Hidefumi Higashi

TL;DR: It is necessary to be cautious regarding the transmission of HCV during liver surgery when using the ultrasonic dissector in HCV RNA seropositive patients, because the irrigating solution aspirated by this device appears to be highly infectious.

TL;DR: It is suggested that major hepatic lobectomy could be performed on selected patients with cirrhotic livers, despite the fact that there were no significant differences with respect to preoperative laboratory data and portal pressure.

TL;DR: An exceedingly rare case of intrathoracic ganglioneuroma that was surgically resected in an elderly patient over 70 years of age, which indicates that tumors originating from the nerve sheath, but also neurogenic tumors occurring in young patients, should be included in the different diagnosis of posterior mediastinal tumor occurring in elderly patients.

TL;DR: When patients with a nonvisualized gallbladder on DIC undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy, meticulous procedures must be carried out; however, as the rate of successful laparoscopy treatment is high, choleCystectomy under laparoscope is feasible for experienced surgeons.

TL;DR: There is a direct correlation between the levels of tissue ATP and the status of the liver's blood supply, as demonstrated by the results of serum chemistry tests, which were normal.