Atrial fi brillation after esop ...
Purpose. The relevance of new-onset atrial fi brillation (AF) after esophagectomy remains poorly defi ned. This study’s primary goal is to better de ...
Multimodal treatment for resect ...
Surgical resection has been traditionally the mainstay of treatment for localized esophageal cancers. However, survival after surgery alone for adva ...
Multivisceral resection for gas ...
Background The overall prognosis and survival of patients with advanced gastric cancer is generally poor. One of the most powerful predictors of out ...
Clinical validity of endoscopic ...
Background The 2010 Japanese Gastric Cancer Association guidelines for the treatment of submucosal invasive gastric cancer (SM-GC) specify size 30 m ...
A systematic review of the accu ...
Background There is lack of uniformity in the utilization of peritoneal cytology in gastric cancer management. The identification of intraperitoneal ...
Discrepancies in histologic dia ...
Background A preoperative histologic diagnosis of neoplasia is a requirement for endoscopic resection (ER). However, discrepancies may occur between ...
How useful is preoperative imag ...
Background Surgery is the fundamental curative option for gastric cancer patients. Imaging scans are routinely prescribed in an attempt to stage the ...
Biweekly cetuximab and irinotec ...
Background Until recently there has been no proven second-line therapy for patients with advanced gastroesophageal cancer (GEC). Since 2004, Denmark ...
Gastric adenocarcinoma with rha ...
Extrarenal rhabdoid tumors (ERRTs) are very rare neoplasms and have been reported in a range of organs, including sixteen cases in the stomach. We ...
Prognostic factor analysis of t ...
Background Almost all patients with advanced gastric cancer will eventually develop progressive disease after first-line chemotherapy. However, the ...
Does immigration play a role in ...
The observed increased risks of gastric cancer among first-generation immigrants compared to those in Swedes suggest the role of childhood environme ...
Prognostic relevance of demogra ...
Background Although studies comparing the surgical treatment of gastric carcinoma in Japan and Western industrialized countries have revealed differ ...
Caspase 8 and caspase 9 gene po ...
Background Caspase-8 (CASP8) and caspase-9 (CASP9) play crucial roles in regulating apoptosis, and their functional polymorphisms may alter cancer r ...
p53 codon 72 polymorphism in pa ...
Background The common p53 codon 72 polymorphism has been investigated as a risk factor for cancer in different populations; however, the results hav ...
Phase II study of weekly paclit ...
Background Our previous phase I study provided evidence that weekly paclitaxel, cisplatin, and bolus 5-fluorouracil (weekly PCF) was effective and w ...
Increased risk of tuberculosis ...
Background Gastrectomy for peptic ulcers and chemotherapy for malignancy are known risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). However, this relationship ha ...
A phase II study of biweekly mi ...
Background Preclinical studies have shown that mitomycin C (MMC) acts synergistically with irinotecan (CPT- 11). In this phase II study, we evaluate ...
IL-6 serum levels predict posto ...
Background Despite progress in surgical techniques and perioperative care, gastrectomy remains a procedure of significant morbidity. Several scoring ...
Human gastrin mRNA expression u ...
Background Helicobacter pylori-cytotoxin-associated protein A (CagA) and gastrin are believed to play an important role in gastric carcinogenesis, b ...
Functional outcomes according t ...
Background In gastric cancer, various methods of gastric resection and reconstruction have been devised according to the location of the primary tum ...
A small interfering RNA targeti ...
Background Accumulating evidence suggests that the tumor suppressor gene Kruppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) and its dominant-negative splice form KLF6-SV1 ...
Value of sentinel lymph node ma ...
Background Forty percent of patients with gastric cancer have unnecessarily extended lymph node dissections with higher rates of morbidity and morta ...
Evaluation of modified Estimati ...
Background We recently modified our prediction scoring system ‘‘Estimation of Physiologic Ability and Surgical Stress’’ and have designated the curr ...
Bacteremia and endotoxemia afte ...
Background Because the invasive procedure of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) entails a large mucosal defect which is left open, with extensiv ...
Optimal indications of surgical ...
Background Decision-making for surgical palliation remains one of the most challenging clinical scenarios. We investigated the optimal indications f ...