[Laparoscopic Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery(LECS)for Duodenal Tumors].

We report 2 cases of superficial non-ampullary duodenal tumor resected using laparoscopic endoscopic cooperative surgery( LECS). A man in his5 0's underwent screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Endoscopy revealed a 0-Ⅱc lesion at the anal side of the papilla of Vater that measured 5 mm.

[The effects of great East Japan earthquake on patients with food allergy in Miyagi Prefecture].

Background: Although many food-allergic children experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake, little was known about the effects of the disaster on them.

Methods: Using a questionnaire survey, we studied 194 patients with food allergy in Miyagi Prefecture, who were hospitalized for the oral food challenge test after the earthquake. This survey consists of items related to the damage to home, means of gathering information, lack of allergen-free foods, exacerbation of atopic dermatitis or bronchial asthma, etc.