A new method of anterior mediastinal tracheostomy following resection of cervical esophagus and the larynx: report of a case.

abstract：:In this study, the risk factors related to intraperitoneal septic complications occurring after hepatectomy (IPSCH) as well as the effect of various perioperative variables on the outcome of IPSCH between 1985 and 1990 were analyzed. Twenty-one of 211 patients (10.0%) developed IPSCH. The findings in the patients with...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsumata T,Yanaga K,Shimada M,Shirabe K,Taketomi A,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old female was hospitalized because of generalized peritonitis with pneumoperitoneum. A laparotomy disclosed a perforated ulcer of the cecum. A resection of the perforated portion of the cecum was then performed. Histopathologic examinations confirmed that the ulcer was non-specific in nature. No recurrence w...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sato H,Tatsumura T,Yamamoto K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe how we developed a new method of tying an intracorporeal suture of monofilament material using a bowline knot, which eliminates the troublesome C-loop formation for winding the thread on the rod. The winding-forceps point to the site of suturing, and the needle end of the thread is placed under the rod of ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asao T,Tsutsumi S,Yamaguchi S,Fujii T,Mochiki E,Kuwano H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated whether functional future remnant liver volume (fFRLV), assessed using gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (EOB-MRI), could evaluate regional liver function in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVT...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Araki K,Harimoto N,Yamanaka T,Ishii N,Tsukagoshi M,Igarashi T,Watanabe A,Kubo N,Tsushima Y,Shirabe K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed conservative surgery for small differentiated thyroid carcinoma, but also inadvertently carried out minimal insufficient surgery, such as enucleation (Ex) or partial lobectomy (pLx) without regional node dissection for malignant thyroid nodules. In this study, the long-term postoperative outcome after suc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shingu K,Sugenoya A,Kobayashi S,Kasuga Y,Fujimori M,Asanuma K,Hama Y,Ito K,Maruyama M,Itoh N,Amano J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Thromboprophylaxis is recommended for preventing postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) after abdominal surgery; however, its use after major hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery is typically avoided as it increases the risk of bleeding. We conducted this study to evaluate the safety of thrombopr...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hayashi H,Morikawa T,Yoshida H,Motoi F,Okada T,Nakagawa K,Mizuma M,Naitoh T,Katayose Y,Unno M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A phase clinical II trial was conducted to determine the antitumor activity and toxicity of weekly paclitaxel administered to patients with advanced gastric cancer. METHODS:Sixty-eight patients with advanced gastric cancer and performance status 0-2 were treated with 80 mg/m2 paclitaxel over 1 h following a sh...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Emi Y,Yamamoto M,Takahashi I,Orita H,Kakeji Y,Kohnoe S,Maehara Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The improvement of heart function in a patient on hemodialysis with dilated cardiomyopathy by renal transplantation is herein reported. The patient was a 35-year-old woman. Hemodialysis had been initiated 3 months before, but she experienced difficulty with hemodialysis maintenance and exhibited congestive heart failu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okouchi Y,Arisaka H,Shimada A,Miyamoto K,Takase S,Suzuki T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) might promote better renal function after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Using a rat allogeneic OLT model, we investigated if ALR can mediate renal protection and its potential mechanisms. METHODS:Orthotopic liver transplant recipients were assigned to a cyclo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Chen Y,Luo F,Luo S,Wu Z,Zhou J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-day-old girl presented with abdominal distension and vomiting. She had been previously operated on for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) when she was 2 days old. An immediate laparotomy revealed an appendiceal mass caused by perforated appendicitis. The occurrence of appendicitis and an ap...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Karaman A,Cavuşoğlu YH,Erdoğan D,Karaman I,Cakmak O

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conventional mitral valve replacement is associated with the loss of natural continuity of the mitral valve complex. This study evaluated the morphologic/histological characteristics and function of a decellularized mitral valve used as a transplantable graft. METHODS:Hearts excised from pigs were decellulariz...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inaba Y,Yagi H,Kuroda K,Kato J,Kawai Y,Kasai M,Kitahara H,Ito T,Osako M,Kitagawa Y,Shimizu H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few published reports on endovascular stent grafting for thoracic aneurysms in Jehovah's Witnesses. Between 2001 and 2003, we performed endovascular stent grafting for a thoracic aneurysm in three patients of the Jehovah's Witness faith. Two patients had a thoracic aortic aneurysm and one had a chronic type-...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hachiro Y,Kurimoto Y,Morishita K,Fukada J,Fujisawa Y,Kawaharada N,Abe T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery subjects the lower extremities to ischemia and reperfusion. Although it is not extensive or prolonged, ischemia of the lower extremities during aortic cross-clamping is gradually and steadily induced. We studied the effects of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on ischemia-reperfu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sako H,Hadama T,Miyamoto S,Anai H,Wada T,Iwata E,Hamamoto H,Tanaka H,Urushino K,Shuto T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The robotic surgical system was designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional endoscopic surgery. Since national health insurance in Japan began covering robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for malignant lung and mediastinal tumors in 2018, the number of RATS procedures being performed domestically has ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanzaki M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We performed a semiquantitative analysis of the expression of Mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) and gut-associated tissues (GALT) during small bowel graft rejection in the rat to confirm the effect of FTY720 and ex vivo graft irradiation. METHODS:Small bowel transplantations (SBT) were perf...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sugito K,Inoue M,Ikeda T,Hagiwara N,Koshinaga T,Kusafuka T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Given the lack of safety studies concerning laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer in patients ≥ 80 years old with comorbidities, we sought to investigate this in the current study. METHODS:Between 2012 and 2019, 24 patients ≥ 80 years old underwent laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer without preoperative t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hisamatsu Y,Kuriyama N,Fujimoto Y,Jogo T,Hu Q,Hokonohara K,Nakanishi R,Ando K,Kimura Y,Oki E,Mori M

