期刊: SURGERY TODAY, 2023; 53 (11)
PurposeAlthough the performance lung transplantation (LTx) in the elderly (>= 60 years) has increased globally, the situation in Japan remains quit......
期刊: SURGERY TODAY, 2023; 53 (11)
Purpose Patients with a thymic epithelial tumor (TET), comprising thymoma, thymic carcinoma (TC), and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasm (TNEN), are rarel......
PurposeTo elucidate the clinical impact of pathogenic organism (PO) positivity early after transplantation, we evaluated the impact of perioperative a......
PurposeTo determine the methylation level of the miR-124 promoter in non-neoplastic rectal mucosa of patients with pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis ......
PurposeThe present study investigated potential access vessels in patients receiving hemodialysis who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement and ......
Purpose This study examined the impact of osteosarcopenia on recurrence and the prognosis after resection for extrahepatic biliary tract cancer (EBTC)......
期刊: SURGERY TODAY, 2023; 53 (2)
Purpose Robotic gastrectomy (RG) for gastric cancer (GC) was approved for national medical insurance coverage in April, 2018, since when its use has i......
期刊: SURGERY TODAY, 2023; 53 (5)
Purpose Severe lymphedema is difficult to treat because of the associated extensive scar formation. Therefore, preventing scar formation might allevia......
期刊: SURGERY TODAY, 2023; 53 (5)
PurposeTo compare the surgical outcomes of ileostomy vs. transverse colostomy and investigate which is more suitable for a diverting stoma. MethodsWe ......
PurposeMany effective vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been developed, but a weaker response in indi......
Due to the worldwide travel restrictions caused by the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic, many universities and students lost opportunities to engage ......