Building a bridge to recovery: the pathophysiology of LVAD-induced reverse modeling in heart failure.

abstract：:Although over 3000 da Vinci Surgical System (DVSS) devices have been installed worldwide, robotic surgery for gastric cancer has not yet become widely spread and is only available in several advanced institutions. This is because, at least in part, the advantages of robotic surgery for gastric cancer remain unclear. T...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Obama K,Sakai Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after splenectomy in a patient with portal hypertension occurs with unusually high frequency. Recently, two patients with PVT following splenectomy were treated by fibrinolytic therapy with an enormous dosage of urokinase (UK) in a short period. PVT was quickly dissolved without side effec...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzuki S,Nakamura S,Baba S,Sakaguchi S,Ohnuki Y,Yokoi Y,Nishiyama R

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Calcitonin is the most sensitive tumor marker of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and a calcium stimulation test is used to improve this sensitivity. In Japan, the electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA) is currently the only test performed to measure serum calcitonin. There is a gender difference in the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kihara M,Miyauchi A,Kudo T,Hirokawa M,Miya A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effect of preoperative administering of a Japanese traditional herbal medicine, Hochu-ekki-to (TJ-41), on immunosuppression induced by surgical stress in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. METHODS:To monitor the immune functions, the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and natural k...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura M,Sasada T,Kanai M,Kawai Y,Yoshida Y,Hayashi E,Iwata S,Takabayashi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the technical and oncological safety of laparoscopic multivisceral resection (MVR) in selected patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC). METHODS:We compared the clinical backgrounds, and short- and long-term outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic vs. those who underwent open MVR...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mukai T,Nagasaki T,Akiyoshi T,Fukunaga Y,Yamaguchi T,Konishi T,Nagayama S,Ueno M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the release of nitroglycerin (NG) that has been absorbed into the central venous catheter. A 0.05% NG solution was infused through a central venous catheter and the flow rates were set at 1, 5, or 10 ml/h, given over 12, 24, or 48 h. The catheter was flushed with lactate Ringer sol...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akiyama K,Hirota J,Takiguchi M,Ohsawa S,Hashimoto A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) after a hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Early contrast enhancement on computed tomography (CT) with a washout phenomenon at the delayed phase, and depleted Kupffer cell function on superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akatsu T,Wakabayashi G,Tanimoto A,Kameyama K,Kitajima M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：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 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：PURPOSE:This study was conducted to determine whether establishing the proximal resection line using India ink tattooing can ensure safe resection margins during totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy. METHODS:This retrospective study included 81 patients who underwent totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gast...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamazaki Y,Kanaji S,Takiguchi G,Urakawa N,Hasegawa H,Yamamoto M,Matsuda Y,Yamashita K,Matsuda T,Oshikiri T,Nakamura T,Suzuki S,Kakeji Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas are being recognized with increasing frequency, not because the incidence has increased, but as a result of improvements in diagnostic tools such as radioimmunoassays for a variety of circulating peptides, and imaging methods that include positron emission tomography (PET) and imm...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Gottwald T,Köveker G,Büsing M,Lauchart W,Becker HD

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding during liver surgery and liver transplantation (LT) can be caused by coagulation disorders, portal vein hypertension, and adhesions from previous surgical procedures. We describe here how we controlled life-threatening bleeding from a portal vein anastomosis during a third cadaveric LT, by using a carrier-bou...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Apestegui C,Breitenstein S,Dutkowski P,Clavien PA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the case of a common hepatic artery (CHA) pseudoaneurysm secondary to postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD), which was successfully treated using a coronary covered stent. A 70-year-old female underwent subtotal stomach-preserving PD for middle cholangiocarcinoma...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asai K,Watanabe M,Kusachi S,Matsukiyo H,Saito T,Kodama H,Enomoto T,Nakamura Y,Okamoto Y,Saida Y,Iijima R,Nagao J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The anatomical site of resected lobes may influence postoperative cerebral infarction. The objective of the current study was to determine if left upper pulmonary lobectomy is a risk factor for postoperative cerebral infarction. METHODS:This was a retrospective case-control study in patients undergoing pulmona...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsumoto K,Sato S,Okumura M,Niwa H,Hida Y,Kaga K,Date H,Nakajima J,Usuda J,Suzuki M,Souma T,Tsuchida M,Miyata Y,Takeshi N,Committee for Patient Safety, Quality Management of Japanese Association for Chest Surgery.

