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Using the geriatric nutritional risk index to predict outcomes in older patients with remnant gastric cancer after gastrectomy: a retrospective multicenter study in Japan
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Tomoyuki Matsunaga
- Hiroaki Saito
- Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 23 April 2024
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Effects of transmembrane serine protease 4 on the survival in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma undergoing surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Sho Tazuma
- Takeshi Sudo
- Hirotaka Tashiro
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 19 April 2024
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Clinical outcomes of left upper segmentectomy vs. lobectomy for early non-small-cell lung cancer: a nationwide database study in Japan
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Shinya Tane
- Jiro Okami
- Japanese Joint Committee of Lung Cancer Registry
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 April 2024
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Effective division of the intersegmental plane using a robotic stapler in robotic pulmonary segmentectomy
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Mikio Okazaki
- Ken Suzawa
- Shinichi Toyooka
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 April 2024
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A prospective cross-sectional study on hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy in patients with Graves’ disease: insights on secondary hyperparathyroidism
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Hiroyuki Yamashita
- Shinya Sato
- Hiroshi Takahashi
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 18 April 2024
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Ultrasound-based predictive indicators for treatment outcomes in pediatric vesicoureteral reflux
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mehmet Öztürk
- Haluk Şen
- İlker Seçkiner
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 April 2024
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Efficacy of sentinel lymph-node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in clinically axilla node-negative patients
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Atilla Çelik
- Fikret Çalıkoğlu
- Ali Muhammedoğlu
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 16 April 2024
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Effect of revised organ transplant law in Japan on lung transplantation
Authors (first, second and last of 19)
- Yoshito Imamura
- Daisuke Nakajima
- Hiroshi Date
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 15 April 2024
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Impact of surgical proximal and distal margins on the recurrence of resectable colon cancer: a single-center observational cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Tetsuro Kawazoe
- Satoshi Toyota
- Tomoharu Yoshizumi
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 13 April 2024
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Financial burden of surgical treatment for retroperitoneal sarcoma
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Yukihiro Yokoyama
- Masaki Sunagawa
- Yasuhiro Kodera
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 12 April 2024
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A clinical assessment of three-dimensional-printed liver model navigation for thrice or more repeated hepatectomy based on a conversation analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Tsuyoshi Igami
- Akihiro Maehigashi
- Tomoki Ebata
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 April 2024
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A silicone disc for liver retraction in laparoscopic gastrectomy reduces the postoperative increase in the liver enzyme level
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Wataru Soneda
- Eisuke Booka
- Hiroya Takeuchi
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 12 April 2024
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The role of calcification in predicting invasion of thymoma to adjacent organs
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Miyashita Yudai
- Kanou Takashi
- Shintani Yasushi
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 11 April 2024
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The benefits of interval appendectomy and risk factors for nonoperative management failure in the therapeutic strategy for complicated appendicitis
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Kohki Takeda
- Takeshi Yamada
- Hiroshi Yoshida
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 10 April 2024
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Prognostic significance of a pathological response in metastatic lymph nodes of patients with gastric cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery
Authors
- Fengju Chen
- Jia Xian
- Junjie Huo
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 08 April 2024
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Laparoscopic floppy Nissen fundoplication with valve calibration: a safe and efficient procedure
Authors
- Charles De Ponthaud
- Thibault Voron
- François Paye
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 08 April 2024
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The relationship between the treatment course and prognosis of oligometastasis after esophageal squamous cell carcinoma resection
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Chihiro Matsumoto
- Masaaki Iwatsuki
- Hideo Baba
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 07 April 2024
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Radiomics-based prediction of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease following pancreatoduodenectomy
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Takehiro Fujii
- Yusuke Iizawa
- Shugo Mizuno
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 06 April 2024
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Surgical interpretation of the WHO subclassification of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a narrative review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Masayuki Akita
- Hiroaki Yanagimoto
- Takumi Fukumoto
- Content type: Review Article
- Published: 02 April 2024
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The aortic knob index: an anatomical marker for new‑onset atrial fibrillation
Authors
- Mesut Engin
- İsmail Sivri
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Published: 01 April 2024
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Simple pelvimetry predicts the pelvic manipulation time in robot-assisted low and ultra-low anterior resection for rectal cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Takaaki Fujimoto
- Koji Tamura
- Masafumi Nakamura
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 29 March 2024
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Lung cancer after kidney transplantation: a 50-year experience at a single institution
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Hiroki Watanabe
- Yuka Kadomatsu
- Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 March 2024
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Long-term survival and clinical outcomes of delayed chest closure following lung transplantation
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Takashi Hirama
- Miki Akiba
- Yoshinori Okada
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 March 2024
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Oncologic investigation of the interval from stent placement to surgery in patients with obstructive colorectal cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Shintaro Kanaka
- Akihisa Matsuda
- Hiroshi Yoshida
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 25 March 2024
