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ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2025

Three cases in which plasmapheresis was effective for persistent obstructive jaundice due to malignant biliary obstruction after biliary drainage.

Yuhei Iwasa, Keisuke Iwata, Ryuichi Tezuka, Takuji Iwashita, Shinya Uemura, Shota Iwata, Yosuke Ohashi, Yuki Murayama, Masahito Shimizu

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Article in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yuhei IwasaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, 7-1 Kashimacho, Gifu, 500-8513, Japan.
Keisuke IwataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, 7-1 Kashimacho, Gifu, 500-8513, Japan. keisukeiwata@nifty.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0564-8669
Ryuichi TezukaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, 7-1 Kashimacho, Gifu, 500-8513, Japan.
Takuji IwashitaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Shinya UemuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Shota IwataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Yosuke OhashiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Yuki MurayamaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Masahito ShimizuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe three cases in which plasmapheresis was effective for persistent obstructive jaundice, even after biliary drainage. All three cases involved resectable or borderline resectable malignant tumors that caused obstructive jaundice. Jaundice is refractory to biliary drainage and medication and results in prolonged hyperbilirubinemia. Plasmapheresis led to improvements in all cases. Plasmapheresis may be a treatment option for persistent obstructive jaundice resistant to standard therapies.

Indexed as

CholestasisJaundice, ObstructivePlasmapheresisAgedBile Duct NeoplasmsDrainageFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedBilirubin adsorptionCytokineObstructive jaundicePlasmapheresis

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PMID40544384

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