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New modality for the quantitative evaluation of tissue elasticity using a forward-viewing radial-array echoendoscope for colorectal neoplasms
Sound speed correction (SSC) is a non-invasive modality that quantifies the hardness of neoplasms. The aim of our study was to evaluate the usefulness of SSC for the diagnostic accuracy of colorectal neoplasms...
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Filtrated Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Lysate Ameliorates Experimental Acute Colitis in Mice
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, persistent, and intractable enteritis; however, an effective treatment strategy is yet to be established. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their paracrine factor...
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Open AccessDiagnostic yield of colon capsule endoscopy for Crohn’s disease lesions in the whole gastrointestinal tract
Crohn’s disease (CD) can involve the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract as well as the small and large bowel. PillCam colon capsule endoscopy (PCCE-2) enables observation of the whole GI tract, but its diagnost...
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Ustekinumab is effective against small bowel lesions in Crohn’s disease: two case reports
We encountered two patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) for whom induction of ustekinumab was effective for the management of small intestinal lesions with stenosis. The first symptomatic CD case was a 40-year-o...
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The microbiome can predict mucosal healing in small intestine in patients with Crohn’s disease
Mucosal healing is the main treatment goal for Crohn’s disease. In this situation, some patients have difficulty with endoscopic evaluation of the entire small intestine. Crohn’s disease is closely associated ...
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Open AccessUse of Immunostaining for the diagnosis of Lymphovascular invasion in superficial Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma
The prevalence of Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma (BEA) is increasing in Japan. Accurate assessment of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) after endoscopic resection or surgery is essential in evaluating treatme...
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Prognostic impact of PD-L1 expression in primary gastric and intestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous disease and the most common gastrointestinal lymphoma. The prognostic/predictive indicators among patients with gastric and intestinal DLBCL (giDLBCL) a...
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The impact of cervical lymph node dissection on acid and duodenogastroesophageal reflux after intrathoracic esophagogastrostomy following transthoracic esophagectomy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of cervical lymph node dissection on acid reflux and duodenogastroesophageal reflux (DGER) in patients undergoing transthoracic esophagectomy with gastric tube ...
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Quantitative diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis using EUS elastography
It is difficult to diagnose chronic pancreatitis (CP) objectively because of a lack of standard diagnostic criteria. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has been used to assess the severity of CP, but the diagnos...
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Robust colonoscope tracking method for colon deformations utilizing coarse-to-fine correspondence findings
Polyps found during CT colonography can be removed by colonoscopic polypectomy. A colonoscope navigation system that navigates a physician to polyp positions while performing the colonoscopic polypectomy is re...
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A patient with esophageal cancer with bone metastasis who achieved pain relief with repetitive administration of strontium-89 chloride
A 75-year-old woman was diagnosed with esophageal cancer with difficulty in swallowing. She had a past history of rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, interstitial pneumonia, angina pectoris (with coronary arter...
