Efficacy of Surgical Treatment for Thymoma-Related Stiff Person Syndrome.

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a neurologic disorder, some cases of which are associated with malignant disease. Here, we report a case of thymoma-associated SPS that was successfully treated with surgical resection. A 57-year-old man with progressive muscle stiffness and weakness was diagnosed with thymoma-related SPS.

Predictive factors inhibiting recovery of the respiratory function after anatomical pulmonary resection.

Purpose: Some patients have worse actual observed postoperative (apo) respiratory function values than predicted postoperative (ppo) values. The present study therefore clarified the predictive factors that hinder the recovery of the postoperative respiratory function.

Methods: This study enrolled 255 patients who underwent anatomical pulmonary resection for lung cancer.

Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot Placement for Hepatic Abscess and Bronchobiliary Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

A bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is an uncommon but severe complication after radiofrequency ablation (RFA). However, the definitive salvage methods are controversial. We herein report a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatic abscess and BBF following RFA.

Supradiaphragmatic intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt with "double bending sign".

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a common treatment for hydrocephalus. An 80-year-old woman presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by rupture of an aneurysm of the right middle cerebral artery. Emergency clipping was performed.

Patency of grafts after total resection and reconstruction of the superior vena cava for thoracic malignancy.

Purposes: Resection and reconstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) is used for the complete resection of advanced lung cancer and mediastinal tumors. However, the optimal postoperative management for this procedure remains to be elucidated.

Methods: 1897 patients with lung cancer and/or mediastinal tumors underwent surgical resection at our institute.

Body Mass Index as a Prognostic Factor in Resected Lung Cancer: Obesity or Underweight, Which Is the Risk Factor?

Background: In general, obesity is thought to be associated with increased surgical mortality and morbidity. On the other hand, low body mass index (BMI) has recently been reported as a poor prognostic factor for surgical candidates. This study investigated the effect of BMI on lung surgery.