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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65979 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_553.pdf |
| 著者 | Murokawa, Takahiro| Sakamoto, Shinya| Tabuchi, Motoyasu| Sui, Kenta| Ozaki, Kazuhide| Matsumoto, Manabu| Iwata, Jun| Okabayashi, Takehiro| Yoshida, Hiroshi| |
| 抄録 | Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases is typically a devastating diagnosis. Ligamentum teres hepatis (LTH) metastasis is an extremely rare presentation with only four known cases. Herein, we report salvage surgery of successive metastases to the abdominal wall and LTH in a patient originally presenting with advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis, leading to long-term survival. A 72-year-old man with advanced gastric cancer underwent curative-intent distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for gastric outlet obstruction. During this procedure, three small peritoneal metastases were detected in the lesser omentum, the small mesentery, and the mesocolon; however, intraoperative abdominal lavage cytology was negative. We added cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal metastasis. The pathological diagnosis of the gastric cancer was tubular adenocarcinoma with pT4aN1pM1(PER/P1b)CY0 stage IV (Japanese classification of gastric carcinoma/JCGC 15th), or T4N1M1b stage IV (UICC 7th). Post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 (TS-1)+cisplatin (CDDP) was administered for 8 months followed by S-1 monotherapy for 4 months. At 28 months after the initial surgery, a follow-up computed tomography (CT) detected a small mass beneath the upper abdominal wall. The ass showed mild avidity on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission (FDG-PET) CT. Salvage resection was performed for diagnosis and treatment, and pathological findings were consistent with primary gastric cancer metastasis. At 49 months after the initial gastrectomy, a new lesion was detected in the LTH with a similar level of avidity on FDG-PET CT as the abdominal wall metastatic lesion. We performed a second salvage surgery for the LTH tumor, which also showed pathology of gastric cancer metastasis. There has been no recurrence up to 1 year after the LTH surgery. With multidisciplinary treatment the patient has survived almost 5 years after the initial gastrectomy. Curative-intent gastrectomy with cytoreductive surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer with localized peritoneal metastasis might have had a survival benefit in our patient. Successive salvage surgeries for oligometastatic lesions in the abdominal wall and the LTH also yielded favorable outcomes. |
| キーワード | gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis ligamentum teres hepatis oligometastasis salvage surgery |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 553 |
| 終了ページ | 559 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899267 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001110832700001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65978 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_545.pdf |
| 著者 | Iwamuro, Masaya| Tanaka, Shouichi| Toyokawa, Tatsuya| Nishimura, Mamoru| Tsuzuki, Takao| Miyahara, Koji| Negishi, Shin| Ohya, Shogen| Tanaka, Takehiro| Otsuka, Motoyuki| |
| 抄録 | To determine the endoscopic and clinical features of localized gastric amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, we retrospectively examined the characteristics of nine patients (eight men and one woman) encountered by the hospitals in our network. Lesions were predominantly flat and depressed with surface vascular dilatation (n=5); others were characterized by subepithelial lesions (n=2), mucosal color change (n=1), and a mass-like morphology with swollen mucosal folds (n=1). Colonoscopy (n=7), video capsule enteroscopy (n=2), serum (n=5) and urine immunoelectrophoresis (n=4), and bone marrow examination (n=3) were performed to exclude involvement of organs other than the stomach. As treatment for gastric lesions of AL amyloidosis, one patient each underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (n=1) and argon plasma coagulation (n=1), while the remaining seven patients underwent no specific treatment. During a mean follow-up of 4.2 years, one patient died 3.2 years after diagnosis, but the cause of death, which occurred in another hospital, was unknown. The remaining eight patients were alive at the last visit. In conclusion, although localized gastric AL amyloidosis can show various macroscopic features on esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flat, depressed lesions with vascular dilatation on the surface are predominant. |
| キーワード | esophagogastroduodenoscopy gastric lesion amyloidosis light chain |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 545 |
| 終了ページ | 552 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899266 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001094245100001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65975 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_527.pdf |
