Primary anastomosis of the trachea: management and pitfalls.

abstract：:The indications for tumor-mass reduction surgery and subsequent immunotherapy in patients with stage IV hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were elucidated in this study. About 42% of the resected specimens from stage IV-A patients (n = 26) contained well-differentiated multicentrically occurring HCC, which was not found i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamoto M,Iizuka H,Matsuda M,Nagahori K,Miura K,Itakura J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein describe two cases of liver transplantation with portal vein thrombosis. In both cases, a tear advancing to the retropancreatic area occurred during portal vein thrombectomy. Hemorrhage from the limited visibility retropancreatic area made it impossible to stop the bleeding by clamping or direct suturing, an...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Aydin C,Ersan V,Baskiran A,Unal B,Kayaalp C,Yilmaz S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy mitral annular calcification or severe destruction of the mitral annulus in the setting of mitral valve replacement may result in fatal complications, such as atrioventricular disruption, ventricular rupture, valve dehiscence, and perivalvular leakage. Collar-reinforced mitral valve replacements with xenopericar...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ishida M,Toda K,Nakamura T,Miyagawa S,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Ueno T,Kuratani T,Sawa Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 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 was performed to investigate the effect of subcuticular sutures on the incidence of incisional surgical site infection (SSI) after closure of a diverting stoma. METHODS:The study was carried out as a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from 51 patients who underwent closure of div...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kobayashi S,Ito M,Sugito M,Kobayashi A,Nishizawa Y,Saito N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates postoperative gastric emptying following a new method of pancreatoduodenectomy with total stomach preservation and selective proximal vagotomy performed on 10 patients with diseases affecting the head of the pancreas, 7 being malignant and 3 benign. Reconstruction was carried out using the Billrot...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Watanabe Y,Tsumura H,Sakurai H,Haba T,Ono S,Aonuma H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss and the serum markers of bone metabolism were studied in 22 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and 108 patients with renal hyperparathyroidism. The parameters of bone loss were bone mineral density in the distal radius and lumbar vertebrae, measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and bone mass i...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katagiri M,Ohtawa T,Fukunaga M,Harada T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aggressive approach to vascular reconstruction should be adopted in patients with Buerger's disease and peripheral ischemia who are often young and otherwise active. A patient with severe Buerger's disease is reported who was treated successfully by complete vascular reconstruction with staged bypass surgery while ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shindo S,Saka A,Kubota K,Kojima A,Ishimoto T,Iyori K,Kobayashi M,Kamiya K,Tada Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehiscence of the pancreaticoenterostomy is one of the most feared, yet common, postoperative complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). We report herein a new technique we developed for performing continuous intraabdominal suction drainage (CISD) following PD. This method of CISD involves positioning an 18...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kayahara M,Nagakawa T,Ueno K,Ohta T,Miyazaki I

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Using a questionnaire survey, we analyzed the relationship between the frequency of breast self-examination (BSE) and the clinical stage and course of breast cancer in Japanese patients. BSE had been performed monthly by only 5.4% of the patients (M group), occasionally by 35.4% (O group), and not at all by 59.2% (N g...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kurebayashi J,Shimozuma K,Sonoo H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro chemosensitivity study of both biopsy specimens and surgically resected tumors of advanced gastric cancer from 12 patients was evaluated using the succinate dehydrogenase inhibition (SDI) test. A decrease in succinate dehydrogenase (SD) activity as an indicator of chemosensitivity was determined using cisp...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kimura H,Yonemura Y,Ohyama S,Tsugawa K,Kinoshita K,Ninomiya I,Kosaka T,Miwa K,Miyazaki I,Tanaka M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quickly differentiating patients who need emergency salvage operation for caustic ingestion injury from those who do not remains difficult. We thus conducted a retrospective study to assess whether arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is helpful for deciding on the best management plan. METHODS:We divided 129 pat...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Cheng YJ,Kao EL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the utility of the peritoneal lavage cytology findings in predicting the clinical outcomes of resectable left-sided pancreatic cancer. METHODS:Peritoneal lavage samples were collected from 39 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for left-sided pancreatic cancer betw...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Iwagami Y,Eguchi H,Wada H,Tomimaru Y,Hama N,Kawamoto K,Kobayashi S,Mori M,Doki Y,Nagano H

