Background The Japanese Society of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery launched the clinical
practice guidelines for the management of biliary tract and ampullary carcinomas in 2008…

Severe sepsis and organ failure are still the major causes of postoperative morbidity and
mortality after major hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery. Despite recent progress in understanding …

The 3 rd English edition of the Japanese classification of biliary tract cancers was released
approximately 10 years after the 5 th Japanese edition and the 2 nd English edition. Since …

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was reported to induce myocardial regeneration
by promoting mobilization of bone marrow stem cells to the injured heart after myocardial …

Background Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are rare non-Hodgkin lymphomas with
substantial morbidity and mortality in advanced disease stages. We compared the efficacy of …

… To evaluate sensitivity and specificity, we used this M-PCR method on 374 staphylococcal
… Our M-PCR assay will allow the routine species identification of CoPS isolates from various …

Background Conditional knockout mice and transgenic mice expressing recombinases,
reporters, and inducible transcriptional activators are key for many genetic studies and comprise …

Background Although some retrospective studies have suggested the value of adjuvant
therapy, no recommended standard exists in bile duct cancer. The aim of this study was to test …

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the usefulness of width and morphology of the inferior cortex of
the mandible on panoramic radiographs in the diagnosis of postmenopausal osteoporosis. …

Background The results of surgical treatment for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and
specific factors influencing survival are still unclear. Methods Between 1984 and 2001, 62 …