Yonago Acta Medica 2021; Volume 64: Number 3

Original Articles
P. 234 Sequential Evaluation of Swallowing Function During Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Satoshi Koyama, Tsuyoshi Morisaki, Kenkichiro Taira, Takahiro Fukuhara and Kazunori Fujiwara
Key words: head and neck cancer; radiotherapy; swallowing function
P. 240 Initial Experience in Rectal Cancer Surgery for the Next Generation of Robotic Surgeons Trained in a Dual Console System
Manabu Yamamoto, Keigo Ashida, Kazushi Hara, Ken Sugezawa, Chihiro Uejima, Akimitsu Tanio, Yuji Shishido, Kozo Miyatani, Takehiko Hanaki, Kyoichi Kihara, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Naruo Tokuyasu, Teruhisa Sakamoto and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Key words: dual console; rectal cancer; robotic surgery
P. 249 Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Multiplied by the Cytokeratin-19 Fragment Level as a Predictor of Pathological Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Yuji Shishido, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Shohei Sawata, Masahiro Makinoya, Wataru Miyauchi, Kozo Miyatani, Chihiro Uejima, Masaki Morimoto, Yuki Murakami, Takehiko Hanaki, Kyoichi Kihara, Manabu Yamamoto, Naruo Tokuyasu, Shuichi Takano, Teruhisa Sakamoto, Hiroaki Saito, Toshimichi Hasegawa and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Key words: cytokeratin; esophageal cancer; lymphocyte; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; platelet
P. 260 Optimal Number of Systematic Biopsy Cores Used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion Targeted Prostate Biopsy
Shogo Teraoka, Masashi Honda, Ryutaro Shimizu, Ryoma Nishikawa, Yusuke Kimura, Tetsuya Yumioka, Hideto Iwamoto, Shuichi Morizane, Katsuya Hikita and Atsushi Takenaka
Key words: Image-guided biopsy; magnetic resonance imaging; prostate; prostatic neoplasms; ultrasonography
P. 269 The Effect of Nurses’ Work–Life Balance on Work Engagement: The Adjustment Effect of Affective Commitment
Toshiki Fukuzaki, Noboru Iwata, Sawako Ooba, Shinya Takeda and Masahiko Inoue
Key words: nurse; work engagement; work-life balance
P. 282 Duration of Postoperative Fever as a Simple and Useful Prognostic Indicator in Gastric Cancer Patients
Hirohiko Kuroda, Hiroaki Saito, Yuki Murakami, Yuji Shishido, Kozo Miyatani, Tomoyuki Matsunaga and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Key words: fever; gastric cancer; prognosis; recurrence
P. 292 The Effects of Drought Severity and Its Aftereffects on Mortality in Bangladesh
Intekhab Alam, Shinji Otani, Abir Majbauddin, Qing Qing, Satomi Funaki Ishizu, Toshio Masumoto, Hiroki Amano and Youichi Kurozawa
Key words: climate change; drought; mortality; public health
P. 303 Development of a Reflective Ability Scale for Clinical Nurses
Akiko Nishimoto, Chika Tanimura, Reiko Okuda and Mika Fukada
Key words: reflection; reflective ability; clinical nurses; scale development
Patient Reports
P. 315 Limitation of Using Ultrasonography After Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in a Patient with Melanoma in the Detection of Lymph Node Metastasis
Hiroyuki Goto, Kazunari Sugita and Osamu Yamamoto
Key words: lymph node dissection; lymph node metastasis; melanoma and ultrasonography
P. 318 A Case of Gorham-Stout Disease Treated with Fistula Closure by Transmeatal Approach
Tasuku Watanabe, Hiroaki Yazama, Yasuomi Kunimoto, Satoshi Koyama and Kazunori Fujiwara
Key words: bacterial meningitis; cerebrospinal fluid leakage; fistula closure; Gorham-Stout disease; osteolysis

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