Post-Cesarean Section Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Requiring Surgical Treatment: A Case Series.

The abdominal wall is an uncommon site for endometriosis that occurs in the soft tissues of the wound site after laparotomy. The present study reviewed cases of post-cesarean section abdominal wall endometriosis that were surgically treated at our institution from April 2007 to August 2020. We analyzed data from nine patients who were diagnosed with abdominal wall endometriosis and selected surgery after receiving sufficient explanation of hormone therapy and from patients who reported no improvement in symptoms with hormone therapy.

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Status of Pregnant Women: A Single-Center Study.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced people to make major life changes, and there is concern that depressive tendencies have increased in pregnant women during the pandemic. This study used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), administered in the second trimester, to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of Japanese women during pregnancy and to provide early intervention.

Methods: The study included 1,320 pregnant women (663 pre-COVID-19 and 657 during COVID-19) with similar background characteristics and compared the results for the COVID-19 period (September 2020-August 2021) and control period (September 2018-August 2019).

Effect of Dural Puncture Epidural Technique on Management of Breakthrough Pain for Parous Women Receiving Labor Analgesia during Induced Labor: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: This study assessed the effectiveness of the dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique in managing breakthrough pain in parous women receiving labor analgesia during induced labor.

Methods: This single-center retrospective cohort study included term pregnant women with singleton pregnancies who received treatment for breakthrough pain during labor. All participants underwent induced labor, and some parous women among them underwent DPE.

Deposit Effects on Plate-haptic Rotationally Asymmetric Refractive Multifocal Intraocular Lens with +1.5D Addition Power.

Objective: To evaluate the optical performance of plate-haptic rotationally asymmetric refractive multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) with +1.5 D addition power by reproducing calcium deposition using rabbit eyes.

Methods: Five IOLs (LS-313 MF15 [Santen/Teleon], W-60R [Santen], NS1 [KOWA], SY60WF [Alcon], and NS-60YS [NIDEK]) with varying water content were randomly implanted in rabbit eyes.

Prepregnancy Hysteroscopic Image in a Patient in whom Spontaneous Uterine Rupture Occurred in the 27 Week of Pregnancy after Adenomyomectomy.

We describe a preconception hysteroscopic image of a patient with a ruptured uterus at 27 weeks' gestation. A 40-year-old gravida 2, para 1, underwent open adenomyomectomy because of infertility. Subsequently, hysteroscopy performed at our hospital revealed an endometrial deficit from the uterine fundus to the posterior wall, and an area where the endometrium was missing and composed of yellow tissue was seen.

Three cases of heavy menstrual bleeding with uniform thickening of the junctional zone endometrium.

Heavy menstrual bleeding is a type of abnormal uterine bleeding. Abnormal uterine bleeding includes the poorly characterized "not otherwise classified" category. Here, we report three abnormal uterine bleeding-not otherwise classified cases with uniform thickening of the junctional zone endometrium.

Evaluating the effectiveness of lateral postural management for breech presentation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BRLT study).

Background: Breech presentation is observed in 3-4% at term of pregnancy and is one of the leading causes of cesarean section. There is no established treatment for breech presentation before 36 weeks. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to demonstrate that the lateral position is effective for breech presentation.

Hysteroscopic resection of retained products of conception combined with uterine artery balloon occlusion: A novel case report.

Retained products of conception can cause massive bleeding that can be prevented by uterine artery embolization before resection; however, uterine artery balloon occlusion is less invasive. While scattered reports of its use for postpartum hemorrhage exist, no indications have been described. We report a case of hysteroscopic resection of retained products of conception using uterine artery balloon occlusion instead of uterine artery embolization.

Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity after Late Preterm, Singleton, Cesarean Delivery before Labor by Mothers Who Did Not Receive Antenatal Corticosteroids.

Background: Some evidence suggests that administration of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) reduces neonatal respiratory complications among women at risk for late preterm birth. However, because of concerns regarding long-term outcomes of children, ACS is not recommended in Japan for pregnant women at risk in late preterm. We assessed the risk of neonatal respiratory morbidity after late preterm, singleton, cesarean delivery before labor by mothers who did not receive ACS.

Cephalic version by postural management in the lateral position without the knee-chest position for primiparous breech presentation: A retrospective cohort study.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of postural management in the lateral position for primiparous breech presentation.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single institution from January 2020 through December 2020. Participants were singleton primiparous pregnant women diagnosed with breech presentation between 28 + 0 and 29 + 6 weeks of gestation.

