Publications by authors named "Y Kawarada"

A 60-year-old male with recurrent metastatic gastric cancer achieved long-term survival with nivolumab, hyperthermia, and local multisite therapy. The patient had a history of multiple relapses despite receiving standard treatment. After the failure of multiple lines of chemotherapy, nivolumab and hyperthermia were initiated.

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Postpolypectomy syndrome (PPS), also known as postpolypectomy coagulation syndrome or transmural burn syndrome, is a rare complication following colonic polypectomy characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and leukocytosis. Herein, we present a case of a patient in his 70s who developed abdominal pain and fever after a polypectomy. He was diagnosed with PPS, which rapidly progressed to septic shock necessitating left hemicolectomy.

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Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the most common fungal meningitis in adults and causes disabling morbidity and mortality worldwide. The occurrence of postinfectious inflammatory response syndrome during cryptococcal meningitis treatment presents a diagnostic challenge. This time course seems paradoxical because patients show worsening symptoms and imaging findings.

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Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of single-incision laparoscopic colectomy (SILC) for right-sided colon cancer (CC) using a craniocaudal approach.

Patients And Methods: The data of patients who underwent SILC for right-sided CC at our hospital between January 2013 and December 2022 were retrospectively collected. Surgery was performed using a craniocaudal approach.

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