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abstract：BACKGROUND:The study aim was to determine the short- and long-term results of lateral pancreaticojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis at a single center in Japan. METHODS:The records of 64 consecutive patients were retrospectively reviewed. All patients underwent surgery at Hiroshima University Hospital between Decemb...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Sudo T,Murakami Y,Uemura K,Hashimoto Y,Kondo N,Nakagawa N,Sueda T

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Since the introduction of endoscopic sphincterotomy, stone clearance of the bile duct can be achieved by conventional endoscopic means in up to 90% of patients with stone disease. Several endoscopic therapies for difficult bile duct stones have been introduced. Laser therapy for stone fragmentation under direct visual...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Seelhoff A,Schumacher B,Neuhaus H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to elucidate the characteristics of biliary tract carcinoma (BTC) in young patients. METHODS:This is a nationwide multicenter, retrospective cohort study supervised by the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (JSHBPS). Clinicopathological data of patients aged <50 years diagno...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ariake K,Unno M,Yoshida H,Kubo S,Horiguchi A,Yamaue H,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enormous efforts have been made to establish pancreatic stem/progenitor cells as a source for regenerative medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In recent years, it has been recognized that the self-renewal of beta cells is the dominant process involved in postnatal beta-cell regeneration and expansion. Nev...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Sekine K,Taniguchi H

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:Right hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common major operation in liver surgery; therefore, liver surgeons should know the fundamental surgical concept and techniques of the Glissonean pedicle approach. A J-shaped or reversed T laparotomy is performed in the right subcostal area. The Glissonean pedi...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Katagiri S,Ariizumi S,Kotera Y,Takahashi Y,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the publication of the Tokyo Guidelines in 2007 and their revision in 2013, appropriate management for acute cholecystitis has been more clearly established. Since the last revision, several manuscripts, especially for alternative endoscopic techniques, have been reported; therefore, additional evaluation and re...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Mori Y,Itoi T,Baron TH,Takada T,Strasberg SM,Pitt HA,Ukai T,Shikata S,Noguchi Y,Teoh AYB,Kim MH,Asbun HJ,Endo I,Yokoe M,Miura F,Okamoto K,Suzuki K,Umezawa A,Iwashita Y,Hibi T,Wakabayashi G,Han HS,Yoon YS,Cho

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) carries a high morbidity. Over time, pancreatic surgeons have altered their perioperative management in efforts to reduce morbidity rates, thereby creating major technical and management variations. We aim to evaluate the practice patterns of hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgeons...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Macedo FIB,Mowzoon M,Parikh J,Sathyanarayana SA,Jacobs MJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:The Milan criteria (MC) have been widely accepted as an effective way of selecting patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for curative liver transplantation (LT). However, since a substantial subset of HCC patients exists that is beyond the MC but with the potential for good outcomes after LT, severa...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Takada Y,Tohyama T,Watanabe J

更新日期：2015-04-01 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:Living-donor pancreas transplants (LDPs) were introduced at Chiba-East National Hospital in 2004, and 12 LDPs have been performed at this institution to date. Based on the outcome of these 12 LDPs, the efficacy and safety of LDPs are herein discussed. METHODS:Twelve diabetic patients underwent LDPs;...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kenmochi T,Asano T,Maruyama M,Saigo K,Akutsu N,Iwashita C,Ohtsuki K,Suzuki A,Miyazaki M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver function reserve estimation is important for selecting the appropriate patients for hepatectomy or ablation of tumors. Many liver function tests have been devised, but the indocyanine green (ICG) clearance test remains the most popular for its simplicity and perhaps accuracy. Compared with the Child-Pugh classif...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Fan ST

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the diagnostic and severity grading criteria on the 2013 Tokyo Guidelines (TG13) are used worldwide as the primary standard for management of acute cholangitis (AC), they need to be validated through implementation and assessment in actual clinical practice. Here, we conduct a systematic review of the literat...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kiriyama S,Kozaka K,Takada T,Strasberg SM,Pitt HA,Gabata T,Hata J,Liau KH,Miura F,Horiguchi A,Liu KH,Su CH,Wada K,Jagannath P,Itoi T,Gouma DJ,Mori Y,Mukai S,Giménez ME,Huang WS,Kim MH,Okamoto K,Belli G,Derve

