Psoas abscess complicating Crohn's disease: report of two cases.

abstract：:Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from gastrointestinal cancer has been investigated and applied clinically for several decades. Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy have been considered to be the optimal treatment options for selected patients with co...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Emoto S,Sunami E,Yamaguchi H,Ishihara S,Kitayama J,Watanabe T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor of immature myeloid cells which is often a forerunner to the development of acute myelogenous leukemia. Granulocytic sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract frequently involves the small intestine and often presents with abdominal pain and obstruction. Our patient presente...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Palanivelu C,Rangarajan M,Senthilkumar R,Annapoorni S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental study was conducted using a canine model to elucidate whether the once transected vagal nerve can be conveniently anastomosed, and to determine when and to what degree the vagorrhaphy retains its functions. In the vagorrhaphy group (n = 5), the anterior and posterior vagal trunks were transected 1.5 cm...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kodama M,Arakawa A,Ito M,Koyama K

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:We developed a new technique for partial resection of the head of the pancreas with an end-to-side pancreaticoduodenostomy, while preserving the duodenum, the common bile duct, and the upper part of the head of the pancreas around the duct of Santorini. A resection of the inferior head of the pancreas was performed in...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakagohri T,Asano T,Takayama W,Uematsu T,Hasegawa M,Miyauchi H,Maruyama M,Iwashita C,Isono K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) accounts for less than 0.005% of all cancers and less than 5% of causes of hyperparathyroidism. This tumor is difficult to identify during surgery, which is detrimental to the oncologic results. Surgery is still the main treatment for the primary tumor and to control parathyroid hormone leve...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Cruz RP,Padoin AV,Vilhordo DW,Hoffmann A,Mottin CC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pouch failure has been reported to occur after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for Crohn's disease. We report two cases of patients with Crohn's disease, who underwent redo ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (redo-IPAA) combined with anti-TNF-α maintenance therapy, with good functional results. The first patient, a man with pr...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Araki T,Okita Y,Fujikawa H,Ohi M,Tanaka K,Inoue Y,Uchida K,Mohri Y,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the safety of emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) with surgery for acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the perioperative records of 111 patients who underwent emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ueno D,Nakashima H,Higashida M,Yoshida K,Hino K,Irei I,Moriya T,Matsumoto H,Hirai T,Nakamura M

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：PURPOSE:Global DNA hypomethylation plays an important role in genomic instability and carcinogenesis. The long interspersed nucleotide element-1 (LINE-1) methylation level is a good surrogate marker of the global DNA methylation level. Previously, we demonstrated a strong relationship between LINE-1 hypomethylation and...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamura K,Kosumi K,Baba Y,Harada K,Gao F,Zhang X,Zhou L,Kitano Y,Arima K,Kaida T,Takeyama H,Higashi T,Imai K,Hashimoto D,Chikamoto A,Tan X,Baba H

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Excessive surgical stress and postoperative complications cause a storm of perioperative cytokine release, which has been shown to enhance tumor metastasis in experimental models. We have named this phenomenon "surgical oncotaxis". The mechanisms that underpin this process are thought to be excessive corticosteroid se...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hirai T,Matsumoto H,Kubota H,Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal cysts are rare and are usually discovered incidentally during diagnostic imaging, surgery, or autopsy. Most cystic lesions of the adrenal gland are nonfunctioning and become symptomatic when complicated by rupture, hemorrhage, or infection. A 40-year-old woman presented with a history of gradual-onset pain in ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Karaman K,Teke Z,Dalgic T,Ulas M,Seven MC,Zulfikaroglu E,Sakaogullari Z,Bostanci EB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of tumor necrosis factor membrane receptors (TNF-R) have been identified, namely 55 and 75 kDa TNF-R. Soluble forms of these receptors are present in the human serum. Recent findings on the role of these two TNF-R in biological cell signaling and the clinical significance of the serum levels of soluble TNF-R...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Abe Y,Watanabe Y,Kimura S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-bowel obstruction remains one of the most frequent complications after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Of particular concern is small-bowel adhesion to the pelvic dead space that causes afferent limb obstruction, sometimes necessitating laparotomy. In this report, we describ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nakagoe T,Sawai T,Tuji T,Nanashima A,Yamaguchi H,Yasutake T,Ayabe H

