As one of the leading journals in its field, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences (JHBPS) publishes articles dealing with clinical investigations, translational research, and basic research on all aspects of hepatic, biliary, and pancreatic disciplines. We welcome submissions from surgeons, physicians, endoscopists, radiologists, oncologists, and pathologists.

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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos)

  •  41-54
  •  15 October 2017

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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos) Issue 1, 2018

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The TG13 for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis are widely used and clinical studies have been reported worldwide. Yokoe and colleagues conducted a literature review to confirm the clinical impact of the TG13 diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis. As a result, the TG18/TG13 version was released without modification.

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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: flowchart for the management of acute cholecystitis

  •  55-72
  •  16 October 2017

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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: flowchart for the management of acute cholecystitis Issue 1, 2018

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Okamoto and colleagues propose in the TG18 that some cases of Grade III acute cholecystitis that satisfy certain strict criteria in terms of predictive factor, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification can be treated by laparoscopic cholecystectomy if performed at advanced centers by experienced surgeons.

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