Association between low birth weight and high adult waist-to-height ratio in non-obese women: a cross-sectional study in a Japanese population.

Low birth weight has been associated with cardiovascular diseases. The waist-to-height ratio is a good indicator of risks for these diseases. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between birth weight and adult waist-to-height ratio in a Japanese population.

[Histological complete response in a case of advanced gastric endocrine carcinoma treated by irinotecan plus cisplatin].

A 65-year-old man was admitted because of epigastralgia and body weight loss. A 50-mm tumor found at the lesser curvature of the gastric antrum was histologically diagnosed as endocrine carcinoma. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed liver metastasis and multiple lymph node metastasis.

A synthetic prostaglandin E1 analog, alprostadil alfadex, relaxes sphincter of Oddi in humans.

It is well established that prostaglandins (PGs) exert potent pharmacological actions on vascular and nonvascular smooth muscle, although their effects on the sphincter of Oddi (SO) remain to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of PGE1 on motility of the human SO. Twenty patients appearing for routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) examination were studied.