Electrophysiological Monitoring of Focal and Entire Retinal Function during Treatment with Intravitreal Methotrexate for Intraocular Lymphoma.

We describe the electroretinographic findings of a case of primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) wherein the patient received intravitreal injections of methotrexate (ivMTX). A 62-year-old man developed blurred vision and complained of decreased visual acuity (VA) in his right eye. Fundus examination showed vitreous opacity and multiple subretinal yellowish lesions.

Use of tumor markers to distinguish endometriosis-related ovarian neoplasms from ovarian endometrioma.

Objective: Only few studies have focused on tumor markers used in the preoperative diagnosis of endometriosis-related ovarian neoplasms, and previous studies have only assessed serum CA125 levels. This study investigated the significance of preoperative tumor markers and clinical characteristics in distinguishing endometriosis-related ovarian neoplasms from ovarian endometrioma.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted on 283 women who were diagnosed with confirmed pathology with endometriosis-related ovarian neoplasms (n=21) and ovarian endometrioma (n=262) at a single institution from April 2008 to April 2018.

Evaluation and visualization of facial massage effects by using ultraviolet stereo-image correlation.

Background/purpose: This study proposes a technique for visualizing the effect of facial massage using stereo-image correlation with melanin pigment.

Method: In this method, the melanin pigment of a subject's face is made visible by using an ultraviolet light and utilized as a random pattern for stereo-image correlation. Stereo-pair images of the face with the melanin pigment before and after facial massage are recorded using a desk-sized measurement equipment.

Recurrence of uterine adenomyosis after administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and the efficacy of dienogest.

This study elucidated the degree of adenomyosis recurrence following gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) discontinuation and dienogest efficiency for recurrent adenomyosis. This retrospective cohort study included 30 patients, divided into a group of patients whose progress was observed without providing additional therapy following GnRHa administration for six months (Group G) and a group of patients administered dienogest for six months following six months of GnRHa administration (Group D). Menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, abdominal fullness, and uterine volume were recorded prior to treatment, six months after the start of therapy (6 M), and 12 months after the start of therapy (12 M).

Efficacy of Hormonal Therapies for Decreasing Uterine Volume in Patients with Adenomyosis.

Study Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of hormonal therapies for inhibiting an increase in uterine volume in patients with adenomyosis.

Design: This was retrospective cohort study.

Setting: This study was conducted at Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital.

Functional Reconstruction of Severely Burned Hand With Osseous Blood Flow Deficiency With Immediate Surgery Using an Abdominal Bipediceled Flap: A Case Report.

When hands suffer burns, the tendons and digital bones are rarely injured because of the quick withdrawal reflex away from the heat source. Hence, a consensus of opinion regarding the treatment of severe hand burns with osseous blood flow deficiency has not been reached among clinicians. The patient was a 28-year-old woman whose fingers were accidentally soaked in heated cooking oil (160°C-170°C) for approximately 1 minute.

Fundamental structural characteristics of planar granular assemblies: Self-organization and scaling away friction and initial state.

The microstructural organization of a granular system is the most important determinant of its macroscopic behavior. Here we identify the fundamental factors that determine the statistics of such microstructures, using numerical experiments to gain a general understanding. The experiments consist of preparing and compacting isotropically two-dimensional granular assemblies of polydisperse frictional disks and analyzing the emergent statistical properties of quadrons-the basic structural elements of granular solids.

High prevalence of anti-TSH receptor antibody in fibromyalgia syndrome.

Aim: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is defined as chronic widespread pain that cannot be accounted for by any other medical disorder. Our aim was to explore the prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in patients with FMS.

Methods: For determining thyroid function in 207 FMS patients, we tested for the titers of free tri-iodothyronine, free thyroxine, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) and anti-TSH receptor antibody (TRAb).

Genotype-phenotype correlations of cysteine replacement in CADASIL.

Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is characterized by cerebral infarction related to mutations in the notch homolog protein 3 (NOTCH3). We enrolled 10 patients whose brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images showed hyperintensities (HIs) in the deep white matter and the external capsule. We then investigated the mutations in NOTCH3 using direct sequencing within the region of intron-exon boundaries in exons 2-24 of NOTCH3.