Publications by authors named "Kouichi Furukawa"
Article Synopsis
- Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is effective for treating gastric fundal varices (GVs) and may improve long-term hepatic functional reserve (HFR) in patients.
- A study analyzing 57 patients who underwent BRTO showed significant improvements in serum albumin levels and reductions in Child-Pugh and ALBI scores after 3 years.
- The 10-year survival rate was 44.1%, with poor prognostic factors including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and malignant neoplasms.
[A case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma successfully treated with systemic chemothrapy].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
March 2012
A 64-year-old man with a 2-month history of abdominal distension was admitted for transient cerebral ischemic attack. A CT scan revealed massive ascites. Laparoscopy showed multiple whitish nodules on the visceral peritoneum and the omentum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Ecabet sodium has an anti-H. pylori effect. We assessed the efficacy of ecabet sodium in the rescue therapy for the eradication of H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe performed a retrospective survey at 15 hospitals in Niigata Prefecture to assess the effectiveness of gemcitabine in patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer and to analyze prognostic factors impacting survival in patients with stage IVb. The subjects were 244 unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer patients(IVa 68, IVb 176)who were treated with gemcitabine as first-line therapy. The overall response rate was 6.
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