A case report of giant esophage ...
This report concerns a 68-year-old man with an esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) surgically resected after preoperative treatment. En ...
Variety of symptoms reported by ...
Background The characteristics of symptoms reported by patients with various organic and functional upper gastroduodenal diseases have not been full ...
Successful endoscopic clipping ...
A 64-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of abdominal discomfort. A 2-cm-long 0-IIc ? IIa esophageal superficial carcinoma was detected i ...
Induction chemotherapy followed ...
Purpose In Japan, chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is primarily indicated for T4 esophageal cancer for curative intent or when aiming for downstaging. Howeve ...
Gender differences in clinicopa ...
Background We investigated the clinicopathologic features and long-term outcomes after surgery of Japanese women with esophageal cancer in compariso ...
Induction chemoradiotherapy fol ...
Purpose Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) has been performed for locally advanced thoracic esophageal carcinoma. To evaluate the outcome of induction CRT foll ...
Chemotherapy-induced toxicities ...
Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by surgery is a promising treatment strategy for advanced esophageal cancer. Response to NACT is ...
Physicians’ recommendations to ...
Objectives Striking a balance between the rapid availability of a novel vaccine while ensuring its safety, quality, and efficacy is a major challeng ...
The association between idiopat ...
Objectives Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) is a disorder characterized by non-specific symptoms attributed to common airborne chemicals. ...
Usefulness of a large automated ...
Objectives In the present study, using a large automated health records database, we investigated the incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular events, di ...
Influences of income and employ ...
Objectives Psychological distress is a health issue of critical importance, especially in people of working age in developed countries, including Ja ...
No association between the freq ...
Objective To study the non-temporary effects of successive walks in forested areas (shinrin-yoku) on hypertension prevalence and blood pressure leve ...
Increased emergency department ...
Objective To determine whether a sentinel clinic network or an emergency department (ED) was more timely in identifying the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) ...
Cytotoxicity and solubility eva ...
Objectives We investigated two types of whiskers, an antimony-containing tin-oxide-coated aluminum borate whisker (CABW) and an aluminum borate whis ...
Relationship between environmen ...
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental low-grade cadmium exposure on bone in the population of a non-p ...
HIV prevention through extended ...
Objectives We developed an extended HIV prevention program for students, parents, and school teachers, and then evaluated its effectiveness. Method ...
Stress hormone levels in saliva ...
Objective Using shogi, a representative table game popular in Japan, to model a stress situation, we investigated the modulatory effects of player c ...
Effect of cigarette smoking on ...
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cigarette smoking on plasma uric acid concentration and to determine the correlati ...
Metabolic syndrome and depressi ...
Objectives Evidence is limited on the relation between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to inve ...
The public acceptance of smallp ...
Objectives This study examines the public acceptance of smallpox vaccinations in the event of a terrorist attack using smallpox. The article also pr ...
Countermeasures and vaccination ...
Smallpox, when used as a biological weapon, presents a serious threat to civilian populations. Core components of the public health management of a ...
Lifetime prevalence of mental d ...
Objective The World Mental Health Survey Japan was conducted to address the current status of mental disorders in Japan. Among the various regions c ...
Early impact of depression symp ...
Objective It is well known that depression deteriorates basic activities of daily living (ADLs), such as eating and bathing, among the elderly, but ...
A pilot study on environmental ...
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the environmental and behavioral factors associated with the induction of missed abortion, wi ...
Relation between cigarette smok ...
The link between cigarette smoking and ventilatory threshold (VT) was investigated. We used data for 407 men and 418 women not taking medication. Ha ...