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Matsushima H, Soyama A, Hara T, Maruya Y, Fujita T, Imamura H, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. Outcomes of living donor liver transplant recipients receiving grafts with the graft-to-recipient weight ratio less than 0.6%: A matched pair analysis. Liver Transpl 2024; 30:519-529. [PMID: 37788305 DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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We sometimes experience living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) involving very small grafts with graft-to-recipient weight ratio (GRWR) < 0.6% when the actual graft size is smaller than predicted. The outcomes in this situation have not been fully investigated. The present study aimed to determine the graft outcomes of LDLT with GRWR < 0.6%. We retrospectively reviewed 280 cases of adult LDLT performed at our institution between January 2000 and March 2021. In our institution, the lower limit for graft volume/standard liver volume ratio was 30%. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the cutoff value of 0.6% for actual GRWR. Graft survival and surgical outcomes, including small-for-size syndrome (SFSS), were compared between the groups using propensity score matching analysis. Risk factors associated with SFSS in recipients with GRWR < 0.6% were also evaluated. Fifty-nine patients received grafts with GRWR < 0.6%. After propensity score matching, similar graft survival rates were observed for GRWR < 0.6% (n = 53) and GRWR ≥ 0.6% (n = 53) ( p = 0.98). However, patients with GRWR < 0.6% had a significantly worse 3-month graft survival rate (86.8% vs. 98.1%, p = 0.03) and higher incidence of SFSS ( p < 0.001) than patients with GRWR ≥0.6%. On multivariate analysis, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score and donor age were associated with SFSS in patients with GRWR < 0.6%. The same factors were also associated with graft survival. In conclusion, although similar overall graft survival rates were observed for LDLT with GRWR < 0.6% and GRWR ≥ 0.6%, GRWR < 0.6% was associated with an increased risk of SFSS. Appropriate donor and recipient selection is important for successful LDLT with very small grafts.
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- Hajime Matsushima
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Matsuguma K, Hara T, Miyamoto D, Soyama A, Matsushima H, Fukumoto M, Imamura H, Yamashita M, Adachi T, Eguchi S. Improvement in aged liver regeneration using cell transplantation with chemically induced liver progenitors. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2024. [PMID: 38567454 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND A decrease in the regenerative capacity of age-damaged liver tissue has been reported. Liver progenitor cells may play an important role in the regeneration of injured livers. In the present study we aimed to investigate improvements in the regenerative capacity of age-damaged livers using chemically induced liver progenitors (CLiPs) derived from mature hepatocytes. METHODS Old (>90 weeks) and young (<20 weeks) mice underwent 70% hepatectomy, with or without trans-splenic CLiP administration. The residual liver/bodyweight (LW/BW) ratio was measured on postoperative days 1 and 7, and changes in liver regeneration and histology were evaluated. RESULTS At 7 days post-hepatectomy, LW/BW ratios were significantly better in CLiP-treated old mice than in untreated old mice (p = .02). By contrast, no effect of CLiP transplantation was observed in young mice (p = .62). Immunofluorescence staining of liver tissue after CLiP administration showed an increase in Ki67-positive cells (p < .01). Flow cytometry analysis of green fluorescent protein-labeled CLiPs indicated that transplanted CLiPs differentiated into mature hepatocytes and were present in the recipient liver. CONCLUSIONS CLiP transplantation appears to ameliorate the age-related decline in liver regeneration in mice.
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- Kunihito Matsuguma
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Imamura H, Adachi T, Matsushima H, Ishimaru H, Fukumoto M, Yoshino K, Matsuguma K, Matsumoto R, Hara T, Soyama A, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. Analysis of the Clinical Course in a Population of Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer Diagnosed as Unresectable After Portal Vein Embolization: A Case Series. Kurume Med J 2024:MS7012001. [PMID: 38508738 DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.ms7012001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Portal vein embolization (PVE) is recommended as a preoperative procedure for patients with biliary tract cancer scheduled to undergo hepatic resection of more than 50%-60% of the liver. However, details and/or information regarding the follow-up of unresectable cases are often lacking, and the clinical course of unresectable cases is not well analyzed and reported. This study aimed to clarify the clinical prognosis of patients with unresectable biliary tract cancer after PVE. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical backgrounds of patients with biliary tract cancer who underwent PVE without subsequent resection between January 2011 and October 2022. Of the 21 patients with biliary tract cancer who underwent PVE during the study period, eight (38%) cases were unsuitable for resection after PVE for the following reasons: intraoperatively detected dissemination (n=2), para-aortic lymph node metastasis (n=1), liver metastasis (n=1), decreased liver function (n=2), development of liver metastasis while waiting (n=1), and insufficient residual liver volume (n=1). All patients received subsequent chemotherapy, including gemcitabine plus S-1 therapy in three cases, gemcitabine plus cisplatin plus S-1 in three cases, and gemcitabine plus cisplatin or S-1+cisplatin in one case each. As there is currently no curative treatment for biliary tract cancer other than surgery, multidisciplinary management and treatment of patient factors, including tumor factors and liver function, are essential to reducing the number of unresectable cases after PVE.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Imamura H, Taniguchi K, Yamashita M, Adachi T, Eguchi S. Ectopic Liver Tissue on the Gallbladder Wall Encountered During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Cureus 2024; 16:e57088. [PMID: 38681300 PMCID: PMC11052924 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.57088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Ectopic liver tissue is a rare developmental anomaly that is not directly connected to the liver. We encountered ectopic liver tissue on the surface of the gallbladder wall during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It has vasculature arising from the liver parenchyma and is classified according to its branching pattern. Ectopic liver tissue has been reported to occur in a variety of locations, and when encountered in surgery, it is clinically important to identify ectopic liver tissue with vascular supply to prevent unexpected bleeding. Ectopic liver tissue should be resected and examined histologically for the potential for malignancy when detected during surgical intervention.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, JPN
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, JPN
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, JPN
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, JPN
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, JPN
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Ikenaga N, Hashimoto T, Mizusawa J, Kitabayashi R, Sano Y, Fukuda H, Nakata K, Shibuya K, Kitahata Y, Takada M, Kamei K, Kurahara H, Ban D, Kobayashi S, Nagano H, Imamura H, Unno M, Takahashi A, Yagi S, Wada H, Shirakawa H, Yamamoto N, Hirono S, Gotohda N, Hatano E, Nakamura M, Ueno M. A multi-institutional randomized phase III study comparing minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer; Japan Clinical Oncology Group study JCOG2202 (LAPAN study). BMC Cancer 2024; 24:231. [PMID: 38373949 PMCID: PMC10875854 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-11957-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP), including laparoscopic and robotic distal pancreatectomy, has gained widespread acceptance over the last decade owing to its favorable short-term outcomes. However, evidence regarding its oncologic safety is insufficient. In March 2023, a randomized phase III study was launched in Japan to confirm the non-inferiority of overall survival in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer undergoing MIDP compared with that of patients undergoing open distal pancreatectomy (ODP). METHODS This is a multi-institutional, randomized, phase III study. A total of 370 patients will be enrolled from 40 institutions within 4 years. The primary endpoint of this study is overall survival, and the secondary endpoints include relapse-free survival, proportion of patients undergoing radical resection, proportion of patients undergoing complete laparoscopic surgery, incidence of adverse surgical events, and length of postoperative hospital stay. Only a credentialed surgeon is eligible to perform both ODP and MIDP. All ODP and MIDP procedures will undergo centralized review using intraoperative photographs. The non-inferiority of MIDP to ODP in terms of overall survival will be statistically analyzed. Only if non-inferiority is confirmed will the analysis assess the superiority of MIDP over ODP. DISCUSSION If our study demonstrates the non-inferiority of MIDP in terms of overall survival, it would validate its short-term advantages and establish its long-term clinical efficacy. TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial is registered with the Japan Registry of Clinical Trials as jRCT 1,031,220,705 [ https://jrct.niph.go.jp/en-latest-detail/jRCT1031220705 ].
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- Naoki Ikenaga
- Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
- Translational Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of HepatoBiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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Nagakawa K, Soyama A, Hara T, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Tanaka T, Morita M, Kuba S, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Miyaaki H, Akazawa S, Horie I, Sekino M, Hara T, Okano S, Nakao K, Eguchi S. Living donor liver transplantation for a patient with acute liver failure following thyroid storm: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2023; 9:208. [PMID: 38036922 PMCID: PMC10689690 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-023-01786-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thyroid storm can be complicated by liver dysfunction, which may occasionally progress to acute liver failure. We herein report a case of acute liver failure following thyroid storm that was treated with living donor liver transplantation after resuscitation from cardiopulmonary arrest. CASE REPORT The patient was a woman in her 40 s who had been diagnosed with an abnormal thyroid function. She suffered from fatigue and vomiting, and was found to have consciousness disorder, a fever, and tachycardia with a neck mass. She was diagnosed with thyroid storm and was referred to our hospital. After arrival, she went into cardiopulmonary arrest and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was initiated. In addition to treatment for thyroid storm with antithyroid drugs, steroids, and plasma exchange, extracorporeal life support was required for 5 days. However, despite improvements in her thyroid function, her liver function deteriorated. We planned living donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure after ensuring the recovery and control of the thyroid function following total thyroidectomy. The donor was her husband who donated the right lobe of his liver. Although she experienced acute cellular rejection after surgery, and other complications-including intra-abdominal hemorrhaging and ischemic changes in the intestine-her liver function and general condition gradually improved. One year after living donor liver transplantation, the patient was in a good condition with a normal liver function. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is the first report of living donor liver transplantation in a patient with acute liver failure following thyroid storm. Liver transplantation should be recognized as an effective treatment for acute liver failure following thyroid storm.
