Hiroshima General Hospital

Abdominal aortic calcification predicts anastomotic leakage after gastrectomy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from the Hiroshima Surgical study group of Clinical Oncology

Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a critical complication following gastrectomy for gastric cancer (GC). Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), a surrogate marker of systemic atherosclerosis and frailty, has been associated with AL only in single-center studies. This multicenter study e...

Effects of the Institutional Volume of Endovascular Treatment for Lower Extremity Artery Disease on Radiation Exposure

Purpose: The procedure time of endovascular treatment (EVT) for lower extremity artery disease (LEAD) may increase as its application expands to more complex lesions. Given this trend and the growing importance of radiation protection, this study investigated the association betw...