Published in J Gastrointest Surg on October 16, 2007
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Rapid detection of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in lung cancer by the SMart-Amplification Process. Clin Cancer Res (2007) 3.02
Liver resection for colorectal metastases: the third hepatectomy. Ann Surg (2003) 2.57
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is an independent clinical feature of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and also of the severity of fibrosis in NASH. J Gastroenterol (2007) 2.29
Impact of human leukocyte antigen mismatching on outcomes of living donor liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis. Liver Transpl (2007) 2.09
Standard versus extended lymphadenectomy in radical pancreatoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas: long-term results of a Japanese multicenter randomized controlled trial. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2012) 1.98
Deubiquitylation of histone H2A activates transcriptional initiation via trans-histone cross-talk with H3K4 di- and trimethylation. Genes Dev (2008) 1.87
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Predictive factors for surgical complications of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Surg Endosc (2008) 1.64
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Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with radiofrequency ablation: radiologic-histologic correlation during follow-up periods. Hepatology (2002) 1.51
Developing an appropriate staging system for esophageal carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 1.50
Rapid SNP diagnostics using asymmetric isothermal amplification and a new mismatch-suppression technology. Nat Methods (2007) 1.48
Ambulatory ECG-based T-wave alternans and heart rate turbulence predict high risk of arrhythmic events in patients with old myocardial infarction. Circ J (2009) 1.45
Inhibition and eradication of human glioma with tumor-targeting Salmonella typhimurium in an orthotopic nude-mouse model. Cell Cycle (2012) 1.44
Efficacy of repeat hepatic resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinomas. ANZ J Surg (2009) 1.44
Comparison of efficacy of Salmonella typhimurium A1-R and chemotherapy on stem-like and non-stem human pancreatic cancer cells. Cell Cycle (2013) 1.41
Risk factors and management of bile leakage after hepatic resection. World J Surg (2003) 1.40
A Y-shaped vinyl hood that creates pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery (Y-hood method.): a new technique for laparoscopic low anterior resection. Surg Endosc (2009) 1.40
Successful fluorescence-guided surgery on human colon cancer patient-derived orthotopic xenograft mouse models using a fluorophore-conjugated anti-CEA antibody and a portable imaging system. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A (2014) 1.40
Activities of daily living and quality of life of elderly patients after elective surgery for gastric and colorectal cancers. Ann Surg (2007) 1.39
The role of median sternotomy in resections for large hepatocellular carcinomas. Surgery (2005) 1.38
Learning curve for laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with regional lymph node dissection for early gastric cancer. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech (2008) 1.34
Current role of liver transplantation for the treatment of urea cycle disorders: a review of the worldwide English literature and 13 cases at Kyoto University. Liver Transpl (2005) 1.32
Gallbladder cancer: differences in presentation, surgical treatment, and survival in patients treated at centers in three countries. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.31
Outcome after simultaneous colorectal and hepatic resection for colorectal cancer with synchronous metastases. Surgery (2004) 1.30
Metastatic tumor doubling time: most important prehepatectomy predictor of survival and nonrecurrence of hepatic colorectal cancer metastasis. World J Surg (2004) 1.27
Application of the transorally inserted anvil (OrVil) after laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.26
Clinicopathologic characteristics and surgical outcomes of mucinous gastric carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 1.25
Anatomic versus limited nonanatomic resection for solitary hepatocellular carcinoma. Surgery (2008) 1.24
Preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen level as a predictive factor of recurrence after curative resection of colorectal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 1.23
The Blumgart preoperative staging system for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: analysis of resectability and outcomes in 380 patients. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.23
Role of three-dimensional imaging in operative planning for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Surgery (2007) 1.21
Results of aggressive resection of lung metastases from colorectal carcinoma detected by intensive follow-up. Dis Colon Rectum (2002) 1.20
Japanese clinical practice guidelines for pancreaticobiliary maljunction. J Gastroenterol (2012) 1.18
A nomogram predicting disease-free survival in patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with hepatic resection: multicenter data collection as a Project Study for Hepatic Surgery of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2012) 1.16
Predicting 5-fluorouracil chemosensitivity of liver metastases from colorectal cancer using primary tumor specimens: three-gene expression model predicts clinical response. Int J Cancer (2006) 1.16
Outcomes of adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation: a single institution's experience with 335 consecutive cases. Ann Surg (2007) 1.15
The overexpression and altered localization of the atypical protein kinase C lambda/iota in breast cancer correlates with the pathologic type of these tumors. Hum Pathol (2008) 1.14
Anatomical features associated with water transport in imperforate tracheary elements of vessel-bearing angiosperms. Ann Bot (2011) 1.14
Surgical outcomes in patients with T4 gastric carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 1.13
Importance of complete pathologic response to prehepatectomy chemotherapy in treating colorectal cancer metastases. Ann Surg (2009) 1.12
Prognostic factors after resection of pancreatic cancer. World J Surg (2009) 1.11
Distinctive features of plant organs characterized by global analysis of gene expression in Arabidopsis. DNA Res (2004) 1.06
Clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma developing extrahepatic recurrences after curative resection. World J Surg (2008) 1.06
Lymph node dissection in surgical treatment for remnant stomach cancer. Hepatogastroenterology (2002) 1.06
Functional analysis of isoforms of NADPH: protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR), PORB and PORC, in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiol (2003) 1.05
Human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 is associated with the chemosensitivity of gemcitabine in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma and biliary tract carcinoma cells. Oncol Rep (2007) 1.05
Living donor liver transplantation for pediatric patients with inheritable metabolic disorders. Am J Transplant (2005) 1.04
A good model of hepatic failure after excessive hepatectomy in mice. J Surg Res (2005) 1.04
Mucin-producing gallbladder adenocarcinoma with focal small cell and large cell neuroendocrine differentiation associated with pancreaticobiliary maljunction. Pathol Int (2008) 1.02
Comparison of surgical outcomes of gastric cancer in elderly and middle-aged patients. Am J Surg (2006) 1.02
Clinical impact of metastatic lymph node ratio in advanced gastric cancer. Anticancer Res (2005) 1.02
Diagnostic criteria for pancreaticobiliary maljunction 2013. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2013) 1.02
Surgical outcomes for early gastric cancer in the upper third of the stomach. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 1.01
Venous anatomy of the right colon: precise structure of the major veins and gastrocolic trunk in 58 cadavers. Dis Colon Rectum (2002) 1.01
Tumor diameter as a prognostic factor in patients with gastric cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 1.00
Hepatic resection combined with portal vein or hepatic artery reconstruction for advanced carcinoma of the hilar bile duct and gallbladder. World J Surg (2003) 0.99