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Open AccessClinical impact of high-quality testing for peritoneal lavage cytology in pancreatic cancer
In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients, the importance of peritoneal lavage cytology, which indicates unresectability, remains controversial. This study sought to determine whether positive perito...
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Open AccessPortal vein wedge resection and patch venoplasty with autologous vein grafts for hepatobiliary–pancreatic cancer
Advanced hepatobiliary–pancreatic cancer often invades critical blood vessels, including the portal vein (PV) and hepatic artery. Resection with tumor-free resection margins is crucial to achieving a favorable...
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Open AccessCrohn’s disease-related anal fistula cancer diagnosed by examination under anesthesia: a case report
As the number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) increases, the incidence of IBD-related colorectal cancer (CRC) is also on the rise. Crohn’s disease (CD)-related CRC has been reported to have a...
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Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a Single-Centre Experience of 1469 Cases
Despite having once been extensively used for cosmetics or pain reduction, the use of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has declined in recent years due to technical difficulties and a report...
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Long-term outcomes of single-incision versus multiport laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: results of a propensity score-based analysis
Long-term outcomes of single-incision laparoscopic colectomy (SILC) for colon cancer (CC), as practiced in real-world settings, especially in relation to disease stage, have not been established. We examined, ...
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Long-term outcomes of single-incision versus multiport laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: a single-institution experience of 186 consecutive cases
This retrospective study was conducted to compare the long-term outcomes of single-incision totally extraperitoneal (S-TEP) inguinal hernia repair and conventional multiport totally extraperitoneal (M-TEP) ing...
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Role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery in the management of small bowel obstruction
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) arises on various backgrounds, and the surgical procedure is often modified intraoperatively as needed. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is less invasive than conventio...
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Open AccessMetachronous rectal metastasis from pulmonary adenocarcinoma after 11 years of chemo-, immuno-, and radiotherapy for recurrent lesions: a case report
Rectal metastasis from pulmonary adenocarcinoma is rare, and it has been regarded as an end-stage phenomenon. Recently, however, advances in lung cancer treatment have improved the chance of long-term survival...
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The feasibility and safety of single-incision totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair after previous lower abdominal surgery: 350 procedures at a single center
To evaluate the feasibility and safety of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (SILS-TEP) with previous lower abdominal surgery (PLAS).
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Single-incision laparoscopic surgery as a teaching procedure: a single-center experience of more than 2100 procedures
To confirm the safety and feasibility of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and to compare the patient outcomes of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for laparoscopic appendectomy (SILS-LA) performe...
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Single-incision totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair as a teaching procedure: one center’s experience of more than 300 procedures
To evaluate resident doctors’ proficiency in performing single-incision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (SILS-TEP), and assess patient outcomes by comparing procedures p...
