Volume 73, Number 1,2
CONTENTS
February 2026


Review

New approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation 1
Takeshi Soeki, Tomomi Matsuura, Tomoko Takahashi, Kazuki Tezuka, Masataka Sata

Originals


Key Biomarkers and Physical Performance Indicators Associated with Pre-Frailty and Frailty in Patients with Chronic
Schizophrenia aged < 65 years
12
Toshiya Akiyama, Ryuichi Tanioka, Hirokazu Ito, Krishan Soriano, Leah Anne Bollos, Allan Paulo Blaquera,
Kyoko Osaka, Hidehiro Umehara, Reiko Kamoi, Yoshihiro Mifune, Rick Yiu Cho Kwan, Anson Chui Yan Tang,
Kazushi Mifune, Tetsuya Tanioka
Association between Vitamin D nutrition status and physical functions in latter stage elderly at nursing home 21
Nobuhiko Umemoto, Kyosuke Tamura, Teruhiro Morishita, Rie Tsutsumi, Sonoko Yasui-Yamada,
Kazuhiro Nomura, Akane Ohsaka, Akihiro Shimoji, Hiroshi Sakaue, Eiji Takeda
Exiting nerve root injury during full-endoscopic trans-Kambin’s triangle lumbar interbody fusion (FE-KLIF) and how to avoid it : a multicenter study 26
Kozaburo Mizutani, Masatoshi Morimoto, Seiji Yamaya, Kiyoshi Yagi, Kazuya Kishima, Takashi Inokuchi,
Shutaro Fujimoto, Takahiro Ogawa, Tomoya Terai, Nobutoshi Takamatsu, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka,
Kosuke Sugiura, Masashi Kumon, Yutaro Kanda, Saori Soeda, Naoki Morozumi, Hideki Murakami,
Toshiya Tachibana, Atsushi Teramoto, Toshinori Sakai, Hiroshi Ito, Haruhiko Akiyama, Junzo Fujitani, Koichi Sairyo
AceScope™ monitor program revision does not facilitate tracheal intubation in novice physicians : A manikin
simulation study
32
Atsushi Kobayashi, Shingo Kawashima, Tetsuro Kimura, Shin Suzuki, Satoko Yokoyama, Masahiko Ohashi,
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Significance and characteristics of patients with Ribbon-like signal hyperintensity after acute ischemic stroke 36
Takeshi Miyamoto, Shu Sogabe, Masaaki Korai, Izumi Yamaguchi, Manabu Ishihara, Kenji Shimada,
Yasuhisa Kanematsu, Kazutaka Kuroda, Yuki Yamamoto, Nobuaki Yamamoto, Masafumi Harada, Yuishin Izumi,
Yasushi Takagi
Effectiveness of conventional lecture, flipped classroom, and team-based learning in fixed prosthodontics :
A term-end examination comparison
44
Kazuo Okura, Jaime Fabillar Jr, Mizuki Shinkai, Akari Shibagaki, Yasutomo Yoshihara, Masamitsu Oshima,
Maki Hosoki, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Miho Inoue, Daisuke Ikutame, Swarnalakshmi Raman,
Omar Marianito Maningo Rodis, Yoshizo Matsuka
HDV Infection Status in Tokushima Prefecture Based on Histopathological Evaluation : A Single-Institution Study 52
Hirohisa Ogawa, Kayu Kinouchi, Mayuko Ichimura-Shimizu, Nagisa Yawata, Zen Akazawa, Orgil Jargalsaikhan,
Takaaki Koma, Shotaro Tachibana, Takeshi Kageyama, Kengo Atsumi, Yuko Miyakami, Wenhua Shao, Yu Saito,
Masako Nomaguchi, Yuji Morine, Koichi Tsuneyama
Comparison of the efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy and prophylactic treatment with antihistamines on allergic
rhinitis symptoms and quality of life in small and large Japanese cedar pollen dispersal years
55
Tatsuya Fujii, Seiichiro Kamimura, Keisuke Ishitani, Yoshiaki Kitamura
Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors of preoperative chemoradiotherapy with oral dihydropyrimidine
