abstract：PURPOSE:The Ras gene is one of the oncogenes most frequently detected in human cancers, and codes for three proteins (K-, N-, and H-Ras). The aim of this study was to examine the mutations in codons 12, 13 and 61 of the three Ras genes in cases of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Paired samples of HCC and...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Taketomi A,Shirabe K,Muto J,Yoshiya S,Motomura T,Mano Y,Ikegami T,Yoshizumi T,Sugio K,Maehara Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open heart surgery in patients with Child-Pugh class C liver cirrhosis has a high mortality rate and is generally considered to be contraindicated. A patient with liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class C) underwent mandatory complex open heart surgery due to severe heart failure. The perioperative management, including the...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kubota Y,Sakaguchi T,Miyagawa S,Nishi H,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Sawa Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was undertaken to elucidate the clinicopathological characteristics and surgical outcome of the periductal infiltrating (PI) type of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), which is a distinct macroscopic type of ICC arising from the second-order of the intrahepatic bile ducts without apparent invasio...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Uno M,Shimada K,Yamamoto Y,Nara S,Esaki M,Sakamoto Y,Kosuge T,Ojima H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated a better treatment for patients with obstructive colorectal cancer (CRC) that have a poor prognosis. METHOD:This study compared the outcomes of 138 patients with obstructive CRC, including 70 primary resections, 50 resections after bowel decompression using an ileus tube, and 18 delayed re...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Hotta T,Takifuji K,Kobayashi Y,Tabuse K,Shimada K,Maeda T,Nakatani Y,Fukiage O,Yamaue H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is still debate about the practicality of performing laparoscopic colectomy instead of open colectomy for patients with curable cancer, although laparoscopic surgery is now being performed even for patients with advanced colon cancer. We compared the long-term results of laparoscopic versus...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Guerrieri M,Campagnacci R,De Sanctis A,Lezoche G,Massucco P,Summa M,Gesuita R,Capussotti L,Spinoglio G,Lezoche E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:As the incidence of HIV increases, the occupational risk of human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) infection also increases, leading to heightened anxiety within surgical practice. This study assessed the attitudes of surgeons treating HIV-infected patients. METHODS:Seventy surgical trainees working in two distri...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Griffin MF,Hindocha S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open repair is the "gold standard" treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and although considered safe, this operation is very invasive for high-risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) because the left ventricular after-load changes sharply with the clamping and unclamping of the aorta. We prevente...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Fukui S,Mitsuno M,Yamamura M,Tanaka H,Ryomoto M,Miyamoto Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma in a 55-year-old man, who had no symptoms. Sternotomy revealed a tumor in the anterior mediastinum, tightly adhered to the pericardium. It was resected completely. Interestingly, the tumor contained a unilocular cyst filled with mucinous fluid, suggesting that ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Teramoto K,Kawaguchi Y,Hori T,Ishida M,Hashimoto M,Kitamura S,Motoishi M,Hanaoka J,Tezuka N,Okabe H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body mass index (BMI) has been suggested to provide clinicopathological information in tumor development and progression in patients with gastric carcinoma. METHODS:The correlation of BMI with clinicopathological features and operation-related factors was analyzed in 308 patients with gastric carcinoma who ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nozoe T,Kohno M,Iguchi T,Mori E,Maeda T,Matsukuma A,Ezaki T

