[A case report of goblet cell carcinoid tumor of the appendix].

Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) tumor of the appendix is rare, and the prognosis is considered poor compared to classical carcinoid tumor. We present a case of a 60-year old woman who underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Histopathological studies revealed a GCC tumor with submucosal invasion.

[A case in which a mucin-producing papillary adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder was resected].

An 81-year-old man complaining of abdominal pain underwent ultrasonography at another hospital that revealed gallbladder swelling, and he was admitted to our hospital for further examination. CT and ERCP revealed a papillary tumor extending from the body to the fundus, leading to the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. Other examinations showed no sign of invasion or lymph node metastases.

[A case report of long-term survival in the patient with anorectal malignant melanoma].

Malignant melanoma of the anorectal region is rare, and the prognosis is considered to be poor. We present a case of long-term survival in a 56-year-old patient with primary malignant melanoma in the anorectal area, who complained of anal bleeding. Barium enema showed an elevated lesion in the anorectal region.

[Thymic basaloid carcinoma].

This is a case of a 72-year-old male whose chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a 2.0 x 1.6 cm anterior mediastinal solid tumor during follow-up of an abnormal shadow of the lung.

[Third-line CPT-11 chemotherapy for gastric cancer cases of non-curative gastrectomy or recurrence].

Background: There have been few case reports of 3rd-line chemotherapy for gastric cancer. So we reported the results of CPT-11 therapy as the 3rd-line chemotherapy for gastric cancer.

Patients And Methods: 549 cases underwent gastrectomy from Jan.

A sodium hyaluronate carboxymethylcellulose bioresorbable membrane prevents postoperative small-bowel adhesive obstruction after distal gastrectomy.

Purpose: It is predictable that since distal gastrectomy (DG) with Billroth I anastomosis involves no procedures caudal to transverse colon, the effects of the surgical wound are the main cause of adhesive obstruction. Thus, it is an appropriate operation to test the efficiency of a synthetic absorbable adhesion barrier (Seprafilm).

Methods: The subjects were 282 patients diagnosed with gastric cancer who underwent open DG with Billroth I anastomosis between 2001 and August, 2005.

Assessment of pain by face scales after gastrectomy: comparison of laparoscopically assisted gastrectomy and open gastrectomy.

Background: Laparoscopic gastrectomy is reported to cause little pain. However, only the total number of analgesics used has been studied to date. Because pain is a subjective experience, its evaluation requires indicators for the subjective assessment.

Inspection of safety and accuracy of D2 lymph node dissection in laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy.

Background: There is a consensus on the indication of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for early gastric cancer that needs D1 + alpha or D1 + beta lymph node dissection. However, many gastrointestinal surgeons consider D2 lymph node dissection in LADG to be difficult, therefore, only a few medical institutions have performed D2 lymph node dissection in LADG. We examined the safety and accuracy of D2 dissection in LADG by comparing with open distal gastrectomy (ODG), as the first step to operate on advanced gastric cancer.

Characterization of five phyllosphere bacteria isolated from Rosa rugosa leaves, and their phenotypic and metabolic properties.

Five gram-negative bacteria, all of which were Enterobacteriaceae, were isolated from the phyllosphere of green or senescing leaves of Rosa rugosa, and their phenotypic and physiological characteristics were examined. Partial 16S rDNA sequences led to identification of these isolates as Pantoea agglomerans, Klebsiella terrigena, Erwinia rhapontici, and two strains of Rahnella aquatilis. Interestingly, these phyllosphere bacteria had certain phenotypic and physiological convergences, while they showed their own metabolic properties toward phenolic compounds of plant origin.