Oxidized regenerated cellulose induces pleural thickening in patients with pneumothorax: possible involvement of the mesothelial-mesenchymal transition.

abstract：:Hepatic ischemia was induced by clamping the hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile duct. After 15 min of ischemia, the hepatic glutathione (GSH) content rapidly decreased. On the other hand, after the start of reperfusion, the hepatic GSH levels promptly increased and reached a peak at about 1 h, and thereafter decrea...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito K,Miwa N,Hagiwara K,Yano T,Shimizu-Saito K,Goseki N,Iwai T,Horikawa S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the optimal time to start nutritional support after traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:Rats were divided into six groups of seven. All but one of these groups were subjected to moderate closed head trauma under general anesthesia. Groups Ia and Ib were commenced on immunonutrition and standard ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aydin S,Ulusoy H,Usul H,Yulug E,Cobanoglu U,Aydin K,Yenilmez E,Kutun S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is still debate about the practicality of performing laparoscopic colectomy instead of open colectomy for patients with curable cancer, although laparoscopic surgery is now being performed even for patients with advanced colon cancer. We compared the long-term results of laparoscopic versus...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Guerrieri M,Campagnacci R,De Sanctis A,Lezoche G,Massucco P,Summa M,Gesuita R,Capussotti L,Spinoglio G,Lezoche E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective 10-year study was conducted on 473 patients who underwent rectal cancer surgery, to evaluate a surgical procedure which has been generally abandoned, but which we believe has a significant potential to reduce the incidence of the severe and often fatal complications caused by anastomotic breakdown foll...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Jatzko GR,Lisborg PH,Wette VM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with an infrarenal mycotic aneurysm underwent successful in-situ graft reconstruction using a woven Dacron graft. A tissue culture taken from the excised aortic wall revealed Staphylococcus epidermidis, and histological study subsequently showed penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAU) involving all ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Moriyama Y,Toda R,Iwamura H,Kawashima S,Shimokawa S,Toyohira H,Taira A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old Japanese man who underwent a standard distal gastrectomy for cancer of the stomach developed abdominal pain when oral intake was commenced on the 6th postoperative day after an uneventful postoperative course. Complete obstruction of the jejunum led to a sudden deterioration in his general condition and ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakamoto T,Miyata M,Nakamuro M,Izukura M,Kamiike W,Matsuda H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the cases of two patients with Crohn's disease complicated by a psoas abscess. The first patient was a 29-year-old man who underwent definitive surgery after acute inflammation had been controlled by nutritional therapy. In the second patient, a 37-year-old man, the abscess required drainage under loc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Funayama Y,Sasaki I,Naito H,Tsuchiya T,Takahashi M,Koyama K,Masuko T,Takahashi K,Hiwatashi N,Matsuno S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the rare case of a 56-year-old man who gradually developed congestive cardiac failure 6 months after undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and was found to have a fistula between the internal mammary artery and the pulmonary artery of the upper lobe diagnosed by selective left internal mammary ar...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Imawaki S,Arioka I,Nakai M,Tsuruno Y,Takama T,Maeta H,Inagawa T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We developed a technique of jejunal pouch interposition with a fundic-like jejunal plication (JPI-FP) for reconstruction after total gastrectomy (TG) for gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the advantages of JPI-FP over Roux-en-Y reconstruction (R-Y). METHODS:Twenty-two patients who had un...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yumiba T,Kawahara H,Nishikawa K,Nishida T,Inoue Y,Ito T,Matsuda H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Video review is a reliable method for surgical education in laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG), but more objective methods are still needed. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the energy device records reflected surgical competency, and thereby may improve surgical education. METHODS:A total of 16 p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hosogi H,Obama K,Tsunoda S,Hisamori S,Nishigori T,Tanaka E,Satoh S,Okabe H,Kanaya S,Sakai Y

更新日期：2020-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumor effects of an experimental chemoendocrine therapy combining a new pure antiestrogen ICI 182780 and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) were studied on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells implanted in nude mice. ICI 182780 had a dose-dependent antitumor activity, which was potentiated by the concomitant use of 5-FU. When c...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ogasawara Y,Doihara H,Shiroma K,Kanaya Y,Shimizu N

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) responses to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery as well as to investigate their roles in predicting patient outcome, a prospective, observational, pilot study was performed. Thirty patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with CPB received 10mg/kg betam...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Gando S,Nishihira J,Kemmotsu O,Kobayashi S,Morimoto Y,Matsui Y,Yasuda K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported the balance of T helper type 1 (Th1) cells and type 2 (Th2) cells in patients with lung carcinomas. This study was conducted to investigate their activity and role in tumors, which remain unclear. We determined the population of lymphocytes with intracellular interferon (IFN)-gamma or interleukin ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito N,Nakamura H,Metsugi H,Ohgi S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the newly developed continuous suture technique in dunking pancreatojejunostomy without pancreatic duct stenting after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive pancreaticojejunostomies (patient age 73 ± 11, 41-88) with continuous sutures without stenting after PD were performed f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katoh T,Kawano K,Furutani A,Katsuki T,Onoda M,Oga A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we used a murine monoclonal antibody, A7, against human colon carcinoma as a drug-carrier to treat colorectal cancer. In the present study, we found that MAb A7 also reacted immunohistochemically with 73% of human pancreatic carcinoma cell lines, with the A7 antigen mainly being detected on the ce...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Otsuji E,Yamaguchi T,Yamaguchi N,Koyama K,Imanishi J,Yamaoka N,Takahashi T

