Novel concept of bared type metallic stent for endoscopic bilateral stent-in-stent placement in patients with hilar malignant biliary obstruction (with video).

abstract：:The extended application of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has revealed the problem of graft size mismatching called "small-for-size syndrome (SFSS)." The initial trials to resolve this problem involved increasing the procured graft size, from left to right, and even extending to include a right lobe graft....

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ikegami T,Onda S,Furukawa K,Haruki K,Shirai Y,Gocho T

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative pancreatic fistula (PF) remains a major complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). We aimed to investigate the predictors of clinically relevant PF after PD. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the predictive factors of relevant grade B/C PF using logistic regression analysis of 100 cons...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kosaka H,Kuroda N,Suzumura K,Asano Y,Okada T,Fujimoto J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactate measurements have proven utility as a triage tool, therapeutic guide, and prognostic indicator, with broad use in Acute Care and transplantation. Its value in guiding therapy and predicting outcomes following liver resection is less well-defined. This systematic review in accordance with Preferred Reporting It...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Connolly C,Stättner S,Niederwieser T,Primavesi F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of preoperative biliary drainage for pancreaticoduodenectomy has been increasing despite most recent evidence that favors avoiding it. Only a few studies have focused on late surgical complications - biliary stricture after pancreaticoduodenectomy and have produced only inconclusive results. We eval...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Wu CH,Ho TW,Wu JM,Kuo TC,Yang CY,Lai FP,Tien YW

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For the establishment of personalized therapy, we investigated biomarkers that can contribute to the selection of adjuvant therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). METHODS:Between 2005 and 2014, of 141 consecutive patients with PDAC who underwent R0 or R1 resection, 61 patients given gemcitabine...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Oba A,Ban D,Kirimura S,Akahoshi K,Mitsunori Y,Matsumura S,Ochiai T,Kudo A,Tanaka S,Minoru T

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Latent pancreatic fistula (LPF) is difficult to diagnose during the early postoperative phase because of initially normal drain fluid amylase (DFA) levels. The present study investigated the clinical significance and risk factors of LPF after pancreatoduodenectomy. METHODS:A total of 662 patients who underw...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ohgi K,Yamamoto Y,Sugiura T,Okamura Y,Ito T,Ashida R,Uesaka K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmentectomy is anatomical resection of segments based on the classification of Couinaud. This procedure is performed mainly for hepatocellular carcinoma. Invasion of portal vein and intrahepatic metastases often occur with hepatocellular carcinoma. Thus, it is desirable to perform anatomical resection of the cancer-...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Yoshida H,Katayose Y,Rikiyama T,Motoi F,Onogawa T,Egawa S,Unno M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although intraoperative peritoneal lavage is often performed routinely with the aim of reducing peritoneal contamination, little evidence of lavage benefits in elective liver resection without bile duct resection is available. We addressed the issue with a randomized clinical trial. METHODS:We prospectively...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Tanaka K,Matsuo K,Kawaguchi D,Murakami T,Hiroshima Y,Hirano A,Sato S,Endo I,Taguri M,Koda K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed gastric emptying (DGE), a common postoperative complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy, is not considered a life-threatening complication. In the present study, we analyzed the risk factors for DGE and its impact on long-term prognosis. METHODS:We analyzed 383 patients who underwent pancreaticoduode...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Futagawa Y,Kanehira M,Furukawa K,Kitamura H,Yoshida S,Usuba T,Misawa T,Okamoto T,Yanaga K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IgG4-sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) patients have an increased level of serum IgG4, dense infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells with extensive fibrosis in the bile duct wall, and a good response to steroid therapy. However, it is not easy to distinguish IgG4-SC from primary sclerosing cholangitis, pan...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ohara H,Okazaki K,Tsubouchi H,Inui K,Kawa S,Kamisawa T,Tazuma S,Uchida K,Hirano K,Yoshida H,Nishino T,Ko SB,Mizuno N,Hamano H,Kanno A,Notohara K,Hasebe O,Nakazawa T,Nakanuma Y,Takikawa H,Research Committee of IgG4