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：PURPOSE:We introduced a superior approach and a unique technique to retract the stomach, called the "stomach roll-up technique", to standardize laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and increase educational effectiveness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of these procedures. METHODS:Forty-five ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morikawa T,Ishida M,Takadate T,Hata T,Iseki M,Kawaguchi K,Ohtsuka H,Mizuma M,Hayashi H,Nakagawa K,Motoi F,Kamei T,Naitoh T,Unno M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the rare case of a 15-year-old girl with chronic appendicitis in whom the appendix was clearly depicted by a barium enema (BE) examination. The patient presented with a 4-month history of diffuse abdominal pain and tenderness in the lower abdomen. Neither computed tomography nor ultrasonography showed...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okamoto T,Utsunomiya T,Inutsuka S,Sakaguchi T,Notsuka T,Maeda T,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of lower rectum-located tumor or severe disease, surgical resection is currently the effective management; however, it also carries increased risks of function loss. The interdisciplinary field of regenerative medicine offers strategies that can potentially restore severely diseased and injured tissues and or...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Miyoshi N,Fujino S,Takahashi Y,Yasui M,Ohue M,Mizushima T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of recurrent thrombocytopenia associated with symptomatic enlargement of an accessory spleen, 2 years after splenectomy, in a 36-year-old man with posthepatitic liver cirrhosis. The patient suffered three episodes of variceal bleeding, but the esophageal varices were not eradicated by two sessions of ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mishin I,Ghidirim G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has become the standard operative approach for splenectomy. Portal or splenic vein thrombosis (PSVT) is a serious and common complication after LS, and lethal complications of PSVT can occur when the portal vein is completely occluded by portal vein thrombosis (PVT). We aimed to cl...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kuroki T,Kitasato A,Tokunaga T,Takeshita H,Taniguchi K,Maeda S,Fujioka H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of primary mesenteric tumor of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is reported. A 64-year-old man was admitted to our hospital after the diagnosis of a palpable ileocecal tumor. Although the serologic test for human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I) antibody was positive, neither ATLL cells in t...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nishimura Y,Takenaka H,Yoshidome K,Iwase K,Oshima S,Tanaka T

更新日期：1994-01-01 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: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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of the Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS:The subjects of this study were 12 patients who underwent the Frey procedure for CP between January, 2000 and December, 2016. We assessed pain relief, weight gain, and exocrine/endocrine insufficiency dur...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Suzumura K,Hatano E,Okada T,Asano Y,Uyama N,Nakamura I,Hai S,Fujimoto J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the fact that no effective conditioning agent for hemodynamically unstable donors exists, the number of suitable donors is limited. The efficacy of OP-41483, a stable analog of prostaglandin I2, as a conditioning agent of the liver was investigated in this study using pigs. OP-41483 was administered via the por...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kishida A,Kurumi Y,Kodama M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most complications after appendectomy occur within 10 days; however, we report herein the unusual case of a patient in whom a wound abscess was detected more than 10 years after an appendectomy. A 26-year-old woman presented to our hospital with nausea and vomiting, pain, and a mass in the right lower abdominal wall. ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsuda K,Masaki T,Toyoshima O,Ono M,Muto T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative chemotherapy with best supportive care is a mainstay for patients with gastric cancer (GC) and distant metastasis. However, with advances in GC chemotherapy, multimodal treatment, including perioperative chemotherapy plus conversion surgery, has attracted attention as a new strategy to improve the outcome o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kinoshita J,Yamaguchi T,Moriyama H,Fushida S

更新日期：2021-01-23 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:We developed a new technique, sutureless mesh fixation, using 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond®, a surgical tissue adhesive) for incisional hernia repair. The objective of this article is to introduce the new technique and to examine whether the technique provides sufficient resistance to abdominal pressure. M...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Saito Y,Kubota K,Okada A,Deguchi T,Kuroda J,Nitori N,Kadomura T,Yoshida M,Kitajima M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00