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- Kantoku Nagakawa
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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Soyama A, Hara T, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Yamashita M, Adachi T, Miuma S, Miyaaki H, Nakao K, Eguchi S. Evolution of Liver Transplantation Over the Last 2 Decades Based on a Single-Center Experience of 300 Cases. Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e941796. [PMID: 37957951 PMCID: PMC10656782 DOI: 10.12659/aot.941796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Over the past 2 decades, there have been many medical advances in the field of liver transplantation. We conducted this study to evaluate the changes in liver transplantation over the last 2 decades. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three hundred cases of liver transplantation encountered between 1997 and 2019 in Nagasaki University Hospital were divided into 3 groups: Era 1 (cases no. 1-100), Era 2 (cases no. 101-200), and Era 3 (cases no. 201-300). Several items were compared among the groups. RESULTS There were no cases of deceased-donor liver transplantation in Era 1, 1 case in Era 2, and 12 cases in Era 3. The proportion of virus-related disease was significantly lower in Era 3 compared to other eras. In contrast, the proportion of alcoholic liver cirrhosis was significantly higher in Era 3 (27%) than Era 1 (7%) and Era 2 (10%) (P<0.01). In Era 1, the right lobe was selected most frequently, but in Eras 2 and 3, the left lobe was more frequently selected. CONCLUSIONS The evolution of the treatment and the transplant system in Japan is clearly reflected in the indications and types of donors for liver transplantation, even at a single center in Japan.
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- Akihiko Soyama
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Nagakawa K, Hidaka M, Hara T, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Tanaka T, Adachi T, Soyama A, Kanetaka K, Eguchi S. Serum wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive human Mac-2 binding protein is unsuitable as a diagnostic marker of occult hepatocellular carcinoma in end-stage liver cirrhosis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293593. [PMID: 37910585 PMCID: PMC10619783 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Serum glycosylated Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein (WFA+-M2BP) is a marker of liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic ability of WFA+-M2BP for occult HCC, which current diagnostic imaging tests fail to detect. METHODS Patients who underwent hepatectomy for liver transplantation (LT) and whose whole liver could be sliced and subjected to histological examination between 2010 and 2018 were eligible for this study (n = 89). WFA+-M2BP levels were measured in samples collected before the LT. Comparison of the postoperative histological test results with the preoperative imaging data grouped the patients into histologically no group (N), histologically detected group (D), histologically increased group (I), and histologically decreased or same group (DS), and the results were compared with the WFA+-M2BP values. In addition, comparisons were made between each data with and without HCC, including occult HCC, and total tumor diameter. RESULTS Irrespective of underlying hepatic disease conditions, there were 6 patients in the N group, 10 in the D group, 41 in the I group, and 32 in the DS group. The median of the serum WFA+-M2BP level for each group was as follows: N group, 8.05 (1.25-11.9); D group, 11.025 (1.01-18.21); I group, 9.67 (0.29-17.83); and DS group, 9.56 (0.28-19.44) confidence of interval. We found no significant differences between the pairings. Comparison of underlying hepatic diseases revealed that liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis B and C and non-B and -C liver cirrhosis had no significant differences. AFP levels, on the other hand, had significant relationships in comparison between the presence or absence of histological HCC, in correlation between total tumor diameter, and in the ROC analysis for the diagnosis of HCC including occult HCC. CONCLUSION Serum WFA+-M2BP cannot help diagnose occult HCC that is already undetected using imaging tests in decompensated liver cirrhosis patients requiring LT.
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- Kantoku Nagakawa
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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Enjoji T, Soyama A, Fukumoto M, Peilin L, Matsuguma K, Imamura H, Maruya Y, Hara T, Matsushima H, Kugiyama T, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Hamamoto S, Takashima S, Maeda T, Kanetaka K, Eguchi S. Feasibility of Organ Transportation by a Drone: An Experimental Study Using a Rat Model. Transplant Proc 2023; 55:2227-2231. [PMID: 37752014 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recently, the successful delivery of organs for transplantation using drones was reported. We investigated the influence of transportation by drones on the quality of liver grafts using a rat model. METHODS Livers of 12 rats (8 and 32 weeks old) were divided into 2 groups of six. Livers were split into 2 parts and allocated to the drone or control groups (both n = 12). The drone experiment was conducted between islands in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The distance between the islands was 12 km. Livers of the drone group were transported by a multicopter at a speed of 30 km-40 km/h over 60 m above sea level. Transported liver quality was analyzed by histology, and biochemistry data were compared between groups. RESULTS Cold ischemia time did not differ between groups (902 min and 909 min, respectively). There were no differences in macroscopic findings regarding coloration and damage between groups. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in preservation fluid were graft weight-corrected and compared, and no significant differences were found between groups: AST/g (4.61 vs 4.81 IU/L), ALT/g (2.78 vs 2.92 IU/L), and ALP/g (39.1 vs 37.0 IU/L). Immunochemical staining showed no significant difference between groups for terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick and labeling staining (141 vs 113 cells), CD163 (818 vs 870 cells), and TNF-α (1.25 vs 1.41 scores). CONCLUSIONS The simulation experiment of organ transport for transplantation by drones was successfully conducted. There were no differences in the quality of livers transported by drones or other means. Further studies including large-animal experiments could lead to future clinical applications.
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- Takahiro Enjoji
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- All Nippon Airways Company Limited (ANA) Holdings Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Li P, Miyamoto D, Huang Y, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Hara T, Soyama A, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Kanetaka K, Gu W, Eguchi S. Three-dimensional human bile duct formation from chemically induced human liver progenitor cells. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1249769. [PMID: 37671190 PMCID: PMC10475568 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1249769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Background: The intrahepatic bile ducts (BDs) play an important role in the modification and transport of bile, and the integration between the BD and hepatocytes is the basis of the liver function. However, the lack of a source of cholangiocytes limits in vitro research. The aim of the present study was to establish three-dimensional BDs combined with human mature hepatocytes (hMHs) in vitro using chemically induced human liver progenitor cells (hCLiPs) derived from hMHs. Methods: In this study, we formed functional BDs from hCLiPs using hepatocyte growth factor and extracellular matrix. BDs expressed the typical biliary markers CK-7, GGT1, CFTR and EpCAM and were able to transport the bile-like substance rhodamine 123 into the lumen. The established three-dimensional BDs were cocultured with hMHs. These cells were able to bind to the BDs, and the bile acid analog CLF was transported from the culture medium through the hMHs and accumulated in the lumen of the BDs. The BDs generated from the hCLiPs showed a BD function and a physiological system (e.g., the transport of bile within the liver) when they were connected to the hMHs. Conclusion: We present a novel in vitro three-dimensional BD combined with hMHs for study, drug screening and the therapeutic modulation of the cholangiocyte function.
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- Peilin Li
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Kurisaki K, Soyama A, Hara T, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Tanaka T, Adachi T, Ito S, Kanetaka K, Hidaka M, Okano S, Eguchi S. Pathologic complete response after chemotherapy with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombus in the main portal trunk. Dig Surg 2023:000529405. [PMID: 36848877 DOI: 10.1159/000529405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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We report a case of pathologic complete response after successful treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) complicated with portal venous tumor thrombus by atezolizumab and bevacizumab followed by radical resection. The patient was a male in his 60s. During follow-up for chronic hepatitis B, abdominal ultrasonography revealed a huge tumor located in the right lobe of the liver with the portal vein thrombosed by the tumor. The tumor thrombus extended to the proximal side of the left branch of the portal vein. The patient's tumor marker levels were elevated (AFP, 14,696 ng/ml; PIVKA-II, 2,141 mAU/ml). Liver biopsy revealed poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma. The lesion was categorized as advanced stage according to the BCLC staging system. As systemic therapy, atezolizumab plus bevacizumab was administered. Imaging showed marked shrinkage of the tumor and portal venous thrombus with a remarkable decrease of tumor marker levels after 2 courses of chemotherapy. After 3 additional courses of chemotherapy, radical resection was considered possible. The patient underwent right hemihepatectomy and portal venous thrombectomy. A pathological examination revealed a complete response. In conclusion, for advanced HCC, atezolizumab plus bevacizumab was considered effective and was safely administered without influencing the perioperative course. This may be an appropriate neoadjuvant therapy regimen for advanced-stage HCC.
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Kosaka T, Soyama A, Fujita T, Hara T, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. A hybrid procedure of living donor liver transplantation for a pediatric patient with citrin deficiency. Pediatr Transplant 2023; 27:e14485. [PMID: 36751005 DOI: 10.1111/petr.14485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The application of laparoscopic procedures in the liver surgery has been growing. We herein present the first case of a pediatric patient who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using a hybrid procedure with hand-assisted laparoscopic mobilization of the liver, subsequent explantation of the diseased liver, and implantation of the graft under direct vision. METHODS A 12-year-old girl with citrin deficiency was scheduled for LDLT with a left lobe graft. After making an 8-cm upper midline incision, a 5-mm trocar was placed at the umbilicus and the right upper abdomen. Mobilization of the right liver lobe was performed using a hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) procedure. After the extension of the midline incision, short hepatic vein dissection, encircling the right hepatic vein and hepatic hilum dissection was performed. Explantation of the liver and subsequent implantation of the liver graft were conducted under direct vision. RESULTS Since the operation, her normal activities of daily life have been maintained with a normal liver function. Subsequently, her secondary sexual characteristics have recovered without any wound-related complications. CONCLUSIONS A hybrid LDLT procedure was feasible for a pediatric patient. This procedure's benefits are considered meaningful for pediatric patients as it does not disrupt the rectus muscles or nerves and achieves cosmesis.
