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Safety and feasibility of single-port surgery for posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy using the da Vinci SP robotic system: a retrospective cohort study
This study demonstrates our experience of single-port robotic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (RPRA) using the da Vinci SP robot system and evaluates its technical feasibility and surgical outcomes.
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Effects of prior endoscopic resection on recurrence in patients with T1 colorectal cancer who underwent radical surgery
Endoscopic resection (ER) is a reliable treatment for early colorectal cancer without lymph node metastasis. We aimed to examine the effects of ER performed prior to T1 colorectal cancer (T1 CRC) surgery by co...
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Open AccessShort-term outcome of adrenal radiofrequency ablation of adrenal cysts: a single-center experience
Percutaneous thermal ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for liver, kidney, lung, bone, and thyroid tumors. This treatment also has been used to treat adrenal tumors in patients, but there is no evidenc...
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Open AccessKorean colonoscopy screening pilot study (K-cospi) for screening colorectal cancer: study protocol for the multicenter, community-based clinical trial
The Korean National Cancer Screening Program has been providing annual fecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer (CRC) to adults aged 50 years and older since 2004. The Korean Colonoscopy Screening Pilot...
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Open AccessThe relationships between systemic cytokine profiles and inflammatory markers in colorectal cancer and the prognostic significance of these parameters
Immunomodulatory cytokines and systemic inflammatory markers are important during cancer development and progression. This study investigated the association and prognostic impact of systemic cytokine profiles...
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Analysis of metachronous colorectal neoplasms and survival following segmental or extended resection in patients with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
The high incidence of metachronous colorectal tumours in patients with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) encourages extended resection (ER); however, the optimal surgical approach remains uncl...
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Open AccessDifferences in prognostic relevance of rectal magnetic resonance imaging findings before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
This retrospective study was designed to compare prognostic relevance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). From 2002 to 2010, 399 patients who unde...
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Endoscopic Resection of Cecal Polyps Involving the Appendiceal Orifice: A KASID Multicenter Study
Endoscopic resection of polyps located at the appendiceal orifice (AO) is challenging, and the feasibility and outcomes of endoscopic resection for cecal polyps involving AO are unconfirmed.
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Helicobacter pylori infection is an independent risk factor for colonic adenomatous neoplasms
Helicobacter pylori infection is considered to have a positive association with colorectal neoplasms. In this study, we evaluated the association between H. pylori infection and colore...
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Factors associated with complete local excision of small rectal carcinoid tumor
Although small rectal carcinoid tumors can be treated using local excision, complete resection can be difficult because tumors are located in the submucosal layer. We evaluate the factors associated with patho...
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Open AccessUp-regulated expression of l-caldesmon associated with malignancy of colorectal cancer
Caldesmon (CaD), a major actin-associated protein, is found in smooth muscle and non-muscle cells. Smooth muscle caldesmon, h-CaD, is a multifunctional protein, and non-muscle cell caldesmon, l-CaD, plays a role ...
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Association of colorectal adenoma with components of metabolic syndrome
Recently, some studies have shown that diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome increase the risk of colorectal neoplasms. Although the mechanism is not known, those have been proposed to contribute to this ph...
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Anti-Alpha-Enolase Antibody as a Serologic Marker and Its Correlation with Disease Severity in Intestinal Behçet’s Disease
Intestinal Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, as are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). But unlike CD and UC, serologic markers for intestinal BD are not well known. ...
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Chronological changes in the systemic manifestations of intestinal Behcet’s disease and their significance in diagnosis
Intestinal Behçet's disease (BD) is challenging to diagnose, especially if the patient presents with typical colonoscopic findings of intestinal BD without systemic manifestations of BD. We performed this stud...
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Open AccessCarbonic anhydrase 9 is a predictive marker of survival benefit from lower dose of bevacizumab in patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer
Carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9) is a marker for hypoxia and acidosis, which is linked to a poor prognosis in human tumors. The purpose of this comparative analysis was to evaluate whether CA9 and VEGF expression ar...
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A phase II study of S-1 plus irinotecan and oxaliplatin in heavily-treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Three-drug combination of fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan and oxaliplatin has shown survival benefits in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Recently we performed a phase II study of a new 3-drug r...
