Functional lip reconstruction with a radial forearm free flap combined with a masseter muscle transfer after wide total excision of the chin

H Shinohara, M Iwasawa, T Kitazawa… - Annals of plastic …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
: Total lower lip reconstruction was accomplished by combining a radial forearm free flap
with a masseter muscle transfer. The patient, who had T4 carcinoma, had the entire lower lip …

[HTML][HTML] Hard contact lens wear and the risk of acquired blepharoptosis: a case-control study

T Kitazawa - Eplasty, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Since there are increasing numbers of patients with blepharoptosis who have a
history of wearing contact lenses, we attempted to estimate the risk of developing ptosis from …

Bipedicled submental island flap for upper lip reconstruction

T Kitazawa, T Harashina, H Taira… - Annals of plastic …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
A case of reconstruction of the upper lip with a bipedicled submental flap is described. Although
the mobility of the flap was restricted, the arterial blood supply was abundant by altering …

[HTML][HTML] Closure of a tracheocutaneous fistula with a local turnover flap combined with pregrafted palatal mucosa: a case report

T Kitazawa, M Shiba - Eplasty, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: A method of closing a large tracheocutaneous fistula by a combination of a palatal
mucosal graft with a turnover adiposal flap is presented. Methods: Mucosa of the same …

The occipitofrontalis muscle is composed of two physiologically and anatomically different muscles separately affecting the positions of the eyebrow and hairline

H Kushima, K Matsuo, S Yuzuriha, T Kitazawa… - British journal of plastic …, 2005 - Elsevier
After the surgical correction of aponeurotic blepharoptosis or blepharoplasty, the positions
of the eyebrow and hairline change as if the frontal belly is independent from the occipital …

Chondroid syringoma of the orbit

T Kitazawa, Y Hataya, K Matsuo - Annals of plastic surgery, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Chondroid syringoma is a rare subcutaneous tumor that mainly affects the face and the neck.
The authors present an occurrence in the orbit, which they believe to be the first reported at …

Pathogenesis and surgical correction of dynamic lower scleral show as a sign of disinsertion of the levator aponeurosis from the tarsus

K Matsuo, S Kondoh, T Kitazawa, Y Ishigaki… - British journal of plastic …, 2005 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to confirm whether lower scleral show is caused by the disinsertion
of the levator aponeurosis from the tarsus. Aponeurotic advancement by vascular clips …

Progressive insulin-derived amyloidosis in a patient with type 2 diabetes

M Shiba, T Kitazawa - Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Here, we report a case of insulin-derived amyloidosis in the lower abdomen. The mass
continued to develop even after the patient ceased injecting insulin into the mass. Histological …

A bispecific antibody to factors IXa and X restores factor VIII hemostatic activity in a hemophilia A model

T Kitazawa, T Igawa, Z Sampei, A Muto, T Kojima… - Nature medicine, 2012 - nature.com
Hemophilia A is a bleeding disorder resulting from coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency.
Exogenously provided FVIII effectively reduces bleeding complications in patients with severe …

Vitamin D3 supports osteoclastogenesis via functional vitamin D response element of human RANKL gene promoter

S Kitazawa, K Kajimoto, T Kondo… - Journal of cellular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Receptor activator of NF‐κB ligand (RANKL) has been identified as requisite for osteoclastogenesis.
To elucidate the molecular mechanism that conducts its catabolic action on bone, …