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Hidefumi Higashi
Researcher at Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Publications - 91
Citations - 2531
Hidefumi Higashi is an academic researcher from Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hepatectomy & Varices. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 90 publications receiving 2409 citations. Previous affiliations of Hidefumi Higashi include Kyushu University & University of Pittsburgh.
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Clinical usefulness of biliary scope for Pringle's maneuver in laparoscopic hepatectomy.
Shin Ichiro Maehara,Eisuke Adachi,Mitsuo Shimada,Akinobu Taketomi,Ken Shirabe,Shinji Tanaka,Takashi Maeda,Keisuke Ikeda,Hidefumi Higashi,Yoshihiko Maehara +9 more
TL;DR: A new techique using a biliary scope to easily perform Pringle’s Maeuver during a laparoscopic hepatectomy is described, which is widely used in liver surgery to reduce intraoperative lood loss.
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Morbidity and mortality after hepatic resection in the modern era
Takashi Matsumata,Akinobu Taketomi,Naoyuki Kawahara,Hidefumi Higashi,Ken Shirabe,Kenji Takenaka +5 more
TL;DR: The perioperative strategies for reducing morbidity include the strict control of diabetes to reduce septic complications as well as preserve renal function, which can protect against the refractory accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal and pleural cavities.
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Prospective randomized trial comparing two injection techniques for sclerosing oesophageal varices: over-tube and free-hand.
TL;DR: There was a significantly higher control of variceal bleeding when the over‐tube technique was used and no significant difference between the two techniques with regard to the frequency of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for eradication of oesophageal varices.
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Recurrence of varices after oesophageal transection: intra-operative and postoperative assessment by endoscopy.
TL;DR: It is concluded that intra‐operative elimination of the varices will not prevent recurrence and that a closer follow‐up using endoscopy more than three times a year is a significant aid in the management of these patients.
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Extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the pleura: a case report
Rumi Matono,Riichiroh Maruyama,Satoru Ide,Dai Kitagawa,Junko Tanaka,Hiroshi Saeki,Tatsuro Shimokama,Hidefumi Higashi +7 more
TL;DR: An exceedingly rare case of pleural osteosarcoma that was surgically resected in an elderly patient that was found to have massive pleural effusion and a pleural tumor encasing the left lower lung is presented.