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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of add-on mirogabalin to conventional therapy for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain after thoracic surgery: the multicenter, randomized, open-label ADMIT-NeP study
For chronic pain after thoracic surgery, optimal timing of its diagnosis and effective treatment remains unresolved, although several treatment options are currently available. We examined the efficacy and saf...
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Open AccessSimultaneous surgical resection of cardiac myxoma and atypical thymic carcinoid: a case report
Cardiac myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac tumor, and thymic carcinoid is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. No previous reports have described surgical management of concomitant occurrence of these n...
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Open AccessA single-arm, phase 2 study of adjuvant chemotherapy with oral tegafur-uracil for pathologically lymphovascular invasion positive stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: LOGIK0602 study
Lymphovascular invasion (LVI), which includes vascular or lymphatic invasions, is a representative prognostic factor even in patients with resected stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Because tegafur-...
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Correction to: Left upper lobectomy is a risk factor for cerebral infarction after pulmonary resection: a multicentre, retrospective, case–control study in Japan
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Left upper lobectomy is a risk factor for cerebral infarction after pulmonary resection: a multicentre, retrospective, case–control study in Japan
The anatomical site of resected lobes may influence postoperative cerebral infarction. The objective of the current study was to determine if left upper pulmonary lobectomy is a risk factor for postoperative c...
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Frequency of cerebral infarction after pulmonary resection: a multicenter, retrospective study in Japan
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Internal anal sphincter achalasia: data from a nationwide survey of allied disorders of Hirschsprung’s disease in Japan
To investigate the incidence and treatment of internal anal sphincter achalasia (IASA) in Japan based on an analysis of data from a nationwide retrospective cohort study of the allied disorders of Hirschsprung...
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A long-surviving case of gastric cancer with main portal vein tumor thrombus after surgical resection and postoperative S-1 therapy
Gastric cancer patients with main portal vein tumor thrombus usually have a short survival time, owing to its aggressive behavior. Herein, we report a long-surviving case of gastric cancer with main portal vei...
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Open AccessNovel approach to pleurodesis with 50 % glucose for air leakage after lung resection or pneumothorax
Pleurodesis is performed in patients demonstrating air leakage after lung resection and in those with pneumothorax who must avoid surgery. However, there have so far been very few reports of pleurodesis with 5...
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Association of extrahepatic bile duct duplication with pancreaticobiliary maljunction and congenital biliary dilatation in children: a case report and literature review
We herein report a case of cystic-type congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) in whom an extremely rare anomalous duplication of the common bile duct and pancreaticobiliary maljunction were diagnosed intraoperati...
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A case report of benign esophageal schwannoma with FDG uptake on PET-CT and literature review of 42 cases in Japan
We report a rare case of benign esophageal schwannoma showing [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT). A 43-year-old woman diagnosed with left breast can...
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Pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor: Report of a case
We herein report a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that appeared to be related to a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-producing lung cancer. A 77-year-old man with arterial scler...
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Risk of acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia after pulmonary resection for lung cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on preoperative high-resolution computed tomography
In patients with lung cancer accompanied by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), acute exacerbation of the IPF often occurs after pulmonary resection; however, few studies have been done to identify its preexi...
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Open AccessAberrant methylation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor type 2B (NMDAR2B) in non-small cell carcinoma
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) act as tumor suppressors of digestive malignancies. The expression and genetic methylation patterns of NMDAR2B in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are unknown.
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Development of an experimental model of cholestasis induced by hypoxic/ischemic damage to the bile duct and liver tissues in infantile rats
We aimed to develop experimental models of hypoxia/ischemia-induced cholestasis using neonatal and infantile rats.
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Efficacy of perioperative administration of long-acting bronchodilator on postoperative pulmonary function and quality of life in lung cancer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Preliminary results of a randomized control study
Long-acting bronchodilators are recommended as a first-line treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although their effects for postoperative lung cancer patients with COPD are still not wel...
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Predictors of postoperative survival in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma
A surgical resection for locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) remains controversial. This study analyzed the clinicopathological profile and surgical outcome of patients with locally advanced...
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Aberrant methylation in non-small cell lung cancer
The potential of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) to serve as clinical markers for disease detection, progression, and therapeutic response was evaluated by conducting a comprehensive review of the English-langua...
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The effects of intestinal ischemia on colonic motility in conscious rats
The present study aimed to examine whether and how colonic motility is affected by mild ischemia-induced intestinal injury in conscious rats through in vivo monitoring of colonic contractions, specifically wit...
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Role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the management of lung cancer
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a promising new modality first introduced during the early 1990s. The radial probe EBUS was initially developed seeking for high-resolution imaging of processes in the airway...