Association between adverse childhood experiences and pregnancy morbidities: A nationwide online-based cross-sectional study.

Objective: To examine the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and pregnancy morbidities, including preterm birth (PTB), gestational diabetes (GDM), preeclampsia, and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) among the general population in Japan.

Methods: The data were from the JACSIS study, an online-based nationwide survey conducted from July to August 2021 in Japan (N = 5444). ACEs included physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, neglect, childhood poverty, bully victimization, domestic violence, parental death, and parental divorce.

Textbook outcome contributes to long-term prognosis in elderly patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Purpose: Textbook outcome (TO) is a composite quality measurement of outcomes for evaluating surgical procedures. We investigated whether TO can be used to predict outcomes after curative resection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in elderly patients.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 105 patients who underwent curative esophagectomy for ESCC from 2005 to 2020.

Textbook outcome contributes to long-term prognosis in older adults with gastric cancer.

Purpose: Textbook outcome (TO) is a composite quality measurement of short-term outcomes for evaluating surgical procedures. We investigated whether TO can be used to predict outcomes after curative gastric cancer (GC) surgery in older adults.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 492 consecutive patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for GC from 2005 to 2017.

The 5-factor modified frailty index is a novel predictive marker of death from other diseases after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Aim: The 5-factor modified frailty index (MFI-5) is a stratification tool to evaluate a patient's frailty. This study determined whether the MFI-5 is associated with short- and long-term outcomes after curative gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 447 consecutive patients who underwent curative gastrectomy, and evaluated their overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS) and cancer-specific survival.

Textbook outcome contributes to long-term prognosis in elderly colorectal cancer patients.

Purpose: Textbook outcome (TO) has been used to define achievement of multiple "ideal" or "optimal" surgical and postoperative quality measures from the patient's perspective. However, TO has not been reported for their impact on survival in elderly, including CRC surgery. This study determined whether TO is associated with long-term outcomes after curative colorectomy in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Prognostic value of F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the bone marrow on pretreatment positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy.

Background: Increased F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the bone marrow (BM) on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) clinically reflects increased BM metabolism owing to systemic inflammation, bacterial infection, anemia, and cytokine-producing tumors. The association between FDG uptake in the BM and prognosis after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer has not been investigated.

Methods: This study included 651 patients who underwent PET/CT before any treatment and McKeown esophagectomy for esophageal cancer between June 2007 and August 2021.

Frailty Assessed by the Clinical Frailty Scale is Associated with Prognosis After Esophagectomy.

Background: The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a simple and validated tool for assessing frailty, and higher CFS scores are correlated with worse perioperative outcomes after cardiovascular surgery. However, the relationship between the CFS scores and postoperative outcomes after esophagectomy remain unclear.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 561 patients with esophageal cancer (EC) who underwent resection from August 2010 to August 2020.

Predictive factors for vaginal delivery by induction of labor in uncomplicated pregnancies at 40-41 gestational weeks: A Japanese prospective single-center cohort study.

Aim: We investigated cervical parameters predictive of vaginal delivery in elective labor induction among women at 40-41 gestational weeks.

Methods: This Japanese prospective single-center cohort study was conducted between July 2019 and June 2020. We enrolled women with an uncomplicated singleton pregnancy who underwent labor induction at 40-41 gestational weeks.

Relationship trajectories of pregnant women with their parents and postpartum depression: A hospital-based prospective cohort study in Japan.

Backgrounds: A history of childhood abuse and subsequent poor relationship with parents in adulthood among pregnant women is a known risk factor for postpartum depression (PPD). Although parent-daughter relationship can change during pregnancy, little is known whether the trajectories have an impact on PPD. The aim of this study is to examine whether trajectories of parent-daughter relationship during pregnancy are associated with PPD in Japanese mothers.

Surgical removal of giant pelvic liposarcoma after preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization.

Liposarcoma includes tumors with a wide range of malignancies, from mostly benign to malignant. We report a case of a 73 year-old man who was admitted for urination and defecation disorder. Contract computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass of approximately 21 cm occupying the pelvis, bladder, ureter, prostate, and rectum being compressed by the tumor.

Association of online activities with obstetrics and gynecology specialty choice: a nationwide online survey.

Objectives: To investigate the association between online activities and the number of new obstetrics and gynecology senior residents.

Methods: A nationwide web-based, self-administered anonymous survey was conducted to investigate recruitment and clerkship activities during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. An online questionnaire was sent to 576 obstetrics and gynecology training institutions in Japan between December 21, 2020, and January 31, 2021.

The Association between Types of COVID-19 Information Source and the Avoidance of Child Health Checkups in Japan: Findings from the JACSIS 2021 Study.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can affect children's well-being through mothers' avoidance of health checkups for children due to media portrayal of the disease. This study investigated the association between the type of information source for COVID-19 received by mothers and the avoidance of their children's health checkups. The study was an online-based survey, and the participants comprised 5667 postpartum women with children aged under 2 years during the study period.

The association between gestational weight gain and perinatal outcomes among underweight women with twin pregnancy in Japan.

Objective: To clarify the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and pregnancy outcomes in underweight women with twin pregnancies in Japan.

Methods: This retrospective study derived data from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology perinatal database between 2007 and 2015. We included 5049 underweight (pre-pregnancy body mass index [BMI] <18.

Ultrasound-guided non-invasive retraction for strangulated obturator hernia allows elective radical surgery: analysis of 12 cases.

Background: Obturator hernia is a life-threatening condition, requiring emergency intervention due to strangulation, if non-invasive repair for strangulation cannot be complete. Change from emergency surgery to elective surgery using minimal non-invasive options can greatly contribute to perioperative safety and curability of the underlying disease.

Case Presentation: 12 cases of strangulated obturator hernia from April 2013 to February 2020 with male:female patient ratio of 0:12.

Trends in intensive neonatal care during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan.

The reduction in the use of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) during the COVID-19 outbreak has been reported, but whether this phenomenon is widespread across countries is unclear. Using a large-scale inpatient database in Japan, we analysed the intensive neonatal care volume and the number of preterm births for weeks 10-17 vs weeks 2-9 (during and before the outbreak) of 2020 with adjustment for the trends during the same period of 2019. We found statistically significant reductions in the numbers of NICU admissions (adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR), 0.

The effect of parity, history of preeclampsia, and pregnancy care on the incidence of subsequent preeclampsia in multiparous women with SLE.

Objectives: To clarify the correlation between preeclampsia and parity and to identify protective factors against preeclampsia in multiparous women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospective chart review study of 85 pregnant women. We used multiple logistic regression analysis to assess the association between parity and preeclampsia in women with SLE, and described the detailed clinical courses and management of four women with a history of severe preeclampsia and of a woman who experienced preeclampsia during her latest pregnancy.

Iron Deficiency Anaemia: Its Prevalence Among Women of Reproductive Age in Shanghai and Tokyo and Links to Body Mass Index.

In this study, we examined the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) among young women between the ages of 20-44 living in Shanghai, China, and Tokyo, Japan with a particular emphasis on investigating its possible links with body mass index (BMI). Shanghai data were obtained from annual health check-up records conducted between May and September 2016 (n=2,006). Tokyo data were from health examinations of employees working in dispensing pharmacies between July and February 2017 (n=877).