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Kosaka A, Goto T, Washino T, Sakamoto N, Iwabuchi S, Nakamura-Uchiyama F. Two cases of systemic capillary leak syndrome associated with COVID-19 in Japan. J Infect Chemother 2024; 30:250-254. [PMID: 37844737 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (SCLS) is a rare disease that causes severe distributive shock provoked by infection or vaccination. SCLS is clinically diagnosed by a triad of distributive shock, paradoxical hemoconcentration, and hypoalbuminemia. SCLS associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults has not been reported yet in Japan. Case 1: A 61-year-old woman with fever, sore throat, headache, and muscle pain was admitted to our emergency department with suspected COVID-19. She had been diagnosed with SCLS 3 years earlier. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were negative at admission. She went into shock in the emergency department and was treated for septic shock. The following day, the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test was positive. She did not respond to fluid resuscitation and catecholamine and finally died. Case 2: A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for de-saturation due to COVID-19. He got into shock on day 3. SCLS was suspected, and 5 g of intravenous immunoglobulin and 5% albumin were administered for sepsis treatment. He responded to the aggressive fluid therapy within 48 h and was finally discharged. COVID-19 can trigger SCLS, and early recognition of SCLS is crucial for survival. Primary care physicians should consider SCLS when they observe distributive shock and paradoxical hemoconcentration deviations from the natural course of COVID-19.
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- Atsushi Kosaka
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Kojima H, Nakamura-Uchiyama F, Ariyoshi T, Kosaka A, Washino T, Sakamoto N, Iwabuchi S, Makino J. Non-serogroupable Neisseria meningitidis pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: A case report. IDCases 2022; 31:e01656. [PMID: 36505907 PMCID: PMC9732397 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Non-serogroupable Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis), the most common type of N. meningitidis in asymptomatic carriers, rarely causes infections. Most reported cases of infection are in patients with immunodeficiency, primarily complement deficiencies. Case presentation A 54-year-old immunocompetent man was transferred to our hospital to treat severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The patient presented with cough producing a large amount of purulent sputum, which was considered an atypical presentation of COVID-19. Gram staining of the sputum revealed a large number of gram-negative diplococci phagocytosed by many neutrophils, and a diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia was established. The culture yielded non-serogroupable N. meningitidis, and the patient was diagnosed with non-serogroupable N. meningitidis pneumonia. Potential immunodeficiency was considered; however, testing including human immunodeficiency virus and complement factors showed no abnormalities. Conclusions We report herein a rare case of non-serogroupable N. meningitidis pneumonia that occurred in an immunocompetent patient during the course of severe COVID-19. We consider impaired T cell function attributable to COVID-19 and dexamethasone administration may have triggered a transient immunosuppressive state and led to non-serogroupable N. meningitidis pneumonia.
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- Hiroki Kojima
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan,Corresponding author.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan
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Kojima H, Sakamoto N, Kosaka A, Kobayashi M, Amemiya M, Washino T, Kuwahara Y, Ishida T, Hikone M, Miike S, Oyabu T, Iwabuchi S, Nakamura-Uchiyama F. COVID-19-associated leukoencephalopathy in the absence of severe hypoxia with subsequent improvement: a case report. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:444. [PMID: 35538434 PMCID: PMC9086412 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07426-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Several cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated leukoencephalopathy have been reported. Although most cases involve hypoxia, the pathophysiological mechanism and neurologic outcomes of COVID-19-associated leukoencephalopathy remain unclear. Case presentation We report a case of COVID-19-associated leukoencephalopathy without severe hypoxia in a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with pyelonephritis. After the initiation of intravenous ceftriaxone, her fever resolved, but she developed an altered state of consciousness with abnormal behavior and, subsequently, a relapse fever. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia and was intubated. Lung-protective ventilation with deep sedation and neuromuscular blockade were used for treatment. After cessation of sedative administration, her mental status remained at a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3. COVID-19 was assumed to have caused leukoencephalopathy due to the absence of severe hypoxia or other potential causes. She subsequently showed gradual neurologic improvement. Three months after the COVID-19 diagnosis, she regained alertness, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15. Conclusion Clinicians should consider leukoencephalopathy in the differential diagnosis of consciousness disorders in patients with severe COVID-19, even in the absence of severe hypoxia. Gradual neurologic improvement can be expected in such cases.
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- Hiroki Kojima
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Tertiary Emergency Medical Center (Trauma and Critical Care), Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Tertiary Emergency Medical Center (Trauma and Critical Care), Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Tertiary Emergency Medical Center (Trauma and Critical Care), Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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Miike S, Sakamoto N, Washino T, Kosaka A, Kuwahara Y, Ishida T, Hikone M, Oyabu T, Kojima H, Iwabuchi S, Nakamura-Uchiyama F. Critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo, Japan: A single-center case series. J Infect Chemother 2021; 27:291-295. [PMID: 33121864 PMCID: PMC7566890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We reported, in our previous study, a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who was successfully treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Data on clinical courses and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Japan are limited in the literature. This study aimed to describe the clinical courses and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo, Japan. METHODS This is a single-center case series study. Patients with COVID-19 treated with mechanical ventilation (MV) were reviewed retrospectively. Data on baseline characteristics, in-hospital treatment, and outcomes were collected. RESULTS Between February 2, 2020, and June 30, 2020, 14 critically ill patients with COVID-19 were treated with MV. Most patients were male and had comorbidities, especially hypertension or diabetes; 35.7% were overweight and 21.4% were obese. The majority of the patients had dyspnea on admission. The median duration of MV was 10.5 days, and the 28-day mortality rate was 35.7%. In the four patients with COVID-19 who died, the cause of death was respiratory failure. CONCLUSIONS As in previous reports from other countries, the mortality rate of patients with COVID-19 requiring intensive care remains high in Tokyo. Further study on the appropriate timing of MV initiation and specific treatments for critically ill patients with COVID-19 is needed.
