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Effect of the number of cycles of docetaxel + S-1 therapy on long-term survival in adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III gastric cancer. A pooled analysis of the OGSG0604 and OGSG1002 trials
S-1 plus docetaxel (DS) therapy followed by S-1 is the standard of care in Japan in postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III gastric cancer, but long-term survival and the number of DS cycles required...
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Restoration of lymph flow by flap transfer can prevent severe lower extremity lymphedema after inguino-pelvic lymphadenectomy
Severe lymphedema is difficult to treat because of the associated extensive scar formation. Therefore, preventing scar formation might alleviate the severity of lymphedema following lymphadenectomy. In this st...
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Controlling lymph node micrometastases by neoadjuvant chemotherapy affects the prognosis in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical significance of micrometastases after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and the difference in controlling micrometastases using different NAC regimens in res...
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A surgical case of triple valve replacement for triple valve endocarditis with multiple vegetations
A 68-year-old man with cerebral infarction and right hemiplegia was diagnosed with active infective endocarditis, and multiple large vegetations and more than moderate valve regurgitation by three different va...
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Local administration of the powder minocycline during surgical intervention for active infective endocarditis
We retrospectively assessed the initial clinical impact of the locally administered bacteriostatic antibiotic, powder minocycline, during surgery for active infective endocarditis (AIE).
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Surgical management of large undifferentiated cardiac sarcoma involving the right ventricle to pulmonary trunk
A large intra-cardiac tumor from the right ventricle to pulmonary trunk was detected by contrast-enhanced computed tomography and transthoracic echocardiography in a 59-year-old woman with progressive dyspnea ...
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Angiographic appearance of patent saphenous vein grafts more than 25 years after coronary artery bypass grafting
Nine patients with ten angiographical patent saphenous vein grafts (SVG) more than 25 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at Kawasaki Medical School Hospital between 1976 and 1992 were reviewed....
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Initial clinical evaluation of preoperative frailty in surgical patients with Stanford type A acute aortic dissection
We retrospectively assessed the initial clinical role of preoperative frailty in surgical patients with Stanford type A acute aortic dissection (AAAD).
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Surgical management of extensive dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm via the semi-clamshell approach
We retrospectively evaluated the initial clinical experience of the surgical management of extensive dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) via the semi-clamshell approach.
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Correction to: Multicenter phase II study of trastuzumab plus S-1 alone in elderly patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer (JACCRO GC‑06)
The correct name of the twelfth author should be ‘‘Yasuhiro Yuasa”, and not ‘‘Yasuhiko Yuasa’’ as given in the original publication of the article.
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Open AccessMulticenter phase II study of trastuzumab plus S-1 alone in elderly patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer (JACCRO GC-06)
S-1 plus cisplatin is a standard regimen for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) in Asia. The ToGA trial established a fluoropyrimidine plus cisplatin and trastuzumab as a standard treatment for human epidermal grow...
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Gastric cancer treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection or endoscopic mucosal resection in Japan from 2004 through 2006: JGCA nationwide registry conducted in 2013
The Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA) initiated a new nationwide gastric cancer registry in 2008 and reported the treatment outcomes of patients with primary gastric cancer who underwent surgical ther...
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Dominant lymph drainage patterns in the occipital and parietal regions: evaluation of lymph nodes in patients with skin cancer of the head
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the superficial lymph drainage patterns of primary skin cancers of the head arising from the occipital or parietal region.
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Review and proposal of regional surgical management for melanoma: revisiting of integumentectomy and incontinuity dissection in treatment of skin melanoma
Past studies showed that integumentectomy and incontinuity could be effective procedures in the surgical management of melanoma patients. The present study reports on the historical background of these procedu...
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A newly modified esophagogastrostomy with a reliable angle of His by placing a gastric tube in the lower mediastinum in laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy
An optimal reconstruction method for proximal gastrectomy (PG) remains elusive. Esophagogastrostomy (EG) is technically simple but suffers from the disadvantage of gastroesophageal reflux. Jejunal interpositio...
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Effectiveness of intraoperative indocyanine-green fluorescence angiography during inguinal lymph node dissection for skin cancer to prevent postoperative wound dehiscence
The incidence of postoperative wound dehiscence following inguinal lymph node dissection (ILND) is higher than that in other anatomic regions. To prevent wound dehiscence, intraoperative interventions, such as...
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Frailty in cardiothoracic surgery: systematic review of the literature
A preoperative surgical risk analysis is necessary and important for predicting clinical and surgical outcomes in a clinical setting. Various tools for evaluating the patient characteristics in order to foreca...
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Repeated valve replacement surgery: technical tips and pitfalls
For successful repeated valve replacement surgery, it is essential issue that the preoperative evaluation includes an assessment of the previous operation record, computed tomography (CT: including 3D-CT), ult...
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Three-year outcomes of a phase II study of adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 plus docetaxel for stage III gastric cancer after curative D2 gastrectomy
We have previously reported the superior feasibility and safety of adjuvant S-1 plus docetaxel in patients with stage III gastric cancer during a prospective phase II study. We report 3-year follow-up data on ...
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Dominant lymph drainage in the upper extremity and upper trunk region: evaluation of lymph drainage in patients with skin melanomas
The objective of this study is to evaluate the lymph drainage from the primary focus to the regional lymph nodes in patients with melanomas of the upper extremity and upper trunk region.
