Clinicopathologic features associated with long-term survival in node-negative breast cancer patients.

abstract：:The effect of age on the prognosis of breast cancer remains controversial. To investigate the role of age, we reviewed 316 patients with stage I or II breast cancer. There were 14 patients below 34, 146 between 35 and 49, 115 between 50 and 65, and 41 over 66 years of age. No correlations were observed between age and...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsuchiya A,Abe R,Kanno M,Ohtake T,Fukushima T,Nomizu T,Kimijima I

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case that was successfully treated by primary stent placement without thrombolysis or thrombectomy for graft thrombosis after aortoiliac reconstructive surgery. A 79-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of severe intermittent claudication of the right leg. He had undergone a surgical repair of abd...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kondo Y,Dardik A,Muto A,Nishibe M,Nishibe T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the surgical risks associated with fibrocavernous pulmonary tuberculosis by retrospectively examining chest computed tomography (CT) scans. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 40 patients who underwent pulmonary resection for fibrocavernous pulmonary tuberculosis, for whom preoperative CT scans wer...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wu MH,Chang JM,Haung TM,Cheng LL,Tseng YL,Lin MY,Lai WW

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:A laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become a common treatment modality. The incidence of occult gallbladder carcinoma (GC) diagnosed by LC has increased; however, the effects of a radical second operation after LC have not yet been demonstrated. In this study we examine the outcome of such further surgical ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matsusaka S,Yamasaki H,Kitayama Y,Okada T,Maeda S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of adenomyoma in the small intestine, which is an extremely rare entity. An 81-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a history of three episodes of vomiting accompanied by abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal examination via a long tube found intestinal obstruction caused by a tumor of the s...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tomibayashi A,Sasaki S,Nakayama H,Yoneyama S,Ishii T,Watanabe T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Video review is a reliable method for surgical education in laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG), but more objective methods are still needed. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the energy device records reflected surgical competency, and thereby may improve surgical education. METHODS:A total of 16 p...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hosogi H,Obama K,Tsunoda S,Hisamori S,Nishigori T,Tanaka E,Satoh S,Okabe H,Kanaya S,Sakai Y

更新日期：2020-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FHCC), a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma, is becoming more prevalent; however, up until 1999, only 18 cases had been reported in Japan. We recently diagnosed a case of FHCC in a 46-year-old Japanese man who had visited four hospitals before being finally admitted to our...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yoshimi F,Asato Y,Amemiya R,Itabashi M,Nakamura K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) should be surgically resected, even those smaller than 5 cm in size, which is the threshold of clinical malignancy for submucosal tumors (SMTs) in the gastrointestinal tract. This study reviewed the use of laparoscopic surgery for gastric partial resection of GISTs or SMT...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kakeji Y,Nakanoko T,Yoshida R,Eto K,Kumashiro R,Ikeda K,Egashira A,Saeki H,Oki E,Morita M,Ikeda T,Maehara Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Local control of rectal cancer and patient survival have improved remarkably with advances in surgical techniques and adjuvant therapy. By applying advanced surgical principles, surgeons can now excise most rectal cancers completely, often preserving the anal sphincter and leaving the patient with relatively normal bo...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Inoue Y,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of AL amyloidosis in a patient diagnosed with early gastric cancer after presenting with massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage and pseudo-obstruction of the small intestine. Primary systemic amyloidosis accounts for 7% of nonhematological malignancies, but very few cases of gastric carcinoma in patients...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Iwahashi N,Tame E,Nagasaka T,Furuta M,Nagashima H,Nimura Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between the participation of board-certified surgeons in gastroenterological surgery (BCS-Gs) and the surgical outcomes of gastroenterological surgery. METHODS:Data from the National Clinical Database on patients who underwent eight major gastroenterological...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Konno H,Kamiya K,Kikuchi H,Miyata H,Hirahara N,Gotoh M,Wakabayashi G,Ohta T,Kokudo N,Mori M,Seto Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to conduct a psychometric evaluation of the fecal incontinence quality of life scale (FIQL) in the Japanese language using rigorous methodologies. METHODS:The FIQL was translated into Japanese. After being linguistically validated, the Japanese version of the FIQL was administered to a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsunoda A,Yamada K,Kano N,Takano M

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:We report the case of a 50-year-old man with a double aortic arch who underwent esophagectomy for cancer in the middle thoracic esophagus at clinical Stage IIA (T3N0M0), based on the TNM classification (UICC 2002). The patient underwent esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy....

