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  1. Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a novel disease concept of unknown cause that is characterized by abundant infiltration of IgG4-positive cells, mass-forming lesions, and elevated serum IgG4 leve...

    Authors: Tomoyuki Ueki, Toru Miyake, Mitsuhiro Narita, Masatsugu Kojima, Sachiko Kaida, Hiroya Iida, Tomoharu Shimizu and Masaji Tani
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:197
  2. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is a highly aggressive form of thyroid cancer associated with a very poor prognosis. Anaplastic transformation most commonly occurs in the thyroid itself or within regional lymph n...

    Authors: Kiyotaka Hosoda, Kei Kusama, Naoe Yanagisawa, Taiichi Machida, Akihito Nishio, Shinji Nakata, Ichiro Ito, Masahide Watanabe and Harutsugu Sodeyama
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:194
  3. Multiple gallbladders represent a rare congenital disorder, and coexistence with carcinoma is extremely rare, leading to a high possibility of misdiagnosis and surgical complications. In this study, a case was...

    Authors: Takashi Furuhashi, Toshihiko Abe, Koichiro Sakata, Mayaka Noda, Tadafumi Fuchikami, Nobuhisa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Fujito, Norihiro Onari and Tetsuo Hamada
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:193
  4. Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) originating from the extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD) is very rare but is known for its aggressiveness and poor prognosis. We herein report a case of rapidly progressed NEC in the e...

    Authors: Mariko Kamiya, Naoto Yamamoto, Yuto Kamioka, Hirohide Inoue, Hirokazu Yotsumoto, Masaaki Murakawa, Toru Aoyama, Kota Washimi, Kae Kawachi, Takashi Oshima, Makoto Ueno, Norio Yukawa, Yasushi Rino, Munetaka Masuda and Soichiro Morinaga
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:191
  5. Liver cirrhosis occurs in approximately 80–90% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and hepatic resection may be dangerous because of well-documented liver cirrhosis, which may be accompanied by po...

    Authors: Norifumi Harimoto, Kenichiro Araki, Ryo Muranushi, Kouki Hoshino, Kei Hagiwara, Norihiro Ishii, Mariko Tsukagoshi, Takamichi Igarashi, Akira Watanabe, Norio Kubo, Kei Shibuya, Masaya Miyazaki, Hirofumi Kawanaka and Ken Shirabe
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:190
  6. We experienced a case of early stage lung cancer involving a morbidly obese patient. Obesity is associated with a higher incidence of surgical complications. We examined the effectiveness of laparoscopic sleev...

    Authors: Shingo Iwata, Akeo Hagiwara and Yutaka Harima
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:189
  7. Choroidal malignant melanoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the eye in adults. Prognosis after recurrence of this disease has been dismal because of the absence of an effective therapy. However,...

    Authors: Ryuta Muraki, Yoshifumi Morita, Shinya Ida, Ryo Kitajima, Satoru Furuhashi, Ryota Kiuchi, Makoto Takeda, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, Takanori Sakaguchi, Akira Kasuya, Yoshihiro Hotta and Hiroya Takeuchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:187
  8. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a very rare disease, and its pathogenesis is unknown. There are few reports of MPNST of the oesophagus. We report a case of an MPNST that was diagnosed and r...

    Authors: Kento Tomizawa, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Arisa Yamaguchi, Ryoya Honda, Marie Hoshino, Mitsuhiro Yanai, Yohei Miyamae, Ryo Kurosaki, Hisashi Shimizu, Kazuhisa Arakawa and Munenori Ide
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:186
  9. The occurrence of sarcoid reactions has been recognized in various cancers. The common location for observing these granulomas is mainly the lymph nodes, but a rare occurrence in the spleen has been reported.

    Authors: Haruhiko Okada, Kazutomo Ouchi, Tetsuya Saito, Yuka Takahashi, Masaki Yamada, Naoki Negami, Yasunori Ishido, Sanae Yamazaki and Masahiko Sato
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:185
  10. Outcome of the liver transplantation (LT) is worse in hepatitis C virus (HCV)/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-coinfected patients compared to patients infected with HCV alone. We report the world’s first ca...

