Publications by authors named "Naokuni Yasuda"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic affected cancer surgeries in Gunma Prefecture by analyzing nearly 10,000 cases from various hospitals.
- The research found an overall decline in cancer surgeries by 8.9% in 2020 compared to 2019, with significant drops in surgeries for gastric and colorectal cancers, as well as fewer cases detected through screening.
- Conclusions indicate that the pandemic led to a decrease in surgeries for early-stage cancers, highlighting a negative impact on cancer care in the region.
Our report concerns a 64-year-old man with a small-intestinal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), which was successfully treated with single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). Small-bowel endoscopy detected a submucosal tumor located approximately 10 cm from the ligament of Treitz in the wall of the proximal jejunum. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a tumor (diameter, 4 cm) containing high- and low-density areas in the proximal jejunum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report on a case of ileal lipoma that prolapsed into the ascending colon and was resected by laparoscopy-assisted surgery. A 31-year-old male Japanese patient was admitted to our hospital because of hematochezia and anemia. Colonoscopy revealed a pedunculated polyp arising from the ileum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We carried out this study to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with the oral fluoropyrimidine S-1 plus irinotecan (CPT-11).
Methods: HRQOL was assessed at baseline (pretreatment) and at 5-week intervals during treatment, using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR38 questionnaires. The HRQOL data for 12 preselected scales and 21 courses of treatment were then analyzed longitudinally.
Purpose: We created a new clinical staging system for end-stage gastrointestinal (GI) carcinoma to clarify the therapeutic goals for these patients.
Methods: Data were obtained from a retrospective review of medical charts. Based on daily clinical observation of 144 patients with end-stage GI carcinoma, we classified the terminal stages as A, B, C, and D.
Anxiety, depression and quality of life in colorectal cancer patients.
Int J Clin Oncol
December 2005
Background: Few studies have examined psychological distress and its relationship with quality of life (QL) dimensions in colorectal cancer patients.
Methods: One hundred and twenty-eight outpatients were given psychological tests for anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS) and QL The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) on the same occasion. The association between the patients' emotional function (EF) scoring on EORTC QLQ-C30 and their HADS scores was analyzed by multiple linear regression.
Purpose: Clinical and physiological results of Delorme's procedure were assessed retrospectively in patients undergoing this procedure for rectal prolapse.
Methods: A consecutive series of 31 patients (7 males, 24 females; age, 14-93, mean 70 years) with full-thickness, rectal prolapse were treated by Delorme's procedure between 1994 and 2002. Median follow-up was 39 (range, 6-96) months.