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    The role of ERCP in the era of EUS-FNA for preoperative cytological confirmation of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

    In patients with pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC), EUS-FNA carries a risk of cancer seeding. To avoid this risk, we attempted to obtain preoperative cytological confirmation of adenocarcinoma by ERCP. The ai...

    Takao Ohtsuka, Koji Tamura, Noboru Ideno, Teppei Aso, Yosuke Nagayoshi in Surgery Today (2014)

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    Role of endoscopic retrograde pancreatography for early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma concomitant with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas

    Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas is often found with distinct pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in the same pancreas. The aim of this study was to clarify whether endoscopic...

    Takao Ohtsuka, Noboru Ideno, Teppei Aso in Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Scien… (2013)

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    Is cholecystectomy necessary after endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones in patients older than 80 years of age?

    Although patients with cholecystocholedocholithiasis are generally referred to cholecystectomy after endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) and common bile duct clearance, we often have a conflict whether cholecystect...

    Takaharu Yasui, Shunichi Takahata, Hiroshi Kono in Journal of Gastroenterology (2012)