Hiroshima journal of medical sciences
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Hiroshima J. Med. Sci. · Mar 1998
Case ReportsLiving related partial liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis--a case report.
An adult living related partial liver transplantation was performed on a 49 year old female with terminal hepatic failure due to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The donor was her 53 year-old sister. A sufficient volume of graft tissue was obtained, which comprised 1.5% of the body weight of the recipient. ⋯ The progression of symptomatic PBC can be predicted, and the timing of the transplantation can be easily determined. In addition, the results of liver transplantation for PBC are good. Therefore, adult living related partial liver transplantation is an excellent treatment for primary biliary cirrhosis.
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Hiroshima J. Med. Sci. · Dec 1993
Buckling of transesophageal echocardiography probe: a pitfall at insertion in an anesthetized patient.
Buckling of the transesophageal echocardiography probe was encountered in 6 of 23 patients (26.1%), although no complication occurred. When buckling occurred, acquisition of images and manipulation of the probe became difficult, resistance was felt when withdrawal of the probe was attempted, and the probe was fixed in the extreme ante- or dorsiflexion. In this situation, the probe was carefully advanced into the stomach, in which the buckled probe was unfolded, and then withdrawn to the esophagus. ⋯ A TEE operator should be aware of the possibility of buckling. Unusual resistance associated with buldging of the submandibular region is a sign of a folded-up probe tip. Use of laryngoscopy is recommended in order to avoid inserting the buckled probe into the esophagus.
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Hiroshima J. Med. Sci. · Mar 1991
Effects of several volatile anesthetics on the Ca(2+)-related functions of skinned skeletal muscle fibers from the guinea pig.
The effects of various volatile anesthetics on intramuscular Ca(2+)-related functions were studied with the skinned fiber technique in guinea pig skeletal muscles. All the volatile anesthetics tested significantly enhanced Ca(2+)-induced Ca2+ release (CICR) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) at clinical concentrations with negligible effects both on Ca2+ sensitivity of the contractile system and on Ca2+ uptake by the SR. ⋯ Halothane was the most potent, followed by methoxyflurane, isoflurane, enflurane, sevoflurane and diethyl ether. If CICR plays an important role in triggering MH, this order of volatile anesthetics on their enhancing effect on CICR, also corresponds to their potency in triggering MH.