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Open AccessPhase I/II study of intraperitoneal docetaxel plus S-1 for the gastric cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis
We designed a phase I/II trial of intraperitoneal (IP) docetaxel plus S-1 to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended dose (RD) and to evaluate its efficacy and safety in gastric cancer patie...
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11C-Acetate PET in the Evaluation of Brain Glioma: Comparison with 11C-Methionine and 18F-FDG-PET
The aim of the study is to retrospectively investigate the usefulness of 11C-acetate (ACE)-positron emission tomography (PET) for evaluation of brain glioma, in comparison with 11C-methionine (MET) and 2-deoxy-2-
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Analysis of donor-type chimerism in lineage-specific cell populations after allogeneic myeloablative and nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation
We analyzed donor-type chimerism in CD3+, CD14.15+ and CD56+ cells from 36 patients who had undergone conventional-intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation (CST) and 34 patients who had undergone nonmyel...
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An extrapleural approach to the anterior mediastinum using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
A lateral extrapleural approach via video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) was used in a patient suspected of having a benign tumor of right lobe of the thymus. The patient previously had undergone lung resect...
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Video-assisted anatomic mediobasal segmentectomy of lung
Although video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is now widely accepted, pulmonary segmentectomy is rarely performed. We present a case series of patients undergoing this procedure. The first patient had multip...
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Elevated serum epidermal growth factor receptor level is correlated with lymph node metastasis in lung cancer
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Excited state processes in a four-component photosensitive system based on a bisimidazole derivative
The four component system consisting of bis[2-(o-chlorophenyl)-4,5-diphenylimidazole] (Cl-HABI), N, N′-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone (EAB), N-phenylglycine (NPG) and an iodonium salt (BIP-T) can be used for the p...
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Long-term results of mitral valve replacement: biological xenograft versus mechanical valves
We studied 279 patients who underwent mitral valve replacement at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, between November 1973 and December 1998. The patients were d...
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Availability of lobe-selective bronchial blockade for video-assisted thoracic surgery
Background: Stable oxygenation and sufficient collapse of the lung are essential for video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). We performed the lobe-selective lung collapse technique with VATS for patients who h...
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Changes in Bone and Calcium Metabolism Following Hip Fracture in Elderly Patients
Although hip fracture is one of the most common causes of acute immobilization in elderly patients, little is known about the influence of immobilization on changes in bone and calcium metabolism following th...
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Papillary adenoma of type II pneumocytes might have malignant potential
Papillary adenoma of type II pneumocytes is a rare tumour. It is considered to be a benign neoplasm and is derived from immature cells in the bronchioloalveolar epithelium, however, its biological nature has n...
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Strength estimation for silicon nitride specimens with a spherical void
Silicon nitride specimens embedded with a single spherical void were prepared for a flexural strength test. The measured flexural strengths of the specimens were compared with theoretically estimated strengths...
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Differentiation of herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with HSV encephalitis and meningitis by stringent hybridization of PCR-amplified DNAs
Differentiation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2 in cerebrospinal fluid of 17 patients with serological1y diagnosed HSV encephalitis and meningitis or acute limbic encephalitis was determined by str...
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Acquired growth hormone deficiency due to pituitary stalk transection after head trauma in childhood
Two patients are reported with growth hormone deficiency due to head trauma in childhood. Although their injuries were outwardly only slight and there was no loss of consciousness and no subsequent neurologica...
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Short stature with normal growth hormone and elevated IGF-I
We report on a Japanese girl with short stature, malar hypoplasia, up-slanting palpebral fissures, blue sclerae and thin, stiff and slightly brownish hair. Short stature started in utero and her psychomotor de...
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Evaluation and Simulation of Thermal Shock Behavior by Liquid Solder Quenching
Thermal shock test was studied using liquid solder as the cooling medium to obtain a constant heat transfer coefficient. Tested materials were a silicon nitride, a silicon carbide and an alumina. In the case o...
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Wilms tumour in a patient with growth hormone replacement therapy
Wilms tumour was found in a Japanese boy aged 5 years 9 months with isolated growth hormone (GH) deficiency and some congenital anomalies. He had received pituitary GH replacement therapy from the age of 2 yea...
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Japanese encephalitis in the Kurume region of Japan: CT and MRI findings
Neurological, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were recorded from 13 patients with Japanese encephalitis (JE) in the Kurume region diagnosed by serological criteria. The p...
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Abstracts of the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biometeorology, Osaka, 21–22 November 1978