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Surgical resection of double advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with multiple renal cell carcinoma associated with von Hippel–Lindau disease
Von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease, an autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by a germline mutation, is associated with non-functional and slow-growing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) and kidney cance...
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Effects of transmembrane serine protease 4 on the survival in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma undergoing surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy
The transmembrane serine protease 4 (TMPRSS4) gene is upregulated in various human cancers. However, its biological functions in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma remain unclear. We examined the expression of T...
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Open AccessEffect of body fat mass loss on prognosis of radical resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on bioelectrical impedance analysis
Few reports have performed a prognostic analysis based on bioelectrical impedance analysis in patients with radical resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), and its usefulness in prognostic analys...
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Micro-lymph node metastasis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma showing pathological complete response to primary tumor and intrahepatic metastasis treated by gemcitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy and radical surgery
Surgical resection is the only curative treatment option for achieving long-term survival in biliary tract cancer patients. However, regional lymph node dissection in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is c...
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Open AccessUtility of TMPRSS4 as a Prognostic Biomarker and Potential Therapeutic Target in Patients with Gastric Cancer
Transmembrane serine protease 4 (TMPRSS4) belongs to the family of type II transmembrane serine proteases that are known to be upregulated in many malignant tumors. However, there is a paucity of studies docum...
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Feasibility and efficacy of repeat laparoscopic liver resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma
Repeat hepatectomy is an acceptable treatment for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, repeat laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has not been widely adopted due to its technical difficulty. This ...
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Open AccessPerioperative management with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor and prostaglandin E1 for moderate portopulmonary hypertension following adult-to-adult living-donor liver transplantation: a case report
Portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a relatively rare but well-recognized complication of end-stage liver disease. Moderate or severe PPH (mean pulmonary artery pressure [mPAP] ≥ 35 mmHg) is usually a contrai...
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Influence of higher BMI for hepatitis B- and C-related hepatocellular carcinomas
Although obesity is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, its impact on the surgical outcomes of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)—and hepatitis C virus (HCV)—related HCC remains uncl...
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Erratum to: Glasgow Prognostic Score and Prognosis After Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Glasgow Prognostic Score and Prognosis After Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Systemic inflammation can promote tumor growth. The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), a simple assessment of systemic inflammation status, could be useful to predict the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HC...
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Open AccessCentral bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with indocyanine green excretory defect associated with reduced expression of the liver transporter
Indocyanine green (ICG) excretory defect is a dye excretory disorder, and it is characterized by the selective impairment of plasma ICG clearance with normal liver histology. The pathophysiology involves selec...
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Radiopaque biodegradable stent for duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction in pigs
Biliary stricture is a common cause of morbidity after liver transplantation. We previously developed a duct-to-duct biliary anastomosis technique using a biodegradable stent tube and confirmed the feasibility...
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Open AccessPseudolymphoma of the liver: a case report and literature review
Pseudolymphoma is a benign lymphocytic tumor-like lesion, and its occurrence in the liver is rare. Here, we report the case of a 78-year-old woman with pseudolymphoma of the liver. She had a history of tremors...
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Open AccessObstructive jaundice caused by a giant liver hemangioma with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome: a case report
Hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver. Liver hemangioma (LH) usually remains asymptomatic, but the most common symptoms associated with LH are abdominal pain and discomfort. LH is an uncommon...
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Clinicopathological features of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing. However, the clinicopathological features of HCC in these patients are little known. Thu...
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Open AccessA case of biliary cystic tumor with repeated hemobilia
Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) is classified as a biliary cystic tumor with a tendency of causing obstruction. Neoplastic cases involving hemobilia are rarely reported. We herein descri...
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Ischemia–reperfusion injury in patients with fatty liver and the clinical impact of steatotic liver on hepatic surgery
Hepatic steatosis is one of the most common hepatic disorders in developed countries. The epidemic of obesity in developed countries has increased with its attendant complications, including metabolic syndrome...
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Suturing and Knot-Tying Technique
Suturing in endoscopic surgery is greatly influenced by the set-up of the forceps. For the so-called “TANKO procedure” which comes from the concept of reduced port laparoscopic surgery (RPLS), the distance fro...
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Open AccessInferior vena cava tumor thrombus that directly infiltrated from paracaval lymph node metastases in a patient with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma
Herein, we present the case of a patient with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who had paracaval lymph node (LN) metastases with an inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus after a hepatectomy. A 65-yea...
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Controlling the bleeding of jejunal varices formed at the site of choledochojejunostomy: report of 2 cases and a review of the literature
Hemorrhage from jejunal varices formed at the site of Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy is rather rare, and no guidelines have so far been established for its treatment. This report presents the cases of 2 patie...
