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  1. Mixed neuroendocrine–non-neuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) is a rare malignant gastrointestinal tumor. The prognosis of patients with MiNEN is poor because of the high frequency of recurrence and metastases. We ...

    Authors: Shunsuke Takenaka, Toshikatsu Tsuji, Kenta Doden, Saki Hayashi, Mari Shimada, Hiroto Saito, Daisuke Yamamoto, Koichi Okamoto, Hiroko Ikeda, Hideki Moriyama, Jun Kinoshita, Yasunori Sato, Itasu Ninomiya and Noriyuki Inaki
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:217
  2. Chylothorax, a rare but serious complication following esophagectomy, can lead to dehydration, malnutrition, and even mortality. Surgical intervention is considered when conservative treatment is ineffective; ...

    Authors: Koji Kaneda, Takeshi Miwa, Tomoyuki Okumura, Yoshihisa Numata, Mina Fukasawa, Toru Watanabe, Isaya Hashimoto, Norihito Naruto and Tsutomu Fujii
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:216
  3. Laugier’s hernia is a very rare atypical femoral hernia and is challenging to diagnose preoperatively. Herein, we report a rare case of inguinal and Laugier’s hernias treated with laparoscopic transabdominal p...

    Authors: Masaaki Yamamoto, Atsushi Takeno, Reishi Toshiyama, Shinji Tokuyama, Kenji Kawai, Yusuke Takahashi, Kenji Sakai, Naoki Hama, Takeshi Kato and Motohiro Hirao
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:215
  4. There are several reports on the safety and feasibility of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) without reconstruction of the small remnant pancreas. However, a few studies have explored central pancreatectomy (CP) for ...

    Authors: Kinji Hirono, Kosei Takagi, Motohiko Yamada, Jiro Kimura, Tomokazu Fuji, Kazuya Yasui, Takeyoshi Nishiyama, Yasuo Nagai, Noriyuki Kanehira and Toshiyoshi Fujiwara
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:214
  5. Rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) complicate surgical approaches because of their anatomical position. We herein report a patient with rectal GIST on the anterior wall of the lower rectum, hat was...

    Authors: Yoki Endo, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Shintaro Ozawa, Takemi Ishidate, Ken Yonemitsu, Yuki Seki, Hiroaki Kasashima, Yuichiro Miki, Mami Yoshii, Tatsuro Tamura, Masatsune Shibutani, Takahiro Toyokawa, Shigeru Lee and Kiyoshi Maeda
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:213
  6. Parasitic leiomyoma (PL) consists of uterine fibroids separate from the uterus that grow in extrauterine tissues such as the peritoneum and mesenterium. The diagnosis of PL requires a thorough medical history ...

    Authors: Koki Fujiwara, Chisato Takagi, Michio Sato, Toshiki Tokuda, Masato Tomita, Atsunori Sugita, Kohei Furuya, Makoto Jinushi, Toshiyuki Mitsuya and Nobutoshi Ando
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:212
  7. Severe obesity greatly influences the difficulty of colorectal cancer surgery and has been reported to prolong operative time, increase the rate of laparotomy, and elevate increase postoperative complications....

    Authors: Yume Minagawa, Manabu Amiki, Keisuke Yuki, Kazuharu Watanabe, Ichitaro Mochizuki, Yasuhiro Ishiyama, Yoshiaki Hara, Kazuhiro Narita and Yasumitsu Hirano
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:211
  8. Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) encompasses hepatic complications following the Fontan procedure, ranging from fibrosis to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Despite advancements in surgical techniques and...

    Authors: Takuma Ishikawa, Shinji Itoh, Takeo Toshima, Shohei Yoshiya, Yuki Bekki, Norifumi Iseda, Yuriko Tsutsui, Ichiro Sakamoto, Kotaro Abe and Tomoharu Yoshizumi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:210
  9. Preoperative vascular embolization is an effective strategy for managing meningiomas, neck paragangliomas, renal cell carcinomas, and bone metastasis by reducing the intraoperative bleeding volume and operatio...

