Cytokine and Hormonal Responses in Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy and Conventional Open Colectomy (original) (raw)

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< 0.05). Plasma ACTH, cortisol, and ADH rapidly increased in both groups, but there was no significant difference between them. The IL-6 levels in collected ascites samples were not significantly different between the two groups. The changes in serum IL-6 levels indicate that LAC is less invasive than conventional open colectomy. These findings corresponded well with the clinical courses of the patients who underwent the two types of operations.

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1. Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Minamikawachi-machi, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan, , , , , , JP
   Akihito Ozawa, Fumio Konishi, Hideo Nagai, Masaki Okada & Kyotaro Kanazawa

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1. Akihito Ozawa
2. Fumio Konishi
3. Hideo Nagai
4. Masaki Okada
5. Kyotaro Kanazawa

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(Received for publication on Oct. 13, 1998; accepted on July 13, 1999)

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Ozawa, A., Konishi, F., Nagai, H. et al. Cytokine and Hormonal Responses in Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy and Conventional Open Colectomy.Surg Today 30, 107–111 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950050024

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