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Simultaneous occurrence of autoimmune hepatitis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia after COVID-19 infection: case report and literature review
Various autoimmune diseases have been reported to develop as a result of a coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) infection. There have been some reports of COVID-19-triggered autoimmune hepatitis and autoimmune he...
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Open AccessProton beam therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct invasion
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with bile duct invasion (BDI) (BDIHCC) has a poor prognosis. Moreover, due to the paucity of reports, there is no consensus regarding optimal management of this clinical conditio...
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Open AccessTriple modal treatment comprising with proton beam radiation, hyperthermia, and gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a phase I/II study protocol (TT-LAP trial)
Locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), accounting for about 30% of PDAC patients, is difficult to cure by radical resection or systemic chemotherapy alone. A multidisciplinary strategy is re...
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Reply to the Letter to Editor regarding “Autoimmune hepatitis with history of HCV treatment triggered by COVID‑19 vaccination: case report and literature review”
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Autoimmune hepatitis with history of HCV treatment triggered by COVID-19 vaccination: case report and literature review
Although vaccines have been effective against the worldwide pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19), some case reports have described autoimmune hepatitis triggered by COVID-19 vaccination. Meanwhile, he...
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Percutaneous transhepatic obliteration-related procedures for isolated gastric varices: experience of three cases
Percutaneous transhepatic obliteration (PTO) can facilitate antegrade embolization of variceal veins. We herein report three patients who underwent percutaneous transhepatic sclerotherapy (PTS) or percutaneous...
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A case report: Long-term complete response of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma obtained after discontinuation of 2-month sorafenib monotherapy
A 69-year-old woman who had a history of chronic hepatitis C, autoimmune hemolytic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome was treated with sorafenib at a daily dose of 400 mg for HCC with multiple lung metastases...
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Splenic rupture caused by pancreatic pseudocyst successfully treated by endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage
A 43-year-old man was admitted to a local hospital because of acute left abdominal pain. Chronic alcoholic pancreatitis and a 10-cm pancreatic pseudocyst in the tail of the pancreas had been found 5 years prev...
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A case of pancreatic-pleural fistula of Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis successfully treated with pancreatic drainage and steroid
Pancreatic-pleural fistula is a rare but severe complication with pancreatitis. A 50-year old man with heavy alcoholic history was transferred to our hospital due to pancreatic pleural effusion with diffuse pa...
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Open AccessClinical outcomes of previously untreated patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma following proton beam therapy
The effectiveness of proton beam therapy (PBT) as initial treatment for patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is unclear, particularly as related to ICC histological subtypes. We per...
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Safety margin of radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective study using magnetic resonance imaging with superparamagnetic iron oxide
In radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it is difficult to assess the ablative margin (AM) precisely by comparing pre- and post-RFA CT images. We prospectively studied the AMs usin...
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Multi-Hazard Early Warning System in Japan
Japan is located on the “Pacific Ring of Fire” where seismic and volcanic activity is high. As a result, the country has a relatively large number of earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to the very small are...
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The use of cyclosporine in a boy with a prior episode of posterior encephalopathy
We report the case of a 12- year-old Japanese boy who was receiving cyclosporine (Cs A) for steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome despite a prior episode of Cs A-associated posterior encephalopathy. At the thir...
