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Transarterial chemoembolization for liver metastases of a pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm: a single-center experience
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is performed for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PanNEN) liver metastases; however, the safety and efficacy of TACE procedures, especially for patients who have undergon...
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Risk Factors for Recurrence of Cholangitis After Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Comparison of Stents in Hepaticojejunostomy
Postoperative cholangitis is a common complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy. Frequent cholangitis impairs patients’ quality of life after pancreaticoduodenectomy. However, the risk factors for recurrence of ...
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Diagnostic usefulness of SpyGlass in intracholecystic papillary neoplasm with pancreaticobiliary maljunction: a case report and comparison with conventional gallbladder cancer with pancreaticobiliary maljunction
Intracholecystic papillary neoplasm (ICPN) is one of the precursors of gallbladder cancer defined in the 2010 World Health Organization classification of tumors. We herein report ICPN with pancreaticobiliary m...
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Standardization of laparoscopic anatomic liver resection of segment 2 by the Glissonean approach
Anatomic liver resection (ALR) has been established to eliminate the tumor-bearing hepatic region with preservation of the remnant liver volume for liver malignancies. Recently, laparoscopic ALR has been widel...
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Successful recanalization of completely obstructed portal vein thrombosis after right hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma by aspiration thrombectomy via the ileocolic mesenteric vein and subsequent systemic anticoagulation with edoxaban
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a lethal complication of hepatectomy if not properly treated. An 81-year-old woman diagnosed with postoperative PVT after right hepatectomy and caudate lobectomy for perihilar c...
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Open AccessEpigenetic upregulation of TET2 is an independent poor prognostic factor for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Mutations in IDH1/2 and the epigenetic silencing of TET2 occur in leukaemia or glioma in a mutually exclusive manner. Although intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) may harbour IDH1/2 mutations, the contribution...
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Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorography and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) of vessels supplying the remnant stomach that were performed during distal pancreatectomy in a patient with a history of distal gastrectomy: a case report
A 68-year-old man who had undergone distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer 3 years previously, presented to our hospital for examination of dilatation of the main pancreatic duct on follow-up computed tomograph...
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Predictors of postoperative early recurrence of extrahepatic bile duct cancer
Resected bile duct cancers often relapse during postoperative follow-up. The aim of this study was to detect predictors of early recurrence in patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer.
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A phase I study for adjuvant chemotherapy of gemcitabine plus S-1 in patients with biliary tract cancer undergoing curative resection without major hepatectomy (KHBO1202)
To determine the recommended dose (RD) of gemcitabine (GEM) plus S-1 (GS) in curatively resected biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients without major hepatectomy.
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New macroscopic classification and back-flow thrombectomy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus invading the contralateral second portal branch
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) invading the portal trunk (Vp4) are poor surgical candidates because of the technical difficulties involved. To overcome the l...
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Preoperative Cholangitis Affects Survival Outcome in Patients with Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
It remains controversial whether preoperative cholangitis affects long-term outcomes after resection in patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer.
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Open AccessPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with inferior vena cava invasion: a report of three resected cases
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) often infiltrates to the adjacent major vasculatures; however, direct invasion of PDAC to the inferior vena cava (IVC) is uncommon.
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Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of survival after reductive surgery plus percutaneous isolated hepatic perfusion for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective analysis
We assessed the predictive value of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients who underwent a two-stage treatment combining reductive surgery and percutaneous isolated hepatic perfusion...
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Open AccessPathological complete response after percutaneous isolated hepatic perfusion in hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: a case report
Although the effectiveness of perioperative adjuvant therapy in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been investigated, the efficacy of preoperative therapy is unclear. Herein, we report a case ...
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Preoperative independent prognostic factors in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma following curative resection: the neutrophil-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratios
The therapeutic strategy for borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC) has remained unestablished because the preoperative prognostic factors have not been determined.
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Anatomical variations of liver blood supply in patients with pancreaticobiliary maljunction
Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) arises from a developmental abnormality during the embryonic period; thus, these patients may have anatomical variations of the liver blood supply, including aberrant vesse...
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Acute graft-versus-host disease following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: report of a case
Acute graft-versus-host-disease (aGVHD) is a rare complication in the setting of pancreas-kidney transplantation (PKT). We herein describe the case of a 37-year-old male with severe type 1 diabetes with chroni...
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Perioperative management for pancreatoduodenectomy following severe acute pancreatitis in patients with periampullary cancer: our experience with six consecutive cases
We rarely have an opportunity to perform pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) following the onset of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) for patients with periampullary cancer. The perioperative risks and optimal timing of ...
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A multi-institution phase II study of gemcitabine/cisplatin/S-1 (GCS) combination chemotherapy for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (KHBO 1002)
Gemcitabine/cisplatin combination therapy has been the standard palliative chemotherapy for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC). We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding S-1 to gem...
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Preoperative Bile Replacement Improves Immune Function for Jaundiced Patients Treated with External Biliary Drainage
Although preoperative biliary drainage in jaundiced patients is controversial, external biliary drainage (EBD) is beneficial for infection control in patients with biliary cancers. When EBD is performed, addit...
