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Selected AbstractsDistribution trends of colorectal adenoma and cancer: A colonoscopy database analysis of 11 025 Chinese patientsJOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, Issue 10 2010Yu Bai Abstract Background and Aim:, A left-to-right shift of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been reported in Western studies. However, few Asian studies have investigated the anatomic distribution of colorectal adenoma and CRC. We aimed to describe the time trends in the distribution of colorectal adenoma and CRC in a Chinese population. Methods:, A colonoscopy database was reviewed, and all consecutive patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms who underwent colonoscopy from 1998 to 2009 were identified. Data, including patients' sex, age, symptoms, and the number and anatomic locations of colorectal adenoma and CRC, were documented. Results:, A total of 11 025 patients were included in the final analysis; 1012 and 363 patients were diagnosed with colorectal adenoma and CRC, respectively. Overall, there were more distal than proximal adenomas (54.4% vs 37.9%), and the proportion of proximal adenomas remained stable from 1998,2006 to 2007,2009 (38.2% vs 37.6%). Similarly, there were more distal than proximal CRC (56.5% vs 42.4%), and the proportion of proximal CRC declined from 45.8% in 1998,2006 to 38.4% in 2007,2009. Colorectal adenoma and CRC were equally distributed among both sexes. For elderly patients (> 50 years), there was a non-significant trend towards more proximal adenoma and CRC. Conclusions:, The present study suggests no distal-to-proximal shift of colorectal adenoma and CRC among the Chinese population in Shanghai over the past 12 years. The distribution pattern of colorectal adenoma and CRC of Chinese patients is different from that of Western patients, who had more colorectal lesions located in the distal part. [source] Clinical features of Japanese patients with colonic angiodysplasiaJOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, Issue 8pt2 2008Satoru Ueno Abstract Background and Aim:, With improvements in endoscopic resolution, angiodysplasia (AGD) has become an increasingly recognized disorder. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features of Japanese patients with colonic AGD and compare them to the clinical features of Western patients. Methods:, Retrospective analyses were performed in all patients who had undergone colonoscopical examination from March 2003 to October 2005 at the Kyoto University Hospital. Four independent literature searches were performed to document the characteristics of colonic AGD in Western countries. The characteristics of 41 Japanese patients diagnosed as having colonic AGD were compared with those of Western patients. Results:, The incidence of colonic AGD increased with age, and the most prevalent underlying disease in patients with colonic AGD was cardiovascular disease (56.1%). These tendencies were similar in the Japanese and Western data. Colonic AGD in Japanese patients was predominantly located in the left colon (41.7%), whereas in Western patients, it was mainly located in the right colon (54%,81.9%). The percentage of colonic AGD with a size of more than 5 mm or elevated type detected in Japanese patients was significantly higher than that in Western patients. Conclusion:, The characteristics of Japanese patients with colonic AGD were similar to those of Western patients, except for its localization, size, and type. [source] Cognitive-behavior therapy for Japanese patients with panic disorder: Acute phase and one-year follow-up resultsPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, Issue 3 2008Yumi Nakano md Aim:, The aim of this paper is to report the outcomes and follow-up data of our cognitive behavioral therapy program for Japanese patients with panic disorder and to examine the baseline predictors of their outcomes. Methods:, Seventy outpatients with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia were treated with manualized group cognitive behavioral therapy. Results:, Fourteen patients (20%) did not complete the program. Among the completers, the average Panic Disorder Severity Scale score fell from 12.8 at baseline to 7.1 post-therapy (44.7% reduction). This effectiveness was sustained for 1 year. While controlling for the baseline severity, the duration of illness and the baseline social dysfunction emerged as significant predictors of the outcome. Conclusions:, Our data suggest that group cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder can bring about as much symptom reduction among Japanese patients with panic disorder as among Western patients. [source] Nocturia, nocturia indices and variables from frequency-volume charts are significantly different in Asian and Caucasian men with lower urinary tract symptoms: a prospective comparison studyBJU INTERNATIONAL, Issue 2 2007Paramananthan Mariappan OBJECTIVE To describe and compare the patterns of nocturia in Asian and Caucasian men presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and to identify associations or correlations between LUTS and variables from a frequency-volume chart (FVC), as nocturia is common among men with LUTS, and analysis of FVCs shows nocturnal polyuria and reduced nocturnal bladder capacity (NBC) as the predominant causes in Western patients, but there are few comparisons with other ethnic groups. PATIENTS AND METHODS Consecutive men aged , 40 years, presenting with LUTS and nocturia to an Asian and a Caucasian tertiary centre, were recruited prospectively. The men completed the International Prostate Symptom Score and a 3-day FVC. Men having had bladder outlet surgery and/or receiving anticholinergics were excluded. We computed the nocturia ratio, i.e. the nocturnal urine volume/ 24-h urine volume, nocturia index, predicted nocturnal voids and NBC index (NBCI), and analysed comparisons and correlations. RESULTS In all, 93 Asian and 200 Caucasian men were recruited prospectively, with a similar age and overall severity of LUTS. The nocturia ratio was larger in the Caucasian men, whereas the NBCI was larger in the Asians (P < 0.001). The prevalence of nocturnal polyuria in men aged ,60 years (nocturia ratio ,0.3) was significantly higher in the Caucasian population. Conversely, the prevalence of reduced NBC appeared to be higher in the Asians (based on a NBCI of >2; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The patterns of nocturia and FVC variables differed significantly in age-matched Asian and Caucasian groups. There are also possible ethnic differences in the causes of nocturia, with nocturnal polyuria being more prevalent in Caucasians. [source] Value of palliative resection in gastric cancerBRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY (NOW INCLUDES EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY), Issue 11 2002Dr H. H. Hartgrink Background: Western patients with gastric cancer often present with incurable disease. The role of palliative surgical resection is still debatable. Non-curatively treated patients from the Dutch Gastric Cancer Trial were studied to define more accurately which patients might benefit from palliative resection. Methods: In the Dutch Gastric Cancer Trial 285 (26 per cent) of the randomized patients were found to have incurable tumours at laparotomy. Four signs of incurability were noted: irresectable tumour (T+), hepatic metastasis (H+), peritoneal metastasis (P+) and distant lymph node metastasis (N4+). Patients had either an explorative laparotomy, a gastroenterostomy, or a resection (partial or total). In the analysis, particular attention was paid to the prognostic factors of age, number of metastatic features, and a combination of these. Results: Overall survival time was greater if a resection was performed (8·1 versus 5·4 months; P < 0·001). For patients aged over 70 years there was still a survival advantage of about 3 months if resection was carried out. Morbidity and perioperative mortality rates in this older age group were, however, high (50 and 20 per cent respectively). For patients with one metastatic site a resection was of significant benefit (survival 10·5 versus 6·7 months; P = 0·034). For patients with two or more metastatic sites resection had no significant survival advantage (5·7 versus 4·6 months; P = 0·084). Combination of these factors indicates that patients aged less than 70 years with one metastatic site will benefit significantly from a palliative resection, in contrast to other combinations of factors. Conclusion: Age as well as the number of metastatic sites should be taken into account when a palliative resection is considered. Palliative resection may be beneficial for patients under 70 years of age if the tumour load is restricted to one metastatic site. © 2002 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd [source] | ||||||||||