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Open AccessA case of successful management for spontaneous rupture of paraganglioma treated with preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization
Tumors arising from catecholamine-producing chromophil cells in paraganglia are termed paragangliomas (PGLs), which biologically resemble pheochromocytomas (PCCs) that arise from the adrenal glands. Spontaneou...
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Complications and prognosis of patients diagnosed with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease in neonatal period
There are no clinical guidelines for performing nephrectomy in patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). Few reports have described the clinical course of ARPKD diagnosed in the neon...
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Open AccessCorrection: Surgery‑related disseminated intravascular coagulation predicts postoperative complications
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Open AccessDevelopment and nationwide validation of kidney graft injury markers using urinary exosomes and microvesicles (complete English translation of the Japanese version)
Non-invasive, prompt, and proper detection tools for kidney graft injuries (KGIs) are awaited to ensure graft longevity. We screened diagnostic biomarkers for KGIs following kidney transplantation using extrac...
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Open AccessSurgery-related disseminated intravascular coagulation predicts postoperative complications
The rate of postoperative morbidity, including infectious complications, is still high after major hepatobiliary pancreatic (HBP) surgery. Although surgery-related disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) ...
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Comparison of nafamostat mesilate to citrate anticoagulation in pediatric continuous kidney replacement therapy
Regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) is the preferred continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) anticoagulation strategy for children in the USA. Nafamostat mesilate (NM), a synthetic serine protease, is ...
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Open AccessCorrection: Successful rituximab treatment for severe rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with anti-MDA5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis: a case report and literature review
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Open AccessSuccessful rituximab treatment for severe rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with anti-MDA5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis: a case report and literature review
Rapidly progressive (RP) interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a life-threatening complication of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM); however, it is generally refractory to treatment; to the best of our knowledge, no...
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Open AccessA phase I/II study of adoptive immunotherapy using donor liver graft-derived natural killer cells to prevent bloodstream infection after liver transplantation: a study protocol
Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are among the most lethal complications of liver transplantation (LT). Natural killer (NK) cells are an important component of innate immunity and play an essential role in infect...
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Factors related to oxygen desaturation index during sleep 7 days after bilateral sagittal splitting ramus osteotomy in patients without previous obstructive sleep apnea
The incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) immediately after surgery in patients with dentofacial deformities without previous OSA remains unknown. We aimed to perioperatively evaluate factors associated w...
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Peritoneal lavage with hydrogen-rich saline can be an effective and practical procedure for acute peritonitis
Acute peritonitis has remained a fatal disease despite of recent advances in care and treatment, including antibiotic and anticoagulant treatments. The cause of death is mostly sepsis-induced multiple organ fa...
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Open AccessTreatment of multiple huge liver cysts in a hybrid operating room: a case report
Liver cysts are common, with most cases being asymptomatic. In symptomatic cases, the disease is amenable to treatment. However, huge or multiple liver cysts with vascular narrowing and associated systemic sym...
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Open AccessA reciprocal inhibition model of alternations between under-/overemotional modulatory states in patients with PTSD
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to manifest two opposing tendencies in their attentional biases and symptoms. However, whether common neural mechanisms account for their opposing atte...
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Open AccessThe Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020)
The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020), a Japanese-specific set of clinical practice guidelines for sepsis and septic shock created as revised fr...
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Open AccessPerioperative management with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor and prostaglandin E1 for moderate portopulmonary hypertension following adult-to-adult living-donor liver transplantation: a case report
Portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a relatively rare but well-recognized complication of end-stage liver disease. Moderate or severe PPH (mean pulmonary artery pressure [mPAP] ≥ 35 mmHg) is usually a contrai...
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Open AccessThe Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2016 (J-SSCG 2016)
The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2016 (J-SSCG 2016), a Japanese-specific set of clinical practice guidelines for sepsis and septic shock created jointly by th...
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Open AccessAggressive angiomyxoma of the liver: a case report and literature review
Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that occurs almost exclusively in the soft tissue of the pelvis and perineum. AAM has both locally infiltrative and recurrent characteristics. Very few ...
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Open AccessBiliary-duodenal anastomosis using magnetic compression following massive resection of small intestine due to strangulated ileus after living donor liver transplantation: a case report
Despite the improvements of surgical techniques and postoperative management of patients with liver transplantation, biliary complications are one of the most common and important adverse events. We present a ...
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Open AccessElective laparoscopic deroofing to treat the spontaneous rupture of a large simple liver cyst: a case report
The spontaneous rupture of nonparasitic liver cysts (NLC) is sometimes seen in clinical practice. However, there are no guidelines that describe the optimal treatment strategy and the surgical indications for ...
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Open AccessIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma coinciding with a liver metastasis from a rectal carcinoma: a case report
We experience many cases of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer, but synchronous occurrence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and liver metastasis from a rectal cancer is extremely rare. We herein r...
