[The Safety of Laparoscopic Lower Anterior Resection at Community Hospitals - A Multi Center Retrospective Cohort Study].

There is a high rate of leakage after laparoscopic lower anterior resection(Lap-LAR).We examined the safety of Lap-LAR at community hospitals.We investigated 54 patients who underwent Lap-LAR at the 10 hospitals related to the Department of Surgery at Yokohama City University between April 2013 and March 2014.

Easy method for fixation of the anvil using a one-handed sliding-knot technique after laparoscopic total gastrectomy.

Introduction: When esophagojejunostomy is performed using a circular stapler after laparoscopic total gastrectomy, fixing the anvil to the end of the esophagus is challenging. We describe an easy method for fixation of the anvil using a one-handed sliding-knot technique after the anvil has been inserted into the esophagus.

Materials And Surgical Technique: After removing the stomach, the main operator makes a whip stitch at the end of the esophagus using a long piece of monofilament string.

[A case of intractable fistula after low anterior resection repaired by transsacral direct suture].

We report a case of an intractable fistula repaired by transsacral direct suture. A 65-year-old man underwent low anterior resection for rectal cancer. He subsequently underwent ileostomy due to anastomosis leakage.

[A case of rectal stenosis due to peritoneal dissemination from gastric cancer that was treated with chemoradiation therapy].

An 82-year-old man underwent total gastrectomy(D2 lymph node dissection)in August 2006. The pathological findings indicated T4a, N3, M0, Stage IIIC gastric cancer, but adjuvant chemotherapy was not initiated. In October 2009, he presented to the hospital with dyschezia.

[A case of gastric cancer with intensive peritoneal dissemination treated with long-term chemotherapy and surgery].

A 45-year-old man was transferred to our hospital because of advanced gastric cancer and peritoneal dissemination. After he received an S-1 plus cisplatin( CDDP) regimen for 6 courses, the primary lesion and ascites had disappeared. However, the primary lesion recurred, and he underwent treatment with 16 courses of an S-1 plus docetaxel regimen.

Gallbladder herniation into the lesser sac through the foramen of Winslow: report of a case.

We report a case of gallbladder hernia into the lesser sac through the foramen of Winslow. The patient was a 90-year-old woman, admitted to hospital with obstructive jaundice. Computed tomography (CT) showed a left-deviated and remarkably enlarged gallbladder dragging the liver, and a dilated intrahepatic bile duct.

[Feasibility of bevacizumab for elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer].

The feasibility of treatment containing bevacizumab (BV) for elderly patients is not well established. We investigated the safety of treatment containing BV for advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer in elderly patients. From June 2008 to December 2010, 22 patients were treated with BV in our hospital.

[A case of rectal hemorrhage during chemotherapy with bevacizumab for local recurrence of rectal cancer].

Chemotherapy with bevacizumab(BV)has been one of the standard treatments for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. However, emergent treatments are sometimes required because of severe adverse events associated with it. We experienced a case of massive rectal hemorrhage during BV treatment, and interventional radiology(IVR)successfully controlled it.

Feasibility of AC/EC followed by weekly paclitaxel in node-positive breast cancer in Japan.

Unlabelled: The feasibility and efficacy of adriamycin or epirubicin in combination with cyclophosphamide followed by weekly paclitaxel (AC/EC-weekly PAC) as adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer was investigated.

Patients And Methods: Node-positive breast cancer was treated with AC/ EC-weekly PAC, namely AC at 60/600 mg/m(2) or EC at 90/600 mg/m(2) x4 at three-week intervals, followed by weekly PAC (80 mg/m(2)) x 12, namely four cycles of single weekly administration for three weeks followed by a one-week rest (3 x 4 PAC) or single weekly administration for 12 consecutive weeks (12 PAC).

Results: One hundred and three of 109 consecutive patients enrolled were analyzed, of whom 96 (93.

[A case of advanced gastric cancer effectively treated by combined chemotherapy of TS-1 and paclitaxel].

A patient was a 66-year-old male who had advanced gastric cancer with left gastric artery lymph node metastasis and invasion of pancreas and spleen. We thought a complete resection was difficult, so he was given neo-adjuvant chemotherapy by combined of TS-1 100 mg/day (2 weeks administration and 1 week rest) and Paclitaxel (PTX) 75 mg/body (day 1, 8). After 2 courses of this neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, tumor and lymph node swelling had decreased in size, and the tumor markers were reduced remarkably (CEA 9 2.

[An institution-randomized trial of 5-fluorouracil and l-leucovorin therapy given monthly versus every two months to patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma].

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and l-leucovorin (l-LV) given at the same dose intensity and administered monthly (given weekly for 3 weeks followed by a week of rest; arm A) or every 2 months (given weekly for 6 weeks followed by 2 weeks rest; arm B) to patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma. The dose of 5-FU was 500 mg/body or 750 mg/body, with an average dose of 432.8 mg/m2.