dehydrogenase inhibitory fluoropyrimidines in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer
62
Takuya Tokunaga, Hideya Kashihara, Toshihiro Nakao, Toshiaki Yoshimoto, Masaaki Nishi, Chie Takasu,
Yuma Wada, Yuji Morine
Full-endoscopic interspinous cleaning surgery for chronic low back pain associated with Baastrup’s disease :
a technical note and case series
68
Yutaro Kanda, Ryota Mio, Fumiaki Makiyama, Kozaburo Mizutani, Masashi Kumon, Hiroshi Kageyama,
Saori Soeda, Kosuke Sugiura, Masatoshi Morimoto, Hiroaki Manabe, Fumitake Tezuka, Kazuta Yamashita,
Junzo Fujitani, Koichi Sairyo
Sex differences in the impact of structured education together with isCGM in individuals with type 1 diabetes :
post hoc analysis of the ISCHIA study
74
Shuichiro Saito, Yushi Hirota, Akane Yamamoto, Mariko Ueda, Shu Meguro, Kiminori Hosoda, Arata Itoh,
Ken Kato, Noriko Kodani, Akio Kuroda, Munehide Matsuhisa, Junnosuke Miura, Akira Shimada,
Atsuhito Tone, Masao Toyoda, Naoki Sakane, Takashi Murata ; the ISCHIA study group
IXI triplet residues within the Env-V3 tip can influence the replication potential of R5-tropic HIV-1 80
Bao Quoc Le, Khanh Quoc Tran, Hirona Suzuki, Nozomi Okumura, Mei Udagawa, Chisato Gotohda,
Mari Nagasaka, Yuji Oyama, Naoya Doi, Akio Adachi, Takaaki Koma, Masako Nomaguchi
Transforaminal Full-Endoscopic Surgery for a Juxta-Facet Cyst Under Local Anesthesia : A 2.5-Year Follow-Up of
Ligamentum Flavum Repair—A Case Report
88
Duong Le Minh, Masatoshi Morimoto, Takayuki Kitahara, Takafumi Ohshima, Yuji Nagao, Naoto Ono,
Saori Soeda, Kosuke Sugiura, Hiroaki Manabe, Fumitake Tezuka, Kazuta Yamashita, Koichi Sairyo
Composition of Gut Microbiota and Its Relationship with Inflammatory Markers in Healthy Individuals and Patients
with Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease
92
Hideo Watanabe, Yoshito Ono, Taro Oshikiri, Koichiro Tsuchiya
Significance of the geriatric nutrition risk index (GNRI) in colorectal cancer surgery patients 101
Toshiaki Yoshimoto, Takuya Tokunaga, Toshihiro Nakao, Chie Takasu, Hideya Kashihara, Yuma Wada,
Yukako Takehara, Katsuki Miyazaki, Masaaki Nishi
The role of postoperative ultrasonography in the early detection of renal artery pseudoaneurysms after robot-assisted
partial nephrectomy
106
Rikizo Matsumoto, Kei Daizumoto, Keisuke Ozaki, Asami Yuasa, Susumu Nishio, Kunihisa Yamaguchi,
Masayuki Takahashi, Hisanori Uehara, Takayoshi Shinya, Hiroomi Kanayama, Junya Furukawa
Effect of Positive End-expiratory Pressure on Sevoflurane Washout Times from Anesthesia Workstations 111
Yuki Ishikawa, Michiko Kinoshita, Katsuya Tanaka
LCZ696, an Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor, Attenuates Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-deficient Mice 116
Juri Maeda, Tomoya Hara, Oyunbileg Bavuu, Daiju Fukuda, Masataka Sata
Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Individualized Care Scale-Nurse (JICS-Nurse) 121
Aki Takahashi, Yukie Iwasa, Riitta Suhonen, Mika Ueta, Akemi Nakano, Naomi Hase, Miyuki Kawahara,
Yukiyo Miki, Kozue Miki, Hidehiro Shibahashi, Hiroyo Shikone, Rie Manabe, Tomoko Sasai, Miki Yokota,
Chikako Kane
Transforaminal full-endoscopic surgery under local anesthesia for lumbar radiculopathy : Preliminary results 129
Le Minh Duong, Huynh Thong Em, Lam Khai Duy, Nguyen Hoang Thuan, Huynh Van The, Trang Tien Dat,
