Publications by authors named "T Takatsu"
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- - This study assessed how effective and safe linaclotide is for treating chronic constipation (CC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in patients who didn't respond to magnesium oxide.
- - Conducted over 12 weeks, 61 participants showed significant improvements in quality of life and bowel movement frequency, with noticeable changes in various symptoms measured on standard scales.
- - The findings suggest that linaclotide could be a viable treatment for elderly patients with CC who haven't had success with traditional treatments, although some experienced diarrhea which was manageable.
We recorded the morphological characteristics and effect of preservation methods on the structure of the egg veils of Lophius litulon found in field investigations. The egg veils were characterized as translucent sheet-shape with parallel opaque creases spaced approximately 2 cm apart. The egg veils were found to be composed of pentagonal or hexagonal chambers with rounded corners arranged in one layer, and each chamber enveloped one to three embryos.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This multicenter retrospective study focuses on understanding the incidence, causative bacteria, and risk factors for Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) following hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures (FNF).
Methods: From 2016 to 2020, 1,619 patients were diagnosed with displaced FNFs and treated surgically across 11 centers. After exclusions, 1,438 patients (399 men and 1,039 women) were included in the study, averaging 82.
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- Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare disease often linked with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and while rifaximin (RFX) is effective for SIBO, its impact on CIPO is uncertain.* -
- In a study with 12 patients, RFX was compared to a placebo over 4 weeks, showing no significant difference in overall symptoms, although GSS-bloating improved more in the placebo group than in the RFX group.* -
- Post hoc analysis revealed that RFX was more effective at eradicating SIBO in patients with CIPO, with 75% success in the RFX group versus 25% in the placebo group, suggesting
Background: The patella fracture involving of inferior pole fractures (IPF) may be associated with patella baja, However, the clinical impact of this condition remains unclear. This study aims to clarify 1) the incidence of patella baja following patellar fracture surgery, 2) the associated clinical outcomes with and without the presence of patella baja, and 3) the potential correlation between the detection of IPF on CT and the occurrence of patella baja.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective multicenter study involving 251 patients who underwent surgical treatment for patellar fractures.