in colorectal cancers, we performed a cytogenetic study using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FISH was performed on 5 adenomas and 38 colorectal cancers that had been resected surgical...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nanashima A,Tagawa Y,Yasutake T,Taniguchi Y,Sawai T,Nakagoe T,Ayabe H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FHCC), a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma, is becoming more prevalent; however, up until 1999, only 18 cases had been reported in Japan. We recently diagnosed a case of FHCC in a 46-year-old Japanese man who had visited four hospitals before being finally admitted to our...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshimi F,Asato Y,Amemiya R,Itabashi M,Nakamura K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hamartoma is the most common benign neoplasm of the lung, but the cystic form is very rare. This report presents the case of a 31-year-old woman with two cystic pulmonary lesions. She was radiologically and clinically diagnosed to have multiple ruptured hydatid cysts, and underwent a thoracotomy. The patholo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ozyurtkan MO,Dağli AF,Cakmak M,Balci AE

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is sometimes difficult or inappropriate to adopt the standard surgical steps of adult laparoscopic procedures in pediatric patients because of the inevitably smaller anatomical structures and confined intra-abdominal working space. During laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication difficulties are usually encountered, espe...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakajima K,Kawahara H,Wasa M,Soh H,Taniguchi E,Ohashi S,Okada A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Carnosol is a phenolic diterpene that has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the preconditioning effects of carnosol on lung injury induced by intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (II/R). METHODS:Rats were divided into control, II/R, and carnosol groups...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tian XF,Yao JH,Zhang XS,Zheng SS,Guo XH,Wang LM,Wang ZZ,Liu KX

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a critical complication of colorectal cancer surgery. The transanal drainage tube (TDT) is designed to prevent AL caused by decompression and stasis at the anastomosis. We conducted this study to investigate the feasibility of using the TDT to prevent AL following double-stapling tec...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsuda M,Tsuruta M,Hasegawa H,Okabayashi K,Kondo T,Shimada T,Yahagi M,Yoshikawa Y,Kitagawa Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas rarely metastasize, and little information on pulmonary metastasectomy from meningioma has been documented. We herein report a case of a potentially curative resection for meningioma that metastasized to the lung. A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of two masses in the right lung. In ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanzaki R,Higashiyama M,Fujiwara A,Tokunaga T,Maeda J,Okami J,Tomita Y,Kodama K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 70-year-old man found to have pneumatosis of the small intestine. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan detected massive intramural air in the entire circumference of the small intestine without any venous gas. During emergency surgery, 80 cm of the small bowel was removed. The pathologic...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimanuki K,Nomura T,Hiramoto Y,Takashima Y,Higuchi K,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although laparoscopic liver resection has been widely adopted, performing a pure laparoscopic right hepatectomy remains a challenging procedure. The aim of this report is to evaluate the efficiency of a pure laparoscopic right hepatectomy (PLRH) in the semi-prone position using the intrahepatic Glissonian appro...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeda T,Yonemura Y,Ueda N,Kabashima A,Shirabe K,Taketomi A,Yoshizumi T,Uchiyama H,Harada N,Ijichi H,Kakeji Y,Morita M,Tsujitani S,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：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：:We report a case of acute necrotizing pancreatitis after extraperitoneal repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an uncommon complication of vascular surgery; however, managing its local and general consequences, including the eventual pancreatic abscess and the risk of prosthetic infe...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ferrante A,Cina A,Snider F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the route of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) administration which would have the greatest protective effect against hepatic warm ischemia, two experiments were performed using dogs. The pharmacokinetics of PGE1 were investigated in a preliminary study, after which, the effects of PGE1 in a 90-min warm ischemic li...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Totsuka E,Sasaki M,Takahashi K,Toyoki Y,Seino K,Chiba S,Narumi S,Hakamada K,Morita T,Konn M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic complex deep injury extending to the main pancreatic duct (MPD), caused by strong external forces such as traffic accidents, is lethal without emergency surgery. However, the best surgical procedure for this serious injury has not been established. The Bracey procedure is a relatively simple reconstructive ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimizu T,Kittaka H,Taniguchi K,Uchiyama K,Akimoto H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00