Purpose Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare inflammatory pseudotumor. No
therapeutic modality has been established because of the rareness of this disease. The aim of …

Vitamin D receptor (VDR), a nuclear receptor that regulates calcium homeostasis, has been
found to function as a receptor for secondary bile acids. Because the in vivo role of VDR in …

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is immunohistochemically characterised by the lack of
expression of the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Bile leakage is a major morbidity associated with hepatectomies. No
study has been performed correlating various methods of liver transection to incidences of …

The treatments for common bile duct (CBD) stones are being continually developed.
Impaction of the lithotripsy basket during endoscopic removal of CBD stones was seen in 5.9% …

AIM: To evaluate the role and outcome of pericardiocentesis with intrapericardial cisplatin
instillation for malignant pericardial effusion resulting from esophageal cancer. METHODS: We …

Background A gastroenterostomy is the most commonly performed palliative procedure in
patients with gastroduodenal outflow obstruction (GOO) caused by unresectable advanced …

The environmental pollutant 2,3,7,8-tetracholorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is known to
cause a wide variety of toxic effects, including hepatotoxicity, by way of the aryl hydrocarbon …

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a relatively rare condition characterized by intraluminal
gas in the gastrointestinal tract. Several chemotherapeutic agents have been reported …

Background: Internal drainage of an acute pancreatic pseudocyst is indicated 6 weeks after
its first detection. Laparoscopic treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts enables definitive …