Influence of metabolic syndrome on upper gastrointestinal diseaseSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 - Trang 191-202 - 2016
Masahiro Sogabe, Toshiya Okahisa, Tetsuo Kimura, Koichi Okamoto, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Naoki Muguruma, Tetsuji Takayama
A recent increase in the rate of obesity as a result of insufficient physical exercise and excess food consumption has been seen in both developed and developing countries throughout the world. Additionally, the recent increased number of obese individuals with lifestyle-related diseases associated with abnormalities in glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, defined as metabolic syndr...... hiện toàn bộ
Possible autoimmune hepatitis induced after chronic active Epstein−Barr virus infectionSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 58-61 - 2013
Yoshiko Wada, Chikako Sato, Kyoko Tomita, Rika Ishii-Aso, Hiroaki Haga, Kazuo Okumoto, Yuko Nishise, Hisayoshi Watanabe, Takafumi Saito, Yoshiyuki Ueno
Chronic active Epstein−Barr virus infection (CAEBV) can be manifested in a variety of systemic conditions, including interstitial pneumonia, malignant lymphoma, and coronary aneurysm. Sometimes it may be associated with hepatic failure, although the mechanism underlying CAEBV-related hepatotoxicity remains unclear. We encountered a case of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) associated with CAEBV. A 61-yea...... hiện toàn bộ
Adenocarcinoma of Meckel’s diverticulum diagnosed by capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 2 - Trang 388-393 - 2009
Yasuhiro Sato, Shingo Tanaka, Yutaku Ko, Toshinori Okuda, Fumito Tamura, Akihito Fujimi, Tadashi Doi, Yuji Kanisawa, Hidetoshi Ohta
A case of adenocarcinoma arising in Meckel’s diverticulum in a 58-year-old man is reported. Abdominal computed tomography and ultrasonography showed a solid tumor in the middle of abdomen. Capsule endoscopy (CE) showed tumorous lesion in the distal ileum. Single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) subsequently showed the tumor in Meckel’s diverticulum. Furthermore, biopsy specimen obtained from the lesion r...... hiện toàn bộ
A case of bile duct diverticulum with repeated acute cholangitis due to diverticular stone fallSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2021
Tetsushi Azami, Yuichi Takano, Takahiro Kobayashi, Fumitaka Niiya, Naotaka Maruoka, Takafumi Ogawa, Tetsuji Wakabayashi, Kenichi Matsuo, Kuniya Tanaka, Masatsugu Nagahama
A 34-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of epigastric pain. Endoscopic ultrasound detected a 5 mm stone in the common bile duct. After endoscopic sphincterotomy, the black stones and debris were removed with balloon catheter. Abdominal ultrasonography detected no gallbladder stones; hence, the patient was followed up. However, 3 months later, the patient agai...... hiện toàn bộ
Occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma 24 years after successful interferon therapy in a patient with chronic hepatitis C: a case reportSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 - Trang 120-127 - 2018
Yuichi Yoshida, Miki Yonezawa, Takuya Okamoto, Yudai Fujiwara, Akiko Suzuki, Yuji Suzuki, Kei Endo, Keisuke Kakisaka, Takayoshi Oikawa, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Akio Miyasaka, Yasuhiro Takikawa
An 82-year-old man presented with hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) 24 years after achieving a sustained virological response (SVR) to an interferon for hepatitis C. His hepatic fibrosis stage was F1 when he was treated at 58 years. He was followed-up by annual blood tests and abdominal ultrasonography or computed tomography. After the IFN treatment, he had drunk approximately 100 g of ethanol. Ser...... hiện toàn bộ
Pancreatoduodenectomy for circumportal pancreas accompanying the retroportal pancreatic duct: a case report and review of the literatureSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 5 - Trang 332-335 - 2012
Tatsuya Shonaka, Mitsuhiro Inagaki, Hiromitsu Akabane, Naoyuki Yanagida, Hiroki Shomura, Takeaki Kudo, Tatsuya Orimo, Futoshi Oikawa, Takeshi Aiyama, Nobuyuki Yanagawa, Kensuke Oikawa, Shiro Nakano
Circumportal pancreas (CP) is an extremely rare pancreatic fusion anomaly which is usually asymptomatic. This report presents the case of a patient with a tumor in the head of a CP and the retroportal accessory pancreatic duct in the pancreatic tissue behind the portal vein. A 53-year-old male was diagnosed with a nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas and resection of the tumor was s...... hiện toàn bộ
Two cases of portal-systemic encephalopathy caused by multiple portosystemic shunts successfully treated with percutaneous transhepatic obliterationSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 968-974 - 2022
Yusuke Watanabe, Akihiko Osaki, Shun Yamazaki, Hanako Yamazaki, Kiwamu Kimura, Kenichi Takaku, Munehiro Sato, Nobuo Waguri, Shuji Terai
Portal-systemic encephalopathy is a hepatic encephalopathy caused by portosystemic shunts and is a poor prognostic factor for cirrhotic patients. Percutaneous transhepatic obliteration is an option for controlling portal-systemic encephalopathy. We report two cases of portal-systemic encephalopathy that were successfully controlled with percutaneous transhepatic obliteration. (Case 1) A 70-year-o...... hiện toàn bộ
Retroperitoneal lymphangioma mimicking malignant tumor treated by pancreaticoduodenectomySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 Số 6 - Trang 1791-1797 - 2021
Kodera, Keita, Abe, Kyohei, Kanehira, Masaru, Futagawa, Yasuro, Okamoto, Tomoyoshi, Ikegami, Toru
Lymphangiomas are classified as lymphatic malformations, which are more common in children and rare in adults. It frequently occurs in the cervical and axillary regions and uncommonly in the retroperitoneum. A 39-year-old woman presented to our department for the investigation for a 55 mm asymptomatic mass in the right anterior adrenal cavity. Abdominal ultrasound showed a tumor containing cy...... hiện toàn bộ
Endoscopic band ligation for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia associated with liver cirrhosisSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 4 - Trang 108-111 - 2011
Takahiro Sato, Katsu Yamazaki, Jun Akaike, Takumi Ohmura, Yoshiyasu Karino, Jouji Toyota
An 84-year-old woman with unknown liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital in October 2008 with anemia due to recurrent gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE). At 78 years of age, argon plasma coagulation (APC) was performed for GAVE, and between 79 and 83 years of age, APC was carried out five times for recurrent episodes of GAVE presenting as anemia. Upon hospitalization, she was found to ha...... hiện toàn bộ