Surgery

Simple continuous suture to strengthen the closure of intra-muscle used in the removal of uni-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery thoracic drainage tube.

BACKGROUND: Uni-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become a popular type of thoracic surgery. However, improvements to the closure of the single drainage tube hole are still in need.

[A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus Successfully Treated by Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy].

A man in his 50s was referred to our hospital with a liver tumor detected by ultrasonography during a medical checkup. Enhanced CT scan and MRI showed hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)in S8 of the liver. Laparoscopic partial hepatectomy was performed. The histopathological findings showed well differentiated HCC. Two years later, his serum PIVKA-Ⅱ levels were slightly elevated. A new lesion was detect...

[Laparoscopic Gastro-Jejunostomy Using the Overlap Method after Subtotal Gastrectomy for Upper Gastric Cancer].

BACKGROUND: Due to an aging society, patients with gastric cancer are also getting older. Although total gastrectomy should be avoided for elderly pat...

[A Patient with Multiple Colorectal Liver Metastases for Whom Partial Splenic Embolization Contributed Extremely to Maintain Multidisciplinary Treatment].

After approximately 2.5 years of chemotherapy at the referred hospital, a 69-year-old man with double colon cancer and unresectable liver metastases(H...

[Curative Resection for Liver Metastasis Ten Years after Surgery for Rectosigmoid Cancer-A Case Report].

Here, we report the case of a 73-year-oldfemale patient, who previously underwent high anterior resection for rectosigmoidcancer at the age of 63. Her...

[Usefulness of the CONUT Score for Predicting the Risk of Surgical Site Infections].

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections(SSIs)occur at a high frequency in patients after rectal cancer surgery and are readily aggravated. Therefore, pro...

[A Case of Splenic Lymph Node Metastasis from the Distal Bile Duct Carcinoma Seven Years after a Curative Resection].

We report a case of splenic lymph node recurrence 7 years after a distal bile duct carcinoma. A 70s man underwent pylorus ring-preserving pancreaticod...

[A Case of Two Curative Resections for the Peritoneal Dissemination of Transverse Colon Cancer].

No large clinical trials have been conducted to prove the efficacy of peritoneal dissemination resection for colorectal cancer, and no evidence has sh...

[Surgical Outcomes of Laparoscopic Repeat Hepatectomy at Our Institution].

Laparoscopic hepatectomy has gained popularity owing to its merits, such as low invasiveness and reduced bleeding. However, the efficacy of laparoscop...

[Short-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic-Assisted Total Gastrectomy Using the Endoscopic Purse-String Suture Instrument ENDO-PSI].

Laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy(LATG)has several complications early during the introduction of the procedure, so a careful approach is necess...

[Surgical Treatment for Extremely Elderly Patients Over 90 Years of Age with Colorectal Cancer].

We report 18 cases of colorectalcancer in patients aged over 90 years who received surgicaltreatment . Except for 2 patients who had StageⅣ colorectal...

[Rectal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor(GIST)Excised by Two Teams Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy-A Case Report].

A 67-year-old man presented with bloody stools. Colonoscopy showed a small submucosal tumor in the lower rectum. As the tumor was small, follow-up was...

Ex-vivo antihypertensive and calcium channel blocking activity of Androsace foliosa n-hexane leaves fraction on isolated rabbit aorta.

Hypertension is persistent elevation in blood pressure for 3-4 weeks. Estimated global prevalence of hypertension suggested that by the Year 2025 (29%...

[Review of research on detection and tracking of minimally invasive surgical tools based on deep learning].

The application of minimally invasive surgical tool detection and tracking technology based on deep learning in minimally invasive surgery is currentl...

[Application value of Revolution CT combining three-dimensional visualization technique in precision resection of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis].

OBJECTIVE: To explore the application value of Revolution CT combining three -dimensional visualization technique in the precision resection of hepati...

Robotic Combined Anterior & Posterior Repair of a Rectal Prolapse, Rectocele, and Sigmoidocele with a Mesh.

Rectal prolapse (RP) is often seen in patients over the age of fifty, particularly women. These patients frequently suffer from other concomitant path...

Microfluidic cap-to-dispense (μCD): a universal microfluidic-robotic interface for automated pipette-free high-precision liquid handling.

Microfluidic devices have been increasingly used for low-volume liquid handling operations. However, laboratory automation of such delicate devices ha...

Prior to Initiation of Chemotherapy, Can We Predict Breast Tumor Response? Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Networks Approach Using a Breast MRI Tumor Dataset.

We hypothesize that convolutional neural networks (CNN) can be used to predict neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) response using a breast MRI tumor datase...

Machine Learning Algorithm Identifies Patients at High Risk for Early Complications After Intracranial Tumor Surgery: Registry-Based Cohort Study.

INTRODUCTION: Reliable preoperative identification of patients at high risk for early postoperative complications occurring within 24 h (EPC) of intra...

Artificial Intelligent Model With Neural Network Machine Learning for the Diagnosis of Orthognathic Surgery.

Diagnosis and treatment planning are the most important steps in the orthognathic surgery for the successful treatment. The purpose of this study was ...