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Fumihiko Fujita
Surgery
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Open AccessLaparoscopic transabdominal approach for resection of presacral epidermoid cyst in an obese man: a case report
Complete resection of presacral epidermoid cysts is recommended due to the potential for infection or malignancy. Transsacral and transabdominal approaches have been used to treat presacral tumors. However, th...
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Open AccessAortoesophageal fistula due to esophageal cancer: a case report of successful management
Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. The best treatment for the AEF due to esophageal carcinoma is still unresolved. Here, we report a rare case of AEF caused by ...
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Open AccessRobotic versus laparoscopic distal gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis
Robotic distal gastrectomy (RDG) has been increasingly used for the treatment of gastric cancer (GC). However, whether RDG has a clinical advantage over laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) is yet to be deter...
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Open AccessSurgery for Killian-Jamieson diverticulum: a report of two cases
Killian-Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) is a rare diverticulum arising from a muscular gap in the anterolateral wall of the proximal cervical esophagus. The first choice of treatment for KJD remains controversial ...
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Safety and efficacy of postoperative pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin after pancreatic surgery
Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis is recommended for preventing pulmonary embolism according to some abdominal surgery guidelines. However, few reports have so far described pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis aft...
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The donor advocacy team: a risk management program for living organ, tissue, and cell transplant donors
Although the incidence of living donor death is low in Japan, statistics show one living liver donor death in more than 7000 living liver transplants. Thus, medical transplant personnel must recognize that the...
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Cell sheet technology for the regeneration of gastrointestinal tissue using a novel gastric perforation rat model
Anastomotic leakage is a major postoperative complication. While cell sheet technology has been gaining popularity in the clinical field, the utility of cell sheets for containing contaminated enteral perforat...
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The risk factors and predictive factors for anastomotic leakage after resection for colorectal cancer: reappraisal of the literature
Anastomotic leakage is a serious complication that can occur after colorectal surgery. Several risk factors for anastomotic leakage have been reported based on the findings of prospective and retrospective stu...
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Hand-assisted laparoscopic subtotal colectomy with cecorectal anastomosis for chronic idiopathic colonic pseudo-obstruction: report of a case
Chronic idiopathic colonic pseudo-obstruction (CICP) is characterized by the chronic disturbance of colonic motility without mechanical obstruction, any underlying disease or medication. Currently, there are n...
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A multicenter phase II clinical study of oxaliplatin, folinic acid, and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced colorectal cancer: A Japanese experience
This multicenter phase II study was designed to determine the efficacy and tolerability of oxaliplatin in combination with levofolinate and infusion 5-fluorouracil (FOLFOX4) as first-line therapy for Japanese ...
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A multicenter phase II clinical study of oxaliplatin, folinic acid, and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy as second-line treatment for advanced colorectal cancer: A Japanese experience
This multicenter phase II study was designed to determine the efficacy and tolerability of oxaliplatin, levoforinate, and infusional 5-fluorouracil (FOLFOX4) as a second-line therapy for Japanese patients with...
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Liver: Nonanatomical Resection
The first footsteps in the field of laparoscopic liver surgery were marked by wedge resections limited to the marginal and anterior regions of the organ. Since then, more technically demanding procedures have ...
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The serum level of carcinoembryonic antigen in drainage venous blood is not a sensitive predictor of metachronous hepatic metastasis for patients with colorectal cancer
To establish whether the serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in drainage venous blood (d-CEA) is a better predictor of prognosis or survival than the preoperative CEA level in peripheral venous bloo...