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Commentary on ‘‘The postoperative platelet‑to‑lymphocyte ratio predicts the outcome of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer’’
Authors
- Jing Zhao
- Yue Bi
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Published: 24 March 2024
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Reply to the letter to the editor on “The aortic knob index as a novel predictor of new-onset atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting”
Authors
- Naoki Yamamoto
- Koji Onoda
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Published: 22 March 2024
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Salvage extended surgery after immune-checkpoint inhibitor treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Eisuke Goto
- Aritoshi Hattori
- Kenji Suzuki
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 22 March 2024
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Impact of hypoglycemia after gastrectomy on Global Leader Initiative on Malnutrition-defined malnutrition: a retrospective study
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Keiji Nishibeppu
- Takeshi Kubota
- Eigo Otsuji
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 22 March 2024
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The role of anterior gastropexy in elderly Japanese hiatal hernia patients
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Takashi Yokouchi
- Kiyokazu Nakajima
- Yuichiro Doki
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 22 March 2024
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Perioperative pancreaticoduodenectomy management strategy focusing on postoperative early drain colonization
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Akira Watanabe
- Norifumi Harimoto
- Ken Shirabe
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 19 March 2024
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Risk of metachronous colorectal cancer after surgical resection of index rectal cancer in Lynch syndrome: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Kenichi Chikatani
- Hideyuki Ishida
- Yoichi Ajioka
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2024
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Prognostic significance of the preoperative C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index on outcomes after gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Naoko Fukushima
- Takahiro Masuda
- Ken Eto
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 15 March 2024
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Outcomes and pathologic response of primary lung cancer treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitor/immune checkpoint inhibitor before salvage surgery
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Masaru Takenaka
- Fumihiro Tanaka
- Koji Kuroda
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 14 March 2024
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Prolonged warm ischemia time in the recipient is associated with post-transplant biliary stricture following living-donor liver transplantation
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Akimasa Sakamoto
- Katsunori Sakamoto
- Yasutsugu Takada
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 13 March 2024
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Incidence of low anterior resection syndrome and its association with the quality of life in patients with lower rectal tumors
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yuko Homma
- Toshiki Mimura
- Naohiro Sata
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 12 March 2024
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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
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Yujiro Kubo
- Hiromasa Yamamoto
- Shinichi Toyooka
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 07 March 2024
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Novel concept of “sequential particle radiotherapy” with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Shohei Komatsu
- Kazuki Terashima
- Takumi Fukumoto
- Content type: Short Communication
- Published: 04 March 2024
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Impact of frailty and prefrailty on the mid-term outcomes and rehabilitation course after cardiac surgery
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Tasuku Honda
- Hirohisa Murakami
- Naomi Yagi
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 March 2024
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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
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Yutaro Koike
- Keiju Aokage
- Masahiro Tsuboi
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 02 March 2024
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ChatGPT in surgery: a revolutionary innovation?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mustafa Bektaş
- Jaime Ken Pereira
- Donald L. van der Peet
- Content type: Short Communication
- Open Access
- Published: 29 February 2024
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Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection for obese patients with rectal cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Ai Sadatomo
- Hisanaga Horie
- Takeshi Naitoh
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 28 February 2024
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Clinicopathological predictors of postoperative long-term myasthenic status in resected thymoma with myasthenia gravis
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Takahiro Suzuki
- Tomoyuki Hishida
- Hisao Asamura
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 28 February 2024
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Practical methods to differentiate thymic malignancies by positron-emission tomography and tumor markers
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Takahiro Yanagihara
- Tomoyuki Kawamura
- Yukio Sato
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 27 February 2024
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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
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Souya Nunobe
- Hideki Endo
- Yuko Kitagawa
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 24 February 2024
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Incidence of atrial fibrillation after esophageal cancer surgery with L-carnitine use: a preliminary single-group interventional study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Yasushige Shingu
- Isao Yokota
- Satoru Wakasa
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 23 February 2024
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Safety and efficacy of new staple-line reinforcement in lung resection: a prospective study of 48 patients
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Suguru Mitsui
- Yugo Tanaka
- Yoshimasa Maniwa
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 February 2024
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Salivary metabolites as potential predictive biomarkers for lung surgery complications: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Satoshi Takamori
- Shigeo Ishikawa
- Masahiro Sugimoto
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 15 February 2024
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Impact of the novel coronavirus infection on pediatric surgery: an analysis of data from the National Clinical Database
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Kazuya Ise
- Hisateru Tachimori
- Yasushi Fuchimoto
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 February 2024
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Factors affecting the short-term outcomes of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Yugo Tanaka
- Shinya Tane
- Yoshimasa Maniwa
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 09 February 2024
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