Huynh Kim Hieu, Vo Van Thanh, Koichi Sairyo
Relationship between Constipation and Cerebral Vasospasm after Aneurysmal Rupture and Bowel Control in Patients with Vasospasm : Findings from a Retrospective Study 135
Yoshiko Matsuda, Yoshie Imai, Yuta Inoue, Yasushi Takagi, Kenji Shimada
Effects of exercise intervention according to functional decline risk before and after the study among
community-dwelling older adults
143
Yuya Nakajima, Hidenori Onishi, Yasutaka Mizukami, Yuki Niida, Tomoko Okamoto, Naohiro Konoshita,
Tokuharu Tanaka, Masafumi Kubota, Hideaki Hori, Akiko Matsunaga, Masamichi Ikawa, Yasutaka Kobayashi,
Hiroyuki Hayashi, Osamu Yamamura
Development of a staying power scale for nurses 153
Saori Kamishirakawa, Reiko Okahisa, Yukie Iwasa
Development of the “Awareness of Parental Responsibility” scale for becoming firsttime fathers, with their wives during their first pregnancy 166
Momoe Ogasawara, Mari Haku
Development of the Harmony Scale for Postpartum Couples for First-time Parents 176
Keiko Iida, Mari Haku
Influences of ampicillin exposure in early life on the murine gut microbiota and steatotic liver disease associated
with western diet
186
Ryuji Ishikawa, Maki Nakamura, Akiko Sakurai, Haruyuki Nakayama- Imaohji, Tomomi Kuwahara,
Mayuko Ichimura-Shimizu, Masami Shishibori, Keiko Kataoka
Intraoperative identification of parathyroid with 4K 3D ORBEYE®︎ exoscope in thyroid surgery 208
Asami Kageyama, Seiichiro Kamimura, Ayaka Yamamoto, Sho Takaoka, Miki Tomura, Eiji Kondo,
Takahiro Azuma, Go Sato, Yoshiaki Kitamura
Soy isoflavone, Soyaflavone HG, improves low T cell proliferation response in aged BALB/c mice 212
Moeka Tomonobu, Karen Mori, Akiko Nakamoto, Mariko Nakamato, Tohru Sakai
Impact of surgeon experience on the effectiveness of patient-specific instrumentation in reverse shoulder arthroplasty 217
Jun Kawamata, Shoji Fukuta, Daisuke Nakai, Masashi Kano, Katsutoshi Miyatake, Koichi Sairyo
Effect of glucose load on metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes during elective surgery using remifentanil-induced anesthesia : a randomized controlled trial 222
Asuka Kasai, Kohei Fukuta, Noriko Kambe, Ryosuke Kawanishi, Nami Kakuta, Katsuya Tanaka
Prevalence of genitourinary syndrome of menopause in Japanese women based on symptoms and vulval findings 229
Sachiko Katayama, Kanako Yoshida, Riyo Kinouchi, Naoko Doi, Kana Kasai, Mari Nii, Ayaka Shinohara,
Hikari Sasada, Misaki Murayama, Hidenori Aoki, Hiroaki Inui, Tomohiro Kagawa, Hiroki Noguchi, Kou Tamura,
Asuka Takeda, Atsuko Yoshida, Ayuka Mineda, Yuri Yamamoto, Takeshi Iwasa
CAM5.2 immunostaining visualizes hemodynamic-driven ductular-like differentiation in the liver : a practical marker for distinguishing circulatory disturbance–related hyperplastic lesions from hepatocellular tumors 234
Yuko Miyakami, Wenhua Shao, Mayuko Ichimura-Shimizu, Hirohisa Ogawa, Yuko Nakanishi, Koichi Tsuneyama
Association between subjective emotions and food choice behavior in the general Japanese population : An internet panel survey 241
Mariko Nakamoto, Shoko Kawatake, Asuka Oda, Haruki Kunitomi, Akiko Nakamoto, Tohru Sakai
Competencies of nurses involved in preventing child abuse in hospital : a qualitative descriptive study 251
Hiroko Hashimoto, Kumi Takahashi

