Diffusely Infiltrative Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
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Percutaneous autotransplantation of parathyroid tissue into the forearm muscles
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We developed a simple and easy nonsurgical percutaneous method for autografting parathyroid tissue into the forearm muscles. This method was applied to 30 patients suffering from secondary hyperparathyroidism who were then refractory to medical treatment. The operative results were then compared with 16 patients who underwent treatment using Wells'...
Epidural Administration of Droperidol Suppresses Cisplatin-induced Emesis: Preliminary Findings
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cisplatin was administered intravenously over 1 h. Subsequently, the same dose of droperidol was also injected epidurally every 6 h for 18 h. Postoperatively, the antiemetic effect was evaluated until 30 h after the first epidural droperidol. As a result, all patients expressed almost complete antiemesis until 25 h. After 26 h, some patients compla...
An evaluation of motor function in transverse colon transplants after total gastrectomy
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The motor activity of the isolated colon is under-stood less than that of any other part of the gastrointestinal viscus. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the motor activity of the interposed transverse colon following total gastrectomy through a study of 21 patients. Manometric studies were carried out with a 5-lumen, open-tipped ...
Chirurg digest April–June 1997
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Determinants of the postoperative and long-term survival of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
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To compare the surgical results of patients with ruptured (rAAA) and nonruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (NrAAA), 267 consecutive patients surgically treated for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) were reviewed. The patients' characteristics, preexistent risk factors, perioperative factors, and postoperative early and long-term survival were compa...
Isolated Mediastinal Hodgkin's Disease Mimicking Thymoma: Report of a Case
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Minimally invasive needlescopic cholecystectomy
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We utilized a mini-sized grasper and retractor measuring 2.5 mm in diameter and a new mini-sized laparoscope measuring 3 mm in diameter to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A 10/12-mm trocar was inserted as the first trocar for the laparoscope and specimen extraction. Under a direct laparoscopic view, the mini-sized grasper and retractor were...
BJS digest April–June, 1997
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Serial pathological examination of resected specimens as a basic procedure in safe conservative breast cancer treatment
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