Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences最新文献

{"title":"A novel technique for one-step dilation followed by bile aspiration using an ultra-tapered bougie dilator with side holes to minimize bile leakage during EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy","authors":"Shuntaro Mukai,&nbsp;Takao Itoi,&nbsp;Takayoshi Tsuchiya,&nbsp;Reina Tanaka,&nbsp;Ryosuke Tonozuka,&nbsp;Kenjiro Yamamoto,&nbsp;Kazumasa Nagai,&nbsp;Yukitoshi Matsunami,&nbsp;Hiroyuki Kojima,&nbsp;Atsushi Sofuni","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1413","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1413","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Bile aspiration during endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy reduces the risk of bile leakage. Mukai and colleagues devised a method in which side holes for bile aspiration are created using a biopsy punch in a hard type ultra-tapered bougie dilator. Effective bile aspiration was achieved in all four cases attempted.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139377801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cannulation of pancreaticojejunostomy anastomosis with a novel controllable catheter","authors":"Naosuke Kuraoka,&nbsp;Tetsuro Ujihara,&nbsp;Shun Sakai","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1410","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1410","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anastomotic stenosis of hepaticojejunostomy and pancreaticojejunostomy are common adverse events after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Kuraoka and colleagues describe their method of cannulating the bile and pancreatic ducts using a novel catheter with a controllable tip, which is useful when it is difficult to align the axis of the forceps port and the anastomosis.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139111006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Novel 8-wire basket catheter is useful for endoscopic removal of common bile duct stones up to 10 mm: A multicenter prospective study","authors":"Takashi Kaneko,&nbsp;Tomohiro Ishii,&nbsp;Jun Hamanaka,&nbsp;Yoshihiro Goda,&nbsp;Kuniyasu Irie,&nbsp;Nobutaka Doba,&nbsp;Yosuke Kunishi,&nbsp;Haruo Miwa,&nbsp;Kazuya Sugimori,&nbsp;Shin Maeda","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1400","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1400","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background/Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Endoscopic treatment of common bile duct (CBD) stones involves the use of basket or balloon catheters; however, what is the appropriate device remains controversial. In this study we aimed to prospectively evaluate the usefulness of a novel 8-wire helical basket (8WB) catheter made of Nitinol for the removal of CBD stones ≤10 mm.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted a multicenter prospective trial. Patients with CBD stones ≤10 mm were enrolled. The primary endpoint was the rate of complete stone removal within 10 min using the 8WB. The number of cases was determined using a previous study of stone removal by a conventional basket catheter as a historical control.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 155 patients were enrolled and 139 were ultimately included in the analysis. Patients with a single stone were the most common (84 cases, 60.4%), with a median maximum stone diameter of 5 mm. The median stone removal time using the 8WB was 6 min. The complete stone removal rate was 95.0% (132/139). Adverse events were observed in 14 patients (10.1%).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The novel 8WB catheter is useful in the treatment of CBD stones ≤10 mm, presenting a high complete stone removal rate in this study.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Trial registration number: jRCT1032200324.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139087151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response to “The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in management of stage I pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma deserves independent high quality research”","authors":"Wooil Kwon,&nbsp;Jin-Young Jang","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1405","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1405","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139074320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term outcomes of neoadjuvant gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and S1 (GAS) in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer with arterial contact: Results from a phase II trial","authors":"Kenichiro Uemura,&nbsp;Naru Kondo,&nbsp;Takeshi Sudo,&nbsp;Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi,&nbsp;Ryuta Shintakuya,&nbsp;Kenjiro Okada,&nbsp;Kenta Baba,&nbsp;Takumi Harada,&nbsp;Yoshiaki Murakami,&nbsp;Shinya Takahashi","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1412","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1412","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background/Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study reports the long-term results of a phase II trial evaluating the clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and S1 (GAS) in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer with arterial contact (BRPC-A).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A multicenter, single-arm, phase II trial was conducted. Patients received six cycles of GAS and patients without progressive disease were intended for R0 resection.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Of the 47 patients, 45 (96%) underwent pancreatectomy. At the time of this analysis, all patients were updated with no loss to follow-up. A total of 30 patients died, while the remaining 17 patients were followed for a median of 68.1 months. The updated median overall survival (OS) was 41.0 months, with 2- and 5-year OS rates of 68.0% and 44.6%, respectively. Multivariate analysis in the preoperative model showed that a tumor diameter reduction rate ≥10% and a CA19-9 reduction rate ≥95% after neoadjuvant chemotherapy remained independently associated with favorable survival. In the postoperative multivariate model, no lymph node metastasis, no major surgical complications, and completion of adjuvant chemotherapy were independently associated with improved OS.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This long-term evaluation of the neoadjuvant GAS trial demonstrated the high efficacy of the regimen, suggesting that it is a promising treatment option for patients with BRPC-A.