Efficacy of releasing impacted gallstones after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis and consideration of the surgical difficulty during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Imaging study cannot identify patients with potential low-risk for lymph node (LN) metastasis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The purpose of this study was to identify a low-risk group for LN metastasis in ICC using preoperatively available factors. METHODS:Data from 127 consecutive patients, who ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Yoh T,Hatano E,Seo S,Terajima H,Uchida Y,Taura K,Yasuchika K,Uemoto S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical indications for liver hemangioma remain unclear. METHODS:Of 510 patients undergoing surgical resection for liver hemangioma in 118 Japanese centers between 1998 and 2012, abdominal symptoms, diagnostic accuracy, and surgical outcomes were analyzed to propose size-based surgical indications. Patient...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Sakamoto Y,Kokudo N,Watadani T,Shibahara J,Yamamoto M,Yamaue H,Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital portosystemic shunt (CPS) is classified into type I (congenital absence of the portal vein) and type II, depending on the presence or absence of the intrahepatic portal vein. Reports still exist on cases in which psychiatric diseases or mental retardation was diagnosed or cases in which diagnosis and treatm...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Sanada Y,Mizuta K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steady progress is being made in endoscopic biliary intervention, especially endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided procedures. The EUS-guided rendezvous technique (EUS-RV) is a salvage method for failed selective biliary cannulation. The overall success rate of EUS-RV in 247 cases from seven published articles was 7...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Isayama H,Nakai Y,Kawakubo K,Kawakami H,Itoi T,Yamamoto N,Kogure H,Koike K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A stronger evidence level is needed to confirm the benefits and limits of laparoscopic hemihepatectomies. METHODS:Laparoscopic and open hemihepatectomies from nine European referral centers were compared after propensity score matching (right and left hemihepatectomies separately, and benign and malignant...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Cipriani F,Alzoubi M,Fuks D,Ratti F,Kawai T,Berardi G,Barkhatov L,Lainas P,Van der Poel M,Faoury M,Besselink MG,D'Hondt M,Dagher I,Edwin B,Troisi RI,Scatton O,Gayet B,Aldrighetti L,Abu Hilal M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:It is generally thought that an internal short stent placed across the pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) following pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) usually passes spontaneously through the rectum thereafter; however, we experienced some patients who presented with pancreatitis and cholangitis owing to delayed de...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kadowaki S,Miura F,Amano H,Toyota N,Wada K,Shibuya M,Maeno S,Takada T,Sano K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the publication of the Tokyo Guidelines (TG13) for the management of acute cholecystitis (AC), multidirectional studies have been published. However, epidemiological research about AC with big data was not projected. The aim of this study was to reveal the actual clinical conditions of AC. METHOD:The ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Yokoe M,Takada T,Hwang TL,Endo I,Akazawa K,Miura F,Mayumi T,Mori R,Chen MF,Jan YY,Ker CG,Wang HP,Itoi T,Gomi H,Kiriyama S,Wada K,Yamaue H,Miyazaki M,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the EASL and AASLD guidelines, hepatic resection (HR) is considered the first option for patients in stage 0 (very early HCC). This statement was not based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) versus other therapies, but on the oncological assumption that HR is the better procedure for obtaining complete tumor ab...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Livraghi T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, there have been no practical clinical guidelines for congenital biliary dilatation (CBD). In this review article, the Japanese Study Group on Congenital Biliary Dilatation (JSCBD) propose to establish clinical practice guidelines for CBD. Because the evidence-based literature is relatively small, we decided...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ishibashi H,Shimada M,Kamisawa T,Fujii H,Hamada Y,Kubota M,Urushihara N,Endo I,Nio M,Taguchi T,Ando H,Japanese Study Group on Congenital Biliary Dilatation (JSCBD).

