Diffusion-Dominated Luminescence Dynamics of CsPbBr Studied Using Cathodoluminescence and Microphotoluminescence Spectroscopy.

Time-resolved or time-correlation measurements using cathodoluminescence (CL) reveal the electronic and optical properties of semiconductors, such as their carrier lifetimes, at the nanoscale. However, halide perovskites, which are promising optoelectronic materials, exhibit significantly different decay dynamics in their CL and photoluminescence (PL). We conducted time-correlation CL measurements of CsPbBr using Hanbury Brown-Twiss interferometry and compared them with time-resolved PL.

Effectiveness of Repetitive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

Background: Lower extremity artery disease is strongly associated with morbidity and is typically addressed through revascularization interventions. We assessed the clinical outcomes of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) without revascularization who did and did not undergo repetitive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

Methods: Between April 2002 and March 2017, the records of 58 patients with CLTI (Rutherford classification 4 in 19% and 5 in 81%) were evaluated retrospectively.

Intraoperative, sociodemographic, and postoperative parameters in individuals undergoing bariatric surgery.

Objective: This study aimed to comparatively analyze sociodemographic data and postoperative parameters of patients undergoing bypass and sleeve surgeries in a private hospital in São Luís, MA.

Methods: The study was descriptive, prospective, observational, and comparative, with a quantitative approach between August 2020 and July 2021. We analyzed 74 participants of both genders, aged between 18 and 70 years, with 31 undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and 43 undergoing sleeve gastrectomy surgery.

[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicated with acute kidney injury and tubulopathy due to hemoglobin casts].

A 62-year-old male patient was admitted for close monitoring of anemia (hemoglobin level, 8.2 g/dl). Hemolytic anemia was observed; however, the direct antiglobulin test (DAT) result (standard tube method) was negative.

Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Cutaneous and Systemic Plasmacytosis with TAFRO Syndrome-like Symptoms Successfully Treated with Rituximab.

Histopathologic findings in the lymph nodes of patients with thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, reticulin fibrosis, renal dysfunction, and organomegaly (TAFRO) syndrome are similar to those of idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease (iMCD), but TAFRO syndrome is different from iMCD in how it can progress rapidly and be fatal. These patients present scarce lymphadenopathy and low immunoglobulin levels. We present a case of cutaneous and systemic plasmacytosis (C/SP) that caused TAFRO syndrome-like symptoms which were successfully treated with rituximab.

Cytomegalovirus Oophoritis Mimicking Burkitt's Lymphoma Recurrence: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) oophoritis is an extremely rare and fatal condition. We encountered a 63-year-old woman with CMV oophoritis who had been treated for Burkitt's lymphoma. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography performed after chemotherapy showed a high F-fluoro-2deoxy-D-glucose uptake in both ovaries, which required distinguishing relapse.

[Successful treatment with ponatinib in combination with hyper-CVAD for chronic myeloid leukemia in the lymphoid blastic phase].

The prognosis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has improved dramatically with the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Although the use of second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors is now available for initial cases, a small number of patients with CML unfortunately still experience progression to the accelerated or blastic phase of the disease. We recently managed a patient with chronic-phase CML, who developed a T315 mutation early in the course of treatment with dasatinib and progressed to the lymphoid blastic phase.

Case Report: Composite Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma and Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive B-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder as Other Iatrogenic Immunodeficiency-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders.

Immunosuppressants are widely used to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and their adverse effects have been known to cause other iatrogenic immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders (OIIA-LPDs). We report a patient with RA who had been treated with methotrexate (MTX) and tacrolimus (TAC) and who developed whole body lymphadenopathy. We simultaneously confirmed angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) through a right cervical lymph node biopsy and Epstein-Barr virus-positive B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (EBV-positive B-LPD) through a bone marrow examination.

Autoimmune Myelofibrosis in Sjögren's Syndrome: Report of a Case.

BACKGROUND Autoimmune myelofibrosis (AMF) is a rare clinicopathologic entity of bone marrow fibrosis that occurs in association with autoimmune disorders. Steroids are very effective for treatment of AMF and the disease has a good prognosis and should be distinguished from primary myelofibrosis. CASE REPORT A 49-year-old man with bleeding and petechial hemorrhage of the extremities presented to our institution.

[A case of metastatic uveal melanoma of the liver and digestive tract].

Metastasis of uveal melanoma of the digestive tract is rare. We report a case of a patient with metastatic uveal melanoma of the liver and digestive tract. A 68-year-old man was admitted with primary complaint of appetite loss and fatigue.

The effect of the leukotriene antagonist pranlukast on pediatric acute otitis media.

Objective: Conventional treatment for acute otitis media mainly targets bacteria with antibiotics, neglecting to control for mediators of inflammation. Mediators of inflammation, such as leukotrienes, have been identified in patients with acute otitis media (AOM) or subsequent secretory otitis media (SOM). They can cause functional eustachian tube dysfunction or increase mucous in the middle ear, causing persistent SOM following AOM.

Imaging Angiogenesis Using 99mTc-Macroaggregated Albumin Scintigraphy in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.

