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Long-term postoperative pneumonia in elderly patients with early gastric cancer
Background Pneumonia is a major cause of death in the elderly population. Considering body weight loss, muscle loss, and reflux after gastrectomy, elderly patients are considered to be at very high risk for pneumonia, which could decrease overall ...
Ayako Kamiya+8 more
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The prognostic impact of macroscopic serosal change on resectable advanced gastric cancer
Background Advanced gastric cancer sometimes causes macroscopic serosal change (MSC) due to direct invasion or inflammation. However, the prognostic significance of MSC remains unclear.
Masahiro Yura+7 more
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Background Laparoscopic gastrectomy is regarded a standard treatment procedure for early gastric cancer and is widely used in clinical practice. However, the feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for patients with a prior history of open surgery ...
Ko Ikegame+5 more
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Background The surgical Apgar score (SAS) or modified SAS (mSAS) has been reported as a simple and easy risk assessment system for predicting postoperative complications in primary surgery for gastric cancer. However, few studies have described the SAS’s
Masato Hayashi+7 more
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Laparoscopic resection of a primary diaphragmatic schwannoma: a case report and literature review
Background Schwannomas are nerve sheath tumors that commonly originate from the stomach and small intestine. A primary schwannoma of the diaphragm is rare and does not show any symptoms until it grows to a certain size.
Ayako Kamiya+8 more
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Aim Pancreas compression during minimally invasive gastrectomy causes blunt injury to the pancreas and leads to postoperative complications. However, the extent of practical compression associated with the incidence of postoperative complications remains
Kota Itamoto+6 more
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Background Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a late complication of advanced gastric cancer, and it is controversial how to select the therapeutic strategies: gastrojejunostomy and palliative gastrectomy?
Xiao-Jiang Chen+8 more
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Increased prevalence of precancerous changes in relatives of gastric cancer patients: critical role of H. pylori [PDF]
Background & Aims:Helicobacter pylori is believed to predispose to gastric cancer by inducing gastric atrophy and hypochlorhydria. First-degree relatives of patients with gastric cancer have an increased risk of developing gastric cancer.
El–Nujumi, Adil+8 more
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Amputation neuroma mimicking lymph node metastasis of remnant gastric cancer: a case report
Background Amputation neuromas (ANs) are reactive hyperplasia of nerve tissues that occur after a trauma or surgery involving the peripheral nerves. Only two previous reports of ANs occurring around the stomach and post gastrectomy have been reported. We
Kenichiro Furukawa+13 more
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Occurrence of gastric cancer and carcinoids in atrophic gastritis during prospective long-term follow up [PDF]
Objective. Atrophic gastritis (AG) is a risk condition for gastric cancer and type I gastric carcinoids. Recent studies assessing the overall risk of gastric cancer and carcinoids in AG at long-term follow up are lacking.
Annibale, Bruno+6 more
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