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Multicenter retrospective analysis of complications and risk factors in endoscopic resection for esophageal cancer across Japan
Endoscopic resection (ER) is a minimally invasive treatment for esophageal cancer that sometimes causes complications. To understand the real-world incidence and risk factors for these complications, a nationw...
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Risk stratification for synchronous/metachronous recurrence after endoscopic submucosal dissection for Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma using the length of Barrett’s esophagus
In Japan, the standard management of Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma after endoscopic submucosal dissection involves follow-up; however, multifocal synchronous/metachronous lesions are sometimes observed a...
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Long- vs short-segment Barrett’s esophagus-derived adenocarcinoma: clinical features and outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection
The incidence of Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma (BEA) is increasing, and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been frequently performed for its treatment. However, the differences between the charac...
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Prognostic factors for patients 85 years or older undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer
Little is known about prognostic factors for patients 85 years or older undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to identify such prognostic factors.
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Open AccessEvaluating the usefulness of considering the size and morphological type of type B2 vessel area based on Japan Esophageal Society classification in estimating tumor invasion depth in superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinomas: study protocol for a prospective observational study (Japan BEES study)
Accurate evaluation of tumor invasion depth is essential to determine the appropriate treatment strategy for patients with superficial esophageal cancer. The pretreatment tumor depth diagnosis currently relies...
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Open AccessEffect of Helicobacter pylori eradication evaluated using magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging in mixed-type early gastric Cancer
The effect of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) eradication therapy on mixed-histological-type gastric cancer remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify the effect of H. pylori eradication therapy on mixed-histolo...
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Clinical course and treatment of radiation-induced hemorrhagic gastritis: a case series study
Radiation-induced hemorrhagic gastritis is a relatively uncommon complication of irradiation that can be severe. However, appropriate treatment guidelines have not yet been established because of the small num...
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Open AccessComprehensive registry of esophageal cancer in Japan, 2015
The registration committee for esophageal cancer in the Japan Esophageal Society (JES) has collected the patients' characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of patients who underwent any treatment during 2015 i...
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Outcomes after partially covered self-expandable metal stent placement for recurrent duodenal obstruction
Outcomes of partially covered self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) as an additional stent after recurrent duodenal obstruction (RDO) have not been elucidated. In this study, we compared outcomes of partially co...
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Effect of chemoradiation on the development of second primary cancers after endoscopic resection of T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Patients with early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) may develop multiple second primary ESCC and cancers in other organs even after curative endoscopic resection (ER). We investigated whether adminis...
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Pivotal trial of a biodegradable stent for patients with refractory benign esophageal stricture
Benign esophageal strictures (BES) cause dysphagia and decrease patients’ quality of life. Although mechanical dilation is the standard of care for BES, in some patients, dysphagia is unrelieved despite repeat...
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A novel diagnostic system for superficial nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumors sized ≤ 5 mm
An association between specific endoscopic findings and high-grade dysplasia/carcinoma in superficial nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumors ≤ 5 mm in size has not been reported. We sought to identify the end...
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Influence of hospital volume on bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer in Japan: a multicenter propensity score-matched analysis
Information on whether there is a relationship between hospital volume and bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) is limited. This study aimed to compare the bleed...
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Open AccessAdditive effect of evaluating microsurface and microvascular patterns using magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging in gastric cancer: a post-hoc analysis of a single-center observational study
No studies have compared the performance of microvascular and microsurface patterns alone with their combination in patients undergoing magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging for diagnosing gastric canc...
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Open AccessComprehensive registry of esophageal cancer in Japan, 2014
The registration committee for esophageal cancer in the Japan Esophageal Society (JES) has collected the patients' characteristics, treatment, and outcomes annually.
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Clinical outcomes of endoscopic resection of preoperatively diagnosed non-circumferential T1a-muscularis mucosae or T1b-submucosa 1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
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Efficacy of endoscopic filling with polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue for anastomotic leak after esophageal cancer surgery: identification of an optimal technique
Anastomotic leak is a potentially life-threatening complication following esophageal cancer surgery. In this study, we aimed to clarify the efficacy of endoscopic filling with polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheets an...
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Open AccessAbility of artificial intelligence to detect T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from endoscopic videos and the effects of real-time assistance
Diagnosis using artificial intelligence (AI) with deep learning could be useful in endoscopic examinations. We investigated the ability of AI to detect superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) fro...
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Open AccessClinical outcomes of endoscopic resection of preoperatively diagnosed non-circumferential T1a-muscularis mucosae or T1b-submucosa 1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
In Japan, preoperatively diagnosed T1a-muscularis mucosae or T1b-submucosa 1 (MM/SM1) esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a relative indication for endoscopic resection (ER). We evaluated long-term ou...
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Diagnostic performance in gastric cancer is higher using endocytoscopy with narrow-band imaging than using magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging
For diagnosing gastric cancer, differences in the diagnostic performance between endocytoscopy with narrow-band imaging and magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging have not been reported. We aimed to cla...