| 著者 | Ando, Miho| Hanayama, Yoshihisa| Nishimura, Yoshito| Hagiya, Hideharu| Otsuka, Fumio| |
| 抄録 | Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare cause of hydronephrosis and progressive renal dysfunction with unidentified origin. RPF is categorized into idiopathic RPF with/without immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease (IgG4-RD), and secondary RPF. Identifying the underlying cause is challenging and often associated with delayed diagnosis or therapeutic interventions. We investigated RPF’s clinical characteristics based on different etiologies and factors that may help distinguish the underlying causes. We analyzed the cases of 49 patients with RPF that was radiographically diagnosed at our institution (2008-2022). The cohort was 77.6% males; 75.5% had idiopathic RPF and 24.5% had secondary RPF. Among the idiopathic patients, 54.1% had IgG4-RD. The patients were likely to have abdominal pain, lower back pain/lumbago, and constitutional symptoms including generalized fatigue and fever. The idiopathic patients were likely to have higher serum IgG4 and IgG levels and lower serum C3 levels compared to secondary RPF. The IgG4-RPF patients were likely to have higher serum IgG4 levels and lower serum C-reactive protein, ferritin, and C3 levels compared to the idiopathic RPF patients without IgG4-RD. These findings might reflect underlying systemic inflammatory responses. Comprehensive laboratory testing, including serum inflammatory markers and immunological panels, is recommended for radiologically diagnosed RPF patients. |
| キーワード | retroperitoneal fibrosis IgG4-related disease malignancy |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 527 |
| 終了ページ | 536 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899264 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600010 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65974 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_517.pdf |
| 著者 | Horiguchi, Shigeru| Matsumoto, Kazuyuki| Morimoto, Kosaku| Matsumi, Akihiro| Terasawa, Hiroyuki| Fujii, Yuki| Yamazaki, Tatsuhiro| Tsutsumi, Koichiro| Kato, Hironari| |
| 抄録 | We investigated the effect of modified FOLFIRINOX (mFFX) in unresectable pancreatic cancer by retrospectively analyzing the cases of 43 patients who underwent BRCA testing (germline, n=11; somatic, n=26; both germline and somatic, n=6). The association between BRCA mutations and therapeutic effect was clarified. Six patients tested positive for germline pathogenic variants. Familial pancreatic cancer (33% vs. 3%, p=0.006) and peritoneal disseminated lesions (66% vs. 8%, p<0.001) were significantly more common in patients with germline pathogenic variants. The partial response (PR) rate was 100% in the germline BRCA-positive patients, and 27% in the germline BRCA-negative patients (p<0.001). The median progression-free survival (PFS) was not reached for any germline BRCA-positive patients but was 9.0 months for the germline BRCA-negative patients (p=0.042). Patients with stage IV BRCA-associated pancreatic cancer had better overall survival than those with non-BRCA-associated pancreatic cancer, although the difference was nonsignificant (not reached vs. 655 days, p=0.061). Our results demonstrate that a PR and prolonged PFS can be expected in germline BRCA-positive patients after treatment with mFFX. Our findings also suggest that germline BRCA pathogenic variants may be useful as biomarkers for the therapeutic effect of mFFX in patients with pancreatic cancer. |
| キーワード | BRCA FOLFIRINOX pancreatic cancer progression-free survival pathogenic variant |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 517 |
| 終了ページ | 525 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899263 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600009 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65972 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_499.pdf |
| 著者 | Hatakeyama, Yuji| Hongo, Michio| Kido, Tadato| Urayama, Masakazu| Kasukawa, Yuji| Sasaki, Hiroshi| Aizawa, Toshiaki| Kudo, Daisuke| Kimura, Ryota| Ono, Yuichi| Kasama, Fumihito| Miyakoshi, Naohisa| |
| 抄録 | This study aimed to clarify neurological differences among the epiconus, conus medullaris, and cauda equina syndromes. Eighty-seven patients who underwent surgery for acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries were assessed. We defined the epiconus as the region from the terminal end of the spinal cord to the proximal 1.0 to 2.25 vertebral bodies, the conus medullaris as the region proximal to < 1.0 vertebral bodies, and the cauda equina as the distal part of the nerve roots originating from the spinal cord. On the basis of the distance from the terminal end of the spinal cord to the narrowest level of the spinal canal, the narrowest levels were ordered as follows: the epiconus followed by the conus medullaris and cauda equina. The narrowest levels were the epiconus in 22 patients, conus medullaris in 37 patients, and cauda equina in 25 patients. On admission, significantly more patients had a narrowed epiconus of Frankel grades A-C than a narrowed cauda equina. At the final follow-up, there were no significant differences in neurological recovery among those with epiconus, conus medullaris, or cauda equina syndrome. Anatomically classifying the narrowest lesion is useful for clarifying the differences and similarities among these three syndromes. |
