An obese patient with acute cholecystitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis: A case report.

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis and liver cirrhosis is associated with increased risk. We present an obese patient with acute cholecystitis and liver cirrhosis caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), who was successfully managed with laparoscopic cholecystostomy and a low-carbohydrate diet with exercise.

Presentation Of Case: A 61-year-old woman presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain.

The Speed of Sound in Rat Liver With Steatohepatitis: Ex Vivo Analysis Using Two Types of Ultrasound Systems.

We have previously reported a non-invasive method that would be clinically applicable for measurement of speed of sound (SOS) in the liver. The objective of the present study was to confirm the utility of this new method for assessing over time the SOS in liver with progressive steatohepatitis of different grades and stages. Rats were divided into two groups-a control group and a steatohepatitis group-prepared by keeping the rats on a methionine and choline-deficient diet for 43 wk.

An inguinal hernia with cryptorchidism with a Leydig cell tumor in an elderly man: A case report.

Introduction: Cryptorchidism is common in children but is rare in the elderly. It often presents with a constellation of signs and symptoms similar to routine inguinal hernias. We present the case of an elderly man with cryptorchidism containing a Leydig cell tumor and provide clinical insights.

A new method for measuring the speed of sound in rat liver ex vivo using an ultrasound system: correlation of sound speed with fat deposition.

The speed of sound correlates well with the fat content of the liver. Therefore, non-invasive quantification of sound speed in the liver might be of diagnostic value. Here we describe a new non-invasive method that would be clinically applicable for measurement of sound speed in the liver.

Primary hepatic choriocarcinoma in a 49-year-old man: report of a case.

We report a case of hepatic choriocarcinoma in a man diagnosed at autopsy after a rapid downhill clinical course. The patient was a 49-year-old man who presented with acute right-sided abdominal pain. There were no masses palpable on physical examination.

Resolution of cyclic vomiting after appendectomy in a girl.

Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a disorder characterized by recurrent, discrete, stereotypical episodes of nausea and vomiting. Although chronic or recurrent appendicitis may be a cause of recurrent abdominal pain, it rarely meets the diagnostic criteria for cyclic vomiting syndrome. Furthermore, mast cell counts are histologically high in chronic appendicitis.

[A case of advanced small intestinal cancer treated with S-1 plus cisplatin].

A66 -year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of abdominal pain in 2005. Computed tomography(CT) showed severe wall thickening of the proximal part of the jejunum and extensive intraperitoneal lymph node swelling. Therefore she was diagnosed with primary advanced small intestinal cancer.