Association between the participation of board-certified surgeons in gastroenterological surgery and operative mortality after eight gastroenterological procedures.

abstract：:We report a case that was successfully treated by primary stent placement without thrombolysis or thrombectomy for graft thrombosis after aortoiliac reconstructive surgery. A 79-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of severe intermittent claudication of the right leg. He had undergone a surgical repair of abd...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kondo Y,Dardik A,Muto A,Nishibe M,Nishibe T

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Anomalies of the internal jugular vein are uncommon and not frequently experienced. Either a fusiform or saccular dilatation of the veins has been termed phlebectasia by some investigators and venous aneurysm by others. In 1928 Harris was the first to describe this condition using the term "congenital venous cyst." Re...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sugiyama S,Murakami A,Yokokawa M,Misaki T,Wakaki K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced a very rare case of male intracystic breast carcinoma. A 66-year-old man presented at our hospital because of a palpable mass in his right breast. The imaging diagnosis was an intracystic carcinoma with hemorrhagic fluid and two mural nodules. Modified radical mastectomy was performed under general anes...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tochika N,Takano A,Yoshimoto T,Tanaka J,Sugimoto T,Kobayashi M,Matsuura K,Araki K,Ogawa Y,Moriki T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the use of side-to-end anastomosis in a colostomy for an acute malignant large-bowel obstruction. A 59-year-old man presented with a colonic obstruction due to advanced descending colon cancer. The preoperative imaging studies revealed a complete obstruction of the descending colon at the site of...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukami Y,Terasaki M,Sakaguchi K,Murata T,Ohkubo M,Nishimae K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 24 patients with endocrine neoplasms of the pancreas were clinicopathologically and immunohistochemically studied. They consisted of 18 patients with adenoma and 6 with carcinoma. Of the 24 patients, 13 developed attacks of hypoglycemia due to hyperinsulinemia, and 1 developed an uncontrollable duodenal ulc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamaguchi K,Enjoji M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:As the incidence of HIV increases, the occupational risk of human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) infection also increases, leading to heightened anxiety within surgical practice. This study assessed the attitudes of surgeons treating HIV-infected patients. METHODS:Seventy surgical trainees working in two distri...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Griffin MF,Hindocha S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cor triatriatum sinister, more commonly referred to as cor triatriatum (CT), is characterized by a common pulmonary venous chamber (proximal chamber) separated from the left atrium (distal chamber) by a fibromuscular septum. This report of our experience updates the surgical results of this anomaly in the Asian...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Huang YK,Chu JJ,Chang JP,Lu MS,Tseng CN,Chang YS,Tsai FC,Lin PJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old man presented to our hospital with obstructive jaundice, found to be caused by a huge liver cyst which was centrally located and riding on the hilum. Percutaneous transhepatic cyst drainage was performed, following which obstruction of the bile duct was relieved and the jaundice subsided. As jaundice rec...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanai T,Kenmochi T,Takabayashi T,Hangai N,Kawano Y,Suwa T,Yonekawa H,Miyazawa N

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the surgical outcomes after transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy (TULAA) and open appendectomy (OA) at a single institution. METHODS:We compared the surgical outcomes for 94 consecutive patients who underwent TULAA between April 2010 and March 2014 to those for 91 consecutive patients w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Koizumi N,Kobayashi H,Nakase Y,Takagi T,Fukumoto K

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive intraoperative blood loss is a major cause of complications following hepatectomy. To evaluate the efficacy of intraportal prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) for preventing liver deterioration in hepatectomy patients with an intraoperative blood loss of over 2000 ml, a retrospective analysis was conducted on 10 patients ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katsuramaki T,Mukaiya M,Yamashiro K,Kimura H,Denno R,Hirata K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of successful surgical removal of a denture with sharp clasps impacted in the cervical esophagus. Patient 1 was a 57-year-old woman institutionalized for over 30 years for schizophrenia, patient 2 was a 62-year-old man hospitalized for brain paralysis, and patient 3 was a 64-year-old man sufferin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Toshima T,Morita M,Sadanaga N,Yoshida R,Yoshinaga K,Saeki H,Kakeji Y,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a wound closure method using a combination of subcuticular sutures and subcutaneous closed-suction drainage (SS closure) for preventing incisional surgical site infection (SSI) in loop ileostomy closure. METHODS:A total of 178 consecutive patients ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukuoka K,Koyama F,Kuge H,Obara S,Nakamoto T,Iwasa Y,Takei T,Matsumoto Y,Sadamitsu T,Sho M

