Statement from Hiroshima City University

AbstractBenign colonic anastomotic stenosis sometimes occurs after surgical resection and usually requires surgical or endoscopic dilation. Limited data are available on the effectiveness and safety of the endoscopic radial incision and cutting (RIC) method at sites other than the esophagus. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety of RIC dilation for severe benign anastomotic colonic stenosis. Subjects were 3 men (median age 72 years, range 65 – 76 years) who developed severe benign anastomotic stenosis after surgical resection for colorectal carcinoma and were subsequently treated by RIC dilation at Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital between May 2014 and December 2016. Severe anastomotic stenosis was defined as a narrowed anastomosis through which a standard colonoscope could not be passed. The median interval from surgery to RIC was 21 months (range 9 – 29 months). RIC was successful in all 3 patients and reduced the severity of dyschezia postoperatively; 2 patients experienced improvement after a single RIC session and the other after 6 RIC sessions. No treatment-related adverse events or re-stenosis requiring repeat dilation was noted during a median follow-up of 27 months (range 8 – 37 months). Our findings indicate that the RIC technique can be applied safely and effectively to various sites in the colon, avoiding the need for reoperation.

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Draft Genome Sequence of Burkholderia sp. Strain CCA53, Isolated from Leaf Soil

Genome Announcements ◽

10.1128/genomea.00630-16 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hironaga Akita ◽

Zen-ichiro Kimura ◽

Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff ◽

Nobutaka Nakashima ◽

Tamotsu Hoshino

Keyword(s):

Genome Sequence ◽

Draft Genome ◽

Draft Genome Sequence ◽

Coding Sequences ◽

Hiroshima Prefecture ◽

Hiroshima City

Burkholderia sp. strain CCA53 was isolated from leaf soil collected in Higashi-Hiroshima City in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Here, we present a draft genome sequence of this strain, which consists of a total of 4 contigs containing 6,647,893 bp, with a G+C content of 67.0% and comprising 9,329 predicted coding sequences.

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v33.1.79.79 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 79-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

STUART C. FINCH ◽

TAKASHI HOSHINO ◽

TAKASHI ITOGA ◽

MICHITO ICHIMARU ◽

ROLAND H. INGRAM

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽

The United States ◽

Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽

Hiroshima City

Abstract In Hiroshima and Nagasaki chronic lymphocytic leukemia is rare in comparison to the United States. No patient with this disorder was identified among the residents of Hiroshima City during a 20 year period of study. The incidence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Nagasaki City, however, was similar to that for all Japan. There is no evidence that the development of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in these cities was related to exposure to the atomic detonations of 1945.

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