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The findings of the contrast-enhanced CT and risk factors for hepatic infarction after pancreatoduodenectomy
Hepatic infarction is a relatively rare life-threatening complication after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). Computed tomography (CT) findings and risk factors for hepatic infarctions after PD were investigated.
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Open AccessA case of perforation of a pancreatic duct by a pancreatic stent during chemoradiotherapy for pancreatic head cancer: a case report
Pancreatic injuries are rare, and no treatment plan has yet been established for grade III injuries. In many cases, pancreatic stent placement has resulted in saving patients. However, some cases of perforatio...
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Open AccessA case of complete splenic infarction after laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy
Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (LSPDP), a newly developed operative procedure, is indicated for benign and low-grade malignant disease of the pancreas. However, few studies have reported ...
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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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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 AccessPreoperative predictors for early recurrence of resectable pancreatic cancer
The first-line treatment for resectable pancreatic cancer (RPC) is surgical resection. However, our patients have often experienced early recurrence after curative resection for RPC, with desperately poor prog...
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Open AccessGiant duodenal ulcers after neurosurgery for brainstem tumors that required reoperation for gastric disconnection: a report of two cases
Despite the efficacy of pharmacotherapy for gastrointestinal ulcers, severe cases of bleeding or perforation due to gastrointestinal ulcers still occur. Giant duodenal ulcer perforation is an uncommon but diff...
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Open AccessEstablishment and characterization of new cell lines of anaplastic pancreatic cancer, which is a rare malignancy: OCUP-A1 and OCUP-A2
Anaplastic pancreatic cancer (APC) cell lines have been scarcely established.
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Open AccessA case of bilateral pheochromocytoma during pregnancy
Pheochromocytoma is a disease where catecholamines are secreted. If pheochromocytoma occurs during pregnancy, it can be difficult to diagnose because it is similar to pregnancy-induced hypertension. Furthermor...
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Open AccessNonfunctional adrenocortical carcinoma initially presenting as retroperitoneal hemorrhage
Acute adrenal hemorrhage is an uncommon entity. Although trauma is the most common cause of adrenal hemorrhage, non-traumatic etiologies have also been reported. We report an unusual case of a spontaneously ru...
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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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Open AccessClinical and pathological features of five-year survivors after pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Clinical factors determining short-term survival after pancreatectomy have been well studied, but factors predicting long-term survival with curative resection are poorly understood in pancreatic carcinoma. Ou...
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Predictive Factors for Change of Diabetes Mellitus Status After Pancreatectomy in Preoperative Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients
This study aimed to determine risk factors for exacerbation of diabetes mellitus (DM) after pancreatectomy.
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Impact of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with F4-liver cirrhosis
Although the utility of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been recognized in recent years, the impact of the laparoscopic liver resection for HCC with complete liver cirrhosis...
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Laparoscopic liver resection for treating recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma
It is still unknown whether laparoscopic liver resection is suitable for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after previous curative hepatic resection.
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Open AccessRNA interference suppression of mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) reduces the adhesive and invasive capacity of human pancreatic cancer cells
MUC5AC is a secretory mucin normally expressed in the surface muconous cells of stomach and bronchial tract. It has been known that MUC5AC de novo expression occurred in the invasive ductal carcinoma and pancreat...