    Authors: Takahito Matsuyoshi, Naoki Ikenaga, Kohei Nakata, Daisuke Okamoto, Takashi Matsumoto, Toshiya Abe, Yusuke Watanabe, Noboru Ideno, Keizo Kaku, Nao Fujimori, Kenoki Ohuchida, Yasuhiro Okabe, Yoshinao Oda, Kousei Ishigami and Masafumi Nakamura
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:208
  10. Actinomycosis is a suppurative and granulomatous inflammation commonly caused by Actinomyces israelii. Due to its rarity and the paucity of characteristic clinical features, diagnosis of intra-abdominal actinomyc...

    Authors: Yukiko Fukunaga, Hiromichi Maeda, Sachi Yamaguchi, Miho Tsutsui, Ken Okamoto, Tomoki Tanaka, Masahiro Maeda, Akira Marui, Tsutomu Namikawa, Michiya Kobayashi and Satoru Seo
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:207
  11. Dyskeratosis congenita (DKC), also known as Zinsser–Cole–Engman syndrome, is a progressive genetic disease with a triad of reticulate skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy, and leukoplakia. Approximately 8–10% of ...

    Authors: Kosuke Ono, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Asuka Ono, Mayuko Ouchi, Keisuke Kosumi, Kojiro Eto, Satoshi Ida, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yoshifumi Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Ikko Kajihara, Kazuhito Tanaka, Yuko Miyasato and Hideo Baba
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:206
  12. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-producing tumors have been reported in various organs, and the prognosis of patients with G-CSF-producing pancreatic cancers is particularly dismal. In this report...

    Authors: Norio Kubo, Shigemasa Suzuki, Takahiro Seki, Shunsaku Furuke, Naoki Yagi, Takashi Ooki, Ryusuke Aihara, Akira Mogi, Yuka Yoshida, Kenji Kashiwabara, Yasuo Hosouchi and Ken Shirabe
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:205
  13. Intestinal malrotation is a condition in which the process of counterclockwise rotation and fixation to the peritoneum and retroperitoneum during fetal life is incomplete. In adults, it is generally asymptomat...

    Authors: Shinya Ohno, Yukimasa Nagata, Tatsuki Kawahara, Yusuke Nonomura, Reo Tachikawa, Tomohito Shinoda, Kakeru Tawada, Aiko Ikawa and Bun Sano
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:204
  14. An internal thoracic artery aneurysm (ITAA) is an exceedingly rare condition, with approximately two-thirds of reported cases being iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms. The remainder are attributed to various causes, i...

    Authors: Ryoma Oda, Daisuke Endo, Takeshi Udagawa, Shingo Okada, Ryohei Kuwatsuru and Minoru Tabata
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:203
  15. Heart transplantation in patients with situs inversus is challenging, especially in terms of reconstruction of the systemic venous return. Several rerouting techniques have been presented but are associated wi...

    Authors: Satoru Wakasa, Tomonori Ooka, Takuma Sato, Yasushige Shingu, Nobuyasu Kato, Toshiyuki Nagai, Toshihisa Anzai, Minoru Ono and Yoshiro Matsui
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:202
  16. Post-colectomy pan-enteritis in ulcerative colitis (UC) is very rare, but it is often severe and fatal. We present a case of massive bleeding and perforation due to post-colectomy pan-enteritis, which showed a...

    Authors: Kenichiro Toritani, Hideaki Kimura, Manabu Maebashi, Kazuki Kurimura, Serina Haruyama, Yoshinori Nakamori, Mao Matsubayashi, Reiko Kunisaki, Reiko Tanaka, Satoshi Fujii and Itaru Endo
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:201
  17. Nivolumab with chemotherapy has been transformative for metastatic gastric cancer (GC). The potential of this regimen for local tumor control could be utilized for perioperative chemotherapy in locally advance...

    Authors: Yuta Toji, Shintaro Takeuchi, Yuma Ebihara, Yo Kurashima, Kazuaki Harada, Mariko Hayashi, Hirotake Abe, Hideyuki Wada, Satoko Yorinaga, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Utano Tomaru, Yoshito Komatsu and Satoshi Hirano
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:200
  18. Treating rectal cancer presents challenges due to postoperative complications and reduced quality of life (QOL). Recent evidence supports the watch-and-wait (WW) approach for patients with a clinical complete ...

