BACKGROUND AND AIM
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic procedure; however, ERCP occasionally causes post-ERCP pancreatitis. The administration… (More)
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS
Therapeutic endoscopy for early gastric cancer has been established with strict criteria for indications. In the present study, we evaluated the efficacy of endoscopic… (More)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of intravenously injectable sonographic contrast medium for color Doppler sonographic diagnosis of deeply located hepatocellular carcinoma.… (More)
BACKGROUND
Differentiation between functional dyspepsia and early chronic pancreatitis is difficult because these diseases do not produce specific abnormalities in laboratory testing. The aim of this… (More)
A 58-year-old male suffered a massive intratumoral hemorrhage after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt before treatment for pineocytoma. At admission, he complained of headache, urinary… (More)
An 11-year-old girl developed cerebellar infarction presenting as a posterior fossa mass lesion after stretching and flexing her neck. Cerebral angiography demonstrated irregular narrowing of the… (More)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Because non-bleeding visible vessels (NBVV) of gastric peptic ulcers have the potential to re-bleed, endoscopic hemostatic treatment may be necessary during the first emergency… (More)
OBJECTIVES
This study sought to evaluate the intravascular structure as depicted by intravascular ultrasound after successful primary angioplasty (i.e., without thrombolytic therapy) for acute… (More)
The diagnostic accuracy of routine abdominal sonography for the detection of pancreatic cancer was examined. During the one-year period of 1994, sonographic examination of the upper abdominal region… (More)