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CASE REPORT: Cyst Formation of Duodenal Heterotopic Pancreas Accompanied by Pancreas Divisum
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Situs Ambiguous with Gastric Cancer: Report of a Case
Situs ambiguous is an unpredictable anomaly characterized by disorder of the organ arrangement in the chest and abdomen. We report a case of situs ambiguous found incidentally in a 73-year-old man with gastric...
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Experience of gastric cancer in a patient who had received a living-donor liver transplantation
A 57-year-old woman had previously undergone a living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for end-stage liver disease related to hepatitis B virus. The liver graft had been donated by her husband. Her postopera...
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Open AccessDevelopment of imatinibmesylate-induced interstitial lung disease 2 weeks after discontinuation of the treatment: a case report
Imatinibmesylate (imatinib) is a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor administered to patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Although imatinib-associated interstitia...
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Open AccessSalt intake and mental distress among rural community-dwelling Japanese men
Activated mineralocorticoid receptors influence the association between daily salt intake and blood pressure. A relatively low mineralocorticoid receptor function is reported to be a risk for mental distress s...
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Open AccessIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm in an annular pancreas: a case report
Annular pancreas is a rare anomaly in which a ring of pancreatic tissue encircles the second portion of the duodenum. We herein report a case involving a 79-year-old Japanese man with an intraductal papillary ...
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Open AccessImpact of single nucleotide polymorphism on short stature and reduced tongue pressure among community-dwelling elderly Japanese participants: a cross-sectional study
Asian-specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) (rs3782886) is reported to be associated with myocardial infarction; sarcopenia is reported to be associated with coronary subclinical atherosclerosis. On t...
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Open AccessTriglycerides and blood pressure in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels among community-dwelling elderly Japanese men: a cross-sectional study
Triglycerides are reported to be positively associated with blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic). However, in a previous study, we reported a significant positive association between triglycerides and ...
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Open AccessThe long-term survival in primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma: a case report
Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (PRMC) is extremely rare, and its biological behavior, pathogenesis, optimum treatments, and prognosis remain to be elucidated. We herein report a case of PR...
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Open AccessPreoperative chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil for locally advanced esophageal carcinosarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
Esophageal carcinosarcoma is a relatively rare malignant neoplasm composed of both epithelial carcinomatous and mesenchymal sarcomatous elements. There is no recommended clinical treatment for esophageal carci...
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Open AccessPredictive factors for major postoperative complications related to gastric conduit reconstruction in thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a case control study
Regardless of developments in thoracoscopic esophagectomy (TE), postoperative complications relative to gastric conduit reconstruction are common after esophagectomy. The aim of the present study was to evalua...
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Open AccessHepatocyte growth factor and carotid intima-media thickness in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) may act as a possible biochemical index for vascular damage, although evidence for the association between HGF and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is limited. Since both HG...
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Open AccessAssociation between tongue pressure and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in relation to platelet levels in hypertensive elderly men: a cross-sectional study
Age-related low-grade inflammation causing endothelial disruption influences sarcopenia, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. We reported previously that maintenance of muscle strength in elderly hypertensive me...
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Open AccessGamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP) has an ambivalent association with hypertension and atherosclerosis among elderly Japanese men: a cross-sectional study
Even though there is bidirectional association between hypertension and atherosclerosis, atherosclerosis itself is involved in the process of endothelial repair. To clarify the association of endothelial repai...
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Open AccessAnti-thyroid peroxidase antibody and thyroid cysts among the general Japanese population: a cross-sectional study
Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) has been shown to cause autoimmune thyroiditis by inducing a deleterious influence on thyroid hormone synthesis. Further, thyroglobulin, which has an important role in...
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Open AccessCirculating CD34+ cells and active arterial wall thickening among elderly men: A prospective study
Age-related physical changes, such as low-grade inflammation and increased oxidative stress, induce endothelial repair and cause active arterial wall thickening by stimulating the production of CD34+ cells (th...
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Open AccessPotential mechanisms underlying the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (BRAP and ALDH2) and hypertension among elderly Japanese population
Minor allele frequency (MAF) of rs3782886 (BRAP) and rs671 (ALDH2) are reported to be inversely associated with blood pressure. Another study revealed that hematopoietic activity which is evaluated by reticulo...
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Open AccessAssociations between thyroid-stimulating hormone and hypertension according to thyroid cyst status in the general population: a cross-sectional study
The absence of thyroid cysts may indicate latent thyroid damage, as demonstrated in our previous study. However, the association between the absence of thyroid cysts and latent functional damage of the thyroid...
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Open AccessAssociation between self-reported walking speed and calcaneal stiffness index in postmenopausal Japanese women
Osteoporosis and related fractures, a worldwide public health issue of growing concern, is characterized by compromised bone strength and an increased risk of fracture. Here we show an association between self...
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Open AccessAssociation between serum sodium level within normal range and handgrip strength in relation to hypertension status: a cross-sectional study
Serum sodium concentration within the normal range could act as an indicator of age-related changes such as decrease in muscle strength and impairment of capillary function. Since endothelial injury stimulates...
