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    Significance of serum palmitoleic acid levels in inflammatory bowel disease

    Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), are chronic intestinal diseases of unknown etiology that present with variable disease extents and outcomes. The ...

    Yuko Akazawa, Tomohito Morisaki, Hiroko Fukuda, Kiyuu Norimatsu in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection with submucosal injection of epinephrine versus hypertonic saline in patients taking antithrombotic agents: propensity-score-matching analysis

    Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) to remove colon polyps is increasingly common in patients taking antithrombotic agents. The safety of EMR with submucosal saline injection has not been clearly demonstrated i...

    Daisuke Yamaguchi, Hisako Yoshida, Kei Ikeda, Yuki Takeuchi in BMC Gastroenterology (2019)

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    Oral epithelial cell sheets engraftment for esophageal strictures after endoscopic submucosal dissection of squamous cell carcinoma and airplane transportation

    Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) permits en bloc removal of superficial oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, post-procedure stricture is common after ESD for widespread tumours, and multiple...

    Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Hajime Isomoto, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Nobuo Kanai in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    High Serum Vaspin Concentrations in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

    Adipocytokines are associated with energy homeostasis and mediate various immune responses and inflammatory processes. Vaspin is a novel adipocytokine that is thought to exhibit anti-inflammatory effects.

    Tomohito Morisaki, Fuminao Takeshima, Hiroko Fukuda in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2014)