Clinical utility of the forward-viewing echoendoscope in patients after pancreatoduodenectomy: A prospective study.

Background And Objectives: Endoscopic treatment of obstructive jaundice and pancreatitis due to hepaticojejunostomy (H-J), pancreatojejunostomy (P-J) strictures, and tumor recurrence after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is technically challenging. Treatment of P-J strictures results in poor outcomes. Although conventional EUS that has an oblique view is not suitable for such patients, forward-viewing EUS (FV-EUS) may become a useful option.

[Effects of empathy on fund-raising activities on behalf of victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, focusinig on the residents in the South Kanto area].

Fund-raising activities on behalf of victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake during the year after the earthquake were investigated in residents of the South Kanto area (N = 749), which is adjacent to the disaster area. The percentage of people that raised funds was 67.4%.