High peritoneal incision approach in endoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal patch plasty (TAPP) for inguinal hernia after radical prostatectomy.

Background: Inguinal hernia develops as one of the common complications after robotic or laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RP). Transabdominal preperitoneal patch plasty (TAPP) for an inguinal hernia after RP is difficult to perform due to postoperative severe adhesions in the preperitoneal cavity. We have introduced a high peritoneal incision approach (HPIA) in TAPP for inguinal hernia patients in whom peritoneal dissection is difficult due to severe adhesions after RP.

A case of indirect inguinal bladder hernia treated with laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair with high peritoneal incisional approach.

Background: Inguinal herniation of the urinary bladder is uncommon and those descending into the scrotum are even rarer. Although open anterior repair has been used for inguinal bladder hernia, the efficacy of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy has been reported in recent years.

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man presented with an irreducible right groin and scrotal bulge associated with voiding difficulty.

[A case of pulmonary tuberculosis developed during chemotherapy for local advanced colon cancer].

We report a case of pulmonary tuberculosis developed during chemotherapy for colon cancer. A 78-year-old man with dyspnea was referred to our hospital for the treatment of transverse colon cancer with duodenal invasion. Chemotherapy was initiated for severe respiratory dysfunction associated with emphysema.

Rational Gastric Conduit Stump Closure Method Using Endo GIA Radial Reload in End-to-Side Anastomosis of the Esophagogastric Conduit.

The lack of tension at the anastomosis site and the blood flow of the gastric conduit are important to prevent anastomotic leakage in the anastomosis of the esophagogastric conduit. This study reports a gastric conduit stump closure method using Endo GIA™ Radial Reload in end-to-side anastomosis of the esophagogastric conduit, especially focusing on blood flow. A 4-cm conduit was created to ensure an intramural vascular network.

Influence of nutrition on stage-stratified survival in gastric cancer patients with postoperative complications.

Background: We assessed the relationship between preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and short- and long-term outcomes among gastric cancer patients because the clinical significance of PNI in these patients remains controversial.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 434 consecutive patients who underwent curative laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Results: Patients with postoperative complications had a significantly poorer overall survival (OS) than those without.

A safe and simple technique for nasogastric tube insertion in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer surgery.

Background: Risk factors for anastomotic leakage include local factors such as excessive tension across anastomosis and increased intraluminal pressure on the gastric conduit; therefore, we consider the placement of a nasogastric tube to be essential in reducing anastomotic leakage. In this study, we devised a safe and simple technique to place an NGT during an end-to-side, automatic circular-stapled esophagogastrostomy.

Methods: First, a 4-0 nylon thread is fixed in the narrow groove between the plastic and metal parts of the tip of the anvil head.

Phase II feasibility study of adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel/cisplatin/S-1 followed by S-1 for stage III gastric cancer.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel/cisplatin/S-1 (DCS) following S-1 therapy in patients with stage III gastric cancer after curative gastrectomy.

Methods: Patients with stage III gastric cancer who underwent D2 gastrectomy were enrolled. Adjuvant chemotherapy was initiated within 8 weeks of gastrectomy.

Altemeier perineal rectosigmoidectomy with indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for a female adolescent with complete rectal prolapse: A case report.

Background: Rectal prolapse in young women is rare. Although laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy is the standard procedure because of its lower recurrence rate, postoperative infertility is a concern. Perineal rectosigmoidectomy (Altemeier procedure) is useful for these patients.

Glasgow prognostic score is a better predictor of the long-term survival in patients with gastric cancer, compared to the modified Glasgow prognostic score or high-sensitivity modified Glasgow prognostic score.

Background: Inflammation influences cancer progression by increasing catabolism and impairing nutrient absorption. We compared the prognostic ability of three inflammation-based prognostic scoring systems-the Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), modified GPS (mGPS), and high-sensitivity mGPS (HS-mGPS)-in gastric cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively examined 434 curatively resected gastric cancer patients to evaluate the prognostic ability of scoring systems for overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS).

Case of inflammatory granuloma in inguinal hernia sac after hysterosalpingography with oily contrast medium.

Introduction: The foreign body reaction caused by oil contrast medium, Lipiodol, is rare. We present a rare case of inflammatory granuloma in the inguinal hernia sac after hysterosalpingography with lipiodol.

Presentation Of Case: A 30-year-old woman who had left inguinal growing mass for 7 months after hysterosalpingography with Lipiodol for examination of infertile.

Prognostic Importance of Controlling Nutritional Status in Patients Undergoing Curative Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer.

It is now clear that cancer survival is determined not only by tumor pathology but also by host-related factors, in particular, nutritional status and systemic inflammation. It is desirable that the essential properties of any scale designed or intended to be used for the prediction of survival are simple, convenient, and objective. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the database of patients who underwent curative surgery for esophageal cancer in our department to evaluate controlling nutritional status (CONUT) and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as predictors of cancer-specific survival (CSS) after esophagectomy.

Significance of prophylactic intra-abdominal drain placement after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Background: Unnecessary intra-abdominal drain insertion must be avoided, but little is known about the value of prophylactic drainage following laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG). In this study, we investigated the significance of prophylactic drain placement after LDG for gastric cancer.

Methods: Seventy-eight consecutive patients with gastric cancer who underwent LDG in our department were retrospectively analyzed.

Easy and secure closure of petersen's defect after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction.

Background: Previously it has reported that the incidence of internal hernia can be decreased by closing Petersen's defect, but the perfect closure method, in fact, has not been discovered yet. In this study we have developed an easy and reliable method for closing Petersen's defect in the Roux-en-Y reconstruction after a laparoscopic distal gastrectomy.

Materials And Methods: We performed intracorporeal Roux-en-Y reconstruction after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with antiperistaltic gastrojejunostomy.