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chyluria is leakage of lymphatic fluid into the urine, following trauma to or obstruction of the lymphatic system. We herein report a rare case of chyluria after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. A 69-year-old male complaining of epigastric pain and reflux symptoms was diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer and ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takeno A,Tamura S,Miki H,Tanigawa N,Taniguchi H,Nakahira S,Suzuki R,Nakata K,Takeda Y,Kato T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a new technique for partial resection of the head of the pancreas with an end-to-side pancreaticoduodenostomy, while preserving the duodenum, the common bile duct, and the upper part of the head of the pancreas around the duct of Santorini. A resection of the inferior head of the pancreas was performed in...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakagohri T,Asano T,Takayama W,Uematsu T,Hasegawa M,Miyauchi H,Maruyama M,Iwashita C,Isono K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rectovaginal fistula (RVF) is a complicated and troublesome complication of low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer. We aimed to investigate the risk factors for post-LAR RVF and develop a predictive nomogram. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of 821 female patients with rectal cancer who un...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Huang MJ,Ye DX,Lin Y,Lu XR,Lin HM,Chi P,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe our successful operative management of a solitary metastasis in the sternal body after modified left mastectomy. Because the primary lesion was well controlled and the sternal metastasis was isolated, we performed a subtotal sternectomy, with full-thickness resection of the anterior chest wall, including t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakamura H,Kawasaki N,Taguchi M,Kitaya T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for treatment of a painful ulcer on his left fourth toe, 9 years after undergoing lumbar sympathectomy and 4 years after undergoing bypass, both of which had been unsuccessful. Angiography demonstrated diffuse arterial occlusion in the lower extremities except for a persi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shindo S,Kamiya K,Suzuki O,Kobayashi M,Tada Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary aortoenteric fistulas (AEFs) are a well-known but uncommon cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. They usually occur secondary to reconstructive surgery of an abdominal aneurysm. We report six cases of secondary aortoduodenal fistulas, involving patients who, despite presenting with classic "herald bleeding,"...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katsinelos P,Paroutoglou G,Papaziogas B,Beltsis A,Mimidis K,Pilpilidis I,Tsolkas P,Soufleris K,Vradelis S,Koutelidakis I

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Thoracoscopic T2-T3 sympathectomy is the treatment of choice for primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH); however, compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) is a disturbing sequela of this operation, the mechanism of which is poorly understood. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of heat stress on total body perspiration...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kopelman D,Assalia A,Ehrenreich M,Ben-Amnon Y,Bahous H,Hashmonai M

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:An extremely rare case of a lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) of the pancreas is described herein. A pancreatic cystic tumor was initially detected in a 50-year-old man at a medical checkup. On admission, his serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 level was 8100 U/ml and a computed tomography scan revealed a well-circumscribe...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsuchiya Y,Suzuki S,Sakaguchi T,Kojima Y,Okamoto K,Kurachi K,Konno H,Baba S,Nakamura S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) frequently metastasizes to and recurs in regional lymph nodes. Of the two compartments, the central compartment can be dissected through the same wound as the thyroidectomy, and the central node dissection (CND) is routinely performed in most Japanese surgical departments. Howe...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito Y,Tsushima Y,Masuoka H,Yabuta T,Fukushima M,Inoue H,Tomoda C,Kihara M,Higashiyama T,Takamura Y,Kobayashi K,Miya A,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present review was to investigate whether host-tumor interactions are causal or consecutive clinical factors associated with surgical stress that influence the long-term survival after a curative resection of colorectal cancer. A Medline/PubMed search was conducted to identify the relevant articles inve...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miki C,Tanaka K,Inoue Y,Araki T,Ohi M,Mohri Y,Uchida K,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:There are an increasing number of reports concerning mitral valve repair by a reconstruction of the chordae tendinae using expanded polytetrafluoro-ethylene (PTFE) sutures. However, little information is available about extended application or results of this technique for an extended prolapse of the anterior m...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tomita Y,Yasui H,Iwai T,Nishida T,Tatewaki H,Morita S,Masuda M,Yasutsune T,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00