Search Results - "Nutahara, K"

Evaluation of flexible ureteroscope with an omni-directional bending tip, using a JOYSTICK unit (URF-Y0016): an ex-vivo study by Inoue, T., Okada, S., Hamamoto, S., Miura, H., Matsuzaki, J., Tambo, M., Fukuhara, H., Fujisawa, M., Matsuda, T., Nutahara, K.

“…Purpose To compare the range of reach of our newly designed omni-directional ureteroscope (URF-Y0016), compared to the commonly used URF-P6, FlexX2s, and…”
Get full text

Does increased water intake prevent disease progression in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease? by Higashihara, Eiji, Nutahara, Kikuo, Tanbo, Mitsuhiro, Hara, Hidehiko, Miyazaki, Isao, Kobayashi, Kuninori, Nitatori, Toshiaki

“…The clinical effects of increased water intake on autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) progression are unknown. ADPKD patients with creatinine…”
Get full text

Initial validation study of a novel flexible ureteroscope omni-direction bending using joystick-type control unit (URF-Y0016) in bench models by Tambo, M., Inoue, T., Miura, H., Matsuzaki, J., Nutahara, K., Hamamoto, S., Okada, S., Fukuhara, H., Fujisawa, M., Matsuda, T.

Get full text

Comparison of laparoscopic and open adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in a single center by Okegawa, T, Nutahara, K, Higashihara, E

“…Introduction: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is recognized as a safe and feasible surgical procedure for removing adrenal masses, though some reports have…”
Get full text

Preoperative nested reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction for prostate specific membrane antigen predicts biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy by OKEGAWA, T, NUTAHARA, K, HIGASHIHARA, E

“…Objective To assess the utility of the nested reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) method for measuring prostate specific membrane antigen…”
Get full text

Comparisons of the various combinations of free, complexed, and total prostate-specific antigen for the detection of prostate cancer by Okegawa, T, Noda, H, Nutahara, K, Higashihara, E

“…We compared the ability of three prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ratios - free-to- total PSA ratio (fPSA/tPSA), free-to-complexed PSA ratio (fPSA/cPSA), and…”
Get more information

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: the initial 3 cases by Higashihara, E, Tanaka, Y, Horie, S, Aruga, S, Nutahara, K, Minowada, S, Aso, Y

“…Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed on 3 patients with primary aldosteronism. Traction with 2 steel skewers placed subcutaneously over the costal arch was…”
Get more information

Mediation of renal cyst formation by hepatocyte growth factor by Horie, S, Higashihara, E, Nutahara, K, Mikami, Y, Okubo, A, Kano, M, Kawabe, K

“…Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a potent mitogen for renal tubular cells, and HGF and its receptor (c-met proto-oncogene product, Met) can induce lumen…”
Get more information

The significance of the free‐to‐complexed prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) ratio in prostate cancer detection in patients with a PSA level of 4.1–10.0 ng/mL by Okegawa, T., Kinjo, M., Watanabe, K., Noda, H., Kato, M., Miyata, A., Murata, A., Yoshii, M., Nutahara, K., Higashihara, E.

“…Objective To compare the ratio of free prostate specific antigen (fPSA), total PSA (tPSA) and complexed PSA (cPSA, measured using a novel immunoassay) with…”
Get full text

Prostate specific antigen: a role of PSA in the diagnosis of prostate cancer by Nutahara, K, Higashihara, E

“…Early diagnosis of prostate cancer is best achieved using a combination of DRE and PSA as first-line tests to detect signs of prostate cancer. Because DRE and…”
Get more information

Prostate specific antigen: a role of PSA in the diagnosis of prostate cancer by Nutahara, K, Higashihara, E

Get more information

Distinguishing testicular torsion from torsion of the appendix testis by clinical features and signs in patients with acute scrotum by Fujita, Naoyuki, Tambo, Mitsuhiro, Okegawa, Takatsugu, Higashihara, Eiji, Nutahara, Kikuo

“…Many physicians encounter confusion and difficulty in distinguishing testicular torsion (TT) from torsion of the appendix testis (TAT) in patients with acute…”
Get full text

Internal and external habits and news-driven business cycles by Nutahara, Kengo

“…An internal habit can be a source of news-driven business cycles, positive comovements in consumption, labor, investment, and output from the news about the…”
Get full text

Long-term consequence of nephrectomy by Higashihara, E, Horie, S, Takeuchi, T, Nutahara, K, Aso, Y

“…Renal function and blood pressure were assessed in 139 patients after unilateral nephrectomy. Followup ranged from 1 to 57 years, with a mean of 13.0 +/- 1.1…”
Get more information

A case report of laparoscopic adrenalectomy by Higashihara, E, Tanaka, Y, Horie, S, Aruga, S, Nutahara, K, Homma, Y, Minowada, S, Aso, Y

“…Laparoscopic left adrenalectomy was performed on a 47 years old male patient with primary aldosteronism. Subcutaneous steel traction method was utilized in…”
Get more information

140 COMPARING PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES BETWEEN SUPINE AND PRONE POSITIONS IN PCNL by Valdivia Uria, J.G, Scarpa, R.M, Duvdevani, M, Nadler, R.B, Nutahara, K, De, La Rosette J.J.M.C.H

Get full text

Calcium metabolism in acidotic patients induced by carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: responses to citrate by Higashihara, E, Nutahara, K, Takeuchi, T, Shoji, N, Araie, M, Aso, Y

“…Calcium metabolism and its response to citrate were examined in 51 patients with glaucoma receiving carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (acetazolamide or…”
Get more information

Association of malignant neoplasms of other organs in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism by Nutahara, K, Higashihara, E

“…There are several reports of an increased occurrence of nonparathyroid cancer in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Whether there is a cause and effect…”
Get more information

A case of familial central diabetes insipidus: the response of urinary prostaglandins to 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin by Sasaki, Y, Higashihara, E, Takeuchi, T, Nutahara, K, Homma, Y, Aso, Y

“…A case of familial central diabetes insipidus and dilatation of the urinary tract is reported. Administration of desmopressin for 1 year improved urinary tract…”
Get more information

Percutaneous reduction of cyst volume of polycystic kidney disease: effects on renal function by Higashihara, E, Nutahara, K, Minowada, S, Homma, Y, Aso, Y

“…Percutaneous reduction of cyst volume was performed in 10 patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and its effects on renal function were…”
Get more information