This controlled clinical study supports the hypothesis that PG is safer than PJ, particularly with regard to the incidence of pancreatic fistula.

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For tumours of 2.1 cm or more in size lobectomy appears to carry the least risk of postoperative complications and death in hospital and best achieves a cancer-free surgical margin.

AT-III can be not only an antithrombotic agent but also a strong immunomodulating agent when used at high dose.

A 52-year-old woman presenting with shortness of breath and having no related past medical history was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. However, she revealed respiratory failure atypical with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We diagnosed myasthenia gravis with myasthenic crisis by acetylcholine receptor-binding antibody titer with mediastinal tumor. Physical or emotional stress is well known to trigger the onset of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Similarly, myasthenia crisis is also triggered by stress. Here, we report a case of simultaneous occurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy and myasthenia crisis.