Library

feed icon rss

Your email was sent successfully. Check your inbox.

An error occurred while sending the email. Please try again.

Proceed reservation?

Export
  • 1
    ISSN: 1530-0358
    Keywords: Diverticular disease ; colonic ; prevalence
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract PURPOSE: X-ray film registry records were reviewed to better understand the changing nature of diverticular disease (DD) of the colon in Japan. RESULTS: Among 6,849 patients undergoing barium enema examination during a eight-year period from 1985 to 1992, this condition was found in 1,074 patients (15.7 percent), including 702 males (65.4 percent) and 372 females (34.6 percent). During this eight-year period there was an increase in frequency from 10.7 percent in 1985 to 17.8 percent in 1992. The proportion of patients with right-sided, bilateral, and left-sided DD was 69.2 percent, 17.5 percent, and 13.3 percent, respectively. The right-sided DD was more common in the younger age group and was predominant in male patients, whereas the left-sided DD increased with age, especially in female patients. Of the 1,074 patients, 11 (1.0 percent) underwent surgery in the same period. Regarding the rightsided DD, only 2 of 743 patients received surgery (0.3 percent). On the other hand, of the 143 patients with left-sided DD, 9 patients (6.3 percent) received some form of surgery. CONCLUSION: Right-sided diverticular disease of the colon is still common in Japan. It does not appear that this tendency will change in the future. Nearly all patients diagnosed as having diverticula had either no symptoms or only mild symptoms, and only about 1 percent required surgery. Right-sided diverticular disease of the colon seems to have had no serious clinical problems compared with left-sided DD.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Library Location Call Number Volume/Issue/Year Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 2
    ISSN: 1530-0358
    Keywords: Transperitoneal drainage ; Cystic degeneration ; Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors ; Familial adenomatous polyposis ; Surgical technique
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A new technique is described for treating a large cystic degeneration after regression of an intra-abdominal desmoid tumors in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. A cysto-peritoneal shunt is made for the relief of large cystic degeneration by creating a channel between the mesenteric cyst and the peritoneal cavity by means of a silicone tube to facilitate transperitoneal drainage.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Library Location Call Number Volume/Issue/Year Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 3
    ISSN: 1530-0358
    Keywords: Early colorectal carcinoma ; Depth of invasion ; Desmoplastic response
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of histopathology of biopsy specimens in predicting depth of infiltration in early colorectal carcinomas before treatment. METHODS: Early colorectal carcinomas that had been resected surgically or endoscopically between 1984 and 1995 were analyzed. Histopathologic findings, including differentiation of adenocarcinoma and a desmoplastic response were investigated. RESULTS: One hundred nine early colorectal carcinomas consisted of 73 lesions of carcinomain situ, 13 submucosal carcinomas with minimum invasion, 8 lesions with moderate invasion, and 15 lesions with deep invasion. Of 73 carcinomain situ lesions, 72 (approximately 99 percent) showed well-differentiated adenocarcinomas and no desmoplastic response. Twelve (92 percent) of 13 submucosal carcinomas with minimum invasion also revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma without a desmoplastic response. Sixty-three percent (5/8)of lesions with moderate invasion revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. None of the lesions had a desmoplastic response. Among lesions with deep invasion, 73 percent (11/15) demonstrated moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, and 11 lesions had a prominent desmoplastic response (73 percent;P〈0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that if histopathologic findings of biopsy specimens taken from them before treatment demonstrated adenocarcinoma associated with a desmoplastic response, the lesions had at least deep invasion carcinomas. These lesions should be resected surgically. Submucosal carcinomas with minimum invasion, which have no desmoplastic response, could be treated endoscopically.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Library Location Call Number Volume/Issue/Year Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-0851
