AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of pegylated interferon α-2b(peg-IFNα-2b) plus ribavirin(RBV) therapy in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C(CHC) genotype Ib and a high viral ***:One hundred and twenty CHC patie...
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AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of pegylated interferon α-2b(peg-IFNα-2b) plus ribavirin(RBV) therapy in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C(CHC) genotype Ib and a high viral ***:One hundred and twenty CHC patients(58.3% male) who received peg-IFNα-2b plus RBV therapy for 48 wk were *** virological response(SVR) and clinical parameters were ***:One hundred(83.3%) of 120 patients completed 48 wk of treatment.53 patients(44.3%) achieved *** virological response(EVR) and end of treatment response(ETR) rates were 50% and 73.3%,*** clinical parameters(SVR vs non-SVR) associated with SVR,ALT(108.4 IU/L vs 74.5 IU/L,P = 0.063),EVR(76.4% vs 16.4%,P 56 years),SVR in females was significantly lower than that in males(17% vs 50%,P = 0.0262).EVR and adherence to Peg-IFN were demonstrated to be the main factors associated with ***:Peg-IFNα-2b plus RBV combination therapy demonstrated good tolerability in Japanese patients with CHC and resulted in a SVR rate of 44.3%.Treatment of elderly female patients is still challenging and maintenance of adherence to peg-IFNα-2b is important in improving the SVR rate.
A 78-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of gross hematuria. The patient was diagnosed with pelvic arteriovenous malformations and repeated arterial embolization. A cystoscopy demonstrated...
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A 78-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of gross hematuria. The patient was diagnosed with pelvic arteriovenous malformations and repeated arterial embolization. A cystoscopy demonstrated that bladder trigone was covered by many clots. At the same time, bleeding mucosa at the right side of the bladder dome was confirmed. We administered hyperbaric oxygen therapy 7 days after admission. Macrohematuria recovered gradually and we then performed transurethral coagulation at the dome with failed mucosa 14 days after admission. Macrohematuria recovered completely and there was no recurrence during hospitalization. Thirty days after admission, we performed cystoscopy and found clear mucosa in the trigone. The patient was discharged 32 days after admission.
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