Publications by authors named "M Sakon"
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- The study investigates the importance of reinforcing the duodenal stump to prevent leakage after radical gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients, as the effectiveness of different reinforcement methods was not well understood.
- Conducted across 57 medical centers in Japan, the research analyzed data from over 16,000 patients from 2012 to 2021 and found that 0.93% experienced duodenal stump leakage, with lower incidence rates linked to reinforcement methods like seromuscular sutures and reinforced staplers.
- Results highlighted that duodenal stump reinforcement is crucial, as leakage rates were lower in higher-volume hospitals and specific patient demographics were identified as risk factors for leakage-related mortality.
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- The study examines the relationship between the invasion of connective tissues around major arteries and poor prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) post-surgery.
- The researchers used the HyperEye Medical System (HEMS) to observe lymphatic flow in 25 patients, revealing significant ICG accumulation in paraaortic lymph nodes, especially around the SMA.
- These findings suggest that understanding lymphatic flow in relation to connective tissue invasion could provide insights into metastasis and enhance prognostic evaluations for patients with advanced PDAC.
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the intra-abdominal status related to postoperative pancreatic fistula by combining postoperative fluid collection and drain amylase levels.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 203 patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy and classified their postoperative abdominal status into four groups based on postoperative fluid collection size and drain amylase levels. We also evaluated the incidence of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula in each group according to C-reactive protein values.
Background: The D-dimer test is a simple test frequently used in routine clinical screening for venous thromboembolism (VTE). The Cancer-VTE Registry was a large-scale, multicenter, prospective, observational study in Japanese patients with cancer. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between D-dimer level at cancer diagnosis (baseline) and the incidence of events during cancer treatment (1-year follow-up period).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Preoperative deep venous thrombosis (DVT) can cause potentially life-threatening postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE). Lower limb venous ultrasound (LLVU) is a modality that can detect DVT. However, the threshold for performing preoperative LLVU in the population undergoing colorectal resection is controversial.
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