Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
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Print ISSN : 0446-6586
Volume 113, Issue 8
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Review article
Monthly report; Issues on acute pancreatitis
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Original article
  • Yohei MARUKAWA, Takuya KOMURA, Takashi KAGAYA, Hajime OHTA, Masashi UN ...
    2016 Volume 113 Issue 8 Pages 1386-1392
    Published: August 05, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: August 05, 2016
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    In July 2012, metronidazole was approved for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). To clarify the selection criteria for the drug in terms of CDI severity, we established a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm with reference to the SHEA-IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines. We compared patients whose treatments were guided by the algorithm (29 cases, October 2012-September 2013) with patients treated prior to the development of the algorithm (37 cases, October 2011-September 2012). All cases treated with reference to the algorithm were diagnosed using enzyme immunoassay of C. difficile toxins A and B and glutamate dehydrogenase;an appropriate drug was prescribed in 93.1% of the cases. We found no significant between-group differences in the cure, recurrence, or complication rates. However, drug costs in cases wherein treatments were guided by the algorithm were markedly reduced. We have, thus, shown that algorithm-guided treatment is efficacious and cost-effective.

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Case report
  • Yoko KOMINAMI, Satoko KUNITA, Katsunori TSUGA, Miwako TANAKA, Mitsuhir ...
    2016 Volume 113 Issue 8 Pages 1393-1400
    Published: August 05, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: August 05, 2016
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    A 79-year-old man was admitted to our hospital to determine the cause of his melena. He underwent esophagogastric endoscopy and computed tomography, revealing a submucosal tumor on the anterior wall of the gastric antrum with multiple liver metastases. Endoscopic biopsy revealed a large cell neuroendocrine cell carcinoma. A subtotal gastrostomy was performed to prevent pyloric stenosis and anemia caused by tumor hemorrhage. Previous studies on gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma reported poor prognosis. Large- and small-cell types of gastric neuroendocrine carcinomas were differentiated for the first time in the 14th edition of the Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma. It is expected that the number of reports of gastric neuroendocrine carcinomas classified as either the large-cell or small-cell type will increase. It is necessary to collect information on more cases to improve prognosis and to establish appropriate treatment guidelines.

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  • Daisuke TAKEI, Akihito OKAZAKI, Tomoyuki MINAMI, Juri IKEMOTO, Naomich ...
    2016 Volume 113 Issue 8 Pages 1401-1407
    Published: August 05, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: August 05, 2016
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    A woman was admitted to our department for lung adenocarcinoma and she was treated with left upper lobectomy. The carcinoembryonic antigen level had increased. Enhanced computed tomography showed a hypovascular tumor in the pancreatic tail and in the extension of the distal main pancreatic duct. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) clearly showed a low echoic lesion, and histological examination revealed adenocarcinoma. On immunostaining, the lesion was diagnosed as metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lungs. The patient was treated with chemotherapy for lung cancer and survived for 4 years after diagnosis. Differentiating a metastatic lesion to the pancreas from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is very important. Accurate diagnosis enables administration of appropriate treatment. In this case, EUS was especially useful for assessing the tumor in the pancreas. When patients with a history of extra-pancreatic cancer present with a pancreatic lesion, pancreatic metastases should be considered, regardless of the time elapsed since occurrence of the primary cancer. EUS-fine needle aspiration (FNA) with histological examination is the best method for definitive diagnosis of pancreatic disease in this group of patients. This approach has very high sensitivity and accuracy for the diagnosis of pancreatic metastases.

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  • Haruna HAYASHI, Noriaki EGUCHI, Kyoku SUMIMOTO, Kenta MATSUMOTO, Takah ...
    2016 Volume 113 Issue 8 Pages 1408-1415
    Published: August 05, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: August 05, 2016
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    A 50-year-old man presented to a nearby hospital with high fever and anorexia. An abdominal tumor was detected, and he was referred to our hospital. A pancreatic tumor was detected by computed tomography and abdominal ultrasonography. He had high fever, leukocytosis, and high serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). We performed a tumor biopsy and histological examination revealed anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas. Based on the diagnosis, we initiated chemotherapy using gemcitabine plus S-1. However, the tumor rapidly progressed and he deteriorated and died 123 days after admission. As immunohistochemical study showed positive staining for G-CSF in the tumor cell, we diagnosed the tumor producing G-CSF during autopsy. Anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas producing G-CSF is very rare, with 10 cases, including ours, reported in the literature.

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  • Koichi ITO, Hitohiko KOIZUKA, Keigo SUZUKI, Koki OKUBO, Yoichiro AOKI, ...
    2016 Volume 113 Issue 8 Pages 1416-1424
    Published: August 05, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: August 05, 2016
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    We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who had a high level of serum pepsinogen II. Several months earlier, she had found a mass on the right side of her upper abdomen. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy did not reveal atrophic or inflammatory findings. She had not taken proton pump inhibitors, and there was no indication of renal dysfunction. Imaging tests showed a mass of approximately 80mm in the pancreatic head. We performed pancreatoduodenectomy, and the histopathological examination revealed an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of gastric type. Serum pepsinogen II levels substantially lowered after surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on a relationship between IPMN and serum pepsinogen II.

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  • Yoshihiro YOKOYAMA, Tomoya IIDA, Hiroyuki KANETO, Itaru YAMAMOTO, Kayo ...
    2016 Volume 113 Issue 8 Pages 1425-1432
    Published: August 05, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: August 05, 2016
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    A 78-year-old man presented to our hospital with fever and brownish urine. Upon thorough examination, a diagnosis of obstructive jaundice and acute cholangitis associated with a lower bile duct tumor was made. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography revealed entire circumferential stenosis of the lower bile duct. Examination of a transpapillary biopsy specimen of the lesion suggested adenosquamous carcinoma. The patient underwent subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. Histopathological examination revealed adenocarcinoma of the lower bile duct and squamous cell carcinoma components;a case of adenosquamous carcinoma was accordingly diagnosed. The lower bile duct tumor directly extended into the pancreatic parenchyma for approximately 1mm. We performed radical surgery and administered adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine because of advanced neural invasion after consulting with the patient. There was no sign of recurrence 46 months after surgery. As adenosquamous carcinoma of the extrahepatic bile duct is rare, it is difficult to preoperatively diagnose the condition. Only a few cases have been reported till date.

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