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139058419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current status and therapeutic strategy of acute acalculous cholecystitis: Japanese nationwide survey in the era of the Tokyo guidelines","authors":"Takanori Morikawa,&nbsp;Masanori Akada,&nbsp;Kenji Shimizu,&nbsp;Yasunori Nishida,&nbsp;Junko Izai,&nbsp;Hiroki Kajioka,&nbsp;Takayuki Miura,&nbsp;Masaharu Ishida,&nbsp;Michiaki Unno","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1401","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1401","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to clarify the incidence, therapeutic modality, and prognosis of acute acalculous cholecystitis and to reveal its optimal treatment strategy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>As a project study of the Japanese Society for Abdominal Emergency Medicine, we performed a questionnaire survey of demographic data and perioperative outcomes of acute acalculous cholecystitis treated between January 2018 and December 2020 from 42 institutions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, 432 patients of acute acalculous cholecystitis, which accounts for 7.04% of acute cholecystitis, were collected. According to the Tokyo guidelines severity grade, 167 (38.6%), 202 (46.8%), and 63 (14.6%) cases were classified as Grade I, II, and III, respectively. A total of 11 (2.5%) patients died and myocardial infarction/congestive heart failure was the only independent risk factor for in-hospital death. Cholecystectomy, especially the laparoscopic approach, had more preferable outcomes compared to their counterparts. The Tokyo guidelines flow charts were useful for Grade I and II severity, but in the cases with Grade III, upfront cholecystectomy could be suitable in some patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The proportions of severity grade and mortality of acute acalculous cholecystitis were found to be similar to those of acute cholecystitis, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy is recommended as an effective treatment option. (UMIN000047631).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jhbp.1401","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Questionnaire survey of Japanese board-certified expert hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeons and instructors on the surgical indications for hepatocellular carcinoma","authors":"Keiichi Akahoshi,&nbsp;Junichi Shindoh,&nbsp;Minoru Tanabe,&nbsp;Shuichi Watanabe,&nbsp;Hayato Takamizawa,&nbsp;Susumu Eguchi,&nbsp;Itaru Endo,&nbsp;Shoji Kubo,&nbsp;Akinobu Taketomi,&nbsp;Hiroaki Nagano,&nbsp;Masafumi Nakamura,&nbsp;Kiyoshi Hasegawa,&nbsp;Etsuro Hatano,&nbsp;Tomoharu Yoshizumi,&nbsp;Norihiro Kokudo","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1408","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1408","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Recent advancements in systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) necessitate the establishment of resectability criteria for advanced HCC.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A questionnaire survey sought to clarify the perspectives of Japanese expert hepatobiliary surgeons regarding surgical indications for HCC. Thirty-one questions were used to determine when surgery is strongly recommended (resectable: R) or not recommended (unresectable: UR).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 351 responses were obtained. While 64.7% of the respondents considered solitary tumors as being R, irrespective of size, opinions diverged on the upper limit of the number of tumors/tumor size for R: (1) up to three nodules with no size limit (27.9%), (2) up to three nodules ≤5 cm in diameter each (21.4%) and (3) up to three nodules ≤3 cm in diameter each (19.4%). Vp1, Vp2, Vp3, and Vp4 were considered as being R by 90.9%, 70.7%, 39.0%, and 8.0% of respondents, respectively. Half of the respondents indicated they would consider resection even for cases with extrahepatic spread under limited conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The current views of Japanese expert surgeons on the resectability criteria for HCC were clarified for the first time. The findings could serve as a basis for preparing expert consensus statements on the resectability criteria for HCC.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139040130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of postoperative outcomes in cases achieving sustained virological response with direct-acting antiviral and interferon therapy","authors":"Masakazu Hashimoto,&nbsp;Tsuyoshi Kobayashi,&nbsp;Masahiro Ohira,&nbsp;Sho Okimoto,&nbsp;Tomoyuki Abe,&nbsp;Masashi Inoue,&nbsp;Takashi Onoe,&nbsp;Naruhiko Honmyo,&nbsp;Shintaro Kuroda,&nbsp;Hideki Ohdan","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1406","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1406","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background/Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The effect of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after curative hepatectomy remains uncertain. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the effect of sustained virological response (SVR) with DAAs or interferon (IFN) therapy on recurrence and overall survival (OS) after hepatectomy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We enrolled 593 patients who underwent curative resections between January 2010 and December 2017. Among them, 186 achieved SVR before hepatectomy: a total of 51 (27.4%) in the DAA-SVR group and 132 (72.6%) in the IFN-based SVR group.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>SVR before hepatectomy was an independent predictor of OS, and the 5-year OS rate was significantly higher in the SVR group than that in the non-SVR group (82.2% vs. 63.9%). There were no significant differences in the recurrence rates or OS between DAA and IFN treatments in achieving SVR before hepatectomy, regardless of poor hepatic function in the DAA therapy group.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There was no significant difference in OS and recurrence-free survival (RFS) between the preoperative SVR achieved with DAA and IFN groups in this study, although liver function was significantly worse at the time of surgery in the DAA group compared to the IFN group.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138885044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in management of stage I pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma deserves independent high quality research","authors":"Shahin Hajibandeh,&nbsp;Shahab Hajibandeh,&nbsp;Tejinderjit S. Athwal","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1409","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138830129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Proper access route selection using the low echo reduction function during endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (with video)","authors":"Takeshi Ogura,&nbsp;Taro Iwatsubo,&nbsp;Kimi Bessho,&nbsp;Nobuhiro Hattori,&nbsp;Hiroki Nishikawa","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1407","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1407","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138826925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}