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common complication after cardiac surgery, despite improvements in anesthesia, surgical techniques, and medical therapies. Although beta-blockers have been proven to be effective, the incidence of POAF is around 20 % even with these agents. The mechanism of POAF is ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Shingu Y,Kubota S,Wakasa S,Ooka T,Tachibana T,Matsui Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：: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:Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) often need home parenteral nutrition for short bowel syndrome (SBS), as a result of frequent surgery and extended bowel resections. We conducted this study to evaluate the influence of the patient's condition on the occurrence of SBS in CD. METHODS:The subjects of this study ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Uchino M,Ikeuchi H,Bando T,Matsuoka H,Takahashi Y,Takesue Y,Matsumoto T,Tomita N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Japanese Society for the Study of Postoperative Morbidity after Gastrectomy conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey to clarify the current status of reconstruction after gastrectomy. One hundred and forty-five institutions (66%) responded to the survey. The questionnaire dealt with the reconstruction after a d...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kumagai K,Shimizu K,Yokoyama N,Aida S,Arima S,Aikou T,Japanese Society for the Study of Postoperative Morbidity after Gastrectomy.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous authors have suggested that a diverticulum of the vermiform appendix has a higher risk of perforation than acute appendicitis. Therefore, this study compared appendiceal diverticulitis with acute appendicitis to explain the characteristics of appendiceal diverticulitis. METHODS:Data for this study cam...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamana I,Kawamoto S,Inada K,Nagao S,Yoshida T,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:We report a case of advanced follicular thyroid carcinoma with massive involvement of the great veins of the cervix and mediastinum, and extensive tumor thrombus growing intraluminally into the superior vena cava. The patient, a 70-year-old Japanese woman, was treated successfully by a cooperative surgical team of end...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Onoda N,Nakamura M,Hosono M,Sasaki Y,Kawajiri H,Takashima T,Ishikawa T,Hirakawa K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic colonic surgery is now widely accepted. We assessed the safety and effectiveness of using a total intracorporeal surgical strategy to perform intracorporeal functional end-to-end anastomosis with an endoscopic linear stapler to treat colon cancer. METHODS:Forty-three selected patients underwent el...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeda T,Kabasima A,Ueda N,Yonemura Y,Ninomiya M,Nogami M,Fujii K,Mashino K,Tashiro H,Sakata H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The roles of angiogenesis and the most prominent angiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diseases of the pancreas remain controversial. We compared microvessel density (MVD) and VEGF status in normal pancreatic, chronic pancreatic, and pancreatic cancer (PC) tissues to establish their prognostic...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Benckert C,Thelen A,Cramer T,Weichert W,Gaebelein G,Gessner R,Jonas S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary mediastinal liposarcomas are rare malignancies, comprising fewer than 1% of all mediastinal tumors. We herein report a radical resection of a massive liposarcoma arising from the anterior mediastinum. A 63-year-old male patient presented with a 4-week history of dyspnea that had worsened over the previous seve...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kashu Y,Yukumi S,Tsunooka N,Tanigawa K,Arakane M,Nakagawa H,Kawachi K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary malignant melanoma (MM) of the stomach. The patient, a 73-year-old man, was referred to our hospital for investigation of an elevated lesion in the stomach, detected by gastroscopy. On admission, physical examinations and laboratory data were unremarkable. Gastroscopy revealed a pigmented, ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yamamura K,Kondo K,Moritani S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction of target coronary artery motion is imperative for successful off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. We hypothesized that landiolol, a novel ultra-short-acting selective β-1 blocker, would reduce such coronary artery motion. To test this hypothesis, the motion of the left anterior descending artery of the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Wakamatsu H,Watanabe T,Sato Y,Takase S,Omata S,Yokoyama H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although laparoscopic liver resection has been widely adopted, performing a pure laparoscopic right hepatectomy remains a challenging procedure. The aim of this report is to evaluate the efficiency of a pure laparoscopic right hepatectomy (PLRH) in the semi-prone position using the intrahepatic Glissonian appro...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ikeda T,Yonemura Y,Ueda N,Kabashima A,Shirabe K,Taketomi A,Yoshizumi T,Uchiyama H,Harada N,Ijichi H,Kakeji Y,Morita M,Tsujitani S,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of leiomyosarcomas occur in the muscular layers of the gastrointestinal tract and uterus. Primary leiomyosarcomas rarely arise in the veins of the lower extremities. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the superficial femoral vein is extremely uncommon. We herein present a case of a 69-year-old man with a primary l...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Yfadopoulos D,Nikolopoulos D,Novi E,Psaroudakis A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) frequently metastasizes to and recurs in regional lymph nodes. Of the two compartments, the central compartment can be dissected through the same wound as the thyroidectomy, and the central node dissection (CND) is routinely performed in most Japanese surgical departments. Howe...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ito Y,Tsushima Y,Masuoka H,Yabuta T,Fukushima M,Inoue H,Tomoda C,Kihara M,Higashiyama T,Takamura Y,Kobayashi K,Miya A,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：PURPOSE:There has been speculation that weather changes correlate with the incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax, although this has not been verified. Moreover, there are no significant data available on the meteoropathic pneumothorax in Asia. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible correlation and to com...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Obuchi T,Miyoshi T,Miyahara S,Hamanaka W,Nakashima H,Yanagisawa J,Hamatake D,Imakiire T,Yoshinaga Y,Shiraishi T,Iwasaki A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intussusception is uncommon in the proximal gastrointestinal tract, although a few case reports have been published on gastroduodenal intussusception associated with an anatomical abnormality or intussusceptions at a site of gastrojejunostomy after gastric surgery. We herein present a case of gastrogastric intussuscep...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Eom BW,Ryu KW,Lee JH,Lee JY,Lee JS,Kook MC,Kim YW