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Candida esophagitis rarely involves life-threatening complications, such as necrosis, perforation, or fistula formation between the esophagus and the airway. We herein report a case of Candida esophagitis complicated by esophagobronchial and esophagopulmonary fistulas. The patient in our study was a 70-year-old man wi...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanzaki R,Yano M,Takachi K,Ishiguro S,Motoori M,Kishi K,Miyashiro I,Ishikawa O,Imaoka S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive micropapillary carcinoma is characterized by extensive lymph node metastasis and a poor prognosis. This histological variant was first described in breast cancer, with a few subsequent reports of it in the ampullo-pancreato-biliary region. We report a case of invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the papilla o...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fujita T,Konishi M,Gotohda N,Takahashi S,Nakagohri T,Kojima M,Kinoshita T

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the newly developed continuous suture technique in dunking pancreatojejunostomy without pancreatic duct stenting after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive pancreaticojejunostomies (patient age 73 ± 11, 41-88) with continuous sutures without stenting after PD were performed f...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Katoh T,Kawano K,Furutani A,Katsuki T,Onoda M,Oga A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute massive or submassive pulmonary artery thromboembolism causes sudden hemodynamic deterioration, warranting immediate surgery. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who suffered a syncopal attack resulting in shock, 3 weeks after undergoing orthopedic surgery. Preoperative radiologic imaging studies, includin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Moon SW,Jo KH,Wang YP,Kim YK,Kwon OK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the standard procedure, and contributes to a shorter hospital stay. However, there have been no reports regarding when the patients can be discharged in terms of their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). METHODS:The HRQOL was evaluated by using the SF-8 health s...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Tani M,Kawai M,Okada K,Hirono S,Hotta T,Takifuji K,Yamaue H

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:The results of surgical treatment for advanced esophageal cancer remain extremely poor. Irradiation and chemotherapy are not superior to surgery. Perioperative morbidity and the influence on long-term survival of a combination of surgery and preoperative chemotherapy were investigated in patients with advanced esophag...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hosoya Y,Shibusawa H,Nagai H,Ueno I,Sakuma K,Nagashima T,Kobayashi N,Kanazawa K

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:When the stomach is unavailable for esophageal reconstruction due to previous gastrectomy or synchronous gastric cancer, a pedicled jejunum or colon, with or without vascular supercharge, has been the alternative. However, these reconstructions are not free from severe complications, such as necrosis. We have introduc...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okumura Y,Mori K,Yamagata Y,Fukuda T,Wada I,Shimizu N,Nomura S,Iida T,Mihara M,Seto Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a simultaneous occurrence of papillary intrafollicular and microcarcinomas with bilateral medullary microcarcinoma of the thyroid in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A. The concurrent presence of two thyroid carcinomas is rare. The simultaneous occurrence of two different tumors ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kösem M,Kotan C,Algün E,Topal C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various surgical procedures have been developed in an attempt to alleviate the significant problems caused by chronic pleural empyema. The present study evaluates our 11-year experience of employing a number of therapeutic approaches for chronic empyema. Between 1987 and 1997, 45 consecutive patients underwent treatme...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Okada M,Tsubota N,Yoshimura M,Miyamoto Y,Yamagishi H,Satake S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of cecal volvulus in cerebral palsy that was preoperatively diagnosed and surgically treated without complications is herein reported. A 45-year old man, who had been treated for cerebral palsy as a result of a neonatal cerebral hemorrhage, was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal pain and vomitin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Takeuchi H,Ikeda Y,Komori Y,Tahara K,Shiromizu A,Hayashi H,Muto Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The elderly population with severe aortic stenosis (AS) requiring aortic valve replacement (AVR) is increasing. The optimal timing of AVR in these patients has been under discussion. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the data from severe AS patients (n = 84) who underwent AVR with/without concomitant procedu...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Marumoto A,Nakamura Y,Kishimoto Y,Saiki M,Nishimura M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphometrical analyses of the immunohistochemical expression of bombesin, which is one of the peptides produced by pulmonary neuroendocrine (PNE) cells, were carried out on the bronchioles of human congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) neonates, and the findings were then compared with those in a gestational and post...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asabe K,Tsuji K,Handa N,Kajiwara M,Suita S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00