Photogravure
Detection of Atherosclerotic Lesions in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice Using USPIO-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mika Murabayashi, Taku Sugita, Keiko Hirakawa, Hideto Kuribayashi, Ikuo Mori, Kazuki Kubo, Takashi Horiguchi, Masayuki Ueda, Yasuo Katayama and Youkichi Ohno
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 136-137
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (543K)]

Review
Development and Maintenance of Cancer Stem Cells under Chronic Inflammation
Toshihiko Tanno and William Matsui
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 138-145
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (90K)]

Original
Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Hyperdynamic Circulation of Rats with Early or Late Cirrhosis Secondary to Common Bile Duct Ligation
Yoshihito Kato, Yasumi Katsuta, Xue-Jun Zhang, Masaru Ohsuga, Toshio Akimoto, Akiko Miyamoto, Hirokazu Komeichi, Shuji Shimizu and Kyoichi Mizuno
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 146-155
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (737K)]

Original
Prognostic Factors Affecting Clinical Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Analysis of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease after 5.9 Years of Follow-Up
Kouan Orii, Masafumi Hioki, Yoshio Iedokoro and Kazuo Shimizu
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 156-165
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (378K)]

Original
Electrophysiological and Histological Investigation on the Gradual Elongation of Rabbit Sciatic Nerve
Norie Kodera, Takafumi Aoki and Hiromoto Ito
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 166-173
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (512K)]

Report on Experiments and Clinical Cases
Study of T Serotypes and Emm Genotypes of Streptococcus pyogenes in Children with Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis
Toshinari Okabe, Sachiyo Takeda, Masatoshi Hida and Tomomi Narisada
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 174-177
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (49K)]

Case Reports
Long-Lasting Narrowing of the Parent Artery after Bilateral Clipping of Mirror-image Aneurysms of Distal Anterior Cerebral Arteries: A Case Report
Takayuki Mizunari, Yasuo Murai, Shiro Kobayashi, Naoyuki Sakai and Akira Teramoto
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 178-183
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (425K)]

Case Reports
Permanent Bilateral Cortical Blindness Due to Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Mayumi Iwama, Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryo Takagi and Miki Hiraoka
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 184-188
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (394K)]

Case Reports
Migration of a Fish Bone into the Right Renal Vein
Takuma Iwai, Hiroshi Yoshida, Tadashi Yokoyama, Hiroshi Maruyama, Seiji Suzuki, Takeshi Matsutani, Akira Matsushita, Atsushi Hirakata, Koji Sasajima and Eiji Uchida
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 189-193
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (500K)]

Case Reports
A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis Preoperatively Diagnosed with Contrast-enhanced Ultrasonography
Junji Ueda, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yasuo Arima, Yasuhiro Mamada, Nobuhiko Taniai, Sho Mineta, Masato Yoshioka, Youichi Kawano, Zenya Naito and Eiji Uchida
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 194-198
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (392K)]

Case Reports
Esophageal Stripping Creates a Clear Operative Field for Lymph Node Dissection along the Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Prone Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Hiroshi Makino, Tsutomu Nomura, Masao Miyashita, Keiichi Okawa, Nobutoshi Hagiwara and Eiji Uchida
J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 199-204
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (433K)]