Publications by authors named "J Shinagawa"
Article Synopsis
- Congenital hearing loss (HL) is a common chronic condition in children that impacts speech and language development, making early diagnosis through newborn hearing screening essential.
- A study in Japan analyzed over 153,000 infants to assess the prevalence of congenital HL and found rates of 1.62 per 1000 newborns, with a significant number linked to genetic causes.
- Results indicate that understanding the prevalence and causes of congenital HL can help improve care and intervention strategies for affected children and their families.
Article Synopsis
- A 27-year-old Japanese woman presented with progressive sensorineural deafness and neuropathy, beginning in her teens with weakness in her legs and hearing loss.
- Audiological and imaging tests revealed signs of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) at age 22.
- Genetic analysis showed a variant in the ATP1A1 gene, indicating that ANSD could be a crucial factor in the hearing impairment associated with ATP1A1-related disorders.
Background: Many studies have discussed the factors influencing hearing outcomes after cochlear implantation, but few have addressed improvements in speech perception for these patients over time.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between preoperative factors and the pattern of longitudinal improvement in speech perception following cochlear implantation (CI).
Materials And Methods: This study enrolled 83 patients (96 ears) who underwent CI at Shinshu University Hospital.
Impact of Low Skeletal Muscle Mass on the Prognosis of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Treated Nonsurgically.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec
January 2023
Introduction: Sarcopenia, characterized by low skeletal muscle mass, and the outcome of cancer therapy are closely related based on recent research. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between skeletal muscle mass and prognosis in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients.
Methods: In this study, 51 male patients with HNC treated nonsurgically between January 2016 and April 2018 at Shinshu University Hospital were evaluated.
Preoperative Arterial Embolization to Avoid Intraoperative Bleeding during Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Organized Hematoma of the Maxillary Sinus: A Case Series and Literature Review.
Interv Radiol (Higashimatsuyama)
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of preoperative arterial embolization for organized hematomas in the maxillary sinus, involving seven patients who underwent this procedure prior to endoscopic sinus surgery.
- The results showed no complications from embolization, with a median surgical blood loss of 30 mL and surgery time of 112 minutes, indicating a significant reduction in blood loss compared to non-embolization cases.
- The findings suggest that preoperative embolization is a safe and efficient approach to minimize serious bleeding during surgery for organized hematomas of the maxillary sinus.