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the role of intraoperative frozen section (FS) in the surgical management of solitary thyroid nodules, as its true value is a subject of some controversy. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 206 consecutive patients operated on for solitary thyroid nodules. All patients had undergone both preoperat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Duek SD,Goldenberg D,Linn S,Krausz MM,Hershko DD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The plasma D-dimer (D-dimer) level, a marker of hypercoagulation, has been reported to be associated with survival in several types of cancers. This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the prognostic significance of the preoperative D-dimer level in patients with completely resected non-small cell lun...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukumoto K,Taniguchi T,Usami N,Kawaguchi K,Fukui T,Ishiguro F,Nakamura S,Yokoi K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy, usually diagnosed at an advanced stage when it has invaded or adhered to adjacent organs. We report our experience of performing combined liver and inferior vena cava (IVC) resection for ACC. METHODS:Six patients with clinical stage III (n = 4) or IV (n = 2)...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohwada S,Izumi M,Tanahashi Y,Kawate S,Hamada K,Tsutsumi H,Horiguchi J,Koibuchi Y,Takahashi T,Yamada M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thymoma is a neoplasm of thymic epithelial cells which is characteristically associated with a large number of non-neoplastic T lymphocytes. These T cells are induced by epithelial cells and show a unique phenotype of CD4(+)8(+) double positive (DP), when studied by flow cytometry. This DP phenotype can be...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yokoyama T,Tanahashi M,Tateyama H,Yamakawa Y,Kiriyama M,Fujii Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid gland is extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge only five well-documented cases have been reported in the world literature. We herein report a 58-year-old female patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid who was successfully treated by total thyroidectomy with a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ozaki O,Sugino K,Mimura T,Ito K,Tamai S,Hosoda Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report the case of a 69-year old woman presenting with an abdominal mass, who was found to have a mixed mesodermal tumor (MMT) of the cecum. Imaging studies and endoscopic investigations were consistent with the diagnosis of a nonepithelial malignant tumor of the cecum. On laparotomy, a knuckle-sized firm ma...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimizu A,Ohno K,Masuda Y,Endou F,Masuda Y,Ogata A,Nagai M,Obata G,Asano K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic mutation profiles of Japanese pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients. METHODS:Next-generation sequencing was performed using FoundationOne® CDx on 17 PDAC patients who were treated by surgical resection at Kyushu University Hospital between Februar...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura R,Ohtsuka T,Kubo M,Kajihara A,Fujii A,Watanabe Y,Mori Y,Ikenaga N,Nakata K,Shindo K,Ohuchida K,Nakamura M

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the functional outcome of transsacral rectopexy performed with Dexon mesh for recurrent complete rectal prolapse. Anorectal function was assessed by anorectal manometry and defecography, before and from 1 year after surgery in five patients who were followed up for 1-3 years. The f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Araki Y,Isomoto H,Tsuzi Y,Matsumoto A,Yasunaga M,Yamauchi K,Hayashi K,Kodama T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In patients with pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC), EUS-FNA carries a risk of cancer seeding. To avoid this risk, we attempted to obtain preoperative cytological confirmation of adenocarcinoma by ERCP. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of our diagnostic strategy. METHODS:The medical records of ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohtsuka T,Tamura K,Ideno N,Aso T,Nagayoshi Y,Kono H,Ueda J,Takahata S,Aso A,Igarashi H,Ito T,Ushijima Y,Ookubo F,Oda Y,Mizumoto K,Tanaka M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications and to develop a scoring system to predict the surgical outcomes in lung cancer patients. METHODS:Clinical data were collected from January 1990 to March 2007 for 1713 patients who underwent lung cancer surgery...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sekine Y,Suzuki H,Nakajima T,Yasufuku K,Yoshida S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving complete dissection of the lymph nodes located at the roots of the left gastroepiploic vessels is difficult when distal gastrectomy is the surgical goal; firstly, because the short gastric vessels must be preserved to supply blood to the remnant stomach; and also, because the roots of the left gastroepiploic...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Seto Y,Nagawa H,Kaizaki S,Nakayama H,Muto T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the lung in suppressing immunologically induced coronary artery stenosis after heterotopic allograft transplantation was studied in rats. Thirty-nine recipients were divided into two groups: untreated and treated. The untreated group was divided into two subgroups--the heart allograft TH group and the hear...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ueki K,Hamano K,Esato K

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:The article Recent progress in multidisciplinary treatment for patients with esophageal cancer, written by Masayuki Watanabe, Reiko Otake, Ryotaro Kozuki, Tasuku Toihata, Keita Takahashi, Akihiko Okamura, Yu Imamura, was originally published Online First without Open Access. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Watanabe M,Otake R,Kozuki R,Toihata T,Takahashi K,Okamura A,Imamura Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the predictive indicator for a good prognosis of surgical resection for liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. METHOD:Between 1990 and 2009 at our institute, 117 patients underwent 132 hepatic resections for liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. The clinical, pathological, and outcome paramete...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Amano R,Yamada N,Nakata B,Kimura K,Yashiro M,Ohira M,Hirakawa K

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the safety of emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) with surgery for acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the perioperative records of 111 patients who underwent emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ueno D,Nakashima H,Higashida M,Yoshida K,Hino K,Irei I,Moriya T,Matsumoto H,Hirai T,Nakamura M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Gastric cancer (GC) is a common malignancy, especially in East Asian countries. There is emerging evidence that circulating neutrophil and platelet levels correlate with cancer progression. We evaluated the short- and long-term outcomes of GC patients systemically, to compare the original neutrophil-platelet sc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okugawa Y,Toiyama Y,Yamamoto A,Omura Y,Kusunoki K,Yin C,Ide S,Kitajima T,Koike Y,Fujikawa H,Yasuda H,Okita Y,Hiro J,Yoshiyama S,Ohi M,Araki T,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00