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Ghrelin was discovered as an intrinsic ligand for the growth hormone (GH)-secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) in 1999. The endogenous production of ghrelin occurs mainly in the stomach. Ghrelin has multiple functions; it has orexigenic action, stimulates GH secretion, has anti-inflammatory activities, stimulates gastrointes...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takiguchi S,Murakami K,Yanagimoto Y,Takata A,Miyazaki Y,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：PURPOSE:Soft pancreatic parenchyma is the most widely recognized risk factor for pancreatic fistula. We conducted this study to clarify if there are preoperative factors related to a soft pancreatic remnant and to establish if they are useful for predicting pancreatic fistula. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Casadei R,Ricci C,Taffurelli G,D'Ambra M,Pacilio CA,Ingaldi C,Minni F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of nontraumatic, spontaneous venous aneurysm of the left axillary vein. This case may represent only the second such case ever reported in the English-language medical literature. Venous aneurysms are often associated with trauma, arteriovenous fistula, or other venous abnormal hemodynamic conditions,...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ko PJ,Chu JJ,Lin PJ,Liu YH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of the Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS:The subjects of this study were 12 patients who underwent the Frey procedure for CP between January, 2000 and December, 2016. We assessed pain relief, weight gain, and exocrine/endocrine insufficiency dur...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzumura K,Hatano E,Okada T,Asano Y,Uyama N,Nakamura I,Hai S,Fujimoto J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of an aortobronchial fistula causing massive hemoptysis, which was managed by emergency stent grafting. Although this procedure was successful initially, the aortobronchial fistula appeared again 7 months later. Aneurysmectomy, followed by rifampicin-soaked gelatin sealed polyester graft replacement a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Daitoku K,Fukuda I,Taniguchi S,Minakawa M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital coronary artery fistulas account for only 0.27%-0.4% of all congenital cardiac defects. We report a case of a right coronary artery (RCA) to a right ventricular(RV) fistula found in 14-year-old girl with clinical signs of heart failure. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization showed the fistula and a d...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Charokopos N,Rouska E,Antonitsis P,Spanos P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass screening for breast cancer using physical examination alone has been carried out since 1983 in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Over a 7-year period, breast cancer was detected in 11 of a total 8,271 examinees, the detection rate being high at 0.13%. The detected cases included a few early-staged breast cance...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morimoto T,Komaki K,Mori T,Sasa M,Ooshimo K,Miki H,Monden Y,Inui K,Saoyama N,Yoshida H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Prolonged postoperative ileus (POI) is a common complication after open abdominal surgery (OAS). Daikenchuto (DKT), a traditional Japanese medicine that peripherally stimulates the neurogenic pathway, is used to treat prolonged POI in Japan. To analyze whether DKT accelerates the recovery from prolonged POI aft...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kono T,Shimada M,Nishi M,Morine Y,Yoshikawa K,Katsuno H,Maeda K,Koeda K,Morita S,Watanabe M,Kusano M,Sakamoto J,Saji S,Sokuoka H,Sato Y,Maehara Y,Kanematsu T,Kitajima M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the pancreas is a rare malignancy, associated with a poor prognosis after surgical resection, with reported median survival times (MSTs) ranging from 4.4 to 13.1 months. We conducted this study to investigate the long-term outcomes of patients after the resection for ASC. METHO...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito T,Sugiura T,Okamura Y,Yamamoto Y,Ashida R,Ohgi K,Sasaki K,Uesaka K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 50-year-old man with a double aortic arch who underwent esophagectomy for cancer in the middle thoracic esophagus at clinical Stage IIA (T3N0M0), based on the TNM classification (UICC 2002). The patient underwent esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy....

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matono S,Fujita H,Tanaka T,Tanaka Y,Nagano T,Nishimura K,Murata K,Sueyoshi S,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to assess blood vessel invasion (BVI) and other histologic features to determine the best method of histologic prognosis in node-negative breast cancer patients. The prognostic significance of the clinico-pathological findings was evaluated in 70 patients with node-negative breast cancer amon...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kato T,Kimura T,Miyakawa R,Tanaka S,Kamio T,Yamamoto K,Hamano K,Aiba M,Kawakami M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four patients with tracheal lesions were managed by various procedures, including primary anastomosis in 16, tracheoplasty in 2, and a terminal tracheostomy in 6. The patients undergoing anastomosis included 4 with primary tumors, 7 with secondary tumors, and 5 with benign stricture. Except for 2 patients, ther...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsubota N,Yoshimura M,Miyamoto Y,Nakamura H,Minami H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While videothoracoscopic surgery has rapidly become accepted as an effective method of performing minimally invasive surgery, the advantages and feasibility of using this surgical technique for the treatment of neurogenic tumors of the thorax are not yet well defined. Between August 1992 and May 1999, 15 solitary thor...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakumoto N,Inafuku S,Shimoji H,Nomura K,Honma K,Kawabata T,Ohta M,Kuniyoshi M,Ishikawa K,Genka K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00