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hepatic hydatid cysts (HHCs) are a parasitic infestation caused by several species of Echinococcus. We examined the clinical features of HHCs and evaluated the results of various surgical procedures. METHODS:One hundred and sixty-nine patients aged between 17 and 84 years underwent surgery for HHCs within a 12...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Gourgiotis S,Stratopoulos C,Moustafellos P,Dimopoulos N,Papaxoinis G,Vougas V,Hadjiyannakis E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis is a rare finding in adult patients. We herein present the case of a 24-year-old male patient who was diagnosed and surgically treated for the complete absence of the left hemidiaphragm. His symptoms included acute respiratory distress, ipsilateral absence of breath sounds, and vague ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Pousios D,Panagiotopoulos N,Argyriou P,Piyis A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chyluria is leakage of lymphatic fluid into the urine, following trauma to or obstruction of the lymphatic system. We herein report a rare case of chyluria after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. A 69-year-old male complaining of epigastric pain and reflux symptoms was diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer and ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takeno A,Tamura S,Miki H,Tanigawa N,Taniguchi H,Nakahira S,Suzuki R,Nakata K,Takeda Y,Kato T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of operative treatment and chemotherapy on the prognosis in 93 gastric cancer patients with liver metastasis was studied. Chemotherapy included the systemic administration of mitomycin C (MMC) (39 patients), an intra-hepatoarterial infusion of MMC (MMC IAC group) (19 patients) and an intra-hepatoarterial...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yonemura Y,Matuki N,Sakuma H,Katayama K,Sawa T,Fujimura T,Ohyama S,Miwa K,Miyazaki I,Tanaka M

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:We report a case of esophageal schwannoma in a 46-year-old woman who presented with rapidly progressive dyspnea and dysphagia. Chest computed tomography showed a large mediastinal mass, which was extrinsically compressing the trachea, widely adjacent to the upper thoracic esophagus. We performed an axillary right thor...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tokunaga T,Takeda S,Sumimura J,Maeda H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 84-year-old male was admitted to a local clinic suffering from general fatigue with associated anemia, and therefore was referred to our hospital. His medical history included a proximal gastrectomy with the formation of a jejunal pouch as a reconstructive treatment for early upper gastric cancer at 78 years of age...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kurokawa T,Kanai M,Kaneko Y,Takahashi H,Motohara T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The use of aprotinin in cardiac surgery is associated with overriding safety concerns. Therefore, there is increased research on alternatives. This study investigated the relative benefits of strategic leukofiltration on polymer-coated extracorporeal circuits (ECC), aprotinin, and combined therapy in high-risk ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Farsak B,Gunaydin S,Yildiz U,Sari T,Zorlutuna Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:We investigated the long-term results and ongoing management issues of 39 Japanese children who underwent liver transplantation in Brisbane, Australia. Whole liver grafts were used in 15 patients (Wh group) and reduced-size grafts were used in 24 patients (Re group). The 1-year and 3-year survival rates were 74% and 6...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishikawa M,Kitatani H,Akiyama T,Shimizu Y,Balderson GA,Shepherd RW,Lynch SV,Ong TH,Strong RW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:No definitive surgical treatment for non-acute pilonidal disease has been established thus far. We herein report the short-term and long-term outcomes of 74 consecutive patients who underwent the cleft lift procedure for non-acute pilonidal disease. METHODS:A total of 74 consecutive patients who underwent the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ortega PM,Baixauli J,Arredondo J,Bellver M,Sánchez-Justicia C,Ocaña S,Hernández-Lizoain JL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to analyze the efficacy and complications in endovenous LASER ablation (EVLA) with 1470 nm diode lasers using low linear endovenous energy density (LEED) combined with high ligation for varicose veins of the great saphenous vein (GSV). METHODS:One hundred and sixteen limbs of 102 patien...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Park YS,Kim YW,Park YJ,Kim DI

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe herein an extremely unusual case of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the lesser omentum. A 45-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with an intra-abdominal mass that was subsequently misdiagnosed as a submucosal tumor of the stomach. The tumor arose from the lesser omentum and was removed wit...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukuda H,Suwa T,Kimura F,Sugiura T,Shinoda T,Kaneko K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00