Coping flexibility and associated factors after gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer: A cross-sectional multisite study.

Objective: To elucidate the current state of coping flexibility and associated factors in gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy.

Methods: A cross-sectional multisite study was conducted with 142 patients with gastric cancer who completed questionnaires on coping flexibility, postgastrectomy dysfunction, health literacy, and perceived social support. Coping flexibility was measured using the Coping Flexibility Scale-Revised, which includes three subscales: Abandonment Coping (i.

Rigid covalent bond of-sulfur investigated via temperature-dependent EXAFS.

This study performs extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements for the S-K edge in the temperature range of 10 and 300 K in the transmission mode using a photodiode to detect the transmitted x-rays. It provides the first report of temperature variations in the structural parameters of-S. As the temperature increases from 10 to 300 K in the Fourier transform ofkχ(k)the first peak corresponding to the covalent bond of the eight-membered ring becomes slightly low anomalously despite thermal disturbances.

Glutamate production from aerial nitrogen using the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Klebsiella oxytoca.

Glutamate is an essential biological compound produced for various therapeutic and nutritional applications. The current glutamate production process requires a large amount of ammonium, which is generated through the energy-consuming and CO-emitting Haber-Bosch process; therefore, the development of bio-economical glutamate production processes is required. We herein developed a strategy for glutamate production from aerial nitrogen using the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Klebsiella oxytoca.

Perifascial areolar tissue graft promotes angiogenesis and wound healing in an exposed ischemic component rabbit model.

Multiple studies have reported the use of perifascial areolar tissue (PAT) grafts to treat wounds involving exposed ischemic tissues, avascular structures, and defective membrane structures. Our objective was to assess the quantitative effects of PAT grafts and their suitability for wounds with ischemic tissue exposure and to qualitatively determine the factors through which PAT promotes wound healing and repair. We conducted histological, immunohistochemical, and mass spectrometric analyses of the PAT grafts.

Erratum: Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Study of Local Structure and Atomic Correlations of Tellurium Nanoparticles [Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 165503 (2007)].

This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.

A Lethal Combination: Legionnaires' Disease Complicated by Rhabdomyolysis, Acute Kidney Injury, and Non-Occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia.

BACKGROUND Legionnaires' disease is one of the most common types of community-acquired pneumonia. It can cause acute kidney injury and also occasionally become severe enough to require continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is a condition characterized by ischemia and necrosis of the intestinal tract without organic obstruction of the mesenteric vessels and is known to have a high mortality rate.

Patient experience of negative pressure wound therapy: A qualitative study.

Aim: This study aimed to clarify the treatment experience of patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).

Design: This study used a qualitative design.

Methods: Seventeen inpatients were semi-structured interviewed about their experiences of treatment with negative pressure wound therapy.

A case of primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterus.

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine endometrium is extremely rare and found in <1% of all primary endometrial carcinomas. We report a case of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium detected in a 65-year-old woman and focus our attention on the main imaging features. The low apparent diffusion coefficient value and high maximum standardized uptake value for neuroendocrine cancer serve to distinguish this cancer from endometrial cancer.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis caused by gallbladder metastasis due to the peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is associated with a high mortality rate. AAC caused by metastasis to the gallbladder is rare. We report a case of AAC caused by gallbladder metastasis due to the peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer.

Tertiary lymphoid tissue in early-stage IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis incidentally detected with a tumor lesion of the ureteropelvic junction: a case report.

Background: IgG4-related kidney disease causes renal impairment of unknown pathogenesis that may progress to kidney failure. Although ectopic germinal centers contribute to the pathogenesis of the head and neck lesions of IgG4-related disease, the presence of tertiary lymphoid tissue (TLT) containing germinal centers in IgG4-RKD has rarely been reported.

Case Presentation: We report a 72-year-old Japanese man who had IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) with TLT formation incidentally detected in a resected kidney with mass lesion of IgG4-related ureteritis in the ureteropelvic junction.

Local structure change of luminescent Ag zeolite-A and -X studied by in situ XAFS and IR spectroscopy.

The in situ X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) for the structural changes of Ag clusters produced in the cavity of luminescent zeolites by thermal treatment of Ag zeolite-A and Ag zeolite-X has been studied. The following procedures are compared: (i) samples are heated and cooled to room temperature under atmosphere (under air); (ii) samples are heated and cooled to room temperature in a vacuum and then exposed to air. It was confirmed that the Ag clusters were broken when the Ag zeolite was exposed to air for Ag zeolite-X, which complements our previous results for Ag-A.

Minimally invasive endoscopic aortic valve replacement for alkaptonuria-associated severe aortic stenosis: a case report and literature review.

Alkaptonuria is an inherited metabolic disease caused by a genetic deficiency of homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase and characterized by dark-brown connective tissue related to the deposition of oxidized homogentisic acid. Pigment deposition is also observed in the cardiovascular system, such as in the coronary arteries, cardiac valves, and aorta. Because aortic stenosis may develop secondary to pigment deposition-related calcification at the aortic valve, aortic valve replacement may be necessary for severe aortic valve disease.

Minced Skin Grafting for Promoting Wound Healing and Improving Donor-Site Appearance after Split-Thickness Skin Grafting: A Prospective Half-Side Comparative Trial.

