Imaging of focal nodular hyperp ...
We report on two patients with a history of alcohol abuse who presented with multiple hepatic nodules. Dynamic computed tomography revealed multiple ...
Long-term surviving patient wit ...
We present a case of long-term survival in a patient with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus (IVCTT) and extrahepatic metastasis after resection for ...
Adrenal pseudocyst mimicking cy ...
Cystic neoplasms of the pancreatic tail are usually picked up as incidental findings during imaging studies. We report an unusual case of adrenal ps ...
Interferon therapy following tr ...
A sustained virological response and improvement of liver function were achieved by low-dose interferon (IFN) therapy following curative treatment o ...
A case of hepatitis C-associate ...
Hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis (HCAO) is a rare disorder characterized by a marked increase in skeletal mass in patients who are infected wit ...
A case of pancreatic solid-pseu ...
A cystic lesion of the pancreas was detected in a 25-year-old asymptomatic woman during a company medical checkup. Abdominal computed tomography (CT ...
Fulminant type of emphysematous ...
Emphysematous pancreatitis (air in the parenchyma) was previously considered an indication for surgery, but some recent studies have reported good c ...
Endoscopic band ligation for re ...
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 ...
Hemobilia: another complication ...
It is generally accepted that anti-thrombotic therapy increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, and concurrent therapy with a proton-pump inh ...
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (N ...
Previous clinical study has demonstrated that 30–40% of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) developed hepatic steatosis. However, nonal ...
Impacted foreign body in the si ...
We report on a patient with left-sided abdominal pain thought to be caused by recurring diverticulitis. Computed tomography of the sigmoid colon rev ...
Primary micropapillary carcinom ...
We report a case of micropapillary carcinoma (MPC) of the transverse colon. A 56-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with hematochezia. A lo ...
Spontaneous regression of diffu ...
We report a rare case of spontaneous regression of diffuse intrahepatic recurrence with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) after resection of hepatoc ...
A case of primary biliary cirrh ...
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is frequently complicated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but complication with combined hepatocellular and cho ...
Rectal localized giant inflamma ...
Only two cases of rectal giant inflammatory polyposis with ulcerative colitis have been reported in the English literature and both concern children ...
Clinical and histological recov ...
A 25-year-old man who was a heavy alcohol drinker was admitted to our hospital after presenting with general malaise, dyspnea, abdominal distension, ...
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the ...
We report the case of a 44-year-old woman with an inflammatory pseudotumour of the liver and spleen. This concomitant association has been rarely d ...
Alpha-fetoprotein-producing ade ...
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing adenocarcinoma is known for its rapid progression and poor prognosis, and chemotherapy regimens are yet to be sta ...
Hemorrhagic radiation gastritis ...
Intra-arterial steroid infusion therapy has previously been shown to be effective for inflammatory bowel disease; however, few cases in which it has ...
Small nodules which could indic ...
We present a case with small pancreatic nodules, which could indicate the early phase of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). A 68-year-old man was referr ...
Acute septic shock during pegyl ...
We report an autopsied case of a 59-year-old woman with acute septic shock from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection during ...
Salvage endoscopic submucosal d ...
Although concurrent definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is considered a standard treatment for unresectable esophageal carcinoma, CRT is associated w ...
A case of adult-onset type II c ...
A 47-year-old Japanese man was first admitted to our hospital for 8 days because of an asthma attack. After discharge he changed his diet. On the 12 ...
Endovascular treatment is effec ...
A 77-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease and a smoking habit presented at our hospital with sudden abdominal p ...
Adenoendocrine cell carcinoma o ...
Extrahepatic bile duct cancer with an endocrine cell component has rarely been reported. We report here on a case of adenoendocrine cell carcinoma i ...