{"title":"Transforaminal full-endoscopic decompression under local anesthesia for foraminal stenosis due to stable L5 isthmic spondylolisthesis, a technical note and review:Pars crisscross decompression.","authors":"Koichi Sairyo, Yutaro Kanda, Kozaburo Mizutani, Masashi Kumon, Saori Soeda, Fumiaki Makiyama, Ryota Mio, Masatoshi Morimoto, Shunsuke Tamaki, Keisuke Nishidono, Kosuke Sugiura, Makoto Takeuchi, Hiroaki Manabe, Fumitake Tezuka, Kazuta Yamashita, Hiroshi Kageyama, Junzo Fujitani","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.191","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.71.191","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Foraminal stenosis is one of the types of lumbar spinal stenosis. The pathology can be treated minimally invasively by full-endoscopic spine surgery (FESS). The final challenge in transforaminal FESS is foraminal stenosis in patients with stable isthmic spondylolisthesis at L5. This article provides a step-by-step explanation of how to achieve complete decompression. A cannula of 8 mm in diameter is docked at the base of the superior articular process of the sacrum. The pars crisscross that consists of the superior articular process at S1, the floating lamina, the inferior articular process at L4, and the pars ragged edge is then clearly seen endoscopically. Visualization of the pars crisscross is key to successful decompression. Starting with the superior articular process at S1, followed by partial removal of the floating lamina. Next, the tip of the inferior articular process at L4 is removed. The pars ragged edge is then carefully shaved. Finally, decompression of the exiting nerve root at L5 is confirmed. This report provides the first step-by step description of full-endoscopic decompression of foraminal stenosis under local anesthesia in patients with stable L5 isthmic spondylolisthesis, which we have named \"full-endoscopic pars crisscross decompression\". J. Med. Invest. 71 : 191-196, August, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 3.4","pages":"191-196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Symptomatic adverse events of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients:Using CTCAE, PRO-CTCAE, and EORTC QLQ-C30.","authors":"Hiromi Arahori, Kazuya Kondo, Yoshie Imai, Takae Bando, Hiroaki Inoue, Soichiro Sasa, Hiromitsu Takizawa","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.82","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.71.82","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) is used as a tool to evaluate the adverse events (AE) of chemotherapy in cancer patients. Since CTCAE by medical providers underestimates AE more than patient-reported outcomes (PRO), the National Cancer Institute developed PRO-CTCAE. The present study investigated differences between symptoms detected using CTCAE by medical providers and PRO-CTCAE by breast cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients received chemotherapy comprising epirubicin and cyclophosphamide pre- or postoperatively. AE were evaluated using 4 questionnaires:PRO-CTCAE, CTCAE, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-30), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) after 1, 2, and 3 courses of chemotherapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-two patients were registered. Regarding the recognition of psychological symptoms, such as fatigue, anxiety, and discouragement, and subjective symptoms, including heart palpitations and shortness of breath, PRO using PRO-CTCAE was significantly higher than medical provider-recognized outcomes using CTCAE. Concerning the recognition of regimen-specific symptoms, such as vomiting, nausea, and decreased appetite, medical provider- recognized outcomes were the same or higher than PRO. In QLQ-C30, the physical and role functions, fatigue and dyspnea significantly worsened after 2 and 3 courses of chemotherapy. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 82-91, February, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 1.2","pages":"82-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spinal magnetic resonance imaging artifacts in lumboperitoneal shunt surgery using adjustable valve implantation on the paravertebral spinal muscles.","authors":"Tatsuya Tanaka, Ryohei Sashida, Yu Hirokawa, Tomihiro Wakamiya, Yuhei Michiwaki, Kazuaki Shimoji, Eiichi Suehiro, Keisuke Onoda, Fumitaka Yamane, Akira Matsuno, Tadatsugu Morimoto","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.71.154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adjustable shunt valves that have been developed for managing hydrocephalus rely on intrinsically magnetic components ; thus, artifacts with these valves on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are inevitable. No studies on valve-induced artifacts in lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) surgery have been published. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate valve-induced artifacts in LPS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed all MRIs obtained between January 2023 and June 2023 in patients with an implanted Codman CERTAS Plus adjustable shunt valve (Integra Life Sciences, Princeton, New Jersey, USA). The valve was placed <1 cm subcutaneously on the paravertebral spinal muscle of the back, with its long axis perpendicular to the body axis. The scans were performed using a Toshiba Medical Systems 1.5 Tesla scanner. The in-plane artifact sizes were assessed as the maximum distance of the artifact from the expected region of the back.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All spinal structures or spinal cords can be recognized, even with valve-induced artifacts. The median maximum valve-induced artifact distance on T1-weighted axial imaging was 25.63 mm (mean, 25.98 mm ; range, 22.24-30.94 mm). The median maximum valve-induced artifact distance on T2-weighted axial imaging was 25.56 mm (mean, 26.27 mm ; range, 21.83-29.53 mm).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>LPS surgery with adjustable valve implantation on paravertebral muscles did not cause valve-induced artifacts in the spine and spinal cord. We considered that LPS could simplify the postoperative care of these patients. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 154-157, February, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 1.2","pages":"154-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Y chromosome haplogroups are associated with birth size in Japanese men.","authors":"Youichi Sato","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.71.129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Y chromosome is classified into haplogroups (A-T) based on a combination of several DNA polymorphisms. Japanese men are mainly classified into haplogroups C, D, and O, which have been further subdivided. The distribution of Y-chromosome haplogroups varies by ethnicity. The phylogenetic age, origin, and migration also differ. I hypothesized that Y chromosome haplogroups may be associated with height and/or weight at birth. An association analysis of height and weight at birth with Y chromosome haplogroups was performed in 288 Japanese men. Men belonging to haplogroup O1b2 were significantly associated with short stature at birth (beta = -1.88, standard error (SE) = 0.55, P = 0.00076), and those belonging to D1a2a-12f2b were significantly associated with increased birth weight (beta = 174, SE = 64, P = 0.0069). Y chromosome haplogroups are associated with physical birth characteristics in modern Japanese men. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 129-133, February, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 1.2","pages":"129-133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Usefulness of hand-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for extreme obese patients -a case report.","authors":"Masato Yanagi, Tsutomu Hamasaki, Akifumi Katsu, Hiroyoshi Kono, Ryoji Kimata, Taiji Nishimura, Yukihiro Kondo","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.187","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.71.187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) in which the addition of a hand port was necessary and effective. A 52-year-old man with obesity (BMI 40.6 kg/m2) was diagnosed with a 52-mm left renal cell carcinoma (cT1bN0M0). To avoid thick subcutaneous and visceral fat in the abdomen, we selected LRN using a retroperitoneal approach with four ports in the kidney position. During surgery, a large amount of flank pad and perirenal fat prevented us from securing a sufficient surgical field through traction of the kidney with a retractor. A pure laparoscopic procedure was not feasible;therefore, we added a hand port. Subsequently, we removed the flank pad from the hand port and secured the surgical field by tracing the kidney manually. Finally, hand-assisted LRN was completed without an open conversion. In retroperitoneal LRN, we rarely encounter patients for whom a pure laparoscopic procedure is not feasible because of the large amount of flank pad or perirenal fat. It is important to preoperatively confirm not only the BMI but also the amount of flank pad and perirenal fat on imaging. Hand-assisted LRN via the retroperitoneal approach can be safely performed even in extremely obese patients. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 187-190, February, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 1.2","pages":"187-190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome without Headache.","authors":"Tatsuya Tanaka, Tomihiro Wakamiya, Takahiro Kumono, Takashi Agari, Yuhei Michiwaki, Hiroshi Itokawa, Kazuaki Shimoji, Eiichi Suehiro, Keisuke Onoda, Fumitaka Yamane, Akira Matsuno","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.323","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.71.323","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 49-year-old woman with a family history of Moyamoya disease presented with sudden onset of right hemiparesis without headache. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed a cerebral infarct in the left corona radiata, and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed severe stenosis of the bilateral internal carotid, middle, anterior, and posterior cerebral arteries. Antithrombotic therapy improved her symptoms. After 2 weeks, MRA revealed changes in cerebral arterial vasodilation, indicating reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). Five months later, she presented with transient dysarthria without headache ; MRA revealed multiple cerebral artery stenosis, and 2 days later, it revealed changes in cerebral arterial vasodilation. RCVS presents with reversible multifocal narrowing of the cerebral arteries with thunderclap headache, commonly observed in middle-aged women. RCVS without headache is rare. RCVS should be a differential diagnosis in patients with multiple cerebral artery stenoses without headache, and serial MRI is important for its diagnosis. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 323-326, August, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 3.4","pages":"323-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Postmortem temporal chest CT and its pathological correlation in piglets.","authors":"Kazuyuki Kinoshita, Toyohiko Sakai, Kunihiro Inai, Sakon Noriki, Hironobu Naiki, Yasushi Hirano, Shoji Kido, Hirohiko Kimura, Tetsuya Tsujikawa","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.71.232","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is a useful tool to investigate the cause of death. To appropriately use PMCT for cause-of-death analysis, it is necessary to know natural courses after death such as hypostasis in the lungs. We aimed to investigate the natural time-course change of postmortem chest CT findings and its pathological correlation in piglets. Serial chest PMCT scans of four piglets were performed each hour for 24 h and the chronological changes of the lung were evaluated. Immediately after the final CT scan, the autopsy was conducted and bilateral lungs were taken for pathological examination. Two additional piglets were sacrificed and pathological specimens were prepared immediately after death for reference. On pulmonary PMCT, ground glass attenuation (GGA) appeared after the first several hours and increased gradually. Histologically, GGA corresponded to pulmonary edema. The time-related increase in CT attenuation was more prominent in the dorsal lung. Consolidation, endotracheal air defects, and pleural effusion were not observed on PMCT. GGA appeared after the first several hours and increased gradually, and it corresponded to pulmonary edema. GGA in the lung as one of the natural postmortem processes needs to be distinguished from pathogenic findings depending on the time elapsed since death. