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A flow cytometric bromodeoxyuridine/DNA analysis for cytokinetics of the pancreatic cancer cell line capan-2 after irradiation
The cytokinetics of the human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line Capan-2 were analyzed by a bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd)/DNA analysis with flow cytometry (FCM). The reproducibility of data was shown to be super...
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Cancer of the stomach: A review of two hospitals in Korea and Japan
The records of 525 patients with primary adenocarcinoma of the stomach treated at Korea University Hospital (K.U.H.), Seoul, Korea, and 1,932 patients treated at National Cancer Center Hospital (N.C.C.), Tokyo...
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Multivariate analysis of risk factors influencing survival in 110 ethnic Chinese with papillary thyroid cancer
Data from 110 Chinese patients presenting with papillary thyroid cancer to a single institution up to December 1985 have been analyzed to evaluate the possible risk factors affecting survival. There were 83 wo...
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New device for biofragmentable anastomotic ring in low anterior resection
PURPOSE: The biofragmentable anastomotic ring (BAR) is now accepted as an alternative anastomotic method to handsewn and stapled anastomosis in colonic surgery. However, for a short rectal stump in a narrow pe.....
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Hepatocellular carcinoma with adjacent organ extension: The enhancement of preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization and the results of surgical resection
A review was conducted on 93 patients with hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent a collective total of 98 resections. A total of 24 hepatic resections were performed on 22 patients who had a serosa-exp...
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Perforation after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for bleeding gastric varices
Bleeding from gastric varices is an uncommon condition for which hemostatic control is difficult and ill defined. Most clinicians tend to achieve hemostasis by endoscopic treatment because of the prevailing po...
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Incomplete excision of the gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Dissection and transection of the cystic duct close to the gallbladder has been advocated as a means of avoiding common bile injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We present three cases in which ina...
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Reduction in tissue blood flow in J-shaped pelvic ileal reservoirs
PURPOSE: This study sought to evaluate tissue blood flow during J-shaped ileal reservoir construction. METHODS: Using laser Doppler flowmetry, tissue blood flow was measured at various locations in J-shaped il.....
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Closure of trocar wounds in laparoscopic operations
A method of fascial closure utilizing a hypodermic needle as a conduit for threading the suture through the fascia is described. This technique is designed to make use of vertical space rather than horizontal ...
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Breast cancer angiogenesis: A quantitative morphologic and doppler imaging study
Background: Tumor growth and metastases require the development of new vessels (angiogenesis). Angiogenesis, assessed by microvessel count using immunocytochemical stain of endothelial cells, has been shown to p...
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas: Report of a case
We present herein the case of a 64-year-old man diagnosed as having a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas. The tumor originated in the tail of the pancreas and invaded the spleen, left adrenal gland, left...
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Survival after resection of gastric cancer and prognostic relevance of systematic lymph node dissection: Twenty years experience in Taiwan
A retrospective study of 954 resectable gastric cancers in a single institute of Taiwan from 1971 to 1990 was performed to evaluate improvements in gastric cancer surgery. The patients were divided into four t...
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Growth suppression of human colorectal carcinoma in nude mice by monoclonal antibody C27-abrin A chain conjugate
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess an immunotoxin, monoclonal antibody C27-abrin A chain conjugate (MAAC), that might be effective in the treatment of colorectal carcinoma. METHODS: The immunotoxin w...
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Absorbable clips for cystic duct ligation in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
The efficacy and applicability of an absorbable polydioxanone (PDS) clip for cystic duct ligation were evaluated in 297 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Anterior Approach for Difficult Major Right Hepatectomy
p < 0.004), more extrahepatic structures ( p < 0.05), and the caudate lobes ( p < 0.03) were resected, the amoun...
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Preoperative therapy for advanced pelvic malignancy by isolated pelvic perfusion with the balloon-occlusion technique
Background: Although the technique of isolated pelvic perfusion dates back to the time of Creech (1959) and has been used by a variety of authors to treat unresectable neoplasms, the inherent complexity of the o...
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Resection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer: Are there any truly significant clinical prognosticators?
PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate the prognostic significance of various prognostic factors affecting recurrence after resection of colorectal hepatic metastases. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Records of 54.....
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Hemorrhoidectomy with self-retaining retraction
Hemorrhoidectomy is one of the most effective treatments for significantly symptomatic hemorrhoids. By placing the patient in the Sims' position and appropriately using the Hill-Ferguson retractor and towel cl.....
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis in the Elderly
p < 0.05), a higher incidence of intercurrent diseases ( p < 0.05), and a higher serum urea level ( p < 0.001). ...
