[Clinical evaluation of cases with massive ascites accumulation after discontinuation of CAPD: an attempt to establish the concept of the pre-sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis(pre-SEP) state].

Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis(SEP) is a most serious complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(CAPD). Although the criteria of diagnosis and guidelines for therapy of SEP have been proposed by the Japanese SEP Study Group already, SEP is refractory to treatment when the disease process is complete. It is important to detect the latent phase of SEP(pre-SEP state) in order to treat patients at an early stage.

[Factors influencing residual renal function of CAPD patients].

It is generally accepted that residual renal function has significant meaning in dialysis adequacy of CAPD patients. However, the factors influencing the residual renal function have not been investigated yet. We evaluated the consequences of following factors on residual urine volume in 50 CAPD patients: deterioration rate of renal function (slope of I/serum creatinine) before dialysis, renal creatinine clearance at the initial point of dialysis and the episodes of rapid reduction of residual urine volume.

[A ruptured aneurysm of the anterior and posterior inferior cerebellar artery: a case report].

We report a case of an anterior and posterior-inferior cerebellar artery (AICA-PICA) aneurysm. The patient was a 62-year-old woman who suffered from sudden onset of severe headache and nuchalgia. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage in the ambient cistern and blood clots in the 3rd and 4th ventricles.

[Risk factor of liver disorders caused by flutamide--statistical analysis using multivariate logistic regression analysis].

The antiandrogenic drug, flutamide (Odyne), is widely used in the treatment of carcinoma of prostate. It is well known that flutamide has adverse effects of liver disorders. To ascertain the risk of liver disorders before administering this drug, past history and lifestyle preferences were resurveyed in 123 patients who had been treated with flutamide.