The stomach exhibits abundant lymphatic flow, and metastasis to lymph nodes is common. In
the case of gastric cancer, there is a regularity to the spread of lymph node metastasis, and …

Purpose Complicated gastric lymphatic drainage potentially undermines the utility of sentinel
node (SN) biopsy in patients with gastric cancer. Encouraged by several favorable single-…

Sphingomyelin synthase 2 (SMS2) is the synthetic enzyme of sphingomyelin (SM), which
regulates membrane fluidity and microdomain structure. SMS2 plays a role in LPS‐induced …

The gravest prognostic factor in early gastric cancer is lymph-node metastasis, with an
incidence of about 10% overall. About two-thirds of early gastric cancer patients can be …

Esophageal adenocarcinoma arises from Barrett's esophagus, which is induced by gastro‐esophageal
reflux. This refluxate often contains duodenal contents, whose backflow triggers …

Background Lack of a suitable instrument to comprehensively assess symptoms, living
status, and quality of life in postgastrectomy patients prompted the authors to develop …

Angiotensin II is a main effector peptide in renin-angiotensin system, acting as a growth
promoter via angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor. The present study examined intrinsic …

Background We propose a new classification for the location of gastric cancer — the PTD
classification (ie, zones P, T, and D; see below), with the zones classified according to the …

Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging represents a promising method for sentinel
node (SN) biopsy in laparoscopic gastric surgery due to its signal stability. In the present study…

Objective: To determine whether the elimination of bile reflux in the established
esophagojejunostomy model of Barrett's esophagus (BE) will reduce or eliminate the risk of …