Publications by authors named "S Namiki"
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- The study aimed to evaluate how well contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) predicts outcomes for patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) by using the computed tomography severity index (CTSI).
- A retrospective analysis of 1,097 SAP patients from 44 institutions in Japan found that while necrosis in pancreatic tissue increased mortality risks, the overall inflammation did not significantly impact mortality rates.
- The results showed that the CTSI had a moderate ability (AUC 0.65) to predict mortality, with significant correlations between higher levels of pancreatic necrosis and increased odds of death.
Objectives: The hemostatic mechanism of endoscopic detachable snare ligation (EDSL) for colonic diverticular hemorrhage (CDH) is similar to that of endoscopic band ligation, which is effective and safe. However, because reports on EDSL are scarce, we conducted a two-center cohort study to evaluate its effectiveness.
Methods: This study analyzed 283 patients with CDH treated with EDSL at two Japanese hospitals between July 2015 and November 2021.
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- In complex nervous systems like those of insects, the neck connective serves as a crucial link between the brain and the ventral nerve cord, facilitating sensorimotor control through various types of neurons.
- This study integrates multiple electron microscopy datasets to provide a detailed map of ascending and descending neurons in the female nervous system, while also making comparisons to the male nerve cord.
- The findings highlight specific neuron types linked to sex-related behaviors, including those involved in female egg-laying and male courtship, marking a groundbreaking analysis of the animal's entire central nervous system at the electron microscopy level.
A 6-year-old girl previously diagnosed with hereditary spherocytosis was admitted to our hospital with gallstones and cholangitis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed, and fluoroscopy revealed a dilated common bile duct (CBD) without evident stones, possibly due to spontaneous excretion through the papilla of Vater. A 7-French plastic stent was inserted into the CBD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMotor neurons are the final common pathway through which the brain controls movement of the body, forming the basic elements from which all movement is composed. Yet how a single motor neuron contributes to control during natural movement remains unclear. Here we anatomically and functionally characterize the individual roles of the motor neurons that control head movement in the fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
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