Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: an overview of systematic reviews with quality assessment of current evidence.

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term surgical outcomes of laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection (APR) for rectal cancer, by comparing it with a case-control series of open APR. METHODS:Fourteen patients with rectal cancer who underwent laparoscopic APR between August 2004 and November 2011 we...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inada R,Yamamoto S,Oshiro T,Takawa M,Fujita S,Akasu T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute appendicitis may become life threatening if it is complicated by retroperitoneal abscess. To the best of our knowledge, only case reports have been documented; thus, we analyzed the published experiences and reviewed this issue. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In addition to two patients treated at our institut...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hsieh CH,Wang YC,Yang HR,Chung PK,Jeng LB,Chen RJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal distension and fullness. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral ovarian tumors. Although these ovarian tumors were suspected of being metastatic, the primary tumor site could not be detected before the bilateral salpingo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Maekawa H,Sato K,Komatsu Y,Orita H,Sakurada M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to identify the predictors of early postoperative hypocalcemia after a total/near total thyroidectomy in order to select patients for prompt treatment to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia. METHODS:Patients with hypocalcemia within 24 h of surgery were identified as Group I and normocal...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kara M,Tellioglu G,Krand O,Fersahoglu T,Berber I,Erdogdu E,Ozel L,Titiz MI

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the cases of two women, aged 34 years and 39 years, respectively, found to have hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia after presenting with a history of episodes of temporary loss of consciousness, nausea, and fainting. Under the suspected diagnosis of insulinoma, localization procedures were carried out, but...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Eriguchi N,Aoyagi S,Hara M,Tanaka E,Hashimoto M,Jimi A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is poor. However, recent reports from Europe have described the effects of imatinib against metastatic GIST. We herein report the case of a Japanese patient treated with imatinib for advanced GIST. Imatinib at 400 mg daily was given to an adult with mult...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ando Y,Tsunoda T,Beck Y,Takayama T,Tahara H

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:For vascular occlusive disease, an autologous vein graft is the most suitable conduit for arterial reconstruction. Intimal hyperplasia, resulting from the migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, is a major obstacle to patency after vein grafting. The degree to which the function of nitric oxide (N...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kodama A,Itoh T,Komori K

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the present study, we investigated the effect of troglitazone, a selective ligand and agonist of PPAR-gamma, on the metastatic potential of human colon cancer cells. METHODS:High- and low-PPAR-gamma expression clones of the colon cancer cell line, HT29, namely clones 21 and 3 respectively, were used. We inv...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sunami E,Tsuno NH,Kitayama J,Saito S,Osada T,Yamaguchi H,Tomozawa S,Tsuruo T,Shibata Y,Nagawa H

