Publications by authors named "S Kohno"
Purpose: The double-flap technique (DFT) is an anti-reflux reconstruction procedure performed after proximal gastrectomy (PG), but its complexity and high incidence of anastomotic stenosis are problematic. We conducted this study to demonstrate the efficacy of robot-assisted DFT, with refinements, to address these issues.
Methods: Surgical outcomes were compared between the following procedures modified over time at our institution: conventional open DFT (group O, n = 16); early robotic DFT (group RE, n = 19), which follows the conventional open PG approach; and late robotic DFT (group RL, n = 21), which incorporates refinements to the early robotic DFT technique by exploiting more of the robotic capabilities available.
is an important cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Japan. Here, we report the serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of cultured pneumococcal isolates from Japanese adults aged ≥18 years with CAP. This was a prospective, population-based, active surveillance study conducted in Goto City, Japan from December 2015 to November 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetastasis to the liver is a leading cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer. To investigate the characteristics of cancer cells prone to metastasis, we utilized an isogenic model of BALB/c and colon tumor 26 (C26) cells carrying an active KRAS mutation. Liver metastatic (LM) 1 cells were isolated from mice following intrasplenic transplantation of C26 cells.
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- Chronic contained rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (CCR-AAA) is a rare medical condition that can look like other issues in the area.
- A man in his sixties had back pain and weight loss for 10 months and was misdiagnosed after many tests.
- Surgery eventually revealed the right diagnosis, showing that doctors need to closely examine the shape of the aorta to avoid mistakes.
Background: An artificial intelligence-based algorithm we developed, mrAI, satisfactorily segmented the rectal tumor, rectum, and mesorectum from MRI data of rectal cancer patients in an initial study. Herein, we aimed to validate mrAI using an independent dataset.
Methods: We utilized MRI images collected in another nationwide research project, "Open versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Advanced Low Rectal Cancer Patients".