Yang, Hong Wu, Kaichun Zhang, Hongjie Owyang, Qin Miao, Yinglei Gu, Fang Hu, Naizhong Zou, Kaifang Sheng, Jianqiu Li, Jin
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BackgroundCytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can significantly complicate and worsen the condition of acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. We aimed to explore the predictive risk factors to prevent and identify CMV infection at an early stage in acute UC patients.MethodsA total of 115 moderate-to-severe active UC patients from 17 hospitals t...
Ohno, Akiko Miyoshi, Jun Tanabe, Hidesato Kusuhara, Mitsunori Toki, Masao Chiba, Tomohiro Shimoyamada, Hiroaki Shibahara, Junji Hisamatsu, Tadakazu
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BackgroundWith the recent increased use of lanthanum carbonate, several cases of lanthanum phosphate deposition to gastric mucosa in dialysis patients have been reported. However, the endoscopic appearance of the early-stage lesion and the over-time alterations of endoscopic findings due to the progression of lanthanum phosphate deposition remain u...
Mat Nawi, Norazlina Tagiling, Nashrulhaq Mohd Rohani, Mohd Fazrin Wan Zainon, Wan Mohd Nazlee Zanial, Muhammad Saifuddin Wong, Mung Seong Lee, Yeong Yeh
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BackgroundIt is unclear if the 99mTc-sodium phytate (99mTc-SP) is as reliable as the gold-standard 99mTc-sulfur colloid (99mTc-SC) for gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES). This study is aimed to compare the emptying rates of both radiotracers in a prospective, randomized cross-over trial and to determine the normative data of a healthy multi-ethnic...
Zhu, Rong Bai, Yonghua Zhou, Yuankun Fang, Xingguo Zhao, Kui Tuo, Biguang Wu, Huichao
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BackgroundEsophageal tuberculosis (ET) is relatively rare, and the diagnosis is challenging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features of ET and highlight the role of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the diagnosis of pathologically undiagnosed ET.MethodsWe retrospectively analysed the clinical features, radiological performance...
Juhlin, Carl Christofer Falhammar, Henrik Kjellman, Magnus Åhlén, Jan Welin, Staffan Calissendorff, Jan
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BackgroundPoorly differentiated anal neuroendocrine carcinomas (ANECs) are rare lesions with poor prognosis, and the molecular etiology is only partially understood.Case presentationAt our institution, we have treated and followed a patient with such a rare ANEC. He had primarily surgery followed by three rounds of repeated surgery for loco-regiona...
Feng, Fang Cai, Wei Wang, Gaoming Chen, Weigang Yang, Haochang Sun, Mingyu Zhou, Li
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BackgroundWith the improvement of treatment and prognosis for patients with late malignant diseases, certain malignancies with distant metastasis (M1 category) have been further classified into M1a (single metastatic site) and M1b (multiple metastatic sites) category in the staging system. We aimed to assess the feasibility of sub-classifying metas...
Willuweit, Katharina Frey, Alexandra Bieniek, Lisa Heinold, Andreas Büchter, Matthias Horn, Peter A. Wedemeyer, Heiner Herzer, Kerstin
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BackgroundThe importance of donor-specific antibodies (DSA) after liver transplantation (LT) for graft and patient survival is an ongoing controversy. So far it has not been elucidated when and in how far DSA are harmful for graft and patient survival. Therefore, we had the aim to investigate the association of DSA with complications after LT.Metho...
Kubota, Yoshitaka Nagano, Hidekazu Ishii, Kentaro Kono, Takashi Kono, Satomi Akita, Shinsuke Mitsukawa, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Tomoaki
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BackgroundPressure sores are sometimes refractory to treatment, often due to malnutrition. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) obstructs absorption in the digestive tract and causes malnutrition. However, little is known about the association between pressure sore wound healing and SIBO. Here, we report a case of a patient with a refractor...
Fujita, Akashi Nakahara, Kazunari Michikawa, Yosuke Morita, Ryo Suetani, Keigo Sato, Junya Igarashi, Yosuke Araki, Ryuichiro Ikeda, Hiroki Matsunaga, Kotaro
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BackgroundRecent improvements in stone extraction implements and apparatus have lessened the complexity of the endoscopic bile duct stone treatment. However, despite confirmation of complete removal, cases of residual stones have been reported, which can result in recurrent biliary symptoms, cholangitis, and pancreatitis and considerably increase c...
Ishii, Yasutaka Serikawa, Masahiro Tsuboi, Tomofumi Kawamura, Ryota Tsushima, Ken Nakamura, Shinya Hirano, Tetsuro Fukiage, Ayami Ikemoto, Juri Kiyoshita, Yusuke
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BackgroundIn the diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC), differentiation from extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) is extremely important but is still a clinical challenge. This study aimed to elucidate the usefulness of peroral cholangioscopy (POCS) for the differential diagnosis between IgG4-SC and ECC.MethodsPOCS findings fo...
