Studies have demonstrated a relationship between clinical outcomes after curative resection
for colorectal cancer (CRC) and gene mutations of the EGFR pathway; however, no studies …

Purpose To investigate the treatment outcomes of a single-session high-intensity focused
ultrasound (HIFU) using the Sonablate ® for patients with localized prostate cancer. Methods …

Objectives: This study evaluated the safety profile and therapeutic value of a combination
therapy of etoposide and ethinylestradiol, which is a novel treatment protocol for patients with …

Background Sodium retention causes post-transplant hypertension, and sodium restriction
is recommended in kidney transplantation recipients. We investigated the changes in salt …

Background The prognosis of patients who undergo unilateral pneumonectomy and subsequently
develop a contralateral pulmonary tumor can be improved by tumor resection. Thus, …

Eight cases of spinal dumb/bell tumors treated surgically were reviewed. There were 4 males
and 4 females, and the average age at surgery was 43.5 years. Pathological diagnosis …

We studied 20 cadaver knees fixed with 10% formalin. The medial menisco-tibial parts were
sectioned in planes corresponding to those of arthrography using a bandsaw. We found a …

抄録 We report a case of congenital scoliosis with L4 hemivertebra. A 12-year-old boy who
complained of spinal deformity had neither low back pain nor neurological complications.

We report a case of inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) of the ileum with intussusception. An 80-year-old
woman was admitted to the hospital for abdominal pain and abdominal fullness …

Aim: Splenectomy or partial splenic embolism has been reported to improve liver function in
patients with hypersplenism and liver dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate …