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Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection for obese patients with rectal cancer
We aimed to analyze the risk factors for anastomotic leakage (AL) after low anterior resection (LAR) in obese patients (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 25 kg/m2) with rectal cancer.
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Pancreas-sparing partial duodenectomy as an alternative to emergency pancreaticoduodenectomy for a major duodenal perforation: a case report
A 71-year-old woman underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection for early duodenal cancer at the second portion of the duodenum and developed acute peritonitis due to delayed duodenal perforation. Emergency lap...
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Modified Intestinal Derotation Procedure with Reversed Kocherization to Facilitate Mesopancreas Excision During Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Although intestinal derotation procedure has advantages of facilitating mesopancreas excision during pancreaticoduodenectomy, the wide mobilization takes time and risks injuring other organs. This article desc...
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Lengthened Efferent Limb in Braun Enteroenterostomy Reduces Delayed Gastric Emptying After Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), but a method to prevent DGE has not been established. This study aims to demonstrate a novel technique utilizing a le...
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Open AccessLong-term survival after pancreatic metastasis resection from breast cancer: a systematic literature review
Patients with advanced-stage breast cancer often demonstrate pancreatic metastases. However, pancreatic metastases resection from breast cancer has been rarely performed, with only 20 cases having been reporte...
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Open AccessDo sourcing networks make firms global? Microlevel evidence from firm-to-firm transaction networks
This study investigates how the structure of a domestic firm-to-firm transaction network influences the foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions of embedded firms in the network. We theoretically describe fir...
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The utility of DHL-HisZnNa, a novel antioxidant, against anticancer agent-induced alopecia in breast cancer patients: a multicenter phase II clinical trial
Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is a distressing adverse effect of anticancer drugs; however, there are currently no mechanisms to completely prevent CIA. In this study, we performed a clinical trial to ex...
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Localization of collaborations in knowledge creation
This study investigates the localization of collaboration in knowledge creation by using data on Japanese patent applications. Applying distance-based methods, we obtained the following results. First, collabo...
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Clinical evaluation of the aberrant left hepatic artery arising from the left gastric artery in esophagectomy
The left gastric artery (LGA) is commonly severed when the gastric tube is made for esophageal reconstruction. Sacrifice of the LGA can cause liver ischemic necrosis in patients with an aberrant left hepatic a...
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Open AccessTwo-stage hepatectomy aiming for the development of intrahepatic venous collaterals for multiple colorectal liver metastases
Aggressive hepatectomy with venous resection has a higher risk of postoperative liver failure (POLF) than hepatectomy without venous reconstruction; however, venous reconstruction is technically demanding. We ...
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Ontogenetic changes in the predator–prey interactions between threadsail filefish and moon jellyfish
Although jellyfish are important predators of fish larvae, many fish species also feed on jellyfish. Therefore, the predator–prey role of jellyfish and fish may switch during the course of their life histories...
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Avoiding colorectal resection for polyps: is CELS the best method?
A significant proportion of colonic polyps are unsuitable for endoscopic removal. A combined endoscopic and laparoscopic approach is an alternative to conventional polypectomy or resection. In this review, we ...
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Decreased expression of Bauhinia purpurea lectin is a predictor of gastric cancer recurrence
Molecular markers as indicators for gastric cancer recurrence are urgently required. The aim of this study was to identify lectins that can be used to predict gastric cancer recurrence after gastrectomy.
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Economic Geography and Interfirm Transaction Networks
Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion of empirical research using microdata on interfirm transactions that capture disaggregated firm-level transaction relationships. This chapter reviews the backgroun...
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How important is geographical agglomeration to factory efficiency in Japan’s manufacturing sector?
In this paper, the productivity spillovers from efficient factories have been investigated using factory-level data of Japan’s Census of Manufactures. The following three steps have been performed by estimatin...
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Rectoseminal vesicle fistula as a rare complication after low anterior resection: a report of three cases
A rectoseminal vesicle fistula is a rare complication after a low anterior resection for rectal cancer, usually develo** in the outpatient postoperative period with pneumaturia, fever, scrotal swelling or te...
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Efficacy of the Predicted Operation Time (POT) Strategy for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastasis (SCLM): Feasibility Study for Staged Resection in Patients with a Long POT
The optimal surgical strategy for resectable synchronous colorectal liver metastases (SCLM), whether simultaneous or staged resections, still remains obscure. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy o...
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Laparoscopic surgery for palliative resection of the primary tumor in incurable stage IV colorectal cancer
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic palliative resection in patients with incurable stage IV colorectal cancer.
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Differences in tissue degeneration between preoperative chemotherapy and preoperative chemoradiotherapy for colorectal cancer
Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for rectal cancer is administered to improve local control, but can also induce severe anal dysfunction after surgery, while preoperative chemotherapy that significantly re...
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Postoperative chylous ascites after colorectal cancer surgery
To evaluate the diagnosis, epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment of chylous ascites after colorectal cancer surgery.
