Publications by authors named "T Kanemura"
Aim: To compare minimally invasive and open surgery for older patients with gastric cancer.
Methods: This study included 464 consecutive patients with gastric cancer aged ≥75 years who underwent open or laparoscopic gastrectomy at our institution from January 2004 to December 2018. We performed propensity score-matching and compared short- and long-term outcomes between the two groups.
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the clinical and radiological outcome of "indirect decompression" using lateral-posterior combined surgery for osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) with neurological symptoms.
Methods: A total of 17 patients who underwent lateral and posterior combined indirect decompressive spinal reconstruction (LP-IDR) for single-level OVF with neurological symptoms were included in this study. The neurological symptoms (sensory disturbance and muscle weakness) and imaging findings (local angle and height of the fracture segment and bone fragment occupancy in the spinal canal) were investigated preoperatively, postoperatively, and at the 1-year follow-up.
Surgically treated purulent pericarditis induced by ingested fish bone: a case report.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Cases
November 2023
Background: Aspiration of fish bones is common, but perforation of the gastrointestinal tract is very rare. Once perforation occurs, fatal complications such as mediastinitis and cardiac tamponade can occur. Here, we present a case of acute pericarditis due to perforation of a fish bone.
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- The study explores the importance of the lymph node ratio (LNR) in determining prognosis for patients with ampullary cancer who underwent surgical treatment between 1980 and 2018.
- Analysis of data from 106 patients revealed that higher LNR values correlated with worse outcomes, specifically linking a higher LNR to increased recurrence and lower survival rates.
- Findings suggest that LNR, particularly with an identified cut-off value of 0.07, serves as a critical independent prognostic marker for recurrence and survival in ampullary cancer patients.
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- - This study focuses on the impact of dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) in patients with advanced esophageal cancer, particularly those who are eligible for surgery after preoperative treatment.
- - Researchers analyzed data from 302 patients and found that higher dysphagia scores were linked to worse tumor characteristics, lower body mass index, and poorer overall survival rates.
- - The results indicate that dysphagia scores can serve as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival post-surgery, with higher scores correlating to increased recurrence rates and lower survival outcomes.