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Clinical outcomes after surgical decompression of median arcuate ligament syndrome—An observational study
Median arcuate ligament syndrome is caused by compression and stenosis of the celiac artery. Incision of the median arcuate ligament improves persistent abdominal symptoms. The study aimed at evaluating the ou...
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Open AccessThe Sasaki-W anastomosis for recurrent Crohn’s disease stenosis after the Kono-S anastomosis
Postoperative recurrence is frequently encountered in the management of patients with Crohn’s disease and is most often found at the anastomotic site. A novel technique, the Sasaki-W anastomosis, is an antimes...
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Open AccessLaparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication following an unsuccessful peroral endoscopic myotomy
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder that presents as dysphagia and severely affects quality of life. An esophageal myotomy has been the golden standard for treatment. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)...
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Perioperative clinical parameters associated with short-term mortality after colorectal perforation
Although early prediction of mortality is useful for the management of patients with colorectal perforations, no significant perioperative predictive factors have been identified. The purpose of this study was...
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Open AccessImportant risk factors for gallstones after laparoscopic gastrectomy: a retrospective study
The frequency of gallstones is higher in patients who have undergone gastrectomy than in the general population. While there have been some studies of gallstone formation after open gastrectomy, there are few ...
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Open AccessThe impact of blood type on the mortality of patients with severe abdominal trauma: a multicenter observational study
Few studies have investigated the relationship between blood type and trauma outcomes according to the type of injury. We conducted a retrospective multicenter observational study in twelve emergency hospitals...
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Open AccessAntithrombotic drugs have a minimal effect on intraoperative blood loss during emergency surgery for generalized peritonitis: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Japan
The effect of antithrombotic drugs on intraoperative operative blood loss volume in patients undergoing emergency surgery for generalized peritonitis is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to inves...
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Mesenteric ischemia with pneumatosis intestinalis and portal vein gas associated with enteral nutrition: a series of three patients
Enteral nutrition is usually associated with a low risk of intestinal complications. We report three non-critically ill patients who received enteral nutrition and developed mesenteric ischemia with pneumatosi...
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Open AccessA prospective feasibility study of one-year administration of adjuvant S-1 therapy for resected biliary tract cancer in a multi-institutional trial (Tokyo Study Group for Biliary Cancer: TOSBIC01)
Although surgery is the definitive curative treatment for biliary tract cancer (BTC), outcomes after surgery alone have not been satisfactory. Adjuvant therapy with S-1 may improve survival in patients with BT...
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Open AccessAntithrombotic drugs do not increase intraoperative blood loss in emergency gastrointestinal surgery: a single-institution propensity score analysis
The use of antithrombotic drugs is increasing with the aging population. Prior to elective procedures, antithrombotic drugs are often discontinued. For emergency procedures in patients taking antithrombotic dr...
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Five-weekly S-1 plus cisplatin therapy combined with trastuzumab therapy in HER2-positive gastric cancer: a phase II trial and biomarker study (WJOG7212G)
Five-weekly S-1 plus cisplatin (SP) therapy is the standard care for advanced gastric or esophagogastric junction cancer (GC/EGJC) in East Asia. However, its efficacy and safety when combined with trastuzumab ...
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Open AccessPancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review of the clinical and radiological characteristics
Metastatic pancreatic cancer is rare, accounting for approximately 2% of all pancreatic malignancies, and most cases arise from renal cell carcinoma. We report the case of a 63-year-old woman, who presented wi...
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Successful treatment for descending necrotizing mediastinitis with severe thoracic emphysema using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare, highly fatal disease that occurs as a complication of a cervical or odontogenic infection spreading into the mediastinum. We herein report of a 50-year-old...
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Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast Preoperatively Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology: Report of a Case
Granular cell tumors (GCTs) have a characteristic cytological appearance, and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has been suggested to be the diagnostic modality of choice. However, the differential diagno...
