Review
Venous Thromboembolism in Major Orthopedic Surgery
Tokifumi Majima and Yasushi Oshima
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 268-272
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (55K)]

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Evaluation of a Tool that Enables Cancer Patients to Participate in the Decision-Making Process during Treatment Selection
Kumi Chubachi, Junko Umihara, Akiko Yoshikawa, Shinji Nakamichi, Susumu Takeuchi, Masaru Matsumoto, Akihiko Miyanaga, Yuji Minegishi, Kazuo Yamamoto, Masahiro Seike, Akihiko Gemma and Kaoru Kubota
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 273-282
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (231K)]

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Statistical Evaluation of the First Year of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Established in a Medical School Hospital
Hidehiko Narazaki, Makoto Watanabe, Makoto Migita, Ryuhei Kurashina, Yoshio Shima, Makiko Mine, Sakae Kumasaka, Gen Ishikawa, Takashi Yamada and Yasuhiko Itoh
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 283-290
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (413K)]

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Transnasal Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Management of Postdural Puncture Headache in Non-Obstetric Patients
Suna Akın Takmaz, Mustafa Karaoğlan, Bülent Baltacı, Meltem Bektaş and Hülya Başar
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 291-295
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (76K)]

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Pediatric Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Japan: A Proposal for Shared Access to Equipment
Toru Igarashi, Syuji Takei, Eriko Tanaka, Utako Kaneko, Tomohiro Kubota, Keisuke Okamoto, Shiro Ohshima and Masaaki Mori
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 296-300
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (54K)]

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Treatment of Advanced Pancreatic Body and Tail Cancer by En Bloc Distal Pancreatectomy with Transverse Mesocolon Resection Using a Mesenteric Approach
Satoshi Mizutani, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroyasu Furuki, Mio Shioda, Junji Ueda, Takayuki Aimoto, Norio Motoda, Yoshiharu Nakamura and Hiroshi Yoshida
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 301-310
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (1,321K)]

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Development of a Rat Model for Evaluating Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Suppression after Total Thyroidectomy
Shan Jin and Iwao Sugitani
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 311-318
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (881K)]

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Prognostic Factors and Prediction of Survival for Patients with Brain Metastases of Lung Adenocarcinoma
Rongjiong Zheng, Dina Guo, Yongquan Dong, Mingming Wang, Meiling Hu and Yifeng Ren
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 319-325
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (308K)]

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A Possible, Non-Invasive Method of Measuring Dynamic Lung Compliance in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease Using Photoplethysmography
Kenichiro Atsumi, Yoshinobu Saito, Toru Tanaka, Takeru Kashiwada, Hiroki Hayashi, Koichiro Kamio, Masahiro Seike, Rie Osaki, Kazuhiro Sakai, Shinya Kurosawa, Akihiko Gemma and Arata Azuma
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 326-334
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (189K)]

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Efficacy of a Deep Thermal Therapy System for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Kazuhiro Harada, Kenji Takahashi, Futoshi Ikuta, Yasuhiro Shindo, Kazuo Kato, Yuya Iseki, Yasushi Oshima and Tokifumi Majima
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 335-341
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (148K)]

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Serum Glucose-To-Potassium Ratio as a Prognostic Predictor for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Ami Shibata, Fumihiro Matano, Nobuyuki Saito, Yu Fujiki, Hisashi Matsumoto, Takayuki Mizunari and Akio Morita
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 342-346
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (128K)]

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The Effect of Continuous Field Block through Intercostal Muscles after Atrial Septal Defect Closure via a Mini-Right Thoracotomy in Pediatric Patients
Kenji Suzuki, Takashi Sasaki, Yasuo Miyagi, Keisuke Mori, Hiroaki Kishikawa, Yosuke Ishii, Atsuhiro Sakamoto and Takashi Nitta
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 347-353
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (235K)]

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Optimal Treatment Duration of Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Women Aged 60 Years or Older with Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Invasive Breast Cancer
Yuji Hayashi, Hiroyuki Takei, Tsuyoshi Saito, Toshihiro Kai, Kenichi Inoue, Masafumi Kurosumi, Jun Ninomiya and on behalf of Saitama Breast Cancer Clinical Study Group (SBCCSG)
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 354-360
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (78K)]

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Optimal Distraction Force for Evaluating Tibiofemoral Joint Gaps in Posterior Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty
Yasushi Oshima, Norishige Iizawa, Shinro Takai and Tokifumi Majima
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 361-366
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (230K)]

Case Reports
Massive Hemorrhage during Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: A Case Report
Masato Yanagi, Tsutomu Hamasaki, Jun Akatsuka, Yuki Endo, Hayato Takeda, Tatsuro Hayashi and Yukihiro Kondo
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 367-369
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (197K)]

Case Reports
Segmental Hypoganglionosis of the Colon: A Case Report
Aya Yamagishi, Nobuatsu Koyama, Naoyuki Yamashita, Mikito Suzuki, Takeshi Yamada, Manpei Kawashima and Hiroshi Yoshida
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 370-374
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (521K)]

Case Reports
Percheron Artery-Plus Syndrome: A Syndrome Beyond Stroke Chameleon
Fu-Yi Yang, Jeng-Luen Hung and Shinn-Kuang Lin
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 375-379
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (380K)]

Short Communication
IgG Antibodies, SARS-CoV-2 Load, and Prognostic Indicators in Patients with Severe and Mild COVID-19 in Japan
Katsuhito Kashiwagi, Tadashi Maeda, Sadako Yoshizawa, Takahiro Sato, Kotaro Aoki, Yoshikazu Ishii and Kazuhiro Tateda
J Nippon Med Sch 2021; 88: 380-383
[Abstract] [Full text PDF (59K)]