期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: Although the relationship between systemic inflammatory responses and prognosis has been known in various cancers, it remains unclear wh......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (1)
Introduction: Given that doubling time is an indicator of tumor growth, we assessed the usefulness of carcinoembryonic antigen doubling time (CEA-DT) ......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: The incidence and clinical significance of postoperative urinary retention (POUR) remain high. This study aimed to evaluate the incidenc......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (1)
Donor hepatectomy is one of the most important procedures in LDLT because it affects the safety of donors and the outcome of the recipients. We standa......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: Postoperative inflammatory response may act as a major determinant of anastomotic failure after pancreaticoduodenectomy. In this pilot s......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: The benefits of surgery in older patients with gastric cancer are controversial. This single-institution retrospective study in Japan ai......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (1)
Introduction: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a disease that may mimic malignant pancreatic lesions both in terms of symptomatology and imaging appea......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (1)
Introduction: Sorafenib is the standard care for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT), though it offers li......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: Intraoperative localization of tumors has been considered crucial in determining adequate resection margins during laparoscopic gastrect......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. The diversion through a colostomy or an ileostomy ......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (1)
Background: Intractable pancreatic pain is one of the most common symptoms of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Celiac neurolysis......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (1)
Introduction: Most hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) procedures are still performed through open approach. Incisional hernia (IH) is one of the most comm......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: Although the primary treatment option for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) has been surgical resection, most patients present with unresect......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (1)
Introduction: The aim of this study is selecting the hub genes associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to construct a Cox regression model for ......
期刊: DIGESTIVE SURGERY, 2022; 39 (2-3)
Introduction: This multi-institutional retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placem......