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Prognostic significance of the preoperative C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index on outcomes after gastrectomy for gastric cancer Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Naoko Fukushima, Takahiro Masuda, Kazuto Tsuboi, Keita Takahashi, Masami Yuda, Muneharu Fujisaki, Toru Ikegami, Fumiaki Yano, Ken Eto
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Outcomes and pathologic response of primary lung cancer treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitor/immune checkpoint inhibitor before salvage surgery Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14
Abstract Purpose Advances in primary lung cancer drug therapy have extended patients’ survival, including patients with stage IV disease. This study assessed the safety and effectiveness of salvage surgery following tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) or immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in primary lung cancer. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of 2050 primary lung cancer surgeries
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Prolonged warm ischemia time in the recipient is associated with post-transplant biliary stricture following living-donor liver transplantation Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-13
Abstract Purpose Post-transplant biliary stricture (PBS) is a common and important complication following orthotopic liver transplantation (LT). This study clarified the incidence of PBS and identified its risk factors. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 67 patients who underwent living-donor LT (LDLT) at our institute between June 2010 and July 2022 and analyzed their clinical
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Incidence of low anterior resection syndrome and its association with the quality of life in patients with lower rectal tumors Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yuko Homma, Toshiki Mimura, Koji Koinuma, Hisanaga Horie, Naohiro Sata
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Impact of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio on patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who suffer radiation pneumonitis during the course of induction chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-07
Abstract Purpose Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is an obstacle for patients after surgery following induction chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). We performed a comparative analysis of the association between clinicopathological factors, including the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and prognosis, in LA-NSCLC patients with or without RP during induction chemoradiotherapy
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Impact of frailty and prefrailty on the mid-term outcomes and rehabilitation course after cardiac surgery Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Tasuku Honda, Hirohisa Murakami, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yoshikatsu Nomura, Toshihito Sakamoto, Naomi Yagi
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Novel concept of “sequential particle radiotherapy” with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Shohei Komatsu, Kazuki Terashima, Nobuaki Ishihara, Yoshiro Matsuo, Masahiro Kido, Hiroaki Yanagimoto, Hirochika Toyama, Sunao Tokumaru, Tomoaki Okimoto, Takumi Fukumoto
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Long-term outcomes of 5-year survivors without recurrence after the complete resection of non-small cell lung cancer after lobectomy: a landmark analysis in consideration of competing risks Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Yutaro Koike, Keiju Aokage, Masashi Wakabayashi, Takashi Ikeno, Ken Onodera, Joji Samejima, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Kenta Tane, Kenji Suzuki, Masahiro Tsuboi
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ChatGPT in surgery: a revolutionary innovation? Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Mustafa Bektaş, Jaime Ken Pereira, Freek Daams, Donald L. van der Peet
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Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection for obese patients with rectal cancer Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-28
Abstract Purpose We aimed to analyze the risk factors for anastomotic leakage (AL) after low anterior resection (LAR) in obese patients (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 25 kg/m2) with rectal cancer. Methods Data were collected from four hundred two obese patients who underwent LAR for rectal cancer in 51 institutions. Results Forty-six (11.4%) patients had clinical AL. The median BMI (27 kg/m2) did not differ
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Clinicopathological predictors of postoperative long-term myasthenic status in resected thymoma with myasthenia gravis Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Takahiro Suzuki, Tomoyuki Hishida, Shigeaki Suzuki, Yu Okubo, Kyohei Masai, Kaoru Kaseda, Keisuke Asakura, Katsura Emoto, Hisao Asamura
