Volume 71, Number 1,2
CONTENTS
February 2024

Reviews

Pancreatic GHRHomas in Patients with or without Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN 1) : An Analysis of 36 Reported Cases 1
Ryuichi Yamasaki
Current pharmacotherapies for advanced lung cancer with pre-existing interstitial lung disease : A literature review and future perspectives  9
Masaki Hanibuchi, Hirokazu Ogino, Seidai Sato, Yasuhiko Nishioka
The effects of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt on brain function and physiological processes 23
Kazuto Ikemoto, Nur Syafiqah Mohamad Ishak, Mitsugu Akagawa
The role of thymic epithelium in thymus development and age-related thymic involution 29
Sayumi Fujimori, Izumi Ohigashi

Originals


Investigation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors on Bladder Cancer in Turkey 40
Zekeriya Temircan
Long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on secular changes in metabolic parameters in Japanese workers : Tokushima Cohort Study 47
Akiko Hata, Makoto Funaki
Clarification of Psychiatric Nurses' Intentions and Analysis Contents in Observing Schizophrenia Patient 54
Shinichi Chiba, Masahito Tomotake, Rie Tsutsumi
Long-term effect of posterior nasal neurectomy for perennial allergic rhinitis  62
Seiichiro Kamimura, Naoki Kimoto, Keisuke Ishitani, Takashi Takeda, Hitoshi Shono, Ryo Kanamura,
Tatsuya Fujii, Eiji Kondo, Takahiro Azuma, Go Sato, Yoshiaki Kitamura
Changes in higher-level functional capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults living in Japan 66
Mariko Nakamoto, Koki Torami, Miku Kanmura, Mai Yoshida, Akiko Nakamoto, Tohru Sakai
Pancreatoduodenectomy combined with intestinal de-rotation as a complete artery-first approach for inexperienced surgeons 75
Yuji Morine, Yu Saito, Shinichiro Yamada, Teraoku Hiroki, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Mitsuo Shimada
Symptomatic adverse events of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients : Using CTCAE, PRO-CTCAE, and EORTC QLQ-C30 82
Hiromi Arahori, Kazuya Kondo, Yoshie Imai, Takae Bando, Hiroaki Inoue, Soichiro Sasa,
Hiromitsu Takizawa
Bilateral Prefrontal Cortex Blood Flow Dynamics during Silent and Oral Reading Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 92
Natsue Nozaki, Kenji Mori, Tetsuya Tanioka, Keiko Mori, Kumi Takahashi, Hiroko Hashimoto,
Takahiro Tayama, Aya Goji, Tatsuo Mori
Characterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles Produced by Vibrio vulnificus 102
Ryo Higashiyama, Yuna Kanda, Takaaki Shimohata, Kai Ishida, Shiho Fukushima, Kohei Yamazaki,
Takashi Uebanso, Kazuaki Mawatari, Takashige Kashimoto, Akira Takahashi
Low prognostic nutrition index as a prognostic biomarker in elderly patients with early gastric cancer after gastrectomy 113
Takamasa Takahashi, Yuji Kaneoka, Atsuyuki Maeda, Yuichi Takayama, Hiroki Aoyama, Takahiro Hosoi,
Kazuaki Seita
Changes in intestinal microbiota and biochemical parameters in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome induced by the prolonged addition of soluble fibers to usual drug therapy 121
Hideo Watanabe, Takahisa Inoue, Licht Miyamoto, Yoshito Ono, Kinya Matsumoto, Masanori Takeda, Koichiro Tsuchiya 
Y chromosome haplogroups are associated with birth size in Japanese men 129
Youichi Sato
The Association between PDE5 Inhibitors and Aneurysm/Arterial Dissection : A Pharmacovigilance Study Using WHO Safety Database  134
Koji Miyata, Yuki Izawa-Ishizawa, Takahiro Niimura, Hirofumi Hamano, Fuka Aizawa, Kenta Yagi,
Kei Kawada, Yoshito Zamami, Mitsuhiro Goda, Keisuke Ishizawa
Study on prediction of early adverse events by CapeOX therapy in patients with colorectal cancer 141
Yuki Kumihashi, Yohei Kasai, Takuya Akagawa, Yasuhiro Yuasa, Hisashi Ishikura, Youichi Sato
Feasibility of laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor with tumor diameter of > 5 cm 148
Yosuke Iwakawa, Masaaki Nishi, Yuma Wada, Kozo Yoshikawa, Chie Takasu, Takuya Tokunaga,
Toshihiro Nakao, Hideya Kashihara, Toshiaki Yoshimoto, Takayuki Noma, Mitsuo Shimada
Spinal magnetic resonance imaging artifacts in lumboperitoneal shunt surgery using adjustable valve implantation on the paravertebral spinal muscles 154
Tatsuya Tanaka, Ryohei Sashida, Yu Hirokawa, Tomihiro Wakamiya, Yuhei Michiwaki, Kazuaki Shimoji, Eiichi Suehiro, Keisuke Onoda, Fumitaka Yamane, Akira Matsuno, Tadatsugu Morimoto
Impact of persistent malperfusion syndrome following central repair of acute type A aortic dissection on early outcomes 158
Naoto Fukunaga, Tatsuto Wakami, Akio Shimoji, Otohime Mori, Kosuke Yoshizawa, Nobushige Tamura
Psychiatric Home-Visiting Nurses' Views on the Care Information Required of Psychiatric Hospital Nurses  162
Yoshiyuki Takashima, Allan Paulo Blaquera, Feni Betriana, Hirokazu Ito, Yuko Yasuhara, Gil Soriano, Tetsuya Tanioka  

Case reports


Full-endoscopic spine surgery in oldest old patients aged over 90 years : A case report 169
Kazuya Kishima, Kiyoshi Yagi, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Masatoshi Morimoto,
Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Toru Maeda, Koichi Sairyo
Mismatch between Augmented Reality Navigation Images and Actual Location of a Cauda Equina
Tumor : A Case Report 
174
Shutaro Fujimoto, Fumitake Tezuka, Takahiro Ogawa, Shunsuke Tamaki, Kosuke Sugiura, Makoto Takeuchi, Masatoshi Morimoto, Kazuta Yamashita, Koichi Sairyo
A case of vitiligo that followed the path of a varicose vein in the lower leg 177
Kazutoshi Murao, Yuko Hori, Riko Endo, Ayaka Iwawaki, Yoshiaki Kubo
Full-Endoscopic Foraminal Decompression for Foraminal Stenosis Following Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture in an Elderly Woman Under Local Anesthesia : A Case R port 179
Yu Otake, Fumitake Tezuka, Kazuta Yamashita, Masatoshi Morimoto, Kosuke Sugiura, Makoto Takeuchi, Shunsuke Tamaki, Junzo Fujitani, Hiroshi Kageyama, Koichi Sairyo
Anesthetic management with remimazolam for a patient with hereditary angioedema : a case report 184
Kenshiro Kido, Takahiro Kato, Satoshi Kamiya, Shiho Satomi, Yukari Toyota, Takashi Kondo,
Yasuo M.Tsutsumi
Usefulness of hand-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for extreme obese patients
-a case report-
187
Masato Yanagi, Tsutomu Hamasaki, Akifumi Katsu, Hiroyoshi Kono, Ryoji Kimata, Taiji Nishimura, Yukihiro Kond


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