Published in Surgery on December 11, 2009
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Lower GI bleeding in a patient with cirrhosis and history of colorectal cancer. Peristomal varices secondary to portal hypertension. Gastroenterology (2013) 0.75
Management of Bleeding Duodenal Varices with Combined TIPS Decompression and Trans-TIPS Transvenous Obliteration Utilizing 3% Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate Foam Sclerosis. J Clin Imaging Sci (2014) 0.75
Unusual sources of gastrointestinal bleeding. Dig Dis Sci (2014) 0.75
Deletion of the SOCS3 gene in liver parenchymal cells promotes hepatitis-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. Gastroenterology (2006) 2.33
Colorectal cancer screening with odour material by canine scent detection. Gut (2011) 2.23
Smoking status as a prognostic factor in patients with stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 2.21
Obstructing spontaneous major shunt vessels is mandatory to keep adequate portal inflow in living-donor liver transplantation. Transplantation (2013) 2.14
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in an epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant lung cancer cell line with acquired resistance to erlotinib. J Thorac Oncol (2011) 2.07
Reciprocal and complementary role of MET amplification and EGFR T790M mutation in acquired resistance to kinase inhibitors in lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2010) 2.05
Bile duct adenoma and von Meyenburg complex-like duct arising in hepatitis and cirrhosis: pathogenesis and histological characteristics. Pathol Int (2014) 2.01
Clinical significance of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor and a disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 expression in human ovarian cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2005) 1.99
Overexpression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha and p53 is a marker for an unfavorable prognosis in gastric cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2006) 1.89
Clinical significance and potential of hepatic microRNA-122 expression in hepatitis C. Liver Int (2010) 1.86
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio reflects hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation via inflammatory microenvironment. J Hepatol (2012) 1.84
Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system decreases adipocyte size with improvement in insulin sensitivity. J Hypertens (2004) 1.81
Dysregulation of PRMT1 and PRMT6, Type I arginine methyltransferases, is involved in various types of human cancers. Int J Cancer (2011) 1.81
Deregulation of the Akt pathway in human cancer. Curr Cancer Drug Targets (2008) 1.75
Physical activity and colorectal cancer: the Fukuoka Colorectal Cancer Study. Cancer Sci (2006) 1.72
Risk factors for and management of delayed intraperitoneal hemorrhage after pancreatic and biliary surgery. Am J Surg (2007) 1.64
Diabetic microangiopathy in ischemic limb is a disease of disturbance of the platelet-derived growth factor-BB/protein kinase C axis but not of impaired expression of angiogenic factors. Circ Res (2005) 1.64
Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system increases adiponectin concentrations in patients with essential hypertension. Hypertension (2003) 1.62
Association between arterial stiffness and cerebral white matter lesions in community-dwelling elderly subjects. Hypertens Res (2008) 1.60
Conversion from the "oncogene addiction" to "drug addiction" by intensive inhibition of the EGFR and MET in lung cancer with activating EGFR mutation. Lung Cancer (2011) 1.60
Long-term results of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for gastric variceal bleeding and risky gastric varices: a 10-year experience. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2008) 1.59
Reconstruction of the middle hepatic vein tributaries using the recipient's recanalized umbilical vein in right-lobe living-donor liver transplantation. Surgery (2006) 1.58
Role of expression of focal adhesion kinase in progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res (2004) 1.58
Activation of PI3K/Akt signaling and hormone resistance in breast cancer. Breast Cancer (2006) 1.57
Advances in esophageal cancer surgery in Japan: an analysis of 1000 consecutive patients treated at a single institute. Surgery (2008) 1.57
Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective analysis. Ann Surg (2013) 1.56
Akt is frequently activated in HER2/neu-positive breast cancers and associated with poor prognosis among hormone-treated patients. Int J Cancer (2006) 1.51
