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Purification and characterization of an nad-malic enzyme from bradyrhizobium japonicum A1017
Relationship between the Time to Rise from the Floor and Physical Function in Outpatients Visiting an Orthopedics Department
男性膀胱癌患者に対する自然排尿型尿路再建術の臨床経験
自然排尿型尿路再建術を施行した23例の男子膀胱癌患者の手術成績を検討した.術式はhemi-Kock法8例, Hautmann法12例, Reddy法3例で, 平均経過観察期間は36ヵ月である.手術関連死はなかった.早期合併症は7例にみられ, パウチからの尿瘻4例, 創感染3例, 腎盂腎炎2例であった.昼間尿禁制は22例で得られたが, 夜間尿失禁は7例にみられ, Reddy法では3例全てにみられた.排尿困難は4例にみられ, うち1例は尿閉となった.晩期合併症としては, 尿道狭窄2例, 創ヘルニア 2例, パウチ内結石1例, 胆石症1例であったBetween 1988 and 1996, 23 male patients with bladder cancer underwent bladder substitution after cystectomy, using either the hemi-Kock, Hautmann, and Reddy procedures. The mean postoperative follow-up period was 36 months, with a range of 3 to 85 months. There were no perioperative deaths, and early postoperative complications occurred in 7 patients (30%); transient urine leak from the pouch in 4, wound infection in 3 and pyelonephritis in 2 patients. Twenty-two of the 23 patients (96%) were continent during the day, while 7 (30%) had nocturnal incontinence. All 3 patients with the Reddy procedure had nocturnal incontinence. Complete continence was preserved in 70% of the patients. Dysuria was seen in 4 patients, including retention in 1 patient. Late complications included urethral stricture in 3, wound hernia in 2, metabolic acidosis in 1, stone in the pouch in 1, and gallbladder stone in 1 patient. However, reoperation was necessary in 1 patient for internal urethrotomy and 1 patient for removal of a stone in the neobladder. Mild degree of hydronephrosis and unilateral reflux were seen in 3 patients each, and followed up conservatively. No urethral recurrence has occurred and only 1 patient died of cancer. The need for reoperation was very low and the high reservoir capacity resulted in continence from the beginning in most patients. We considered the neobladder useful as an alternative form of urinary diversion in selected cases
Bursaphelenchus sakishimanus n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Aphelenchoididae) isolated from a stag beetle, Dorcus titanus sakishimanus Nomura (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), on Ishigaki Island, Japan
National trends in the outcomes of subarachnoid haemorrhage and the prognostic influence of stroke centre capability in Japan: retrospective cohort study
Objectives To examine the national, 6-year trends in in-hospital clinical outcomes of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) who underwent clipping or coiling and the prognostic influence of temporal trends in the Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) capabilities on patient outcomes in Japan.Design Retrospective study.Setting Six hundred and thirty-one primary care institutions in Japan.Participants Forty-five thousand and eleven patients with SAH who were urgently hospitalised, identified using the J-ASPECT Diagnosis Procedure Combination database.Primary and secondary outcome measures Annual number of patients with SAH who remained untreated, or who received clipping or coiling, in-hospital mortality and poor functional outcomes (modified Rankin Scale: 3–6) at discharge. Each CSC was assessed using a validated scoring system (CSC score: 1–25 points).Results In the overall cohort, in-hospital mortality decreased (year for trend, OR (95% CI): 0.97 (0.96 to 0.99)), while the proportion of poor functional outcomes remained unchanged (1.00 (0.98 to 1.02)). The proportion of patients who underwent clipping gradually decreased from 46.6% to 38.5%, while that of those who received coiling and those left untreated gradually increased from 16.9% to 22.6% and 35.4% to 38%, respectively. In-hospital mortality of coiled (0.94 (0.89 to 0.98)) and untreated (0.93 (0.90 to 0.96)) patients decreased, whereas that of clipped patients remained stable. CSC score improvement was associated with increased use of coiling (per 1-point increase, 1.14 (1.08 to 1.20)) but not with short-term patient outcomes regardless of treatment modality.Conclusions The 6-year trends indicated lower in-hospital mortality for patients with SAH (attributable to better outcomes), increased use of coiling and multidisciplinary care for untreated patients. Further increasing CSC capabilities may improve overall outcomes, mainly by increasing the use of coiling. Additional studies are necessary to determine the effect of confounders such as aneurysm complexity on outcomes of clipped patients in the modern endovascular era