Publications by authors named "Tomohiro Katayama"

Galantamine is a cholinesterase inhibitor employed in Alzheimer's disease management. Cholinesterase inhibitors are associated with potential cholinergic side effects that, when severe, can result in cholinergic crises. Although crises induced by other cholinesterase inhibitors, such as distigmine and rivastigmine, have been reported, cases of galantamine-induced cholinergic crises remain undocumented.

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  • A 54-year-old man experienced severe hypoxia after choking on mochi and was admitted to the hospital for treatment, where he underwent intubation and pressure-controlled ventilation.
  • His respiratory status was stable in most positions, but when placed on his right side, his breathing worsened, showing a significant drop in oxygen levels.
  • A chest X-ray later revealed a grade II right pneumothorax, which was treated with a chest tube, leading to stabilization of his condition and eventual successful extubation and removal of the tube days later; the case highlights the need to consider pneumothorax when respiratory issues arise in specific positions during ventilation.
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A woman in her 60s visited our hospital because of frequent hypoglycemia and episodes of unconsciousness over the last 6 years. A 4 cm tumor was detected on the pancreatic tail using abdominal computed tomography and ultrasonography. An insulinoma was strongly suspected from the results of the fasting test and glucagon load test, and a distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy was performed.

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A woman in her 60s was admitted to our hospital with pain and induration of the navel. She was diagnosed with gastric cancer with metastasis to the navel and underwent total gastrectomy and navel extraction. Because disseminated nodules were detected in the Douglas pouch and sigmoid colon, sigmoidectomy was performed to prevent bowel obstruction.

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A man in his 50 s, who had undergone subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy with modified Child's reconstruction for pancreatic cancer 8 months back, was hospitalized because of vomiting and difficulty in feeding.Radiological and endoscopic studies revealed a malignant obstruction of the gastrojejunostomy site due to peritoneal recurrence of the cancer.Although a self-expandable metallic stent(SEMS)was placed in the anastomotic site, it slipped back into the stomach 3 days later.

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A man in his 60s was admitted with obstructive jaundice. A hypovascular tumor, 55 mm in diameter, was detected in the pancreas head on imaging. The superior mesenteric vein showed severe stenosis bilaterally and the roots of all branches were invaded by the tumor.

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The patient was a 71-year-old man. In September 2011, he experienced abdominal pain with high fever. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) diagnosed acute cholecystitis with a confluence stone (corlette classification type II).

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