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- Taiichiro Kosaka
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Ogawa S, Adachi T, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Kurotaki K, Fukumoto M, Yoshino K, Enjoji T, Tetsuo H, Matsumoto R, Hara T, Soyama A, Ito S, Hidaka M, Kanetaka K, Eguchi S. Analysis of the treatment outcome of ampulla of Vater carcinoma and the usefulness of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.4_suppl.692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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692 Background: Patients with ampulla of Vater carcinoma with lymph node metastasis reportedly have a poor prognosis and require postoperative adjuvant therapy. However, due to the small number of published cases, the efficacy of postoperative adjuvant therapy has not yet been established with a high level of evidence. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the outcome of patients surgically treated for ampulla of Vater carcinoma in our department, evaluate the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC), and clarify which patient groups may benefit from AC. Methods: The study cohort comprised 46 patients who underwent surgery for ampulla of Vater carcinoma in our department from October 2005 to March 2022. We evaluated the clinicopathological background characteristics (tumor size, gross morphology, pancreatic/duodenal invasion, peripancreatic head lymph node metastasis), overall survival (OS), and relapse-free survival (RFS), and compared the OS and RFS in patients with versus without AC. We then analyzed the factors related to the long-term outcome of patients treated for ampulla of Vater carcinoma. Results: During a median observation period of 33.7 months, the 5-year OS and RFS were 63.1% and 61.7%, respectively. Recurrence was observed in 14 patients (30%), with recurrence occurring less than 1 year postoperatively in seven patients (15%). Fifteen patients received AC (chemotherapy regimen: S-1 in 11 patients, GEM in four). The 5-year OS rates with and without AC were 70.3% and 48.2%, respectively (p=0.093). The 5-year RFS rates with and without AC were 72.5% and 42.8%, respectively (p=0.058). Univariate analysis of the total patient cohort showed that the factors related to 5-year RFS were pancreatic invasion (p=0.01), duodenal invasion (p=0.03), and N+ (p=0.004). In multivariate analysis, the only factor related to 5-year RFS was N+ (HR 3.53; 95% CI, 0.99–12.6; p=0.03). The 5-year OS rates in patients with and without N+ were 77.1% and 42.7%, respectively (p=0.04). The 5-year RFS rates in patients with and without N+ were 80.4% and 32.1%, respectively (p=0.004). Conclusions: AC showed a tendency to be effective in preventing postoperative recurrence of ampulla of Vater carcinoma. AC may be particularly beneficial in N+ cases.
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- Shinichiro Ogawa
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Therepeutics in Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki-Shi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Ikeda T, Adachi T, Tanaka T, Miyamoto D, Imamura H, Matsushima H, Yamamoto K, Hidaka M, Kanetaka K, Eguchi S. Stress exacerbates pancreatic cancer both directly and indirectly by creating an immunosuppressive environment. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2022. [PMID: 36458326 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Sympathetic nerve stimulation by stress exacerbates various solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer (PCa). The relationship between cancer and immunity has been suggested; however, there is limited information about the effects of nerve stimulation on immunity and cancer. We aimed to investigate the involvement of sympathetic nerve stimulation in immune cells and its effects on PCa using a restraint stress mouse model. METHODS In the in vitro experiment, the mouse-derived PCa cell line (LTPA) was cultured in a noradrenalin-supplemented medium. In the in vivo experiment, mice were divided into non-stress and stress groups. RESULTS LTPA proliferated significantly more when cultured in a noradrenalin-supplemented medium than in a normal medium. Flow cytometry analysis of blood immune cells revealed a significant decrease in B cells, T cells, and macrophages and a significant increase in myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in the stress group. Furthermore, a significant increase in blood noradrenaline levels was observed in the stress group (p < .01). In the PCa mice model, immune cells in the blood showed a similar trend, and the stress group had a poor prognosis. Furthermore, immunostaining at the tumor site showed that there was a lower number of B and T cells in the stress group. In addition, MDSCs were present at the tumor margins. CONCLUSION These results suggest that sympathetic nerve stimulation is not only directly involved in PCa growth but also exacerbates PCa by creating an immunosuppressive environment in the blood and tumor tissue.
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- Takahiro Ikeda
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Support Center, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Fukumoto M, Hidaka M, Soyama A, Hara T, Miyamoto D, Matsuguma K, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Adachi T, Eguchi S. Transplantation of chemically induced liver progenitors as a treatment to ameliorate liver fibrosis. Korean Journal of Transplantation 2022. [DOI: 10.4285/atw2022.f-4041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Masayuki Fukumoto
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Yoshino K, Adachi T, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Maruya Y, Hara T, Soyama A, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. Application of engineered cell sheets composed of human islets and supporting stem cells enhances the outcome of islet cell transplantation in vitro and in vivo. Korean Journal of Transplantation 2022. [DOI: 10.4285/atw2022.f-3118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Kyohei Yoshino
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Hidaka M, Soyama A, Hashizume J, Hara T, Matsunaga N, Matsushima H, Tanaka T, Hamada T, Imamura H, Adachi T, Kanetaka K, Ohyama K, Eguchi S. The Effects of Vonoprazan Fumarate on the Tacrolimus Blood Concentration in Liver Transplant Recipients. Cancer Diagn Progn 2022; 2:553-557. [PMID: 36060027 PMCID: PMC9425576 DOI: 10.21873/cdp.10141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM The proton pump inhibitors were reported to affect the blood concentration of tacrolimus. Vonoprazan fumarate is a new acid suppressant with potent acid inhibitory effects. There have been no reports concerning the effect of vonoprazan on the tacrolimus blood concentration in liver transplant (LT) recipients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighteen living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) recipients who switched from proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to vonoprazan between 2016 to 2018 were enrolled in this retrospective study. We investigated blood levels of tacrolimus, and liver and renal function before and after the change from PPIs to vonoprazan. RESULTS The median C 0 /D of tacrolimus before conversion, 3 months after conversion, and 6 months after conversion were 2.33, 1.53, and 1.89, respectively, and there was no significant difference. Conversion from another PPI to vonoprazan was not associated with a worsening liver function. The estimated glomerular filtration rate was significantly worse after conversion. CONCLUSION Vonoprazan can be safely administered to LT recipients receiving tacrolimus during the stable period.
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- Masaaki Hidaka
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Natsuda K, Soyama A, Hara T, Matsushima H, Hamada T, Matsuguma K, Imamura H, Tanaka T, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. The Efficacy of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography for Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Living Donor Liver Transplant. Transplant Proc 2022; 54:1847-1853. [PMID: 35933237 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography is widely used for evaluating liver fibrosis. Here we evaluated the efficacy of ARFI elastography for estimating graft quality and clinical outcomes in living donor liver transplant (LDLT). METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the cases of 87 LDLT donors who preoperatively underwent ARFI elastography at Nagasaki University Hospital between August 2010 and June 2016. We analyzed whether the velocity of shear wave (Vs) obtained by ARFI elastography affected the regeneration rate of each donor's remnant liver and the 1-year survival rate of the recipients. RESULTS There were no significant correlations between Vs value and the donors' age. Only 1 donor (1.1%) showed significant fibrosis, F2 (portal fibrosis with few septa) in zero-biopsy. The 7 donors (8.0%), including 1 case, showed a high Vs value (> 1.33) that was equal to F2, although there was no abnormal pathologic finding except in 1 case. In those cases, the regeneration rate of the remnant liver after hepatectomy was significantly lower compared to other cases. The 1-year survival rate of the recipients paired with the high-Vs donors was also significantly poorer than that of the other cases (high-Vs: 57.1%, others: 84.2%, P = .04). CONCLUSIONS ARFI elastography might be an effective examination for the preoperative evaluation of the graft quality in LDLT.
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- Koji Natsuda
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Yamashita M, Adachi T, Ono S, Yoshino K, Imamura H, Matsushima H, Tanaka T, Kosaka T, Soyama A, Hidaka M, Kanetaka K, Eguchi S. Helicobacter bilis infection induces oxidative stress in and enhances the proliferation of human cholangiocytes. Helicobacter 2022; 27:e12908. [PMID: 35661483 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter bilis, an enterohepatic Helicobacter species, represents a carcinogenic risk factor for cholangiocytes owing to the prevalence of infections in patients with biliary tract cancer, cholecystitis, and pancreaticobiliary maljunction. However, the effect of H. bilis infection on cholangiocytes and the process and mechanism of carcinogenesis are not known. We aimed to determine the effects of H. bilis on cholangiocytes, focusing on inflammation and oxidative stress. MATERIALS AND METHODS Helicobacter bilis and MMNK-1 cells were cocultured for 24 h and inflammatory cytokine secretion was evaluated. Furthermore, MMNK-1 cell proliferation, intracellular reactive oxidant species (ROS) production, and DNA damage caused by ROS were investigated. All factors were compared with and without H. bilis infection. RESULTS Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 secretion were significantly increased in MMNK-1 cocultures with H. bilis (IL-6, 24.3 ± 12.2 vs. 271.1 ± 286.4 pg/ml; IL-8, 167.6 ± 78.7 vs. 1085.1 ± 1047.1 pg/ml, p < .05). MMNK-1 proliferation was also significantly higher in H. bilis cocultures (1.05 ± 0.02 vs. 1.00-fold, respectively; p < .05). Coculturing enhanced the production of ROS in MMNK-1 cells depending on the cell concentration of H. bilis (1.0 vs. 1.17 ± 0.06, p < .05); however, DNA injury was not observed in cocultures with H. bilis (5.35 ± 0.87 vs. 6.08 ± 0.55 pg/μl, p = .06). CONCLUSIONS Helicobacter bilis infection induced ROS production in and enhanced the proliferation of cholangiocytes.