    Authors: Yohei Ando, Tsubasa Sakurai, Kosuke Ozaki, Shimpei Matsui, Toshiki Mukai, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Akiyoshi, Izuma Nakayama, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Atsushi Oba, Akiko Chino and Yosuke Fukunaga
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:198
  19. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare malignancy. Many cases of BIA-ALCL are identified based on the presence of late-onset effusion and/or masses. Importantly, the Unit...

    Authors: Wakako Tajiri, Ryo Shimamoto, Yutaka Koga, Junji Kawasaki, Makiko Higuchi, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Yumiko Koi, Chinami Koga, Hideki Ijichi, Ilseung Choi, Youko Suehiro, Kenichi Taguchi and Eriko Tokunaga
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:196
  20. Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a rare inherited connective tissue disease characterized by hyperextensibility of the skin and joints and tissue fragility of the skin and blood vessels, Vascular EDS is the mos...

    Authors: Asumi Yamazaki, Hiroshi Tada, Yuki Muroyama, Yuto Yamazaki, Minoru Miyashita, Narumi Harada-Shoji, Yohei Hamanaka, Akiko Ebata, Miku Sato, Tokiwa Motonari, Mika Yanagaki, Tomomi Kon, Aru Sakamoto, Takashi Suzuki and Takanori Ishida
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:195
  21. The worldwide increase in road traffic crashes and use of firearms has increased the incidence of duodenal injuries. Upper gastrointestinal radiological studies and computed tomography (CT) in resource setting...

    Authors: Ngwane Ntongwetape, Elroy Patrick Weledji and Divine Martin Ngomba Mokake
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:194
  22. Automatic stapling devices are commonly utilized in pulmonary resections, including sublobar segmentectomy. Large tumors can develop around the staple line, posing challenges in distinguishing them from cancer...

    Authors: Hideki Endoh, Nariaki Oura, Satoru Yanagisawa, Nobutoshi Morozumi, Nobuhiro Nishizawa, Ryohei Yamamoto and Yukitoshi Satoh
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:193
  23. Supine hypotension syndrome (SHS) has been reported to occur due to compression by a giant tumor such as ovarian tumor. We herein report a case of retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma with SHS treated with laparosco...

    Authors: Yu Sugai, Masaya Yamoto, Juma Obayashi, Takafumi Tsukui, Akiyoshi Nomura, Hiromu Miyake, Koji Fukumoto, Sung-Hae Kim, Daijiro Sato and Hideto Iwafuchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:192
  24. Esophageal carcinosarcoma (ECS) is a relatively rare malignancy, accounting for < 1% of all esophageal cancers. Its etiopathogenesis remains unknown. This study analyzed the genomic abnormalities in sarcomatou...

    Authors: Masazumi Inoue, Yasuhiro Tsubosa, Sumiko Ohnami, Kazunori Tokizawa, Shuhei Mayanagi, Keiichi Ohshima, Kenichi Urakami, Shumpei Ohnami, Takeshi Nagashima and Ken Yamaguchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:191
  25. Papillary thyroid carcinoma rarely undergoes anaplastic transformation. Some risk factors for anaplastic transformation of thyroid cancer are known, but such transformation is difficult to predict in practice....

    Authors: Masaomi Sen, Ryo Ito, Takeshi Abe, Hiroko Kazusaka, Mami Matsui, Marie Saitou, Ryuta Nagaoka, Tomoo Jikuzono and Iwao Sugitani
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:190
  26. Adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas (ASCP) accounts for only 1–4% of all pancreatic exocrine cancers and has a particularly poor prognosis. The efficacy of chemotherapy for ASCP remains unknown because of ...

    Authors: Kenichi Nakamura, Mitsuru Nakagawa, Mizuki Ariga, Takahiko Higashiguchi, Yuko Chikaishi, Kazuhiro Matsuo, Aki Nishijima, Tomoyoshi Endo, Kenji Kikuchi, Koji Morohara, Hidetoshi Katsuno, Yoshihiko Tachi, Ichiro Uyama, Koichi Suda and Zenichi Morise
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:189
  27. Spontaneous mesenteric hematoma is a rare condition that is diagnosed when clinical and pathological findings do not identify an obvious causative disease. Various treatment options for spontaneous mesenteric ...

