Publications by authors named "Hirotsugu Morioka"
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- * After undergoing laparoscopic surgery for adhesive ileus, she was encouraged by the success of the procedure to reconsider and accept palliative surgery, which included laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy and partial hepatectomy.
- * Although she ultimately developed more liver metastases and passed away 8 months later, she maintained her ability to eat and perform daily activities until her death, highlighting the importance of patient-centered care and decision-making in end-of-life scenarios.
Background: While thrombosis is a well-known complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, reports on intestinal necrosis due to intestinal ischemia caused by thrombosis are extremely rare. We herein report a case of intestinal necrosis due to multiple thrombosis in a COVID-19 patient.
Case Presentation: The patient was a 64-year-old man.
Background: Ileus is quite a common disease, but is associated with various causes. As far as we know, there have only been one case of ileus due to inverted bladder diverticulum, which is extremely rare.
Case Presentation: The patient was a 53-year-old male.
We report here a rare case of a patient with recurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma that was treated with simple S-1 chemotherapy, who is still alive 6 years later. A liver tumor was identified in segments 5 to 6 in a 60-year-old male asymptomatic hepatitis B carrier. The tumor was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma by MRI and CT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis report presents a case of true enteroliths linked to non-specific multiple ulcers of the small intestine (CNSU). A 53-year-old male presented with abdominal pain and vomiting, and was admitted to our hospital under a diagnosis of ileus. He had anemia and hypoalbuminemia.
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