Volume 8(2); 2024 Mar

Editorial

New era of emerging preoperative chemotherapy in gastrointestinal cancer

Keishi Yamashita

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 188–189. Published online 2024 Feb 28. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12785

PMCID:: PMC10914700

Jsgs Paper

Identification of patients at high risk for recurrence in carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: Analysis in 460 patients

Masato Narita, Etsuro Hatano, Koji Kitamura, Ken Fukumitsu, Hirohisa Kitagawa, Yuhei Hamaguchi, Takefumi Yazawa, Hiroaki Terajima, Kazuhiko Kitaguchi, Toshihiko Hata, the Kyoto University Hepato‐Biliary Pancreatic surgery Study Group (KUHBPS)

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 190–201. Published online 2023 Dec 26. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12764

PMCID:: PMC10914706

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Systematic Review

Adequate gross resection margin length ensuring pathologically complete resection in gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Masaru Hayami, Manabu Ohashi, Nozomi Kurihara, Souya Nunobe

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 202–213. Published online 2023 Dec 5. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12761

PMCID:: PMC10914694

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Original Articles

Clinical impact of very early recurrence after conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer

Atsushi Morito, Kojiro Eto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Tasuku Toihata, Keisuke Kosumi, Shiro Iwagami, Yoshifumi Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Naoya Yoshida, Hideo Baba

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 214–220. Published online 2023 Sep 14. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12738

PMCID:: PMC10914691

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Impact of a robotic system on intra‐abdominal infectious complications after minimally invasive gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer: A propensity score matching analysis regarding visceral obesity

Naoshi Kubo, Katsunobu Sakurai, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Yutaka Tamamori, Yasuhito Iseki, Takafumi Nishii, Sadatoshi Shimizu, Toru Inue, Yukio Nishiguchi, Kiyoshi Maeda

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 221–233. Published online 2023 Oct 11. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12748

PMCID:: PMC10914689

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Blood flow ratio in the gastric conduit measured by laser Doppler flowmetry: A predictor of anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy

Hirotaka Ishida, Toshiaki Fukutomi, Yusuke Taniyama, Chiaki Sato, Hiroshi Okamoto, Yohei Ozawa, Yu Onodera, Ken Koseki, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 234–242. Published online 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12754

PMCID:: PMC10914705

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Serum NY‐ESO‐1 and p53 antibodies as useful tumor markers in gastric cancer

Junji Kawada, Takuro Saito, Yukinori Kurokawa, Ryohei Kawabata, Atsushi Takeno, Tomohira Takeoka, Yohei Nose, Hisashi Wada, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki, Osaka University Clinical Research Group for Gastroenterological Study

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 243–250. Published online 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12757

PMCID:: PMC10914697

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Immune checkpoint status and oncogenic mutation profiling of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (KSCC1301‐A2)

Yu Miyashita, Eiji Oki, Tomohiro Kamori, Yoshito Akagi, Shinichiro Mori, Norifumi Hattori, Kazuma Kobayashi, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Yoshinao Oda, Masaki Mori

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 251–261. Published online 2023 Aug 21. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12730

PMCID:: PMC10914707

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Effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with obstructive colon cancer: A multicenter propensity score‐matched analysis (YCOG2101)

Kazuya Nakagawa, Atsushi Ishibe, Hiroki Ohya, Mayumi Ozawa, Yusuke Suwa, Jun Watanabe, Hirokazu Suwa, Kanechika Den, Koichi Mori, Masashi Momiyama, Koki Goto, Itaru Endo

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 262–272. Published online 2023 Aug 31. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12736

PMCID:: PMC10914701

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Impact of resection for ovarian metastases from colorectal cancer and clinicopathologic analysis: A multicenter retrospective study in Japan

Hiroyasu Kagawa, Yusuke Kinugasa, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ohue, Kazushige Kawai, Junichiro Hiro, Seiichi Shinji, Hiroaki Nozawa, Yasumitsu Hirano, Koji Komori, Yasumasa Takii, Takeshi Suto, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yoshito Akagi, Heita Ozawa, Yuji Toiyama, Kazuhito Minami, Tomoharu Shimizu, Kay Uehara, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Keita Mori, Kenichi Sugihara, Yoichi Ajioka

