Short-term use of continuous positive airway pressure ameliorates glomerular hyperfiltration in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

S Kinebuchi, JJ Kazama, M Satoh, K Sakai… - Clinical …, 2004 - portlandpress.com
Patients with OSAS (obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome) demonstrate renal signs such as
proteinuria, glomerular hypertrophy and focal glomerular sclerosis. We performed a clinical …

Increased preoperative serum C‐reactive protein level predicts a poor prognosis in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma

Y Komai, K Saito, K Sakai, S Morimoto - BJU international, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the value of the preoperative serum C‐reactive protein (CRP) level
in the prognosis of patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC). PATIENTS AND …

Foregut duplication cyst of the stomach with pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium

S Murakami, H Isozaki, T Shou, K Sakai… - Pathology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Duplication cyst of the stomach with pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium is extremely
rare. A 72‐year‐old Japanese woman visited Oomoto Hospital for examination of the …

Facial axis angle as a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea

…, H Nakayama, T Takada, N Matsuyama, K Sakai… - Internal …, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective Many Japanese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are less obese than
Caucasian OSA patients despite their similar severity of OSA, suggesting that their etiology of …

[PDF][PDF] Diminished gastric resection preserves better quality of life in patients with early gastric cancer

…, T Takama, T Sho, K Ishihara, K Sakai… - Acta medica …, 2016 - core.ac.uk
Using the Postgastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale (PGSAS)-45, we compared the
surgical outcomes and the quality of life (QOL) between patients undergoing limited …

Serotonin-2A and 2C receptor gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

K Sakai, T Takada, H Nakayama, Y Kubota… - Internal …, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective The serotonin (5-HT) 2A and 2C receptor subtype plays an important role in the
maintenance of upper airway stability and normal breathing in obesity. Polymorphisms in the 5-…

Primary osteosarcoma of the breast

S Murakami, H Isozaki, T Shou, K Sakai… - Pathology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Presented herein is a case of primary pure osteosarcoma of the breast. A 59‐year‐old
woman noticed a left breast tumor. Mammography showed a cluster of crushed stone‐like …

Possible involvement of bone morphogenetic protein 2 in heterotopic ossification in metastatic lesion from urothelial carcinoma of bladder

…, K Saito, M Urushibara, K Sakai… - … journal of urology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Heterotopic bone formation caused by urothelial carcinoma is rare. The precise mechanism
of heterotopic ossification is still unknown. We report a case of urothelial carcinoma with …

Alternating periodic leg movement induced by spinal anesthesia in an elderly male

S Watanabe, K Sakai, Y Ono, H Seino… - Anesthesia & …, 1987 - journals.lww.com
Alternating periodic movements of the lower leg were observed in an elderly male patient
during spinal anesthesia on two separate occasions. The same movements were observed …

Mucinous carcinoma of the breast: Clinicopathological features and long-term prognosis in comparison with invasive ductal cancer; A single hospital's 30+-year …

H Isozaki, Y Yamamoto, K Sakai, T Sho… - Acta Medica …, 2020 - ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp
Mucinous carcinoma (MC) of the breast is a rare and special type of malignancy, with a
substantial amount of extracellular mucin. We compared the clinicopathological features and the …