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Yoshiyuki Ueno
Hepatology
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Multiple gastric neuroendocrine tumors in a patient with parietal cell dysfunction and adenosine triphosphatase H+/K+ transporting subunit alpha gene variant
A 47-year-old woman presented with multiple gastric tumors, each up to 10 mm in diameter, in the gastric body and fundus without mucosal atrophy. White spots and numerous transparent, light-brownish, small, an...
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Open AccessPosttreatment liver function, but not baseline liver function stratifies patient survival after direct-acting antiviral treatment in decompensated cirrhosis with hepatitis C virus
The prognosis of cirrhosis is clearly stratified by liver function. Although direct-acting antiviral (DAA) has recently been used to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV), it is not clear whether liver function st...
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Prospects for treatment of esophageal varices considering the safety of endoscopic band ligation
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Real-world treatment outcome with protease inhibitor direct-acting antiviral in advanced hepatitis C cirrhosis: a REAL-C study
Current guidelines discourage the use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) containing protease-inhibitor (PI) in advanced HCV cirrhosis. We aimed to compare the real-world tolerability of PI vs. non-PI DAA regimen...
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Trends of hepatitis B virus genotype distribution in chronic hepatitis B patients in Japan
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most prevalent chronic viral infections that causes chronic hepatitis B (CHB). In Japan, genotypes B and C account for most of acute and chronic cases of hepatitis. Howeve...
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Intramural esophageal dissection with eosinophilic esophagitis
Intramural esophageal dissection (IED), like esophageal perforation, is a rare complication of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). A 44-year-old woman who had experienced EoE for 8 years complained of food impacti...
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Allograft liver failure awaiting liver transplantation in Japan
Following liver transplantation (LT), allograft liver failure can be developed by various causes and requires re-LT. Hence, this study aimed to clarify the characteristics and prognostic factors of patients wi...
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A case of successful removal of a migrated fish bone in the bile duct after pancreaticoduodenectomy using overtube-assisted cholangioscopy
Fish bone migration into the bile duct in patients with surgically altered anatomy is a very rare cause of bile duct stones. Recently, balloon-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (BAERCP) i...
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Atypical jejunal follicular lymphoma with severe stricture
The typical macroscopic appearance of gastrointestinal follicular lymphoma (FL) are multiple white granules or small white polyps, called multiple lymphomatous polyposis type, and subsequent mass lesions with ...
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Liver-related events after direct-acting antiviral therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus-associated cirrhosis
Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy enables a high rate of sustained virologic response (SVR) in patients with hepatitis C virus associated cirrhosis. However, the impact of DAA therapy on liver-related even...
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Environmental factors, medical and family history, and comorbidities associated with primary biliary cholangitis in Japan: a multicenter case–control study
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is considered to be caused by the interaction between genetic background and environmental triggers. Previous case–control studies have indicated the associations of environme...
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APASL guidance on stop** nucleos(t)ide analogues in chronic hepatitis B patients
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is currently incurable. Long-term treatment with potent and safe nucleos(t)ide analogs (NAs) can reduce hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis-related complicati...
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Open AccessEvidence-based clinical practice guidelines for Liver Cirrhosis 2020
The first edition of the clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis was published in 2010, and the second edition was published in 2015 by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE). The revised thi...
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Pathways for the development of multiple epithelial types of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas is categorized into four distinct types: the gastric, intestinal, pancreatobiliary, and oncocytic. Each type is associated with specific clinicopa...
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Applicability of APRI and FIB-4 as a transition indicator of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis
The usefulness of APRI or FIB-4 is well established as a non-invasive liver fibrosis marker at a point of diagnosis in patients with chronic liver disease. However, their applicability for the monitoring of pr...
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A case of a smooth transition to subsequent percutaneous transjejunal biliary intervention for hepatolithiasis after biliary reconstruction by adding jejunostomy during an emergency operation for perforation due to balloon-assisted endoscopy
Treatments for hepatolithiasis include peroral endoscopy, percutaneous cholangioscopy, and surgery. Balloon-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (BAERCP) has been widely performed in recent ...
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Open AccessThe transition in the etiologies of hepatocellular carcinoma-complicated liver cirrhosis in a nationwide survey of Japan
We recently reported the real-world changes in the etiologies of liver cirrhosis (LC) based on nationwide survey data and assessed the etiologies of LC with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Sofosbuvir plus velpatasvir treatment for hepatitis C virus in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: a Japanese real-world multicenter study
Real-world data on the efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir plus velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) treatment for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related decompensated cirrhosis are limited in Japan.
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HCC risk post-SVR with DAAs in East Asians: findings from the REAL-C cohort
Despite HCV cure, patients remain at risk for HCC, but risk factor data for HCC following SVR are limited for Asian patients.
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Open AccessSignet-ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case diagnosed via repeated biopsies
Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a rare tumor. A 74-year-old woman presented with epigastric pain and was diagnosed with cholangitis. Her liver enzyme levels were elevated. Computed tomogr...
