Results The rate of increase in platelet counts at 2 weeks after PSE was 2.47 in the GDC
group and 3.18 in the IDC group (p= 0.076). The mean CRP levels were 3.0 in the GDC group …

A new application of superplasticity has been developed in the field of porous metals. Porous
metals manufactured through a liquid-state foaming process often include large pores and …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes affect the pathogenesis of disease progression during the
course of HBV infection. In Japan, HBV genotype H is one of the rare HBV genotypes. We …

A new application of superplasticity was proposed in the manufacturing process of metal
foams. Preform sheets were manufactured using superplastic 5083 aluminum alloy sheets …

A 52-year-old man underwent partial splenic embolization (PSE) for hypersplenism. The
intrasplenic artery targeted for the embolization was large, and the distance between its …

Results B-RTO significantly improved GV (P= 0.002). Improvement in grade/form was
observed by endoscopy after 84.1 days, and that in gastro-renal shunt was observed by 3D-CT …

A 70-year-old woman with hepatitis C cirrhosis underwent balloon-occluded retrograde
transvenous obliteration for hepatic encephalopathy due to spleno-renal shunt. Because the …

Background/Aim: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important health problem in the
direct-acting antivirals-era. HCV causes life-threatening diseases, such as cirrhosis and …

Peritoneal metastasis is a relatively rare manifestation of metastasis from hepatocellular
carcinoma. The prognosis of peritoneal metastasis is generally poor, because multiple …

Purpose Incorporation of patient-generated health data (PGHD) into clinical research requires
an investigation of the validity of outcomes and feasibility of implementation. This single-…