The advantage of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of Spigelian hernia: A report of two cases.

Introduction And Importance: The usefulness of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of Spigelian hernias and the appropriate insufflation pressure remains unclear.

Case Presentation: Case 1 involved an 81-year-old woman presented with a right abdominal protrusion. CT scan demonstrated a defect in the abdominal wall at the lateral edge of the right rectus abdominis muscle.

Necrotizing soft tissue infection of the thigh associated with retroperitoneal abscess in a patient with locally advanced ascending colon cancer: A case report.

Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a rare but rapidly progressing soft-tissue infection. Few reports of NSTI caused by colon cancer have been published. We present a rare case of NSTI of the thigh associated the retroperitoneal spread of ascending colon cancer.

Successful treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis as a complication of granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a case report.

Background: Although gastrointestinal involvement in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis is uncommon, it is associated with mild to severe life-threatening complications. We present a case of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis that was treated successfully with hyperbaric oxygen.

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old Japanese man with a 3-year history of granulomatosis with polyangiitis consulted our hospital with a complaint of severe back pain.

Toxic shock syndrome caused by suture abscess with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with late onset after Caesarean section.

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but life-threatening multisystem disease known to develop in the early postoperative period after various surgery. We report a rare case in which a patient who underwent Caesarean section developed TSS caused by methicillin-resistant (MRSA) on the 39th postoperative day. She was treated with debridement because of the possible diagnosis of necrotizing soft tissue infections.

Laparoscopic resection of sigmoid colon cancer with intestinal malrotation: A case report.

Introduction: Intestinal malrotation is a congenital abnormality which occurs due to a failure of the normal 270° rotation of the midgut. The non-rotation type is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally on imaging studies. Intestinal malrotation accompanied by colon cancer is extremely rare.

Flare-Up Diverticulitis in the Terminal Ileum in Short Interval after Conservative Therapy: Report of a Case.

Diverticulitis in the terminal ileum is uncommon. Past reports suggested that conservative therapy may be feasible to treat terminal ileum diverticulitis without perforation; however, there is no consensus on the therapeutic strategy for small bowel diverticulitis. We present a 37-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for sudden onset of abdominal pain and nausea.

Edwardsiella tarda bacteremia with metastatic gastric cancer.

Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) is a rare human pathogen; however, the overall mortality of bacteremia is reported to be up to 50%. Here, we describe a case of cholangitis with E.

Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia associated with ogilvie syndrome.

Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is one type of acute mesenteric ischemia. Colonic pseudoobstruction, known as Ogilvie syndrome, is a disorder defined by colonic distension in the absence of mechanical obstruction. A relationship between these diseases has not yet been reported, based on a review of the literature.

A case of sporadic intestinal cryptosporidiosis diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy.

Sporadic intestinal cryptosporidiosis is not easily diagnosed and might be overlooked. We present here a case of this disease in a 23-year-old Japanese military man with 3 days of abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, and nausea. The frequency of his diarrhea was more than 10 times per day.

[A case of follicular lymphoma with onset of chylothorax].

We report a case of follicular lymphoma with chylothorax. A 45-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of shortness of breath and abdominal distension. Chest X-rays showed bilateral pleural effusion, and an abdominal CT scan revealed a large intraperitoneal tumor around the abdominal aorta and pancreas.

Pilonidal sinus in Japan maritime self-defense force at Yokosuka.

Pilonidal sinus is known to be common among soldiers but not among Asian individuals. Few reports have discussed the occurrence of pilonidal sinus in the navy. We analyzed the incidence and etiological factors of 12 cases (11 patients, with 1 recurrence) of pilonidal sinus diagnosed between 1998 and 2004 in Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka.

[A case of hepatocellular carcinoma with bone metastasis responding to concurrent TS-1/low-dose cisplatin (CDDP) therapy and radiotherapy].

A standard treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic metastasis is not established and chemotherapy is ineffective. We experienced a case of hepatocellular carcinoma with bone metastasis that responded to concurrent TS-1/low-dose cisplatin (CDDP) therapy and radiotherapy. A 58-year-old male patient with left iliac bone metastasis after 2 hepatectomies was admitted to our hospital.

[A case of colon carcinoma with unresectable multiple liver metastases responding to various combined chemotherapies centering on hepatic arterial infusion therapy].

We have experienced a case of colon carcinoma with unresectable multiple liver metastases responding to various combined chemotherapies centering on hepatic arterial infusion therapy. A 42-year-old female with descending colon carcinoma and synchronous unresectable multiple liver metastases underwent left hemicolectomy in September 2001. She was treated with chemotherapy centering on hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) following implantation of a reservoir in the outpatient setting.