Publications by authors named "I YAMAMOTO"
Background: Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) is a cation-exchange resin used to treat hyperkalemia. Although colorectal ulcers are known side effects of long-term SPS use, few studies have reported SPS-associated gastric ulcers. Herein, we report a case of repeated gastric ulcers during SPS administration.
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- Case 1 details a 65-year-old woman who underwent surgery for right ventricular outflow tract stenosis, and unexpected post-surgery findings showed a shunt between her heart's right and left ventricles due to a ventricular septal defect (VSD).
- Case 2 focuses on a 58-year-old woman with a double-chambered right ventricle, where preoperative imaging missed a VSD that was concealed by a septal aneurysm, leading to no recognized shunt during surgery.
- The cases suggest that diagnoses of right ventricular issues in adults can vary significantly between preoperative and postoperative views, and using multiple imaging techniques may enhance the detection of congenital heart conditions.
Background: This study aims to investigate the impact of short-term mandatory emergency medicine rotations on professional identity formation of Japanese junior residents. Using situated learning theory as a theoretical framework, we explore how this rotation, which is part of a two-year Junior residency in the transition period from students to qualified physicians.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative study conducting semi-structured face-to-face interviews with Year 1 postgraduate residents in the 2020-2021 classes of the junior residency program in Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Japan (n = 10).
Introduction: Transplant renal vein thrombosis is a serious post-transplant complication. We report a case in which a thrombus was found in the transplant renal vein and rescued the transplanted kidney utilizing interventional radiology.
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old woman underwent ABO-compatible living donor renal transplantation due to impaired renal function caused by IgA nephropathy.
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- A study was conducted to evaluate better bowel preparation methods for patients with constipation, focusing on the effectiveness of 1 L polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid combined with either senna or linaclotide before colonoscopy.
- The findings showed that patients who received linaclotide had a significantly lower rate of inadequate bowel preparation (11% vs 20%) and a higher adenoma detection rate (54% vs 45%) compared to those who received senna.
- The results suggest that linaclotide enhances bowel preparation effectiveness without compromising tolerability, making it a promising alternative for constipation patients.