Yasushi Furuta

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..Few reports have analyzed the success rate and complications following primary insertion of indwelling voice prostheses during CPL with free jejunal graft...

..Serologic assays and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of paired sera and saliva samples were used here to investigate the causes of acute peripheral facial paralysis in pediatric patients...

..Surgical complication rates of total laryngectomy vary according to the preoperative treatments performed and patient factors. Wound complications after salvage laryngectomy following concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) were analyzed...

..The present study analyzed the severity of facial palsy in patients with HSV-1 reactivation and sought to determine the efficacy of acyclovir-prednisone therapy for these patients...

..The VZV load does not appear to reflect a major difference between RHS and ZSH...

..The results suggest that VZV reactivation is a major cause of delayed facial palsy after dental treatment or oro-facial surgery...

..Lyme borreliosis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute peripheral facial palsy (APFP). Few studies, however, have used Western blot analyses to confirm the serological diagnosis...

..Our data indicate that VZV is one of the major etiologic agents of clinically diagnosed Bell's palsy and that VZV reactivation causes APFP in most patients who lack antibodies to HSV...

..PCR-based early diagnosis of ZSH and antiviral therapy elicited an excellent outcome for recovery from facial palsy due to ZSH...

..Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is becoming more widely used for head and neck cancer. However, there are conflicting theories regarding the best management options for patients with advanced nodal disease...

..The current study aimed to evaluate the significance of an immunohistochemical assessment of tumor suppressor p53 as a prognostic marker in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients treated with docetaxel and radiotherapy...

..This randomized, phase II study aimed to compare concomitant chemoradiotherapy using weekly carboplatin or daily low-dose cisplatin as a treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck...

..To determine patient-perceived voice-related quality of life in patients treated with various methods based on the results of Voice-Related Quality of Life (VRQOL) and Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) questionnaires...

..01). The measure of short-axis diameters of neck lymph nodes on initial CT images is a useful predictor of LNM in patients with early tongue and oral floor cancer...

..This study sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel treatment regimen, intra-arterial cisplatin infusion plus external/high-dose-rate radiotherapy...

..The results of this study suggest that the intratumoral MIF expression has a prognostic value in HNSCC patients administered concurrent chemoradiotherapy...

..It seems that the VZV DNA level in saliva reflects the kinetics of viral reactivation in the facial nerve, as well as in the oropharyngeal epithelium, in patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome...

..Our results indicate that patients with stage I or II invasive OSCC without S100A2 expression should be considered a high-risk group for late cervical metastasis when a wait-and-see policy for the neck is being considered...

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..Prospective trials using advanced technology should be carefully compared with historical controls because pathological types can considerably influence the treatment results...

..The current study aimed to evaluate the significance of the cell-cycle-control proteins cyclin D1 and p16 as prognostic markers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients treated with docetaxel and radiotherapy...

..8 vs. 78.3%, 60 days after the start of acid suppression; P = 0.003). These differences were observed both in patients with erosive esophagitis (P = 0.008) and in H. pylori-seronegative patients (P = 0.001)...

..5% and of 6 with high-grade tumors 33.3%. In conclusion, combined craniofacial resection plus radiotherapy and chemotherapy seemed to improve survival. Histopathological grading is a prognostic factors...

..We sought to determine the value of preoperative staging by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment in the surgical management of sinonasal inverted papillomas (IPs)...

..Our data suggest that CVSs in RHS may also be caused by reactivation of VZV in the spiral and/or vestibular ganglia...

..This study has suggested that the pectoralis major muscle flap as a pharyngeal interposition graft is safe and useful for prevention of wound complications in salvage total laryngectomy following chemoradiotherapy...

..To investigate the effects of valacyclovir and prednisolone in comparison with those of placebo and prednisolone for the treatment of Bell's palsy, excluding zoster sine herpete...