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- Mampei Yamashita
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Hamada T, Hidaka M, Soyama A, Hara T, Imamura H, Matsushima H, Tanaka T, Adachi T, Kanetaka K, Eguchi S. Management of Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts in 231 Patients Who Underwent Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center in Nagasaki, Japan. Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e936371. [PMID: 35996337 PMCID: PMC9422443 DOI: 10.12659/aot.936371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background We have ligated spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS) in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) when a postoperative interventional radiology (IVR) approach was impossible or the intraoperative hepatopetal flow was insufficient. This retrospective study from a single center in Nagasaki, Japan aimed to investigate the management of SPSS in 231 patients who underwent LDLT between January 2006 and December 2019. Material/Methods SPSS were identified in 63 patients (27.3%). Perioperative factors and survival rates were compared in the study population with SPSS divided into 2 groups: the ligation group and the non-ligation group. The post-transplant course was examined in greater detail in the non-ligation group. Results SPSS were ligated in 20 patients (31.7%). The indication for shunt ligation was an impossible postoperative approach (10 patients; 50%) or poor intraoperative hepatopetal flow (10 patients; 50%). There was no significant difference in the 1- and 5-year overall survival rates between the ligation and non-ligation group (80%, 80% vs 76%, 55%, respectively, P=0.17). Of the 34 patients in the non-ligation group who could be observed for 6 months, 14 patients (48.3%) had a spontaneous regression of SSPS. Additionally, 5 patients who required postoperative IVR had a good clinical course. There was no graft failure or adverse events in the non-ligation group. Conclusions Unnecessary ligation could be avoided by using our criteria. When postoperative IVR is possible with sufficient intraoperative hepatopetal flow, SPSS do not always need to be ligated in LDLT.
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- Takashi Hamada
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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Soyama A, Murakami S, Natsuda K, Hara T, Matsuguma K, Matsushima H, Imamura H, Tanaka T, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. A comparison of postoperative pain between transumbilical and suprapubic incision in laparoscopic liver resection. Asian J Endosc Surg 2022; 15:608-612. [PMID: 35429138 DOI: 10.1111/ases.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In laparoscopic liver resection, few reports have investigated the influence of type of incision on postoperative pain in laparoscopic liver resection. We therefore conducted the present study to clarify the difference in postoperative pain between two types of incision. METHODS Nineteen patients who underwent laparoscopic lateral sectionectomy were enrolled. In 11 patients with a transumbilical incision and eight with a suprapubic incision, the operation duration, blood loss, length of incision, duration of intravenous fentanyl infusion immediately after surgery and rescue dosage, and period of regular oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were evaluated. RESULTS There was no significant difference between the two groups in patients' background characteristics, operation time, or amount of blood loss. The length of suprapubic incision was significantly longer than the umbilical incision. Concerning the postoperative pain management, the duration of intravenous fentanyl administration was 1 day (1-2 days) for umbilical incisions and 1.5 days (1-2 days) for suprapubic incisions, showing no significant difference. Regarding the rescue dosage of fentanyl, the results were comparable between the groups. Regarding the postoperative duration of regular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug administration, there was also no significant difference between the groups (transumbilical: 14 [5-35] days vs suprapubic: 8 [7-32]). CONCLUSIONS Postoperative pain is comparable between umbilical and suprapubic incision in patients who underwent laparoscopic left lateral segmentectomy. In terms of postoperative pain, either a transumbilical incision or a suprapubic incision can be selected for specimen extraction.
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- Akihiko Soyama
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Matsushima H, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Yamashita M, Hamada T, Fukui S, Tanaka T, Imamura H, Yoshino K, Kugiyama T, Kitasato A, Hara T, Soyama A, Kobayashi K, Sumida Y, Kuroki T, Eguchi S. Prognostic Impact of Relative Dose Intensity of Adjuvant Chemotherapy With S-1 on Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Anticancer Res 2022; 42:3133-3141. [PMID: 35641261 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.15802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Although adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) with S-1 is currently the standard treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in Japan, the associations between its relative dose intensity (RDI) and survival outcomes remain unclear. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed 310 patients with PDAC who had undergone pancreatectomy from January 2014 to June 2020 at three institutions. Of these, patients who had received adjuvant S-1 monotherapy were analyzed. Patients who had died or developed recurrences within 6 months, or received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, were excluded from the analyses. Possible predictors of overall survival (OS), including RDI, were analyzed using Cox regression. The cutoff value for RDI was determined by receiver operating characteristic analysis. RESULTS Ninety-four patients with a median age of 69 years (range=39-84 years) were analyzed. In the high-RDI group (RDI≥72.3%, n=74), the OS rates were 98.5% and 80.8% at 1 and 3 years, respectively, whereas in the low-RDI group (RDI <72.3%, n=20) they were 88.9% and 51.6%, respectively (p=0.001). By multivariate analysis, lymph node metastasis [hazard ratio (HR)=3.06; p=0.020], low RDI (HR=2.95; p=0.020), and time interval from surgery to initiation of AC > 51 days (HR=2.50; p=0.046) were independently associated with inferior OS. The combination of the latter two factors clearly stratified both OS and recurrence-free survival (p<0.001 and p=0.017, respectively). CONCLUSION Early initiation and maintenance of RDI of S-1 monotherapy after pancreatectomy may improve the OS of PDAC patients.
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- Hajime Matsushima
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan;
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- Department of Surgery, Sasebo City General Hospital, Sasebo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sasebo City General Hospital, Sasebo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sasebo City General Hospital, Sasebo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Hidaka M, Hara T, Soyama A, Sasaki R, Matsushima H, Tanaka T, Hamada T, Imamura H, Adachi T, Kanetaka K, Miyaaki H, Okano S, Eguchi S. The Outcome of Conversion Liver Resection Surgery by Lenvatinib Treatment: A Single Center Experience. Anticancer Res 2022; 42:3049-3054. [PMID: 35641262 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.15791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND The efficacy of molecular-targeted agents (MTAs) has been demonstrated in recent years. However, the results of multidisciplinary treatment including hepatic resection are still unclear. The present study evaluated the outcomes of MTA treatment for advanced, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), with the goal of achieving liver resection, in our department. PATIENTS AND METHODS Nine patients in whom Lenvatinib had been administered to achieve conversion surgery for unresectable HCC were included in this study. The patient characteristics were as following: median tumor size of 10 cm, vascular invasion in 5 cases, multiple tumors in 2 cases, median treatment duration of 8 weeks, dose reduction due to side effects in 4 patients, and discontinuation of treatment in 1 patient due to tumor growth. RESULTS The efficacy by modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) was partial response in 3, sustained disease in 5 and progressive disease in 1, while the liver resection rate was 88%. Four patients (50%) had recurrence after resection, and the median recurrence-free survival was 12.7 months; however, treatment for recurrence was successful and all patients are alive. CONCLUSION Lenvatinib may improve the prognosis of HCC with vascular invasion and multiple lesions by achieving radical resection at the appropriate time for patients with tumor shrinkage.
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- Masaaki Hidaka
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan;
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Yoshimoto-Haramura T, Hara T, Soyama A, Kugiyama T, Matsushima H, Matsuguma K, Imamura H, Tanaka T, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Okabe S, Murata M, Eguchi S. A Simple Rapid Method for Measuring Liver Steatosis Using Bioelectrical Impedance. In Vivo 2022; 36:570-575. [PMID: 35241508 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Easy measurement of liver steatosis without pathological diagnosis may help improve donor surgery efficiency and increase the chances of organ donations. We analyzed the correlations between bioelectrical impedance (BI) in human livers, liver fat content, and pathological findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen tumor-free liver specimens resected during elective oncological surgery were analyzed. All samples were stored in ice chilled saline before BI measurement. The BI measurement was performed using a device with the tetrapolar circuit method in which the current and voltage electrodes are independent. Liver cholesterol and triglyceride levels were investigated from the same specimen using the Soxhlet extraction method. Pathological findings were examined by counting the number of hepatocytes with fatty changes per high-power field. RESULTS The median liver steatosis percentage was 0.4%. The liver steatosis percentage was significantly correlated with the intrahepatic triglyceride content (r=0.82, p<0.001). Linear regression of the measurements and predicted values yielded an r2 of 0.63 between the BI at 100 kHz and liver steatosis, indicating reasonable agreement (p<0.001). CONCLUSION BI analysis is a simple, non-invasive method that can be easily applied to evaluate liver steatosis.
