Publications by authors named "S Kakita"
: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and tooth loss due to chronic periodontitis. : A total of 232 patients aged 40 years or older with LUTS were evaluated. The number of remaining teeth and the severity of LUTS were assessed using the overactive bladder symptom score, international prostate symptom score, and urodynamic tests.
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- * A study measured physical activity levels in 58 patients with cardiovascular disease using an activity meter, revealing that household activities were a major source of physical movement.
- * The study found relationships between step count, total physical activity, and age, work, and household chores, suggesting that household activities should be considered when assessing physical activity levels in these patients.
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- Immune checkpoint inhibitors are used to treat advanced urothelial carcinoma, but they can lead to serious side effects, including a rare condition known as Evans syndrome.
- A 56-year-old man with renal pelvic cancer developed Evans syndrome after 26 months of treatment with the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab, following progression of his cancer despite chemotherapy.
- The case emphasizes the need for clinicians to recognize the risk of Evans syndrome from immune checkpoint inhibitors and to act quickly with corticosteroid treatment when symptoms arise.
Canine degenerative myelopathy (DM) is an adult-onset, progressive neurodegenerative disease that occurs in multiple dog breeds. A DM-associated mutation of the canine superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene, designated as c.118G>A (p.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare the capability of diffusion-weighted (DW) and contrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to provide diagnostic information on residual breast cancers following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and to assess apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of the carcinoma prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy to determine if the method could help predict response to chemotherapy.
Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approval and informed consent were obtained. Three hundred ninety-eight patients underwent MR imaging of the breast, including DW MR (b values, 0 and 1500 sec/mm(2)) and contrast-enhanced MR imaging.