Toho University Ohashi Medical Center

Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst presenting with squatting-induced lower extremity symptoms: A case report

Background: Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts (SEACs) may cause progressive myelopathic or cauda equina symptoms but are often asymptomatic and incidentally detected. Determining symptom causality is challenging when radiological compression is mild. Case Description: A 73-year-o...

Risk of metachronous esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after endoscopic submucosal dissection in patients with multiple Lugol-voiding lesions: a long-term study

Abstract Multiple Lugol-voiding lesions (LVLs) confer a high risk of metachronous multiple esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs) after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD); however, risk heterogeneity within this high-risk group remains unclear. Precise stratification cou...

2026 revised CVIT clinical expert consensus on drug coated balloons for coronary artery disease

Abstract Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are attracting attention as a therapeutic alternative to drug-eluting stents (DES) in percutaneous coronary interventions. DCB technology allows direct delivery of antiproliferative drugs to the vessel wall without implantation of a permanent...

Complication-attributable admission episodes after shunt surgery for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in Japan: a scenario-based micro-costing analysis of hospital margins under DPC/PDPS and fee-for-service

Shunt-related complications after surgery for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) generate repeat admissions, procedures, and bed use, but their provider-side financial consequences depend on the reimbursement rule. Evidence on hospital accounting margins under Japan’...