| キーワード | thoracolumbar spinal injury terminal end of spinal cord conus medullaris epiconus syndrome cauda equina syndrome |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 499 |
| 終了ページ | 509 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899261 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65971 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_491.pdf |
| 著者 | Habu, Hiroshi| Takao, Soshi| Miyaji, Chikara| Matsumoto, Naomi| Aoo, Ken| Nishita, Yosuke| Tsuri, Masao| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| 抄録 | Arts festivals have become increasingly popular in various parts of Japan in recent years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between arts festival activities participation at the Setouchi Triennale and the health of residents in the town of Naoshima. This was a cross-sectional study. Questionnaires were distributed to all residents of Naoshima who were 20 years old or older (n=2,588). We analyzed responses from 708 people. The associations between arts festival activities participation and health (measured by self-rated health) were analyzed using logistic regression analysis as the primary outcome. Kessler’s psychological distress scale scores were also analyzed in the same manner as the primary outcome. The participating group had an adjusted odds ratio of 1.86 (95% confidence interval: 1.03-3.33) for higher self-rated health compared with those who did not participate. Kessler’s psychological distress scale results showed that the participating group had an adjusted odds ratio of 3.23 (95% confidence interval: 1.19-8.81) for lower psychological distress compared with those who did not participate. In conclusion, arts festival activities participation was associated with higher self-rated health and lower psychological distress. However, caution must be taken in regard to generalizability and causality when interpreting these results. |
| キーワード | art arts in public health arts festival self-rated health Setouchi Triennale |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 491 |
| 終了ページ | 497 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899260 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65970 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_479.pdf |
| 著者 | Murata, Akiko| Matsumoto, Naomi| Miyaji, Chikara| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| 抄録 | For decades, the notion has persisted in developed countries that exclusive care by the mothers is best for the development of children up to 3 years of age. To examine the veracity of this “myth of the first three years” in Japan, we examined the effects of childcare facility use for children younger than 3 years on their development using the cohorts of the Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century conducted in Japan. Of the 47,015 respondents to the survey, we studied the children of 5,508 mothers with university/professional education to evaluate the relationships between primary early (< 2.5 years) childcare providers during weekday daytime hours and specific development indices for the ages of 2.5, 5.5, and 8 years. At the age of 2.5 and 5.5 years, children attending childcare facilities were judged as having more advanced developmental behaviors by their parents, such as being able to compose a two-word sentence (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.22) or to express emotions (aOR: 0.81), compared with those cared for by mothers. However, at the age of 8 years, children who attended childcare facilities as infants < 2.5 years showed more aggressive behavior in interrupting people (aOR: 1.20) and causing disturbances in public (aOR: 1.26) than those cared for by mothers (after adjustment for numerous child and parental factors). Although these results are generally consistent with previous studies, issues potentially involved with problem behavior such as quality of childcare require further investigation, as does the case of children of mothers with more modest educational attainment. |
| キーワード | “myth of the first three years” childcare child development problem behavior educational attainment |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 479 |
| 終了ページ | 490 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899259 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600005 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65969 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_471.pdf |
| 著者 | Oka, Shohei| Harada, Keita| Yamamoto, Shumpei| Yasutomi, Eriko| Igawa, Shoko| Ohmori, Masayasu| Hirai, Mami| Yamasaki, Yasushi| Inokuchi, Toshihiro| Kinugasa, Hideaki| Takahara, Masahiro| Hiraoka, Sakiko| Okada, Hiroyuki| |
