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A Toyonaga

Publications and source records attributed to A Toyonaga.

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PubMed1990

Gastric red spots in patients with cirrhosis: subclinical condition of gastric mucosal hemorrhage?

The present study was intended to assess the incidence and the nature of gastric red spots (GRS) in patients with liver cirrhosis. Endoscopically, GRS was more frequently observed in patients with cirrhosis (n = 146) than those without cirrhosis (n = 103) (43.2% vs. 4.8%; P less than 0.001). There was no relationship between the incidence of GRS and the severity of cirrhosis or the size of varices. Portal venous pressure was higher in cirrhotics with GRS (n = 21) than those without GRS (n = 25) (33.7 +/- 6.0 mmHg vs. 28.2 +/- 4.8 mmHg; P less than 0.001). Morphometric analysis using the biopsied specimens was made in 16 cirrhotics with GRS, 12 cirrhotics without GRS, and 15 non-cirrhotics. The capillary bed occupation ratio (vascular area/mucosal area) was higher in cirrhotics with GRS (9.3 +/- 4.0%) than those without GRS 84.1 +/- 1.1%) or the non-cirrhotics (3.4 +/- 9.8%) (P less than 0.005, P less than 0.005), while there was no significant differences in the number of capillaries per unit area. Infiltrating inflammatory cell count was similar among the three groups. Extravascular red blood cell count per unit area was higher in cirrhotics with GRS (29.7 +/- 31.4) than those without GRS (5.4 +/- 5.1) or non-cirrhotics (5.4 +/- 6.3) (P less than 0.05, P less than 0.01). Furthermore, extravasation of red blood cells through defective portion of the endothelium and interposition of red blood cells in interepithelial spaces were observed electron microscopically in cirrhotics with GRS.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1989

[Immunological studies on the patients with Crohn's disease and a new attempt of interferon treatment].

Natural Killer cell activity and lymphocyte subset in peripheral blood were studied in 16 patients with Crohn's disease. The effect of interferon administration was evaluated in 4 patients with Crohn's disease. In the patients with active Crohn's disease, natural killer cell activity was significantly lower in level compared to that in normal controls. Those without increase of natural killer cell activity in non-active stage, had trend of early relapsing. Peripheral lymphocyte subpopulations of OKT4, OKT8, OKIal, OKT4/8 and Leu7 by flow-cytometry showed no significant differences between the patients and the normal controls. Clinical remission was maintained in 2 out of 4 patients for the period from 7 to 21 months after the interferon administration. Benefit of interferon administration was suggested in patients with Crohn's disease.

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PubMed1986

Extent of thrombi following sclerotherapy of esophageal varices.

Fifteen autopsy cases who died within 20 days after intravariceal endoscopic injection sclerotherapy using 5% ethanolamine oleate were examined to clarify the planar extent of thrombi. In 11 of the 15 cases, thrombi extended to part of the fundus of the stomach, as well as the lower esophagus. In addition to these cases, six autopsy cases who survived more than a month after the first injection were studied for the extent of thrombi on the basis of the angioarchitectural characteristics of esophageal varices. The extent could be divided into 3 groups: Group 1 included 5 cases with thrombosis in the main trunk of the varix alone, which connected with longitudinal veins (so-called "Venetian blind-like or sudare-like veins") running for 3-4 cm upward from the esophago-gastric junction. Group 2 included 9 cases with thrombosis in the main trunk and Venetian blind-like veins in the submucosa alone. Group 3 included 7 cases with thrombosis in the main trunk and Venetian blind-like veins in both the submucosa and lamina propria. These results obtained may provide basic information concerning this treatment. Furthermore, the mechanism of the recurrence of varices after eradication induced by treatment was discussed on the basis of the results.

Esophageal and Gastric Varices↗