The Presence of Simple Renal Cysts Is Associated With Increased Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

Simple renal cysts (SRC) are associated with the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). We hypothesized that patients with AAA and SRC have increased arterial stiffness (AS) compared with patients without SRC Patients (n=223) with an infrarenal AAA undergoing pulse wave analysis were recruited. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (PWV) was measured (automated oscillometric method) as an index of AS.

Factors contributing to neck pain in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: A prospective multicenter study.

Purpose: Although the understanding of the mechanisms of low back pain due to spinopelvic sagittal imbalance has strengthened, the understanding of the mechanisms of neck pain remains insufficient. Thus, this study aimed to identify the factors associated with preoperative and postoperative neck pain in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy who underwent laminoplasty.

Methods: In this prospective multicenter study, we prospectively enrolled patients who were scheduled for laminoplasty for degenerative cervical myelopathy.

Prognostic role of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen level in part-solid lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: Part-solid lung adenocarcinoma appears as a heterogeneous subgroup, and its surgical management is controversial. This study aimed to elucidate whether preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen, a time-honored tumor marker, can be used as a prognostic factor that contributes to its management.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed consecutive patients with clinical-T1a-cN0M0 part-solid adenocarcinoma who underwent surgical resection between January 2011 and December 2015 at two institutions.

Perceived Control, Preventative Health Behaviors, and the Mental Health of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Perceived control is an individual's subjective beliefs about the amount of control he or she has over the environment or outcome. To examine the relationship between perceived control, preventive health behaviors, and mental health effects of undergraduate nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional correlational study used online self-administered questionnaires.

Spinal Cord Ischemia in the Setting of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Successful Rescue with Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.

We report 2 cases of successful thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) complicated with spinal cord ischemia (SCI). . A 70-year-old gentleman found with an uncomplicated ABAD with false lumen occluded, developed SCI shortly after admission during the initial medical management.

The impact of sagittal imbalance on walking in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis.

Purpose: Gait and posture disorder severely impedes the quality of life of affected patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). Despite the major health concern, there is a paucity of literature about the relationships among spatiotemporal gait parameters and spinal sagittal parameters. This is a cross sectional study performed in a single tertiary referral center to determine the relationships among spatiotemporal gait parameters and spinal sagittal parameters in patients with LSCS.

Multilayered Human Skeletal Muscle Myoblast Sheets Promote the Healing Process After Colonic Anastomosis in Rats.

Colorectal anastomotic leakage is one of the most feared and fatal complications of colorectal surgery. To date, no external coating material that can prevent anastomotic leakage has been developed. As myoblasts possess anti-inflammatory capacity and improve wound healing, we developed a multilayered human skeletal muscle myoblast (HSMM) sheet by periodic exposure to supraphysiological hydrostatic pressure during repeated cell seeding.

Cervical sagittal alignment in patients with dropped head syndrome.

Background: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) can be divided into two types, the positive sagittal vertical axis (SVA) type and the negative SVA type. However, the cervical sagittal alignment of DHS including global sagittal spinal alignment and the typical cervical alignment of the types of DHS is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to clarify the character of cervical sagittal alignment of DHS and analyze the relationship between cervical sagittal alignment and global sagittal spinal alignment.

Acid-fast bacilli smear test of a blood culture sample for the diagnosis of disseminated infection: A case report.

, a nontuberculous , is found in immunosuppressed patients, particularly in those with HIV. incubation under standard culture conditions is difficult, and its identification is challenging using routine culture methods. Herein, we report the case of a 40-year-old Japanese man with HIV presenting with disseminated infection.

Risk factors of dysphagia in patients with ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament.

Introduction: Cervical ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament (OALL) occasionally leads to dysphagia by the anterior osteophyte. A recent report explained that the dysphagia after an occipito-cervical fusion is caused by the narrowing of pharyngeal space due to the cranio-cervical malalignment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cranio-cervical alignment in patients with OALL complaining of the dysphagia.

Global sagittal spinal alignment at cervical flexion in patients with dropped head syndrome.

Purpose: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is characterized by the passively correctable chin-on-chest deformity. The characteristic feature is emphasized in the cervical flexion position. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of cervical flexion on sagittal spinal alignment in patients with DHS.