Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: a case report.

Background: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the stomach is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm. We present a case of gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) where the final diagnosis was IMT.

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man presented with a 24-mm SMT on the posterior wall of the middle third of the stomach that was detected by screening upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm causing rectal necrosis due to compression early after endovascular repair: A case report.

Introduction: Recently, endovascular repair has become the first-line treatment for internal iliac artery aneurysm (IIAA). However, rectal necrosis due to the compression of the residual IIAA early after endovascular repair is rare.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of a huge, isolated left IIAA that severely compressed the rectum and ureter.

Transarterial Embolization With Complementary Surgical Ligation of Gastroduodenal Artery for Ruptured Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysm.

The association between pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysm (PDAA) and local hemodynamic changes in pancreaticoduodenal arcades is well established. However, there are few case reports of PDAA associated with acute aortic dissection. In this article, we outline and discuss the case of a 61-year-old man diagnosed with a type A acute aortic dissection who underwent emergency surgery and developed sudden-onset severe abdominal pain and shock 10 days later.

Surgical Resection of Anastomotic Stenosis after Rectal Cancer Surgery Using a Circular Stapler and Colostomy with Double Orifice.

The double stapling technique has greatly facilitated intestinal reconstruction, particularly for anastomosis after anterior resection. However, anastomotic stenosis may occur, which sometimes requires surgical treatment. Redo surgery with reresection and reanastomosis presents a high risk of complications.

Iatrogenic esophageal perforation that could be treated indirectly by cervical esophagostomy and laparoscopic surgery.

Introduction: Successful nonoperative management has been reported for esophageal perforation; however, some cases require surgery.

Case Presentation: We presented the case of an 85-year-old woman with iatrogenic thoracic esophageal perforation in whom primary repair or resection of the perforated esophagus was difficult because she was elderly and had severe aortic valve stenosis. Therefore, we selected a two-stage surgery; laparoscopic gastrostomy, jejunostomy, posterior mediastinal drainage, and cervical esophagostomy were performed.

A case of synchronous advanced gastric cancer and locally advanced prostate cancer with combined laparoscopic and robotic surgery: A case report.

Introduction: The optimal management strategy for synchronous gastric cancer (GC) and prostate cancer (PCa) remains unclear, particularly in cases in which two cancers are progressive.

Presentation Of Case: A 68-year-old man diagnosed with synchronous advanced GC and locally advanced PCa was referred to our institution. Laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) and robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy were simultaneously performed.

A rare case of for synchronous advanced cancer of ascending colon and urinary bladder with simultaneous laparoscopic resection: A case report.

Introduction: Advances in diagnostic techniques have resulted in an increase in the diagnosis of numerous patients with multiple primary cancers. However, the diagnosis of synchronous primary colorectal cancer and bladder cancer remains rare.

Presentation Of Case: A 69-year-old man diagnosed with synchronous advanced cancer of the ascending colon and urinary bladder underwent simultaneous laparoscopic resection.

Combined laparoscopic and robotic surgery for synchronous colorectal and genitourinary cancer: A case series.

Introduction: Advances in diagnostic techniques and treatment have resulted in an increase in patients with synchronous cancer. Surgical reports of combined laparoscopic and robotic resection for synchronous colorectal and genitourinary cancer are rare.

Materials And Methods: Between August 2015 and November 2017, three patients underwent combined laparoscopic and robotic surgery for synchronous colorectal and genitourinary cancer in our hospital.

Cochlear blood flow and speech perception ability in cochlear implant users.

Objective: The effect of cochlear blood flow (CBF) on speech perception ability in cochlear implant (CI) users has not been reported. We investigated various factors influencing speech perception including CBF in CI users.

Patients: Eighty-two patients who received CI surgery at an academic hospital.

Cochlear implantation in complete remission in a patient with leukemia.

Patients with leukemia have an increased risk of developing sensorineural hearing loss. This is a retrospective review of a profoundly deafened patient with acute myelogenous leukemia who underwent cochlear implantation. The 26-year-old patient was successfully implanted with a Nucleus cochlear implant in the complete remission after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

Detection of herpesvirus DNAs in perilymph obtained from patients with sensorineural hearing loss by real-time polymerase chain reaction.

Objectives/hypothesis: Perilymph and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with bilateral severe sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) were evaluated for the presence of DNA from cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), and human herpesvirus (HHV)6.

Study Design: A prospective clinical study.

Methods: The subjects were 14 patients who underwent cochlear implantation and 1 patient who underwent gentamicin injection in the inner ear.

Blood flow in the ears of patients receiving cochlear implants.

We measured cochlear blood flow (CBF) in 55 patients who received cochlear implants, using a laser-Doppler probe placed over the site of drilling in the cochlear bony wall. The subjects included 29 patients with congenital deafness of unknown cause, 8 with idiopathic progressive sensorineural hearing loss, 4 with postmeningitic deafness, 3 with Waardenburg's syndrome, 3 with congenital cytomegalovirus infection, and 8 whose deafness had other causes. There was a wide range of CBF values in patients with congenital deafness of unknown cause.

Blood flow measurements in the ears of patients receiving cochlear implants.

We measured cochlear blood flow in 12 patients who received cochlear implants, using a laser-Doppler probe with an outer diameter of 0.8 mm. The subjects had congenital deafness, idiopathic progressive sensorineural hearing loss, Waardenburg's syndrome, narrow internal auditory canal, or sudden deafness.

Detection of human cytomegalovirus DNA in perilymph of patients with sensorineural hearing loss using real-time PCR.

Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been detected in the inner ear fluid of patients who succumbed to the complications of symptomatic congenital CMV infection, it has not been detected in the inner ear fluid of living patients. In this study, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to measure CMV DNA in clinical samples (including perilymph) collected from five patients with deafness. In case 1, diagnosed as a symptomatic congenital CMV infection, 3 copies/microl of CMV DNA were detected in perilymph, although no viral DNA was detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or urine samples.