The Kitasato Medical Journal
	Vol. 53 No. 2   Sep. 2023    Kitasato Medical Society
	ISSN(Print):1349-8568  ISSN(Online):2187-9699
CONTENTS
● Original Contributions
	Examination of the effectiveness of the transabdominal preperitoneal approach for inguinal hernia repair in elderly patients
	Keita Kojima, Takeyoshi Habiro, Mina Waraya, Keiko Hayashi, Takatoshi Nakamura, Takeshi Naitoh, Ken-Ichiro Ishii	61
	Aggressive total arch replacement for acute type A aortic dissection considering distal aortic reintervention
	Masaomi Fukuzumi, Yuko Gatate, Tadamasa Miyauchi, Takeo Tedoriya	69
	Prostate-specific antigen bounce after permanent Iodine-125 implant brachytherapy in Japanese men: a nationwide J-POPS multi-institutional prospective cohort study
	Takefumi Satoh, Hiromichi Ishiyama, Manabu Aoki, Norihisa Katayama, Nobumichi Tanaka, Seiji Naito, Kazuto Ito, Atsunori Yorozu, Takashi Kikuchi, Takushi Dokiya, Shiro Saito	76
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