Published in Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg on February 01, 2010
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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
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Activation of PI3K/Akt signaling and hormone resistance in breast cancer. Breast Cancer (2006) 1.57
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Mutations in hepatitis C virus genotype 1b and the sensitivity of interferon-ribavirin therapy after liver transplantation. J Hepatol (2010) 1.48
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The changes of the medial right lobe, transplanted with left lobe liver graft from living donors. Transplantation (2009) 1.42
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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
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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
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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
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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
The efficacy of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration on small intestinal variceal bleeding. Surgery (2009) 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
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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
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Rituximab, IVIG, and plasma exchange without graft local infusion treatment: a new protocol in ABO incompatible living donor liver transplantation. Transplantation (2009) 1.10
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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
An intrapulmonary chondromatous hamartoma penetrating the visceral pleura: report of a case. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.08
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Detection of circulating gastric cancer cells in peripheral blood using real time quantitative RT-PCR. Hepatogastroenterology (2008) 1.07
Severe interstitial pneumonitis associated with the administration of taxanes. J Infect Chemother (2010) 1.07
Interaction between Toll-like receptors and natural killer cells in the destruction of bile ducts in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology (2011) 1.07
Sarcopenia is a prognostic factor in living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl (2014) 1.07
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Mechanical responses of a compliant electrospun poly(L-lactide-co-epsilon-caprolactone) small-diameter vascular graft. Biomaterials (2005) 1.06
Expression of Brachyury gene is a significant prognostic factor for primary lung carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol (2013) 1.06
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