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Red dichromatic imaging and linked color imaging as reliable image-enhanced endoscopic procedures for detecting the distal end of the palisade vessels in the columnar metaplastic mucosa of the gastroesophageal junction zone
There is a consensus that identifying the distal end of the palisade vessels (DEPV) is important for diagnosing gastroesophageal junction (GEJ). However, optimum observation methods have not been established. ...
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Randomized controlled trial comparing the costs of gastric cancer screening systems between serological risk-based upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and the existing barium photofluorography: gastric cancer screening labeled by serum examination in place of aged gastric cancer organized screening systems (GALAPAGOS study)
Although the risk of gastric cancer can be stratified according to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) IgG antibody titer and pepsinogen levels (ABC classification), a population-based gastric cancer screening system...
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Open AccessGastritis: An Update in 2020
The gastritis constellation includes heterogeneous clinicopathological entities, among which long-standing, non-self-limiting gastritis, mainly due to Helicobacter pylori infection, has been epidemiologically, bi...
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Open AccessMajor cardiovascular and bleeding events with long-term use of aspirin in patients with prior cardiovascular diseases: 1-year follow-up results from the Management of Aspirin-induced Gastrointestinal Complications (MAGIC) study
Aspirin should be used for the prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events by the risk–benefit balance. This study was conducted to clarify CV and bleeding events in Japanese aspirin users with a history of CV di...
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Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the incidence of gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is considered to be the most important risk factor for gastric cancer (GC). The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that H. pylori eradication could reduce the ris...
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Open AccessEvidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder involving mainly the intestinal tract, but possibly other gastrointestinal and extraintestinal organs. Although etiology is still uncertain, recent knowle...
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cholelithiasis 2016
Cholelithiasis is one of the commonest diseases in gastroenterology. Remarkable improvements in therapeutic modalities for cholelithiasis and its complications are evident. The Japanese Society of Gastroentero...
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for gastroesophageal reflux disease 2015
As an increase in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been reported in Japan, and public interest in GERD has been increasing, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology published the Evidence-based Clini...
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015
The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology revised the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis in 2015. Eighty-three clinical questions were selected, and a literature search was performe...
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Gastroenterology Training in Japan
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for peptic ulcer disease 2015
The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE) revised the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for peptic ulcer disease in 2014 and has created an English version. The revised guidelines consist of se...
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Randomized controlled trial comparing gastric cancer screening by gastrointestinal X-ray with serology for Helicobacter pylori and pepsinogens followed by gastrointestinal endoscopy
Based on the results of several case–control and cohort studies gastrointestinal X-ray (GI X-ray) has been recommended for use in the nationwide screening program for gastric cancer.. Although this was the onl...
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Evaluation of Kampo medicine in the clinical practice guideline for irritable bowel syndrome
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common cause of chronic liver disease in industrialized countries worldwide, and has become a serious public health issue not only in Western coun...
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for management of colorectal polyps
Recently in Japan, the morbidity of colorectal polyp has been increasing. As a result, a large number of cases of colorectal polyps that are diagnosed and treated using colonoscopy has now increased, and clini...
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for functional dyspepsia
General interest in functional gastrointestinal disorders is increasing among Japanese doctors as well as patients. This increase can be attributed to a number of factors, including recent increased interest i...
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Journal of Gastroenterology in the era of globalization
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JSGE Clinical Practice Guidelines 2014: standards, methods, and process of develo** the guidelines
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome
New strategies for the care of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are develo** and several novel treatments have been globally produced. New methods of care should be customized geographically because each count...
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Endoscopic ultrasound with double-balloon endoscopy in the evaluation of small-bowel disease
Double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) has become a new standard in enteroscopy. However, it may be difficult to make a diagnosis or plan treatment strategy with endoscopic visualization alone. The addition of endosco...