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- Satoshi Miike
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Tertiary Emergency Medical Center (Trauma and Critical Care), Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Tertiary Emergency Medical Center (Trauma and Critical Care), Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Tertiary Emergency Medical Center (Trauma and Critical Care), Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kutsuna S, Asai Y, Yamamoto K, Shirano M, Konishi K, Asaoka T, Yamato M, Katsuragi Y, Yamamoto Y, Sahara T, Tamiya A, Nakamura-Uchiyama F, Sakamoto N, Kosaka A, Washino T, Hase R, Mito H, Kurita T, Shinohara K, Shimizu T, Kodama F, Nagasaka A, Ogawa T, Kasahara K, Yoshimura Y, Tachikawa N, Yokota K, Yuka Murai NS, Sakamaki I, Hasegawa C, Yoshimi Y, Toyoda K, Mitsuhashi T, Ohmagari N. Epidemiological trends of imported infectious diseases in Japan: Analysis of imported 2-year infectious disease registry data. J Infect Chemother 2020; 27:632-638. [PMID: 33309629 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The epidemiology of infectious diseases in Japan remains undefined despite the increasing tourism. GeoSentinel, an epidemiological surveillance system for reporting imported infectious diseases, has only two participating facilities in Japan. Although the number of infectious diseases is reported by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, there is no detailed clinical information about these cases. Therefore, we established J-RIDA (Japan Registry for Infectious Diseases from Abroad) to clarify the status of imported infectious diseases in Japan and provide detailed information. METHODS J-RIDA was started as a registry of imported infectious diseases. Case registration began in October 2017. Between October 2017 and September 2019, 15 medical institutions participated in this clinical study. The registry collected information about the patient's age, sex, nationality, chief complaint, consultation date, date of onset, whether visit was made to a travel clinic before travel, blood test results (if samples were collected), travel history, and final diagnosis. RESULTS Of the 3046 cases included in this study, 46.7% to Southeast Asia, 13.0% to Africa, 13.7% to East Asia, 11.5% to South Asia, 7.5% to Europe, 3.8% to Central and South America, 4.6% to North America, 3.9% to Oceania, and 2.8% to Central and west Asia. More than 85% of chief complaints were fever and general symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory symptoms, or dermatologic problems. The most common diseases were travelers' diarrhea, animal bite, upper respiratory infection, influenza, and dengue fever. CONCLUSIONS We summarized two-year cases registered in Japan's imported infectious disease registry. These results will significantly contribute to the epidemiology in Japan.
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- Satoshi Kutsuna
- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Rinku General Medical Center, Rinku Ourai Kita 2-23, Izumisanoshi, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan
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- Rinku General Medical Center, Rinku Ourai Kita 2-23, Izumisanoshi, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan
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- Rinku General Medical Center, Rinku Ourai Kita 2-23, Izumisanoshi, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation Ebara Hospital, 3F 2-5 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation Ebara Hospital, 3F 2-5 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation Ebara Hospital, 3F 2-5 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital, 90-1, Iida-cho, Narita-shi, Chiba, 286-8523, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital, 90-1, Iida-cho, Narita-shi, Chiba, 286-8523, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital, 90-1, Iida-cho, Narita-shi, Chiba, 286-8523, Japan
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- Kyoto City Hospital, 1-2 Mibuhigashitakadacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8845, Japan
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- Kyoto City Hospital, 1-2 Mibuhigashitakadacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8845, Japan
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- Sapporo City General Hospital, Kita 1 Nishi 2, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-8611, Japan
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- Sapporo City General Hospital, Kita 1 Nishi 2, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-8611, Japan
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- Nara Medical University Hospital, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan
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- Nara Medical University Hospital, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan
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- Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, 1-1, Mitsuzawanishimachi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 221-0855, Japan
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- Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, 1-1, Mitsuzawanishimachi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 221-0855, Japan
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- Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1, Asahicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 760-0065, Japan
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- Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1, Asahicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 760-0065, Japan
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- Toyama University Hospital, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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- Nagoya City East Medical Center, 1-2-23 Wakamizu, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-city, Aichi, 464-8547, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, 9, Myokencho, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8650, Japan
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- Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Higashi Tukurimiti 2-1-1, Aomori, 030-8553, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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Kosaka A, Sakamoto N, Hikone M, Imai K, Ota M, Washino T, Maeda T, Iwabuchi S. Failure of Liposomal-amphotericin B Treatment for New World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania braziliensis. Intern Med 2020; 59:1227-1230. [PMID: 32378656 PMCID: PMC7270753 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.4096-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Liposomal-amphotericin B (L-AmB) is used for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL); however, its treatment failure has not yet been described in detail. A 58-year-old man returned from the Republic of Venezuela with a cutaneous ulcer on his left lower leg. The causative pathogen was Leishmania braziliensis. We started L-AmB 3 mg/kg/day for 6 days; however, the ulcer did not resolve. The patient was successfully retreated with a higher dose L-AmB 4 mg/kg/day 9 times (total, 36 mg/kg). If L-AmB fails to treat CL and other therapeutics cannot be used, increasing the L-AmB dose is a viable option.
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- Atsushi Kosaka
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University, Japan
- Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases and Research, Saitama Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Saitama Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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Sakamoto N, Kosaka A, Imamura A, Uchiyama-Nakamura F, Iwabuchi S, Nishimura S, Fujita H. Pre-transfusion testing for Ebola virus disease patients in serious communicable infectious diseases hospitals in Tokyo: A cross-sectional study. J Infect Chemother 2019; 25:489-493. [PMID: 30827859 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ebola virus disease (EVD) was endemic to Africa in 2014-2016. Supportive therapies have been shown to improve the outcome of EVD, and additional supportive therapy including blood transfusion therapy and external circulation could be needed in the event of a future global outbreak. However, pre-transfusion testing policies and guidelines have not yet been established in Japan. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of blood transfusion therapy for EVD patients at three designated hospitals for serious communicable diseases in Tokyo. In each hospital, we surveyed blood transfusion therapy policy, blood transfusion protocol, presence of a specialist in the department of transfusion medicine, facility capacity for pre-transfusion compatibility testing, and types of personal protective equipment available. RESULTS One hospital had a cross-matched compatible blood transfusion policy, one had a cross-matched compatible blood transfusion policy only when the patient's ABO and RhD type is previously known, and the third had not created a policy. Two hospitals had a department of transfusion medicine. These two hospitals had a special testing unit for serious communicable diseases, while the other had a portable unit for testing. There were no major differences noted in available personal protective equipment. CONCLUSION Policies and protocols differ among hospitals. The choice of blood transfusion policy and pre-transfusion testing is largely dependent on equipment and human resources. Further discussion is required to develop national guidelines for blood transfusion therapy in patients with serious communicable diseases, including countermeasures against complications and ethical issues related to the safety of patients and healthcare workers.
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- Naoya Sakamoto
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Corporation Ebara Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Imai K, Tarumoto N, Amo K, Takahashi M, Sakamoto N, Kosaka A, Kato Y, Mikita K, Sakai J, Murakami T, Suzuki Y, Maesaki S, Maeda T. Non-invasive diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by the direct boil loop-mediated isothermal amplification method and MinION™ nanopore sequencing. Parasitol Int 2017; 67:34-37. [PMID: 28288843 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is gaining attention as a public health problem. We present two cases of CL imported from Syria and Venezuela in Japan. We diagnosed them as CL non-invasively by the direct boil loop-mediated isothermal amplification method and an innovative sequencing method using the MinION™ sequencer. This report demonstrates that our procedure could be useful for the diagnosis of CL in both clinical and epidemiological settings.
