The indications for tumor mass reduction surgery and subsequent multidisciplinary treatments in stage IV hepatocellular carcinoma.

abstract：:We present the case of a 70-year-old man found to have pneumatosis of the small intestine. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan detected massive intramural air in the entire circumference of the small intestine without any venous gas. During emergency surgery, 80 cm of the small bowel was removed. The pathologic...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shimanuki K,Nomura T,Hiramoto Y,Takashima Y,Higuchi K,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a very rare primary tracheal carcinoma. We report a case of primary ACC of the trachea, which represents, to the best of our knowledge, only the fifth such case ever documented. Pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy was necessary for complete resection because the tumor invaded the trachea widely...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsukayama S,Omura K,Kanehira E,Kawakami K,Oda M,Ohtake H,Nonomura A,Watanabe G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Associations between the preoperative absolute neutrophil count (NC), lymphocyte count (LC), and monocyte count (MC) in the peripheral blood and the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients have not been widely studied. METHODS:We enrolled 361 patients who underwent surgery for CRC between January 2007 an...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tanio A,Saito H,Uejima C,Takaya S,Yamamoto M,Tokuyasu N,Sakamoto T,Honjo S,Ashida K,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article Recent progress in multidisciplinary treatment for patients with esophageal cancer, written by Masayuki Watanabe, Reiko Otake, Ryotaro Kozuki, Tasuku Toihata, Keita Takahashi, Akihiko Okamura, Yu Imamura, was originally published Online First without Open Access. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Watanabe M,Otake R,Kozuki R,Toihata T,Takahashi K,Okamura A,Imamura Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreaticoduodenectomy is a radical treatment for pancreatic head cancer. However, it is sometimes difficult to perform pancreaticoduodenectomy, particularly in patients who have previously undergone esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction. We herein describe a surgical technique for radical pancreaticoduod...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inoue A,Akita H,Eguchi H,Hama N,Wada H,Kawamoto K,Kobayashi S,Mori M,Doki Y,Nagano H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staged esophagectomy was developed in the mid-twentieth century in an attempt to reduce high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Nowadays, the operation has almost been abandoned due to its significant disadvantages, especially the need for multiple surgeries, inability of patients to feed between operatio...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Schizas D,Michalinos A,Syllaios A,Dellaportas D,Kapetanakis EI,Hadjigeorgiou G,Vergadis C,Lasithiotakis K,Liakakos T

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the functional outcome of transsacral rectopexy performed with Dexon mesh for recurrent complete rectal prolapse. Anorectal function was assessed by anorectal manometry and defecography, before and from 1 year after surgery in five patients who were followed up for 1-3 years. The f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Araki Y,Isomoto H,Tsuzi Y,Matsumoto A,Yasunaga M,Yamauchi K,Hayashi K,Kodama T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Postoperative vital capacity (VC) and the 6-min walking (6MW) test were used to compare the differences in impairment of the pulmonary function and walking capacity in patients undergoing a lobectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), an anterior limited thoracotomy (ALT), an anteroaxillary thoraco...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nomori H,Ohtsuka T,Horio H,Naruke T,Suemasu K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed as having a chromosomal abnormality with trisomy 3p associated with a secundum atrial septal defect and a cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet. His craniofacial features showed microcephaly, micrognathia, ocular hypertelorism associated with epicanthus, and low-set ears. Moderate mental ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzuki M,Ishikawa S,Ohtaki A,Sakata K,Kawashima O,Otani Y,Morishita Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique for closure of a perineal sinus connected with the small bowel is described herein. One patient who underwent Miles' operation and another who underwent total pelvic exenteration for rectal carcinoma developed a perineal sinus through which a large amount of intestinal fluid was discharged. The pelvic orif...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Iida F,Adachi W

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the long-term effects of administering preoperative radiochemotherapy to patients with carcinoma of the lower rectum. The outcomes of 29 patients who underwent curative surgery for carcinoma of the lower rectum after receiving radiochemotherapy in the form of 40.5 Gy accelerated ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Horie H,Kashiwagi H,Konishi F,Furuta K,Ozawa A,Kanazawa K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man presented to our hospital following the sudden onset of left subclavicular swelling, 8 years after undergoing subtotal removal of an axillofemoral bypass. Computed tomography revealed a rupture of the left axillary artery with the formation of a false aneurysm. Emergency surgery was performed in the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamoto K,Yoshimura T,Ohtani S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the effect of lithium carbonate in the preoperative preparation of patients with Graves' disease, it was given without any other antithyroid medication to two patients as an alternative to thionamide, which had caused adverse effects. The initial dose of lithium carbonate was 600 mg/day, and the final dos...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mochinaga N,Eto T,Maekawa Y,Tsunoda T,Kanematsu T,Izumi M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