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Expression of the forkhead/winged helix family of transcription factor P3+ regulatory T cells (FOXP3(+) Treg), a master gene of regulatory T cells (Treg) is observed in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). We investigated the usefulness of detection of FOXP3(+) Treg in the main duodena...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kubota K,Kato S,Watanabe S,Fujita K,Yoneda M,Takahashi H,Inamori M,Shimamura T,Kirikoshi H,Kobayashi N,Saito S,Hisatomi K,Matsuhashi N,Nakajima A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stent-stone complex (SSC) formation is one of the complications of endoscopic biliary stent placement. This study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics and risk factors for SSC formation following plastic stent (PS) placement in patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones. METHODS:We retrospectively...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kaneko J,Kawata K,Watanabe S,Chida T,Matsushita M,Suda T,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of donor-recipient gender mismatch on outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) is controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of donor and recipient gender discordance on graft survival. METHODS:All patients who underwent primary LT from 1994-2012 at a single-center were i...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Croome KP,Segal D,Hernandez-Alejandro R,Adams PC,Thomson A,Chandok N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate needle size and tissue acquisition techniques for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) need further elucidation. Moreover, the actual negative pressure and suction forces of FNA needles remain unknown. We evaluated the suction forces of 19-gauge, 22-gauge, and 25-gauge conve...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Katanuma A,Itoi T,Baron TH,Yasuda I,Kin T,Yane K,Maguchi H,Yamazaki H,Sano I,Minami R,Manabu SY,Ikarashi S,Osanai M,Takahashi K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasms (IOPN) are rare tumors of the pancreatic and biliary ductal system. It is not absolutely clear if the molecular and clinicopathologic characteristics of IOPN differ significantly from other related lesions, namely intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN). Ther...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Liszka L,Pajak J,Zielińska-Pajak E,Krzych L,Gołka D,Mrowiec S,Lampe P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gemcitabine-cisplatin (GC) and gemcitabine-oxaliplatin (GO) are the most commonly used regimens in advanced gallbladder cancer (GBC). METHODS:The data of patients with advanced GBC, treated between January 2013 and June 2015 were retrieved. A 1:1 matching without replacement was performed by using nearest n...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ramaswamy A,Ostwal V,Pinninti R,Kannan S,Bhargava P,Nashikkar C,Mirani J,Banavali S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:In bile duct carcinoma (BDC) patients, bile aspiration cytology (BAC) is an established method for cytodiagnosis. However, almost all previous reports investigated the biliary strictures caused not only by BDC but also by gallbladder and pancreatic carcinomas. Therefore, BAC in BDC patients only has ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Abdelghani YA,Arisaka Y,Masuda D,Takii M,Ashida R,Makhlouf MM,Fouad YM,Tsuji M,Kurisu Y,Higuchi K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our previous randomized controlled trial revealed no difference in 2-year overall survival (OS) between extended and standard resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The present study evaluated the 5-year OS and recurrence patterns according to the extent of pancreatectomy. METHODS:Between 2006 and 2009, 1...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Jang JY,Kang JS,Han Y,Heo JS,Choi SH,Choi DW,Park SJ,Han SS,Yoon DS,Park JS,Yu HC,Kang KJ,Kim SG,Lee H,Kwon W,Yoon YS,Han HS,Kim SW

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the resection of advanced liver tumors in which the tumor thrombus extends into the intrathoracic inferior vena cava (IVC) above the diaphragm, surgeons need very skillful techniques and much experience. However, after detachment of the line of fusion of the pericardium to the diaphragm (LFPD), the intrathoracic I...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Mizuno S,Kato H,Azumi Y,Kishiwada M,Hamada T,Usui M,Sakurai H,Tabata M,Shimpo H,Isaji S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Hilar cholangiocarcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma involving the hepatic hilus are defined as "perihilar cholangiocarcinoma". The principle of surgical treatment is hemi-hepatectomy or trisectionectomy of the liver, caudate lobectomy, and resection of the extrahepatic bile duct for complete...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Unno M,Katayose Y,Rikiyama T,Yoshida H,Yamamoto K,Morikawa T,Hayashi H,Motoi F,Egawa S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An adequate management strategy for ampullary carcinoma (AC), a rare neoplasm, has yet to be determined. The aim of this study was to identify specific molecular markers allowing for the adequate management of AC. METHODS:The clinicopathological data of 41 patients who underwent curative resection of AC wer...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Fujimoto T,Ohtsuka T,Date K,Kimura H,Matsunaga T,Mori Y,Miyasaka Y,Mochidome N,Oda Y,Nakamura M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to analyze the outcome of laparoscopic approach specifically in patients with Intermediate-stage disease and to define the differential benefit with Early-stage patients. METHODS:Six hundred twenty-two resections for HCC were dichotomized according to staging (Early and Inter...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ratti F,Cipriani F,Fiorentini G,Catena M,Paganelli M,Aldrighetti L

