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    High correlation of hepatic shear wave velocity with esophageal varices complication rate in patients with chronic liver diseases

    Histological evaluation by liver biopsy is considered the gold standard for assessing liver disease; however, it is highly invasive. Non-invasive liver stiffness measurement by shear wave elastography (SWE) is...

    Shouichi Namikawa, Takuto Nosaka, Hidetaka Matsuda, Yu Akazawa in BMC Gastroenterology (2023)

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    A rare case of eosinophilic gastritis induced by nivolumab therapy for metastatic melanoma

    Cancer immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause immune reactions at various sites as a side effect called immune-related adverse events (irAEs). The gastrointestinal tract is susceptible to i...

    Arisa Tsuji, Katsushi Hiramatsu, Shouichi Namikawa in Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology (2022)

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    Advanced primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver with a small cell carcinoma component: an autopsy case report

    Primary adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the liver is a rare subtype of cholangiocarcinoma that comprises both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma components. We report a 48-year-old woman with advanced...

    Takuto Nosaka, Masahiro Ohtani, Shouichi Namikawa in Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology (2021)