Possibility of limited gastrectomy for early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach, based on the distribution of sentinel node basins.

abstract：:Signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is rare in the biliary system. We report a case of SRCC coexisting with adenocarcinoma, arising in a choledochal cyst of the extrahepatic bile duct. The patient was a 52-year-old man, hospitalized for the investigation of jaundice and pruritus. Abdominal computed tomography and magnet...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hua R,Zhang JF,Liu W,Huo YM,Sun YW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spleen is one of the organs most commonly injured by blunt abdominal trauma. It plays an important role in immune response to infections, especially those sustained by encapsulated bacteria. Nonoperative management (NOM), comprising clinical and radiological observation with or without angioembolization, is the tr...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Romeo L,Bagolini F,Ferro S,Chiozza M,Marino S,Resta G,Anania G

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proximal gastrectomy and lymph node dissection are often performed for T1 cancer of the gastric cardia; however, direct esophagogastrostomy is frequently complicated by reflux esophagitis. We describe a simple technique for preventing esophageal reflux and discuss its results. METHODS:This technique is indicat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hirai T,Matsumoto H,Iki K,Hirabayashi Y,Kawabe Y,Ikeda M,Yamamura M,Hato S,Urakami A,Yamashita K,Tsunoda T,Haruma K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a rare case of cardiac and abdominal aortic inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs). A 64-year-old male presented with a loss of appetite, abdominal distension and general fatigue. A cardiac tumor was suspected on the basis of computed tomography scans. A needle biopsy was performed, but it did not lead to a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wada T,Anai H,Morita M,Shuto T,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison was made of the histological findings for myocardial tissue of heterotopic transplanted rat hearts administered with FK506. ACI rats were used as donors and Lewis rats as recipients. FK506 was used for 6 days except for group I (control group). Group II received 0.32 mg/kg/day of FK506 from the day of ope...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hisatomi K,Sato T,Nishimi M,Hirano A,Isomura T,Aoyagi S,Kosuga K,Ohishi K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein a case of clinically solitary abdominal tuberculoma. A 28-year-old woman was admitted to hospital for treatment of an abdominal tumor shown to be located in the head of the pancreas and compressing the superior mesenteric vein by echosonography and computed tomography (CT). There were no clinical sign...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hashimoto M,Koyama H,Noie T,Shibayama K,Kitamura N

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of calcium (Ca) on a hyperkalemic cardioplegic solution for continuous cardioplegia were examined in an isolated perfused working rat heart model. The coronary arteries were perfused with a modified Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer (K-H) solution, containing various concentrations of Ca (0.1, 0.6, 1.2, a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takemoto N,Kuroda H,Nakamura Y,Ichiba T,Matsuda N,Ashida Y,Hamasaki T,Hara Y,Ishiguro S,Mori T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous authors have suggested that a diverticulum of the vermiform appendix has a higher risk of perforation than acute appendicitis. Therefore, this study compared appendiceal diverticulitis with acute appendicitis to explain the characteristics of appendiceal diverticulitis. METHODS:Data for this study cam...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamana I,Kawamoto S,Inada K,Nagao S,Yoshida T,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinoma arising from the villous adenoma of the ampullary biliary epithelium is an extremely rare disorder. The preoperative diagnosis and treatment of the disease represent a major difficulty. A 67-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of jaundice. Preoperative investigations revea...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Genc H,Haciyanli M,Tavusbay C,Colakoglu O,Aksöz K,Unsal B,Ekinci N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ca(2+) channel blockers inhibit collagenase production and have a vasodilatatory effect. They also restrict the formation of ischemia-reperfusion induced free oxygen radicals. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of nifedipine on the healing of colonic anastomoses in a rat model. METHODS:Sixty Wistar...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ugurlu L,Turan M,Canbay E,Elagöz S,Sen M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ascites can occur in association with the rupture of a pseudocyst or the disruption of a pancreatic duct during the natural course of chronic pancreatitis. We report herein the successful treatment of three patients with pancreatic ascites by performing a surgical procedure after 4-6 weeks of total parenter...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohge H,Yokoyama T,Kodama T,Takesue Y,Murakami Y,Hiyama E,Matsuura Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of surgical treatment for advanced esophageal cancer remain extremely poor. Irradiation and chemotherapy are not superior to surgery. Perioperative morbidity and the influence on long-term survival of a combination of surgery and preoperative chemotherapy were investigated in patients with advanced esophag...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hosoya Y,Shibusawa H,Nagai H,Ueno I,Sakuma K,Nagashima T,Kobayashi N,Kanazawa K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute massive or submassive pulmonary artery thromboembolism causes sudden hemodynamic deterioration, warranting immediate surgery. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who suffered a syncopal attack resulting in shock, 3 weeks after undergoing orthopedic surgery. Preoperative radiologic imaging studies, includin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Moon SW,Jo KH,Wang YP,Kim YK,Kwon OK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a case of IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). A 72-year-old male with jaundice visited our hospital complaining of epigastralgia. A blood chemistry analysis revealed elevated serum levels of total bilirubin and DUPAN-II. Computed tomography (CT) revealed irregularly shaped pancreatic masses wi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura A,Yamamoto J,Hatsuse K,Aosasa S,Nishiyama K,Maejima T,Ogata S,Shimazaki H,Kawaguchi A,Hase K