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Yamato Scale Co., Ltd, Commercial Weighing Solutions Division, Hyogo, Japan
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- The Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan;
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Soyama A, Hara T, Matsushima H, Hamada T, Imamura H, Tanaka T, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. Minimally Invasive Approach to Recipient Surgery in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl 2021; 27:1678-1679. [PMID: 34382735 DOI: 10.1002/lt.26262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Akihiko Soyama
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Yamada T, Kurokawa Y, Mizusawa J, Takeno A, Hihara J, Imamura H, Takagane A, Nunobe S, Fukuda H, Takiguchi S, Doki Y, Boku N, Yoshikawa T, Terashima M, Sano T, Sasako M. 1399P Risk factors for body weight loss after gastrectomy for gastric cancer analysed from the JCOG1001 phase III trial. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Soyama A, Yoshizumi T, Takatsuki M, Harada N, Toshima T, Ono S, Hara T, Matsushima H, Tanaka T, Imamura H, Adachi T, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. A Multi-Facility, Randomized, Comparative Study Examining the Efficacy of Biliary Reconstruction Under a Surgical Microscope in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Int J Surg Protoc 2021; 25:141-146. [PMID: 34395960 PMCID: PMC8323531 DOI: 10.29337/ijsp.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction: Postoperative biliary complications in living donor liver transplantation are often difficult to treat, and if treatment is not successful, the patient’s QOL is significantly reduced. The frequency of postoperative biliary complications is reported to be higher than that of deceased donor transplantation. In 2013, Lin et al. reported that while biliary reconstruction has traditionally used a surgical surgical loupe (2.5x–4.5x), biliary reconstruction using a surgical microscope (5x–15x) can reduce the incidence of complications. The objective of this study is to clarify the efficacy of biliary reconstruction using surgical microscope in living donor liver transplantation by a multi-facility, randomized comparative study. Methods and analysis: It is an open-label randomized controlled study in which target patients who meet the registration requirements are randomly allocated to a surgical loupe group and a microscopy group after obtaining their consent (Ratio 1:1). The primary endpoint is an incidence of biliary complications (bile leakage and anastomotic biliary stricture) with Clavien-Dindo class III or higher within 52 weeks following surgery. The secondary endpoint is length of time required for biliary reconstruction using a surgical microscope. Ethics and dissemination: This study protocol was approved by the institutional review board of Nagasaki University Hospital (No. 20122102-2). The study is registered in UMIN-CTR as UMIN000042011. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and will be presented at medical meetings. Highlights
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- Akihiko Soyama
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, JP
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, JP
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, JP
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- Department of Digestive and General Surgery University of the Ryukyus, JP
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, JP
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Yamasaki M, Takiguchi S, Omori T, Hirao M, Imamura H, Fujitani K, Tamura S, Akamaru Y, Kishi K, Fujita J, Hirao T, Demura K, Matsuyama J, Takeno A, Ebisui C, Takachi K, Takayama O, Fukunaga H, Okada K, Adachi S, Fukuda S, Matsuura N, Saito T, Takahashi T, Kurokawa Y, Yano M, Eguchi H, Doki Y. Multicenter prospective trial of total gastrectomy versus proximal gastrectomy for upper third cT1 gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2021; 24:535-543. [PMID: 33118118 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-020-01129-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The appropriate surgical procedure for patients with upper third early gastric cancer is controversial. We compared total gastrectomy (TG) with proximal gastrectomy (PG) in this patient population. METHODS A multicenter, non-randomized trial was conducted, with patients treated with PG or TG. We compared short- and long-term outcomes between these procedures. RESULTS Between 2009 and 2014, we enrolled 254 patients from 22 institutions; data from 252 were included in the analysis. These 252 patients were assigned to either the PG (n = 159) or TG (n = 93) group. Percentage of body weight loss (%BWL) at 1 year after surgery, i.e., the primary endpoint, in the PG group was significantly less than that of the TG group (- 12.8% versus - 16.9%; p = 0.0001). For short-term outcomes, operation time was significantly shorter for PG than TG (252 min versus 303 min; p < 0.0001), but there were no group-dependent differences in blood loss and postoperative complications. For long-term outcomes, incidence of reflux esophagitis in the PG group was significantly higher than that of the TG group (14.5% versus 5.4%; p = 0.02), while there were no differences in the incidence of anastomotic stenosis between the two (5.7% versus 5.4%; p = 0.92). Overall patient survival rates were similar between the two groups (3-year survival rates: 96% versus 92% in the PG and TG groups, respectively; p = 0.49). CONCLUSIONS Patients who underwent PG were better able to control weight loss without worsening the prognosis, relative to those in the TG group. Optimization of a reconstruction method to reduce reflux in PG patients will be important.
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- Makoto Yamasaki
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2-E2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0879, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Ikeda Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Japan Community Health Care Organization Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Japan Community Health Care Organization Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Higashiosaka City Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Suita Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kinki Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Senri Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Itami Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2-E2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0879, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2-E2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0879, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2-E2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0879, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2-E2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0879, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Suita Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2-E2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0879, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2-E2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0879, Japan
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Sunohara T, Imamura H, Goto M, Fukumitsu R, Matsumoto S, Fukui N, Oomura Y, Akiyama T, Fukuda T, Go K, Kajiura S, Shigeyasu M, Asakura K, Horii R, Sakai C, Sakai N. Neck Location on the Outer Convexity is a Predictor of Incomplete Occlusion in Treatment with the Pipeline Embolization Device: Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:119-125. [PMID: 33184073 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE With the increasing use of the Pipeline Embolization Device for the treatment of aneurysms, predictors of clinical and angiographic outcomes are needed. This study aimed to identify predictors of incomplete occlusion at last angiographic follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS In our retrospective, single-center cohort study, 105 ICA aneurysms in 89 subjects were treated with Pipeline Embolization Devices. Patients were followed per standardized protocol. Clinical and angiographic outcomes were analyzed. We introduced a new morphologic classification based on the included angle of the parent artery against the neck location: outer convexity type (included angle, <160°), inner convexity type (included angle, >200°), and lateral wall type (160° ≤ included angle ≤200°). This classification reflects the metal coverage rate and flow dynamics. RESULTS Imaging data were acquired in 95.3% of aneurysms persistent at 6 months. Complete occlusion was achieved in 70.5%, and incomplete occlusion, in 29.5% at last follow-up. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that 60 years of age or older (OR, 5.70; P = .001), aneurysms with the branching artery from the dome (OR, 10.56; P = .002), fusiform aneurysms (OR, 10.2; P = .009), and outer convexity-type saccular aneurysms (versus inner convexity type: OR, 30.3; P < .001; versus lateral wall type: OR, 9.71; P = .001) were independently associated with a higher rate of incomplete occlusion at the last follow-up. No permanent neurologic deficits or rupture were observed in the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS The aneurysm neck located on the outer convexity is a new, incomplete occlusion predictor, joining older age, fusiform aneurysms, and aneurysms with the branching artery from the dome. No permanent neurologic deficits or rupture was observed in the follow-up, even with incomplete occlusion.
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- T Sunohara
- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Wada N, Yamashita K, Shin S, Harada S, Furuya K, Imamura H, Takami Y, Noguchi T. Supraduodenal and Right Gastric Arteries Originating from A Common Trunk: A Rare Anatomical Variant. Interventional Radiology 2021; 6:51-54. [PMID: 35909909 PMCID: PMC9327299 DOI: 10.22575/interventionalradiology.2020-0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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- Noriaki Wada
- Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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Imamura H, Minami S, Isagawa Y, Morita M, Hirabaru M, Kawahara D, Tokai H, Noda K, Inoue K, Haraguchi M, Eguchi S. The impact of antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis - A single center experience. Asian J Endosc Surg 2020; 13:359-365. [PMID: 31430063 DOI: 10.1111/ases.12751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM The risk of developing hemorrhagic complications during or after surgery in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy remains uncertain. Moreover, the impact of antithrombotic therapy under an acute inflammatory status is unclear. We investigated the impact of antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. METHODS This record-based retrospective study included patients who underwent emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis between September 2015 and January 2019. Patients who received elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, open cholecystectomy, or gallbladder drainage before surgery were excluded. We evaluated the diseases for which antithrombotic therapy was administered, background characteristics, laboratory parameters and perioperative outcomes of patients with acute cholecystitis. The primary outcomes were intraoperative bleeding, blood transfusion requirement, conversion to an open procedure, and postoperative complications, including bleeding. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-one patients (non-antithrombotic therapy, n = 92; antithrombotic therapy, n = 29) were analyzed. There were differences in age and American Association of Anesthesiologists class (P < .05), but not in the grade of acute cholecystitis (P = .19). There were no differences in the operation time (non-antithrombotic vs antithrombotic therapy: 142 [58-313] vs 146 minutes [65-373], P = .85), bleeding (17.5 mL [1-1400] vs 25 mL [1-1337], P = .58), blood transfusion requirement (n = 3 [3.2%] vs n = 2 [6.9%], P = .59) and the number of cases converted to open surgery (n = 8 [9%] vs n = 2 [7%], P = 1). The rates of postoperative complications, including bleeding, did not differ between the two groups and there was no mortality in either group. CONCLUSION Emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy could be planned for patients receiving single antithrombotic therapy, similar to patients who were not receiving antithrombotic therapy.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Ito H, Wada Y, Takami Y, Ryu T, Ureshino H, Imamura H, Sasaki S, Ohno A, Hijioka M, Kaku T, Kawabe K, Kawauchi S, Saitsu H. A case of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. Surg Case Rep 2020; 6:150. [PMID: 32592083 PMCID: PMC7320127 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-020-00915-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Gastroenteric neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) account for 6.2% of gastroenteric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), and only 1% or less of gastroenteric NETs occur in the ampulla of Vater (AoV). Clinical features of NEC of the AoV remain obscure. Case presentation A 65-year-old man visited a general practitioner because of jaundice, and an abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan revealed a tumor of 11 mm in diameter, which was enhanced in the arterial phase at the duodenal papilla, with dilation of the upstream bile duct. Gastrointestinal scope revealed an unexposed tumor of the AoV. Based on a biopsy of the site, a moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma was suspected, and pancreatoduodenectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed dysplasia and highly proliferative small tumor cells, with solid and nodular formation at the AoV. Histological analysis showed a high mitotic count, and immunohistochemical staining revealed a Ki-67 index of 40–50% and cells positive for synaptophysin, chromogranin A, and p53. Small cell-type NEC was finally diagnosed. Four months post pancreatoduodenectomy, multiple liver metastases developed, and systemic chemotherapy was administered. Salvage liver resection for liver metastases was performed 14 months after the pancreatoduodenectomy. Unfortunately, multiple liver metastases developed 2 months after liver resection, and the patient died 18 months after the pancreatoduodenectomy. Conclusions Neuroendocrine carcinoma originating from the bile duct is very rare; therefore, in this article, we provide a review of the literature and a case report.
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- Hiroharu Ito
- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan.