    Authors: Hidekazu Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Yuzuru Sambommatsu, Keita Shimata, Daiki Yoshii, Kaori Isono, Masaki Honda, Taro Yamashita, Shuzo Matsushita, Yukihiro Inomata and Taizo Hibi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:184
  11. Post-esophagectomy bronchopleural fistulas can be life-threatening in patients who are exhausted, for example, by surgical stress and pleural infection; therefore, establishment of a reliable surgical procedur...

    Authors: Yohei Honda, Akihiro Taira, Ayako Hirai, Koji Kuroda, Yoshinobu Ichiki and Fumihiro Tanaka
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:183
  12. Cholesterol granuloma in the mediastinum is rarely observed, accounting for 1% of all mediastinum tumors. There have been only a few reports of multifocal cholesterol granulomas of the thymus. We herein report...

    Authors: Takehiko Manabe, Soichi Oka and Kenji Ono
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:182
  13. Endosalpingiosis in the lymph nodes of the mesocolon is very rare. We reported a case with appendiceal endometriosis who had endosalpingiosis in the lymph nodes of the mesocolon that was found during laparosco...

    Authors: Koichiro Niwa, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Michitoshi Goto, Yutaka Kojima, Makoto Takahashi, Shun Ishiyama, Masaya Kawai, Yuu Okazawa, Natumi Tomita, Eiichiro Seki, Yuki Fukumura and Takashi Yao
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:181
  14. IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibro-inflammatory condition that predominantly involves exocrine organs. Concerning its thoracic presentation, it often manifests as interstitial lung disease or f...

    Authors: Hiroshi Matsui, Takahiro Utsumi, Natsumi Maru, Yohei Taniguchi, Tomohito Saito, Haruaki Hino, Mitsuaki Ishida, Koji Tsuta and Tomohiro Murakawa
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:180
  15. Pulmonary vein stenosis or occlusion is a rare but one of the most devastating complications after catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias, and surgical repair is an option in severe cases. The sutureless te...

    Authors: Naohiro Wakabayashi, Aina Hirofuji, Natsuya Ishikawa and Hiroyuki Kamiya
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:179
  16. Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries (TDIs) are relatively uncommon and require surgical repair to prevent or address herniation. Three quarters of TDIs are due to blunt thoraco-abdominal trauma. In blunt TDIs, va...

    Authors: Satish Kesavaramanujam, Michael C. Morell, Dhanush Harigovind, Chandana Bhimmanapalli and Sebastiano Cassaro
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:178
  17. Despite improved surgical techniques and perioperative management, anastomotic leakage (AL) after esophageal cancer surgery remains a potential complication. In most cases, spontaneous healing upon proper drai...

    Authors: Shigemasa Suzuki, Ryusuke Aihara, Takashi Ooki, Naoki Matsumura, Wataru Wada, Akira Mogi, Yasuo Hosouchi, Yasuji Nishida, Makoto Sakai, Makoto Sohda, Hiroshi Saeki and Ken Shirabe
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:177
  18. Synovial sarcoma (SS) of the esophagus is extremely rare. Because of the microscopic features of SS, the monophasic type can easily be misdiagnosed as other spindle cell tumors. Here, we present the first case...

    Authors: Ken Sasaki, Masahiro Noda, Yusuke Tsuruda, Yasuto Uchikado, Itaru Omoto, Yoshiaki Kita, Takaaki Arigami, Shinichiro Mori, Hiroshi Kurahara, Akihiro Nakajo, Michiyo Higashi and Takao Ohtsuka
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:176
  19. Ischemic colitis can occur after colectomy and is sometimes difficult to treat. We report 4 cases of refractory, delayed onset, regional congestive colitis occurring on the anal side of the anastomosis after l...

    Authors: Takatsugu Fujii, Shigeo Toda, Yuki Nishihara, Yusuke Maeda, Kosuke Hiramatsu, Yutaka Hanaoka, Rikiya Sato, Shuichiro Matoba, Masashi Ueno and Hiroya Kuroyanagi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:175
  20. Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) is a neuroendocrine tumor usually found in the appendix. GCCs exhibit characteristic findings with mixed endocrine-exocrine features such as staining positive for neuroendocrine mar...

