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Open AccessSafety and feasibility of minimally invasive gastrectomy following preoperative chemotherapy for highly advanced gastric cancer
This study aimed to determine the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive gastrectomy in patients who underwent preoperative chemotherapy for highly advanced gastric cancer.
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Open AccessTotally laparoscopic surgery for a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck extending from the abdominal cavity to the subcutaneous space: a case report
Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck (HCN) is a rare disease, and its indications for laparoscopic surgery are not well-established.
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Robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: systematic review and future directions
Robotic gastrectomy (RG) using the da Vinci Surgical System for gastric cancer was approved for national medical insurance coverage in Japan in April 2018, and its number has been rapidly increasing since then.
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Open AccessOrchiectomy due to delayed severe scrotal hematocele after laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for a giant inguinoscrotal hernia: a case report
A giant inguinoscrotal hernia is a rare inguinal hernia that extends below the midpoint of the inner thigh while standing. Although reports of laparoscopic surgery for giant inguinoscrotal hernias have increas...
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Establishment of a new practical telesurgical platform using the hinotori™ Surgical Robot System: a preclinical study
The recent development of new surgical robots and network telecommunication technology has opened new avenues for robotic telesurgery. Although a few gastroenterological surgeries have been performed in the te...
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Open AccessDifferential analysis of microbiomes in mucus and tissues obtained from colorectal cancer patients
The outer mucus layer of the colorectal epithelium is easily removable and colonized by commensal microbiota, while the inner mucus layer is firmly attached to the epithelium and devoid of bacteria. Although t...
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Open AccessTotally laparoscopic resection using delta-shaped anastomosis of jejunal leiomyosarcoma with intussusception at the angle of Treitz: a case report
A leiomyosarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract is extremely rare. We report a case of jejunal leiomyosarcoma with intestinal intussusception at the angle of Treitz that was successfully treated with laparoscop...
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Clinical advantage of standardized robotic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a single-center retrospective cohort study using propensity-score matching analysis
Although recent studies have shown that robotic gastrectomy offers clinical advantages over laparoscopic gastrectomy in decreasing gastric cancer (GC) morbidity, studies focusing on robotic total gastrectomy (...
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Open AccessExpression status of p53 and organic cation transporter 1 is correlated with poor response to preoperative chemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a highly malignant neoplasm. DNA-damaging drugs, such as cisplatin (CDDP) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), are most frequently used in preoperative chemotherapy for ESCC....
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Safe implementation of robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer under the requirements for universal health insurance coverage: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide registry database in Japan
Robotic gastrectomy (RG) has increased since being covered by universal health insurance in 2018. However, to ensure patient safety the operating surgeon and facility must meet specific requirements. We aimed ...
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Utility of the one-step nucleic acid amplification assay in sentinel node map** for early gastric cancer patients
To safely perform minimized gastrectomy based on sentinel node (SN) concept for early gastric cancer patients, intraoperative diagnostic accuracy is indispensable. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical uti...
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Perioperative risk calculator for distal gastrectomy predicts overall survival in patients with gastric cancer
Although some predictive factors of long-term survival after a distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer have been reported, only few studies have predicted long-term outcomes based on preoperative parameters. We ...
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Potential for local resection with sentinel node basin dissection for early gastric cancer based on the distribution of primary sites
Based on the sentinel node (SN) concept, function-preserving surgery with SN basin dissection (SNBD) can be performed for SN-negative early gastric cancers. Particularly, a resection area can be minimized when...
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Clinical advantages of robotic gastrectomy for clinical stage I/II gastric cancer: a multi-institutional prospective single-arm study
Robotic gastrectomy (RG) for gastric cancer (GC) has been increasingly performed for a decade; however, evidence for its use as a standard treatment has not yet been established. The present study aimed to det...
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Risk factors for lymph node metastasis in non-sentinel node basins in early gastric cancer: sentinel node concept
Sentinel node (SN) concept is being applied to early gastric cancer. However, when SNs are positive for metastasis, it is unclear how often LNs in other LN basins show metastasis. We aimed to investigate LN me...
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Open AccessGastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated with combined laparoscopic and endoscopic gastric wedge resection: a case report
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an uncommon soft tissue neoplasm rarely reported in the stomach.
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Open AccessEvaluation of the recurrence pattern of gastric cancer after laparoscopic gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy
The aim of this study was to analyze the oncological aspects of gastric cancer following laparoscopic gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy (LG-D2).
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Critical factors that influence the early outcome of laparoscopic total gastrectomy
Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) is a routinely performed procedure. However, clinical expertise in laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) is insufficient, and it is only performed at specialized institutio...
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Amendment of the Japanese Consensus Guidelines for Autoimmune Pancreatitis, 2013 III. Treatment and prognosis of autoimmune pancreatitis
The standard treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is steroid therapy, although some patients improve spontaneously. Indications for steroid therapy in AIP patients are symptoms such as obstructive jaund...
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Amendment of the Japanese Consensus Guidelines for Autoimmune Pancreatitis, 2013 II. Extrapancreatic lesions, differential diagnosis
