Publications by authors named "Akihiro Saika"
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- The study investigated the link between dietary nutrients and radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) in Japanese elderly participants from the ROAD study.
- It analyzed data from 719 individuals aged 60 and older, finding that 70.8% had a high prevalence of knee OA, with age, body mass index, and being female as risk factors.
- Notably, higher vitamin K intake was inversely associated with knee OA prevalence, suggesting that low vitamin K intake may increase the risk of developing knee OA.
Balloon dilation therapy under direct endoscopic vision was performed in three patients with esophageal achalasia. The Rigiflex through-the-scope balloon dilator, with a maximum diameter of 10-25 mm, was used for dilatation, with a 10-min inflation period. In all patients, dysphagia and regurgitation improved, body weight increased, and esophagography revealed a decrease in esophageal diameter.
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