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 232-236, August, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 3.4","pages":"232-236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of persistent malperfusion syndrome following central repair of acute type A aortic dissection on early outcomes.","authors":"Naoto Fukunaga, Tatsuto Wakami, Akio Shimoji, Otohime Mori, Kosuke Yoshizawa, Nobushige Tamura","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.71.158","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated impact of persistent malperfusion syndrome (MPS) following central repair of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) on outcomes. Thirty patients who underwent central repair for ATAAD with MPS were included. Patients were divided into two groups:23 patients without MPS following central repair (No-MPS group) and 7 with MPS (Persistent-MPS group). The mean age was 66.8±9.6 and 59.4±13.4 years in the No-MPS and Persistent-MPS groups, respectively (P=0.176). Preoperative MPS included the left coronary artery (n=3), brain (n=3), abdomen (n=7), and extremities (n=11) in the No-MPS group. In the Persistent-MPS group, the right coronary (n=1), brain (n=2), abdomen (n=3), and extremities (n=5) were observed. In the No-MPS group, one patient died of extensive cerebral infarction (4.3%). In the Persistent-MPS group, 2 patients died of sepsis and multi-organ failure, respectively (28.6%) (P=0.061). The Persistent-MPS group had more patients requiring hemodialysis than the No-MPS group (P=0.009). Three patients underwent intestinal resection due to persistent MPS (P<0.001). Persistent MPS following central repair for ATAAD significantly contributed to outcomes. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 158-161, February, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 1.2","pages":"158-161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on secular changes in metabolic parameters in Japanese workers : Tokushima Cohort Study.","authors":"Akiko Hata, Makoto Funaki","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.71.47","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented changes in people's lifestyles. Since then, our lifestyle has remained different from what it used to be in the pre-pandemic era. This study investigated the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on secular changes in metabolic parameters in Japanese workers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 519 eligible subjects completed fiscal year (FY) 2017, FY2019 and FY2021 surveys. Comparison between pre-COVID-19 (Δpre-covid19 : FY2019-2017) and during COVID-19 (Δcovid19 : FY2021-2019) was performed in each sex.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Increment of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in Δcovid19 was significantly greater than that in Δpre-covid19 (Δpre-covid19 to Δcovid19 : 0.22 ± 6.17 to 2.59 ± 6.69 mmHg, p = 0.0002 in males, -0.18 ± 6.26 to 2.16 ± 6.60 mmHg, p = 0.01 in females). In females, increments of waist circumference and fasting plasma glucose in Δcovid19 were also significantly greater than those in Δpre-covid19 (both p < 0.05). Conversely, increments of BMI and body fat in Δcovid19 were significantly smaller than those in Δpre-covid19 in males (both p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that there was an apparent metabolic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on DBP increment in Japanese workers. In addition, COVID-19 may have influenced males and females differently in relation to glucose metabolism and anthropometric measurements related to obesity / adiposity. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 47-53, February, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 1.2","pages":"47-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pancreatic GHRHomas in Patients with or without Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN 1) : An Analysis of 36 Reported Cases.","authors":"Ryuichi Yamasaki","doi":"10.2152/jmi.71.1","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.71.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pancreatic GHRHomas (pGHRHomas) with acromegaly have unique conditions, harboring the existence of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1). Moreover, pituitary lesions are affected by both protracted ectopic GHRH and loss of menin function. Of significance is the clarification of clinicopathological aspects of pGHRHomas in patients with or without MEN 1. From 1977-2016, thirty-six patients with pGHRHomas were reported. Twenty-two out of 36 patients (61%) had pGHRHomas with MEN 1 and 14 patients did not. The former had a tendency of male predominance, benign tumor behavior and fewer metastasis rather than the latter. The latter is a single pGHRHoma accompanied by pituitary enlargement with somatotroph hyperplasia (hyperplasia) caused by protracted ectopic GHRH. Nine patients with MEN 1 underwent transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). The hyperplasia associated with various pituitary adenomas (PAs) including three GH-related adenomas was observed in seven subjects (32%). In these patients, the resection of their pGHRHomas was feasible. Furthermore, all patients with acromegaly due to pGHRHomas without MEN 1 had non-TSS, whereas approximately 70% of those with MEN 1 had unnecessary TSS. The association with hyperplasia and various PAs suggested that formation of the three GH-related adenomas may be induced by the foundations of MEN 1 gene mutations. J. Med. Invest. 71 : 1-8, February, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":"71 1.2","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}