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Open AccessSplenic Vein Diameter is a Risk Factor for the Portal Venous System Thrombosis After Partial Splenic Artery Embolization
Portal venous system thrombosis is a complication of partial splenic artery embolization, and pre-treatment risk assessment is thus important. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for por...
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Open AccessIndomethacin reduces rates of aortic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta by inhibiting monocyte/macrophage accumulation in a murine model
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition, which is characterised by separation of the constituent layers of the aortic wall. We have recently shown that monocyte/macrophage infiltration into the aorti...
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Risk factors for local recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads (DEB-TACE)
To identify the risk factors for local recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) with drug-eluting beads (DEB-TACE).
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Optimal blood pressure targets for patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Optimal blood pressure (BP) targets for hypertension have been an important clinical issue but have been elusive. The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed significant benefits of intensiv...
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Acquisition of 3D Data and Spectral Color by Using RGBD Camera and Programmable Light Source
Measurement of shape and color of three-dimensional (3D) object surface is important in many fields including display, digital archives, computer graphics, and computer vision. For instance, the reproduction o...
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Mouse Model of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Induced by CaCl2
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common and fatal disease for which pathogenesis is still uncertain. Reproducible and standardized animal model of AAA is essential to obtain the knowledge of the molecular ...
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Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with fine-powder cisplatin and iodized-oil suspension in patients with intermediate-stage and advanced-stage (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage-B or stage-C) hepatocellular carcinoma: multicenter phase-II clinical study
This single-arm, multicenter, phase-II trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) using fine-powder cisplatin and iodized-oil suspension in patients with intermed...
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Successful emergency combined therapy with partial splenic arterial embolization and endoscopic injection therapy against a bleeding duodenal varix in a child
There is no consensus guidelines for treating duodenal variceal bleeding, which is a rare and life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. Here we report an exceedingly unusual case in a 9-year-old bo...
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Prognosis of patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinomas based on the Child-Pugh score: subclassifying the intermediate stage (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage B)
Retrospective evaluation of intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patient survival after undergoing chemoembolization based on the Child-Pugh score.
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Open AccessImaging findings of primary hepatic carcinoid tumor with an emphasis on MR imaging: case study
Carcinoid tumors are slow-growing tumors originating in the neuroendocrine cells, and occur most frequently within the gastrointestinal tract. Although the liver is the most common site for metastatic carcinoi...
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Risk Factors for Rebleeding and Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Survival in Patients with Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Acute Gastric Variceal Rupture
Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) has shown great potential in controlling acute gastric variceal hemorrhage, although rebleeding related to the procedure may occur in a small percen...
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Open AccessFactors Associated with Aggravation of Esophageal Varices after B-RTO for Gastric Varices
To retrospectively evaluate risk factors for aggravation of esophageal varices (EV) within 1 year after balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) of gastric varices (GV) and to clarify suita...
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Subgrou** of intermediate-stage (BCLC stage B) hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumor number and size and Child–Pugh grade correlated with prognosis after transarterial chemoembolization
To find a subgroup that benefits most from transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in terms of tumor number and size and liver profile in patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Open AccessTenascin C protects aorta from acute dissection in mice
Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is caused by the disruption of intimomedial layer of the aortic walls, which is immediately life-threatening. Although recent studies indicate the importance of proinflammatory re...
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Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors in Combination with Local OK-432 Injection Prolongs Survival and Suppresses Distant Tumor Growth in the Rabbit Model with Intra- and Extrahepatic VX2 Tumors
To evaluate survival and distant tumor growth after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and local OK-432 injection at a single tumor site in a rabbit model with intra- and extrahepatic VX2 tumors and to examine the ...
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Hepatic arterial embolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas: do technical factors affect prognosis?
To evaluate retrospectively whether technical factors of hepatic arterial embolization affect the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Systemic Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula Associated with Mitral Regurgitation: Successful Treatment with Endovascular Embolization
We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with symptomatic mitral regurgitation caused by a left-to-right shunt via anastomoses consisting of microfistulae, most likely of inflammatory origin, between the rig...
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Dual Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varix Draining into the Left Adrenal Vein and Left Inferior Phrenic Vein
A 66-year-old woman with a gastric varix, draining into a dilated left adrenal vein and a left inferior phrenic vein, was treated with dual balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO). Under b...
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Erratum to: Clinical evaluation of digital radiography based on a large-area cesium iodide-amorphous silicon flat-panel detector compared with screen-film radiography for skeletal system and abdomen
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A Dedicated Z-Stent for Acquired Saber-Sheath Tracheobronchomalacia
The tracheobronchial lumen has a continuous horseshoe arch morphology. We formed Z-stents accordingly to support the weakened cartilagenous portions. With this type of stent we treated a patient with acquired...