Case reports


Eye Discomfort and Blurred Vision Preceding Oculomotor Nerve Palsy in a Warning Headache : A Case Report 257
Shigeomi Yokoya, Hideki Oka
A case of advanced rectal cancer treated with chemotherapy after developing short bowel syndrome following emergency surgery for superior mesenteric artery embolism 260
Yuta Iizuka, Takuya Shiraishi, Arisa Yamaguchi, Yuta Shibasaki, Takuhisa Okada, Katsuya Osone, Akihiko Sano,
Makoto Sakai, Hiroomi Ogawa, Ken Shirabe, Hiroshi Saeki
Prolonged Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Manifested Immediately after Minor Sport-related Head Injury in a Young Judo Athlete : A Case Report 265
Asami Kikuchi, Suguru Yokosako, Hitomi Ujiie, Kae Nishiyama, Yuichi Kubota
Successful treatment for collagen vascular disease-related respiratory failure with inhaled nitric oxide as a bridging therapy : A case report 270
Hiroki Sato, Saki Saijo, Kota Miyoshi, Masaki Terazawa, Shotaro Otani, Konomi Moriwaki, Kazuki Momota,
Takuya Takashima, Toshiyuki Nunomura, Manabu Ishihara, Taiga Itagaki, Jun Oto
Rehabilitation management for a dysfunctional/non-painful (DN) joint causing low back disorder in an elite
athlete : A case report
274
Takafumi Ohshima, Junzo Fujitani, Ken Tomonari, Naoto Ono, Takayuki Kitahara, Yuji Nagao, Saori Soeda,
Kosuke Sugiura, Masatoshi Morimoto, Hiroaki Manabe, Fumitake Tezuka, Hiroshi Kageyama, Kazuta Yamashita,
Koichi Sairyo
Congenital Factor XI deficiency in an elderly Japanese male accompanied by nonsense mutation p.Trp519* and novel missense mutation p.Ile618Phe 281
Motoki Sugasaki, Shingen Nakamura, Hiromi Nakagawa, Keisuke Teramoto, Minami Urushihara, Yusuke Inoue, Takayuki Nakao, Masataka Sata, Ken-ichi Matsuoka
Pancreatic Adenosquamous Carcinoma with Direct Gastric Invasion : Preoperative Diagnosis by Endoscopic
Biopsy ―A Case Report
286
Masako Shiba, Kenichi Yoneda, Tatsunao Sueuchi, Miwako Kagawa, Ryo Shinomiya, Takanori Miyake,
Yasushi Sato, Masahiro Sogabe, Toshiya Okahisa, Tetsuji Takayama
Hematoma Causing Iliac Vein Compression Mimicking Deep Vein Thrombosis in an Elderly Patient with Hip Arthroplasty 291
Shusuke Yagi, Eriko Nasu, Kaori Inaba, Keisuke Inaba, Tomoya Hara, Muneyuki Kadota, Yutaka Kawabata,
Takayuki Ise, Koji Yamaguchi, Hirotsugu Yamada, Takeshi Soeki, Masataka Sata

Letter to the Editor


The prevalence of complex regional pain syndrome after shoulder surgery is higher if all its manifestations are included in the analysis 294
Josef Finsterer


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