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- Kazuo Imai
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases and Research, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Japan; Department of Infectious Diseases, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases and Research, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases and Research, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Department of Microbiology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases and Research, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases and Research, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Department of Microbiology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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Ueki K, Yoshizawa K, Moroi A, Ikawa H, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Hotta A, Tsutsui T. Evaluation of maxillary sinus after Le Fort I osteotomy using different fixation materials. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tagashira Y, Sakamoto N, Isogai T, Hikone M, Kosaka A, Chino R, Higuchi M, Uehara Y, Honda H. Impact of inadequate initial antimicrobial therapy on mortality in patients with bacteraemic cholangitis: a retrospective cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2017; 23:740-747. [PMID: 28254686 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Acute cholangitis is a common cause of bacteraemia resulting in severe sepsis or septic shock. The impact of the appropriate initial antimicrobial therapy on short-term mortality in bacteraemic cholangitis has not been well investigated. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with bacteraemic cholangitis at two large tertiary care centres in Tokyo, Japan between 2009 and 2015. We determined the factors associated with 30-day all-cause mortality from the date of drawing the first positive blood culture, using a multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS We identified 573 patients with bacteraemic cholangitis (median age, 77 years; male, 58.3%). The 30-day all-cause mortality rate was 6.6% (38/573). Inadequate initial antimicrobial therapy occurred in 133 (23.2%) patients. Factors associated with 30-day all-cause mortality included the Charlson co-morbidity index score >3 (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 4.12; 95% CI 1.18-14.38), jaundice (total bilirubin >2.5 mg/dL) (aOR 3.39; 95% CI 1.46-7.89), septic shock within 48 h of the first positive blood culture (aOR 3.34; 95% CI 1.42-7.89), biliary obstruction due to hepatobiliary malignancy (aOR 8.00; 95% CI 2.92-21.97), and inadequate initial antimicrobial therapy (aOR 2.78; 95% CI 1.27-6.11). CONCLUSIONS Inadequate initial antimicrobial therapy was an important, modifiable determinant of survival.
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- Y Tagashira
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Infection Control Science, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control Science, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
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Moroi A, Yoshizawa K, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Ikawa H, Saida Y, Hotta A, Tsutsui T, Ueki K. Comparison of the computed tomography values of the bone fragment gap after sagittal split ramus osteotomy in mandibular prognathism with and without asymmetry. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016; 45:1520-1525. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2016.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Moroi A, Saida Y, Tutui T, Hotta A, Iguchi R, Ikawa H, Kosaka A, Higuchi M, Yoshizawa K, Ueki K. Comparison between in skeletal stability after sagittal split ramus osteotomy with and without extraction of third molar in the mandibular prognathism patients. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ueki K, Moroi A, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Ikawa H, Hotta A, Tsutsui T, Saida Y, Yoshizawa K. Changes in CT (computed tomography) value of mandibular ramus bone and fixation screws after sagittal split ramus osteotomy. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ueki K, Moroi A, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Ikawa H, Yoshizawa K. Changes in the computed tomography (pixel) value of mandibular ramus bone and fixation screws after sagittal split ramus osteotomy. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015; 44:1337-45. [PMID: 26139563 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the changes in computed tomography (CT) values of ramus bone and screws after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) setback surgery. The subjects were 64 patients (128 sides) who underwent bilateral SSRO setback surgery. They were divided into six groups according to the fixation plate type used and the use or not of self-setting α-tricalcium phosphate (Biopex): group 1: titanium plate and screws; group 2: titanium plate and screws with Biopex; group 3: poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) plate and screws; group 4: PLLA plate and screws with Biopex; group 5: uncalcined and unsintered hydroxyapatite particles and poly-l-lactic acid (uHA/PLLA) plate and screws; group 6: PLLA/uHA plate and screws with Biopex. CT values (pixel values) of the lateral cortex, medial cortex, osteotomy site, and screws were measured preoperatively, immediately after surgery, and 1 year postoperatively using horizontal CT images at the mandibular foramen taken parallel to the Frankfort horizontal plane. There were significant differences in the time-course change of pixel values for the lateral cortex (P<0.0001) and the osteotomy site (P<0.0001) among the six groups. This study suggests that the fixation plate type and use of bone alternative material may affect bone quality during the process of bone healing after SSRO.
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- K Ueki
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo-shi, Yamanashi, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo-shi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo-shi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo-shi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo-shi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo-shi, Yamanashi, Japan
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Seiki N, Shoji Y, Kajitani T, Ishiwari F, Kosaka A, Hikima T, Takata M, Someya T, Fukushima T. Rational synthesis of organic thin films with exceptional long-range structural integrity. Science 2015; 348:1122-6. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aab1391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Moroi A, Ishihara Y, Sotobori M, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Ikawa H, Yoshizawa K, Marukawa K, Ueki K. Changes in occlusal function after orthognathic surgery in mandibular prognathism with and without asymmetry. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015; 44:971-6. [PMID: 25864000 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative changes in masticatory function in patients with jaw deformities with or without asymmetry treated by orthognathic surgery. Thirty female patients who underwent a Le Fort I osteotomy with sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) were enrolled. The patients were divided into symmetry and asymmetry groups. The bite force, occlusal contact area, and bite force balance were measured before and at 1, 3, and 6 months and 1 year after surgery; these measurements were compared statistically within and between the two groups. In the symmetry group, there was a significant difference in the preoperative bite force and the 1 month postoperative bite force (P=0.0033). In the asymmetry group, the bite force before surgery was significantly different from that at 1 month (P=0.0375) and at 1 year (P=0.0353) after surgery. Significant differences in the bite force were also observed between the following time points: 1 month and 1 year (P=0.0003), 3 months and 1 year (P=0.0034), and 1 month and 6 months (P=0.0486). The occlusal contact area, bite force, and occlusal balance tended to change after Le Fort I osteotomy with SSRO, with a significantly improved bite force in patients with asymmetry before surgery.