Assessment of graft fibrosis by transient elastography in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after living donor liver transplantation. Transplantation (2008) 1.51
Risk factors that increase mortality after living donor liver transplantation. Transplantation (2012) 1.51
The frontal cortex is activated during learning of endoscopic procedures. Surg Endosc (2009) 1.51
Outcomes of living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus-positive recipients in Japan: results of a nationwide survey. Transpl Int (2014) 1.49
Mutations in hepatitis C virus genotype 1b and the sensitivity of interferon-ribavirin therapy after liver transplantation. J Hepatol (2010) 1.48
Ectopic pleural thymoma presenting as a giant mass in the thoracic cavity. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.47
Variants in IL28B in liver recipients and donors correlate with response to peg-interferon and ribavirin therapy for recurrent hepatitis C. Gastroenterology (2010) 1.47
Features of second primary cancer in patients with gastric cancer. Oncology (2003) 1.46
The changes of the medial right lobe, transplanted with left lobe liver graft from living donors. Transplantation (2009) 1.42
Anatomic resection for severe blunt liver trauma in 100 patients: significant differences between young and elderly. World J Surg (2002) 1.42
Sprouty2 and Sprouty4 are essential for embryonic morphogenesis and regulation of FGF signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 1.41
Alternative efficacy-predicting markers for paclitaxel instead of CHFR in non-small-cell lung cancer. Cancer Biol Ther (2010) 1.41
Successful prolonged rituximab treatment for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder following living donor liver transplantation in a child. Pediatr Transplant (2007) 1.40
Akt phosphorylation associates with LOH of PTEN and leads to chemoresistance for gastric cancer. Int J Cancer (2005) 1.39
Is an elderly recipient a risk for living donor adult liver transplantation? Hepatogastroenterology (2008) 1.38
Selection of a right posterior sector graft for living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl (2014) 1.38
Trends in morbidity and mortality after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: an institute's experience with 625 patients. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.37
Spreds are essential for embryonic lymphangiogenesis by regulating vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 signaling. Mol Cell Biol (2007) 1.34
Clinical significance of histone deacetylase 1 expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology (2007) 1.33
Acquired resistance mechanisms to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in lung cancer with activating epidermal growth factor receptor mutation--diversity, ductility, and destiny. Cancer Metastasis Rev (2012) 1.32
Genome-wide association study identifies TNFSF15 and POU2AF1 as susceptibility loci for primary biliary cirrhosis in the Japanese population. Am J Hum Genet (2012) 1.32
Alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: epidemiology, clinical findings, and prevention. Int J Clin Oncol (2010) 1.31
The predictors of microvascular invasion in candidates for liver transplantation with hepatocellular carcinoma-with special reference to the serum levels of des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin. J Surg Oncol (2007) 1.30
Trastuzumab and breast cancer: developments and current status. Int J Clin Oncol (2006) 1.30
Concurrent genetic alterations in DNA polymerase proofreading and mismatch repair in human colorectal cancer. Eur J Hum Genet (2010) 1.30
Platelet-derived growth factor-AA is an essential and autocrine regulator of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in non-small cell lung carcinomas. Cancer Res (2005) 1.29
Analysis of the prognostic factors for liver metastasis of gastric cancer after hepatic resection: a multi-institutional study of the indications for resection. Hepatogastroenterology (2003) 1.29
Living donor liver transplantation in a patient with giant hepatic hemangioma complicated by Kasabach-Merritt syndrome: report of a case. Surg Today (2008) 1.28
Successful management of chylous ascites after living donor liver transplantation with somatostatin. Liver Int (2008) 1.28
Effectiveness of basic endoscopic surgical skill training for pediatric surgeons. Pediatr Surg Int (2010) 1.27
Enhanced HSP70 lysine methylation promotes proliferation of cancer cells through activation of Aurora kinase B. Nat Commun (2012) 1.27
Gastric metastasis from lung carcinoma. Case report. Hepatogastroenterology (2002) 1.24
Essential role of PDGFRalpha-p70S6K signaling in mesenchymal cells during therapeutic and tumor angiogenesis in vivo: role of PDGFRalpha during angiogenesis. Circ Res (2004) 1.23
