Early-Phase Intervention With Traditional Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Fibromyalgia: A Case Report.

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain with no established treatment. Acupuncture is an expected treatment for FM though a diagnosis of FM tends to be delayed, and the advantage is still unclear in early-phase intervention with acupuncture treatment for FM. A 51-year-old woman with panic disorder presented with a four-month history of whole-body pain and was diagnosed with FM.

Significance of acupuncture treatment for medical staff with low back pain: A case report.

A 24-year-old female nurse with a 4-month history of low back pain (LBP) was treated with acupuncture because of difficulty to her working. At the first presentation, the numerical rating scale (NRS) value was 7. After 2 weeks, the NRS value improved to 2-3, and she could bend over better, including when working night shifts.

Parkinson's Disease Bradykinesia, Forward Posture, and Drug-Induced Pisa Syndrome Alleviated With Traditional Japanese Acupuncture: A Case Report.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disease. The management of PD including Pisa syndrome (PS), a postural deformity in PD characterized by reversible lateral bending of the trunk on the side, is often challenging. Recently, acupuncture has been a recognized intervention for treating motor or non-motor symptoms in PD management.

Achieved Weight Gain and Return to Work After Intervention With Traditional Japanese Acupuncture for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Case Report.

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is newly established as a category of eating disorder (ED). Acupuncture is one treatment option for ED. However, no cases of acupuncture treatment of ARFID have been reported.

Gallbladder perforation following peroral cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy: A case report.

Peroral cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy is highly effective in clearing difficult bile duct stones. It can cause adverse events, such as cholangitis and pancreatitis; however, gallbladder perforation is extremely rare. Herein, we describe the case of a 77-year-old woman who developed gallbladder perforation following peroral cholangioscopy -guided lithotripsy.

[A fatal case intra-abdominal hemorrhage following self-removal of a percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage tube].

A 92-year-old woman with gallstone pancreatitis and acute cholangitis was admitted to our hospital where endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed for emergency biliary drainage. Biliary cannulation was unsuccessful. Consequently, percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) was performed, and her symptoms improved.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy for the diagnosis of gastric metastasis from breast cancer mimicking primary linitis plastica: A case report.

For gastric lesions in a patient with a history of breast cancer, it is essential to distinguish between primary gastric cancer and gastric metastasis from breast cancer. However, gastric metastasis from breast cancer often mimics primary linitis plastica, and histological diagnosis may be difficult with conventional endoscopic biopsies. Herein, we describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who presented at our hospital with epigastralgia and vomiting.

Diplogonoporiasis Following the Consumption of Raw Juvenile Japanese Anchovy.

Human diplogonoporiasis caused by the tapeworm Diplogonoporus balaenopterae has been rarely reported in Japan in the last decade. A 38-year-old man complained of a fever, diarrhea, intermittent abdominal pain, and worm excretion. He had a history of consuming raw juvenile Japanese anchovy one month earlier.