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- A Moroi
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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Ohkuri T, Ghosh A, Kosaka A, Zhu J, Ikeura M, David M, Watkins S, Sarkar S, Okada H. IB-09 * STING AGONIST INDUCES POTENT ANTI-GLIOMA IMMUNITY VIA INDUCTION OF TYPE-I IFN SIGNALS IN THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou257.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kohanbash G, Straw E, Averick A, Ahn B, Smith-Cohn M, Ohkuri T, Kosaka A, Okada H. IT-17 * ONO-AE3-208 INHIBITS MYELOID-DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS AND GLIOMA GROWTH. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou258.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Smith-Cohn M, Kohanbash G, Muthuswamy R, Ohkuri T, Kosaka A, Amankulor N, Engh J, Potter D, Kalinski P, Okada H. IT-33 * USE OF IFN-ALPHA AND POLY-ICLC AS CHEMOKINE MODULATORS FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY IN GLIOMAS. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou258.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Higuchi M, Moroi A, Ishihara Y, Sotobori M, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Ikawa H, Nakazawa R, Marukawa K, Ueki K. A case of trismus for 40 years after maxillofacial fracture that was improved by resection of the coronoid process. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.06.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Marukawa K, Moroi A, Sotobori M, Ishihara Y, Kosaka A, Iguchi R, Ikawa H, Higuchi M, Ueki K. Clinical Study of the Cases of Surgically-Treated Jaw Deformity with Molar Defects Combined with Dental Implant Treatment. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.06.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ueki K, Marukawa K, Moroi A, Sotobori M, Ishihara Y, Iguchi R, Kosaka A, Nakano Y, Higuchi M, Nakazawa R. Changes in border movement of the mandible in skeletal Class III before and after orthognathic surgery. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 43:213-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.07.740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Barish M, Weng L, D'Apuzzo M, Forman S, Brown C, Ben Horin I, Volovitz I, Ram Z, Chang A, Wainwright D, Dey M, Han Y, Lesniak M, Chow K, Yi J, Shaffer D, Gottschalk S, Clark A, Safaee M, Oh T, Ivan M, Kaur R, Sun M, Lu YJ, Ozawa T, James CD, Bloch O, Parsa A, Debinski W, Choi YA, Gibo DM, Dey M, Wainwright D, Chang A, Han Y, Lesniak M, Herold-Mende C, Mossemann J, Jungk C, Ahmadi R, Capper D, von Deimling A, Unterberg A, Beckhove P, Jiang H, Klein SR, Piya S, Vence L, Yung WKA, Sawaya R, Heimberger A, Conrad C, Lang F, Gomez-Manzano C, Fueyo J, Jung TY, Choi YD, Kim YH, Lee JJ, Kim HS, Kim JS, Kim SK, Jung S, Cho D, Kosaka A, Ohkuri T, Okada H, Erickson K, Malone C, Ha E, Soto H, Hickey M, Owens G, Liau L, Prins R, Minev B, Kruse C, Lee J, Dang X, Borboa A, Coimbra R, Baird A, Eliceiri B, Mathios D, Lim M, Ruzevick J, Nicholas S, Polanczyk M, Jackson C, Taube J, Burger P, Martin A, Xu H, Ochs K, Sahm F, Opitz CA, Lanz TV, Oezen I, Couraud PO, von Deimling A, Wick W, Platten M, Ohkuri T, Ghosh A, Kosaka A, Zhu J, Ikeura M, Watkins S, Sarkar S, Okada H, Pellegatta S, Pessina S, Cantini G, Kapetis D, Finocchiaro G, Avril T, Vauleon E, Hamlat A, Mosser J, Quillien V, Raychaudhuri B, Rayman P, Huang P, Grabowski M, Hamburdzumyan D, Finke J, Vogelbaum M, Renner D, Litterman A, Balgeman A, Jin F, Hanson L, Gamez J, Carlson B, Sarkaria J, Parney I, Ohlfest J, Pirko I, Pavelko K, Johnson A, Sims J, Grinshpun B, Feng Y, Amendolara B, Shen Y, Canoll P, Sims P, Bruce J, Lee SX, Wong E, Swanson K, Wainwright D, Chang A, Dey M, Balyasnikova I, Cheng Y, Han Y, Lesniak M, Wang F, Wei J, Xu S, Ling X, Yaghi N, Kong LY, Doucette T, Weinberg J, DeMonte F, Lang F, Prabhu S, Heimberger A, Wiencke J, Accomando W, Houseman EA, Nelson H, Wrensch M, Wiemels J, Zheng S, Hsuang G, Bracci P, Kelsey K. IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH. Neuro Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Le Pogam S, Seshaadri A, Kosaka A, Chiu S, Kang H, Hu S, Rajyaguru S, Symons J, Cammack N, Najera I. Existence of hepatitis C virus NS5B variants naturally resistant to non-nucleoside, but not to nucleoside, polymerase inhibitors among untreated patients. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008; 61:1205-16. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Koba T, Arisawa K, Ryu S, Yokoo M, Kosaka A, Matsuda J, Ifuku A, Saito H. [An epidemiological study on Shigella sonnei outbreak associated with contaminated drinking water--Nagasaki, Japan, May 1998]. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 2001; 48:903-13. [PMID: 11774704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Liu XJ, Arisawa K, Nakano A, Saito H, Takahashi T, Kosaka A. Significance of cadmium concentrations in blood and hair as an indicator of dose 15 years after the reduction of environmental exposure to cadmium. Toxicol Lett 2001; 123:135-41. [PMID: 11641041 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(01)00381-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To evaluate the significance of cadmium (Cd) concentrations in blood (B-Cd) and hair (H-Cd) as an indicator of dose, a cross-sectional study was performed on 40 residents in a Cd-polluted area, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, in 1996. In the study area, soil replacement of Cd-polluted rice fields ended in 1981. B-Cd and H-Cd were significantly higher in the study population than in the control subjects. B-Cd was positively correlated with urinary Cd (U-Cd) (Spearman r=0.50, P=0.06 for males and r=0.72, P=0.0001 for females), while H-Cd was weakly or moderately correlated with U-Cd. After adjustment for gender using logistic regression analysis, log(B-Cd) and log(U-Cd), but not log(H-Cd), were significantly associated with the prevalence of increased urinary beta2-microglobulin (P for trend <0.05). These findings suggest that B-Cd is a good indicator of cumulative dose many years after the reduction of environmental exposure to Cd. H-Cd may be weakly or moderately correlated with body burden.
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- X J Liu
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, 852-8523, Nagasaki, Japan
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Nishino H, Kosaka A, Hembury GA, Shitomi H, Onuki H, Inoue Y. Mechanism of pH-dependent photolysis of aliphatic amino acids and enantiomeric enrichment of racemic leucine by circularly polarized light. Org Lett 2001; 3:921-4. [PMID: 11263916 DOI: 10.1021/ol0155788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It has been proposed that the origin of biological homochirality may be the result of irradiation of a racemic sample of amino acids by circularly polarized light (CPL). To determine the mechanism of enantiomeric enrichment, the irradiation of aliphatic amino acids by CPL was undertaken. An enantiomerically enriched sample (e.g., L isomer enrichment from r-CPL) was found to result from the preferential excitation/decomposition of one enantiomer over another via a Norrish Type II mechanism (leucine, valine, and isoleucine), with the enantiomeric excess dependent on the degree of protonation of the amino/carboxylic acid moiety.
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- H Nishino
- Inoue Photochirogenesis Project, ERATO, JST, 4-6-3 Kamishinden, Toyonaka 560-0085, Japan
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Yamada S, Kosaka A, Masuda M, Toyoshima M. Minimally invasive lung and pleural biopsies using 2-mm and standard thoracoscopic equipment. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000; 48:700-2. [PMID: 11144088 DOI: 10.1007/bf03218235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Videoendoscopic surgery is commonly used to obtain a definitive diagnosis in a patient with pleural lesions or pulmonary infiltration of unknown etiology. We have performed minimally invasive pleural and lung biopsies, using 2-mm mini-videoscopic instruments supported by standard thoracoscopy via one 11.5-mm port, in 10 patients. These involved 8 patients with diffuse pulmonary infiltration, and two with diffuse pleural thickening. They underwent thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection and pleural biopsy using one 11.5-mm port and two or three 2-mm mini-ports. The mean operating time was 37 minutes. This procedure was successful in establishing a definitive diagnosis in each patient. Complications included subacute acceleration in pulmonary infiltration in one patient. No patient complained of pain or discomfort at the 2 mm-thoraco port sites. Healing of this port site resulted in excellent cosmesis. Mini-videoscopic surgery supported by standard thoracoscopic equipment can be used to perform lung or pleural biopsy less invasively than standard thoracoscopic approach.
