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Predictive value of the Naples prognostic score on postoperative outcomes in patients with rectal cancer
The Naples prognostic score (NPS) is a prognostic index based on the nutritional and inflammatory status. However, its utility in predicting postoperative complications (POCs) has not been examined in rectal c...
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Clinical features and oncological outcomes of intestinal cancers associated with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
Patients with longstanding inflammatory bowel disease are at high risk of develo** intestinal cancers. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the differences between intestinal cancers associated with ulcerati...
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Open AccessThe impact of the surgical Apgar score on oncological outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer: a propensity score-matched study
The surgical Apgar score (SAS) predicts postoperative complications (POCs) following gastrointestinal surgery. Recently, the SAS was reported to be a predictor of not only POCs but also prognosis. However, the...
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A review of reports on single-incision laparoscopic surgery for Crohn’s disease
The aim of this review was to analyze the currently available literature on single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for Crohn’s disease (CD) with respect to surgical indications, surgical techniques, feasi...
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Open AccessThe prognostic significance of the advanced lung cancer inflammation index in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer: a retrospective study
Growing evidence indicates that inflammation contributes to cancer progression, and several inflammatory markers have been reported to be associated with the clinical outcomes in patients with various types of...
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Open AccessA comparison of the local immune status between the primary and metastatic tumor in colorectal cancer: a retrospective study
The anticancer immune response has been reported to correlate with cancer progression. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), which are one of the indicators of host immunity, affect the tumor growth, metastas...
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The feasibility and short-term clinical outcomes of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for patients with complex Crohn’s disease
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) offers excellent cosmetic results compared with conventional multi-port laparoscopic surgery. Recently, this technique has been applied to Crohn’s disease (CD) with ...
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Open AccessA case of bowel perforation due to traumatic hernia at a pelvic fracture site: a case report and review of the literature
Common complications of pelvic fractures include visceral injury, large-volume hemorrhage, genitourinary injury, rectal injury, and pulmonary embolism. On the other hand, traumatic hernia is a rare complicatio...
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Open AccessThe peripheral monocyte count is associated with the density of tumor-associated macrophages in the tumor microenvironment of colorectal cancer: a retrospective study
Inflammation is widely recognized to play an important role in cancer progression, and the peripheral monocyte count has been reported to correlate with the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. This i...
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The impact of the preoperative peripheral lymphocyte count and lymphocyte percentage in patients with colorectal cancer
We evaluated the prognostic significance of the peripheral lymphocyte count and lymphocyte percentage, which reflect the preoperative immune status, in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and then compared t...
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Open AccessThe significance of the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio as a marker for predicting survival and monitoring chemotherapeutic effectiveness in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer
Inflammation has been reported to play an important role in cancer progression and various inflammatory markers have been reported to be useful prognostic markers. The aim of this retrospective study was to ev...
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Open AccessThe combined expression of Semaphorin4D and PlexinB1 predicts disease recurrence in colorectal cancer
Binding to Sema4D and PlexinB1 induce angiogenesis and invasive growth in colorectal cancer (CRC). The expression of Semaphorin4D (Sema4D) and PlexinB1 has been shown to be related to the prognosis of patients...
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Efficacy of intracorporeal reinforcing sutures for anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer
The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of intracorporeal reinforcing sutures for preventing anastomotic leakage (AL) after laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.
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A preoperative low nutritional prognostic index correlates with the incidence of incisional surgical site infections after bowel resection in patients with Crohn’s disease
The incidence of incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) is reported to be higher among patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) than among those with colorectal cancer. It has also been reported that the preoper...
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Open AccessThe prognostic significance of the postoperative prognostic nutritional index in patients with colorectal cancer
The preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) has been reported to correlate with the prognosis in patents with various carcinomas. However, the prognostic significance of the postoperative PNI is unknow...
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Open AccessThe prognostic significance of a postoperative systemic inflammatory response in patients with colorectal cancer
Recently, a preoperative systemic inflammatory response has been reported to be a prognostic factor in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the prognostic significance of a systemic inflammatory res...
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Open AccessThe pretreatment albumin to globulin ratio predicts chemotherapeutic outcomes in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer
The pretreatment albumin to globulin ratio (AGR) has been reported to correlate with the long-term survival in patients with various cancers. However, there are no reports regarding the correlation between the...
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Prognostic significance of the preoperative serum C-reactive protein level in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer
Previous studies have revealed that an elevated preoperative serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with various malignant tumors. The aim of this study was to det...
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Surgical Outcomes after Esophagectomy for Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Patients with overweight reportedly have more comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, and longer operating times as well as more blood loss during surgery compared with those wit...
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Maintenance of the nutritional prognostic index predicts survival in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer
Nutrition and immunity significantly affect the progression of cancer in cancer patients. Therefore, the evaluation of the nutritional and immune status would be useful as a prognostic factor and to determine ...
