Successful pulmonary artery stenting for occlusion at a constructed pericardial conduit after right upper double sleeve lobectomy.

The patient was a 53-year-old man. His chief complaint was a cough and dyspnea on exertion. Computed tomography (CT) showed a 3-cm-diameter tumor in the right upper lobe with invasion from hilar lymph nodes to the superior vena cava, right main bronchus, and pulmonary artery.

Persistent Descending Mesocolon as An Intraoperative Risk Factor in Laparoscopic Surgery for Left-Sided Colon and Rectal Cancer.

Introduction: Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) represents a failure of fusion of the descending mesentery, leading to anatomical abnormalities. This study aimed to examine the effects of anatomical features of PDM on laparoscopic surgical outcomes.

Methods: Patient backgrounds, surgical outcomes, anatomical characteristics, and operative findings were retrospectively compared between 186 patients classified into PDM and non-PDM groups who underwent primary resection for left-sided colon and rectal cancer at our hospital from January 2019 to December 2020.

Safe laparoscopic resection of a giant schwannoma in the retroperitoneum using a fluorescent ureteral stent: a case report.

Schwannomas that occur in the retroperitoneal cavity are rare. We herein report a patient who underwent safe laparoscopic resection by using a preoperative 3D computed tomography (CT) image and a fluorescent ureteral stent during the surgery. A 47-year-old man presented with left lower abdominal pain.

Should spring water cysts of the mediastinum require excisional resection? A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Mediastinal cysts account for 20-32% of all mediastinal lesions. Complete surgical excision is the standard therapy for mediastinal cysts. Translucent cysts containing crystal-clear fluid are called "spring water cysts.

Surgical resection of pulmonary crystal-storing histiocytosis with Sjögren's syndrome: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Crystal-storing histiocytosis (CSH) is a rare clinical entity characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of histiocytes with massive accumulation of crystallized immunoglobulins. Yano et al. reported only one case of gastric CSH associated with Sjögren's syndrome.

Short- and long-term survival after curative resection for colorectal cancer in nonagenarian patients.

Background/objective: With increased life expectancy, the incidence of colorectal cancer in oldest-old patients has been rising. Advanced age is a risk factor for adverse outcomes after surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of curative resection for colorectal cancer in nonagenarians.

Long-Term Prognosis after Surgery for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study.

Objective: Resection is usually recommended for locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) for which R0 resection is possible, but its suitability varies by individual patient risk. Here, we report outcomes of resected LRRC in our hospital.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated short- and long-term results of 33 patients who underwent resections for LRRC from January 2003 to December 2019.

Postoperative Complications Predict Long-term Outcome After Curative Resection for Perforated Colorectal Cancer.

Background/aim: Perforation and postoperative complications have a negative effect on long-term outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical factors with special reference to postoperative complications predicting the long-term outcome in those for whom curative resection for perforated CRC was performed.

Patients And Methods: Patients who underwent curative resection for perforated CRC at stage II or III from April 2003 to March 2020 were included.