Colonic stricture secondary to appendicitis is exceptionally rare. We report a unique case of ascending colon stricture developing one year after treatment for complicated appendicitis in a patient on long-term hemodialysis. A 68-year-old m…
PurposeGroin hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. In Japan, nationwide studies have described overall surgical volumes and procedural characteristics; however, comprehensive analyses focusing on age- and se…
Background/Objectives: Placental abruption has a high risk of recurrence, but the timing of recurrence relative to the previous episode remains unclear. This study described the gestational-age distribution of recurrent placental abruption …
AimTo elucidate the neonatal and neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born via Category 1 cesarean section (CS) in a Japanese tertiary perinatal center.MethodsInfants born via Category 1 CS from 2015 to 2019 at the National Center for Chi…
BackgroundSarcopenia is a prognostic factor in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the mechanism underlying sarcopenia development in these patients remains unclear. The chemokine interferon-gamma-induced protein 10/C-X-C…
Deep angiomyxoma is a rare, infiltrative, hormone-dependent, benign-mesenchymal neoplasm that occurs in the deep soft tissues of the perineal regions. In total, 33% females with newly diagnosed deep angiomyxoma will typically relapse within…
HHUA endometrial adenocarcinoma cells aggregated into spheroids when cultured on collagen type I gels. 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate, a PKC activator, disassembled the spheroids through epithelial-mesenchymal transition and increased…
The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of various diseases has been attracting attention. We speculated as to whether the redox state of treatment solutions used for various diseases may play a role in treatment success. In the cu…
Previous studies have suggested that histone methylation can modulate carcinogenesis and cancer progression. For instance, the histone methyltransferase SET and MYND domain containing 2 (SMYD2) is overexpressed in several types of cancer ti…
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the effectiveness of low-dose patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) in the patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgery, and investigated the difference of postoperative pain between patients for la…
PurposeEndometriosis and endometriotic ovarian cysts are common gynecologic diseases. Excision of the cyst wall by laparotomy or laparoscopy is the standard treatment for endometriotic ovarian cysts. However, some young patients with cysts …
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor is affected in tissue and peritoneal fluid of women with ovarian endometriomas treated with GnRH analogues. METHODS: In 32 women with endometriomas (17 unt…
ObjectiveTo explore endometriosis-related molecules in patients with use of differential display analysis.DesignProspective study.SettingNagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan.Patient(s)Women with endometriosis (n = 27) and wi…
The biological roles of estrogen-responsive finger protein (efp) in vivo were evaluated in mice carrying a loss-of-function mutation in efp by gene-targeted mutagenesis. Although efp homozygous mice were viable and fertile in both sexes, th…