… Booka, Eisuke MD; Takeuchi, Hiroya MD, PhD; Nishi, Tomohiko MD; Matsuda, Satoru MD,
PhD; Kaburagi, Takuji MD, PhD; Fukuda, Kazumasa PhD; Nakamura, Rieko MD, PhD; …

Background Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is one of the most invasive operative
procedures. Surgical stress induces the release of proinflammatory cytokines, and …

Background Salvage esophagectomy is potentially the only treatment available that can offer
a chance of long-term survival when definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) fails to achieve …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to establish a prognostic indicator based on preoperative
plasma fibrinogen and serum albumin levels (FA score) in esophageal cancer patients …

Background CXCL-8, known as proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-8, and its receptor,
CXCR-2, are expressed in various cancer cells. CXCL-8/CXCR-2 network is believed to be …

Normal stem cells (NSCs) are reported to exist in most tissues, including the brain, bone
marrow, and probably the gastrointestinal tract. In the latter case, they are thought to possess …

Background The correlation between postoperative systemic inflammation and cancer survival
needs to be elucidated. This study evaluated postoperative inflammation using the peak …

Background It has been suggested that gastric cancer in young patients has a worse
prognosis than in older patients, but this is controversial. This retrospective investigation was …

Background Several studies have reported that postoperative enteral nutrition (EN) reduced
complications and decreased weight loss and hospital stay periods; however, the majority of …

The number of dissected lymph nodes (LNs), surgical outcomes, and postoperative
recurrence-free survival (RFS) were compared between thoracic duct (TD)-preserved and TD-…