Association between gastric cancer and the family history of gastric cancer: a cross-sectional study using Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study data.

Objective: The risk of gastric cancer based on a family history of gastric cancer remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between gastric cancer and family history of gastric cancer within a large cohort in Korea.

Methods: In total 211 708 participants were recruited in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study during 2001-2013, and divided into a group with a self-reported personal history of gastric cancer ( n  = 930) and a 1:40 matched control group ( n  = 37 200).

Prolonged operative time in laparoscopic appendectomy: Predictive factors and outcomes.

Introduction: To our knowledge, this study is the first to identify the predictive factors and outcomes of prolonged operative time associated with laparoscopic appendectomy. We aimed to identify preoperative factors that influence operation time and to determine how operative time affects laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes.

Methods: The medical records of 3049 patients who had undergone laparoscopic appendectomy between January 2008 and December 2014 were retrospectively reviewed.

Appendectomy: Should it Be Performed So Quickly?

Controversy surrounds appendectomy timings and their effects on postoperative outcomes. This study evaluated the influence of hospital delays on perforation rates and complications in patients with acute appendicitis. From January 2008 to December 2013, the cases of 4148 consecutive patients who had undergone appendectomies for suspected appendicitis were reviewed.

Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on surgical site infection after gastric cancer surgery via midline laparotomy.

Purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) after open abdominal surgery is still a frequently reported nosocomial infection. To reduce the incidence of SSI, triclosan-coated sutures with antiseptic activity (Vicryl Plus) were developed. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of Vicryl Plus on SSI after gastric cancer surgery via midline laparotomy.

Preoperative smoking cessation can reduce postoperative complications in gastric cancer surgery.

Background: Despite the close link between cigarette smoking and the development of gastric cancer, little is known about the effects of cigarette smoking on surgical outcomes after gastric cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate whether preoperative smoking status and the duration of smoking cessation were associated with short-term surgical consequences in gastric cancer surgery.

Methods: Among 1,489 consecutive patients, 1,335 patients who underwent curative radical gastrectomy at the Samsung Medical Center between January and December 2009 were included in the present study.

S-plasty for pilonidal disease: modified primary closure reducing tension.

Purpose: S-plasty for pilonidal disease reduces the tension on the midline by distributing it diagonally and flattening the natal cleft. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of S-plasty on simple midline primary closure and the clinical features of pilonidal patients in a low incidence country.

Methods: S-plasty was applied on 17 patients from July 2008 to October 2010.