Annals of gastroenterological surgery

PURPOSE: Groin hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. In Japan, nationwide studies have described overall surgical volumes and procedural characteristics; however, comprehensive analyses focusing on age- and …

AIM: Curative resection and organ preservation are important to manage rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors; however, postoperative quality of life, including urinary function, remains a concern. Our prior findings suggest a high incidenc…

PURPOSE: The NY-ESO-1 antigen is highly immunogenic and often spontaneously induces an immune response in patients with cancer. We conducted a large-scale multicenter cohort study to investigate the utility of serum NY-ESO-1 and p53 antibod…