Published in J Gastrointest Surg on July 07, 2009
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The advantages and disadvantages of a Roux-en-Y reconstruction after a distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Surg Today (2009) 1.18
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Successful treatment of advanced gallbladder cancer with an anticancer drug S-1: assessment based on intratumoral gene. Int J Clin Oncol (2008) 0.96
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Single-incision laparoscopic splenectomy using the "tug-exposure technique" in adults: results of ten initial cases. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.95
The herbal medicine Dai-Kenchu-To directly stimulates colonic motility. Surg Today (2009) 0.95
Transplantation of adipose stromal cells, but not mature adipocytes, augments ischemia-induced angiogenesis. Life Sci (2006) 0.94
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Early outcome following hepatic resection in patients older than 80 years of age. World J Surg (2009) 0.93
Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and -D in gastric carcinoma. Int J Clin Oncol (2006) 0.93
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Single-incision laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with or without splenic preservation: how we do it. Asian J Endosc Surg (2012) 0.91
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Combination chemotherapy of nafamostat mesilate with gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer targeting NF-kappaB activation. Anticancer Res (2009) 0.91
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The Glasgow prognostic score is valuable for colorectal cancer with both synchronous and metachronous unresectable liver metastases. Oncol Lett (2012) 0.90
Perioperative change in peripheral blood monocyte count may predict prognosis in patients with colorectal liver metastasis after hepatic resection. J Surg Oncol (2012) 0.90
The efficiency of micrometastasis by sentinel node navigation surgery using indocyanine green and infrared ray laparoscopy system for gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer (2011) 0.90
Minimizing intraoperative bleeding using a vessel-sealing system and splenic hilum hanging maneuver in laparoscopic splenectomy. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg (2009) 0.89
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Thoracic aortic injury during laparoscopic fundoplication for reflux esophagitis. Int J Surg (2006) 0.88