Background: Minced skin grafting is a procedure that involves mincing of the harvested skin and grafting it back onto the wounds. The authors aimed to investigate whether minced skin grafting reduces the healing time and improves the sequential postoperative appearance of donor sites.

Methods: A single-center, two-treatment, half-side comparative study was performed.

Efficacy of Endoscopic Evaluation of Acute Radiation Esophagitis during Chemoradiotherapy with Proton Beam Therapy Boost for Esophageal Cancer.

Background/aim: To evaluate the utility of endoscopy for assessing radiation esophagitis during chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with proton beam therapy (PBT) boost for esophageal cancer.

Methods: Between December 2012 and December 2016, 38 patients with esophageal cancer were treated with CRT with PBT boost. To evaluate radiation esophagitis, endoscopy was performed after administration of CRT with standard PBT boost (total dose 50-60 Gy relative biological effectiveness [RBE]).

Angiogenesis after administration of basic fibroblast growth factor induces proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in elastic perichondrium in an in vivo model: mini review of three sequential republication-abridged reports.

To date, studies on mesenchymal tissue stem cells (MSCs) in the perichondrium have focused on in vitro analysis, and the dynamics of cartilage regeneration from the perichondrium in vivo remain largely unknown. We have attempted to apply cell and tissue engineering methodology for ear reconstruction using cultured chondrocytes. We hypothesized that by inducing angiogenesis with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), MSCs or cartilage precursor cells would proliferate and differentiate into cartilage in vivo and that the regenerated cartilage would maintain its morphology over an extended period.

A Perifascial Areolar Tissue Graft With Topical Administration of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor for Treatment of Complex Wounds With Exposed Tendons and/or Bones.

The management of wounds with tendon and/or bone exposure is challenging because of the insufficient blood supply to the wound bed. We describe our experience with 19 patients using a perifascial areolar tissue (PAT) graft with topical administration of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in the treatment of complex wounds with exposed tendons and/or bones in the extremities. Using a PAT graft is minimally invasive and technically easy, and the donor site is relatively preserved.

Local structure around In atoms in coherently grown m-plane InGaN film.

The local structure around In atoms in an m-plane InGaN film coherently grown on a freestanding m-plane GaN substrate was investigated by polarization-dependent X-ray absorption fine-structure. A step-by-step fitting procedure was proposed for the m-plane wurtzite structure. The interatomic distance for the first nearest neighbour In-N atomic pairs was almost isotropic.

Nearest-neighbour distribution of distances in crystals from extended X-ray absorption fine structure.

Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) is a powerful probe of the distribution of nearest-neighbour distances around selected atomic species. We consider here the effect of vibrational disorder in crystals. The potential of EXAFS for the accurate evaluation of the coefficient of bond thermal expansion and its temperature dependence is discussed, with the aim of stimulating and facilitating the comparison with the results from total scattering experiments.

Retrospective analysis of prognostic factors for Waldenstrӧm macroglobulinemia: a multicenter cooperative study in Japan.

Although population-based cancer registries have reported lower incidence of Waldenstrӧm macroglobulinemia (WM) in East Asia than in Western countries, previous retrospective analyses have found the clinical features of WM to be similar in these two populations. To clarify the characteristics of Japanese WM patients, we retrospectively analyzed clinical and laboratory characteristics, treatments, outcomes, and prognostic factors in 93 patients with WM. Based on the Second International Workshop on WM (IWWM-2) criteria, symptomatic WM was found in 73 (78.

The Double Volar Flap Technique for Aesthetic Repair of Syndactyly and Polysyndactyly of Toe without Skin Grafting.

Background: Aesthetic repair of syndactyly of the toes is desirable because patients may have psychological concerns about its appearance. There are 2 important factors for the aesthetic repair of syndactyly of the toe. One is to hide the operative scar from the visual site (dorsal site), whereas the other is to create an interdigital space close to the normal anatomical skin characteristics (2 general types of skin: glabrous and hairy).

[A case of Trousseau syndrome associated with a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma disseminated to the mesenteric adipose tissue].

A 66-year-old man with recurrent stroke within a short period of time was referred to our department from the neurology department to rule out any malignancy. An endoscopic examination revealed a white depressed lesion in the body of the stomach, and computed tomography revealed a high-density area in the mesentery around the stomach. A mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma was detected from both the stomach biopsy and resected mesenteric specimen.

Minced skin grafting for promoting epithelialization of the donor site after split-thickness skin grafting.

It is important to minimize time to healing in the donor site after split-thickness skin grafting (STSG). It has been shown that minced skin grafting improves the appearance of the STSG donor site. The objective of this study was to investigate whether mincing the leftover harvested skin and grafting it back onto the donor site during minced grafting (MG) reduces healing time of the donor site.

Perifascial areolar tissue grafting for treating syndactyly with bone fusion in patients with Apert syndrome.

Complete syndactyly with bone fusion in patients with Apert syndrome was treated using perifascial areolar tissue (PAT) grafts via a two-stage surgery (i.e. bone separation using inter-bone PAT graft insertion followed by web separation and reconstruction with full-thickness skin grafts).

Pediatric ileoileal intussusception with a lipoma lead point: a case report.

Intussusception is a common cause of mechanical bowel obstruction among children, with older children being more likely to have a pathological lead point. Intestinal neoplasms are rare and small intestinal lipomas are even less common. Herein we describe a case of a 7-year-old boy with ileoileal intussusception, with an ileal lipoma as the pathological lead point.