Faculty Information - AMANO Kousaku

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AMANO Kousaku
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery

Position Assistant Professor

■ Published papers

1.	Case report	Pituitary dysfunction in trans-sellar encephalocele: a two-case report and a literature review. 2026/01
2.	Original article	Effect of GH Deficiency Caused by Nonfunctioning Pituitary Masses on Serum C-reactive Protein Levels. 2023/11
3.	Case report	Pituicytoma with pleomorphism: A case report with cytological findings 2022/08/30
4.	Original article	Mucosal thickening of the maxillary sinus is frequently associated with diffuse glioma patients and correlates with poor survival prognosis of GBM patients: comparative analysis to meningioma patients 2021/12
5.	Original article	Novel bendable ring curette for endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors. Technical note. 2021/07
6.	Original article	Metabolic Reprogramming Drives Pituitary Tumor Growth through Epigenetic Regulation of TERT 2021/06/23
7.	Review article	Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas Invading the Cavernous Sinus: Tokyo Women's Medical University Experience 2021
8.	Original article	Outcome After Resection of Craniopharyngiomas and the Important Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Their Management 2021
9.	Original article	Development of a Semiautomatic Dura Mater Suturing Device for Preventing Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage in Transsphenoidal Surgery. 2020/11/25
10.	Case report	ACTH-Dependent Cyclic Cushing Syndrome Triggered by Glucocorticoid Excess Through a Positive-Feedback Mechanism. 2019/05
11.	Original article	ACTH-dependent cyclic Cushing's syndrome triggered by glucocorticoid excess through a positive-feedback mechanism. 2019/05
12.	Original article	Application of indocyanine green fluorescence endoscopic system in transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors. 2019/04
13.	Original article	Usefulness of the knot-tightener device following dural suturing in endonasal transsphenoidal surgery: technical report. 2019/03/01
14.	Review article	Pediatric optic pathway/hypothalamic glioma. 2018/01/15
15.	Original article	The role of 4D CT angiography for preoperative screening in patients with intracranial tumors. 2016/06
16.	Original article	Repair and prevention of cerebrospinal fluid leakage in transsphenoidal surgery: a sphenoid sinus mucosa technique. 2016/01
17.	Original article	Complications of transsphenoidal surgery 2015/12
18.	Original article	Pulsed laser-induced liquid jet system for treatment of sellar and parasellar tumors: Safety evaluation 2015/11
19.	Original article	A modified method to enhance the safety of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV)-transendoscopic pulse-waved microvascular Doppler-assisted ETV, technical note 2014/03
20.	Original article	Application of indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence for endoscopic biopsy of intraventricular tumors 2014
21.	Original article	Clinicopathological features of sellar region xanthogranuloma: correlation with Rathke's cleft cyst 2013/10
22.	Original article	A novel simple real-time electrooculographic monitoring system during transsphenoidal surgeries to prevent postoperative extraocular motor nerve dysfunction 2013/07
23.	Original article	DNA mismatch repair protein (MSH6) correlated with the responses of atypical pituitary adenomas and pituitary carcinomas to temozolomide: the national cooperative study by the Japan Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors. 2013
24.	Original article	A Case of Corticotroph Carcinoma that Caused Multiple Cranial Nevrve Palsies, Destructive Petrosal Bone Invasion, and Liver Metastasis 2011/05
25.	Original article	Gamma Knife robotic microradiosurgery of pituitary adenomas invading the cavernous sinus: treatment concept and results in 89 cases 2010/06
26.	Original article	Individualized high-dose cabergoline therapy for hyperprolactinemic infertility in women with micro- and macroprolactinomas. 2010/06
27.	Original article	Anterior interhemispheric approach for 100 tumors in and around the anterior third ventricle. 2010/03
28.	Other	Individualized high-dose cabergoline therapy for hyperprolactinemic infertility in women with micro- and macroprolactinomas 2010
29.	Original article	Optimal treatment strategy for craniopharyngiomas based on long-term functional outcomes of recent and past treatment modalities. 2010
30.	Original article	Possible role of single-voxel 1H-MRS in differential diagnosis of suprasellar tumors 2009/01
31.	Case report	Novel flexible forceps for endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors: Technical report. 2008/01
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	Acromegaly and Polycystic Kidney Disease in a Young Patient with Hypertension （Speech，General） 2025/10/17
2.	Thyrotropin Level Predicts Postoperative Hypothyroidism in Patients with Nonfunctioning Pituitary Masses （Poster notice，General） 2025/07
3.	A case of pituitary hyperplasia with ACTH and GH hypersecretion with difficulty in diagnosis （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)） 2025/02/13
4.	Epigenetic regulation of TERT through metabolic reprogramming contributes to aggressive phenotypes of pituitary tumors （Speech，General） 2021/05/27
5.	Current situation and future prospects of surgery and radiosurgery for skull base chordomas （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2021/02/19
6.	Surgical innovation of endoscopic transsphenoidal removal of pituitary tumors （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2019/11/24
7.	How to make a dicision? Open surgery or Transsphnoidal Surgery for Pituitary and Parasella tumors. （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2019/08/31
8.	Transsphnoidal Surgery for suprasella and parasella tumor. （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2019/08/10
9.	Surgical strategy of maximum safety resection for optic pathway / hypothalamic gliomas and its long-term outcome （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)） 2019/06/14
10.	Surgical innovation of transsphenoidal removal of pituitary adenoma （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2019/04/26
11.	Techniques and Instrumentation in excision of parasella and suprasella tumor （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2019/03/18
12.	A consideration about the mechanism of Gelastic seizure in Hypothalamic hamartoma （Speech，General） 2018/02/10
13.	An old patient with acromegaly treated with consideration of past history and preventing frailty （Speech，General） 2018/02/09
14.	Usefulness of intraoperative visual evoked potential and electrooculographic monitoring for anterior skull base and parasellar tumor surgery （Speech，General） 2016/06/15
15.	Extended surgery for optic pathway / hypothalamic gliomas and long-term outcome （Speech，General） 2015/04/16
16.	High diagnostic value in Placental Alkaline Phosphatase levels (PLAP): A new marker for Intracranial Germ Cell tumors （Speech，General） 2015/04/14
17.	The VEGFR2 gene expression as the prognostic factor of the pediatric low grade glioma and the signal transmission （Poster notice，General） 2013/10/18
18.	DOES NATIONWIDE GH ASSAY STANDARDIZATION AFFECT POST-SURGICAL REMISSION CRITERIA FOR ACROMEGALY IN JAPAN? （Poster notice，General） 2012/06
19.	The findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Characteristics in 14 Patients with Hypophysitis （Speech，General） 2012/02/25
20.	Anterior interhemispheric approach for 100 tumors in and around the anterior third ventricle-Operative & hormonal results with long-term follow-up. （Poster notice，General） 2010/03
21.	Endocrinological evaluation for clinically non-functioning pituitary adenoma: analysis of 223 surgically treated cases. （Poster notice，General） 2010/03
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■ Research areas

Neurosurgery

■ Education

1991/04～1997/03

Faculty of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Graduated,