Yonago Acta Medica 2025; Volume 68: Number 1

Review Article: Special Contribution
P. 1 Understanding of Thirst in Medical Science
Takeshi Y. Hiyama
Key words: hypernatremia, Nax sodium channel, osmotic pressure, subfornical organ, thirst
Original Articles
P. 12 Comparison of the Survivals and Adverse Events for Localized High-Risk Prostate Cancer Treated with Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Plus Androgen Deprivation and Trimodality Therapy, Including Low-Dose Iodine-125 Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiotherapy Plus Androgen Deprivation
Yutaka Kitagawa, Kenji Yoshida, Yuuki Takeuchi, Tomohiko Tanino, Hiromi Sakaguchi, Ryutaro Shimizu, Noriya Yamaguchi, Shuichi Morizane, Atsushi Takenaka
Key words: adverse events, I-125 brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, localized prostate cancer, trimodality
P. 22 Effectiveness of an Instructional Design-Based Self-Management Program for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Chika Tanimura, Yasuko Tokushima, Junko Yoshimura, Masayuki Miyoshi, Hiromi Matsumoto, Tetsuji Morita, Akihiko Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Ogura, Masaru Nezu, Hiroshi Hagino, Yuka Matsumoto, Hisashi Noma, Yoshimi Noguchi, Keiko Oba, Yoshiyuki Hasegawa
Key words: instructional design, knee osteoarthritis, self-care agency, self-efficacy, self-management program
P. 34 Health Literacy and Related Factors in Perioperative Patients: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study
Yoshimi Noguchi, Chika Tanimura, Keiko Oba, Hideyuki Kataoka
Key words: health literacy, healthcare provider, perioperative patient
P. 45 Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia-Japanese Version Composite Score: A Single-Center Preliminary Study
Ryo Oya, Masaki Fujiwara, Yuto Yamada, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Seiji Katayama, Masatoshi Inagaki
Key words: cognition, minimal clinically important difference, pilot study, schizophrenia
P. 51 Potential Efficacy of Inflammatory Response Markers for the Detection of Ovarian Cancer in Patients with Endometrioma
Yuki Iida, Shinya Sato, Koji Yamamoto, Masayo Okawa, Kohei Hikino, Mayumi Sawada, Hiroaki Komatsu, Fuminori Taniguchi
Key words: inflammatory response marker, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), ovarian endometrioma, systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), tumor marker
P. 58 Medium-Chain Triglyceride Administration Induces Antidepressant Effects in Animal Models by Increasing Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Levels
Akihiko Miura, Takehiko Yamanashi, Naofumi Kajitani, Saki Fukuda, Kyohei Tsunetomi, Ryoichi Matsuo, Tsuyoshi Nishiguchi, Shenghong Pu, Yumeto Nakada, Yukihiko Shirayama, Ken Watanabe, Koichi Kaneko, Masaaki Iwata
Key words: beta-hydroxybutyrate, depression, triglyceride
Patient Reports
P. 68 A Case of Juvenile Trabecular Ossifying Fibroma Arising from the Maxilla in a 2-Year-Old Child
Makoto Kawasaki, Rieko Doi, Nobuyuki Fujii, Takayuki Tamura, Isamu Kodani
Key words: fibroma, ossifying, maxilla
P. 75 A Case of Rapidly Progressing Urothelial Carcinoma Arising After Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Treated with Chemotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Katsuya Hikita, Ryoma Nishikawa, Sosuke Taniguchi, Yukari Mae, Takuji Iyama, Tomoaki Takata, Shuichi Morizane, Masashi Honda, Atsushi Takenaka
Key words: chemotherapy, immunotherapy, immunosuppression, kidney transplant, urothelial carcinoma

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