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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Ryu T, Takami Y, Wada Y, Sasaki S, Imamura H, Ureshino H, Saitsu H. Combined hepatectomy and microwave ablation for multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma: Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors. Asian J Surg 2020; 44:186-191. [PMID: 32473893 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2020.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND It remains to be clarified whether combined hepatectomy and microwave ablation for multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is feasible. This aim of this study was to examine the perioperative and oncological outcomes after combined hepatectomy and microwave ablation for multifocal HCC. METHODS This retrospective study included 81 patients who underwent combined hepatectomy and microwave ablation for multifocal HCC in our institute between June 1998 and December 2017. We analyzed overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS), and evaluated factors related to prognosis. RESULTS Median follow-up time was 45.6 months for the entire cohort. OS rates were 1-year: 96%, 3-year: 72%, and 5-year: 54%; RFS rates were 1-year: 77%, 3-year: 37%, and 5-year: 22%. The major complication rate (Clavien-Dindo classification IIIa or above) after surgery was 10%, with one patient of in-hospital mortality. Multivariate analysis revealed that des-γ-carboxy prothrombin level >200 mAU/mL and >5 tumors were independent risk factors for OS, and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin level >200 mAU/mL, > 5 tumors, and maximum tumor size >5 cm were independent risk factors for RFS. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that combined hepatectomy and microwave ablation is safe and feasible for selected patients with multifocal HCC.
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- Tomoki Ryu
- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Funakoshi Y, Imamura H, Tani S, Adachi H, Fukumitsu R, Sunohara T, Omura Y, Matsui Y, Sasaki N, Fukuda T, Akiyama R, Horiuchi K, Kajiura S, Shigeyasu M, Iihara K, Sakai N. Predictors of Cerebral Aneurysm Rupture after Coil Embolization: Single-Center Experience with Recanalized Aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:828-835. [PMID: 32381548 PMCID: PMC7228172 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recanalization after coil embolization is widely studied. However, there are limited data on how recanalized aneurysms rupture. Herein, we describe our experience with the rupture of recanalized aneurysms and discuss the type of recanalized aneurysms at greatest rupture risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 426 unruptured aneurysms and 169 ruptured aneurysms underwent coil embolization in our institution between January 2009 and December 2017. Recanalization occurred in 38 (8.9%) of 426 unruptured aneurysms (unruptured group) and 37 (21.9%) of 169 ruptured aneurysms (ruptured group). The Modified Raymond-Roy classification on DSA was used to categorize the recanalization type. Follow-up DSA was scheduled until 6 months after treatment, and follow-up MRA was scheduled yearly. If recanalization was suspected on MRA, DSA was performed. RESULTS In the unruptured group, the median follow-up term was 74.0 months. Retreatment for recanalization was performed in 18 aneurysms. Four of 20 untreated recanalized aneurysms (0.94% of total coiled aneurysms) ruptured. In untreated recanalized aneurysms, class IIIb aneurysms ruptured significantly more frequently than class II and IIIa (P = .025). In the ruptured group, the median follow-up term was 28.0 months. Retreatment for recanalization was performed in 16 aneurysms. Four of 21 untreated recanalized aneurysms (2.37% of total coiled aneurysms) ruptured. Class IIIb aneurysms ruptured significantly more frequently than class II and IIIa (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS The types of recanalization after coil embolization may be predictors of rupture. Coiled aneurysms with class IIIb recanalization should undergo early retreatment because of an increased rupture risk.
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- Y Funakoshi
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery (K.I.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Wada Y, Takami Y, Ryu T, Ureshino H, Imamura H, Sasaki S, Saitsu H. A Case of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Partial Response after Continuous Ramucirumab Treatment beyond Radiological Progression. Case Rep Oncol 2020; 13:379-384. [PMID: 32355493 PMCID: PMC7184828 DOI: 10.1159/000506331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A 73-year-old male was initially treated with sorafenib for advanced stage HCC. However, the disease progressed 2 months after starting sorafenib. Progressive disease (PD) was confirmed by radiological examination, which revealed mediastinal and abdominal lymph node metastasis, pulmonary metastasis, and intrahepatic recurrence. The patient was enrolled in the REACH-2 (NCT02435433) trial and randomized to receive ramucirumab (8 mg/kg div. every 2 weeks). The patient had a Child–Pugh score of 6A and his AFP level was found to be 1,256.8 ng/mL at initiation. Radiological examination revealed PD, 5 months after starting ramucirumab. Ramucirumab treatment was continued after the confirmation of radiological PD, not but clinical progression, as allowed by the study protocol. His AFP level increased after continuous ramucirumab treatment, however, it suddenly decreased from 7,653 ng/mL to within normal limits 10 months after initiation of ramucirumab treatment. Radiological evaluation revealed a significant decrease in the size of the tumors, which constituted a partial response (PR). We reported a rare case of advanced HCC with PR to a continuous ramucirumab treatment after radiological PD.
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- Yoshiyuki Wada
- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Arakawa M, Saiki T, Wada K, Ogawa K, Kadono T, Shirai K, Sawada H, Ishibashi K, Honda R, Sakatani N, Iijima Y, Okamoto C, Yano H, Takagi Y, Hayakawa M, Michel P, Jutzi M, Shimaki Y, Kimura S, Mimasu Y, Toda T, Imamura H, Nakazawa S, Hayakawa H, Sugita S, Morota T, Kameda S, Tatsumi E, Cho Y, Yoshioka K, Yokota Y, Matsuoka M, Yamada M, Kouyama T, Honda C, Tsuda Y, Watanabe S, Yoshikawa M, Tanaka S, Terui F, Kikuchi S, Yamaguchi T, Ogawa N, Ono G, Yoshikawa K, Takahashi T, Takei Y, Fujii A, Takeuchi H, Yamamoto Y, Okada T, Hirose C, Hosoda S, Mori O, Shimada T, Soldini S, Tsukizaki R, Iwata T, Ozaki M, Abe M, Namiki N, Kitazato K, Tachibana S, Ikeda H, Hirata N, Hirata N, Noguchi R, Miura A. An artificial impact on the asteroid (162173) Ryugu formed a crater in the gravity-dominated regime. Science 2020; 368:67-71. [PMID: 32193363 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz1701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft investigated the small asteroid Ryugu, which has a rubble-pile structure. We describe an impact experiment on Ryugu using Hayabusa2's Small Carry-on Impactor. The impact produced an artificial crater with a diameter >10 meters, which has a semicircular shape, an elevated rim, and a central pit. Images of the impact and resulting ejecta were recorded by the Deployable CAMera 3 for >8 minutes, showing the growth of an ejecta curtain (the outer edge of the ejecta) and deposition of ejecta onto the surface. The ejecta curtain was asymmetric and heterogeneous and it never fully detached from the surface. The crater formed in the gravity-dominated regime; in other words, crater growth was limited by gravity not surface strength. We discuss implications for Ryugu's surface age.
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- M Arakawa
- Department of Planetology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino 275-0016, Japan
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- Department of Planetology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.,JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Department of Basic Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Planetology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.,Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino 275-0016, Japan
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- Department of Information Science, Kochi University, Kochi 780-8520, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Department of Planetology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Department of Regional Business, Aichi Toho University, Nagoya 465-8515, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, CS34229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Physics Institute, University of Bern, National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, Gesellschaftsstrasse 6, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Noda 278-8510, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino 275-0016, Japan.,Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, University of La Laguna, 38205 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Information Science, Kochi University, Kochi 780-8520, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino 275-0016, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu 965-8580, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5TQ, UK
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka 181-8588, Japan.,Department of Astronomical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu 965-8580, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu 965-8580, Japan
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- Department of Planetology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama 240-0193, Japan
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Imamura H, Haraguchi M, Minami S, Isagawa Y, Morita M, Hirabaru M, Kawahara D, Tokai H, Noda K, Inoue K, Eguchi S. The Impact of Low Muscle Mass in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Colonic Perforation - A Single-center Experience. In Vivo 2019; 33:523-528. [PMID: 30804136 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIM The aim was to analyze the correlation between psoas muscle mass and mortality, as well as postoperative complications in patients treated for colonic perforation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 46 patients met the study criteria. Patients were classified into an elderly (age, ≥75 years, n=24) and a younger group (age, <75 years, n=22). Background factors, postoperative data (including duration of hospital stay and discharge) were collected. The cross-sectional area of the psoas muscle area (PMA) was measured on the same day of operation. RESULTS The age/length of stay and PMA were significantly correlated in the younger group (p=0.0015, 0.023, respectively). Fifteen and six patients were discharged to return home, and 8 and 16 patients were transferred to another hospital, in the younger and elderly groups, respectively (p=0.02). Discharge was not correlated with the PMA in either group. CONCLUSION The total psoas muscle mass would be useful as a quick and convenient measure of sarcopenia in younger patients, but not elderly patients.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Imamura H, Haraguchi M, Isagawa Y, Morita M, Hirabaru M, Kawahara D, Tokai H, Noda K, Minami S, Inoue K, Irie J, Eguchi S. Acute appendicitis associated with the presence of schistosome eggs in a sailor: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2019; 5:55. [PMID: 30963331 PMCID: PMC6453986 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-019-0615-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Schistosomiasis is prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas and rarely reported in developed countries. Schistosomiasis often occurs as a chronic illness, which can cause liver and intestinal damage. Appendicitis is an unusual complication of schistosomiasis. We herein present a case of acute appendicitis associated with the presence of schistosome eggs in a sailor from the Philippines. Case presentation A 34-year-old Filipino man who worked as a sailor presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain and fever. A physical examination revealed right lower quadrant abdominal pain with signs of peritoneal irritation, including rebound tenderness. Computed tomography revealed thickening of the appendix associated with mural calcification and fluid collection around the cecum. Based on these findings, the preoperative diagnosis was acute appendicitis. Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed. Swelling of the appendix and contaminated ascites were observed intraoperatively, but there was no evidence of appendiceal perforation. A histopathological examination showed inflammation of the appendix wall and numerous ovoid bodies present within the submucosa, many of which were calcified. Severe infiltration of lymphocytes and fibrosis were recognized around the oval bodies. The numerous oval bodies were morphologically consistent with schistosomiasis. The final diagnosis was acute phlegmonous appendicitis associated with the presence of schistosome eggs. We examined the patient for signs of adult worm activity, but the results of stool ova and parasite examinations performed twice were negative. He was discharged and returned to his country on postoperative day 9. Conclusions The incidence of schistosomal appendicitis, which is seldom reported in developed countries, is expected to increase in Japan in the near future. Clinicians should suspect schistosome eggs as a cause of acute appendicitis in patients who have emigrated from or are traveling from endemic areas, and when mural calcification of the appendix is observed on imaging.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center, 6-39, Shinchi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
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Uehara M, Takahashi J, Ikegami S, Kuraishi S, Fukui D, Imamura H, Okada K, Kato H. Thoracic aortic aneurysm is an independent factor associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. Bone Joint J 2018; 100-B:617-621. [PMID: 29701101 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b5.bjj-2017-1298.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Aims Although we often encounter patients with an aortic aneurysm who also have diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), there are no reports to date of an association between these two conditions and the pathogenesis of DISH remains unknown. This study therefore evaluated the prevalence of DISH in patients with a thoracic aortic aneurysm (AA). Patients and Methods The medical records of 298 patients who underwent CT scans for a diagnosis of an AA or following high-energy trauma were retrospectively examined. A total of 204 patients underwent surgery for an AA and 94 had a high-energy injury and formed the non-AA group. The prevalence of DISH was assessed on CT scans of the chest and abdomen and the relationship between DISH and AA by comparison between the AA and non-AA groups. Results The prevalence of DISH in the AA group (114/204; 55.9%) was higher than that in the non-AA group (31/94; 33.0%). On multivariate analysis, the factors of AA, male gender, and ageing were independent predictors of the existence of DISH, with odds ratios of 2.9, 1.9, and 1.03, respectively. Conclusion This study revealed that the prevalence of DISH is higher in patients with an AA than in those without an AA, and that the presence of an AA significantly influenced the prevalence of DISH. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:617-21.
