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Viability of liver grafts from fasted donor rats: relationship to sinusoidal endothelial cell apoptosis
Previous studies have shown that livers from fasted donors appear to tolerate long-term preservation better than livers from fed donors, but the mechanism is not clear. Some studies have shown that the apopto...
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Intraductal mucinous tumors occurring simultaneously in the liver and pancreas
A case of simultaneous intraductal mucinous tumors of the liver and pancreas in a 67-year-old man is described. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) revealed the presence of cystic lesions wi...
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A case of Helicobacter pylori-negative intramucosal well-differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma with intestinal phenotype
A woman in her 30s visited our hospital with stool abnormality. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a depressed lesion on the greater curvature of the gastric antrum. The tumor was diagnosed as a well-differen...
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A case of protein-losing enteropathy caused by sclerosing mesenteritis diagnosed with capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy
A 75-year-old man presented with abdominal distension, hypoproteinemia, ascites and a 35-mm mass in the small bowel mesentery. Laparotomy was performed, and he was diagnosed with sclerosing mesenteritis. His c...
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A case of idiopathic portal hypertension accompanying multiple hepatic nodular regenerative hyperplasia in a patient with systemic sclerosis
Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is one of the background diseases causing nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH). Furthermore, IPH patients accompanied with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus ery...
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related colitis with a distinctive endoscopic finding of colonic pseudolipomatosis
A man in his 70s received anticancer chemotherapy with the anti-programmed cell death protein–ligand 1 antibody atezolizumab for non-small cell lung cancer. Ten days later, he developed diarrhea and skin rash,...
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Advanced primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver with a small cell carcinoma component: an autopsy case report
Primary adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the liver is a rare subtype of cholangiocarcinoma that comprises both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma components. We report a 48-year-old woman with advanced...
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Pembrolizumab-induced autoimmune side effects of colon and pancreas in a patient with lung cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been shown to be effective for treating many carcinomas. However, the activated immune response may lead to the development of multiple immune-related adverse events, includin...
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Gastrointestinal AA amyloidosis secondary to chronic pyelonephritis presenting with refractory diarrhea and severe hypoalbuminemia
Secondary amyloidosis is a rare complication of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as collagen diseases, and is often difficult to treat. In addition, the gastrointestinal tract is frequently involved in amyl...
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Successful early diagnosis of monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma manifesting as chronic diarrhea and hypokalemia using video capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy
Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma (MEITL), formerly known as enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) type II, is a rare disease with a poor prognosis that is often diagnosed when pat...
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A rare case of eosinophilic gastritis induced by nivolumab therapy for metastatic melanoma
Cancer immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause immune reactions at various sites as a side effect called immune-related adverse events (irAEs). The gastrointestinal tract is susceptible to i...
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Histology and cytokine levels in hepatic injury accompanying a case of non-severe COVID-19
The pathogenesis of liver dysfunction that complicates coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear, especially in mild to moderate severity cases. In this case, a novel coronavirus infection was detect...
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Analysis of peripheral immune markers to predict liver injury during COVID-19