..We analyzed the clinical characteristics, pathological findings, and treatment outcomes of patients with recurrent sinonasal inverted papilloma (IP)...

..The purpose of the study was to evaluate upper abdominal symptoms in laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) patients and changes in both upper abdominal and LPR symptoms before and after acid-suppression therapy...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of rapid superselective high-dose cisplatin infusion with concomitant radiotherapy for previously untreated patients with advanced head and neck cancer...

..The effects of H. pylori infection on outcomes of acid suppression therapy have not been studied...

..Schirmer`s test and a visual analog scale (VAS) score were used to assess the lacrimal duct function after surgery...

..Conclusions: Craniofacial resection is a safe and effective treatment for skull base tumors. However, additional care is required in patients with extended resection (especially dural) and those who have undergone prior therapy...

..The present findings demonstrate that overexpression of MIF exacerbates inflammation in this arthritis model and that NKT cells play an ameliorating role upon stimulation with alpha-GalCer in the inflammatory process in MIFTg mice...

..One mechanism by which these effects might be mediated is by down regulating TNF-alpha. The block of allergic inflammation in MIF KO mice suggests that MIF may play a role in the allergic response...

..The objective was to ascertain the prevalence of Plantago lanceolata (English plantain) pollinosis in Japan...

..This study shows that laryngeal pseudosulcus is highly correlated with LPR-related symptoms. The presence of this finding is suggestive of LPR...

..Our cases, however, suggest that laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) may also relate to the occurrence of MTD...

..We investigated the long-term outcome of SRT for nonacoustic intracranial nerve schwannomas...

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..Eosinophils formed the largest population of MIF-producing cells; this finding suggests that they may be a major source of MIF at inflammatory sites in atopic disease...

..After the treatment, the titer of MPO-ANCA decreased in all patients. The level of MPO-ANCA should be tested in patients with bilateral progressive hearing loss of unknown origin and can be used as a marker of the disease's activity...

..CONCLUSION: In most cases, MRI assessment of inverted papilloma can accurately predict the extent of tumor involvement. Preoperative staging of inverted papilloma by MRI may be useful for planning an appropriate surgical approach...

..The results suggest that the meatal fundus or the geniculate ganglion may be affected first by virus reactivation in patients with herpetic facial palsy...

..In conclusion, preoperative embolization tends to decrease blood loss and shorten operation time, resulting in lower postoperative neurologic morbidity...

..These gene products could be new molecular markers for resistance to cDDP...

..We therefore propose a prospective study on the effectiveness of thyroid lobectomy with neck dissection including positive nodes in patients with occult PTC presenting with lymph node metastasis...

..Few published large series have described a surgical approach to maxillary skeletal reconstruction on the basis of the extent of maxillectomy...

..To evaluate the clinical features, treatment, and outcomes of otologic manifestations in Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) treated at Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan...

..we investigated survival rates and laryngeal preservation rates in patients with this treatment modality and those with radiation therapy only...

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..In addition, our findings suggest that bcl-2 positivity is associated with better LRC and that the proliferative activity of tumor cells might be prognostic for OS...

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..These results indicate that serum TNF-alpha levels are not affected by HSV-1 or VZV reactivation in patients with facial palsy...

..We hope that this symposium provide useful informations to the participants about the current information in the management of lifestyle-related diseases...

..pylori, combined with a proton-pump inhibitor and two antibiotics (clarithromycin and amoxicillin) is restrictedly approved in the patients with gastric or duodenal ulcer by Japanese health care system...

..Because severe RP cannot be controlled with conventional steroid therapy, strong therapy is indicated in initial treatment if patients have serious symptoms...

..We hope that this symposium provided useful information to the participants about the current trends in the management of allergic diseases...

..We examined prognostic factors and outcome of the primary treatment in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the head and neck...

..Although there were no signs or symptoms of recurrence, the patient died of cancer of the pancreas. There was no recurrence of the oropharyngeal cancer, even at the time of death...