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- M Uehara
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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Imamura H, Adachi T, Kin T, Ono S, Sakai Y, Adachi T, Soyama A, Hidaka M, Takatsuki M, Shapiro AJ, Eguchi S. An engineered cell sheet composed of human islets and human fibroblast, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, or adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells: An in vitro comparison study. Islets 2018; 10:e1445948. [PMID: 29608395 PMCID: PMC5989879 DOI: 10.1080/19382014.2018.1445948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We previously reported the utility of engineered cell sheets composed of human islets and supporting cells in vitro and in vivo. It is unclear which type of supporting cell is most suitable for constructing cell sheets with human islets. The present study aimed to compare human fibroblasts, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs), and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) as a supporting source for cell sheets. METHODS Engineered cell sheets were fabricated with human islets using human fibroblasts, BM-MSCs, or ADSCs as supporting cells. The islet viability, recovery rate, glucose-stimulated insulin release (determined by the stimulation index), and cytokine secretion (TGF-β1, IL-6, and VEGF) of groups-including an islet-alone group as a control-were compared. RESULTS All three sheet groups consistently exhibited higher viability, recovery rate, and stimulation index values than the islet-alone group. The ADSC group showed the highest viability and recovery rate among the three sheet groups. There were no discernible differences in the stimulation index values of the groups. The fibroblast group exhibited significantly higher TGF-β1 values in comparison to the other groups. The IL-6 level of the ADSC group was more than five times higher than that of the other groups. The ADSC group showed the VEGF level; however, it did not differ from that of the BM-MSC group to a statistically significant extent. CONCLUSION Engineered cell sheets composed of islets and supporting cells had a cytoprotective effect on islets. These results suggest that individual cell types could be a more attractive source for crafting engineered cell sheets in comparison to islets alone.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical Islet Transplantation Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical Islet Transplantation Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
- CONTACT Susumu Eguchi, MD, PhD Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1–7–1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852–8501, Japan
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Kuriyama T, Sakai N, Beppu M, Sakai C, Imamura H, Masago K, Katakami N, Isoda H. Quantitative Analysis of Conebeam CT for Delineating Stents in Stent-Assisted Coil Embolization. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018; 39:488-493. [PMID: 29419404 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Innovative techniques and device-related advances have improved the outcomes of neuroendovascular treatment. 3D imaging has previously used 2 × 2 binning, but 1 × 1 binning has recently been made available. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative ability of conebeam CT for stent delineation and to investigate its effectiveness in the clinical environment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four acquisition groups of 3D MIP images acquired using conebeam CT with varying conditions (acquisition time, 10 or 20 seconds and binning, 1 × 1 or 2 × 2) were compared. Two methods of analysis were performed, a phantom study and an analysis of 28 randomly selected patients. The phantom study assessed the contrast-to-noise ratio and full width at half maximum values in conebeam CT images of intracranial stent struts. In the clinical subjects, we assessed contrast-to-noise ratio, full width at half maximum, and dose-area product. RESULTS In the phantom study, the contrast-to-noise ratio was not considerably different between 10- and 20-second acquisition times at equivalent binning settings. Additionally, the contrast-to-noise ratio at equivalent acquisition times did not differ considerably by binning setting. For the full width at half maximum results, equivalent acquisition times differed significantly by binning setting. In the clinical analyses, the 10-second/1 × 1 group (versus 20 second/2 × 2) showed a higher contrast-to-noise ratio (P < .05) and a dose-area product reduced by approximately 70% (P < .05), but the difference in full width at half maximum was not significant (P = .20). CONCLUSIONS For stent-assisted coil embolization, quantitative assessment of conebeam CT showed that 10 second/1 × 1 was equivalent to 20 second/2 × 2 for imaging deployed intracranial stents. Furthermore, the 10-second/1 × 1 settings resulted in a much smaller DAP.
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- T Kuriyama
- From the Department of Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences (T.K., H. Isoda), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan .,Divisions of Radiological Technology (T.K.)
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- Neuroendovascular Therapy (N.S., C.S.).,Division of Neurosurgery (N.S., M.B., H. Imamura), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery (N.S., M.B., H. Imamura), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Neuroendovascular Therapy (N.S., C.S.)
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- Division of Neurosurgery (N.S., M.B., H. Imamura), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics (K.M.), Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Integrated Oncology (N.K.), Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences (T.K., H. Isoda), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Brain & Mind Research Center (H. Isoda), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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A double common bile duct is extremely rare among the anatomical variations in the biliary tract system. We report an incidentally encountered case of the double common bile duct and discuss the novel anatomical findings of the accessory common bile duct from the viewpoint of embryology. A unique point of our case is that the accessory common bile duct bifurcated at the level of the intrapancreatic bile duct. There is no similar case in the previous literature among type II double common bile duct in the viewpoint of anatomical findings of the accessory common bile duct. We assume that this asymptomatic anatomical variation may be present more commonly, but not diagnosed.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
- Clinical Islet Transplantation Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical Islet Transplantation Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Clinical Islet Transplantation Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
- Clinical Islet Laboratory, University of Alberta, 210 College Plaza, 8215-112th St, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2C8, Canada.
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Natsuda K, Takatsuki M, Tanaka T, Soyama A, Adachi T, Ono S, Hara T, Baimakhanov Z, Imamura H, Okada S, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. Aspartate transaminase-platelet ratio and Fibrosis-4 indices as effective markers for monitoring esophageal varices in HIV/hepatitis C virus co-infected patients due to contaminated blood products for hemophilia. Hepatol Res 2017; 47:1282-1288. [PMID: 28130908 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM We examined the feasibility of the aspartate transaminase (AST)-platelet ratio index (APRI) and Fibrosis-4 (FIB4) score, which are well-established markers for liver fibrosis, as indicators for monitoring esophageal varices in patients who were co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to contaminated blood products for hemophilia in Japan. METHODS Forty-three HIV/HCV co-infected patients were enrolled. All were hemophilic men (median age 41 years; range, 29-66 years). We analyzed the correlations between fibrosis indices (APRI, FIB4) and various liver function tests, fibrosis markers, liver stiffness measured by acoustic radiation force impulse elastography, and the findings of gastrointestinal endoscopy. RESULTS Both APRI and FIB4 were well correlated with several of the factors related to liver fibrosis and the existence of esophageal varices in the patients. The cut-off values for detecting esophageal varices estimated as the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were 0.85 for APRI and 1.85 for FIB4. CONCLUSION In patients co-infected with HIV/HCV due to contaminated blood products for hemophilia, APRI and FIB4 are effective for monitoring esophageal varices, even among patients who are apparently doing well with good liver function as Child-Pugh grade A.
