Isolated Gastric Varices Refractory to Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) Successfully Treated by Shunt-occluded Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy (SO-EIS): A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is widely used to treat isolated gastric varices (IGVs) in Japan. However, BRTO is difficult to perform for IGVs with many small collateral veins, and no secondary treatment has been established. We herein report a rare case of IGVs refractory to BRTO successfully treated by shunt-occluded endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (SO-EIS), which is a combination therapy of major shunt occlusion by a balloon catheter and endoscopic injection sclerotherapy.

Early Decreases in α-Fetoprotein and Des-γ-carboxy Prothrombin Predict the Antitumor Effects of Hepatic Transarterial Infusion Chemotherapy with Cisplatin (CDDP) Powder in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Objective We retrospectively investigated the relationship between the tumor response and serial changes in α-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) during hepatic arterial infusion of a cisplatin powder formulation (CDDP powder) in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Seventy-six advanced HCC patients were analyzed. All HCC patients received high-concentration cisplatin (1.

[Transarterial infusion chemotherapy using fine-powder cisplatin in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma].

We investigated the therapeutic effects and safety of fine powder cisplatin for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma( HCC). From January 2006 to March 2012, 123 patients with advanced HCC were treated by transarterial infusion chemotherapy(TAI)with fine-powder cisplatin(IA-call®, Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

[A case of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with Caroli's disease].

A 29-year-old man was admitted with right hypochondralgia and fever. Markedly dilated bile ducts were observed, mainly in the right lobe of the liver. Based on both the clinical findings and imaging, we diagnosed Caroli's disease and choledochal cyst complicated with cholangitis.

Elevated plasma resistin concentrations in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Background: Resistin, an adipose-derived polypeptide hormone, has been proposed to be a candidate in insulin resistance, although its role in humans remains controversial. Liver cirrhosis (LC) is characterized by an elevated number of circulating proinflammatory cytokines, hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to determine the plasma resistin levels in patients with LC.

Hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: clinical characteristics, prognosis, and patient survival analysis.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) is associated with a poor prognosis. New therapeutic modalities, such as continuous hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (CHAIC), have recently been reported to be promising strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, prognosis, and survival of patients with PVTT according to treatment regimen.

Hepatocellular carcinoma in young adults: the clinical characteristics, prognosis, and findings of a patient survival analysis.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. However, HCC is rare in young Japanese patients and the clinical features of young patients with HCC have not yet been fully studied. This study was designed to determine the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with HCC who are younger than aged 40 years.

Hepatic adenomatosis associated with hormone replacement therapy and hemosiderosis: a case report.

We have reported a case of hepatic adenomatosis associated with hormone replacement therapy (estrogen and progesterone) and hemosiderosis caused by excessive blood transfusion for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. A 34-year-old woman was found to have several hepatic tumors on a routine medical examination. The general condition was good.

Computed tomography-guided transpulmonary radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma located in hepatic dome.

Aim: To determine the feasibility of performing computed tomography (CT)-guided transpulmonary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) located in the hepatic dome.

Methods: A total of seven patients with HCC comprising seven nodules located in the hepatic dome were treated from April 2004 to December 2004. CT-guided transpulmonary RFA was performed using a cool-tip type electrode (Radionics Company) based on a standardized energy protocol.

Hepatocellular carcinoma in extremely elderly patients: an analysis of clinical characteristics, prognosis and patient survival.

Aim: To identify the clinical and prognostic features of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) aged 80 years or more.

Methods: A total of 1310 patients with HCC were included in this study. Ninety-one patients aged 80 years or more at the time of diagnosis of HCC were defined as the extremely elderly group.