Evaluation of the newly proposed simplified histological classification in Japanese cohorts of myeloperoxidase-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis in comparison with other Asian and European cohorts.

The prognostic value of renal biopsy in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis is widely recognized; however, there is no consensus regarding its pathological classification. Berden et al. proposed a new classification of glomerulonephritis in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) categorized into focal, crescentic, mixed, and sclerotic classes and showed its prognostic value in 100 international multicenter cohorts for 1- and 5-year renal outcomes.

Quality of life after esophagectomy for cancer: an assessment using the questionnaire with the face scale.

Purpose: The face scale has not been used as a global parameter of quality of life (QOL). The aims of this study were to assess the QOL of patients after esophagectomy for cancer and to examine whether a face scale is useful as a global parameter of QOL.

Method: Seventy-one patients without postoperative recurrence after curative esophagectomy answered the questionnaire with the face scale and food intake.