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<Abstract of annual report>Studies on the Disposition of Suprofen Ointment After Occlusive Topical Application (I) : Absorption, Distribution and Excretion in Rats and Absorption and Excretion in Guinea Pigs.
<Abstract of annual report>Studies on the Disposition of Suprofen Ointment After Occlusive Topical Application (II) : Metabolism, Absorption to Inflammed Site after Single Application, and Absorption, Distribution and Excretion after Consecutive Application in Rats.
External Pancreatic Juice Drainage Through a Percutaneous Endoscopic Drainage Tube for the Patient With a Postoperative Pancreatic Juice Leakage
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been widely accepted for patients who have
no swallowing ability but have an intact gut. Its clinical application is mainly for nutritional
support and decompression of the intestine in patients with bowel obstruction. In this paper, we
report external pancreatic juice drainage through a percutaneous endoscopic drainage tube in
a patient with postoperative pancreatic juice leakage. Soon after this procedure, pancreatic
juice leakage subsided. This procedure was minimally invasive for the patient and may be a
new application of PEG to maintain the good quality of life (QOL) in a patient with pancreatic
juice leakage
Finite integration technique for coupled acoustic and elastic wave simulation and its application to noncontact ultrasonic testing
Isometric knee extension force in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients without apparent diabetic polyneuropathy: Data from the Multicenter Survey of the Isometric Lower Extremity Strength in Type 2 Diabetes study
Objectives: To determine standard reference values for isometric knee extension force using a cohort of Japanese type 2 diabetic patients without diabetic polyneuropathy. Methods: Patient data were collected from the Multicenter Survey of the Isometric Lower Extremity Strength in Type 2 Diabetes study and compared with previously published data of healthy control subjects. In total, we enrolled 898 patients with type 2 diabetes aged 30–87 years, who did not have diabetic polyneuropathy. The control group included 510 healthy subjects aged 30–88 years. Maximum isometric knee extension force (KEF) values were obtained by using a hand-held dynamometer with belt stabilization. In addition, KEF (kgf) was adjusted for bodyweight (kg) to calculate %KEF. Results: KEF and %KEF decreased with age in both patients with diabetes and healthy control subjects. The mean values of KEF and %KEF in patients with diabetes were reduced by 9.7% and 20.8%, respectively, in males, and by 11.6% and 23.0%, respectively, in females compared to the values in healthy control subjects. Conclusion: KEF and %KEF in patients with type 2 diabetes without diabetic polyneuropathy may reduce by approximately 10% and 20%, respectively, compared to these values in healthy control subjects. This study provides reference values for isometric KEF with respect to sex in a population covering a wide age range