Search Results - "Kawamura, Yutaka J."

Assessment for frailty is useful for predicting morbidity in elderly patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection whose comorbidities are already optimized by Tan, Kok-Yang, M.B.B.S., M.Med.(Surg), F.R.C.S, Kawamura, Yutaka J., M.D., Ph.D, Tokomitsu, Aika, M.D, Tang, Terence, MBBS, M.R.C.P

“…Abstract Background The clinical syndrome of frailty identified through the assessment of weight loss, gait speed, grip strength, physical activity, and…”
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Visceral Obesity Predicts Surgical Outcomes after Laparoscopic Colectomy for Sigmoid Colon Cancer by Tsujinaka, Shingo, Konishi, Fumio, Kawamura, Yutaka J., Saito, Masaaki, Tajima, Naoshi, Tanaka, Osamu, Lefor, Alan T.

“…Purpose This study was designed to assess whether visceral obesity is a more useful predictor of surgical outcomes compared with body mass index after…”
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Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients: a case-control study of 15 years of experience by Tan, Kok-Yang, M.B.B.S.(Melb), M.Med.(Surg), F.R.C.S, Konishi, Fumio, M.D., Ph.D, Kawamura, Yutaka J., M.D., Ph.D, Maeda, Takafumi, M.D, Sasaki, Junichi, M.D., Ph.D, Tsujinaka, Shingo, M.D, Horie, Hisanaga, M.D., Ph.D

“…Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to review the impact of age (≥75 years) on the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Methods…”
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PELVIC DRAINAGE FOR ANTERIOR RESECTION REVISITED: USE OF DRAINS IN ANASTOMOTIC LEAKS by Tsujinaka, Shingo, Kawamura, Yutaka J., Konishi, Fumio, Maeda, Takafumi, Mizokami, Ken

“…Background:  Although routine pelvic drainage in colorectal surgery has not been justified in randomized controlled trials, nevertheless, many surgical…”
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Pathological predictors for lymph node metastasis in T1 colorectal cancer by Yamauchi, Hitoshi, Togashi, Kazutomo, Kawamura, Yutaka J., Horie, Hisanaga, Sasaki, Junichi, Tsujinaka, Shingo, Yasuda, Yoshikazu, Konishi, Fumio

“…Purpose To clarify pathological predictor for lymph node metastasis in T1 colorectal cancer. Methods One hundred and sixty-four patients who underwent surgery…”
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Acute fulminant pseudomembranous colitis which developed after ileostomy closure and required emergent total colectomy: a case report by Abe, Iku, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Sasaki, Junichi, Konishi, Fumio

“…Pseudomembranous colitis is known to be caused by Clostridium difficile; and, in 3% to 8% of patients, it lapses into an aggressive clinical course that is…”
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Colonoscopic Stigmata of 1 mm or Deeper Submucosal Invasion in Colorectal Cancer by Horie, Hisanaga, Togashi, Kazutomo, Kawamura, Yutaka J., Ohta, Masahiro, Nakajima, Yoshiyuki, Kihara, Masanori, Nagai, Hideo, Lefor, Alan T., Konishi, Fumio

“…Purpose This study was designed to identify colonoscopic stigmata, indicating substantial invasion into the submucosa by T1 colorectal cancer with sessile…”
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Distribution of lymph node metastasis in T1 sigmoid colon carcinoma: Should we ligate the inferior mesenteric artery? by Kawamura, Yutaka J., Sakuragi, Masako, Togashi, Kazutomo, Okada, Masaki, Nagai, Hideo, Konishi, Fumio

“…Objective In standard oncological sigmoid colectomy, the inferior mesenteric artery is ligated either at its origin or at the level of the left colic artery…”
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Long-term efficacy of preoperative radiotherapy for locally advanced low rectal cancer by Tsujinaka, Shingo, Kawamura, Yutaka J., Konishi, Fumio, Aihara, Hiroyuki, Maeda, Takafumi, Mizokami, Ken

“…Background and aims The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term efficacy of preoperative radiotherapy for locally advanced low rectal cancer…”
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COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CHEMOKINES AND CYTOKINES SECRETED IN THE PERITONEAL CAVITY DURING LAPAROTOMY by Kawashima, Rei, Kawamura, Yuki I., Oshio, Tomoyuki, Mizutani, Noriko, Okada, Toshihiko, Kawamura, Yutaka J., Konishi, Fumio, Dohi, Taeko

