Publications by authors named "R S Iwasaki"
Purpose: To compare the postoperative outcomes of corticosteroid therapy following biopsy with those following debulking surgery in patients with immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD).
Study Design: Retrospective comparative study.
Methods: Fifteen patients diagnosed with IgG4-ROD (5 unilateral, 10 bilateral) were retrospectively analyzed.
Although intracranial and spinal cord meningioma prognoses have been reported, few studies have evaluated the outcomes and prognoses of orbital and optic nerve meningiomas in dogs. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of canine orbital meningiomas. The seven dogs included were cytologically or histopathologically diagnosed with meningiomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although most cats with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) respond to treatment with remdesivir or GS-441524 or both with uneventful clinical courses, some die despite treatment.
Objective: Identify predictive factors associated with short-term mortality in cats with FIP treated with IV remdesivir or PO GS-441524 or both.
Animals: A total of 108 client-owned cats with FIP.
Redo isolated tricuspid valve replacement in a patient with isolated persistent left superior vena cava: a case report.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Cases
August 2024
Background: Redo isolated tricuspid valve surgery has high in-hospital mortality and morbidity and is a challenging procedure. We report a successful case of redo isolated tricuspid valve replacement for structural valve deterioration of a bioprosthesis in a patient with isolated persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC).
Case Presentation: An 81-year-old man with a history of tricuspid valve replacement using a porcine bioprosthetic valve 9 years previously presented with dyspnea on exertion.