    Authors: Yoshiyuki Inoue, Hisanaga Horie, Yuko Homma, Ai Sadatomo, Makiko Tahara, Koji Koinuma, Hironori Yamaguchi, Toshiki Mimura, Atsushi Kihara, Alan Kawarai Lefor and Naohiro Sata
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:174
  21. Aortic dilatation may occur in some patients even after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The progression rate of the aortic diameter is so slow, and the incidence of aortic dissection is so low th...

    Authors: Yosuke Nishimura, Toru Yasutsune, Shohei Shimajiri, Yuki Jinzai, Eigo Ikushima, Takehiro Kishigami and Tomoya Takigawa
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:173
  22. Gastro-tracheobronchial fistula after esophagectomy is a rare but life-threatening complication associated with high mortality. Several authors reported postoperative management of tracheobronchial fistula. Ho...

    Authors: Kazushi Miyata, Masahide Fukaya and Masato Nagino
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:172
  23. Ring calcification in hepatocellular carcinoma is extremely rare. Untreated hepatocellular carcinoma occasionally includes calcified lesions. Here, we report a case of ring-calcified hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Authors: Yutaro Matsunaga, Shunichi Ariizumi, Go Shibuya, Shuichiro Uemura, Takaaki Kato, Takehisa Yazawa, Shingo Yamashita, Akiko Omori, Ryota Higuchi, Yutaka Takahashi, Yoshihito Kotera, Hiroto Egawa and Masakazu Yamamoto
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:171
  24. Diaphragmatic hernia is a rare complication of ventricular assist device (VAD), mainly developing after explantation of the device. We herein report a case of diaphragmatic hernia that developed following the ...

    Authors: Ryuta Saka, Takaaki Sakai, Tomomitsu Kanaya, Yuko Tazuke, Yosuke Kugo, Masaki Taira, Takayoshi Ueno and Hiroomi Okuyama
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:170
  25. Recently, robotic surgery has become more common as a minimally invasive treatment for gastric cancer (GC) and rectal cancer (RC). Herein, we report successful simultaneous robotic gastrectomy and low anterior...

    Authors: Sachiko Kaida, Toru Miyake, Tomoharu Shimizu, Katsushi Takebayashi, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Ken Ishikawa and Masaji Tani
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:169
  26. Primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma (PHL) is an extremely rare type of tumor. We herein report a case of a large surgically resected leiomyosarcoma of the liver.

    Authors: Takashi Maeda, Kyohei Yugawa, Nao Kinjo, Daisuke Imai, Kensaku Sanefuji, Koto Kawata, Shinichiro Ikeda, Keitaro Edahiro, Kazuki Takeishi, Tomohiro Iguchi, Noboru Harada, Mizuki Ninomiya, Shohei Yamaguchi, Kozo Konishi, Shinichi Tsutsui and Hiroyuki Matsuda
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:168
  27. Postoperative non-anastomotic stenosis of the proximal jejunum after total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction is a rare complication. If endoscopic balloon dilation proves ineffective, patients need re-...

    Authors: Teppei Kamada, Hironori Ohdaira, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Junji Takahashi, Rui Marukuchi, Norihiko Suzuki, Satoshi Narihiro, Sojun Hoshimoto, Masashi Yoshida, Eigoro Yamanouchi and Yutaka Suzuki
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:167
  28. Rectovaginal fistula (RVF) following aluminum potassium sulfate hydrate-tannic acid (ALTA) injection therapy for hemorrhoids is a rare complication. We report the first case of RVF after ALTA injection therapy...

    Authors: Masanori Yoshimitsu, Hiroyuki Egi, Shogo Nagamatsu, Manabu Shimomura, Keishi Hakoda, Masashi Miguchi, Toshihiko Kohashi, Masazumi Okajima and Hideki Ohdan
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:166
  29. Right atrial myxoma is a rare anomaly. When present, it can rarely cause blood flow obstruction in the right cardiac chamber depending on its size and location. We herein report a rare case of a giant right at...