| 抄録 | Although the clinical usefulness of colonoscopy has been established, the procedure remains painful for many patients. This study was designed to clarify the factors predicting colonoscopy-related pain. We evaluated 283 consecutive patients who completed a first-ever, total colonoscopy without sedatives or analgesics. The severity of pain symptoms was evaluated by a numeric rating scale (NRS) in a questionnaire immediately after the colonoscopy. Patient backgrounds and endoscopic findings were analyzed to evaluate their association with pain. Out of 283 patients, 53 scored their pain 0-1 on the NRS while 48 scored it 6-10. We defined the colonoscopies of the former and latter patients as painless and painful, respectively, and compared the two. Multivariate analyses revealed that low body weight (OR 4.95, 95%CI 1.89-12.99) and longer intubation time (OR 3.63, 95%CI 1.46-9.03) were significant risk factors for painful colonoscopy. To identify factors contributing to the increased intubation time, we divided subjects into short- and long-intubation-time groups based on a median insertion time of 7 min. Older age (OR 2.28, 95%CI 1.31-3.98), previous abdominal surgery (OR 1.93, 95%CI 1.13-3.32) and findings of invasive cancer (OR 10.90, 95%CI 1.34-88.90) were significant factors for longer intubation time. |
| キーワード | colonoscopy colonoscopy-related pain comfortable colonoscopy |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 471 |
| 終了ページ | 478 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899258 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65968 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_5_461.pdf |
| 著者 | Homma, Daisuke| Minato, Izumi| Imai, Norio| Miyasaka, Dai| Sakai, Yoshinori| Horigome, Yoji| Suzuki, Hayato| Dohmae, Yoichiro| Endo, Naoto| |
| 抄録 | This study aimed to determine which muscle the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus (Gmin), or tensor fasciae latae (TFL) contributes most to hip abduction strength and to identify effective sites for cross-sectional area (CSA) Gmin and TFL measurement in hip osteoarthritis (OAhip) patients. Twenty-eight patients with OAhip were included. The muscle CSA and volume were determined using magnetic resonance imaging. Peak isometric strength was determined using hand-held dynamometry. Muscle volumes were normalized to the total muscle volume of hip abductors. Multiple regression analysis was performed. The difference between the CSA of Gmin and TFL was calculated, and correlations with volume and muscle strength were determined. Gmin volume was related to abductor muscle strength (p=0.042). The peak CSA of the Gmin correlated with muscle volume and strength. The CSA of the TFL correlated with volume, with no difference between the CSA of the most protruding part of the lesser trochanter and peak CSA. Gmin volume was strongly related to abductor muscle strength. Peak CSA is a useful parameter for assessing the CSA of the Gmin among patients with OAhip. The CSA of the TFL should be measured at the most protruding part of the lesser trochanter. |
| キーワード | gluteus minimus tensor fasciae latae cross-sectional area muscle volume hip osteoarthritis |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-10 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 461 |
| 終了ページ | 469 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37899257 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600003 |
| フルテキストURL | fulltext.pdf |
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| 著者 | Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| |
| キーワード | case-only approach mass media public health social media suicidal risk suicide prevention suicide suicide-related tweets Twitter |
| 発行日 | 2023-08-10 |
| 出版物タイトル | JMIR Formative Research |
| 巻 | 7巻 |
| 出版者 | JMIR Publications |
| 開始ページ | e47798 |
| ISSN | 2561-326X |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| 著作権者 | © Toshiharu Mitsuhashi. |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 37561553 |
| DOI | 10.2196/47798 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001051770000002 |
| 関連URL | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.2196/47798 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65757 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_4_439.pdf |
| 著者 | Shiwaku, Takahiro| Ishida, Hisashi| Tatebe, Yasuhisa| Tamefusa, Kosuke| Ochi, Motoharu| Fujiwara, Kaori| Kubo, Toshihide| Nakata, Eiji| Washio, Kana| Tsukahara, Hirokazu| |
| 抄録 | A three-year-old boy with Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL) presented with an osteolytic lesion in his right upper arm. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) such as imatinib and dasatinib are an essential component throughout the course of treatment for Ph+ALL. However, TKIs are reported to affect the bone metabolism. In the treatment course of the current patient, the osteolytic lesion quickly improved despite the continuous use of TKIs, even during the concomitant use of corticosteroids. This suggests that TKIs can be safely given with concomitant corticosteroids to children with Ph+ALL, even when osteolytic lesions are present. |
