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ABSTRACT Background Chemotherapeutic advances have increased opportunities for conversion surgery (CS) in unresectable locally advanced (UR‐LA) pancreatic cancer (PC). However, the optimal indications for CS remain unclear. Sarcopenia has been associated with poor outcomes in PC, except UR‐LA PC. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on
Sho Uemura +8 more
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Nationwide Survey of the Surgical Treatment for Hiatal Hernia in Japan
This nationwide study of 960 hiatal hernia surgeries in Japan found that patients with Type I hernia had distinct characteristics and more favorable surgical outcomes compared to Types II–IV. Postoperative dysphagia was significantly associated with Types II–IV, preoperative dysphagia, and esophageal strictures, highlighting the need for careful ...
Soji Ozawa +8 more
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Trends in Endoscopist Reporting Rates of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases in Japan Evaluated by the Japan Endoscopy Database Project. [PDF]
Miyaguchi K +4 more
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Trends in Gender Disparities in Surgical Experience: A National Clinical Database Study
ABSTRACT Background We previously reported the gender disparities in surgical procedures between male and female surgeons using National Clinical Database covering more than 95% of all operations performed in Japan. This study aims to examine the changes in gender disparity in the surgical experience of gastrointestinal surgeons in Japan before and ...
Chie Tanaka +6 more
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A retrospective analysis of the effects of moderate sedation on the degree of cardia exposure in overweight elderly patients. [PDF]
Qi L +6 more
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Although the level of evidence is not high, this review indicates that laparoscopic total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer can be safely performed with the progress of surgical techniques, and there is little risk of worsening survival outcomes.
Takahiro Kinoshita +3 more
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Endoscopic subserosal dissection combined with the pocket-creation method for the treatment of exophytic gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor. [PDF]
Wang G +6 more
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In patients with NELM, those with < 8 liver metastases and G1/2 tumors are the favorable candidates for liver resection. The important point of this study is that the patients who do not meet the above criteria should be considered for multidisciplinary treatment because of their extremely shorter recurrence‐free period.
Daisuke Asano +9 more
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