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Practical methods to differentiate thymic malignancies by positron-emission tomography and tumor markers Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-27
Abstract Purpose An accurate diagnosis of thymic malignancies is important, but challenging due to the broad range of differential diagnoses. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of PET/CT and tumor markers for diagnosing thymic malignancies. Methods Patients admitted to our department between January 2012 and December 2021 with primary anterior mediastinal tumors were retrospectively evaluated
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Impact of treatment guidelines and pivotal clinical trial results on a surgeon’s decision regarding treatment for gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study using the National Clinical Database Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Souya Nunobe, Hideki Endo, Michitaka Honda, Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Shingo Kanaji, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yasuhiro Kodera, Yuko Kitagawa
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Incidence of atrial fibrillation after esophageal cancer surgery with L-carnitine use: a preliminary single-group interventional study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Yasushige Shingu, Isao Yokota, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Soichi Murakami, Yuma Ebihara, Yo Kurashima, Satoshi Hirano, Satoru Wakasa
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Safety and efficacy of new staple-line reinforcement in lung resection: a prospective study of 48 patients Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Suguru Mitsui, Yugo Tanaka, Megumi Nishikubo, Takefumi Doi, Shinya Tane, Daisuke Hokka, Yuji Mitomo, Yoshimasa Maniwa
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Salivary metabolites as potential predictive biomarkers for lung surgery complications: a retrospective cross-sectional study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Satoshi Takamori, Shigeo Ishikawa, Kaito Sato, Hikaru Watanabe, Jun Suzuki, Hiroyuki Oizumi, Satoshi Shiono, Tetsuro Uchida, Naoki Okuyama, Kaoru Edamatsu, Mitsuyoshi Iino, Masahiro Sugimoto
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Impact of the novel coronavirus infection on pediatric surgery: an analysis of data from the National Clinical Database Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Kazuya Ise, Hisateru Tachimori, Jun Fujishiro, Hirofumi Tomita, Kan Suzuki, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Miyata, Yasushi Fuchimoto
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Factors affecting the short-term outcomes of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Yugo Tanaka, Shinya Tane, Takefumi Doi, Suguru Mitsui, Megumi Nishikubo, Daisuke Hokka, Yoshimasa Maniwa
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Venous reconstruction using a round ligament-covered prosthetic vascular graft in right‑lobe living‑donor liver transplantation: a technical report Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Takahiro Tomino, Shinji Itoh, Takeo Toshima, Shohei Yoshiya, Yoshihiro Nagao, Noboru Harada, Tomoharu Yoshizumi
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The effect of a low preoperative albumin level on the long-term mortality: a meta-regression analysis Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 I.-Wen Chen, Wei-Ting Wang, Kuo-Chuan Hung
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Percent vital capacity predicts postoperative sarcopenia after esophagectomy in initially nonsarcopenic esophageal cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Shinichiro Shiomi, Yasuhiro Okumura, Kosuke Nakane, Tetsuro Toriumi, Koichiro Kawasaki, Shoh Yajima, Koichi Yagi, Sachiyo Nomura, Yasuyuki Seto
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Exacerbated prognostic impact of multiple intramural metastasis versus single intramural metastasis of thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: evidence from an Uzbekistan cohort Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-09
Abstract Purpose Intramural metastasis (IM) is a poor prognostic factor for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We conducted this study to assess the prognostic impact of IM in an Uzbekistan cohort and to identify the factors associated with the poor prognosis of patients with ESCC and IM. Methods The subjects of this retrospective analysis were 1083 patients with thoracic ESCC
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The association of perioperative blood transfusion with survival outcomes after major cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study in South Korea Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Saeyeon Kim, In-Ae Song, Tak Kyu Oh
