Yu-Zu Lin , Yi-Wen Yang , Che-Yuan Chang , Hou-Hsuan Cheng , Sheng-Chieh Huang , Hung-Hsin Lin , Chun-Chi Lin , Yuan-Tzu Lan , Huann-Sheng Wang , Shung-Haur Yang , Jeng-Kai Jiang , Shih-Ching Chang
{"title":"The pattern of lymph node metastasis and the outcome of high and low dissection in descending colon cancer","authors":"Yu-Zu Lin , Yi-Wen Yang , Che-Yuan Chang , Hou-Hsuan Cheng , Sheng-Chieh Huang , Hung-Hsin Lin , Chun-Chi Lin , Yuan-Tzu Lan , Huann-Sheng Wang , Shung-Haur Yang , Jeng-Kai Jiang , Shih-Ching Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.05.256","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.05.256","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background/objectives</h3><div>Few studies focused on the distribution of lymph node metastasis and outcomes of different dissection levels in descending colon cancer. Ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery can sacrifice a significant length of the sigmoid colon, which leads to increased difficulty for anastomosis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 199 patients with stage I-III descending colon adenocarcinoma at a single institution between 2010 and 2020 were reviewed. Propensity score matching analysis resulted in 54 patients in high- and low-dissection groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Metastasis was identified at stations 253, 252, 251, 242, 241, 232, and 231 in tumors at the distal third of the descending colon, at stations 253, 242, 241, 231, 222, and 221 in the middle third, and at stations 231, 223, and 221 in the proximal third. After propensity score matching, the postoperative outcomes, 3-year disease-free survival, and 3-year overall survival were comparable.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The pattern of lymph node metastasis differs with the exact tumor location in the descending colon. Although the dissection level is not associated with the 3-year overall survival or disease-free survival, high dissection is still important for the middle and distal descending colon cancer considering the potential of lymph node metastasis at the takeoff of the inferior mesenteric artery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 8","pages":"Pages 4734-4741"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144723041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of acupuncture on cardiac function improvement in patients with heart failure: A series of case reports","authors":"Biao Luo , Xia Zhou , Jie Wang , Liuying Li","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 8","pages":"Pages 4952-4953"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144723049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial vascular transplantation for the treatment of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the external iliac vein: A case report","authors":"Zhang Xin , Du Bolin , Wang Huanqing , Liu Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.06.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.06.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 8","pages":"Pages 4957-4958"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144723051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianjun Liu , Bin Zhu , Juehua Jing , Dasheng Tian
{"title":"Unilateral biportal endoscopic evacuation of symptomatic ligamentum flavum hematoma: A case report","authors":"Jianjun Liu , Bin Zhu , Juehua Jing , Dasheng Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 8","pages":"Pages 4954-4956"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144723050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multimodal imaging features of spleen hemolymphangioma: A case report","authors":"Chao Hou , Jing Zhou , Xi-xiang Yi , Jia-yi Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.098","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 6","pages":"Pages 3641-3643"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144202952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical management of parapharyngeal space tumors using the combined transcervical-transoral approach: A case report","authors":"Zhuang Zhu , Zhipeng Xu , Liang Cai , Keqian Zhi","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 6","pages":"Pages 3646-3647"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144202954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mapping the recent researches on the treatment of heart failure","authors":"Yaqi Liu, Li Wang, Yingzhu Xie, Yangyang Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.179","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.179","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 6","pages":"Pages 3741-3742"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144203177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}