Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
Online ISSN : 1349-7693
Print ISSN : 0446-6586
Volume 111, Issue 8
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Review article
Monthly report; Progress in the Basic Research on Pancreatic Diseases
Case report
  • Haruhiko SHUGO, Yuji HODO, Takeshi WATANABE, Seiko UWAFUJI, Junji SUGI ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1579-1586
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    A 60-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 presented to our hospital with melena. She reported a 1-year history of treatment with nilotinib hydrochloride hydrate for chronic myelogenous leukemia. Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography revealed multiple intestinal tumors that were subsequently diagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) using single-balloon enteroscopy. Although the tumors showed no significant change over 1 year, partial jejunal resection was performed to confirm the diagnosis. Immunohistochemically, the tumors were GIST.
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  • Naoto IWAI, Shiro TAKAMI, Yukihiro MORITA, Kota FUJII, Ryusuke TAKADA, ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1587-1593
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    An 84-year-old female was admitted with sudden-onset upper abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) revealed complete occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). After transcatheter infusion of urokinase, embolic occlusion resolved. However, the pain recurred when she started eating. CECT revealed a lesion with thickening of the intestinal wall; therefore, laparoscopy-assisted surgery was undertaken. Histological examination yielded a definitive diagnosis of ischemic enteritis caused by SMA occlusion. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are important in SMA occlusion, and careful observation of the clinical course is recommended after transcatheter therapy.
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  • Masafumi YOSHIOKA, Seiichi SHINJI, Hayato KAN, Takeshi YAMADA, Michihi ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1594-1601
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    A 62-year-old woman, with a past history of long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and gastric ulcer, was hospitalized for intestinal obstruction in April 2012. Two stenoses were identified in the ileum in association with small intestinal ulcers, and she underwent partial resection of the small intestine. Histologically, the two lesions were poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas; metastatic small intestinal cancer was suspected, but whole body examination revealed no other lesions. The final diagnosis was multiple primary small intestinal malignancies, necessitating additional resection of the small intestine in July. We report this case to raise awareness among physicians of the possibility of primary small intestinal cancer in patients with multiple small intestinal stenoses.
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  • Saori KAMACHI, Taiga OTSUKA, Chika TSUJI, Shunya NAKASHITA, Yasushi ID ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1602-1608
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    Streptococcus salivarius is an oral commensal bacterium that rarely causes disease in humans. Here, we report a case of liver abscess associated with S. salivarius in a 41-year-old woman who presented with continuous abdominal discomfort, fatigue, and fever. She was diagnosed with multiple liver abscesses; she underwent percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage. Thereafter, S. salivarius was isolated in all bacterial cultures of the drained abscesses, and it was sensitive to penicillins. She made a good recovery after treatment. In the absence of an infective source other than chronic periodontitis, the cause of liver abscesses was attributed to oral S. salivarius. S. salivarius is a normal oral commensal, and oral commensals must be considered if the infective origin of liver abscess cannot be determined.
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  • Takao IEMOTO, Hidehiro SAWA, Hideki SAKAI, Hiroki HAYASHI, Katsuhide T ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1609-1617
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    A 73-year-old man visited our hospital for consultation regarding a pancreatic tumor. Abdominal computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and endoscopic ultrasound scan (EUS) revealed tumor 2 cm in diameter located in the pancreatic tail. EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) suggested pancreatic mixed acinar-endocrine carcinoma, and he underwent distal pancreatectomy. Few reports exist where preoperative EUS-FNA suggested pancreatic mixed acinar-endocrine carcinoma; thus, we report this case.
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  • Yasuhiro IIZUKA, Hideki SAKAI, Konomi KOBAYASHI, Kazue IIZUKA, Eri ITO ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1618-1623
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    A 64-year-old woman was prescribed lamivudine and adefovir (ADV) for chronic hepatitis B. Although her serum creatinine level was normal (<1.01 mg/dl), she developed bone pain due to Fanconi syndrome and osteomalacia. Therefore, ADV was discontinued and she was switched to entecavir (ETV); however, she developed an ETV-resistant mutant virus and a small dose of ADV was restarted. Her hepatitis B virus (HBV) -DNA levels and renal function were closely monitored. She has had preserved creatinine levels and tubular function, with almost undetectable HBV-DNA levels for more than a year after treatment.
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  • Takehito YAMAMOTO, Shintaro YAGI, Hiroki HASHIDA, Chihiro ICHIKAWA, Da ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1624-1631
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    We describe the case of a 46-year-old woman in which a large intra-abdominal tumor was detected using computed tomography. It was a low-density, homogeneous, 7 cm tumor, adjacent to the inferior vena cava (IVC). The tumor, along with a portion of the anterior wall of the IVC, was surgically resected. The tumor originated from the IVC wall, and histopathological examination revealed a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. The patient is alive without recurrence 10 years after surgery. Although this disease is rare and typically has a poor prognosis, complete resection with long-term survival is achievable.
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  • Shinya MURATA, Atsushi YODEN, Tomoki AOMATSU, Keisuke INOUE, Hiroshi T ...
    2014 Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1632-1639
    Published: August 05, 2014
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    Here we present 3 cases of childhood-onset autoimmune pancreatitis: 2 cases in boys aged 4 and 16 years, diagnosed with ulcerative colitis; 1 case in a previously healthy 10-year-old boy. All 3 boys presented with abdominal pain associated with elevated pancreatic enzyme levels. Immunoglobulin G4 levels were elevated only in the 16-year-old boy. However, pancreatic enlargement together with narrowing of the main pancreatic duct was evident on computed tomography in all 3 cases. Autoimmune pancreatitis is an uncommon disease in childhood, and only 3 cases affecting patients under 17 years of age have previously been reported in Japan. Autoimmune pancreatitis may be latent in children with pancreatitis who have chronic or intermittent abdominal symptoms. In addition, it is necessary to recognize autoimmune pancreatitis as a complication of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. The clinical features of pediatric autoimmune pancreatitis remain unclear, and an accumulation of cases is necessary.
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