Unlabelled: One problem of vascular angiogenesis therapy is the lack of reliable methods for evaluating blood flow in the microcirculation. We aimed to assess whether (99m)Tc-macroaggregated albumin perfusion scintigraphy ((99m)Tc-MAA) predicts quantitated blood flow after therapeutic angiogenesis in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Methods: Forty-six patients with peripheral artery disease were treated with bone marrow mononuclear cell implantation (BMCI).

Need for nutritional support, eating-related distress and experience of terminally ill patients with cancer: a survey in an inpatient hospice.

Objectives: Cancer cachexia creates a large burden for terminally ill patients with cancer. The main causes are a lack of knowledge of cancer cachexia and unsuccessful attempts to increase body weight. The role of nutritional support has not been clarified, and patients' eating-related distress is poorly understood.

[Examination of correlation between medical expenses with average life expectancy according to municipality and gender].

Objectives: To determine the influence of medical expenses on life expectancy.

Methods: The expenses of 1,718 municipalities were divided into total expenses, hospitalization expenses and expenses other than hospitalization and dental expenses. 1) The correlation of life expectancy with sex was considered.

Association between early palliative care referrals, inpatient hospice utilization, and aggressiveness of care at the end of life.

Background: Palliative care has a positive effect on many clinical outcomes, yet most referrals to palliative care have occurred late. End-of-life (EOL) cancer care has become increasingly aggressive. There have been no studies investigating the association between early palliative care referrals and aggressive EOL care in Japan.

Management of intended durotomy in minimally invasive intradural spine surgery: clinical article.

Object: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has been increasingly used for the treatment of various intradural spinal pathologies in recent years. Although MIS techniques allow for successful treatment of intradural pathology, primary dural closure in MIS can be technically challenging due to a limited surgical corridor through the tubular retractor system. The authors describe their experience with 23 consecutive patients from a single institution who underwent MIS for intradural pathologies, along with a review of pertinent literature.

Minimally invasive direct lateral approach to the thoracolumbar junction: cadaveric analysis and case illustrations.

Background: Multiple surgical exposures to the thoracolumbar junction have been described. The minimally invasive direct lateral approach to the lumbar spine captures the advantages of anterolateral approaches while minimizing soft tissue destruction and perioperative morbidity. Utilizing this approach at the thoracolumbar junction presents unique anatomical challenges posed by the ribs, diaphragm, pleura, and lung.

Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves microcirculation blood flow of ischemic limbs in patients with peripheral arterial disease: pilot study.

Background: Because direct application of low-energy shock waves induces angiogenesis, we investigated the safety and efficacy of this new therapy to develop a noninvasive method of repeatable therapeutic angiogenesis for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Subjects And Methods: The subjects were 10 patients who had symptomatic PAD and limited ischemia in a below-the-knee artery. Low-energy shock waves were directly applied to the calf muscles 6 times every other day.

Disseminated spinal myxopapillary ependymoma in an adult at initial presentation: a case report and review of the literature.

Disseminated spinal myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is extremely rare in adults. We report a 63-year-old man with chronic low-back pain found to have multiple MPEs in the thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine. Diagnostic and management strategies of disseminated MPE are discussed with a review of pertinent literature.

Therapeutic vascular angiogenesis for intractable macroangiopathy-related digital ulcer in patients with systemic sclerosis: a pilot study.

Objective: SSc causes intractable ischaemic ulcers. To avoid major amputation, we examined the safety and efficacy of therapeutic vascular angiogenesis for digital ulcers due to SSc.

Methods: A single-centre, open-label pilot study was conducted in patients with an ischaemic digital ulcer [n = 40, mean age 65 years (s.

Hepatic stellate cells that coexpress LRAT and CRBP-1 partially contribute to portal fibrogenesis in patients with human viral hepatitis.

Background & Aims: Precisely what type of cells mainly contributes to portal fibrosis, especially in chronic viral hepatitis, such as hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in the parenchyma or myofibroblasts in the portal area, still remains unclear. It is necessary to clarify the characteristics of cells that contribute to portal fibrosis in order to determine the mechanism of portal fibrogenesis and to develop a therapeutic target for portal fibrosis. This study was undertaken to examine whether LRAT+/CRBP-1+ HSCs contribute to portal fibrosis on viral hepatitis.

Minimally invasive transpedicular approach for evacuation of epidural abscess and debridement of disc space in a patient with discitis in the thoracic spine.

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) often requires prompt surgical decompression to prevent potential devastating neurological deficits. Dorsally located SEA usually can be evacuated via simple laminectomies. Ventral SEA often requires an anterior approach such as thoracotomy to achieve adequate exposure and decompression.

Genetic polymorphisms of enzymes related to oral tegafur/uracil therapeutic efficacy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Oral tegafur/uracil therapy has been indicated for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is often used as a single-agent treatment. However, how the treatment efficacy is related to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) metabolic enzymes is unclear. We investigated genetic polymorphisms of the 5-FU metabolic enzymes in Japanese patients with HCC.

Spinal fibromatosis: a report of two cases and review of the literature.

Background Context: Spinal fibromatosis is a unique subset of fibromatosis that is only anecdotally described in the literature in sporadic case reports. According to our review of the literature, only 11 cases of spinal fibromatosis have been previously documented. This paucity of clinical data limits our understanding of its presentation and treatment.