Successful surgical management of non-perforating acute appendicitis with septic disseminated intravascular coagulation: A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Perforating appendicitis and abscess-forming appendicitis may cause septic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). However, non-perforating acute appendicitis with septic DIC is extremely rare.

Presentation Of Case: A 67-year-old man was referred to our hospital one day after starting oral antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis.

Appendiceal neurofibroma with low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm in neurofibromatosis type 1 patient: A case report.

Introduction: Neurofibromas are a characteristic of the autosomal dominant disorder Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), also known as von Recklinghausen's disease. Appendiceal neurofibromas are extremely rare, and low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) have not previously been reported in NF1.

Presentation Of Case: A 62-year-old man with NF1 was scheduled for elective surgical treatment of an asymptomatic, enlarged and diffusely thickened appendix that remained after curative antimicrobial treatment of acute appendicitis.

Intestinal obstruction caused by low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm: A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Intestinal obstructions due to appendiceal pathology are rare. Obstructions caused by low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) are rarer still.

Presentation Of Case: A 79-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for mechanical small intestinal obstruction.

Pancreatobiliary fistula associated with intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma accompanying obstructive jaundice: A case report.

Introduction: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) occasionally involve formation of fistulas with other adjacent organs. Pancreatobiliary fistulas associated with IPMNs are rare, but affected patients often develop obstructive jaundice and cholangitis.

Presentation Of Case: A 79-year-old man was referred to our hospital for evaluation of abnormal biliary enzymes.

Splenic hamartoma associated with thrombocytopenia: A case report.

Introduction: Hamartomas are rare, benign tumors of the spleen. Few cases of splenic hamartomas associated with thrombocytopenia have been reported.

Presentation Of Case: An asymptomatic 64-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome was found to have a splenic tumor.

[A case of advanced gastric cancer with multiple liver metastases completely responding long term to paclitaxel plus S-1 therapy].

A 69-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with complaints of loss of appetite, fatigue and dysphasia. Upper gastroscopy revealed advanced gastric cancer. Abdominal CT suggested liver metastases.

Extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta in Stanford type A acute aortic dissection by means of a synthetic vascular graft with a self-expandable stent.

Objectives: To minimize any residual false lumen when operating on patients with an acute type A aortic dissection, we tried to perform extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta with the modified elephant trunk technique. The early and midterm results of these surgical interventions are reported and evaluated.

Methods: Among the acute type A aortic dissections with extensive false lumen encountered since December 1997, 19 consecutive patients, 15 DeBakey type I with the tear in the ascending, transverse, or both aortas, and 4 DeBakey type III-D with the tear located in the descending aorta, underwent insertion of a synthetic graft with a distally anchored stent in the descending thoracic aorta.

Repair of the thoracic aorta by transaortic stent grafting (open stenting).

Background: The late results of direct open stent grafting of the aortic arch for aortic arch repair have not been reported previously.

Methods: Between September 1997 and December 2000 19 patients underwent open stent grafting with carotid artery bypass for thoracic arteriosclerotic aneurysms (TAA) of the distal aortic arch. In addition, 21 patients underwent open stent grafting with total aortic arch replacement for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection and 7 patients underwent stenting with carotid bypass for Stanford type B chronic aortic dissection.