Evaluation of the Safety of Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Compared with Surgical Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit by Yuta Suzuki, Takeshi Suzuki, Yuko Yamamoto, Ayano Teshigawara, Jun Okuda, Tomohiro Suhara, Tomomi Ueda, Hiromasa Nagata, Takashige Yamada, Hiroshi Morisaki

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Factor Analysis Influencing Postoperative Hospital Stay and Medical Costs for Patients with Definite, Suspected, or Unmatched Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis according to the Toky... by Aoi Hayasaki, Koji Takahashi, Takehiro Fujii, Koji Kumamoto, Koji Fujii, Eiichi Matsumoto, Shigeki Miyahara, Tsukasa Kusuta, Yoshinori Azumi, Shuji Isaji

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Mesenteric desmoid tumor after laparoscopic resection of stage I endometrial cancer: A case report by Mamiko Kusaka, Tetsuo Maeda, Kazuhiro Kitajima, Homare Murakoshi, Takahiro Watanabe, Shigeki Yoshida, Yuka Sano, Noriko Osumi, Mieko Inagaki

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Daily Feeding of Fructooligosaccharide or Glucomannan Delays Onset of Senescence in SAMP8 Mice by Sadako Nakamura, Naoyuki Kondo, Yoshitake Yamaguchi, Michiru Hashiguchi, Kenichi Tanabe, Chihiro Ushiroda, Miho Kawahashi-Tokuhisa, Katsuyuki Yui, Mana Miyakoda, Tsuneyuki Oku

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Impact of obesity, overweight and underweight on life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditures: the Ohsaki Cohort Study by Shinichi Kuriyama, Miyuki Kawado, Shuji Hashimoto, Ichiro Tsuji, Atsushi Hozawa, Toshimasa Sone, Masato Nagai, Masako Kakizaki, Kaori Ohmori-Matsuda

“…We examined the association between body mass index, life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditure.Design Prospective cohort study using individual data from the Ohsaki Cohort Study.Setting Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.Participants The 41 965 participants aged 40–79 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures The life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditure aged from 40 years.Results In spite of their shorter life expectancy, obese participants might require higher medical expenditure than normal weight participants. …”
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Protective Effect of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin against Metabolic Syndrome: In Vitro Evidence Showing Anti-Inflammatory and Lipolytic Effects on Adipocytes and Macrophages by Hiroki Yamazaki, Akifumi Kushiyama, Hideyuki Sakoda, Midori Fujishiro, Takeshi Yamamotoya, Yusuke Nakatsu, Takako Kikuchi, Sunao Kaneko, Hirotoshi Tanaka, Tomoichiro Asano

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Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody Causes Less Promotion of Tuberculosis Infection than Anti-TNF-𝛼 Antibody in Mice by Masaji Okada, Yoko Kita, Noriko Kanamaru, Satomi Hashimoto, Yasushi Uchiyama, Masahiko Mihara, Yoshikazu Inoue, Yoshiyuki Ohsugi, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Mitsunori Sakatani

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The Feasibility and Histological Diagnostic Accuracy of Novel Menghini Needle (EUS Sonopsy CY™) for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Solid Pancreatic M... by Ryo Igarashi, Atsushi Irisawa, Manoop S. Bhutani, Irina M. Cazacu, Goro Shibukawa, Ai Sato, Akane Yamabe, Takumi Maki, Yoshitsugu Yoshida, Shogo Yamamoto, Tsunehiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Hojo

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Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Endoscopic Ultrasound for Pretreatment Pathological Diagnosis of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors by Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Shomei Ryozawa, Haruo Ikeda, Noriko Odaka, Nikolas Eleftheriadis, Roberta Maselli, Norimasa Sando, Satoshi Kimura, Shin-ei Kudo

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New onset of isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency associated with encephalopathy following coronavirus disease 2019 in a healthy elderly man by Yusuke Yamasaki, Ichiro Horie, Riyoko Shigeno, Shinpei Nishikido, Toshiyuki Ikeoka, Takuro Hirayama, Yohei Tateishi, Akira Tsujino, Atsushi Kawakami