| キーワード | acute lymphoblastic leukemia children tyrosine kinase inhibitor osteolysis |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 439 |
| 終了ページ | 442 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635146 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001088434900002 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65756 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_4_433.pdf |
| 著者 | Ono, Ryuki| Shiode, Yusuke| Kimura, Shuhei| Hosokawa, Mio| Matoba, Ryo| Kanzaki, Yuki| Kindo, Hiroya| Morita, Tetsuro| Morizane, Yuki| |
| 抄録 | A 23-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of visual abnormalities in her right eye. A visual field test revealed temporal abnormalities in the right eye. Optical coherence tomography revealed an indistinct ellipsoid zone (EZ) on the B-scan image and hyporeflective areas in the EZ layer on the en face image in the right eye. We diagnosed the patient with acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Visual field tests and B-scan images improved to almost normal at 6 months, but hyporeflective areas remained on the en face images. Thus, en face images may be more sensitive at detecting abnormalities in the outer retina than other modalities. |
| キーワード | acute zonal occult outer retinopathy optical coherence tomography en face image ellipsoid zone |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 433 |
| 終了ページ | 437 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635145 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001088434900001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65753 |
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| フルテキストURL | 77_4_423.pdf |
| 著者 | Yamakawa, Yasuaki| Miyashita, Kohei| Morizane, Atsushi| Takeuchi, Masato| Kawashima, Yuta| Sugimura, Tomoko| Saisaka, Yuichi| |
| 抄録 | We report a case of a patient with severe pelvic fracture who showed concurrent ST elevation on electrocardiogram. A 70-year-old man incurred an unstable pelvic fracture from a motorcycle accident. On admission, he was hemodynamically unstable, and massive transfusion and noradrenaline were administered immediately. Although ST elevation was present in leads II, III, aVF, V5, and V6, cardiac function was preserved; thus, trans-arterial embolization and external fixation for pelvic fracture were given priority. Four days after the injury, he suffered a cardiac arrest, and coronary angiography revealed that the cause of ST elevation and cardiac arrest was coronary vasospasm. Physicians should be aware that pain-related stress and platelet activation as well as use of noradrenaline in severe trauma cases can induce coronary vasospasm. |
| キーワード | coronary spasm angina noradrenaline severe trauma ST elevation treatment strategy |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 423 |
| 終了ページ | 427 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635143 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65752 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 77_4_415.pdf |
| 著者 | Jelcic, Dzenis| Puzovic, Velibor| Benzon, Benjamin| Palada, Ivan| Jerković, Jelena| Vulic, Marko| |
| 抄録 | The aim of our study was to determine whether the immunohistochemical expression of placental vitamin D receptors is altered in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia. Vitamin D receptor expression was immunohistochemically analysed in the placentas of three groups: a control group, and early- and late-onset preeclampsia groups. Total immunohistochemical intensity staining of placentas showed that the control group had a median vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression significantly higher than the placentas of mothers with early- and late-onset preeclampsia. There was no difference among the three groups in a semiquantitative analysis of VDR staining of the stroma only. Vitamin D receptors showed lower median expression in preeclampsia-affected pregnancies, especially early-onset preeclampsia. Therefore, Vitamin D receptor expression may be an important marker for normal placentation and preeclampsia onset. |
| キーワード | vitamin D receptor immunohistochemistry early and late-onset preeclampsia |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 415 |
| 終了ページ | 422 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635142 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65751 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 77_4_407.pdf |
| 著者 | Hotta, Kensuke| Kobayashi, Takaomi| |