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the results of oncoplastic surgery in three Japanese patients with breast cancer lesions involving the lower pole of the breast. Their breasts were ptotic, and their lesions were considered to be suitable for breast conservation surgery. There were treated with partial mastectomy resection using v...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kijima Y,Yoshinaka H,Hirata M,Mizoguchi T,Ishigami S,Nakajo A,Arima H,Ueno S,Natsugoe S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We attempted to identify the factors related to an early restoration of the exercise capacity after lung resection. METHODS:Major lung resection was performed in 164 patients. Exercise testing and spirometry were performed before surgery, and 2 weeks and 1 month afterward. During exercise, the maximum oxygen u...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Nagamatsu Y,Iwasaki Y,Hayashida R,Kashihara M,Nishi T,Yoshiyama K,Yamana H,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of successful surgical removal of a denture with sharp clasps impacted in the cervical esophagus. Patient 1 was a 57-year-old woman institutionalized for over 30 years for schizophrenia, patient 2 was a 62-year-old man hospitalized for brain paralysis, and patient 3 was a 64-year-old man sufferin...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Toshima T,Morita M,Sadanaga N,Yoshida R,Yoshinaga K,Saeki H,Kakeji Y,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) is complex. A large tumor involving a substantial portion of both the esophagus and stomach requires complete resection with negative proximal and distal margins as well as D2 lymph node dissection. Some investigators have found that patie...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Butte JM,Waugh E,Parada H,De La Fuente H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Surgical site infections (SSI) in an abdominoperineal resection (APR) occur more frequently than in other types of operations for patients with colorectal cancer. Perineal wounds are the most vulnerable sites, and they may be caused by stool contamination. Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging, by which ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kitai T,Kawashima M,Fujii H,Mashima S,Shimahara Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：: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：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：:Meningiomas rarely metastasize, and little information on pulmonary metastasectomy from meningioma has been documented. We herein report a case of a potentially curative resection for meningioma that metastasized to the lung. A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of two masses in the right lung. In ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Kanzaki R,Higashiyama M,Fujiwara A,Tokunaga T,Maeda J,Okami J,Tomita Y,Kodama K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A new method for ensuring hemostasis during thyroid surgery has recently been introduced. This technique, electrothermal (LigaSure) and ultrasound blood vessel sealing, is still experimental. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the applications and efficacy of LigaSure by analyzing the duration of the ...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Ignjatović M,Kostić Z

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the effectiveness of mechanical intestinal cleansing and antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing bacterial translocation (BT) during the Pringle maneuver in rabbits. METHODS:Forty-eight rabbits were allocated to one of the following four groups: a control group (group 1); an antibiotic group, give...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Erenoglu B,Gokturk HS,Kucukkartallar T,Sahin M,Tekin A,Tatkan Y,Bodur S,Baykan M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old female patient presented with the sudden onset of left upper quadrant pain. The physical examination revealed the presence of shock status. Abdominal computed tomography revealed splenomegaly with a huge mass inside the spleen, and massive fluid collection in the abdominal cavity. After splenic artery em...

journal_title：Surgery today

authors： Asai K,Watanabe M,Matsukiyo H,Osawa A,Saito T,Hagiwara O,Nakamura Y,Okamoto Y,Saida Y,Kusachi S,Yokouchi Y,Nagao J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00