Age Over 80 is a Possible Risk Factor for Postoperative Morbidity After a Laparoscopic Resection of Colorectal Cancer.

Purpose: With extended life expectancy, the mean age of patients at the time of diagnosis of colorectal cancer and its treatment, including radical resection, is increasing gradually. We aimed to evaluate the impact of age on postoperative clinical outcomes after a laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancers.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected data.

Thyroid hormone levels and incident chronic kidney disease in euthyroid individuals: the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study.

Background: Overt and subclinical hypothyroidism are associated with higher levels of serum creatinine and with increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The prospective association between thyroid hormones and kidney function in euthyroid individuals,however, is largely unexplored.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study in 104 633 South Korean men and women who were free of CKD and proteinuria at baseline and had normal thyroid hormone levels and no history of thyroid disease or cancer.

Thyroid hormones and mortality risk in euthyroid individuals: the Kangbuk Samsung health study.

Context: Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, both overt and subclinical, are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. The association between thyroid hormones and mortality in euthyroid individuals, however, is unclear.

Objective: To examine the prospective association between thyroid hormones levels within normal ranges and mortality endpoints.

Comparison of radiofrequency ablation and resection for hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer.

Background/aims: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been mostly used as a therapeutic alternative to hepatic resection for treating liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether there were differences in outcome between RFA and surgical resection in the treatment of colorectal cancer with liver metastases.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 53 patients who underwent only hepatic resection or only RFA for colorectal liver metastases.

Pain after laparoscopic appendectomy: a comparison of transumbilical single-port and conventional laparoscopic surgery.

Purpose: Conventional laparoscopic appendectomy is performed using three ports, and single-port appendectomy is an attractive alternative in order to improve cosmesis. The aim of this study was to compare pain after transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SA) with pain after conventional three-port laparoscopic appendectomy (TA).

Methods: From April to September 2011, 50 consecutive patients underwent laparoscopic appendectomy for simple appendicitis without gangrene or perforation.

Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair without suprapubic port: comparison with conventional totally extraperitoneal repair.

Purpose: We have treated 24 patients through laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair without suprapubic port by using reliability and reducing the invasiveness of two surgery. This study is aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of the TEP repair without suprapubic port compared to conventional TEP repair.

Methods: From September 2007 to 11 May 2010, we compared two groups that suffer from inguinal hernias.

HER-2/neu overexpression is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer.

Background And Aims: The HER-2/neu protein is intimately involved with normal cell proliferation and tissue growth, as it is extensively homologous and is related to the epidermal growth factor receptor. This phenomenon has been most intensively studied in the context of breast carcinoma, in which its amplification and overexpression correlate with the overall course of disease and poor prognoses, and also constitute a predictive factor of poor response to chemotherapy and endocrine therapy. In this study, we investigated the relationships between the expression of HER-2/neu and the clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer, including survival.

Proximal gastrectomy reconstructed by jejunal pouch interposition for upper third gastric cancer: prospective randomized study.

Proximal gastrectomy with jejunal pouch interposition (PGJP) has been advocated as an alternative operation for upper third gastric cancer. However, there has been no prospective randomized trial comparing PGJP with total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy (TGRY). The aim of this study was to compare the short- and medium-term results of PGJP and TGRY in a randomized clinical trial.

Predictive value of preoperative serum CEA, CA19-9 and CA125 levels for peritoneal metastasis in patients with gastric carcinoma.

Purpose: Peritoneal metastasis is a crucial factor for the prognosis in gastric cancer, but its diagnosis is difficult before laparotomy. This study analyzed the usefulness of diagnostic imaging and various tumor markers in the detection of peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer.

Materials And Methods: The sera from 768 patients with gastric cancer were measured for CEA, CA19-9 and CA125 levels using a commercial immunoradiometric assay.

Long-term results of proximal and total gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma of the upper third of the stomach.

Purpose: The choice of surgical strategy for patients with adenocarcinoma of the upper one third of the stomach is controversial. This study was performed to analyze the surgical results of a 11-year experience with these lesions.

Materials And Methods: From January 1990 to December 2000, 259 patients with upper third gastric cancer underwent proximal gastrectomy (n=74) or total gastrectomy (n=185) through an abdominal approach.

100 cases of endoscopic thyroidectomy: breast approach.

Neck surgery is one of the newest fields of endoscopic surgical application. One hundred patients underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy. We used 3 incisions: 1 on both upper circumareolar areas and 1 approximately 3 cm below the clavicle on the tumor side.

Nasogastric decompression is not necessary in operations for gastric cancer: prospective randomised trial.

Objective: To assess the need for routine nasogastric decompression after extensive resections in patients with gastric cancer.

Design: Prospective randomised study.

Setting: University hospital, Korea.

Analysis of Local Recurrence Following Proximal Gastrectomy in Patients with Upper Third Gastric Cancer.

Purpose: Little is known about local recurrence following proximal gastrectomy in patients with upper third gastric cancer. We performed this study to evaluate the long-term results of a proximal gastrectomy, and to analyze the risk factors of local recurrence affecting survival in these patients.

Materials And Methods: We undertook a retrospective study of 63 patients who underwent potentially curative proximal gastrectomy between 1990 and 1999, with special reference to local recurrence.