    Authors: Meiko Aoki, Hisamichi Yoshii, Rika Fujino, Hideki Izumi, Masaya Mukai and Hiroyasu Makuuchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:188
  28. Bronchial bifurcation abnormalities are often discovered incidentally on chest computed tomography or bronchoscopy. As this condition is asymptomatic, it has little effect on the disease course of patients wit...

    Authors: Yoshihito Iijima, Takaki Mizoguchi, Masahito Ishikawa, Shun Iwai, Nozomu Motono and Hidetaka Uramoto
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:187
  29. An enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is defined as an abnormal communication between the gastrointestinal tract and skin. ECFs are rarely encountered in clinical practice, yet are frequently difficult to treat. Fe...

    Authors: Makoto Hasegawa, Takayuki Ogino, Yuki Sekido, Mitsunobu Takeda, Tsuyoshi Hata, Atsushi Hamabe, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Mamoru Uemura, Yuichiro Doki and Hidetoshi Eguchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:186
  30. Suprapancreatic lymph node metastasis is one of the usual routes for gastric cancer. However, it is rare for the primary lesion to be found several years after resection of the suprapancreatic metastatic lymph...

    Authors: Yutaka Tamamori, Takuya Mori, Akihiro Tanaka, Takuma Okada, Shogo Tanaka, Yuichi Fumimoto, Kiyotaka Yukimoto, Ryugo Sawada, Hisao Sano, Yoshio Ohta, Hirokazu Taniguchi and Toshimasa Tsujinaka
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:185
  31. Gastric venous congestion (GVC) is one of the complications of total pancreatectomy (TP). Here, we report a case of intraoperative severe GVC during TP with a replaced common hepatic artery (RCHA).

    Authors: Takahiro Yamanaka, Kenichiro Araki, Hideki Suzuki, Hidenobu Osawa and Ken Shirabe
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:184
  32. Appendiceal goblet cell adenocarcinoma (GCA) is a rare subtype of primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma with an incidence of 1–5 per 10,000,000 people per year. Appendiceal tumors are often diagnosed after append...

    Authors: Yuka Hosokawa, Sunao Fujiyoshi, Ken Imaizumi, Kengo Shibata, Nobuki Ichikawa, Tadashi Yoshida, Shigenori Homma, Takeaki Kudo, Nanase Okazaki, Utano Tomaru and Akinobu Taketomi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:183
  33. Calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) arising from the pleura is a relatively rare benign lesion in young and middle-aged adults. We report a 31-year-old woman with pleural CFT who underwent successful complete thora...

    Authors: Ryo Yokota, Takeshi Matsutani, Keisuke Mishima, Ryo Yamagiwa, Hirotoshi Kubokura, Norio Motoda, Nobuhiko Taniai and Hiroshi Yoshida
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:182
  34. Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital anomaly in which the thoracic and abdominal cavity structures are completely opposite to normal. Performing robot-assisted surgery in these patients is difficu...

    Authors: Junki Kato, Takahisa Hirokawa, Kenji Kobayashi, Moritsugu Tanaka and Masahiro Kimura
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:181
  35. The simultaneous diagnosis of severe aortic regurgitation and aortic root pseudoaneurysm resulting from traffic injury is extremely rare. This report presents the case of a patient with Marfan syndrome who exp...

    Authors: Hiroaki Aizawa, Haruo Yamauchi, Masahiko Ando and Minoru Ono
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:180
  36. With recent dramatic developments in chemotherapy, attempts to incorporate surgery into the multidisciplinary treatment of unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with metastasis (UR-M PDAC) have emerged...

    Authors: Takumi Funo, Daisuke Hashimoto, So Yamaki, Kazuki Matsumura, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Yuki Matsui, Denys Tsybulskyi, Nguyen Thanh Sang, Xu Yaolin and Sohei Satoi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:179
  37. Reoperation following aortic root replacement is associated with significantly high operative mortality. Etiologies related to infection are known to increase the operative mortality rate more than other etiol...

    Authors: Yukihiro Hayatsu, Masaaki Naganuma, Hayate Nomura, Kazuhiro Yamaya and Masaki Hata
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:178
  38. Some congenital diaphragmatic hernias are diagnosed beyond 1 month. A late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia shows a variety of clinical manifestations, and the preoperative clinical course is variabl...