“…We recently found that chemokine-driven peritoneal cell aggregation is the primary mechanism of postoperative adhesion in a mouse model. To investigate this in…”
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Interleukin-13 Damages Intestinal Mucosa via TWEAK and Fn14 in Mice—A Pathway Associated With Ulcerative Colitis by Kawashima, Rei, Kawamura, Yuki I, Oshio, Tomoyuki, Son, Aoi, Yamazaki, Motomi, Hagiwara, Teruki, Okada, Toshihiko, Inagaki–Ohara, Kyoko, Wu, Ping, Szak, Suzanne, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Konishi, Fumio, Miyake, Oki, Yano, Hideaki, Saito, Yukio, Burkly, Linda C, Dohi, Taeko

“…Background & Aims TWEAK, a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily, promotes intestinal epithelial cell injury and signals through the receptor…”
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Multiple primary malignancies involving primary sporadic colorectal cancer in Japan: incidence of gastric cancer with colorectal cancer patients may be higher than previously recognized by Kato, Takaharu, Suzuki, Koichi, Muto, Yuta, Sasaki, Junichi, Tsujinaka, Shingo, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Noda, Hiroshi, Horie, Hisanaga, Konishi, Fumio, Rikiyama, Toshiki

“…Improvement in the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients has led to increasing occurrences of multiple primary malignancies (MPMs) alongside CRC but…”
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cDNA array analysis for prediction of hepatic metastasis of colorectal carcinoma by Takata, Osamu, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Konishi, Fumio, Sasaki, Junichi, Kai, Toshihiro, Miyakura, Yasuyuki, Nagai, Hideo, Tsukamoto, Toshihiko

“…Distant metastasis is a significant prognostic factor of colon carcinoma. Adjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to decrease its recurrence. However, there are…”
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Management of adenocarcinoma of the appendix by Kawamura, Yutaka J

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Laparoscopic Colectomy for Obstructive Colorectal Carcinoma by Abe, Iku, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Konishi, Fumio

“…Laparoscopic surgery for obstructive colorectal carcinoma is a controversial issue. Defining the obstructive carcinoma as colonoscopic impassability, the…”
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Colorectal Carcinoma with Extremely Low CA19-9 by Kawamura, Yutaka J., Tokumitsu, Aika, Sasaki, Junichi, Tsujinaka, Shingo, Maeda, Takafumi, Mizogami, Ken, Konishi, Fumio

“…Aim. The aim of this study is to determine the significance of postoperative sequential measurements of serum CA19-9 in patients with extremely low serum…”
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Reduced medical costs achieved after elective oncological colorectal surgery by early feeding and fewer scheduled examinations by Aihara, Hiroyuki, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Konishi, Fumio

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether the early postoperative feeding protocol introduced in Western countries is feasible in Japanese patients who…”
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Su2004 Enhanced Expression of Doublecortin-Like Kinase 1 (DCLK1) in the Background Mucosa of Colon Cancer by Hirata, Yuki, Sezaki, Takuhito, Hagiwara, Teruki, Edogawa, Shoko, Okada, Toshihiko, Inoue, Takuya, Yano, Hideaki, gohda, yoshimasa, Suda, Ryuichiro, hirose, yoshinobu, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Higuchi, Kazuhide, Dohi, Taeko, Kawamura, Yuki I

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Oncological 3-port laparoscopic colectomy by 1 surgeon and 1 camera operator: a preliminary report by Hasegawa, Fumi, Kawamura, Yutaka J, Sasaki, Junichi, Tsujinaka, Shingo, Konishi, Fumio

“…This retrospective study analyzed the short-term outcomes of oncological reduced-port laparoscopic colectomy (RPLC) using 3 ports performed by 1 surgeon and 1…”
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Trainee Surgeons Do Not Cause More Conversions in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery if They Are Well Supervised by Maeda, Takafumi, Tan, Kok-Yang, Konishi, Fumio, Tsujinaka, Shingo, Mizokami, Ken, Sasaki, Junichi, Kawamura, Yutaka J.

“…Introduction This study was designed to look at the conversion rates and morbidity associated with laparoscopic operations performed by trainee surgeons…”
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