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Surgical intervention and, more recently, endoscopic intervention have been performed for the treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction. Recently, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided gastrojejunostomy using special devices has been established. In line with this, we have developed a novel EUS-guided double...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Itoi T,Ishii K,Tanaka R,Umeda J,Tonozuka R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucobilia is a rare pathologic condition characterized by the abnormal secretion and accumulation of abundant mucus within the biliary tree. It is usually seen in association with mucin-producing hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumors. Neoplastic transformation of these tumors can range from low-grade dysplasia to invasi...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Brown MA,Sakpal SV,Chamberlain RS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resection using a stapler is a popular approach to distal pancreatectomy. However, the resulting leakage of pancreatic juice represents a serious problem. We have developed a force-fluorescence measurement as a first step towards the quantitative evaluation of pancreatic leakage due to tissue tearing under c...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kobayashi E,Tsuchiya S,Akagi Y,Tomii N,Nakagawa K,Inai K,Muragaki Y,Asano T,Kim D

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study reviews the outcomes of retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts. METHODS:A retrospective study of liver retransplants performed between 1996 and 2013 was conducted. The retransplants were divided into the DD group (with deceased donors) and the LD group (with living donors). Survi...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Dai WC,Chan SC,Chok KS,Cheung TT,Sharr WW,Chan AC,Fung JY,Wong TC,Lo CM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered difficult in patients with an impacted gallstone (IG). We examined the efficacy of releasing an IG after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) for acute cholecystitis (AC) and the usefulness of the Difficulty Score (DS) proposed in the Tokyo ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Fujinaga A,Iwashita Y,Tada K,Watanabe K,Kawasaki T,Masuda T,Hirashita T,Endo Y,Ohta M,Inomata M

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxia is an important condition to promote angiogenesis that is essential to tumor progression, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We evaluated whether the immunohistochemistry for hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) was correlated with hepatic metastases in PDAC. METHODS:We examined the ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Matsuo Y,Ding Q,Desaki R,Maemura K,Mataki Y,Shinchi H,Natsugoe S,Takao S

更新日期：2014-02-01 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/PURPOSE:The purpose of the present study was to assess long-term outcomes following liver resection for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) with concurrent extrahepatic disease and to identify the preoperative prognostic factors for selection of operative candidates. METHODS:In this retrospective, multi-inst...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Sawada Y,Sahara K,Endo I,Sakamoto K,Honda G,Beppu T,Kotake K,Yamamoto M,Takahashi K,Hasegawa K,Itabashi M,Hashiguchi Y,Kotera Y,Kobayashi S,Yamaguchi T,Tabuchi K,Kobayashi H,Yamaguchi K,Morita S,Natsume S,Miyazaki

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to evaluate our new protocol for performing non-operative management for selected unstable patients under hypotensive resuscitation using improved diagnostic imaging techniques. METHODS:This retrospective study included 77 consecutive patients with blunt liver injury. They we...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Mitsusada M,Nakajima Y,Shirokawa M,Takeda T,Honda H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombospondin-1 (THBS-1), a glycoprotein, is an endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis and tumor growth. In this study, we investigated the clinical role and mechanism of THBS-1 expression in colorectal liver metastases, focusing on the relationships between its expression and tumor growth, epithelial-mesench...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Teraoku H,Morine Y,Ikemoto T,Saito Y,Yamada S,Yoshikawa M,Takasu C,Higashijima J,Imura S,Shimada M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin is widely used for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and cardiovascular disease. Perioperative aspirin may decrease thrombotic morbidity, but may also increase hemorrhagic morbidity. In particular, liver resection carries risks of bleeding, leading to higher risks of hemorrhagic morbidity. ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Monden K,Sadamori H,Hioki M,Ohno S,Saneto H,Ueki T,Yabushita K,Ono K,Sakaguchi K,Takakura N

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Drip infusion cholangiography with computed tomography (DIC-CT) is a major preoperative modality used for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). METHODS:This study included 218 patients for whom preoperative DIC-CT images were obtained prior to undergoing LC. The association between gallblad...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Nakazawa A,Akamatsu N,Miyata Y,Komagome M,Maki A,Arita J,Ishizawa T,Kaneko J,Beck Y,Hasegawa K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) is the treatment of choice for benign or premalignant pancreatic head lesions. Duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) has been reported in only 132 patients. This study aimed to compare the long-term results of DPPHR and PPPD. METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Pedrazzoli S,Canton SA,Sperti C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00