International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Even in the era of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), we sometimes encounter patients with severe urinary incontinence after surgery. The aim of the present study was t...
In the last decade, there has been a progressive shift from open to mini-invasive operative techniques for surgical resection of gastric cancer. Advanced equipment of surgical robots, with its 3D visualization, steady camera view, flexible instrument...
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of robotic thyroid lobectomy via Bilateral Axlio-Breast Approach (BABA) and endoscopic thyroid lobectomy on the voice function. A total of 125 patients with thyroid cancer from March 2021 to July 20...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2022
The patient was referred to our hospital because of bloody stool and anorectal pain, and a colonoscopy revealed a tumor in the lower rectum. Although no distant metastasis was found, the tumor was suspected to have invaded the distal prostate. Neoadj...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2022
We present a case of a 72-year-old man diagnosed with rectal cancer invading the urinary bladder/prostate. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy substantially reduced the tumor size. In collaboration with urologists, robot-assisted low anterior resection wi...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2022
A 78-year-old male who had received laparoscopic total gastrectomy for upper gastric cancer 30 months ago(pT3N0, pStage ⅡB)was referred for further treatment for a 30-mm in size mass at the splenic hilum. The mass was suspected of lymph node metastas...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2022
A 46-year-old man was referred to further treatment for a 20 mm submucosal tumor at the gastric angle found during a medical check-up. Endoscopic ultrasonography and chest abdominal contrast-enhanced CT revealed the tumor was located at the 4th(prope...
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