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Three timepoint perioperative CEA levels are a prognostic factor for recurrence after adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with Stage II and III colorectal cancer

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the three timepoint perioperative CEA (ttpCEA) calculated at three timepoints and recurrence during the perioperative period in Stage II and III colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. A total of 538 patients were included for the training data and 329 patients for validation data, and 5‐y time‐to ...
Shodai Mizuno   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection criteria for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones. Results of a retrospective; single center study between 1996-2002 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
AIM: The optimal treatment for bile duct stones (in terms of cost, complications and accuracy) is unclear. The aim of our study was to determine the predictive factors for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Lakatos, László   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Endoscopic ultrasound of peritoneal spaces

open access: yesEndoscopic Ultrasound, 2017
The peritoneal cavity is subdivided into supracolic and infracolic compartments by transverse colon and its mesocolon. The supracolic compartment contains the liver, spleen, stomach, and lesser omentum. The infracolic compartment contains the coils of small bowel surrounded by ascending, transverse, and descending colon and the paracolic gutters.
Kovil Ramasamy   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Late anastomotic complication after laparoscopic surgery for clinical stage I low rectal cancers located within 5 cm of the anal verge: Sub‐analysis of the ultimate trial

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Anastomotic stenosis and late fistula formation frequently emerge as secondary consequences of early AL, and represent significant complications linked to permanent stoma creation, often proving resistant to treatment. Intestinal prolapse is a characteristic anastomotic complication of ISR that can be caused by excessive intestinal mobilization.
Manabu Shimomura   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Osteopenic occult vertebral fracture is associated with poor oncological outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatic resection

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Osteopenic occult vertebral fracture (OVF) was associated with poor long‐term outcomes in patients with HCC after hepatic resection. Osteopenic OVF had a poorer prognosis than that of patients with either osteopenia or OVF. Abstract Background Although osteopenia has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC ...
Koichiro Haruki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Era of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Tissue Acquisition: Next-Generation Sequencing by Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling for Pancreatic Cancer

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2019
Pancreatic cancer is a lethal cancer with an increasing incidence. Despite improvements in chemotherapy, patients with pancreatic cancer continue to face poor prognoses.
H. Imaoka   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Feasibility and Efficacy of Forward-Viewing Endoscopic Ultrasound

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2015
Background/AimsWe aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a forward-viewing linear endoscopic ultrasound (FV-EUS) in diagnostic EUS procedures compared to standard oblique-viewing EUS (OV-EUS).Methods : This study was a prospective, randomized ...
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic factors for patients with esophageal cancer who achieve pathological complete response in the primary tumor after upfront chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Male gender and pathological lymph node metastasis are independent poor prognostic factors in patients with esophageal cancer who receive upfront treatment followed by surgery and achieved pathological complete response of the primary tumor. Among patients without pathological lymph node metastasis, the upfront chemotherapy group showed significantly ...
Masaaki Motoori   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A conservative treatment for eosinophilic cystitis

open access: yesIJU Case Reports, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 8-12, January 2023., 2023
Introduction Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare condition which causes common symptoms and may mimic other conditions. Eosinophilic cystitis has several causes such as hypereosinophilic syndrome, inflammatory diseases, neoplasia, parasites or fungal infection, IgE‐related diseases, Drug Reaction and Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome, or ...
Franco Alchiede Simonato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of 22G fine-needle aspiration (FNA) versus fine-needle biopsy (FNB) for endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of pancreatic lesions: a prospective comparison study

open access: yesSurgical Endoscopy, 2018
BackgroundTo compare the diagnostic yield and safety of 22G endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) in the diagnosis of pancreatic solid lesions.MethodsBetween April 2014
Li Tian   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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