Publications by authors named "Rintaro Nakanishi"

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  • A 76-year-old woman with a giant 24-cm hepatic cyst, monitored for 4 years, sought treatment due to abdominal distension.
  • During laparoscopic deroofing, minimal bile leakage was detected and successfully sutured, ensuring no complications.
  • The case suggests that laparoscopic surgery may effectively manage hepatic cysts with biliary communication, emphasizing the importance of monitoring the cyst wall during the procedure.
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A woman in her 70s underwent distal pancreatectomy(D2 dissection)for a pancreatic tail carcinoma after a close examination of the cause of her poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Intraoperative rapid peritoneal washing cytology showed no malignant findings, but histopathological examination revealed Ptb, TS2, tub2, pT3, ly1, v3, ne3, mpd0, pS0, pRP1, pOO0, pPCM0, pDPM0, pN0, pM0, pCY1, pStage ⅡA, R0(Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Protocol 7th Edition). The patient was treated with S-1 therapy for 6 months postoperatively and is alive 1 year and 9 months without recurrence.

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A 60s woman was diagnosed to transverse colon cancer and she underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. Localized peritoneal dissemination surrounding tumor was detected during surgery. She was administrated to chemotherapy due to a hepatic metastasis in S2/3 postoperatively.

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  • * Pathological examination showed a NET G1 tumor localized in the appendix, which was under 2 cm without any risk factors for recurrence or metastasis.
  • * The patient has been monitored with contrast-enhanced CT every 6 months and remains recurrence-free for 2 years after surgery.
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