European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
Dec 1, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Patients with acute severe and medical refractory ulcerative colitis have a high risk of postoperative complications after total abdominal colectomy (TAC). The objective of this retrospective study is to use machine learning to analyze and...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections(SSIs)occur at a high frequency in patients after rectal cancer surgery and are readily aggravated. Therefore, prophylactic measures for infections based on the evaluation of the patient's perioperative risk are ve...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2017
We report a case oftwo -stage right hemicolectomy in which the first surgery performed was laparoscopic ileocecal resection based on the preoperative diagnosis ofacute appendicitis. The second surgery was performed based on pathological diagnosis ofa...
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
Dec 1, 2016
OBJECTIVE: An increasing number of studies have been reported since the "Da Vinci" Robotic System was used in gastrointestinal disease. Thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to evaluate the safety and efficacy of robotic colectomy (RC) compared with ...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2016
The patient was a 78-year-old man who was hospitalized with a 1-month history of tenesmus and body weight loss. Blood tests revealed a mild increase in tumor markers(CEA 9.7 ng/mL)and an elevation of the inflammatory response. Colonoscopic examinatio...
BACKGROUND: The use of a robotic surgical system is claimed to allow precise traction and counter-traction, especially in a narrow pelvis. Whether this translates to improvement of the quality of the resected specimen is not yet clear. The aim of the...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2015
BACKGROUND: It is considered difficult to perform laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer with T4b that is directly invades to adjacent organs. This retrospective study evaluated pT4b colorectal cancer in terms of the efficacy of laparoscopic surg...
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