A female patient suffering from the after-effects of an intracerebral hemorrhage, inadvertently received approximately 50 ml of enteral feed containing high molecular weight dextrin intravenously and died 6 h later despite intensive emergency resuscitation attempts. The total quantity of enteral feed received was calculated from the amounts of dextrin measured in the blood. This is the first report describing how the total quantity of enteral feed administered intravenously was determined using biochemical analysis.

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A Japanese population was tested for the 7 DNA markers D1S80, HLA-DQ alpha, low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), glycophorin A (GYPA), hemoglobin G gammaglobin (HBGG), D7S8 and group specific component (GC). Each of these 7 markers was found to be useful for paternity testing and individual identification in a Japanese population.

A 62-year old female was admitted for a detailed study of a pancreatic abnormality detected by abdominal ultrasonography. A CT and MRI revealed a fat deposition in the body and tail of the pancreas. An ERCP demonstrated the distal main pancreatic duct as 2 fine branches in the head, and accessory pancreatic ducts were visualized. An endoscopic ultrasonography revealed a swelling of the body. In the tail, a membrane-like hyDerechoic stmtcture was noted, and probably represented the pancreatic capsule. A angiography demonstrated branches of the dorsal and transverse pancreatic artery, and the diagnosis of acquired fatty replacement of the body and tail of the pancreas was confimned. Endoscopic ultrasonography appears to be a useful method to confimn fatty replacement of the body and tail of the pancreas.Key words : acquired f a t t y replacement of the pancreas, endoscopic ultrasonography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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