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- S Yamada
- Department of Surgery, Shimizu City Hospital, 1231 Miyagami, Shimizu City, Shizuoka 424-8636, Japan
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Okamura K, Hayakawa H, Kuze M, Takahashi H, Kosaka A, Mizumoto R, Katsuta K. Triple carcinomas of the biliary tract associated with congenital choledochal dilatation and pancreaticobiliary maljunction. J Gastroenterol 2000; 35:465-71. [PMID: 10864356 DOI: 10.1007/s005350070093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We report a rare case of triple carcinomas of the biliary tract associated with congenital choledochal dilatation (CCD) and pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM). The patient was a 58-year-old Japanese man who complained of epigastralgia. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed an elevated lesion inside the markedly dilated extrahepatic bile duct, thickening of the gallbladder wall, and small polypoid lesions in the gallbladder. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed CCD and PBM. With a diagnosis of carcinoma of the bile duct and cholesterol polyps in the gallbladder, pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. The resected specimen showed two elevated lesions in the dilated bile duct, cholesterol polyps, and an area of irregular mucosa in the gallbladder. Histopathological examination showed two carcinomas in the bile duct, an adenosquamous cell carcinoma, and a moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma, and a well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. Two years and 6 months after the operation, a solitary metastatic liver tumor was detected. Left hepatic lobectomy was performed. At present, 7 months after the second operation, the patient is doing well with no signs of recurrence. Multiple carcinomas in the biliary tract associated with CCD and PBM, including the details in the present patient, were reviewed.
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- K Okamura
- Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, Matsusaka, Japan
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Mori K, Kosaka A, Yamada S, Matsuda I, Ohara M, Yamazaki M, Shikata A, Tukamoto H, Yoneyama Y. [Arterial infusion chemotherapy for liver metastases from colorectal cancer--therapeutic effects of different protocols]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2000; 27:1886-9. [PMID: 11086437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The therapeutic effects of different protocols for arterial infusion chemotherapy were compared in patients with multiple liver metastases from colorectal cancer. A total of 49 patients with colorectal multiple liver metastases treated in our hospital since 1988 were the subjects. In order to compare the therapeutic effects on the regression of cancer and the survival rate, the subjects were assigned into Groups A-D, which were treated using different protocols. Group A received ADR, EPI, CDDP or 5-FU alone at first. If this drug was not effective, it was replaced with another of those mentioned here, and so on. Group B received CDDP 50 mg on day 1, 5-FU 500 mg/day from day 2 to day 7 and 5-FU 500 mg/day for 2 weeks thereafter (FP treatment). Group C received CDDP 50 mg at the time of reservoir insertion and 5-FU 1,000 mg for 5 hours thereafter (WHF treatment). Group D received 5-FU 1,000 mg for 24 hours on day 1, day 3, and day 5 of every week with combination of CDDP 5-10 mg/day from day 1 to day 5 and none on day 6 and day 7 (intermittent F + low-dose P treatment) for 3 weeks. The response rate was 33% for Group A (n = 18), 46% for Group B (n = 13), 25% for Group C (n = 8) and 80% for Group D (n = 10), showing significant differences between Group D and other groups. The 1-year survival rate was 50% for Group A, 46% for Group B, 29% for Group C and 89% for Group D. Significant differences in survival rate were found between Group B and D, and Group C and D.
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- K Mori
- Dept. of Surgery, Shimizu City Hospital
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Akatsuka Y, Shibasaki T, Saito A, Kosaka A, Matsuzaki H, Asano T, Furuhashi Y. Navigation system for neurosurgery with PC platform. Stud Health Technol Inform 2000; 70:10-6. [PMID: 10977519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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This paper presents a navigation system for a surgical microscope and an endoscope which can be used for neurosurgery. In this system, a wireframe model of a target tumor and other significant anatomical landmarks are superimposed in real-time onto live video images taken from the microscope and the endoscope. The wireframe model is generated from a CT/MRI slice images. Overlaid images are simultaneously displayed in the same monitor using the picture-in-picture function so that the surgeon can concentrate on the single monitor during the surgery. The system measures the position and orientation of the patient using specially designed non-contact sensing devices mounted on the microscope and the endoscope. Based on this real-time measurement, the system displays other useful information about the navigation as well as the rendered wireframe. The accuracy of registration between the wireframe model and the actual live view is less than 2 mm. We tested this system in actual surgery several times, and verified its performance and effectiveness.
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- Y Akatsuka
- Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Advanced Technology Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.
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Takahashi H, Hashimoto K, Hayakawa H, Kusakawa M, Okamura K, Kosaka A, Mizumoto R, Katsuta K. Solid cystic tumor of the pancreas in elderly men: report of a case. Surg Today 2000; 29:1264-7. [PMID: 10639709 DOI: 10.1007/bf02482220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Solid cystic tumor of the pancreas is a primary pancreatic neoplasm of unknown etiology that most commonly occurs in young women and ordinarily contains hemorrhagic tissue. We report herein the unusual case of a 75-year-old man found to have a solid cystic tumor in the body and tail of the pancreas, who is the oldest such male patient to be documented in Japan. The results of laboratory data and imaging studies indicated that the patient had a nonfunctioning islet tumor or solid cystic tumor of the pancreas, and distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy was performed. The diagnosis of solid cystic tumor was confirmed based on macroscopic and histological findings of the resected pancreatic tumor. The patient is currently in good health, without any signs of tumor recurrence 1 year and 4 months after his operation. A total of 181 cases of solid cystic tumors of the pancreas reported in the Japanese literature, including our case, were reviewed to evaluate the clinical differences between patients aged 50 years or over and those younger than 50 years.
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- H Takahashi
- Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, Mie, Japan
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Jarnagin K, Grunberger D, Mulkins M, Wong B, Hemmerich S, Paavola C, Bloom A, Bhakta S, Diehl F, Freedman R, McCarley D, Polsky I, Ping-Tsou A, Kosaka A, Handel TM. Identification of surface residues of the monocyte chemotactic protein 1 that affect signaling through the receptor CCR2. Biochemistry 1999; 38:16167-77. [PMID: 10587439 DOI: 10.1021/bi9912239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The CC chemokine, monocyte chemotactic protein, 1 (MCP-1) functions as a major chemoattractant for T-cells and monocytes by interacting with the seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor CCR2. To identify which residues of MCP-1 contribute to signaling though CCR2, we mutated all the surface-exposed residues to alanine and other amino acids and made some selective large changes at the amino terminus. We then characterized the impact of these mutations on three postreceptor pathways involving inhibition of cAMP synthesis, stimulation of cytosolic calcium influx, and chemotaxis. The results highlight several important features of the signaling process and the correlation between binding and signaling: The amino terminus of MCP-1 is essential as truncation of residues 2-8 ([1+9-76]hMCP-1) results in a protein that cannot stimulate chemotaxis. However, the exact peptide sequence may be unimportant as individual alanine mutations or simultaneous replacement of residues 3-6 with alanine had little effect. Y13 is also important and must be a large nonpolar residue for chemotaxis to occur. Interestingly, both Y13 and [1+9-76]hMCP-1 are high-affinity binders and thus affinity of these mutants is not correlated with ability to promote chemotaxis. For the other surface residues there is a strong correlation between binding affinity and agonist potency in all three signaling pathways. Perhaps the most interesting observation is that although Y13A and [1+9-76]hMCP are antagonists of chemotaxis, they are agonists of pathways involving inhibition of cAMP synthesis and, in the case of Y13A, calcium influx. These results demonstrate that these two well-known signaling events are not sufficient to drive chemotaxis. Furthermore, it suggests that specific molecular features of MCP-1 induce different conformations in CCR2 that are coupled to separate postreceptor pathways. Therefore, by judicious design of antagonists, it should be possible to trap CCR2 in conformational states that are unable to stimulate all of the pathways required for chemotaxis.