    Authors: Ryuta Masuya, Kazuhiko Nakame, Shun Munakata, Shinsuke Takeno, Atsushi Nanashima and Satoshi Ieiri
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:177
  39. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is considered a challenging surgery for resecting the gastroduodenal artery (GDA), right gastric artery (RGA), and lymph node tumors. In cases of pancreatic head cancer surgery, va...

    Authors: Hideki Izumi, Hisamichi Yoshii, Rika Fujino, Shigeya Takeo, Yukiko Kojima, Junichi Kaneko, Masaya Mukai, Osamu Chino and Hiroyasu Makuuchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:176
  40. Circumportal pancreas is a rare morphological variant with clinical significance due to the high risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. Type IIIA (suprasplenic...

    Authors: Hajime Imamura, Tomohiko Adachi, Mampei Yamashita, Ayaka Kinoshita, Takashi Hamada, Hajime Matsushima, Takanobu Hara, Akihiko Soyama, Kazuma Kobayashi, Kengo Kanetaka and Susumu Eguchi
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:175
  41. Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is caused by dysfunction of the cervical musculature. It is classified into two groups according to the cause: one is weakness of the neck extensors and the other is hypercontractio...

    Authors: Yuta Marunaka, Takuma Ohashi, Takeshi Kubota, Keiji Nishibeppu, Hirotaka Konishi, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara and Eigo Otsuji
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:174
  42. Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD) is an uncommon proliferative histiocytic disorder involving lymph nodes and various organs. Forty-three percent of RDD cases originate from extranodal sites; however, RDD rarely ari...

    Authors: Eri Kisu, Masatsugu Hiraki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Sachiko Maeda, Shin Takesue, Kana Kusaba, Keita Kai, Tatsuya Manabe and Hirokazu Noshiro
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:173
  43. Post-pneumonectomy syndrome (PPS) is a rare but serious condition that can occur after pneumonectomy. It is characterized by a mediastinal shift towards the vacated hemithorax, which can potentially lead to re...

    Authors: Koki Maeda, Nobuhiro Imamura, Keisuke Tabata, Shoichiro Morizono, Takuya Tokunaga, Aya Takeda, Go Kamimura, Oniwa Masashi, Keiko Mizuno, Masaya Aoki and Kazuhiro Ueda
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:172
  44. Pooled data analysis from three phase I/II larotrectinib clinical trials revealed that larotrectinib demonstrated rapid and durable disease control and a favorable safety profile for patients with neurotrophic...

    Authors: Haruhiko Yamazaki, Makoto Sugimori and Aya Saito
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:171
  45. A multidisciplinary treatment approach is recommended for patients with extensive, advanced, or recurrent thymomas. However, detailed treatment strategies, such as chemotherapy regimens and optimal surgical pr...

    Authors: Ayaka Makita, Shota Nakamura, Tomohiro Setogawa, Yoshito Imamura, Shoji Okado, Yuji Nomata, Hiroki Watanabe, Yuta Kawasumi, Yuka Kadomatsu, Harushi Ueno, Taketo Kato, Tetsuya Mizuno and Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:170
  46. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare disorder characterized by the proliferation of Langerhans cells along the small airways, which causes nodular and cystic changes in the lung parenchyma....

    Authors: Naoki Date, Akihiro Ohsumi, Kenji Minatoya and Hiroshi Date
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:169
  47. Appendiceal goblet cell adenocarcinoma (AGCA) is a newly proposed cancer type in the 5th edition of the WHO Classification of Tumours in 2019. We experienced this rare form of appendiceal primary neoplasm.

    Authors: Takayasu Azuma, Yoshihiro Sato, Hiroto Chiba and Junichiro Haga
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:168
  48. Fourth-degree perineal tears associated with vaginal delivery (PTAVD) occur in approximately 0.25 to 6% of vaginal deliveries. A persistent challenge in treating fourth-degree PTAVD is the high incidence of an...

    Authors: Hisanori Miki, Kobayashi Toshinori, Hatta Masahiko, Takuki Yagyu and Mitsugu Sekimoto
    Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2024 10:167

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