Publications by authors named "N Takemoto"
Purpose: Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) often causes dysphagia. The risk of dysphagia increases during CRT tends to become more severe after finishing CRT, and persists for a few weeks thereafter. Thus, understanding the changes in swallowing physiology during and immediately after CRT is essential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The ultrasound-guided medial collateral ligament bursa injection technique is safe, reproducible, and effective in treating symptomatic degenerative medial meniscal tears. However, the mechanisms of action and optimal drug combinations remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the histological changes caused by injections of corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid into the medial collateral ligament bursa in a rabbit model of medial meniscus horizontal tears.
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- Anal fistula cancer is rare, and its treatment often involves laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection if the cancer can be surgically removed, though complicated cases may need more extensive procedures.
- In two reported cases, patients underwent this type of resection along with extensive buttock removal and reconstruction using myocutaneous flaps to address widespread anal fistula cancer.
- The findings suggest that even large anal fistula cancers can be effectively managed through radical resection paired with myocutaneous flap reconstruction after extensive surgery.
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- This study looked at how blood flow signals (BFSs) in the bone can help find bone problems called bone marrow lesions (BMLs) in people with early knee arthritis.
- They checked 77 patients who had knee pain and used two types of tests: ultrasound (US) for BFSs and MRI for BMLs.
- The results showed a strong link between BFSs and BMLs, meaning BFSs can be a good way to check for bone issues in the knee.
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- * The researchers examined 98 knees with early KOA, finding key findings such as synovial hyperplasia, knee joint effusion, and medial meniscus tears using ultrasound.
- * Results showed correlations between these findings and various KOOS subscales, with synovial hyperplasia and medial meniscus extrusion in upright position being particularly associated with quality of life and other symptoms.