    Authors: Ryosuke Numaguchi, Makoto Hashimoto, Ryuji Koshima and Keijiro Mitsube
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:165
  30. To treat small-for-size syndrome (SFSS) after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), many procedures were described for portal flow modulation before, during, or after transplantation. The selection of the...

    Authors: Mohamed Elshawy, Takeo Toshima, Yoshiki Asayama, Yuichiro Kubo, Shinichiro Ikeda, Toru Ikegami, Shingo Arakaki, Tomoharu Yoshizumi and Masaki Mori
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:164

    The Correction to this article has been published in Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:198

  31. Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a mesenchymal tumor, and computed tomography typically shows SFTPs as well-defined lobulated masses. We herein report a case of SFTP with cystic degeneration of t...

    Authors: Takuya Watanabe, Masayuki Tanahashi, Eriko Suzuki, Naoko Yoshii, Kensuke Chiba, Hiroyuki Tsuchida, Shogo Yobita, Suiha Uchiyama, Kensuke Iguchi, Hiroshi Ogawa and Hiroshi Niwa
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:163
  32. Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum with enteroliths is a rare complication. Here, we report a case of perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum with one enterolith, which could not be accurately diagnosed by preo...

    Authors: Tomonari Shimagaki, Kozo Konishi, Koto Kawata, Keitaro Edahiro, Makoto Edagawa, Tomoyoshi Takenaka, Takahiro Ohmine, Nao Kinjo, Shohei Yamaguchi, Takashi Maeda, Shinichi Tsutsui and Hiroyuki Matsuda
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:161
  33. Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma (MANEC) of the common bile duct (CBD) is very rare, with only 10 reported cases. Here, we report a case of MANEC of the distal bile duct (DBD) that was surgically resected u...

    Authors: Takashi Maeda, Kyohei Yugawa, Nao Kinjo, Hiroto Kayashima, Daisuke Imai, Koto Kawata, Shinichiro Ikeda, Keitaro Edahiro, Kazuki Takeishi, Tomohiro Iguchi, Noboru Harada, Mizuki Ninomiya, Shohei Yamaguchi, Kozo Konishi, Shinichi Tsutsui and Hiroyuki Matsuda
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:160
  34. There have been no reports on the effectiveness of the administration of antithrombin III (AT III) for post-transplant portal vein thrombosis (PVT). We herein report a case of post-transplant PVT that was reso...

    Authors: Yuta Hirata, Yukihiro Sanada, Takahiko Omameuda, Takumi Katano, Go Miyahara, Naoya Yamada, Noriki Okada, Yasuharu Onishi, Yasunaru Sakuma and Naohiro Sata
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:159
  35. Liposarcoma arising from the mediastinum is rare, accounting for less than 1% of mediastinal tumors. Furthermore, a rapidly growing well-differentiated liposarcoma is extremely rare. A well-differentiated lipo...

    Authors: Naoya Iwamoto, Yosuke Matsuura, Hironori Ninomiya, Junji Ichinose, Masayuki Nakao, Yuichi Ishikawa, Sakae Okumura and Mingyon Mun
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:158
  36. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the most aggressive malignancies. The prognosis for recurrence after surgery is extremely unfavorable, and liver metastasis of PDAC confers poor prognosis despi...

    Authors: Chikanori Tsutsumi, Toshiya Abe, Tomohiko Shinkawa, Kazuyoshi Nishihara, Sadafumi Tamiya and Toru Nakano
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:157

    The Correction to this article has been published in Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:307

  37. Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is an extremely rare complication of esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

    Authors: Yuichi Akama, Takeshi Matsutani, Nobutoshi Hagiwara, Hiroki Umezawa, Tsutomu Nomura, Hidetsugu Hanawa, Keisuke Mishima, Nobuhiko Taniai and Hiroshi Yoshida
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:155
  38. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are typically solid neoplasms but, in very rare cases, present as cystic lesions. We describe a case of a cystic neuroendocrine tumor that developed as a small cystic l...

