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
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
Homozygous Factor V Leiden presenting as irreversible chronic colon ischemia resulting from inferior mesenteric vein thrombosisSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 1142-1146 - 2021
Kevin Zheng, Lawrence J. Brandt, Darlene LeFrancois
A 42-year-old man presented with 6 months of unexplained left lower quadrant abdominal pain and hematochezia accompanied by weight loss despite extensive evaluations. Stool studies for pathogens were unrevealing, but an abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed findings of chronic inferior mesenteric vein thrombosis. Colonoscopy demonstrated ulcerated strictures and gangrene confine...... hiện toàn bộ
A case of IgG4-related disease with rectal cancerSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 4 - Trang 374-380 - 2011
Norio Itokawa, Masanori Atsukawa, Takayoshi Nishino, Chisa Kondo, Takeshi Fukuda, Yoko Matsushita, Hideko Kidokoro, Tamaki Katakura, Yoshiyuki Narahara, Shu Tanaka, Katsuhisa Nakatsuka, Yoshiharu Oaki, Choitsu Sakamoto
A 72-year-old male with liver dysfunction and an increase in serum total protein/albumin (TP/Alb) ratio was referred to our hospital. There was a marked increase in serum immunoglobulin (Ig) G4 level (IgG/IgG4: 3,485/2,860 mg/dl). Diagnostic imaging did not reveal any enlargement of the pancreas or narrowing of the pancreatic duct. However, bilateral submaxillary gland swelling, sclerosing cholang...... hiện toàn bộ
A case of suspected portal-pulmonary hypertension due to hepatitis C virus infectionSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 90-96 - 2019
Akio Miyasaka, Yuichi Yoshida, Akiko Suzuki, Hironobu Ueda, Yoshihiro Morino, Yasuhiro Takikawa
A 44-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was referred by a primary care doctor and admitted to our hospital because of worsening dyspnea on exertion and right atrial and ventricular enlargement. The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with portal hypertension induced by chronic HCV infection. This diagnosis was based on a cardiologi...... hiện toàn bộ
A rare case of gastric squamous-cell carcinoma metastasized from the cervixSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 1062-1065 - 2020
Masayoshi Oriuchi, Kaname Uno, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Akio Takeuchi, Sujae Lee, Waku Hatta, Naoki Asano, Tomoyuki Koike, Akira Imatani, Atushi Masamune
Gastric squamous-cell carcinoma (SqCC) metastasized form the cervix is rarely detected in endoscopic examination, although cervical carcinoma is the second most common in gynecologic malignancy. A 59-year-old female visited a clinic for anorexia, and an esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) revealed multiple submucosal tumors (SMTs) of the stomach. After she was referred, an image-enhanced endoscopy ...... hiện toàn bộ
Treatment of delayed pancreatic fistula associated with anastomosis breakdown after pancreaticoduodenectomy using percutaneous interventionsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2023
Reimi Suzuki, Yuji Konishi, Kai Makino, Yosuke Wakui, Kazuhiro Mino, Hideki Kawamura, Ryo Morita, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Daisuke Abo, Akinobu Taketomi
We here present a rare case of development of a postoperative pancreatic fistula and breakdown of the pancreaticojejunal anastomosis 8 months after pancreaticoduodenectomy. A 70-year-old man underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma and initially recovered well. However, 8 months later, he developed abdominal pain and distention and was admitted to our institution with suspec...... hiện toàn bộ
Cytomegalovirus ileitis with protein-losing enteropathy in an immunocompetent adultSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 1060-1066 - 2021
Yorinari Ochiai, Shu Hoteya, Kei Kono, Yutaka Takazawa, Akira Matsui, Daisuke Kikuchi
Symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompetent hosts has traditionally been considered to have a benign, self-limited course, and those who need intensive therapy are rare. Moreover, there are few reports of CMV infection with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE). We present an immunocompetent 74-year-old woman with CMV ileitis with PLE, which was diagnosed due to severe hypoalbuminemi...... hiện toàn bộ
Endotoxin adsorption therapy using polymyxin B-immobilized fiber as a treatment for septic shock-associated severe acute cholangitisSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 390-394 - 2013
Yoshihiro Inoue, Yasuhisa Fujino, Makoto Onodera, Satoshi Kikuchi, Gaku Takahashi, Masahiro Kojika, Shigeatsu Endo
The application of endotoxin adsorption therapy for severe acute cholangitis is controversial. We present a survival case of septic shock and multiple organ failure due to severe acute cholangitis. The patient was treated by endotoxin adsorption therapy using polymyxin B-immobilized fiber because he continued to remain in shock even after successful endoscopic nasobiliary drainage. The patient was...... hiện toàn bộ