Publications by authors named "Sang Bum Yoo"

Background: Prophylactic ileostomy is usually created at the right lower quadrant (RLQ) because of its vicinity to the ileocecal valve. In the laparoscopic procedure, however, another wound is required for stoma, resulting in a scar after takedown. This study assessed the feasibility of left-sided ileostomy (LI) at the specimen extraction site in laparoscopic-assisted low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer.

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Castleman's disease is a benign lymphoid proliferative disorder, which most commonly presents as a solitary mass in the mediastinum, although extrathoracic sites have been reported in the neck, axilla, pelvis, mesentery, pancreas, and retroperitoneum. We report a case of asymptomatic, isolated Castleman's disease in the mesorectum, which is extremely rare. The patient was a 34-year-old woman who underwent investigations for vaginal spotting.

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Background: The initial surgical management of asymptomatic patients with unresectable stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC) is still controversy. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of major intestinal complications in asymptomatic patients who received palliative treatment for unresectable stage IV CRC, according to the type of treatment.

Methods: Between March 2001 and January 2008, we retrospectively analyzed 227 asymptomatic patients who underwent first-line resection of the primary tumor followed by chemotherapy (144 patients, resection group) or those who underwent first-line chemotherapy (83 patients, chemotherapy group).

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Background: Laparoscopic colorectal resection is widely used because of its safety and effectiveness compared with conventional surgery; however, surgical assistants find it difficult to perform this surgery in mirror image. This study aimed to evaluate assistants' learning curves in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Methods: The subjects were three fellows who began their surgical fellowship training at the Center for Colorectal Cancer of the National Cancer Center, Korea, during 2008.

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