[Trace Analysis of Lead in Copper Gluconate by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry after Separation by Co-Precipitation with Bismuth].

In order to determine trace amounts of lead in copper gluconate by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), the authors investigated a separation and pre-concentration procedure using a co-precipitation technique with bismuth. After ashing 2.0 g of the sample by means of a dry process, the ash was dissolved in (1→100) nitric acid and 75 μg of bismuth was added.

[A case of gastric cancer complicated with multiple lung metastases responding to TS-1].

A 56-year-old gastric cancer patient with multiple lung metastases and dilated cardiomyopathy was treated by chemotherapy with TS-1. This case was judged to be unresectable. TS-1 (100 mg/body/day) was orally administered for 4 weeks followed by a drug-free 2-week period as 1 course.

Giant cystic lymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery: report of a case.

We herein describe the case of a 48-year-old man who presented to our hospital with abdominal distension and pain. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography failed to determine the cause of the pain. At laparotomy, a giant cystic tumor of the small bowel mesentery was found.