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- K Jarnagin
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley 94720, USA.
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Mori K, Kosaka A, Watabiki Y, Yamada S, Ohara M, Yamazaki M, Shikata A, Hoshiya Y, Oohata K, Tukamoto H, Yoneyama Y. [Efficacy of intra-arterial chemotherapy on life prolongation in patients with hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26:1732-5. [PMID: 10560383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The efficacy of intra-arterial chemotherapy for life prolongation was investigated in patients with hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer who visited our hospital from Jan. 1989-Mar. 1999, but without any other remote metastasis when the presence of their hepatic metastasis was detected. The subjects were assigned to 4 groups; group A (n = 8) was only treated by hepatectomy, group B (n = 27) by intra-arterial chemotherapy combined with hepatectomy, group C (n = 42) with intra-arterial chemotherapy alone, and group D (n = 23) by systemic chemotherapy through intra-venous or oral administration. The survival rates of these groups were determined, and the recurrence risk after hepatectomy was compared between group A and B. Further, the survival rate of the patients treated by intra-arterial chemotherapy was compared between the cases of PD and not-PD (including CR, PR, and NC). The median survival in cases of H1 and H2 was 405 days for group A, 1,018 days for group B and 245 days for group C, showing that group B had a significantly more favorable prognosis than either group A or group C. There were also significant differences in the median survival of H3 cases between group C (422 days) and group D (113 days). One-year cumulative recurrence risks in the residual livers of group A and group B were 79% and 28%, respectively. Thus, significant differences in the recurrence risk were found in the two groups. Meanwhile, the median survival of PD and non-PD cases was 240 and 588 days, respectively. These results suggested that local control by intra-arterial chemotherapy is useful for life prolongation.
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- K Mori
- Dept. of Surgery, Shimizu City Hospital
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Most nonmalignant upper tracheal stenoses are caused by prolonged endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy, and idiopathic stenosis is uncommon. A 43-year-old woman complained of increasing shortness of breath during exercise over a year prior to admission. She had no significant past medical history, including endotracheal intubation. Bronchoscopy and tracheal tomography revealed nonmalignant circumferential upper tracheal stenosis 20 mm long. Single-stage surgical resection with cricotracheal anastomosis completely relieved her respiratory symptoms. Idiopathic tracheal stenosis is extremely rare, and the treatment of choice is surgery.
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- S Yamada
- Department of Surgery, Shimizu City Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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Kosaka A, Hayakawa H, Kusagawa M, Takahashi H, Okamura K, Mizumoto R, Katsuta K. Successful surgical treatment for implanted intraperitoneal metastases of ruptured small hepatocellular carcinoma: report of a case. Surg Today 1999; 29:453-7. [PMID: 10333419 DOI: 10.1007/bf02483040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We report herein the case of a 53-year-old man with disseminated intraperitoneal metastases caused by the rupture of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). He was admitted to our hospital in shock after suffering a trauma injury to the upper abdomen. Ultrasonography revealed a massive hemoperitoneum. At surgery, 4000 ml of blood was drained from the abdominal cavity and a ruptured tumor, 2 cm in diameter, was found in the right lobe of the liver. The tumor was resected with an adequate surgical margin and subsequent microscopic examination confirmed a diagnosis of moderately differentiated HCC without associated liver cirrhosis. The patient was readmitted 14 months later following the development of right lower quadrant pain. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed extrahepatic abdominal tumors, and abdominal angiography demonstrated four intraperitoneal tumors. At surgery, four implanted metastases adhered to the greater omentum were found and resected. No other tumors were detected. Microscopically, all four tumors were confirmed as moderately differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma. Ruptured HCC may lead to implanted intraperitoneal metastasis, but rupture of small HCC is very rare. While hepatic resection is the treatment of choice for ruptured HCC, according to our review of the literature, only a few patients have survived long-term after resection of implanted metastasis.
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- A Kosaka
- Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
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Hoshiya Y, Watahiki Y, Kosaka A. [Effect of combination chemotherapy with mitomycin C and cisplatin on advanced gastric carcinoma]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26:145-8. [PMID: 9987512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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A 71-year-old male with advanced gastric carcinoma with paraaortic lymph node metastases underwent distal gastrectomy. Cisplatin (CDDP) 50 mg/body was administered intravenously (i.v.) on day 1 followed by the administration of 5-fluorouracil 500 mg/body/day i.v. on day 2 through day 7. After two courses of this regimen, further enlargement of paraaortic lymph nodes was revealed by CT scan, and chemotherapy was suspended. Multiple liver and lung metastases were diagnosed 6 months after initial diagnosis, and mitomycin C (MMC) 10 mg/body i.v. was administered on day 1 followed by CDDP 50 mg/body i.v. on day 2. After three courses of this regimen, partial response of the liver metastases and complete response of the lung metastases were observed, and the general condition was markedly improved without any adverse effect except slight nausea. Though the patient died of brain metastases one year after initial diagnosis, the combination chemotherapy with MMC and CDDP was nevertheless thought to improve his quality of life.
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- Y Hoshiya
- Dept. of Surgery, Shimizu Municipal Hospital
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Yanagisawa K, Kosaka A, Iwahana H, Nakanishi M, Tominaga S. Opposite regulation of the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors during contact inhibition. J Biochem 1999; 125:36-40. [PMID: 9880794 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Contact inhibition is a well-known phenomenon, but the details of its mechanism are poorly understood. Recently, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors have been studied intensively with respect to their regulatory role in the cell cycle, and of them, p27(Kip1) is particularly involved in contact inhibition. p27(Kip1) is believed to be regulated primarily through posttranscriptional mechanisms. We now report that cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, including p27, are regulated differently at the mRNA level during contact inhibition in murine BALB/c-3T3 fibroblasts. The mRNA expression of p15, p16, and p27 was up-regulated as the cell density increased, but, on the contrary, the mRNA level of p21(Cip1/WAF1/Sdi1) markedly decreased when the cells became confluent. The protein levels of these genes were regulated in the same way as their mRNA levels, and cyclin-dependent kinase-2 activity was markedly inhibited on density-mediated growth arrest of the cells. These results indicate that the regulation of mRNA expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors appears to contribute to their protein levels and to the arrest of cell growth through contact inhibition.