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:For the purpose of predicting postoperative local recurrence and/or distant metastasis in differentiated thyroid cancer, a discriminant analysis was done. To assess the reliability of this method and the induced function, simulation was done by using random samples under various conditions. Simulation revealed that th...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mori Y,Takaya K,Miyata Y,Satomi S,Sasaki T,Taguti Y,Mori S,Sekita Y,Matoba N,Kurihara H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Th2 cells have been shown to exert cell-mediated immune responses in vitro; therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the cellular mechanisms of the long-term survival of cardiac xenografts by measuring cytokine production from recipient lymphocytes. Xenogeneic heart grafts from Lewis rats were transpl...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kishimoto K,Furukawa K,Ashizuka S,Sawada T,Ayabe H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the influence of potassium ion concentration in an organ preservation solution on lung preservation, four types of solutions were produced. These preservation solutions consisted of sodium and potassium ions on the cation and phosphate ions on the anion with glucose. Contents of solutions were: (1) 155 mmo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ono K,Sone Y,Irie T,Ohnuki T,Nitta S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is still much controversy regarding the optimal treatment for pulmonary contusion. Therefore, we examined the variables affecting patient outcomes over a 10-year period. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 107 consecutive patients with a mean age of 28 years, who were treated for pulmonary contusion duri...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Balci AE,Balci TA,Eren S,Ulkü R,Cakir O,Eren N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 76-year-old man with intractable dumping syndrome which had manifested itself 3 years after he underwent a gastric resection and Billroth I reconstruction for a gastric ulcer. Despite aggressive medical therapy by the time of admission, he had suffered from disabling dumping symptoms for...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishikawa M,Morioka E,Wada D,Komi N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of untreated and treated hypertension on abdominal wall healing. METHODS:Thirty-two spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were randomly allocated into two groups: H (n = 16), untreated and E (n = 16), treated with enalapril (40 mg/kg per day). Group C (n = 1...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tostes JM,Watanabe AL,Watanabe LM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) show a higher incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) after bowel resection in comparison to other patient populations because CD patients commonly suffer from anemia, malnutrition, and immunosuppression. In comparison to conventional passive drainage, active drainage usi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeshima R,Mizushima T,Takahashi H,Haraguchi N,Nishimura J,Hata T,Matsuda C,Ikenaga M,Nakajima K,Yamamoto H,Murata K,Doki Y,Mori M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic colonic surgery is now widely accepted. We assessed the safety and effectiveness of using a total intracorporeal surgical strategy to perform intracorporeal functional end-to-end anastomosis with an endoscopic linear stapler to treat colon cancer. METHODS:Forty-three selected patients underwent el...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeda T,Kabasima A,Ueda N,Yonemura Y,Ninomiya M,Nogami M,Fujii K,Mashino K,Tashiro H,Sakata H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postoperative pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication that is difficult to diagnose. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a pseudoaneurysm in the ascending aorta of a 68-year-old female 8 days after mitral valve replacement and tricuspid annuloplasty. The defect was simply repaired during emergency surgery without cardio...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ogawa T,Toda K,Fujita T,Higashi M,Kobayashi J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old man who had suffered for 5 years from persistent abdominal pain caused by alcoholic chronic pancreatitis, presented with diffuse calcification of the entire pancreas with cystic formation of the pancreatic head. After a pylorus-preserving total pancreatectomy, the pancreatic head, including the cyst, was...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tamura K,Yano S,Itakura M,Hashimoto K,Nakagawa M,Nakase A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a complex process involving numerous intracellular signaling pathways, mediators, cells, and pathophysiological disturbances; its prevention during liver surgery is of utmost importance. In this review, we divide hepatic I/R injury into two phases, intracellular and extracellular, ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakon M,Ariyoshi H,Umeshita K,Monden M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma in a 55-year-old man, who had no symptoms. Sternotomy revealed a tumor in the anterior mediastinum, tightly adhered to the pericardium. It was resected completely. Interestingly, the tumor contained a unilocular cyst filled with mucinous fluid, suggesting that ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Teramoto K,Kawaguchi Y,Hori T,Ishida M,Hashimoto M,Kitamura S,Motoishi M,Hanaoka J,Tezuka N,Okabe H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the non-inferiority of postoperative single-dose intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis to multiple-dose intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis in terms of the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing elective rectal cancer surgery by a prospective randomized study. METH...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishibashi K,Ishida H,Kuwabara K,Ohsawa T,Okada N,Yokoyama M,Kumamoto K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of endoscopic Nd:YAG laser surgery were studied in 36 patients with unresectable advanced primary and metastatic malignancies in the trachea with special reference to the factors influencing long-term survival. Overall effectiveness of YAG laser treatment was demonstrated in 34 of the 36 patients (94 per c...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fujisawa T,Yamaguchi Y,Baba M,Shiba M,Yusa T,Yamakawa H,Saitoh Y,Iwai N,Urabe N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 601 patients with early gastric cancer (EGC), the clinicopathological findings of 5 patients (invasion of the mucosal layer in 2 and of the submucosal layer in 3) with distant lymph node metastasis according to TNM classification (third- or fourth-tier lymph node metastasis according to the Japanese classificati...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Isozaki H,Okajima K,Ichinona T,Fujii K,Nomura E,Izumi N,Ohyama T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the case of a 65-year-old female patient with a malignant glomus tumor of the stomach, with metastases to the kidney and brain. The clinical presentation and imaging results are discussed, and the literature on malignant glomus tumors is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Song SE,Lee CH,Kim KA,Lee HJ,Park CM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To define the indications for thyroid cancer surgery in elderly patients. METHODS:We compared the clinical characteristics of thyroid cancers in 85 elderly patients, defined as those aged > or =75 years, with those of 37 young patients, defined as those aged <30 years. The elderly group included patients who u...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsuyama H,Sugitani I,Fujimoto Y,Kawabata K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of polymeric clips in minimally invasive surgery. Absorbable polymeric clips were applied to the cystic duct, appendicular stump, and blood vessels in 35 patients undergoing laparoscopic or thoracoscopic procedures. All patients were reviewed 3 months after their ope...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tan TM,Okada M

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：: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