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This study was undertaken to determine whether short-term continuous epidural analgesia using morphine would relieve pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The authors retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 182 cases who had undergone a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. These cases were divided into four groups according to their anesthetic mo...
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Published in Surgery Today
Patients who have undergone major surgery such as esophagectomy may develop peripheral edema in the immediate postoperative period, the cause of which is not fully understood. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the mechanism of this phenomenon. Finger edema was measured as a marker for peripheral edema before and after esophagecto...
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To activate hepatic sinusoidal lymphocytes (HSL) and increase the local antitumor activity in the liver, we developed a liver-targeted interleukin-2 (IL-2) compound using a galactose residue-entrapped liposome. We prepared various kinds of IL-2-containing liposomes made by the hydration of powdered dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine with aqueous recom...
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Published in Surgery Today
Published in Surgery Today
Published in Surgery Today
To elucidate the conditions of atrophy in the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) after modified neck dissection (MND), we tried to scrutizine the atrophic regions in the SCM and determine the cause of atrophy, by electromyography in 40 patients with SCM atrophy following MND. We also examined the detailed anatomy of the SCM in 40 cadavers. Atrophy wa...
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Published in Surgery Today
