Surgery today
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Several video-assisted and robotic surgery techniques have been reported for resection of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Our institute has started performing endoscopic thyroidectomy using the Lap-protector and E·Z-access system, referred to as E·Z-access using video-assisted neck surgery (EZ-VANS). In this report, we evaluate the safety and efficacy of this technique. ⋯ We confirmed that the EZ-VANS technique is a safe and useful method for resection of benign and early malignant thyroid tumors.
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The therapeutic strategy for borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC) has remained unestablished because the preoperative prognostic factors have not been determined. ⋯ Higher preoperative NLR and PLR can be independent predictive risk factors in BR-PDAC patients following curative resection.
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Retraction Of Publication
Retraction Note: Notice of formal retraction of articles by Dr. Akihiro Cho.