1.A Case of Renal Artery Aneurysm.
Masaaki Koga ; Kenkichi Miyahara ; Hitoshi Toyohira ; Shinji Shimokawa ; Yukinori Moriyama ; Akira Taira
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1997;26(5):342-344
A 62-year-old woman was admitted suffering from chest tightness and palpitations. Coronary angiography revealed slight stenosis of the coronary artery requiring medical treatment. At that time right renal artery aneurysm was found accidentally. In addition abdominal echogram showed gallbladder stone. She underwent aneurysmectomy with reconstruction of the right renal artery and cholecystectomy. Postoperative course was uneventful and renal arteriography one month after operation depicted the patent right renal artery. Surgical indications for renal artery aneurysm should be carefully considered.
2.Comparison of Medical Education in Japan with that in Thailand and Singapore
Hironari Matsuda ; Yu Orihara ; ShoSho Ra ; Chikashi Takano ; Akira Miyahara ; Akihiko Mohri ; Meiko Kimura ; Eri Shoji ; Kenji Suzuki ; Kazuhisa Takahashi ; Hiroshi Tsuda
Medical Education 2012;43(2):127-129
1)We had the opportunity to study medical education in Thailand and Singapore while we visited medical schools in those countries as a member of the Japan Tropical Medicine Association.
2)In Thailand, undergraduate medical education last for 6 years, which is the same length as in Japan. All lectures are in English. Medical students in Thailand are more deeply related to patients at bedside learning than are students in Japan. In Singapore, undergraduate education lasts for 5 years, and lectures are in English. In the third year, medical students start clinical medicine. Recently, a new program has been adopted in which medical students can easily choose their specialties right after graduation.
3)Japanese medical students study medicine in Japanese. In contrast, greater emphasis should be placed in Japan on medical education in English.