    Authors: Keisuke Noda, Tamotsu Kuroki, Mampei Yamashita, Takanori Hirayama, Koji Natsuda, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Takayuki Tokunaga, Kosho Yamanouchi, Hiroaki Takeshita, Shiro Miura and Shigeto Maeda
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:154
  39. Congenital absence of portal vein (CAPV) is a rare structural anomaly in which the portal vein (PV) blood that normally flow into the liver directly drains into the systemic venous system through other collate...

    Authors: Peilin Li, Masaaki Hidaka, Takashi Hamada, Satoshi Ikeda, Shinichiro Ono, Yasuhiro Maruya, Tota Kugiyama, Takanobu Hara, Tomoko Yoshimoto, Tomohiko Adachi, Takayuki Tanaka, Takayuki Miyoshi, Shunsuke Murakami, Yu Huang, Kengo Kanetaka and Susumu Eguchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:153
  40. Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) of the lung is a rare disease that resembles fetal lung tubules. Most of previous reports concerning WDFA have focused on histological features, while there are ...

    Authors: Shuhei Hakiri, Takayuki Fukui, Hideki Tsubouchi, Ayako Sakakibara, Shingo Iwano and Toyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:152
  41. An esophageal diverticulum is rare and is frequently associated with esophageal motility disorders. Jackhammer esophagus is also rare, is characterized by esophageal hypercontraction, and comprises 4.1% of eso...

    Authors: Atsuro Fujinaga, Tomotaka Shibata, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Kazuhiro Tada, Kosuke Suzuki, Kohei Nishiki, Katsuhiro Ogawa, Yohei Kono, Takahiro Hiratsuka, Tomonori Akagi, Yoshitake Ueda, Manabu Toujigamori, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Norio Shiraishi and Masafumi Inomata
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:151
  42. Gastroenteric neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) account for 6.2% of gastroenteric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), and only 1% or less of gastroenteric NETs occur in the ampulla of Vater (AoV). Clinical features o...

    Authors: Hiroharu Ito, Yoshiyuki Wada, Yuko Takami, Tomoki Ryu, Hiroki Ureshino, Hajime Imamura, Shin Sasaki, Akihisa Ohno, Masayuki Hijioka, Toyoma Kaku, Ken Kawabe, Shigeto Kawauchi and Hideki Saitsu
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:150
  43. Advancements in chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) have improved long-term outcomes, and median survival currently exceeds 30 months. The recommended treatment for mCRC is multidisciplinary, ...

    Authors: Kozue Matsuishi, Yuji Miyamoto, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Ryuma Tokunaga, Katsunori Imai, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Yoichi Yamashita, Naoya Yoshida and Hideo Baba
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:149
  44. Splenic vein stenosis and occlusion, which are known causes of left-sided portal hypertension, often occur secondary to trauma, pancreatitis, or invasion or compression by pancreatic tumors. However, few repor...

    Authors: Hikaru Hayashi, Akira Shimizu, Hiroaki Motoyama, Koji Kubota, Tsuyoshi Notake, Tomohiko Ikehara, Koya Yasukawa, Akira Kobayashi and Yuji Soejima
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:148
  45. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) of T cell type has been rarely reported. Accurate diagnosis of this life-threatening rare form of PTLD is important for the treatment strategy.

    Authors: Ryoichi Goto, Norio Kawamura, Masaaki Watanabe, Yasuyuki Koshizuka, Souichi Shiratori, Momoko Ara, Shohei Honda, Tomoko Mitsuhashi, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Tsuyoshi Shimamura and Akinobu Taketomi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:147
  46. The recurrence of symptoms present before cholecystectomy may be caused by a cystic duct remnant. The resolution of cystic duct remnant syndrome may require surgical resection, but identification of the duct r...

    Authors: Shinichi Matsudaira, Tsuyoshi Fukumoto, Akinaga Yarita, Joji Hamada, Masayuki Hisada, Junichi Fukushima and Nobuaki Kawarabayashi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:146
  47. Pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferation is a rare proliferative lesion of the submucosal stroma characterized by myofibroblast proliferation and inflammatory cell infiltration, and is mainly reported i...

    Authors: Tetsuya Tanaka, Takeshi Ueda, Takashi Yokoyama, Suzuka Harada, Kinta Hatakeyama and Atsushi Yoshimura
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2020 6:144

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