| 抄録 | This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of force-controlled pelvic stress radiographs in the evaluation and treatment of fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) using a functional treatment strategy. We conducted a retrospective study of 55 geriatric patients with FFP who underwent pelvic stress radiographs on admission. The differences in the sacral width, pelvic ring width, and medial femoral head width between the radiographs with and without the Sam Sling II M size were defined as Δ sacral width, Δ pelvic ring width, and Δ medial femoral head width, respectively. We used Pearson’s correlation test to assess the relationship between the degree of radiographic instability and the Johns Hopkins highest level of mobility scale (JH-HLM) at 10-days postadmission. Conventional receiver-operating-characteristic curve analysis was used to identify cases requiring surgery using the best cutoff value for radiographic instability. The JH-HLM was significantly correlated with Δ sacral width (r=−0.401, p=0.017), but not with Δ pelvic ring width (r=−0.298, p=0.080) nor with Δ medial femoral head width (r= −0.261, p=0.128). The best cutoff value of Δ sacral width in identifying surgical cases was 10.7 mm (sensitivity 75.0%, specificity 98.0%). Force-controlled pelvic stress radiographs could be helpful in assessing the need for surgery on admission. |
| キーワード | fragility fracture of the pelvis functional treatment strategy Sam Sling stress radiograph Johns Hopkins highest level of mobility scale |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 407 |
| 終了ページ | 414 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635141 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65750 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 77_4_395.pdf |
| 著者 | Pavlovic, Marko| Babic, Dragan| Rastovic, Pejana| Arapovic, Jurica| Martinac, Marko| Jakovac, Sanja| Barbaric, Romana| |
| 抄録 | We investigated the relationship between serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels and psychopathological symptoms, clinical and socio-demographic characteristics and antipsychotic therapy in individuals with schizophrenia. TNF-α levels were measured in 90 patients with schizophrenia and 90 healthy controls matched by age, gender, smoking status, and body mass index. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was used to assess the severity of psychopathology in patients. No significant differences in TNF-α levels were detected between the patients and controls (p=0.736). TNF-α levels were not correlated with total, positive, negative, general, or composite PANSS scores (all p>0.05). A significant negative correlation was observed between TNF-α levels and the PANSS cognitive factor (ρ=−0.222, p=0.035). A hierarchical regression analysis identified the cognitive factor as a significant predictor of the TNF-α level (beta=−0.258, t=−2.257, p=0.027). There were no significant differences in TNF-α levels among patients treated with different types of antipsychotics (p=0.596). TNF-α levels correlated positively with the age of onset (ρ=0.233, p=0.027) and negatively with illness duration (ρ=−0.247, p=0.019) and antipsychotic treatment duration (ρ=−0.256, p=0.015). These results indicate that TNF-α may be involved in cognitive impairment in schizophrenia, and would be a potential clinical-state marker in schizophrenia. |
| キーワード | tumor necrosis factor-alpha schizophrenia psychopathology immune system |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 395 |
| 終了ページ | 405 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635140 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800010 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65748 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 77_4_377.pdf |
| 著者 | Morimoto, Kosaku| Takeuchi, Yasuto| Takaki, Akinobu| Wada, Nozomu| Oyama, Atsushi| Adachi, Takuya| Onishi, Hideki| Shiraha, Hidenori| Okada, Hiroyuki| |
| 抄録 | Liver fibrosis is an important phenomenon in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression. Standard markers reflecting liver fibrosis, including the FIB-4 index, increase with age. This study aimed to identify fibrosis progression-related markers that are diagnostically beneficial even in aged individuals. Serum levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were measured by multiple enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two standard NAFLD or fibrosis progression-related markers — the FIB-4 index and APRI score — were analyzed along with cytokine levels to define the best approach to discriminate advanced fibrosis. Ninety-eight NAFLD patients were enrolled: 59 and 39 patients with fibrosis stages 1-2 and 3-4 respectively. In addition to the FIB-4 index and APRI score, the following factors showed significant differences between stages 1-2 and stages 3-4 in a multivariate analysis: platelet counts, IP-10, and RANTES. The fibrosis stage, FIB-4, APRI, PDGF-BB, and RANTES were related to the prognosis. In aged patients, IP-10, GM-CSF, and RANTES differed between stages 1-2 and stages 3-4. FIB-4 and APRI were beneficial for their correlation with fibrosis. However, to stratify either young or elderly advanced fibrosis patients, and to identify patients likely to have a bad outcome, RANTES was the best marker. |
| キーワード | NAFLD NASH liver fibrosis chemokine FIB-4 |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 377 |
| 終了ページ | 385 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635138 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800009 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65745 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 77_4_365.pdf |
