A healthy young patient with hepatic portal vein gas due to acute gastric dilatation: a case report.

Hepatic portal vein gas (HPVG) is caused by the influx of gastrointestinal gas into the intrahepatic portal vein as a result of gastrointestinal wall fragility due to ischemia or necrosis. Gastrointestinal tract necrosis is fatal in severe cases. We observed a case of food intake-induced acute gastric dilatation (AGD) in a healthy young male who developed HPVG and underwent conservative treatment.

Colonic Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for a Granular Cell Tumor with Insufficient Endoscopic Manipulation in the Hepatic Flexure.

This report describes a granular cell tumor (GCT) with insufficient endoscopic manipulation in the hepatic flexure (HF) of the colon, which was treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a splinting tube and the spring S-O clip traction method. A 44-year-old man presented with a 10 mm subepithelial tumor in the HF near the ascending colon on colonoscopy. The lesion had a smooth surface without erosion.

Neutrophil elastase inhibitor suppresses IL-17 based inflammation of murine experimental colitis.

Background: Neutrophil elastase (NE) is a proteinase in granulocytes and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory disorders. It has been reported that NE activity is elevated in both colonic mucosa and blood in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, and that it can act as an aggravating factor in IBD. To develop novel therapies for IBD, we examined the effects of an NE inhibitor, Elaspor®, on murine experimental colitis.

A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor with pneumomediastinum.

A 52-year-old man noticed physical weariness and anorexia in November 2008. Severe anemia was found. Pneumomediastinum was detected using x-ray and CT scanning.

HLA-B52-positive vasculo-Behçet disease: usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography, ultrasound study, and computed tomographic angiography for the early evaluation of multiarterial lesions.

We report a case of HLA-B52-positive Behçet disease accompanied by multiarterial lesions. A 24-year-old woman was suffering from sporadic high fever and recurrent oral and genital ulcers, and laboratory data revealed severe inflammation. A diagnosis of Behçet disease was made.

Anti-calreticulin antibodies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Purpose: Although the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unclear, autoimmune processes seem to play roles in IBD because several types of autoantibodies have been found in it. Calreticulin (CRT) is a soluble Ca2+ binding protein which is present in a wide variety of cells. CRT is localized mainly in the endoplasmic reticulum and is often a target for autoantibodies.

Induction of estrus by prostaglandin F2alpha administration in the vaginal vestibules of miniature pigs.

Estrus induction is an important step in embryo production. It has been difficult to induce estrus in miniature pigs by intramascular (i.m.

Ulcerative colitis occurring in the course of rheumatoid arthritis: a case successfully treated with mesalamine enema.

We report a case of ulcerative colitis (UC) that occurred during the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A 29-year-old woman with a 25-year history of RA was hospitalized for high fever, abdominal pain and hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed erosive and reddish mucosa from the distal transverse colon to rectum.