Clinicopathologic features and postoperative outcomes were investigated for patients who
underwent curative surgery for biliary marker (CK7 and CK19)‐positive hepatocellular …

BACKGROUND: Bile leakage is one of the frequent and disturbing complications of hepatic
resection. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical records of the 363 patients who underwent hepatic …

The main aim of this article is to revisit Merleau-Ponty’s notion of intercorporeality (intercorporéité)
and elaborate it as a new theory of social cognition. As is well known, theory of mind …

Background The aim of this study was to compare the long‐term outcomes and perioperative
outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) with those of open liver resection (OLR) for …

BACKGROUND: Hepatic resection is main approach to treatment of hepatolithiasis, but the
long-term follow-up results of hepatic resection for hepatolithiasis are rarely reported. …

Background & Aims Treatment allocation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
on a background of Child-Pugh B (CP-B) cirrhosis is controversial. Liver resection has been …

BACKGROUND: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) after abdominal surgery is usually treated
successfully with intestinal decompression using a long nasointestinal tube (LT), but some …

Background An outbreak of cholangiocarcinoma occurred among workers in the offset color
proof‐printing department at a printing company in J apan. The aim of this study was to …

Background Akabane virus is a member of the genus Orthobunyavirus in the family
Bunyaviridae. It is transmitted by hematophagous arthropod vectors such as Culicoides biting …

Background The original difficulty scoring system was revised after discussion at the 2nd
International Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resection held in Morioka (Iwate …