Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition allows a reliable proliferation assessment of small (≤20 mm) pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Aim: Evidence regarding the reliability of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) for assessing histological proliferation and WHO grading of small (≤20 mm) pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) is limited.

Methods: In this multicenter retrospective study, we analyzed data from 122 patients with small PanNETs who underwent EUS-TA followed by surgical resection between 2006 and 2022. We compared the histopathological proliferation assessment and WHO grading between preoperative EUS-TA and surgical definitive specimens.

Treatment outcomes of hepatectomy and systemic chemotherapy based on oncological resectability criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Aim: The oncological resectability criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have recently been established (R/BR1/BR2), and validating the outcomes is an urgent issue. This study aimed to analyze the outcomes of hepatectomy and systemic chemotherapy based on the oncological resectability criteria.

Methods: A total of 931 patients in the hepatectomy group and 273 in the systemic chemotherapy group who received atezolizumab/bevacizumab, lenvatinib, or durvalumab plus tremelimumab were recruited.

Annual report on National Clinical Database 2021 for gastroenterological surgery in Japan.

Aim: The Japanese National Clinical Database, which covers more than 95% of the surgeries performed in Japan, is the largest nationwide database. This is the 2021 annual report of the Gastroenterological Section of the National Clinical Database, which aims to present the short-term outcomes of cases registered in 2021 and discuss significant changes and insights into gastroenterological surgeries observed over the decade.

Methods: We reviewed the data of patients registered in the National Clinical Database between 2012 and 2021.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on short-term postoperative outcomes for colorectal perforation: A nationwide study in Japan based on the National Clinical Database.

Aim: Possible negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on short-term postoperative outcomes for colorectal perforation in Japan were examined in this study.

Methods: The National Clinical Database (NCD) is a large-scale database including more than 95% of surgical cases in Japan. We analyzed 13 107 cases of colorectal perforation from 2019 to 2021.

Setting hinge position distal to the proximal margin of the distal lateral femur reduces the maximum principal strains of the hinge area and risk of hinge fractures.

Purpose: The optimal hinge position to prevent hinge fractures in medial closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy (MCWDFO) based on the biomechanical background has not yet been well examined. This study aimed to examine the appropriate hinge position in MCWDFO using finite element (FE) analysis to prevent hinge fractures.

Methods: Computer-aided design (CAD) models were created using composite replicate femurs.

The clinical impact of COVID-19 on endoscopic surgery in Japan: Analysis of data from the National Clinical Database.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on elective endoscopic surgeries in Japan using the National Clinical Database.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological factors and surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG), and laparoscopic low anterior resection (LLAR) and compared the monthly numbers of each procedure performed in 2020 with those in 2018 and 2019. The degree of infection in prefectures was classified into low and high groups.