Publications by authors named "Yosuke Kitayama"
Pancreatic cancer is one of the cancers with very poor prognosis; there is an urgent need to identify novel biomarkers to improve its clinical outcomes. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from liquid biopsy has arisen as a promising biomarker for cancer detection and surveillance. However, it is known that the ctDNA detection rate in resected pancreatic cancer is low compared with other types of cancer.
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- The study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of interval laparoscopic appendectomy (ILA) for adult appendiceal mass (AAM) by analyzing data from 956 appendectomy cases between 2012 and 2018, focusing specifically on 49 AAM patients.
- Among the 49 AAM cases, 34 underwent ILA, which was compared to 477 cases of uncomplicated appendicitis treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA), revealing that ILA had longer operative times but shorter hospital stays without other significant differences in outcomes.
- The researchers found that a specific white blood cell (WBC) parameter (WBC day3/day0 ratio) could help predict the success of nonsurgical treatment before proceeding to ILA