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- Koji Natsuda
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Dumetz F, Imamura H, Sanders M, Seblova V, Myskova J, Pescher P, Vanaerschot M, Meehan CJ, Cuypers B, De Muylder G, Späth GF, Bussotti G, Vermeesch JR, Berriman M, Cotton JA, Volf P, Dujardin JC, Domagalska MA. Modulation of Aneuploidy in Leishmania donovani during Adaptation to Different In Vitro and In Vivo Environments and Its Impact on Gene Expression. mBio 2017; 8:e00599-17. [PMID: 28536289 PMCID: PMC5442457 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00599-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Aneuploidy is usually deleterious in multicellular organisms but appears to be tolerated and potentially beneficial in unicellular organisms, including pathogens. Leishmania, a major protozoan parasite, is emerging as a new model for aneuploidy, since in vitro-cultivated strains are highly aneuploid, with interstrain diversity and intrastrain mosaicism. The alternation of two life stages in different environments (extracellular promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes) offers a unique opportunity to study the impact of environment on aneuploidy and gene expression. We sequenced the whole genomes and transcriptomes of Leishmania donovani strains throughout their adaptation to in vivo conditions mimicking natural vertebrate and invertebrate host environments. The nucleotide sequences were almost unchanged within a strain, in contrast to highly variable aneuploidy. Although high in promastigotes in vitro, aneuploidy dropped significantly in hamster amastigotes, in a progressive and strain-specific manner, accompanied by the emergence of new polysomies. After a passage through a sand fly, smaller yet consistent karyotype changes were detected. Changes in chromosome copy numbers were correlated with the corresponding transcript levels, but additional aneuploidy-independent regulation of gene expression was observed. This affected stage-specific gene expression, downregulation of the entire chromosome 31, and upregulation of gene arrays on chromosomes 5 and 8. Aneuploidy changes in Leishmania are probably adaptive and exploited to modulate the dosage and expression of specific genes; they are well tolerated, but additional mechanisms may exist to regulate the transcript levels of other genes located on aneuploid chromosomes. Our model should allow studies of the impact of aneuploidy on molecular adaptations and cellular fitness.IMPORTANCE Aneuploidy is usually detrimental in multicellular organisms, but in several microorganisms, it can be tolerated and even beneficial. Leishmania-a protozoan parasite that kills more than 30,000 people each year-is emerging as a new model for aneuploidy studies, as unexpectedly high levels of aneuploidy are found in clinical isolates. Leishmania lacks classical regulation of transcription at initiation through promoters, so aneuploidy could represent a major adaptive strategy of this parasite to modulate gene dosage in response to stressful environments. For the first time, we document the dynamics of aneuploidy throughout the life cycle of the parasite, in vitro and in vivo We show its adaptive impact on transcription and its interaction with regulation. Besides offering a new model for aneuploidy studies, we show that further genomic studies should be done directly in clinical samples without parasite isolation and that adequate methods should be developed for this.
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- F Dumetz
- Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Unité de Parasitologie Moléculaire et Signalisation, INSERM U1201, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
- Advanced Database Research and Modelling (ADReM), Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Unité de Parasitologie Moléculaire et Signalisation, INSERM U1201, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Unité de Parasitologie Moléculaire et Signalisation, INSERM U1201, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Molecular Cytogenetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Imamura H, Adachi T, Kitasato A, Sakai Y, Ono S, Hara T, Natsuda K, Soyama A, Hidaka M, Takatsuki M, Kuroki T, Eguchi S. A Modified Method for Purifying Gallbladder Epithelial Cells Using Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 31:169-173. [PMID: 28358696 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND We have previously reported a procedure for isolating and culturing biliary epithelial cells (BECs). The aim of this study was to reconsider the method for obtaining pure BECs using the mouse gallbladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cells that were obtained from the gallbladder alone were sorted by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) for purifying based on the expression of the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM). The viability rate was measured based on the negative expression of 7-aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD). RESULTS More than 75% of cells from the gallbladder were determined to be pure BECs. An analysis of the EpCAM revealed that 73.3% of the cells were 7-AAD-negative. Finally, the 0.82×106 pure BECs that survived were obtained and seeded on a collagen gel plate. However, these pure BECs showed almost no proliferation. CONCLUSION Pure BECs could be accumulated using FACS. However, the number of BECs was insufficient for the culturing process.
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- Hajime Imamura
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Hara T, Soyama A, Hidaka M, Kitasato A, Ono S, Natsuda K, Kugiyama T, Imamura H, Okada S, Baimakhanov Z, Kuroki T, Eguchi S. Analysis of early relaparotomy following living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2016; 22:1519-1525. [PMID: 27342832 DOI: 10.1002/lt.24500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We retrospectively analyzed the causes, risk factors, and impact of early relaparotomy after adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) on the posttransplant outcome. Adult recipients who underwent initial LDLT at our institution between August 1997 and August 2015 (n = 196) were included. Any patients who required early retransplantation were excluded. Early relaparotomy was defined as surgical treatment within 30 days after LDLT. Relaparotomy was performed 66 times in 52 recipients (a maximum of 4 times in 1 patient). The reasons for relaparotomy comprised postoperative bleeding (39.4%), vascular complications (27.3%), suspicion of abdominal sepsis or bile leakage (25.8%), and others (7.6%). A multivariate analysis revealed that previous upper abdominal surgery and prolonged operative time were independent risk factors for early relaparotomy. The overall survival rate in the relaparotomy group was worse than that in the nonrelaparotomy group (6 months, 67.3% versus 90.1%, P < 0.001; 1 year, 67.3% versus 88.6%, P < 0.001; and 5 years, 62.6% versus 70.6%, P = 0.06). The outcome of patients who underwent 2 or more relaparotomies was worse compared with patients who underwent only 1 relaparotomy. In a subgroup analysis according to the cause of initial relaparotomy, the survival rate of the postoperative bleeding group was comparable with the nonrelaparotomy group (P = 0.96). On the other hand, the survival rate of the vascular complication group was significantly worse than that of the nonrelaparotomy group (P = 0.001). Previous upper abdominal surgery is a risk factor for early relaparotomy after LDLT. A favorable longterm outcome is expected in patients who undergo early relaparotomy due to postoperative bleeding. Liver Transplantation 22 1519-1525 2016 AASLD.
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- Takanobu Hara
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Imamura H, Eguchi S. [II. Two-Stage Hepatectomy]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2016; 43:1176-1180. [PMID: 28676605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Hajime Imamura
- Dept. of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Shaw CD, Lonchamp J, Downing T, Imamura H, Freeman TM, Cotton JA, Sanders M, Blackburn G, Dujardin JC, Rijal S, Khanal B, Illingworth CJR, Coombs GH, Carter KC. In vitro selection of miltefosine resistance in promastigotes of Leishmania donovani from Nepal: genomic and metabolomic characterization. Mol Microbiol 2016; 99:1134-48. [PMID: 26713880 PMCID: PMC4832254 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In this study, we followed the genomic, lipidomic and metabolomic changes associated with the selection of miltefosine (MIL) resistance in two clinically derived Leishmania donovani strains with different inherent resistance to antimonial drugs (antimony sensitive strain Sb‐S; and antimony resistant Sb‐R). MIL‐R was easily induced in both strains using the promastigote‐stage, but a significant increase in MIL‐R in the intracellular amastigote compared to the corresponding wild‐type did not occur until promastigotes had adapted to 12.2 μM MIL. A variety of common and strain‐specific genetic changes were discovered in MIL‐adapted parasites, including deletions at the LdMT transporter gene, single‐base mutations and changes in somy. The most obvious lipid changes in MIL‐R promastigotes occurred to phosphatidylcholines and lysophosphatidylcholines and results indicate that the Kennedy pathway is involved in MIL resistance. The inherent Sb resistance of the parasite had an impact on the changes that occurred in MIL‐R parasites, with more genetic changes occurring in Sb‐R compared with Sb‐S parasites. Initial interpretation of the changes identified in this study does not support synergies with Sb‐R in the mechanisms of MIL resistance, though this requires an enhanced understanding of the parasite's biochemical pathways and how they are genetically regulated to be verified fully.
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- C D Shaw
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK.,College of Science, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Nationalestraat, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Glasgow Polyomics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Nationalestraat, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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Shimizu K, Imamura H, Mineharu Y, Adachi H, Sakai C, Sakai N. Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Paraclinoid Aneurysms: Single-Center Experience with 400 Cases and Literature Review. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 37:679-85. [PMID: 26514613 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Paraclinoid aneurysms have been increasingly treated endovascularly. The natural history of these aneurysms has gradually been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of endovascular treatment for these aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective review of 377 patients with 400 paraclinoid aneurysms treated between January 2006 and December 2012. Their clinical records, endovascular reports, and radiologic and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Because aneurysms ≥7 mm are at higher risk of rupture, we classified aneurysms as small (<7 mm) or large (≥7 mm). RESULTS Overall, 115 of the 400 aneurysms (28.8%) were large (≥7 mm). Thromboembolic complications were found significantly more often with large aneurysms than with small ones (7.4% vs 1.0%, P = .001). Hemorrhagic complications were found only with small aneurysms (0.7%). The 6-month morbidity rates were similar for small (1.0%) and large (0.8%) aneurysms. Immediate angiographic outcomes were similar (P = .37), whereas recurrences and retreatment occurred more frequently with large aneurysms (P = .001 and P = .007, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that aneurysm size was the only independent predictor for recurrence (P = .005). Most recurrences (81%) were detected by scheduled angiography at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS Aneurysm size influenced the type of complication (thromboembolic or hemorrhagic) and the recurrence rate. Given the approximately 1% annual rupture rate for aneurysms ≥7 mm, analysis of our data supports the rationale of using prophylactic endovascular treatment for unruptured paraclinoid aneurysms ≥7 mm.
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- K Shimizu
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.S., H.I., H.A., N.S.), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.S., H.I., H.A., N.S.), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery (Y.M.), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.S., H.I., H.A., N.S.), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Neuroendovascular Therapy (C.S., N.S.), Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.S., H.I., H.A., N.S.), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan Division of Neuroendovascular Therapy (C.S., N.S.), Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan
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Soyama A, Takatsuki M, Hidaka M, Imamura H, Kuroki T, Eguchi S. Acute and chronic postsurgical pain after living liver donation: Incidence and predictors. Liver Transpl 2015; 21:1109. [PMID: 25824975 DOI: 10.1002/lt.24125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Akihiko Soyama
- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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