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary We performed a randomized controlled study of postoperative adjuvant immunochemotherapy with Nocardia rubra cell wall skeleton (N-CWS) and Tegafur for gastric carcinoma between September 1979 and March 1983. A total of 309 patients were entered into this trial. Of the 309 patients, there were 98 evaluable patients in the chemotherapy group and 115 evaluable patients in the immunochemotherapy group. In both groups, Tegafur was given as chemotherapy at a daily dose of 400 to 800 mg, starting at 24–29 days after gastrectomy. In the immunochemotherapy group, 400 μg of N-CWS was injected i. d. within the 2nd postoperative week. It was given weekly during the first month and subsequently monthly for as long as practicable. The patients were surveyed for length of survival in March 1985. The postoperative survival rate was analyzed for all cases, and for patients with various histopathological stages of carcinoma for comparison between the two treatment groups. No statistical difference was detected between the two groups in terms of age, sex, surgical curabilities, or stage of carcinoma. The overall survival rate for all patients was significantly higher in the immunochemotherapy group than in the chemotherapy group (p〈0.05). With stage III plus IV disease, 53 patients from the chemotherapy group and 61 patients from the immunochemotherapy group were included for the analysis. As a consequence, a highly significant survival rate was observed in patients with stage III plus IV carcinoma in the immunochemotherapy group (p〈0.005) as compared to the chemotherapy group. The overall 5-year (1800 days) survival rate after surgical treatment was 60.2% for the chemotherapy group and 73.2% for the immunochemotherapy group. In patients with stage III plus IV disease, the 5-year survival rates of the two treatment groups were 28.8% and 52.4%, respectively. Accordingly, the 50% survival period of patients with stage III plus IV cancer was 1800 days or more in the immunochemotherapy group, whereas it was only 722 days in the chemotherapy group. These results emphasize the effectiveness of N-CWS as an adjuvant immunotherapeutic agent in postoperative gastric cancer patients. The main side effects of N-CWS were skin lesions in the injected sites and fever, but these were temporary and not serious.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Library Location Call Number Volume/Issue/Year Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 5
    ISSN: 1615-6730
    Keywords: Key Words Triple cancers ; Early cancer ; Mass screening ; Schlüsselwörter Dreifachkarzinom ; Frühkarzinom ; Massenscreening
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Wir berichten über einen Fall von drei Frühkarzinomen, die metachron in Sigmoid, Magen und Gallenblase auftraten, um darauf hinzuweisen, dass ein Massenscreenig zur Entdeckung von Frühkarzinomen des Verdauungstraktes sinnvoll ist. Ein 61-jähriger Mann wurde zur Abklä,rung einer flach erhöhten Läsion des Sigmoids stationär aufgenommen. Der Patient unterzog sich einer Teilresektion des Sigmoids mit der Diagnose eines Karzinoms. Die pathologische Aufarbeitung ergab ein Adenokarzinom, das auf die Mukosa beschränkt war. 16 Monate nach der Operation zeigte sich bei einer Reihenuntersuchung eine indurierte Magenläsion. Es folgte eine distale Gastrektomie aufgrund eines Karzinoms, das auf die Mukosa begrenzt war. 65 Monate später musste sich der Patient wegen einer polypoiden Läsion der Gallenblase einer Cholezystektomie unterziehen. Die pathologischen Befunde ergaben ein Adenokarzinom, das die Muskelschicht der Gallenblase infiltriert hatte. Der Patient is zur Zeit, etwa vier Jahre nach der Cholezystektomie, bei guter Gesundheit.
    Notes: Abstract We present a case of early triple carcinomas metachronously involving the sigmoid colon, stomach and gallbladder in order to emphasize that a mass screening is useful in the detection of early cancer of the alimentary tract. A 61-year-old male was admitted to the hospital for investigation of a flat elevated lesion of the sigmoid colon. The patient received partial resection of the sigmoid colon with the diagnosis of carcinoma. Pathologic findings showed adenocarcinoma confined to the mucosa. Sixteen months after surgery, a depressed stomach lesion was found through a mass screening. Distal gastrectomy was performed because of carcinoma, which was histologically confined to the mucosa. Sixty-five months later, he underwent cholecystectomy because of a polypoid lesion of the gallbladder. Pathologic findings disclosed adenocarcinoma infiltrated into the muscular layer of the gallbladder. The patient is currently in good health about 4 years after undergoing cholecystectomy.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Library Location Call Number Volume/Issue/Year Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
Close ⊗
This website uses cookies and the analysis tool Matomo. More information can be found here...