Postoperative morbidity and mortality after mesorectal excision with and without lateral lymph node dissection for clinical stage II or stage III lower rectal cancer …

…, Y Kinugasa, Y Kanemitsu, M Ohue, S Fujii… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Mesorectal excision is the international standard surgical procedure for lower
rectal cancer. However, lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis occasionally occurs in patients …

Survival outcomes following laparoscopic versus open D3 dissection for stage II or III colon cancer (JCOG0404): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial

…, S Yamamoto, M Ito, S Saito, S Fujii… - The lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Although benefits of laparoscopic surgery compared with open surgery have
been suggested, the long-term survival of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for colon …

Predictive factors for surgical complications of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

…, A Kanazawa, N Yamamoto, Y Nagano, S Fujii… - Surgical …, 2009 - Springer
Background Some studies have found high incidences of intraoperative and postoperative
complications for patients with gastric cancer. To determine the predictive factors for the …

Short-term results of a randomized study between laparoscopic and open surgery in elderly colorectal cancer patients

S Fujii, A Ishibe, M Ota, S Yamagishi, K Watanabe… - Surgical …, 2014 - Springer
Background In surgical treatment of elderly patients, securing the safety of surgery and radical
cure must be balanced. Our purpose was to verify the safety and validity of laparoscopic …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of laparoscopic vs open surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients

S Fujii, M Tsukamoto, Y Fukushima… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To verify the safety and validity of laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colorectal
cancer in elderly patients. METHODS: A meta-analysis was performed of a systematic search …

[HTML][HTML] The clinicopathological features of colorectal mucinous adenocarcinoma and a therapeutic strategy for the disease

…, K Watanabe, T Godai, T Oshima, S Fujii… - World journal of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Background The guidelines established by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
do not describe mucinous histology as a clinical factor that should influence the therapeutic …

Overexpression of MMP-13 gene in colorectal cancer with liver metastasis

…, D Inagaki, N Yamamoto, T Sato, S Fujii… - Anticancer …, 2010 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7), MMP-9, MMP-13, and tissue inhibitor of matrix
metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) are considered to have important roles in the invasiveness and …

[HTML][HTML] A randomised-controlled trial of 1-year adjuvant chemotherapy with oral tegafur–uracil versus surgery alone in stage II colon cancer: SACURA trial

…, M Ishiguro, S Teramukai, Y Kajiwara, S Fujii… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage II colon cancer is still
controversial. The SACURA trial is a randomised-controlled study evaluating the superiority of …

Indication for hepatic resection in the treatment of liver metastasis from gastric cancer

…, M Tokuhisa, T Oshima, Y Nagano, S Fujii… - Anticancer …, 2010 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background: The significance of hepatic resection for liver metastasis after gastric cancer is
not well established. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of hepatic resection in such …

Utilization of the cryogenic exergy of LNG by a mirror gas-turbine

K Kaneko, K Ohtani, Y Tsujikawa, S Fujii - Applied Energy, 2004 - Elsevier
In the course of worldwide efforts to suppress global warming, the saving of energy becomes
more important. Recently, LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals in our country have …