Educational application of intraoperative records from an energy device in laparoscopic gastrectomy: a preliminary report.

abstract：PURPOSE:Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is a clinical syndrome characterized by segmental occlusions of the distal vessels. Although a cessation of using nicotine products usually helps, nevertheless a surgical revascularization may be needed in cases of stage III and IV limbs. Because of the distal and ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Dilege S,Aksoy M,Kayabali M,Genc FA,Senturk M,Baktiroglu S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tissue biopsy is the "golden standard" for molecular profiling that is essential in decision-making regarding treatment for malignant tumors, including primary lung cancer. However, tumor biopsies are associated with several limitations, including invasiveness and difficulty in achieving access. Liquid biopsies have...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoneda K,Imanishi N,Ichiki Y,Tanaka F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about the period required for menstruation recovery after long-term luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) agonist plus tamoxifen therapy following chemotherapy. In this study we investigated the period required for menstruation recovery after the therapy. METHODS:The subjects comprised ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakurai K,Matsuo S,Enomoto K,Amano S,Shiono M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the route of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) administration which would have the greatest protective effect against hepatic warm ischemia, two experiments were performed using dogs. The pharmacokinetics of PGE1 were investigated in a preliminary study, after which, the effects of PGE1 in a 90-min warm ischemic li...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Totsuka E,Sasaki M,Takahashi K,Toyoki Y,Seino K,Chiba S,Narumi S,Hakamada K,Morita T,Konn M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The prognosis for gastric cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis is poor. Many studies have reported that the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) might be useful to predict the degree of progression of gastric cancer. In this study, we attempted to evaluate whether the NLR and other related laboratory paramet...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakayama Y,Gotohda N,Shibasaki H,Nomura S,Kinoshita T,Hayashi R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), which is calculated using serum albumin and the peripheral lymphocyte count, is a simple and useful score for predicting the prognosis in patients with various cancers. The correlation between the preoperative PNI and long-term outcomes is unclear in oldest-old patient...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tominaga T,Nonaka T,Hisanaga M,Fukuda A,Tanoue Y,Yoshimoto T,Hidaka S,Sawai T,Nagayasu T

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 20-year-old woman in whom an enormous aneurysmal portahepatic venous fistula was found. The portal aneurysm developed in the anterior inferior segment of the right hepatic lobe, and communicated with the right portal vein and the right hepatic vein. Due to the enormous size of the shunt,...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyauchi A,Okada S,Hashimoto T,Wakabayashi H,Maeba T,Tanaka S,Hayashi H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of an abnormal chest echoic lesion detected incidentally by echocardiography. A chest roentgenogram showed the presence of a giant mass, and computed tomography of the chest confirmed the presence of a mass with a nonhomogeneous density in the left mediastinum, ju...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yashiro T,Shiba M,Sato K,Matsuzaki O,Iizasa T,Otsuji M,Fujisawa T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) develop most commonly in the pleura, although they have occasionally been reported to arise in the pelvic cavity. We report a case of an SFT presenting as a painless nodule in the pelvis of a 56-year-old woman. Histologically, the tumor was composed of spindle-shaped cells arranged witho...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katsuno H,Maeda K,Hanai T,Sato H,Masumori K,Koide Y,Matsuoka H,Noro T,Takakuwa Y,Hanaoka R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postinfarct left ventricular aneurysm associated with mitral valve regurgitation is resistant to medical treatment and often requires surgical repair. A transventricular approach to the mitral valve in such a patient can enable the surgeon to avoid incision of the right or left atrium, and can provide for safe and rel...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Misawa Y,Fuse K,Konishi H,Saito H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we discovered that indomethacin was an effective modulator of the sensitivity of pulmonary carcinoma cells to vincristine (VCR), methotrexate (MTX), adriamycin (ADR), and etoposide (VP-16). We describe herein the case of a 61-year-old-man with multiple brain, lung, liver, and bone metastases from ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kobayashi S,Okada S,Hasumi T,Sato N,Fujimura S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of warm ischemia on the metabolism of prostaglandins was investigated using a pig liver transplantation model employing the temporary portal arterialization technique. Eighteen pigs were divided into three groups according to warm ischemia time: 0 min (group I, n = 6), 30 min (group II, n = 6), and 60 mi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Isai H,Kimura J,Ito K,Tamura M,Kon H,Kamachi H,Takahashi M,Yamashita K,Shimamura T,Nakajima Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old man who had undergone esophagectomy with reconstructive surgery using a portion of the stomach 5 years earlier for esophageal cancer was admitted to our hospital after a routine endoscopy and histological examination of a biopsy specimen revealed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma in the stomach. A gas...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Saeki T,Mandai K,Moriwaki S,Yamagami K,Sakamoto N,Takiyama W,Takashima S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare, benign cardiac tumor that can cause multiple emboli. We report herein a case of papillary fibroelastoma developing from the chordae of the tricuspid valve which was detected by echocardiography and confirmed by surgical resection. To our knowledge, this is only the fifth documented c...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishimura Y,Naito Y,Fujiwara K,Komai H,Noguchi Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein present an example of an extended central bisegmentectomy in a patient with a large hepatocellular carcinoma. According to a magnetic resonance imaging study, the right hepatic vein was displaced and narrowed at its origin and a large inferior right hepatic vein was revealed. In this case, owing to the only ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tanaka K,Nishimura A,Takenaka K,Yamada K,Ishibe R,Ogata S,Ishizaki N,Taira A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Esophageal achalasia can be roughly divided into non-sigmoid and sigmoid types. Laparoscopic surgery has been reported to be less than optimally effective for sigmoid type. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the esophageal flexion level on the clinical condition and surgical outcomes of patients...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsuboi K,Omura N,Yano F,Hoshino M,Yamamoto SR,Akimoto S,Masuda T,Kashiwagi H,Yanaga K

