Objective To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic total gastrectomy with D2
lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer. Design Review of findings from a prospectively …

PURPOSE: Many risk factors for postoperative pneumonia have been identified, but those for
the progression from atelectasis to pneumonia have been poorly examined. We undertook …

Background: Tetracyclines such as doxycycline are reported to possess cytotoxic activity
against mammalian tumor cells, but the mechanism of their effects on cell proliferation remains …

… Tetsuji Fujita … Naoto Takahashi, Hiroshi Nimura, and Tetsuji Fujita drafted and revised
the manuscript on behalf of all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. …

Objective: The study's primary aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of thermal imaging (TI)
and its secondary aim was to compare TI and indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence …

Background Retraction of the liver is necessary to ensure an adequate working space in
laparoscopic surgery, but the retraction force applied may cause transient liver dysfunction. We …

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a new and minimally invasive alternative to open
repair for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Soon after its introduction in 1990, …

The aim of the study is to identify the potential risk factors of cerebral infarction associated
with thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR).

Patients develop anxiety before undergoing gastroscopy. By removing such distressing
feelings, patients are more likely to experience gastroscopy more smoothly. This study was …

Background Early postoperative endoscopy after esophagectomy is assumed to be effective
in detection and prediction of anastomotic complications, but overall effects of early …