Indocyanine green R15 ratio depends directly on liver perfusion flow rate.

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：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：:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas (ICCs) are made up of heterogenous carcinomas arising from different anatomical sites of the liver. Two types of candidate stem/progenitor cells of the biliary tree are postulated to exist at the peribiliary glands for large bile ducts and at the canals of Hering for small ducts and he...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Aishima S,Oda Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:S-1 is a new oral fluoropyrimidine anticancer agent shown to be effective for pancreatic cancer. In a previous phase I trial, we evaluated the safety of S-1 combined with radiotherapy to determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. T...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Shinchi H,Maemura K,Mataki Y,Kurahara H,Sakoda M,Ueno S,Hiraki Y,Nakajo M,Natsugoe S,Takao S

更新日期：2012-03-01 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:The effects of ablation with various settings of powers and times using a newly developed radiofrequency (RF) ablation device, the Habib™ EndoHPB catheter, are not well known. In the present study, we examined the effects of a novel RF ablation catheter using resected fresh pig livers and evaluated the macro...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Itoi T,Isayama H,Sofuni A,Itokawa F,Tamura M,Watanabe Y,Moriyasu F,Kahaleh M,Habib N,Nagao T,Yokoyama T,Kasuya K,Kawakami H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after distal pancreatectomy (DP) remains the most common surgical complication. We have developed a novel stump closure technique after DP using transpancreatic mattress suture with Vicryl mesh (TMV) and reported our initial findings. The purpose of this study is to ev...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Yoshida Y,Matsumoto I,Matsumoto M,Kawaguchi K,Murase T,Kamei K,Satoi S,Takebe A,Nakai T,Takeyama Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peroral pancreatoscopy (POPS) using a mother-baby endoscope system is often useful for assessment of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas with main pancreatic duct (MPD) involvement, but is not widely used for several reasons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Nagayoshi Y,Aso T,Ohtsuka T,Kono H,Ideno N,Igarashi H,Takahata S,Oda Y,Ito T,Tanaka M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the potential anti-tumoral properties of propofol in pancreatic cancer and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS:The relative expression of ADAM metallopeptidase domain 8 (ADAM8) in response to hypoxia in Panc1 cells was analyzed by western blotting. The enzymatic activity was determin...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Gao Y,Yu X,Zhang F,Dai J

更新日期：2019-06-01 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 AND PURPOSE:The present study retrospectively analyzed the clinical impact of endoscopic papillectomy on the selection of a treatment strategy for patients with benign-malignant borderline lesions of the major duodenal papilla. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between November 1995 and July 2009, 28 patients were selec...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Harano M,Ryozawa S,Iwano H,Taba K,Sen-Yo M,Sakaida I

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：: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: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: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: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: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：: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：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：: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:The use of cadaveric vein allografts was first described by our group as a feasible option for venous reconstruction. The aim of this study was to report long-term results of this innovative technique. METHODS:Cold-stored veins harvested from donor cadavers were used as homologous grafts for venous reconstr...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Meniconi RL,Santoro R,Guglielmo N,Vennarecci G,Lepiane P,Colasanti M,Ettorre GM

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Surgical resection, considered the optimal treatment of biliary papillomatosis, often remains incomplete due to high risk of recurrence in view of positive margins or recurrence on the remnant bile duct because of its multifocality. Resection of the whole biliary tree by liver transplantation and duodenopancreatectomy...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Vibert E,Dokmak S,Belghiti J

更新日期：2010-05-01 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

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：: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: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: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: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：:Borderline resectable (BR) pancreatic cancer involves the portal vein and/or superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV), major arteries including the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) or common hepatic artery (CHA), and sometimes includes the involvement of the celiac axis. We herein describe tips and tricks for a surgical tech...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Hirono S,Yamaue H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00