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highlight Although recent advances in robotic surgery have enabled more precise movements of the needle driver, a sophisticated laparoscopic suturing technique is still desired. Honda and colleagues describe the basic knowledge of and a small but useful trick for atraumatic needle driving in laparoscopic suturing, bas...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Honda G,Ome Y,Yoshida N,Kawamoto Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the aberrant expression of the STAT family in humans and liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini, Ov)-induced hamster cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) tissues. METHODS:The expression and phosphorylation of STAT1, STAT2, STAT3, STAT4, STAT5a, STAT5b and STAT6 in human hamster CCA tissues were immunohisto...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Dokduang H,Techasen A,Namwat N,Khuntikeo N,Pairojkul C,Murakami Y,Loilome W,Yongvanit P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC) is a rare liver malignancy with a rising incidence worldwide. Since no standard treatment has been established so far, the aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of repeated liver resection and/or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in selected cases with recu...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kamphues C,Seehofer D,Eisele RM,Denecke T,Pratschke J,Neumann UP,Neuhaus P

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma had been considered a contraindication for liver transplantation because of poorer outcomes. However, incidental intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the explanted liver has been reported because of the difficulty of obtaining an accurate diagnosis in cirrhotic livers on preoper...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Hara T,Eguchi S,Yoshizumi T,Akamatsu N,Kaido T,Hamada T,Takamura H,Shimamura T,Umeda Y,Shinoda M,Ogura Y,Fukumoto T,Kasahara M,Hibi T,Umeshita K,Furukawa H,Ohdan H

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplantation (LT) has been regarded as "potentially curative" in a cirrhotic patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) because it removes the cancer and eradicates the cirrhosis. In Taiwan, HCC ranks first among the leading causes of cancer mortality in males and 4th in females. The most common causes are c...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Chen CL,Concejero AM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highlight Takenaka and colleagues report on a novel bare uncovered self-expandable metal stent developed to be compatible with only 0.025-inch guide wires. This unprecedented feature makes the delivery tip thinner and more flexible than the conventional type and useful for endoscopic bilateral stent-in-stent placement...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Takenaka M,Nakai A,Kudo M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two-stage treatment involving stone removal after drainage is recommended for mild to moderate acute cholangitis associated with choledocholithiasis. However, single-stage treatment has some advantages. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of single-stage endoscopic treatment for mild to moderate acute...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Eto K,Kawakami H,Haba S,Yamato H,Okuda T,Yane K,Hayashi T,Ehira N,Onodera M,Matsumoto R,Matsubara Y,Takagi T,Sakamoto N,Hokkaido Interventional EUS\/ERCP study (HONEST) group.

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indocyanine green (ICG) is a synthetic dye that is widely used to evaluate liver function in critically ill patients, before liver resection or after liver transplantation. Controversy still exists about the impact exerted on the ICG ratio after 15 min (ICG R15) by differences in liver perfusion rates, hyper...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Janssen MW,Druckrey-Fiskaaen KT,Omidi L,Sliwinski G,Thiele C,Donaubauer B,Polze N,Kaisers UX,Thiery J,Wittekind C,Hauss JP,Schön MR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that the Japanese (JPN) guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis were published in Takada et al. (J HepatoBiliary Pancreat Surg 13:2-6, 2006), doubts will be cast as to the reason for publishing a revised edition of the Guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis: the JPN guidelines 2010...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Takada T,Hirata K,Mayumi T,Yoshida M,Sekimoto M,Hirota M,Kimura Y,Takeda K,Isaji S,Wada K,Amano H,Gabata T,Arata S,Hirota M,Yokoe M,Kiriyama S,Nakayama T,Otomo K,Tanaka M,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00