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Incidence and risk factors of bowel dysfunction after minimally invasive rectal cancer surgery and discrepancies between the Wexner score and the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Emi Ota, Toshiya Nagasaki, Takashi Akiyoshi, Toshiki Mukai, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Yosuke Fukunaga
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Feasibility of venous cuff using an open round ligament or inferior mesenteric vein around the hepatic vein for a left lobe graft in living-donor liver transplantation Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Takeo Toshima, Shinji Itoh, Kazutoyo Morita, Yoshihiro Nagao, Takeshi Kurihara, Takahiro Tomino, Yukiko Kosai-Fujimoto, Takahiro Tomiyama, Katsuya Toshida, Noboru Harada, Tomoharu Yoshizumi
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Effectiveness of long-term tube feeding intervention in preventing skeletal muscle loss after minimally invasive esophagectomy Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Takashi Kato, Taro Oshikiri, Yasufumi Koterazawa, Hironobu Goto, Ryuichiro Sawada, Hitoshi Harada, Naoki Urakawa, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Shingo Kanaji, Kimihiro Yamashita, Takeru Matsuda, Yoshihiro Kakeji
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Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on 20 representative surgical procedures in Japan based on the National Clinical Database: annual surveillance of 2021 by the Japan Surgical Society Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Taizo Hibi, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Takahiro Miyoshi, Norihiko Ikeda, Akinobu Taketomi, Minoru Ono, Masakazu Toi, Hisato Hara, Hiroaki Nagano, Yuko Kitagawa, Masaki Mori
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The survival in octogenarians undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer and its association with the nutritional status Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Suguru Yamada, Kenji Oshima, Kosuke Nomoto, Yuki Sunagawa, Yukiko Oshima, Akimasa Nakao
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Appropriate concentration setting for the intraoperative administration of indocyanine green for fluorescence imaging to identify the sentinel lymph node in early gastric cancer: a clinical pilot study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-18
Abstract Purpose Some prospective trials have demonstrated the feasibility of sentinel node (SN) biopsy in gastric cancer (GC) surgery. This study aimed to identify the appropriate concentration settings for the intraoperative injection of indocyanine green (ICG) for SN biopsy. Methods Before the clinical studies, porcine model experiments explored the optimal concentration of ICG injected intraoperatively
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Clinical utility of the carcinoembryonic antigen level in patients with stage III colon cancer after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Shohei Udagawa, Hiroki Osumi, Ryotaro Kozuki, Akira Ooki, Takeru Wakatsuki, Nozomi Kurihara, Toshiki Mukai, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Akiyoshi, Yosuke Fukunaga, Kensei Yamaguchi, Eiji Shinozaki
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Exploring phenotype-based ventilator parameter optimization to mitigate postoperative pulmonary complications: a retrospective observational cohort study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Hideyo Tsumura, Debra Brandon, Charles Vacchiano, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Raquel Bartz, Wei Pan
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Prognostic significance of Ishii’s sarcopenia screening score for patients undergoing curative surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer after intraluminal decompression Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Ryuichiro Sato, Masaya Oikawa, Tetsuya Kakita, Takaho Okada, Tomoya Abe, Naoya Akazawa, Yoshihiro Harada, Haruka Okano, Kei Ito, Takashi Tsuchiya
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Diagnosis and management of adrenal incidentaloma: use of clinical judgment and evidence in dialog with the patient Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Yusaku Yoshida, Kiyomi Horiuchi, Michio Otsuki, Takahiro Okamoto
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Occult bacteremia in living donor liver transplantation: a prospective observational study of recipients and donors Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Siyuan Yao, Shintaro Yagi, Takuya Sugimoto, Takashi Asahara, Shinji Uemoto, Etsuro Hatano
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Effects of communication delay in the dual cockpit remote robotic surgery system Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Yoshiya Takahashi, Kenichi Hakamada, Hajime Morohashi, Yusuke Wakasa, Hiroaki Fujita, Yuma Ebihara, Eiji Oki, Satoshi Hirano, Masaki Mori
