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:Acute portal pressure rise is occasionally observed during intraportal islet infusion, especially in islet autotransplantation (IAT) where tissue purification is rarely applied. In this paper we investigate factors associated with acute portal pressure rise, a known risk factor for portal vein thrombosis. M...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kawahara T,Kin T,Shapiro AM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although left-sided hepatectomy, such as a left hepatectomy or left trisectionectomy with resection of the caudate lobe and extrahepatic bile duct, is used to treat hilar cholangiocarcinoma predominantly involving the left side of the hepatic hilum, it is associated with several difficult technical points. The ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Uesaka K

更新日期：2012-05-01 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/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：:Left hepatectomy is one of the most common types of hepatectomy. In order to perform the procedure, surgeons need to possess all the basic skills for accomplishing any liver resection. The most important points to bear in mind in relation to left hepatectomy are: (1) a precise recognition of the surgical anatomy of th...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kobayashi A,Miyagawa S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:To describe surgical techniques and results of right hepatic lobectomy (RHL) with thoracotomy. METHODS:This procedure consists of laparotomy and thoracotomy, cholecystectomy, division of the right hepatic artery and right portal vein, mobilization of the liver, division of the right hepatic vein, tr...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kubota K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic stenting is an effective treatment option in the management of both benign biliary strictures and pancreatic ductal strictures. Plastic stents and self-expandable metal stents have been used with variable success for the management of both benign biliary strictures and pancreatic ductal strictures caused by...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Gupta R,Reddy DN

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：PURPOSE:We report two cases in which portal blood flow via the peribiliary vascular plexus (PBP) was clearly demonstrated using contrast-enhanced intra-operative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS). METHODS:Two patients who underwent hemihepatectomies were investigated using CE-IOUS. Before injection of the contrast medium, bot...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Uchikawa Y,Kitamura H,Miyagawa S

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：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 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/PURPOSE:In spite of the great risk involved, the donor bile duct division procedure has not been thoroughly addressed in the literature. The purpose of this study is to show the appropriate approach to bile duct division in living donor hepatectomy. METHODS:Of 87 living donor liver surgeries, we performed b...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Takatsuki M,Eguchi S,Yamanouchi K,Hidaka M,Soyama A,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2011-03-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is difficult to perform in patients with a low-lying costal arch that entirely covers the liver. We conducted this study to clarify the factors related to a low-lying costal arch and establish countermeasures to circumvent this characteristic. METHODS:The study included ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Tajima Y,Kuroki T,Kitasato A,Adachi T,Kosaka T,Okamoto T,Fujita F,Kanetaka K,Susumu S,Mochizuki S,Torashima Y,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revealing the mechanism of adult organ maintenance and regeneration after injury is fundamental to our understanding of the pathogenesis of diseases. Considering the results of pulse and chase experiments using inducible insulin-Cre or Elastase-Cre, and more recently HNF1b-Cre, adult pancreatic cells (beta, acinar, an...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Kawaguchi Y,Takaori K,Uemoto S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:To prevent or reduce hepatic complications after hepatectomy, it is important to employ preoperative predictive parameters and to determine the indications for hepatectomy. In the present study, we evaluated risk parameters in patients who underwent hepatectomy between 1994 and 2003, and selected thr...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Nanashima A,Tobinaga S,Abo T,Nonaka T,Takeshita H,Hidaka S,Sawai T,Nagayasu T

更新日期：2010-11-01 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/PURPOSE:Recent introduction of multi-detector CT (MDCT) and high-speed magnetic resonance (MR) imaging have dramatically advanced visualization and imaging technology in diagnostic and therapeutic strategy in hepatobiliary pancreatic disease. However, image diagnostics have progressed with a background of th...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Sugimoto M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for major morbidity after hepatectomies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors for major morbidity were performed in 293 patients who underwent hepatectomy for HCC between 2001 and 2008. ...

journal_title：Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences

authors： Sadamori H,Yagi T,Matsuda H,Shinoura S,Umeda Y,Yoshida R,Satoh D,Utsumi T,Ohnishi T

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：: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/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：: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: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：: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：: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: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/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：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：: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：: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