Publications by authors named "Sawami Kiyonaka"

Article Synopsis
  • A CT-guided marking technique was used to identify a small, undetectable tumor before laparoscopic resection in a patient with a history of uterine stromal sarcoma.
  • The patient, a 63-year-old woman, experienced a recurrence of cancer two years after her total hysterectomy, with a small tumor near the right intestinal psoas muscle.
  • Following the preoperative marking, successful retroperitoneal laparoscopic resection of the recurrent tumor was conducted, confirming the diagnosis of endometrial stromal sarcoma.
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A 74 year-old man presented with complaints of dysuria and miction pain. Since the prostate volume was 43.5 ml, the patient was scheduled for surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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CT-guided marking technique is rarely used in abdominal or urologic surgery. We developed and performed a marking technique for a small tumor, undetectable by ultrasound, using CT guidance before laparoscopic resection of the tumor. A 73-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer underwent right colectomy with D3 lymph node dissection for ascending colon cancer.

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Fluid overdose can be harmful in critically ill patients. Since central venous pressure (CVP) is currently considered to be an inappropriate indicator of preload, much attention is being given to predicting fluid responsiveness, i.e.

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