Publications by authors named "T Okuaki"

Hemosuccus pancreaticus (HP) is characterized by gastrointestinal bleeding from the papilla of Vater via the pancreatic duct. In this report, we describe a case of HP due to arterial perforation in a pancreatic pseudocyst and discuss the computed tomography (CT) findings and efficacy of stent graft placement. A 64-year-old man with a history of heavy alcohol use, situs inversus totalis, and total gastrectomy was hospitalized with hematochezia.

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Okuaki and colleagues present a case video of a stent-stone complex formed by the anti-migration system of a self-expandable metallic stent used in endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage. As the stone caused gastric outlet obstruction, they successfully crushed it using a balloon catheter and electronic hydraulic lithotripsy with a two-channel scope.

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Purpose: Non-calcified cholesterol stones that are small in size are hard to be depicted on CT or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. This institutional review board (IRB)-approved retrospective in vitro study aims to characterize contrast behaviors of 3 main components of the gallstones, i.e.

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  • Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (IAHA) was studied for its impact on cartilage degeneration in knee osteoarthritis (OA) using MRI T1ρ mapping, which provided objective measurements over time.
  • The study involved 60 patients and classified changes in cartilage health into three groups: Improvement, No Change, and Deterioration, revealing a correlation between the number of IAHA injections and the degree of cartilage degeneration.
  • Results indicate that more frequent IAHA treatments may lead to better cartilage health, suggesting potential benefits of repeated IAHA injections for managing knee OA.
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