The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was examined in 885 patients who received orthotopic
liver transplantations for various end‐stage liver diseases between 1989 and 1990. The …

General rules for recording endoscopic findings of esophageal varices were initially proposed
in 1980 and revised in 1991. These rules have widely been used in Japan and other …

To elucidate the clinical significance of neural invasion in pancreatic carcinoma. a
clinicopathological study was performed. Neural invasion is a common feature of pancreatic …

Background. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the indication of aggressive
surgery for panceatic head carcinoma. Methods. Laparatomy was performed in 153 patients …

BACKGROUND: The significance of pTNM staging of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as a
prognostic factor after hepatic resection was evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The …

Curative resection of pancreatic and hepatobiliary tumors is rarely possible because of local
invasion, especially into the portal vein. We developed a new antithrombogenic catheter …

The relationship between operative findings of hepatoma and the postoperative prognosis
was studied to clarify indications for adjuvant hepatic arterial chemotherapy after hepatectomy…

A case of idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) is reported in a 38-year-old man who had been diagnosed with SLE and treated for …

Evidence has accumulated that oxygen-derived free radicals contribute to the cellular damage
induced by ischemia-reperfusion. It has been suggested that nitric oxide (NO) may act as …

The effect of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) on production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α was
examined in RAW 264.7 murine macrophage cells. H 2 O 2 led to production of TNF-α up …