Role of tumor-associated macrophages in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. Surg Today (2011) 1.23
Risk factors associated with surgical site infection in upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery. Surg Today (2008) 1.22
Never-smoking nonsmall cell lung cancer as a separate entity: clinicopathologic features and survival. Cancer (2008) 1.20
Lymphatic spread is related to VEGF-C expression and D2-40-positive myofibroblasts in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Mod Pathol (2008) 1.19
Construct validity for eye-hand coordination skill on a virtual reality laparoscopic surgical simulator. Surg Endosc (2007) 1.19
Alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis. Int J Clin Oncol (2010) 1.17
The association between Akt activation and resistance to hormone therapy in metastatic breast cancer. Eur J Cancer (2006) 1.16
Immunohistochemical expression of C-reactive protein in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus - significance as a tumor marker. Cancer Lett (2003) 1.16
No hypersensitive estrogen receptor-alpha mutation (K303R) in Japanese breast carcinomas. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2004) 1.16
Gastric adenosquamous carcinoma producing granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. Gastric Cancer (2005) 1.15
Clinicopathologic significance of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha overexpression in gastric carcinomas. J Surg Oncol (2006) 1.15
Objective assessment of laparoscopic suturing skills using a motion-tracking system. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.14
Impact of smoking status on the biological behavior of lung cancer. Surg Today (2007) 1.14
Effects of multicomponent exercise on cognitive function in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Neurol (2012) 1.13
The beneficial role of simultaneous splenectomy in living donor liver transplantation in patients with small-for-size graft. Transpl Int (2008) 1.12
Combined evaluation of Rad51 and ERCC1 expressions for sensitivity to platinum agents in non-small cell lung cancer. Int J Cancer (2007) 1.11
Donor risk in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation: impact of left lobe graft. Transplantation (2009) 1.10
A randomized controlled trial of multicomponent exercise in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. PLoS One (2013) 1.10
Rituximab, IVIG, and plasma exchange without graft local infusion treatment: a new protocol in ABO incompatible living donor liver transplantation. Transplantation (2009) 1.10
Expression of microRNA miR-122 facilitates an efficient replication in nonhepatic cells upon infection with hepatitis C virus. J Virol (2012) 1.10
Outcomes of hepatic resection for huge hepatocellular carcinoma (≥ 10 cm in diameter). J Surg Oncol (2011) 1.10
Extended indication for living donor liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplantation (2007) 1.10
The JmjC domain-containing histone demethylase KDM3A is a positive regulator of the G1/S transition in cancer cells via transcriptional regulation of the HOXA1 gene. Int J Cancer (2011) 1.09
Association between genetic polymorphisms of the base excision repair gene MUTYH and increased colorectal cancer risk in a Japanese population. Cancer Sci (2008) 1.09
Predictors of extrahepatic recurrence after curative hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.09
Long-term results of endoscopic Histoacryl injection sclerotherapy for gastric variceal bleeding: a 10-year experience. Surgery (2002) 1.09
The effect of gradually graded shear stress on the morphological integrity of a huvec-seeded compliant small-diameter vascular graft. Biomaterials (2006) 1.08
Coexistence of the loss of heterozygosity at the PTEN locus and HER2 overexpression enhances the Akt activity thus leading to a negative progesterone receptor expression in breast carcinoma. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2006) 1.08
Impact of cholesterol metabolism and the LXRalpha-SREBP-1c pathway on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Int J Mol Med (2009) 1.08
Histone lysine methyltransferase Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome candidate 1 is involved in human carcinogenesis through regulation of the Wnt pathway. Neoplasia (2011) 1.08
Interaction between Toll-like receptors and natural killer cells in the destruction of bile ducts in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology (2011) 1.07
Detection of circulating gastric cancer cells in peripheral blood using real time quantitative RT-PCR. Hepatogastroenterology (2008) 1.07