Publications by authors named "Shinnya Tanimura"
Background: The role of laparoscopic surgery in the management of stage IV colorectal cancer remains uncertain.
Methods: Sixty-five patients with stage IV disease from among 578 colorectal cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery since 2001 were compared with 513 patients who had stage 0-III disease. The criteria for excluding stage IV patients from laparoscopic surgery were huge tumors, low rectal cancer, massive ascites due to peritoneal seeding, bowel perforation and/or obstruction, and poor general condition and/or cachexia.
Background: The usefulness of laparoscopic low anterior resection for middle and lower rectal cancer remains controversial.
Methods: Retrospective assessment was performed on 98 patients (51 with middle and 47 with lower rectal cancer) who underwent laparoscopic rectal surgery since 1998. Total mesorectal excision was standard.
Background: The value and efficacy of laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been validated by large multicenter, randomized, controlled trials. However the results of a large series by a single surgeon in a single center have yet to be reported. We reviewed the short-term outcome of our series of laparoscopic colorectal procedures to better define the learning curve for acquiring these skills.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Laparoscopic mesorectal excision with preservation of the autonomic pelvic nerves for rectal cancer including selected advanced lower rectal cancer is now challenging. The aims of the study were to assess the surgical results and short-term outcomes of this procedure prospectively.
Methodology: Seventy-four of 281 rectal cancer patients, since the introduction of laparoscopic colorectal surgery in our hospital, have undergone laparoscopic rectal surgery.