Gastroenterology

[Nephrotoxicity of a Short Hydration Method for the Cisplatin Regimen in Patients with Gastric Cancer].

BACKGROUND: S-1 plus cisplatin(CDDP)has been a key regimen for advanced gastric cancer treatment. However, CDDP confers dose-limiting nephrotoxicity, requires a hospital stay for conventional massive hydration, and reduces patients' quality of life. We evaluated the nephrotoxicity of CDDP combination chemotherapy in an outpatient setting with short hydration for gastric cancer and investigated the...

[A Case of Pathologically Complete Response in Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Embolization].

We report a case of pathologicallycomplete response in ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)treated with transcatheter arterial embolization(TAE). A 56-year-old man presented to our hospital with a hepatic tumor. Enhanced computed tomography(CT)revealed a tumor 65mm in diameter at S7/8 of the liver and the presence of abdominal fluid collection around the tumor. We diagnosed rupture of HCC and se...

[A Case of Laparoscopic Resection for Locally Advanced Primary Rectal Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy].

We treateda 70-year-oldfemale patient with locally advancedrectal cancer accompaniedby metastases to other organs. Three courses of S-1 plus oxaliplat...

[A Surgical Case of AFP-Producing Gastric Cancer Discovered by Rupture of Liver Metastatic Lesion].

A 57-year-old man visited our hospital with right hypochondralgia. Abdominal contrast CT showed a 10 cm sized mass in S6-7of the liver and abdominal h...

[A Case of Pelvic Metastasis of Rectal Cancer That Developed Ten Years after Curative Resection].

We report a case of pelvic metastasis of rectal cancer that developed 10 years after curative resection. An 81-year-old woman underwent intersphincter...

[Surgical Resection of Hepatic Portal Lymph Node Metastasis after Repeated Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence].

We encountered a case of hepatic portal lymph node metastasis after repeated treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)recurrence. A 73-year-old mal...

[Prognosis of Patients after Palliative Stoma Creation].

INTRODUCTION: We evaluated the effectiveness of palliative stomas created to resolve symptoms of bowel obstruction.

[A Case of Multiple Lung Metastases after Liver Resection for Multiple Hepatocellular Carcinomas with Remarkable Effects of Regorafenib].

The patient was a 63-year-old man with hepatitis C. He discontinued combination therapy containing interferon and ribavirin because of the development...

[CA19-9 Producing Gastric Cancer with Early Recurrence of Multiple Colon Metastases Following Gastrectomy-A Case Report].

A 90-year-old male underwent total gastrectomy for gastric cancer 10 months earlier. The cancer was pathologically diagnosed as Stage ⅢA. Preoperative...

Anti-hepatofibrosis effect of Allium senescens in activated hepatic stellate cells and thioacetamide-induced fibrosis rat model.

CONTEXT: Allium senescens Linn. (Liliaceae) (ASL) has been traditionally used in Korea and other Asian countries for improving digestive and liver fun...

Spasmolytic activity of Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum extract on gastrointestinal motility involves muscarinic receptors, calcium channels and NO release.

CONTEXT: Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (ALR), the dry rhizome of Aquilaria agallocha R. (Thymelaeaeeae), has been widely used to treat emesis, stomachac...

Metabonomics of d-glucaro-1,4-lactone in preventing diethylnitrosamine-induced liver cancer in rats.

CONTEXT: d-Glucaro-1,4-lactone (1,4-GL) exists in many vegetables and fruits. Metabonomics has not been used to investigate the role of 1,4-GL in prev...

Effects of Midazolam and Midazolam-Butorphanol on Gastrointestinal Transit Time and Motility in Cockatiels ().

Positive contrast gastrointestinal (GI) studies are performed frequently in avian medicine to identify GI obstruction, luminal distension, and intraco...

In Vitro Investigation of Potential Anti-Diabetic Activity of the Corm Extract of Hypoxis Argentea Harv. Ex Baker.

The corms of Hypoxis argentea are widely used as a traditional remedy for diabetes mellitus in South Africa. In this study, we investigated the effect...

[Laparoscopy combined with total intersphincteric resection for extremely low rectal cancer].

To investigate the feasibility and therapeutic effect of laparoscopy combined with total intersphincteric resection (Total-ISR) for extremely low rect...

Multidisciplinary team for the diagnosis and treatment of 2 cases of primary intestinal yolk sac tumor.

Extragonadal primary yolk sac tumor of the intestinal tract origin is exceedingly rare. Through a multiple disciplinary team, the diagnosis and treatm...

Automatic Organ Segmentation for CT Scans Based on Super-Pixel and Convolutional Neural Networks.

Accurate segmentation of specific organ from computed tomography (CT) scans is a basic and crucial task for accurate diagnosis and treatment. To avoid...

Same-Day Conventional Different-Day Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study.

Same-day endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and cholecystectomy (LC) could potentially reduce hospital length of stay (HLOS). Patie...

The Association Between Arthralgia and Vedolizumab Using Natural Language Processing.

BACKGROUND: The gut-selective nature of vedolizumab has raised questions regarding increased joint pain or arthralgia with its use in inflammatory bow...

[Robot-assisted vs laparoscopic gastric bypass : First experiences with the DaVinci system in bariatric surgery].

Conventional laparoscopy is the gold standard in bariatric surgery. Internationally, robot-assisted surgery is gaining in importance. Up to now there ...