The fate of 185 cadaveric liver homografts preserved for four to 24 hours with University of
Wisconsin (UW) solution was compared with that of 180 grafts preserved for three to 9 1/2 …

Using liver allografts with warm or cold ischemia, we evaluated functional and morphological
alterations in hepatocytes, sinusoidal endothelial cells and Kupffer cells in a rat …

Background & Aims: Little has been addressed on the rent HCC after a hepatic resection for
primary HCC. It characteristics and prognostic factors of recurrent he- is considered to be of …

Background The oncologic safety and feasibility of laparoscopic D2 gastrectomy for
advanced gastric cancer are still uncertain. The aim of this study is to compare our results for …

Purpose and Experimental Design: To identify cancer-related genes, the expression profiles
of colorectal cancer cells and normal epithelial cells were examined and compared using …

Pancreatic cancers with aberrant expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)
are particularly aggressive. To identify key signaling pathways that drive disease …

Objective: To evaluate the recent results of liver resection in patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: A university hospital in Japan. Patients: Two …

Nutritional support in patients with advanced cirrhosis is difficult due to protein, fluid and salt
restrictions. Successful liver transplantation should improve nutrient tolerance. We randomly …

A primary tumor can create a premetastatic niche in distant organs to facilitate the development
of metastasis. The mechanism by which tumor cells communicate with host cells to …

In Japan, the Billroth I and Billroth II operations have been used for reconstruction after a
distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. However, a Roux-en-Y reconstruction is increasingly …