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinicopathological features of intracystic papillary carcinoma (ICPC), which have not been established given its rarity and lack of standard diagnostic criteria. METHODS:We reviewed the clinicopathological findings and treatment outcomes of 14 patients with ICPC diagnosed between 2002 and 2006...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akagi T,Kinoshita T,Shien T,Hojo T,Akashi-Tanaka S,Murata Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Several recent studies have evaluated the feasibility of the sentinel node (SN) concept for gastric cancer. The aim of our study was to investigate limited gastrectomy with SN basin dissection in SN navigation surgery (SNNS) for patients with early-gastric cancer located in the upper-third of the stomach. METH...

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：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A four-and-a-half-year-old boy underwent living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. Immunosuppressive therapy was commenced with tacrolimus and methylprednisolone, despite which derangement of liver function tests (LFTs) became evident on postoperative day (POD) 7. A d...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hori T,Nguyen JH,Uemoto S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old woman who had end-stage renal disease and hypertension presented with back pain. Chest radiographs and chest computed tomography (CT) showed right pleural effusion with bilateral pleural masses. The patient underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for a biopsy of the right pleural mass and f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suh JH,Kim YH,Chang ED

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Knowledge is limited about the efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery in older adult patients with obesity. METHODS:Fifty-six patients aged ≥ 60 years who underwent bariatric surgery, as either sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass, were matched for sex, baseline body mass index (BMI) and...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aryannezhad S,Khalaj A,Hosseinpanah F,Mahdavi M,Valizadeh M,Barzin M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of an ano-urethral fistula, being a low malformation, are reported herein. Both patients underwent a colostomy under the diagnosis of a recto-urethral fistula during the neonatal period. As a urethro-rectogram later revealed the fistula to be located between the anus and anterior urethra, revision of the ure...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takamatsu H,Noguchi H,Tahara H,Kajiya H,Kaji T,Ikee T,Yoshioka T,Akiyama H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Cox maze IV (CMIV) procedure is being used increasingly frequently for surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to identify the risk factors of the need for postoperative pacemaker implantation (PMI) after CMIV. METHODS:Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data were retros...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Masaki N,Kawamoto S,Motoyoshi N,Adachi O,Kumagai K,Kawatsu S,Hayatsu Y,Katahira S,Hosoyama K,Akiyama M,Saiki Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:In a 61-year-old woman who underwent extensive retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for rectal cancer, postoperative chylous ascites developed. The site of the lymphatic leak was evident on the lymphangiogram with lipiodol taken prior to the surgical repair of the leak, and another site seen on the intraoperative lym...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kohnoe S,Takahashi I,Kawanaka H,Mori M,Okadome K,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of co-occurrence of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the esophagus is described. The present patient was a 61-year-old man who underwent a curative esophagectomy with a regional lymph node dissection for a MEC in the lower esophagus and a SCC near the esophagogastric junct...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Koide N,Hamanaka K,Igarashi J,Hanazaki K,Adachi W,Hosaka S,Uehara T,Amano J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open heart surgery in patients with Child-Pugh class C liver cirrhosis has a high mortality rate and is generally considered to be contraindicated. A patient with liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class C) underwent mandatory complex open heart surgery due to severe heart failure. The perioperative management, including the...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kubota Y,Sakaguchi T,Miyagawa S,Nishi H,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Sawa Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The indications for surgical treatment of multinodular goiter (MNG) are pressure symptoms, suspicion of malignancy, and cosmetic concerns. We report our clinical experience of performing total thyroidectomy (TT) for MNG, focusing on outcome and complications, to evaluate its effectiveness. METHODS:The medical ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Dogan L,Karaman N,Yilmaz KB,Ozaslan C,Atalay C

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00