Intersphincteric resection (ISR) is the ultimate sphincter-preserving procedure for low rectal
cancer. A questionnaire about the standardization of ISR was given to 2125 patients who …

Background Retrospective studies using multivariate analysis of clinical and pathological
features in gastric cancer have identified a number of high-risk, independent prognostic factors…

… Takashi Yokota, MD; Toshihiro Saito, MD; Yoichi Narushima, MD; Kazutsugu Iwamoto,
MD; Masashi Iizuka, MD; Akeo Hagiwara, MD;* Kiyoshi Sawai, MD;* Shu Kikuchi, MD; …

Purpose: Although many studies have focused on clinical risk factors for prognosis of patients
with surgically treated gastric cancer, little information is available regarding the timing of …

… Nariyoshi Shinomiya,* Toshiya Takemura, Kazutsugu Iwamoto, and Makoto Rokutanda …

We report a case of liver abscesses associated with sigmoid colon cancer in an 81-yearold
woman. The patient was referred to our hospital because of a tumorous lesion of the sigmoid …

recent studies indicate that succinate dehydrogenase (sdh) genes B, C, or d are, at least
partly, involved in the pathogenesis of pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma. Of these three …

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that are predictive of lymph node
metastasis in a small gastric cancer tumor< 2 cm in diameter. The clinicopathological features of …

Background Gastrointestinal lymphomas like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are
rare complications of ulcerative colitis (UC), and only a few studies have reported intestinal …

Correction to: Long-term results of intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer in Japan. Sign
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