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 273–283. Published online 2023 Sep 14. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12740

PMCID:: PMC10914693

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Prediction model of the risk for lateral local recurrence in locally advanced rectal cancer without enlarged lateral lymph nodes: Lessons from a Japanese multicenter pooled analysis of 812 patients

Atsushi Ogura, Akio Shiomi, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Koji Komori, Hiroki Hamamoto, Shoichi Manabe, Hiroshi Miyakita, Junji Okuda, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Kay Uehara

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 284–292. Published online 2023 Sep 19. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12742

PMCID:: PMC10914708

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Albumin‐indocyanine green evaluation of future liver remnant predicts liver failure after anatomical hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A dual‐center retrospective study

Tomoyuki Nagaoka, Kohei Ogawa, Katsunori Sakamoto, Taro Nakamura, Yoshinori Imai, Yusuke Nishi, Masahiko Honjo, Kei Tamura, Naotake Funamizu, Yasutsugu Takada

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 293–300. Published online 2023 Sep 22. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12743

PMCID:: PMC10914702

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Novel choledochojejunostomy technique “T‐shaped anastomosis” for preventing the development of postoperative cholangitis in pancreatoduodenectomy: A propensity score matching analysis

Nana Kimura, Takamichi Igarashi, Kenta Murotani, Ayaka Itoh, Toru Watanabe, Katsuhisa Hirano, Haruyoshi Tanaka, Kazuto Shibuya, Isaku Yoshioka, Tsutomu Fujii

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 301–311. Published online 2023 Sep 28. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12744

PMCID:: PMC10914695

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Using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in donations after cardiac death or brain death: A single‐center experience and long‐term outcome

Chia‐En Hsieh, Ya‐Lan Hsu, Yao‐Li Chen, Hsin‐Rou Liang, Kuo‐Hua Lin, Wen‐Yuan Chen, Hsiu‐Man Wu, Sin‐Bao Hunang, Yu‐Ju Hung

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 312–320. Published online 2023 Oct 22. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12749

PMCID:: PMC10914688

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Assessing Intra‐abdominal status for clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula based on postoperative fluid collection and drain amylase levels after distal pancreatectomy

Yosuke Mukai, Kei Asukai, Hirofumi Akita, Masahiko Kubo, Shinichiro Hasegawa, Hiroshi Wada, Hiroshi Miyata, Masayuki Ohue, Masato Sakon, Hidenori Takahashi

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 321–331. Published online 2023 Sep 18. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12741

PMCID:: PMC10914692

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Randomized controlled trial of olanexidine gluconate and povidone iodine for surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery

Hiroya Iida, Hiromitsu Maehira, Sachiko Kaida, Katsushi Takebayashi, Toru Miyake, Masaji Tani

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 332–341. Published online 2023 Sep 9. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12739

PMCID:: PMC10914690

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Requirements for hospitals in Japan to have low operative mortality and failure‐to‐rescue rates

Itaru Endo, Arata Takahashi, Hisateru Tachimori, Hiroaki Miyata, Yuki Homma, Takafumi Kumamoto, Ryusei Matsuyama, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuko Kitagawa, Yasuyuki Seto

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 342–355. Published online 2023 Oct 16. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12745

PMCID:: PMC10914696

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Tele‐proctoring for minimally invasive surgery across Japan: An initial step toward a new approach to improving the disparity of surgical care and supporting surgical education

Ichiro Takemasa, Koichi Okuya, Kenji Okita, Emi Akizuki, Masaaki Miyo, Masayuki Ishii, Ryo Miura, Momoko Ichihara, Korai Takahiro, Eiji Oki, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Susumu Eguchi, Daisuke Ichikawa, Yuko Kitagawa, Yoshiharu Sakai, Masaki Mori

Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2024 Mar; 8(2): 356–364. Published online 2023 Nov 21. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12750