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- K Yanagisawa
- Department of Biochemistry, Jichi Medical School, Yakushiji, Minamikawachi-machi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.
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We report herein the case of a 38-year-old man found to have a rectal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The patient was admitted to our hospital for investigation of fresh anal bleeding and general malaise. Barium-enema examination showed a slightly elevated lesion in the rectum, and a selective superior rectal angiogram subsequently revealed an AVM in the peripheral region of the superior rectal artery, which was presumed to be the cause of the anal bleeding. Colonoscopic examination disclosed a submucosal tumor-like lesion in the left posterior wall of the rectum, 3cm above the anal verge. After marking the boundaries by clipping, transanal resection of the lesion was performed. Histological examination revealed an irregularly expanded arteriovenous aggregation in the submucosal layer. The patient had a favorable postoperative course, and no residual AVM was seen on a postoperative selective inferior mesenteric arteriogram. There have been no signs of recurrence in the 2 years since his operation.
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- H Hayakawa
- Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, Mie, Japan
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Okamura K, Hayakawa H, Kusakawa M, Takahashi H, Kosaka A, Mizumoto R, Katsuta K. Giant leiomyosarcoma of the remnant stomach: report of a case. Surg Today 1998; 28:1056-60. [PMID: 9786579 DOI: 10.1007/bf02483961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We describe herein the case of a 73-year-old woman who developed a giant leiomyosarcoma in the remnant stomach 4 years after undergoing a distal gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a huge tumor, 22 cm in maximum diameter, in the left hypochondrial region. Selective abdominal angiography showed a hypervascular tumor fed by the branches of the splenic artery and left inferior phrenic artery. The tumor arose from the posterior wall of the remnant stomach, and demonstrated marked extragastric growth and direct invasion of the pancreas, transverse colon, and diaphragm on the left side. Total resection of the remnant stomach with en bloc resection of these adjacent organs was subsequently carried out. We reviewed the Japanese literature on this extremely rare tumor and evaluated its clinical profile. In comparison with leiomyosarcoma of the unresected stomach, that of the remnant stomach more frequently showed endogastric-type growth and was accompanied by ulceration of the gastric mucosa. The prognosis of patients with leiomyosarcoma of the remnant stomach appears to be greatly affected by the presence of liver metastases and the tumor diameter, similar to that of patients with leiomyosarcoma of the unresected stomach.
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- K Okamura
- Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, Mie, Japan
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A 60-year-old Asian man who suffered penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries was admitted to our hospital in a state of shock. Because the results of a chest computed tomogram (CT) strongly suggested a left ventricular injury, an emergency thoracotomy was performed. A laceration of the left ventricle (3 cm) was sutured and was closed without cardiopulmonary bypass, and coexisting lacerations of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and small bowel were surgically repaired. During the procedure, cardiac arrest occurred, but the patient recovered without any apparent neurologic deficit. Postoperative examinations using echocardiogram, CT, and cardiac catheterization revealed a delayed rupture of the left ventricle. On the 28th day after surgery, he was transferred to another hospital for elective cardiac surgery. Primary management of penetrating cardiac injury is discussed in this report.
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- S Yamada
- Department of Surgery, Shimizu City Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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Okamura K, Hayakawa H, Kusagawa M, Takahashi H, Kosaka A, Katsuta K, Mizumoto R. Treatment of pancreas head carcinoma in a 91-yr-old man. Report of a case successfully treated with pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. Int J Pancreatol 1998; 24:133-8. [PMID: 9816548 DOI: 10.1007/bf02788572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The case of a 91-yr-old man who had a tumor of the pancreas head successfully resected is reported. He was admitted to our hospital because of obstructive jaundice, and then percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) was performed. Cholangiography via PTBD tube showed marked stenosis of the bile duct in the head of the pancreas. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) showed obstruction of the main pancreatic duct in the head of the pancreas, and carcinoma in the head of the pancreas was diagnosed. Abdominal angiography showed stenosis of the celiac trunk caused by compression from the median arcuate ligament, but no tumor stain or encasement in the pancreas was detected. Because the patient had lived an extremely healthy life and had no serious concurrent disease before admission, laparotomy was performed. The tumor in the head of the pancreas was about 2 cm in diameter and restricted inside the pancreas. Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PpPD) with regional lymph node dissection was performed. The tumor was 1.5 cm in its maximal diameter, and histopathologically was diagnosed as an invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas with moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and now, 3 yr after surgery, he is doing very well and leading a normal daily life.
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- K Okamura
- Department of Surgery and Pathology, Matsusaka City Hospital, Mie, Japan.
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Takahashi H, Hayakawa H, Tanaka M, Okamura K, Kosaka A, Mizumoto R, Katsuta K, Yatani R. Primary adenosquamous carcinoma of liver resected by right trisegmentectomy: report of a case and review of the literature. J Gastroenterol 1997; 32:843-7. [PMID: 9430028 DOI: 10.1007/bf02936966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A case of primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver in a patient with an elevated level of serum squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen is reported. A 68-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 10-day history of fever and jaundice. From the results of laboratory and imaging studies before surgery, a diagnosis of cholangiocellular carcinoma was made, and the patient underwent right trisegmentectomy with regional lymph node dissection. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and a transitional area containing both types of cancer cells. The number of argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions and the labeling index of proliferating cell nuclear antigen were markedly elevated and the deoxyribonucleic acid ploidy pattern was aneuploid in the squamous component. The patient died due to liver metastases 3 months after the operation. We reviewed the 31 cases of adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver reported in the Japanese and English language literature, including the present case.
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- H Takahashi
- Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, Mie, Japan
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Yamada S, Kosaka A. Implication of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Metastasis of Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer 1997; 4:171-174. [PMID: 11091592 DOI: 10.1007/bf02967071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE: To determine pulmonary metastasis, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed on the patients who had undergone breast cancer aurgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Nineteen patients with a history of breast cancer underwentVATS, because of subsequent abnormal pulmonary shadows on chest computed tomograms (CT). All patients were suspected to have pulmonary metastasis from breast cancer. RESULTS: The VATS procedure showed 10(52%) patiens to have pulmonary metastasis, but, 9(48%) had primary lung cancers or benign lesions. In the patients of pulmonary metastasis, 7 had nodular lesions (5 had a single nodule and 2 had two nodules with a median diameter of 8.5 mm), and 3 patients had pleural dissemination. The follow-up period of the patients with pulmonary metastasis ranged from 3 to 28 months. Three patients died of brain metastasis and respiratory failure, 3 suffered recurrence and 4 were free from disease after VATS. CONCLUSION: VATS was useful for distinguishing small metastatic lesions from other diseases and a minimally invasive surgical approach in the follow-up of breast cancer patients suspected of pulmonary metastasis.