| 著者 | Moldovan, Elena| Bănescu, Claudia| Cucerea, Manuela| Moldovan, Valeriu| Gozar, Liliana| Pușcașiu, Lucian| |
| 抄録 | Congenital heart disease is the most common malformative pathology in newborns, with a worldwide incidence at 0.4-5%. We investigated the possible relationship between variations in nucleotide sequences and specific cardiac malformations in the GATA-binding factor 4 (GATA4) exon 1 region by using Sanger sequencing. Forty-four newborns from a third-level neonatal intensive care unit who were diagnosed with nonsyndromic, ductal-dependent congenital heart disease (i.e., transposition of the great arteries or ductal-dependent coarctation of the aorta) were enrolled. Their DNA was extracted using commercial methods and tested using the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) technique. The Sanger sequencing for GATA4 exon 1 in the newborns’ DNA identified rs61277615, rs73203482, and rs35813172 variants not reported in the ClinVar archive of human variations in newborns previously diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries (n=5) and coarctation of the aorta (n=1). The identification of these novel variants in newborns with transposition of the great arteries or ductal-dependent coarctation of the aorta may be the first step in determining the variants’ contribution to the occurrence of congenital heart disease. However, these results may be inconclusive, since the observed variants within GATA4 gene were not previously reported. |
| キーワード | transposition of the great arteries ductal-dependent coarctation of the aorta GATA4 MLPA Sanger sequencing |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 365 |
| 終了ページ | 370 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635136 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800008 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65741 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 77_4_359.pdf |
| 著者 | Koshida, Tomohiro| Maruta, Toyoaki| Tanaka, Nobuhiko| Hidaka, Kotaro| Kurogi, Mio| Nemoto, Takayuki| Yanagita, Toshihiko| Takeya, Ryu| Tsuneyoshi, Isao| |
| 抄録 | Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) is a safe method of treating neuropathic pain by generating intermittent electric fields at the needle tip. Resiniferatoxin (RTX) is an ultrapotent agonist of transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype-1 (TRPV1) receptors. We investigated the mechanism of PRF using a rat model of RTX-induced neuropathic pain. After administering RTX intraperitoneally, PRF was applied to the right sciatic nerve. We observed the changes in TRPV1, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the dorsal root ganglia by western blotting. Expressions of TRPV1 and CGRP were significantly lower in the contralateral (RTX-treated, PRF-untreated) tissue than in control rats (p<0.0001 and p<0.0001, respectively) and the ipsilateral tissues (p<0.0001 and p<0.0001, respectively). BDNF levels were significantly higher in the contralateral tissues than in the control rats (p<0.0001) and the ipsilateral tissues (p<0.0001). These results suggest that, while TRPV1 and CGRP are decreased by RTX-induced neuronal damage, increased BDNF levels result in pain development. PRF may promote recovery from neuronal damage with concomitant restoration of TRPV1 and CGRP, and exert its analgesic effect by reversing BDNF increase. Further research is required to understand the role of TRPV1 and CGRP restoration in improving mechanical allodynia. |
| キーワード | pulsed radiofrequency resiniferatoxin transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype-1 (TRPV1) calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-08 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 359 |
| 終了ページ | 364 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37635135 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800011 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65504 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 77_3_335.pdf |
| 著者 | Fujii, Kentaro| Hirano, Shuichiro| Kurozumi, Kazuhiko| Date, Isao| |
| 抄録 | An 85-year-old woman presented with aphasia due to an occupying lesion in the left frontal lobe near the language area. Complete resection of the contrast-enhancing lesion was performed under awake conditions. The pathological diagnosis was anaplastic astrocytoma, and postoperative radiochemotherapy was administered. Awake surgery is a useful technique to reduce postoperative neurological sequelae and to maximize surgical resection. Although the patient was elderly, which is generally considered high risk, she did not have any severe neurological deficits and had a good outcome. Even in the extreme elderly, awake surgery can be useful for gliomas in language cortices. |
| キーワード | awake surgery high-grade glioma eloquent area elderly patient |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2023-06 |
| 巻 | 77巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 335 |
| 終了ページ | 340 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 37357636 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001026663400002 |