Naohiro Kanayama

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
case-report 2019
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Large Uterine Fibroids
Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy ·doi:10.4103/gmit.gmit_99_18

BACKGROUND: In recent years, laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) has increasingly been used in total hysterectomy for uterine fibroids. In our department, approximately 95% of total hysterectomies for benign uterine disease are performed by LH; …

observational 2012
Changes in cervical neutrophil elastase levels during the menstrual cycle
Reproductive medicine and biology ·doi:10.1007/s12522-011-0104-7

PURPOSE: Cervical mucus plays an important role in host defense mechanisms and is involved in the ascendance of sperm. To determine the change of neutrophil mediators contained in cervical mucus, we measured total neutrophil elastase (NE) l…

case-report 2009
Rare form of extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma with solitary tumor in the abdominal wall: a case report and literature review
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research ·doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.01074.x

Cases of cancer presenting with microscopically confirmed metastatic malignancies for which no primary site can be detected are a challenge to stage clinically. Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary site is a subtype with high frequency that ha…

lab-animal 2005
Thalidomide inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced interleukin-8 expression in endometriotic stromal cells, possibly through suppression of nuclear factor-kappaB activation
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1946

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis, a common disease among women of reproductive age, is characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. TNF-alpha induces IL-8 production in endometriotic cells through nuclear factor-kapp…