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The impact of lymphangiograpy on chyle leakage treatment duration after pancreatic surgery Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Norihiro Ishii, Norifumi Harimoto, Takamomi Seki, Ryo Muranushi, Kei Hagiwara, Kouki Hoshino, Mariko Tsukagoshi, Akira Watanabe, Takamichi Igarashi, Kei Shibuya, Kenichiro Araki, Ken Shirabe
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Early-onset hepatic veno-occlusive disease after liver transplantation: an institutional experience and analysis of a literature-based cohort Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Yutaka Endo, Masahiro Shinoda, Junki Maehara, Taizo Hibi, Yasushi Hasegawa, Hideaki Obara, Minoru Kitago, Hidenori Ojima, Minoru Tanabe, Yuko Kitagawa
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Thoracoscopic precision excision technique for small lung lesions using radiofrequency identification marking Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Yojiro Yutaka, Masatsugu Hamaji, Toshi Menju, Hiroshi Date
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Usefulness of preoperative ice cream consumption and novel postoperative drainage management in patients undergoing left-sided neck dissection for thyroid cancer: a nonrandomized prospective study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Yusuke Mori, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Shinya Sato, Hisakazu Shindo, Seigo Tachibana, Takashi Fukuda, Misa Okamura, Atushi Yamaoka, Hiroshi Takahashi, Koichi Yoshimoto
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Three-dimensional analysis reveals a high incidence of lung adenocarcinoma in the upper region Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Tomoyuki Kawamura, Yasuharu Sekine, Kazuto Sugai, Takahiro Yanagihara, Yusuke Saeki, Shinsuke Kitazawa, Naohiro Kobayashi, Yukinobu Goto, Hideo Ichimura, Tomohiro Ohigashi, Kazushi Maruo, Yukio Sato
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Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy and gastropancreatic fold division: a less-invasive simplified technique of Hassab’s procedure for refractory esophagogastric varices Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Hitoshi Iwasaki, Mizuki Ninomiya, Shinji Itoh, Kazuki Takeishi, Hidefumi Higashi, Norifumi Iseda, Takuma Izumi, Shohei Yoshiya, Takeo Toshima, Tomoharu Yoshizumi
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Current status of vaccine immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Nobuaki Suzuki, Yoshitaro Shindo, Masao Nakajima, Ryouichi Tsunedomi, Hiroaki Nagano
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Effectiveness of Lidocaine nasal drops versus placebo drops for reducing the discomfort of nasogastric tube insertion: a randomized controlled trial study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Assanee Tongyoo, Tuadpong Thangthong, Aekkaphod Liwattanakun, Ekkapak Sriussadaporn, Palin Limpavitayaporn, Chatchai Mingmalairak
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Clinical features and risk factors for appendiceal diverticulitis: a comparative study with acute appendicitis Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Kota Sugiura, Hideo Miyake, Hidemasa Nagai, Yuichiro Yoshioka, Koji Shibata, Norihiro Yuasa, Masahiko Fujino
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Association of the psoas muscle index with the survival of patients on a waiting list for lung transplantation: a Japanese single-institution study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Yuuki Matsui, Takashi Kanou, Eriko Fukui, Toru Kimura, Naoko Ose, Soichiro Funaki, Yasushi Shintani
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Impact of a board certification system and adherence to the clinical practice guidelines for gastric cancer on risk-adjusted surgical mortality after distal and total gastrectomy in Japan: a questionnaire survey of departments registered in the National Clinical Database Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-18 Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Atsushi Nashimoto, Isao Miyashiro, Hiroaki Miyata, Yasushi Toh, Mitsukazu Gotoh, Yasuhiro Kodera, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yasuyuki Seto
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Relationship between the changes in hepatokine levels and metabolic effects after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in severely obese patients Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Akira Umemura, Akira Sasaki, Toshinari Takamura, Hiroaki Takayama, Yumie Takeshita, Yosuke Toya, Keisuke Kakisaka, Yutaka Hasegawa, Yasushi Ishigaki
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Development and validation of a novel endovascular thrombectomy device to treat deep vein thrombosis: a preclinical study in a swine model Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Dai Yamanouchi
