Totally endoscopic concomitant aortic and mitral valve surgery in junctional epidermolysis bullosa: a case report.

Background: Junctional epidermolysis bullosa is a rare skin and mucosal disorder characterized by blister formation in response to minor trauma and extracutaneous manifestations. There have been no reports of cardiac surgery and prognostication in patients with epidermolysis bullosa due to skin and mucosal fragility.

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man presented with congenital junctional epidermolysis bullosa, hypertension, and vasospastic angina.

Inhibitory effects of chalcone glycosides isolated from Brassica rapa L. 'hidabeni' and their synthetic derivatives on LPS-induced NO production in microglia.

Activation of microglia induces the production of various inflammatory mediators including nitric oxide (NO), leading to neurodegeneration in many central nervous system diseases. In this study, we examined the effects of chalcone glycosides isolated from Brassica rapa L. 'hidabeni' on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NO production using rat immortalized microglia HAPI cells.

A case of liposarcoma with peritonitis due to jejunal perforation.

A 21-year-old man, who had been treated for congenital dilatation of the bile duct 13 years previously, presented with an acute abdomen. The physical examination suggested peritonitis, and an emergent laparotomy was performed. A perforation was foundin the jejunum approximately 100 cm distal to the ligament of Treitz, followed by resection of a 60-cm jejunal segment.

[A case of gastric cancer responding to TS-1, with long survival of 16 months].

We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with Stage VI gastric cancer accompanied by p2 grade dissemination which responded to chemotherapy using TS-1. Treatment of the patient with daily oral administration of 80 mg TS-1 for 2 cycles resulted in partial regression in the size of the primary lesion. Side effects were only seen after administration of 1 month, as mild pigmentation easily controlled by white vaseline ointment.