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：PURPOSE:Postoperative bowel infarction is a major contributing factor to the high mortality rate associated with acute thromboembolism of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). This study was conducted to evaluate the prophylactic role of thrombectomy to prevent postoperative mesenteric infarction. METHODS:An autologou...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakaguchi S,Minowa K,Shibanushi T,Ichino M,Mitsuoka H,Unno N,Yamamoto N,Nakamura S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucormycosis is an uncommon opportunistic fungal infection that may develop in immunocompromised patients with conditions such as diabetes mellitus, leukemia, lymphoma, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or after transplantation with immunosupperessive therapy. We report a case of gastric perforation caused by a m...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Song KY,Kang WK,Park CW,Choi YJ,Rha SE,Park CH

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：:Late graft failure of autologous vein grafts is associated with intimal hyperplasia resulting from the migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is an enzyme that synthesizes nitric oxide (NO). An impairment of NO-mediated vasorelaxation and increases...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sugimoto M,Yamanouchi D,Komori K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the low incidence rate of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (combined HCC-CC), the clinicopathological features of a recurrent tumor of this disease remain to be elucidated. We describe a 47-year-old Japanese woman with a 5-cm diameter mass lesion in the liver. A hepatectomy and dissection of the l...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Eguchi H,Nagano H,Sakon M,Miyamoto A,Kondo M,Arai I,Morimoto O,Dono K,Umeshita K,Nakamori S,Wakasa K,Monden M

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:The pharmacologic response of coronary artery bypass conduits is of great importance. This study was designed to clarify the response of blood flow between the internal thoracic artery (ITA) and the ileocecal artery (ICA) to inotropic agents. The responses of the ITA and ICA to epinephrine, dopamine, isoproterenol, an...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tada Y,Tsuboi H,Suzuki K,Katoh T,Zempo N,Fujimura Y,Esato K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper management of abdominal compartment syndrome and open abdomen is important for improving the survival of critically ill patients. However, in cases requiring a prolonged period of open abdomen, it is frequently difficult to perform definitive fascial closure due to lateralization of the abdominal musculature. W...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Arai M,Kushimoto S,Kim S,Masuno T,Hagiwara J,Ishii H,Yokota H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of the cystic tube (C-tube) and the cystic clip (C-clip) for primary closure of the common bile duct after choledocholithotomy was examined in 10 dogs, followed by an observation period of either 3 months (n = 6) or 1 year (n = 4). No early complications were observed in any of the animals either dur...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tomioka T,Ikematsu Y,Inoue K,Tajima Y,Sasaki M,Kanematsu T,Tsunoda T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 6-month-old girl with a giant transdiaphragmatic duodenal duplication connecting to a cervical intraspinal cyst, which compressed the heart and lung, causing severe respiratory distress. We removed the intraspinal neurenteric cyst through a posterior cervical incision at the C6 and C7 level, an...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wakisaka M,Nakada K,Kitagawa H,Shimada H,Nosaka S

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：PURPOSE:We investigated the effectiveness of mechanical intestinal cleansing and antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing bacterial translocation (BT) during the Pringle maneuver in rabbits. METHODS:Forty-eight rabbits were allocated to one of the following four groups: a control group (group 1); an antibiotic group, give...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Erenoglu B,Gokturk HS,Kucukkartallar T,Sahin M,Tekin A,Tatkan Y,Bodur S,Baykan M

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：PURPOSE:To assess the diagnostic value of the white blood cell count (WBC) and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level in children with advanced appendicitis. METHODS:We reviewed 289 children ranging in age from 3 to 15 years old, who underwent appendectomy in our hospital between 1993 and 2003. The advanced appendicitis...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okamoto T,Sano K,Ogasahara K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00