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Open AccessClinical complete response after trastuzumab deruxtecan 6th-line treatment for postoperative gastric cancer recurrence: a case report
Despite the recent developments in the treatment of advanced or recurrent gastric cancer, the median survival time remains shorter than 15 months. Herein, we report a case of postoperative gastric cancer recur...
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Open AccessIncomplete bowel obstruction caused by sigmoid colon cancer in an inguinal hernia: a case report
Most colon cancers that develop in the intestinal tract within the inguinal hernia sac are identified by incarceration. However, treatment methods for these cases vary depending on the pathology. Cases showing...
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Open AccessThe Glasgow Prognostic Score Before Curative Resection May Predict Postoperative Complications in Patients with Gastric Cancer
Despite improvements in surgical techniques and devices and perioperative care of gastric cancer (GC), the rate of postoperative complications still has not decreased. If patients at high risk for postoperativ...
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Feasibility and Safety of Oral Nutritional Supplementation with High-Density Liquid Diet After Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Patients requiring total gastrectomy for gastric cancer experience a decrease in food intake leading to severe body weight loss after surgery. This loss may be prevented using a high-density liquid diet of hig...
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Preoperative Utility of the Glasgow Prognostic Score on Outcomes of Patients with Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer
To assess the utility of the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) obtained before curative resection for predicting outcomes in patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC).
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Open AccessLong-term surgical outcomes of gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma and mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasms
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) and mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) are extremely rare subtypes of gastric cancer. MiNEN is a mix of carcinomatous components and neuroendocrine neoplasm...
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Impact of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio on the Survival of Patients with Gastric Cancer Treated with Nivolumab Monotherapy
In 2017, nivolumab monotherapy was shown to be effective as third- or later-line therapy in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
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Open AccessRisk factors analysis and stratification for microscopically positive resection margin in gastric cancer patients
Cancer cells are often found postoperatively at surgical resection margins (RM) in patients with gastric cancer because of submucosal infiltration or hesitation to secure adequate RM. This study was designed t...
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Relationship Between the Waiting Times for Surgery and Survival in Patients with Gastric Cancer
Surgery for gastric cancer should be performed as soon as possible after diagnosis. However, sometimes the waiting time for surgery tends to be longer. The relation between the waiting time for surgery and sur...
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Postoperative D-dimer elevation affects tumor recurrence and the long-term survival in gastric cancer patients who undergo gastrectomy
We retrospectively evaluated the blood coagulation activity using the D-dimer level in the early period after gastrectomy and investigated whether postoperative hypercoagulation affects tumor recurrence and lo...
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Feasibility and safety of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy performed by trainees supervised by an experienced qualified surgeon
Laparoscopic gastrectomy is becoming more commonly performed, but acquisition of its technique remains challenging. We investigated whether laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LDG) performed by trainees (...
