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    An improved technique for low anterior resection using a PDS endoloop (1996)
    Springer
    Surgery today 26 (1996), S. 857-859 
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    ISSN: 1436-2813
    Keywords: PDS endoloop ; low anterior resection ; rectal cancer
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We describe herein the results of performing a new technique of low anterior resection of the rectum using a PDS endoloop, on ten patients with rectal cancer. This technique involves first preparing the rectosigmoid colon with an anvil as in the conventional low anterior resection; then, after the stapler is inserted transanally, two endoloops are slid over the colon and rectum. The rectum is ligated by pushing the knot of the endoloop and a second knot is applied 2 cm proximal to the first. Finally, the rectum is cut and the stapler is closed and fired to make a circular end-to-end anastomosis. The level of the anastomosis ranged from 2.5 to 6 cm with a mean of 4.7 cm in the ten patients, only one of whom developed a minor anastomotic leakage postoperatively. Moreover, no patient has developed local recurrence or distant metastasis to date. In summary, this technique offers certain advantages that allow the operation to be done with more skill and safety in a narrow pelvis.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00311657
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    Wheat germ agglutinin binding is a useful prognostic indicator in stomach cancer (1999)
    Springer
    International journal of clinical oncology 4 (1999), S. 96-100 
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    ISSN: 1437-7772
    Keywords: Key words Wheat germ agglutinin ; Stomach cancer ; Lectin histochemistry ; Prognosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Background. Recent studies suggest that lectin binding activity is correlated with the metastasis and prognosis of several human carcinomas. Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) is a lectin that recognizes mainly N-acetyl-glucosamin (GalNAc) and acetyl-neuramic acid. However, little is known about WGA expression in gastric carcinoma. The purpose of this investigation was to clarify the significance of WGA expression in human gastric carcinoma. Methods. WGA binding was examined immunohistochemically in 353 specimens of primary gastric carcinomas from patients surgically treated at the First Department of Surgery, Fukushima Medical School, between 1980 and 1990. We studied the relationship between WGA expression and various clinicopathologic features and long-term survival. Results. Overall, 145/353 of the tumors (41%) were stained for WGA. WGA expression correlated with mean patient age, lymph node metastasis, venous invasion, and liver metastasis. Patients with tumors that were nonimmunoreactive for WGA had significantly lower 5-year survival rates than those with immunostained tumors (P 〈 0.05). WGA expression emerged as an independent prognostic factor on Cox's multivariate analysis. Conclusion. WGA binding is a useful prognostic indicator. Careful follow-up and intensive postoperative therapy are required for patients with gastric carcinomas that are nonimmunoreactive for WGA.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s101470050034
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