Hiroshi Mori

Two Cases of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: A Previously Unreported Complication of Long-Term Ritodrine Tocolysis

Hiroshi Mori

Prolonged use of ritodrine hydrochloride (RT) for threatened preterm labor is discouraged in Western countries due to a lack of proven efficacy and severe maternal risks; however, it remains common in Japan. We report two rare cases of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) …

Clinical features and long‐term prognosis of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis based on the location of bile duct lesions

Takuya Ishikawa, Kentaro Yamao, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Tadashi Iida et autres

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) frequently involves biliary lesions and poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We aimed to evaluate the clinical features and long-term prognosis of type 1 AIP with a focus on the locations of bile duct lesions. METHODS: In …

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Why are children in Hong Kong distinctly shorter in height than those in Beijing, China?

Hiroshi Mori

Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage versus endoscopic biliary stenting for preoperative biliary drainage in patients with malignant hilar biliary obstruction: Propensity score‐matched multicenter comparative study

Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Takanori Kawabata, Hiroki Kawashima, Yousuke Nakai et autres

OBJECTIVES: For preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) of malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO), current guidelines recommend endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) due to the higher risk of cholangitis after endoscopic biliary stenting (EBS) during the waiting period before surgery. However, few studies have supported …

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Children’s Height in Japan, South Korea and China: Is Gene Potential Valid for Explaining Differences? An Application of the A/P/C model

Hiroshi Mori

Have Japanese and South Koreans Depleted The Reserve Gene Potentials For Body Height?

Hiroshi Mori

As food consumption increased in quality and quantity after WWII, children in Japan and South Korea grew in height at unprecedented speed, with South Korea some two decades behind Japan due to the Korean War (1950-53). Children in the younger ages ceased …

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A Review of Medical Interviews in Dental Practice:

Hiroshi Mori, Keiichi Uchida

The objectives of medical interviews are （1） to establish a good patient-doctor relationship, （2） to collect patient information, and （3） to instruct, educate, and motivate patients. As broadly interpreted, the explanatory model is based on the thoughts and understanding of diseases （conditions） …

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Clinical Outcomes of Inside Stents and Conventional Plastic Stents as Bridge-to-Surgery Options for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction

Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Takanori Kawabata, Hiroki Kawashima, Yousuke Nakai et autres

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The role of EUS elastography-guided fine needle biopsy in the histological diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions: a prospective exploratory study

Eizaburo Ohno, Hiroki Kawashima, Takuya Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Mizutani et autres

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of Endoscopic ultrasound elastography-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-EG-FNB) for the diagnosis of pancreatic mass lesions. EUS-EG images were classified into heterogeneous and homogeneous groups. For the heterogeneous group, EUS-FNB was separately performed …

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Comparison of an Inside Stent and a Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent as Preoperative Biliary Drainage for Patients with Resectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Hiroshi Mori, Hiroki Kawashima, Eizaburo Ohno, Takuya Ishikawa et autres

Background. There is a need for a more tolerable preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) method for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC). In recent years, inside stents (ISs) have attracted attention as a less suffering PBD method. Few studies have compared IS with a fully covered …

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The role of EUS elastography-guided fine needle biopsy in the histological diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions: A prospective exploratory study

Eizaburo Ohno, Hiroki Kawashima, Takuya Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Mizutani et autres

Abstract AimsThis study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of Endoscopic ultrasound elastography-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-EG-FNB) for the diagnosis of pancreatic mass lesions.MethodsEUS-EG images were classified into heterogeneous and homogeneous groups. For the heterogeneous group, EUS-FNB was separately performed in …

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Development of a wind catcher for high-rise apartments in the hot-humid climate of Indonesia

Tetsu Kubota, Takéo Takahashi, Andhang Rakhmat Trihamdani, Hiroshi Mori et autres

Abstract This study aims to develop a new device, “cross-wind catcher”, for mid-to-high-rise affordable apartments for improving the ventilation performance in the tropics, where the natural ventilation is considered essential. We conducted a primary simulation study to find optimum wind catchers, followed …

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