Feasibility and safety of 0.6% sodium alginate in endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal neoplastic lesion: A pilot study.

Objectives: The usefulness of 0.6% sodium alginate (SA) as a submucosal (SM) injection solution for endoscopic SM dissection (ESD) has gained attention over the past few years. However, using ESD for colorectal neoplastic lesions is not explicitly researched as yet.

[Liver metastasis from alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer 27 years postoperation:a case report].

A 75-year-old man with a history of distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer at 48 years of age underwent abdominal computed tomography, which revealed a left hepatic lobe tumor alongside direct gastric invasion. His blood test results revealed significant increase in serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels (32240.3ng/mL).

A case of anisakiasis in the sigmoid colon.

Colonic anisakiasis is rare because most cases of anisakiasis occur in the stomach. An accurate diagnosis is sometimes difficult because of the rarity and symptom nonspecificity. We should consider the possibility of colonic anisakiasis when examining patients who have a history of consuming raw fish.

[Diagnosis of an ileal neuroendocrine tumor based on lymph node metastases: a case report].

A 72-year-old man was diagnosed with tumors outside of the stomach and mesentery of the small intestine on abdominal computed tomography. Histopathological examination of an endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimen confirmed the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis of a neuroendocrine tumor (NET). Gastroscopy, colonoscopy, small bowel capsule endoscopy, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy, and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography were performed.

Adaptation and validation of the Japanese version of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ-J) for the evaluation of self-management education interventions.

Aim: In many countries, health education interventions are popular; however, few valid measures exist for evaluation of multifactorial interventions. The aim of the present study was to translate and culturally adapt the widely-used 8 scale Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) for the evaluation of the Japanese Specific Health Consultation (SHC) in people with metabolic syndrome.

Methods: A draft was generated using a standardized forward and back translation protocol with independent translators and consensus meetings.

Diuretics aggravate zinc deficiency in patients with liver cirrhosis by increasing zinc excretion in urine.

Aim: Liver cirrhosis is often accompanied by zinc deficiency. The exact mechanisms underlying zinc deficiency remain unclear. This study was undertaken to clarify the influence of diuretics on blood zinc levels and zinc excretion in urine in liver cirrhosis.