Publications by authors named "Kazuomi Watanabe"
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- Pancreatic cysts can be benign, premalignant, or malignant, with endometrial cysts being a rare type that's tough to diagnose before surgery.
- A case of a 26-year-old patient who had abdominal pain and was found to have a large pancreatic cyst is reported, where lab tests indicated inflammation but normal tumor markers.
- Following surgery, the presence of endometriotic cysts was confirmed, highlighting the rarity of such cases and the challenges in diagnosing them preoperatively, often leading to unnecessary surgical procedures.
Pain and stress alleviation after acupuncture treatment was assessed in this study. Patients responded to a questionnaire designed to determine the amount of stress they were experiencing, and data were obtained for patient salivary amylase, cortisol, secretary IgA (s-IgA), and leptin receptor (OBRb). As a part of this study on acute pain, 6 factors were extracted from the questionnaire.
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