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The consecutive impact of COVID-19 on thoracic surgical procedures in Japan: an analysis of data from the National Clinical Database Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Yukio Sato, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Norihiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Konishi, Taizo Hibi, Shunsuke Endo, Masayoshi Inoue, Yoshinori Okada, Yashushi Shintani, Shinichi Toyooka, Hiroshige Nakamura, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Hidetaka Uramoto, Yoshihiro Tsubochi, Tadao Kakizoe, Masayuki Chida, Ichiro Yoshino
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Long-term cosmetic outcomes of the slit-slide procedure for umbilical hernia repair in children Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Shun Onishi, Genshiro Esumi, Masahiro Fukuhara, Tomoe Sato, Tomoko Izaki, Satoshi Ieiri, Noritoshi Handa
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Risk factors for bronchopleural fistula based on surgical procedure and sex in 4794 consecutive patients undergoing anatomical pulmonary resection Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-04 Takeshi Matsunaga, Kenji Suzuki, Aritoshi Hattori, Mariko Fukui, Kazuya Takamochi
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Technical outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery versus laparoscopic surgery for rectal tumors: a single-center safety and feasibility study Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Jesse Y. Tajima, Ryoma Yokoi, Shigeru Kiyama, Takao Takahashi, Hirokata Hayashi, Toshiya Higashi, Masahiro Fukada, Ryuichi Asai, Yuta Sato, Itaru Yasufuku, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoki Okumura, Katsutoshi Murase, Takuma Ishihara, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi
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Indications for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in older patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Kotaro Yamashita, Kota Momose, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Takuro Saito, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki
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Leaving behind a diseased small bowel during surgery for Crohn’s disease: Long-term outcomes Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Imerio Angriman, Silvia Degasperi, Claudia Mescoli, Carmelo Lacognata, Claudia Armellin, Antonino Caruso, Federico Scognamiglio, Matteo Fassan, Renata D’Incà, Edoardo Savarino, Fabiana Zingone, Gaya Spolverato, Salvatore Pucciarelli, Romeo Bardini, Cesare Ruffolo, Marco Scarpa
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Could the molecular profile help predict occult nodal metastasis in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma? Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Ryo Karita,Hidemi Suzuki,Yuki Onozato,Taisuke Kaiho,Terunaga Inage,Takamasa Ito,Kazuhisa Tanaka,Yuichi Sakairi,Ichiro Yoshino
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Prediction of visceral pleural invasion of clinical stage I lung adenocarcinoma using thoracoscopic images and deep learning Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Yoshifumi Shimada, Toshihiro Ojima, Yutaka Takaoka, Aki Sugano, Yoshiaki Someya, Kenichi Hirabayashi, Takahiro Homma, Naoya Kitamura, Yushi Akemoto, Keitaro Tanabe, Fumitaka Sato, Naoki Yoshimura, Tomoshi Tsuchiya
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Correction to: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: introducing a diagnostic algorithm based on 5 years of follow‑up of 152 cases from Turkey and a review of the literature Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Mehmet Velidedeoglu, Veysel Umman, Fahrettin Kilic, Varol Celik, Ertugrul Gazioglu, Engin Hatipoglu, Tulin Ozturk, Birgul Mete
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Safe thoracoscopic repair of recurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia after initial open abdominal repair Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Yousuke Gohda, Kazuki Yokota, Hiroo Uchida, Chiyoe Shirota, Takahisa Tainaka, Wataru Sumida, Satoshi Makita, Aitaro Takimoto, Shunya Takada, Yoichi Nakagawa, Takuya Maeda, Yaohui Guo, Akinari Hinoki
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How to do it: rescue duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction techniques to avoid severe biliary complications of hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Ryo Oikawa, Kyoji Ito, Nobuyuki Takemura, Fuminori Mihara, Norihiro Kokudo
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“Role-sharing surgery”: a new surgical education system that gives beginner surgeons more chances to operate while ensuring the surgical quality of robotic surgery Surg. Today (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Hajime Ushigome, Hiroki Takahashi, Shinnosuke Harata, Yoshiaki Fujii, Kaori Watanabe, Takeshi Yanagita, Takuya Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Ogawa, Yoichi Matsuo, Akira Mitsui, Masahiro Kimura, Shuji Takiguchi