Eradication Does Not Adversely Affect the Clinical Course of Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Study on Screening Endoscopic Examination in Japan.

Background: Since gastric cancers (GCs) detected after () eradication present with different morphological characteristics from conventional -positive GCs, delayed detection of early-stage GCs may be observed. This study aimed to investigate the clinical impact of eradication on diagnosing GC during screening endoscopy.

Methods: Eleven health checkup institutions in Japan participated in the present study.

Spleen volume is a predictor of posthepatectomy liver failure and short-term mortality for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: The study aimed at retrospectively assessing the impact of spleen volume (SpV) on the development of posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) in patients who underwent hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: 152 patients with primary HCC who underwent hepatectomy (sectionectomy or more) were classified into PHLF and non-PHLF groups, and then the relationship between PHLF and SpV was assessed. SpV (cm) was obtained from preoperative CT and standardized based on the patient's body surface area (BSA, m).

Efficacy of acotiamide on postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome depending on the estimated gastric acid secretion level.

Background/aims: Gastric acid secretion is suspected to be a pivotal contributor to the pathogenesis of functional dyspepsia. The present study investigates the potential association of the gastric acid secretion estimated by measuring serum pepsinogen with therapeutic responsiveness to the prokinetic drug acotiamide.

Methods: Dyspeptic patients consulting participating clinics from October 2017 to March 2019 were prospectively enrolled in the study.

Time Window of Perturbation-Induced Response Triggered by Ankle Motion and Body Sway above the Ankle.

We determined the precise time windows of the electromyographic (EMG) response components triggered by ankle motion and by body sway above the ankle. A support surface under the feet of healthy young adult participants in the quiet stance was moved in translation. The EMG response component triggered by body displacement above the ankle began at 95-100 ms and ended 145-155 ms after the onset of the support surface translation.