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:Acute gastric mucosal lesions, which can develop within a few hours after polytrauma, shock, major operations, central nervous system lesions, or severe infection, cause about 33% of cases of gastrointestinal bleeding. We analyzed and compared the effectiveness of famotidine and omeprazole on acute gastric muco...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Topaloglu U,Muftuoglu T,Akturk Z,Ekinci H,Peker O,Unalmiser S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 72-year-old man in whom a nonanastomotic pseudoaneurysm arose from a reinforced ringed expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (EPTFE) graft (Gore-Tex, Flagstaff, AZ, USA) following an axillobifemoral bypass. The pseudoaneurysm developed 2 years after graft insertion and induced graft thrombosi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akiyama K,Hirota J,Shiina Y,Ohkado A,Ohsawa S,Kainuma Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：: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：:Malignant fibrous histiocytoma occurs most commonly in the extremities and trunk, but rarely in the visceral organs. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the small intestine is an extremely rare condition. To our knowledge, only ten cases of primary tumors involving the small intestine have been described up to now. Amon...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kotan C,Kosem M,Alici S,Ilhan M,Tuncer I,Harman M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein a case of blunt rupture of the right hemidiaphragm occurring with complete intrathoracic dislocation of the right hepatic lobe in a polytraumatized patient. The initial chest X-ray was interpreted as right-sided hemothorax, and a thoracic drainage tube was accidentally placed into the liver. A comput...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wirbel RJ,Mutschler W

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymph node dissection is a critical part of surgery for colorectal cancer. Japanese D3 and complete mesocolic excision are two unique principles for lymph node dissection in colorectal cancer. Laparoscopic surgery magnifies the targets and provides insight about the micro-anatomy through high-quality, high-definition ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takahashi H,Haraguchi N,Nishimura J,Hata T,Matsuda C,Yamamoto H,Mizushima T,Doki Y,Mori M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction following total gastrectomy usually requires one of the various methods of esophagojejunal anastomosis. We present herein the case of a 78-year-old woman with gastric carcinoma involving the adjacent organs for which resection of the whole stomach, distal pancreas, transverse colon, and distal duodenum ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Akimaru K,Kokuma M,Hideshima A,Gotoh M,Shibuya T,Shoji T

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：PURPOSE:We evaluated the safety and efficacy of adult-to-adult right-lobe living donor liver transplantation (ARL-LDLT) in HBV-related benign liver disease recipients with high model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores. METHODS:The subjects of this study were 70 adult patients who underwent ARL-LDLT and 191 who ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Jiang L,Yan L,Tan Y,Li B,Wen T,Yang J,Zhao J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of intrahepatic cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II), cisplatin, administered via the hepatic artery in combination with concomitant clamping of the abdominal aorta beneath the diaphragm against metastatic liver tumors in rats was evaluated. When 2.5 or 5 mg/kg of cisplatin was injected intra-arterially (i.a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishioka Y

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein present the case of a 66-year-old man with both gastric cancer and an infrarenal abdominal aneurysm. The patient's medical history included bladder cancer, chronic renal failure, and ischemic heart disease. We performed a simultaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and total gastrectomy. Following the p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshinaga K,Yoshida R,Guntani A,Matsumoto T,Saeki H,Morita M,Emi Y,Kakeji Y,Tsujitani S,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer has been gaining acceptance with the gradual accumulation of evidence, it remains a technically demanding procedure in patients with a narrow pelvis, bulky tumors, or obesity. To overcome the technical difficulties associated with laparoscopic rectal dissection and trans...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hasegawa S,Takahashi R,Hida K,Kawada K,Sakai Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to clarify what hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) phenotype, as categorized by intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), showed a high risk of recurrence after hepatic resection. METHODS:Patients who underwent initial curative hepatectomy with intraoperative CEUS for a single HCC n...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakamura I,Hatano E,Tada M,Kawabata Y,Tamagawa S,Kurimoto A,Iwama H,Toriguchi K,Sueoka H,Iida K,Yoshida M,Nishimura T,Iijima H

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the role of intraoperative frozen section (FS) in the surgical management of solitary thyroid nodules, as its true value is a subject of some controversy. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 206 consecutive patients operated on for solitary thyroid nodules. All patients had undergone both preoperat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Duek SD,Goldenberg D,Linn S,Krausz MM,Hershko DD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Percutaneous thermal ablation is used for treating hepatic tumors. Recent advances in laparoscopy and imaging modalities have led to the development of a novel image-guided minimally invasive loco-regional treatment. The aim of this trial was to apply laparoscopic assistance to magnetic resonance (MR) image-gui...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Murakami K,Naka S,Shiomi H,Akabori H,Kurumi Y,Morikawa S,Tani T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00