Publications by authors named "T Otsubo"
Hepatectomy is the curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), with targeted therapy used when resection is difficult. In this rare case, the tumor shrank with targeted therapy, enabling radical treatment through conversion surgery. The patient, a man in his 70s, developed an 11.
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- - The study aimed to identify causes of benign hepaticojejunostomy strictures (BHSs) after pancreaticoduodenectomy and evaluate the effectiveness of endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) for treating these strictures.
- - Out of 175 patients who underwent the surgery, 13 developed BHSs, with key risk factors being male sex and a preoperative bile duct diameter of less than 8.8 mm.
- - Treatments using ERC were highly successful, with a 92.3% success rate and no recurrence of strictures after treatment in the follow-up period.
Aim: To investigate and compare the diagnoses and treatment of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) from the perspectives of psychiatrists and obstetricians/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) in Japan.
Methods: Between December 2021 and February 2022, a web-based survey was conducted among the members of the Japanese Association of Neuro-Psychiatric Clinics. Data from 262 psychiatrists who responded to the aforementioned survey were compared with data from 409 OB/GYNs from a survey conducted in 2021 among members of the Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The prevalent human pathogen, mumps virus (MuV; orthorubulavirus parotitidis) causes various complications and serious sequelae, such as meningitis, encephalitis, deafness, and impaired fertility. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) targeting MuV which can prevent mumps and mumps-associated complications and sequelae are yet to be developed. Paramyxoviridae family members, such as MuV, possess viral surface hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein with sialidase activity which facilitates efficient viral replication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Some researchers are concerned that the performance of pancreatic resection in cases of low malignancy with distal localization will increase, resulting in the occurrence or worsening of post-operative glucose intolerance. Herein, we retrospectively investigated the relationship between the pancreatic resection ratio and post-operative glucose intolerance in distal pancreatectomy (DP).
Methods: Total 135 patients who underwent DP at our hospital and were followed up for > 12 months between January 2013 and December 2022 were included.