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Many authors at high-volume centers all over the world have reported improved outcomes of hilar cholangiocarcinoma by several aggressive surgical approaches such as extended hepatic resection, combined vascular resection, and hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy in recent years. There has been great progress in the surgical ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Miyazaki M,Kimura F,Shimizu H,Yoshidome H,Otuka M,Kato A,Yoshitomi H,Furukawa K,Takeuchi D,Takayashiki T,Suda K,Takano S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Clinical Database (NCD) in Japan is a nationwide registry that collects the data of more than 1,200,000 surgical cases annually from over 3,500 hospitals. Based on the NCD data, this study compared the perioperative outcomes of major laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) with those of major open li...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Takahara T,Wakabayashi G,Konno H,Gotoh M,Yamaue H,Yanaga K,Fujimoto J,Kaneko H,Unno M,Endo I,Seto Y,Miyata H,Miyazaki M,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:A total of 26 pancreas transplants from brain dead donors, including 21 simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation procedures, have been performed at Fujita Health University Hospital since the new pancreas transplant program was initiated in August 2012. The objective of this study is to investi...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ito T,Kenmochi T,Ono S,Oshima M,Aida N,Suzuki A,Hasegawa M,Kusaka M,Hoshinaga K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Ampulla of Vater (AoV) carcinoma is a rare tumor that accounts for approximately 0.2% of gastrointestinal malignancies. There are no clinical guidelines concerning the treatment of AoV carcinoma. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of adjuvant treatment in AoV carcinoma following curati...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kim HS,Jang JY,Yoon YS,Park SJ,Kwon W,Kim SW,Han HS,Han SS,Park JS,Yoon DS

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a high risk of anastomotic leakage following pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy or middle pancreatectomy in patients with a normal soft pancreas because of the abundant exocrine function. Therefore, pancreaticojejunostomy is generally performed using a stent tube (stented method). However, p...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Hatori T

更新日期：2012-03-01 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 aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) with those of open liver resection (OLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) between well-matched patient groups. METHODS:Hepatocellular carcinoma patients underwent primary liver rese...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Takahara T,Wakabayashi G,Beppu T,Aihara A,Hasegawa K,Gotohda N,Hatano E,Tanahashi Y,Mizuguchi T,Kamiyama T,Ikeda T,Tanaka S,Taniai N,Baba H,Tanabe M,Kokudo N,Konishi M,Uemoto S,Sugioka A,Hirata K,Taketomi A,Maeh

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:An aberrant right posterior sectoral hepatic duct (PHD) draining into extrahepatic bile duct, gallbladder or cystic duct directly is a common and critical anomaly during cholecystectomy. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of aberrant PHD and describe why PHD is critical. METHODS:In 753 consecutiv...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kurata M,Honda G,Okuda Y,Kobayashi S,Sakamoto K,Iwasaki S,Chiba K,Tabata T,Kuruma S,Kamisawa T

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes following upfront pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in severely jaundiced (serum bilirubin level ≥15 mg/dl) patients with malignant distal common bile duct (CBD) obstruction. BACKGROUND:Recent studies have failed to show the benefits of preoperative biliary drainage (P...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Pamecha V,Sadashiv Patil N,Kumar S,Rajendran V,Gupta S,Vasantrao Sasturkar S,Kumar Sinha P,Arora A,Agarwal N,Baghmar S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Sinisan, a traditional Chinese medicine, is effective for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. In this study, we investigated the potential protective role of Sinisan against chronic pancreatitis (CP) in rats. METHODS:CP was induced in rats by intrapancreatic injection of trinitrobenzene sul...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Tang Y,Liao Y,Kawaguchi-Sakita N,Raut V,Fakhrejahani E,Qian N,Toi M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports have suggested that patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) have a favorable prognosis after surgical resection. Thus, a variety of types of partial pancreatic resections have been advocated for treating these low-grade malignant tumors. However, the surgical outcome of ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Nakagohri T,Kinoshita T,Konishi M,Takahashi S,Gotohda N,Kobayashi S,Kojima M,Miyauchi H,Asano T

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to examine the diagnostic ability of two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) with propagation-based reliability for grading of hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension. METHODS:This prospective study (UMIN000022838) consisted of 135 subjects. Phase I (n = 40) examin...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Maruyama H,Kobayashi K,Kiyono S,Sekimoto T,Kanda T,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, a new digital cholangiopancreatoscopy (DCPS) has been developed. The aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the utility of new DCPS in patients with pancreaticobiliary diseases. METHODS:Digital cholangiopancreatoscopy was used in 26 patients (16 men) with pancreaticobiliary diseases that...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Tanaka R,Itoi T,Honjo M,Tsuchiya T,Kurihara T,Tsuji S,Tonozuka R,Kamada K,Sofuni A,Mukai S

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The Blumgart system has been used for local tumor assessment in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma to predict resectability and survival, and T3 tumors are considered unresectable disease. The aim was to validate the predictive performance of this system using a Japanese cohort. METHODS:Medical records of consecu...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Ebata T,Mizuno T,Yokoyama Y,Igami T,Yamaguchi J,Onoe S,Watanabe N,Nagino M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00