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- S Yamada
- Shimizu City Hospital, 1231 Miyagami, Shimizu 424, Japan
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Shikata A, Mori K, Watahiki Y, Ohara M, Yamazaki M, Hoshiya Y, Kosaka A. [A case of unresectable advanced cancer of the gall bladder successfully treated by arterial infusion therapy with cisplatin]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1997; 24:1820-4. [PMID: 9382541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A 70-year-old male was admitted for obstructive jaundice. He was diagnosed as an unresectable advanced cancer of the gall bladder that was stage IV associated with direct extension of the liver (Hinf3) and the bile duct (Binf3), and with enlargement of paraaortic lymph node (N4(+)) by image analyses. Intraarterial infusion therapy with cisplatin (CDDP, 50 mg) was started through the common hepatic artery. Since the primary tumor and the enlarged paraaortic lymph node shrank markedly and the bile duct was completely obstructed, additional arterial infusion with CDDP (50 mg) was made. CT examination thereafter revealed that the paraaortic lymph node enlargement disappeared although thickening of the gall bladder wall still remained. Therefore this case was considered as a complete response (CR). Then, a reservoir for hepatic arterial infusion was implanted and CDDP (a total of 230 mg) was repeatedly infused 5 times. CT scanning images taken 7 months after the start of the treatment showed neither primary tumor nor enlargement of paraaortic lymph node. An extensive cholecystectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed signet-ring cell carcinoma located in all layers of the gall bladder. Factors indicating clinicopathological stage were se, hinf1, vs0, bw1, hw0 and ew2 (according to the General Rules for Surgical and Pathological Studies on Cancer of Bile duct).
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- A Shikata
- Dept. of Surgery, Shimizu Municipal Hospital
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Mori K, Yamada S, Kosaka A, Watabiki Y, Ohara M, Yamazaki M, Shikata A, Hoshiya Y. [A case of liver metastases from leiomyosarcoma in the chest wall which was made resectable by chemoembolization]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1997; 24:1741-4. [PMID: 9382521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We here report a recently experienced case in which TAE and intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy for treatment of liver metastases of leiomyosarcoma in the chest wall caused a shrinking of the metastasized focus, thus facilitating liver resection. Patient; a 38-year-old man Present History and Courses; Resection of leiomyosarcoma in his chest wall was done in May, 1994. However, a local recurrence was noted in September, 1995, and the tumor was removed. Then, he received systemic chemotherapy with CDDP (100 mg) and ADM (45 mg). Abdominal CT and ultrasonic examinations made in February, 1996 revealed liver metastases at S2,5,8. Angiography detected densely stained images of tumors at a number of sites along with S2,5,8. Since these were thought unresectable, TAE therapy with EPIR (30 mg) and lipiodol (4 ml) was attempted 3 times. Then, a reservoir for intra-hepatic arterial infusion was implanted in April, 1996 and EPIR at a dose of 30 mg (150 mg in total) was given through arterial infusion, resulting in tumor disappearance at S5,8 but further growth of the tumor metastasizes at S2. Therefore, a resection of the left lateral segment of liver was done August 23. Though he was discharged in October, metastasis was found in the thoracic spine in December. Thus, he underwent resection of the vertebral arch including the tumor.
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- K Mori
- Dept. of Surgery, Shimizu Municipal Hospital
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Yoshihashi H, Takasu T, Tetsuka T, Tominaga S, Kosaka A. 1-45-08 Treatment study in the brain of aspirin poisoned rats; using 31P-MRS saturation transfer measurement of creatine kinase reaction rate. J Neurol Sci 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)85140-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jasper JR, Kosaka A, To ZP, Chang DJ, Eglen RM. Cloning, expression and pharmacology of a truncated splice variant of the human 5-HT7 receptor (h5-HT7b). Br J Pharmacol 1997; 122:126-32. [PMID: 9298538 PMCID: PMC1564895 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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1. The rat 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)7 receptor displays two splice variations, a long form, and a truncated splice isoform, arising from the introduction of a stop codon near the carboxy-terminus. The human-5HT7 receptor gene contains at least two introns and encodes a 445 amino acid 5-HT receptor. 2. A truncated splice variation in the human 5-HT7 receptor was isolated from a human placental cDNA library. In accordance with current NC-IUPHAR nomenclature guidelines, it is suggested that this receptor be donated as the h5-HT7b receptor and the long form of the receptor as h5-HT7a. 3. The h5-HT7b receptor was stably expressed in HEK 293 cells and ligand affinities were determined by displacement of [3H]-5-carboxyamidotryptamine (5-CT; Kd = 0.28 +/- 0.6 nM, Bmax = 7.3 +/- 17 pmol mg-1 protein). The rank order of affinities (pKi) for a series of ligands was: 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT, 9.65) > 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, 9.41) > methiothepin (8.87) > mesulergine (7.87) > 8-hydroxy-2 (di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT, 6.85) > ketanserin (6.44). 4. The h5-HT7b receptor coupled positively to adenylyl cyclase in HEK 293 cells. This response was elicited by a number of agonists with the following order of potency (pEC50): 5-CT (8.7 +/- 0.11) > 5-MeOT (5-methoxytryptamine; 8.1 +/- 0.20) > 5-HT (7.5 +/- 0.13) tryptamine (5.6 +/- 0.36) > 8-OH-DPAT (5.3 +/- 0.28) > 5-methoxytryptamine (5.0 +/- 0.06). This rank order was comparable to that observed in the radioligand binding studies. 5. In a similar fashion to that described for the 5-HT7a receptor, PCR studies suggested that the 5-HT7b receptor mRNA is found in great abundance throughout the brain, in the small intestine and aorta. 6. It is concluded that the h5-HT7 receptor, like the rat receptor, exists as splice variants exhibiting similar pharmacology, signal transduction and distribution. It is thus likely that there exists a complex physiological role for alternate splicing products of the 5-HT7 receptor gene.
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MESH Headings
- Alternative Splicing
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Placenta/chemistry
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Radioligand Assay
- Rats
- Receptors, Serotonin/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Serotonin/genetics
- Receptors, Serotonin/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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Affiliation(s)
- J R Jasper
- Center for Biological Research, Roche Bioscience, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Tanaka M, Takahashi H, Yajima Y, Okamura K, Kosaka A, Mizumoto R. Idiopathic perforation of the gallbladder: report of a case and a review of the Japanese literature. Surg Today 1997; 27:360-3. [PMID: 9086556 DOI: 10.1007/bf00941814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
A 79-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of severe epigastric pain. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a slightly distended gallbladder with a small amount of free intraabdominal fluid. At emergency laparotomy, perforation of the gallbladder was recognized and thus a cholecystectomy was performed. Histopathologically, localized necrosis was seen at the site of perforation: however, the inflammation of the surrounding tissue was mild and no thrombus was detected within the intramural vessels. In addition, the gallbladder contained no stones and a bile culture was negative. Postoperatively, the diagnosis of idiopathic perforation of the gallbladder was established. The findings of this case help to emphasize the importance of considering this disorder in elderly patients presenting with peritonitis of unknown origin.
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- M Tanaka
- Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, Mie, Japan
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