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The Effectiveness of Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Insertion in Treating Right-Sided Colonic Obstruction: A Comparison between SEMS and Decompression Tube Placement and an Investi... by Rintaro Moroi, Katsuya Endo, Ryo Ichikawa, Hiroshi Nagai, Hirohiko Shinkai, Tomoya Kimura, Fumitake Ishiyama, Kei Yaguchi, Shoichi Kayaba, Tooru Shimosegawa

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Near‐room‐temperature π‐conjugated nematic liquid crystals in molecules with a flexible seven‐membered ring structure by Riki Iwai, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yuki Arakawa, Shunsuke Sasaki, Yuuto Iida, Kazunobu Igawa, Tsuneaki Sakurai, Satoshi Suzuki, Masatoshi Tokita, Junji Watanabe, Gen‐ichi Konishi

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Fas Ligand DNA Enhances a Vaccination Effect by Coadministered DNA Encoding a Tumor Antigen through Augmenting Production of Antibody against the Tumor Antigen by Boya Zhong, Guangyu Ma, Ayako Sato, Osamu Shimozato, Hongdan Liu, Quanhai Li, Masato Shingyoji, Yuji Tada, Koichiro Tatsumi, Hideaki Shimada, Kenzo Hiroshima, Masatoshi Tagawa

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Gallstone Ileus following Endoscopic Stone Extraction by Yoshiya Yamauchi, Noritaka Wakui, Yasutsugu Asai, Nobuhiro Dan, Yuki Takeda, Nobuo Ueki, Takahumi Otsuka, Nobuyuki Oba, Shuta Nisinakagawa, Tatsuya Kojima

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Recurrent Hematomas following a Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Acquired Coagulation Factor XIII Deficiency by Yoshinori Takashima, Shingo Hashimoto, Tomoyuki Kamenaga, Masanori Tsubosaka, Yuichi Kuroda, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Koji Takayama, Shinya Hayashi, Ryosuke Kuroda, Tomoyuki Matsumoto

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A Case of Solitary Necrotic Nodule Treated with Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: Spontaneous Regression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma? by Hirokazu Tomishige, Zenichi Morise, Yoshikazu Mizoguchi, Norihiko Kawabe, Hidetoshi Nagata, Hisanori Ohshima, Jin Kawase, Satoshi Arakawa, Rie Yoshida, Masashi Isetani

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Hyaluronic Acid (800 kDa) Supplementation of University of Wisconsin Solution Improves Viability of Osteochondral Grafts and Reduces Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression during Cold... by Takuya Yamada, Kentaro Uchida, Kenji Onuma, Gen Inoue, Jun Aikawa, Shotaro Takano, Hiroyuki Sekiguchi, Hisako Fujimaki, Masayuki Miyagi, Masashi Takaso

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A Novel PET Imaging Using 64Cu-Labeled Monoclonal Antibody against Mesothelin Commonly Expressed on Cancer Cells by Kazuko Kobayashi, Takanori Sasaki, Fumiaki Takenaka, Hiromasa Yakushiji, Yoshihiro Fujii, Yoshiro Kishi, Shoichi Kita, Lianhua Shen, Hiromi Kumon, Eiji Matsuura

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A Case of Hypophosphatasia Started Enzyme Replacement Therapy Since Babyhood Stage by Tatsuya Akitomo, Noriko Niizato, Ami Kaneki, Masashi Ogawa, Taku Nishimura, Mariko Kametani, Momoko Usuda, Yuko Iwamoto, Chieko Mitsuhata, Ryota Nomura

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Surgical Outcomes and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Patients Who Underwent Potentially Noncurative Endoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer: A Report of a Single-Center Exp... by Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Haruo Ikeda, Noriko Odaka, Akira Yoshida, Hitoshi Satodate, Manabu Onimaru, Daisuke Takayanagi, Esperanza Grace Santi, Shin-ei Kudo

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