Background Surgery is the only potentially curative treatment for hilar bile duct cancer. This
study sought to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of surgical management of hilar bile duct …

Background Laparoscopic rectal surgery involving rectal transection and anastomosis with
stapling devices is technically difficult. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for …

Background Fluorescence technology with indocyanine green (ICG) provides a real-time
assessment of intestinal perfusion. However, a subjective evaluation of fluorescence intensity …

Through a genome-wide cDNA microarray, we identified that the paternally expressed gene
10 (PEG10) was highly expressed in a great majority of hepatocellular carcinomas, …

Although surgical smoke contains potentially hazardous substances, such as cellular
material, blood fragments, microorganisms, toxic gases and vapors, many operating rooms (ORs) …

Background Studies suggest that cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection exacerbates ulcerative
colitis (UC) refractory to immunosuppressive therapies. Early and accurate diagnosis of CMV …

To uncover mechanisms underlying progression of colorectal carcinogenesis and to identify
genes associated with liver metastasis, we analyzed expression profiles of 14 primary …

Background Decreased blood perfusion is an important risk factor for postoperative anastomotic
leakage (AL). Fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) provides a real-time …

Objective: To compare the surgical outcome and intermediate oncological outcomes for
laparoscopic versus open intersphincteric resection (ISR). Background: Intersphincteric …

Gastric cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Two
histologically distinct types of gastric carcinoma,‘intestinal’and ‘diffuse’, have different …