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Matono S,Fujita H,Tanaka T,Tanaka Y,Nagano T,Nishimura K,Murata K,Sueyoshi S,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old woman without any relevant medical history was admitted to our hospital with an abdominal tumor that had caused recurrent right hypochondral and back pain for 3 months. Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography. We suc-cessfully excised the tum...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tsukamoto T,Tanaka S,Yamamoto T,Kakinoki E,Uemichi A,Kubo S,Hirohashi K,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：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：:Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a complex process involving numerous intracellular signaling pathways, mediators, cells, and pathophysiological disturbances; its prevention during liver surgery is of utmost importance. In this review, we divide hepatic I/R injury into two phases, intracellular and extracellular, ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Sakon M,Ariyoshi H,Umeshita K,Monden M

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Human atrial natriuretic peptide (h-ANP) elicits biological effects such as natriuresis, diuresis, and vasodilation, and plays a role in regulating pulmonary circulation. We conducted this clinical study to define its role and elucidate its mechanisms. METHODS:Twelve consecutive adult patients scheduled to und...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morimoto K,Taniguchi I,Miyasaka S,Ishiguro S,Ohgi S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old woman with a history of splenectomy for a splenic injury 45 years earlier underwent investigations for a pre-existing gynecologic disease. Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a tumor, 3 cm in diameter, adjacent to the sigmoid colon, suggestive ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hashimoto K,Orita H,Koga T,Kawanaka H,Kono H,Maehara Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver function assessment is important to ensure safe surgical procedures in patients with hepatocellular disease. Because the liver influences a wide variety of functions, including protein synthesis and metabolic, immune and storage functions, no single parameter is sufficient to adequately address all of these func...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Mizuguchi T,Kawamoto M,Meguro M,Hui TT,Hirata K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to identify the key proteins that influence the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using protein expression profiles of previously known prognostic markers. METHODS:Thirty-one cases of Stage II NSCLC with 5-year follow-up data were selected. Tissue microarrays (TMA) and immunohistochemist...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kohri T,Sugano M,Kawashima O,Saito R,Sakurai S,Sano T,Nakajima T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass screening for breast cancer using physical examination alone has been carried out since 1983 in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Over a 7-year period, breast cancer was detected in 11 of a total 8,271 examinees, the detection rate being high at 0.13%. The detected cases included a few early-staged breast cance...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Morimoto T,Komaki K,Mori T,Sasa M,Ooshimo K,Miki H,Monden Y,Inui K,Saoyama N,Yoshida H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein an extremely rare case of retroperitoneal neuroblastoma occurring in a mother during her third trimester of pregnancy. A live male infant was delivered by cesarean section at 36 weeks gestation and 23 days later, the mother's tumor was curatively resected. Six months have elapsed since her operation a...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ohashi K,Sawada H,Kanaizumi T,Nakano H,Okamoto S,Maruyama H,Tsutsumi M,Konishi Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopy-assisted low anterior resection (LAR) for low rectal cancer is a difficult procedure, presenting problems with rectal washout, selecting the appropriate distal transection line, and achieving safe anastomosis. To resolve these problems, we used a prolapsing technique to perform laparoscopy-assisted LAR. To...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukunaga M,Kidokoro A,Iba T,Sugiyama K,Fukunaga T,Nagakari K,Suda M,Yoshikawa S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current struggle to control and contain COVID-19 is critical and surgeons are on the front line in the fight against this virus. Surgeons, and other medical workers in the field of surgery, have a solid foundation and experience in medical treatment and intensive care, and an understanding of the support of respir...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shi YJ,Wang H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00