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Open AccessCombined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery for epiphrenic diverticulum with associated gastroesophageal reflux disease: a case report
Surgery is indicated for symptomatic epiphrenic esophageal diverticula. Based on the features of a case, thoracoscopic or laparoscopic approaches may be used. Epiphrenic diverticula are often associated with e...
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Effectiveness of computed tomography scoring for the early diagnosis of anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy
Anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy is associated with increased mortality; therefore, early diagnosis is highly important. This study aimed to identify the characteristic computed tomography (CT) findings...
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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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Usefulness of skeletal muscle measurement by computed tomography in patients with esophageal cancer: changes in skeletal muscle mass due to neoadjuvant therapy and the effect on the prognosis
This analysis was performed to clarify the usefulness of skeletal muscle measurements using computed tomography (CT) in patients with esophageal cancer and the effect of treatment-induced changes in the skelet...
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Predictive impact of the thoracic inlet space on ICG fluorescence blood flow speed in the gastric conduit wall and anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy
The thoracic inlet space might influence the blood vessel perfusion in the gastric conduit. The purpose of this study was to clarify the impacts of the thoracic inlet space on blood vessel perfusion in the gas...
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Open AccessEvidence-based clinical practice guidelines for gastroesophageal reflux disease 2021
In Japan, with the increasing prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and growing public interest, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology issued Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for G...
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Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for evaluating blood flow in the reconstructed conduit after esophageal cancer surgery
We investigated the effectiveness of indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence blood flow imaging of the gastric conduit to evaluate anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy. We identified 19 articles using the PRIS...
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Open AccessComprehensive registry of esophageal cancer in Japan, 2014
The registration committee for esophageal cancer in the Japan Esophageal Society (JES) has collected the patients' characteristics, treatment, and outcomes annually.
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Usefulness of prone-position computed tomography as preoperative simulation prior to thoracoscopic esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer
The study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of prone-position computed tomography (CT) for predicting relevant thoracic procedure outcomes in minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for thoracic esophageal cancer.
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Clinical impacts of magnetic resonance thoracic ductography on preventing postoperative chylothorax after thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
The study aimed to determine whether magnetic resonance thoracic ductography (MRTD) is useful for preventing injury to the thoracic duct (TD) during thoracoscopic esophagectomy and for reducing the incidence o...
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Open AccessSmall bowel obstruction caused by a true ileo-ileal knot: a rare case successfully treated by prior ligation of mesenteric vessels
Intestinal knot formation, in which two segments of the intestine become knotted together, can result in intestinal obstruction. An ileo-ileal knot refers to knot formation between two ileal segments and is a ...
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Open AccessSignificance of pulmonary resection in patients with metachronous pulmonary metastasis from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study
Pulmonary metastases from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are relatively rare. Systemic chemotherapy is the first choice of treatment in patients with distant metastases, and the role of metastasectomy...
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Association between indocyanine green fluorescence blood flow speed in the gastric conduit wall and superior mesenteric artery calcification: predictive significance for anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy
Near-infrared fluorescence using indocyanine green (ICG) has been applied as a real-time navigation tool to observe blood flow in gastric conduit wall after esophagectomy. Atherosclerosis might impair the bloo...
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Open AccessThree resected cases of esophageal carcinoma considered as being secondary solid tumors after bone marrow transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation is now an established treatment for some hematopoietic disorders and hematopoietic malignancies, and secondary solid tumors that develop after bone marrow transplantation have begun...
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Open AccessCombined primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma: case report and literature review
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can grow in a mosaic pattern, often combined with various non-hepatocellular cells. However, HCC combined with a neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) component is rarely reported, and ...
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Open AccessThoracic and cardiovascular surgeries in Japan during 2018
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Open AccessComprehensive registry of esophageal cancer in Japan, 2013
Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cause of cancer mortality in Japan. More than 11,000 people had died from esophageal cancer in 2018. The Japan Esophageal Society has collected the data on patients'...
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Prognostic significance of vasohibin-1 and vasohibin-2 immunohistochemical expression in gastric cancer
It was recently identified that the vasohibin family may regulate angiogenesis through suppression by the vasohibin-1 gene and promotion by the vasohibin-2 gene. We assessed vasohibin expression in gastric can...
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Open AccessSuccessful laparoscopic surgery combined with selective arterial embolization for bleeding due to jejunal angiodysplasia: a case report
Angiodysplasia of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare vascular pathology that sometimes causes massive hemorrhage. Angiodysplasias are particularly difficult to find in the small intestine for anatomical reas...
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Plasma vasohibin-1 and vasohibin-2 are useful biomarkers in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Vasohibins (VASH), which are angiogenesis regulators, consist of Vasohibin-1 (VASH1) and Vasohibin-2 (VASH2). VASH1 is an angiogenesis inhibitor, while VASH2 is a proangiogenic factor. Patients with esophageal...
