Publications by authors named "S Kuriki"
The use of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has increased in recent years. Here, we report the first case of gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) following LVAD implantation. A 69-year-old man who previously underwent LVAD implantation for severe heart failure underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which revealed a 15-mm flat-elevated cancerous lesion at the greater curvature of the gastric angle.
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- A study analyzed 609 hospitalized Japanese COVID-19 patients to understand the prevalence and severity of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.
- Among the patients, 36% exhibited GI symptoms, with diarrhea being the most common, though the severity of GI issues did not correlate with the severity of COVID-19 infection.
- Timing of symptoms showed that in patients with both GI and respiratory symptoms, about half had respiratory symptoms first, while others experienced simultaneous or GI symptoms before respiratory ones.
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- Predicting malignant transformation in pancreatic cyst patients is tough, prompting a study on risk factors.
- The study reviewed 479 patients from 2008 to 2021, revealing that 9.2% experienced significant changes and 1.7% developed pancreatic cancer.
- Key predictive factors identified include cyst diameter, main pancreatic duct diameter, multilocular cysts, and inconsistent duct caliber, allowing risk stratification into low, medium, and high-risk groups for better monitoring.
Electrophysiological studies have demonstrated that theta-band activity is useful for investigating neural mechanisms of memory. However, mechanisms specifically driving memory performance remain poorly understood. In sequential memory, performance can be artificially attenuated by shortening the inter-stimulus interval (ISI) between memory item presentations.
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