Publications by authors named "Yuichiro Furuya"
Article Synopsis
- The case report discusses a 56-year-old patient with recurrent multifocal neuropathy and ophthalmoplegia linked to IgM anti-GM1 antibodies and febrile relapses.
- She initially experienced sensory disturbances in her limbs after a fever at age 50 and has had several similar episodes since then.
- Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) led to partial improvement and no relapses after one year, suggesting her condition may represent a unique form of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP).
Background: Although a mixture of pigments and radiopaque materials was reported to be useful material for lung nodule localization, the optimal combination has not been well investigated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of various combinations of pigments and radiopaque materials for localization of pulmonary nodules prior to video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).
Methods: We compared stability, viscosity, and visibility of 6 radiopaque dye materials of (I) mixture of indigo carmine and lipiodol; (II) mixture of indigo carmine, lipiodol, and lidocaine gel; (III) mixture of indocyanine green in water solution (w-ICG) and lipiodol; (IV) mixture of w-ICG, lipiodol, and lidocaine gel; (V) ICG in contrast medium solution (cm-ICG); and (VI) mixture of cm-ICG and lidocaine gel.