A case of gastric granular cell tumor successfully treated by laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery.

We describe a case of gastric granular cell tumor (GCT) treated with laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS). A 30-year-old male was referred to our hospital for the investigation of a subepithelial lesion (SEL). Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a 15 mm SEL within the posterior wall of the gastric body.

Efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization of omental artery aneurysm: A single-center experience.

Background: Omental artery aneurysm (OAA) is an extremely rare visceral artery aneurysm. Ruptured OAAs are associated with a high mortality rate. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has been used to treat OAA in recent years.

Percutaneous trans-bladder drainage of a pelvic abscess caused by sigmoid diverticulitis: Two case reports.

Sigmoid diverticulitis can potentially lead to the development of pelvic abscesses. Mortality rate from intra-abdominal abscesses is as high as 35%, and patients with diverticulitis complicated by an abscess are at a high risk of recurrent diverticulitis. Recently, image-guided drainage has been performed using computed tomography or ultrasonography for the treatment of pelvic abscesses.

Developing and validating the Japanese version of the Referential Thinking Scale: A cross-sectional study.

It has been shown that ideas of reference in the context of paranoia (IoR-P) and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (IoR-S) are caused by different psychological constructs. Although it is well known that both IoR-P and IoR-S are frequently evoked during the same period of life, how they interact with each other is unknown. The purpose of the present study was to develop the Japanese version of the Referential Thinking Scale (J-REF) to assess IoR-S, examine its validity and reliability, and explore the predictors of IoR-P and IoR-S.