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It is unclear whether prophylactic endoscopic closure after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) reduces the risk of postoperative adverse events due to variability in lesion characteristics. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study using propensity score matching to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic clip closure in preventing postoperative adverse events after colorectal ESD...

Prevention of postoperative anastomotic leakage in rectal surgery is still required. This study investigated the feasibility of endoscopic hand suturing (EHS) on rectal anastomosis ex vivo. By using isolated porcine colon, we prepared ten anastomoses 6-10 cm from the virtual anus. Then, we sutured anastomoses intraluminally by EHS, which involved a continuous suturing method in 5 cases and a nodul...

Aneurysmal bone cysts, benign lesions of bone tissue, are composed of sinusoidal and vascular spaces filled with blood and surrounded by fibrous tissue septa. They are uncommon, occurring usually in the long bones and spine, and only very rarely in the jaw, where approximately 160 cases have been reported, of which two thirds were located in the mandible and one third in the maxilla. We report tw...

Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) expression is upregulated in numerous types of cancer. However, its role as a candidate for molecular targeted therapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells is poorly understood. In the present study, a common upstream search was performed using molecular network analysis software for proteins with expression abnormalities that were found in a proteomic analysi...

Effects of vitamin E-deficiency on endothelial and platelet functions were investigated in rats. The 7 week deficiency from weaning reduced serum α-Toc level to 1/5 and doubled serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. Acetylcholine-induced endothelium dependent relaxation in aortic rings precontracted with norepinephrine (10‒7 M), was almost abolished at 7th week, but not at 4th week. Hypera...

An ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is a proliferative mixed tumor which includes components of both odontogenic epithelium and mesenchymal tissue. It is a relatively rare neoplasm, accounting for approximately only 1.5－4.5% of odontogenic tumors. This case report describes an AF that occurred in the mandibular anterior tooth region in a 9-year-old girl who presented with the chief complaint of swelling ...