Appendix-preserving elective herniorrhaphy for de Garengeot hernia: two case reports.

Background: Emergency appendectomy is often performed for de Garengeot hernia. However, in some cases, there may be a chance to perform an appendix-preserving elective surgery.

Case Description: A 76-year-old woman presented to our hospital with complaints of a right inguinal swelling, which we diagnosed as a de Garengeot hernia using computed tomography (CT).

CA19-9 is a significant prognostic marker of patients with stage III gastric cancer.

Background: Due to prognostic heterogeneity within a stage of gastric cancer (GC), identification of patients with a high risk for recurrence after resection is important. We aimed to identify the prognostic significance of preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) levels in patients with Stage I, II, and III GC who underwent R0 gastrectomy.

Methods: A total of 794 patients were included in this study after excluding 72 patients with CA19-9 <1.

Overweight or Obesity is an Unfavorable Long-Term Prognostic Factor for Patients who Underwent Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer.

Background: Obesity has been reported to be a prognostic factor for many diseases in epidemiological studies; however, the results of studies examining the relationship between obesity and gastric cancer (GC) prognosis are inconsistent.

Methods: A total of 460 patients with Stage II and III GC who underwent open R0 gastrectomy were included. Age, sex, body mass index (BMI classified into < 18.