[A case of giardiasis diagnosed from a high output stoma after surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer].

This report describes a case of giardiasis detected through stool smear analysis of postoperative stool fluid collected from a high output stoma for obstructive colorectal cancer. The patient, a 67-year-old male, underwent right hemicolectomy with ileostomy for obstructive colorectal cancer. The persistent excessive excretion of postoperative stool fluid from the stoma prompted a stool smear test.

Impact of salt intake on urinary albumin excretion in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy: a retrospective cohort study based on a generalized additive model.

Diabetic kidney disease is an important and common cause of end-stage renal disease. Measurement of urinary albumin excretion (UAE) requires the diagnosis of the stage of diabetic nephropathy and the prognosis of renal function. We aimed to analyze the impact of lifestyle modification on UAE in patients with stage 2 and 3 type 2 diabetic nephropathy who received comprehensive medical care, using a generalized additive model (GAM), an explanatory machine learning model.

The relationship between patients' perception of type 2 diabetes and medication adherence: a cross-sectional study in Japan.

Background: The self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which involves adherence to medical instructions on diet and nutritional advice, physical activity, medication regimen, and weight and stress management, is necessary for the treatment of T2DM.In this study, we investigated the relationship between patients' perceptions of their disease and their adherence to their medications. And we attempted to determine whether distinct subphenotypes of behavioral change of medication adherence can be discerned based on a patients' perceptions.

Risk factors for oxaliplatin-induced vascular pain in patients with colorectal cancer and comparison of the efficacy of preventive methods.

Background: Vascular pain is a common adverse drug reaction in colorectal cancer patients receiving peripheral venous administration of oxaliplatin. The aim of this work was to identify risk factors for vascular pain, and to examine whether currently used treatments reduce its incidence.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study in Japanese colorectal cancer patients receiving peripheral venous administration of oxaliplatin.

Solitary Gastric Metastasis from a Stage IA Serous Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report with Literature Review.

Gastric metastasis from ovarian cancer is exceptionally rare and generally occurs in advanced stages. A 71-year-old woman presented with a solitary gastric submucosal mass 8 years after the diagnosis of a stage IA ovarian serous adenocarcinoma. Endoscopy showed a tumor covered with normal gastric mucosa.

Drug interaction between methotrexate and salazosulfapyridine in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Background: Methotrexate (MTX) and salazosulfapyridine (SASP) are disease-modifying drugs that are commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and combination therapy with MTX and SASP is recommended for RA patients who show an inadequate response to monotherapy with either drug. This study was designed to examine the interaction between the two drugs from the viewpoint of serum MTX concentration in Japanese RA patients, who were receiving combination therapy with relatively low doses of MTX and SASP.

Methods: This is a 24-week open-label intervention study of stable RA patients ( = 10) with low disease activity.

Cytopathological findings of primary pulmonary Ewing family of tumors with EWSR1 translocation: A case report.

Primary pulmonary neoplasms of the Ewing family of tumors (EFT) are extremely rare and usually occur in adolescents or young adults. Only about 40 cases of pulmonary EFT have been reported in English literature, and no cytological studies have been documented. In this report, we describe the cytopathological findings of a primary pulmonary EFT in an elderly patient.

Effect of switching basal insulin regimen to degludec on quality of life in Japanese patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Maintainance of a stable basal insulin level is important for glycemic control in treatment of diabetes mellitus. Recently introduced insulin degludec has the longest duration of action among basal insulin formulations. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in quality of life (QOL) associated with switching the basal insulin regimen to degludec in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.