The impact of visceral adipose tissue as best predictor for difficult colonoscopy and the clinical utility of a long small-caliber scope as rescue.

by Kazuhiro Kashiwagi, Nagamu Inoue, Toshifumi Yoshida, Rieko Bessho, Kazuaki Yoneno, Hiroyuki Imaeda, Haruhiko Ogata, Takanori Kanai, Yoshinori Sugino, Yasushi Iwao
Published 2017-01-01

Polyp detection rate in transverse and sigmoid colon significantly increases with longer withdrawal time during screening colonoscopy.

by Kazuhiro Kashiwagi, Nagamu Inoue, Toshifumi Yoshida, Rieko Bessyo, Kazuaki Yoneno, Hiroyuki Imaeda, Haruhiko Ogata, Takanori Kanai, Yoshinori Sugino, Yasushi Iwao
Published 2017-01-01

Unbiased, comprehensive analysis of Japanese health checkup data reveals a protective effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption on lung function

by Kanako Makino, Ryoko Shimizu-Hirota, Norio Goda, Masahiro Hashimoto, Ichiro Kawada, Kazuhiro Kashiwagi, Yasushi Hirota, Hiroshi Itoh, Masahiro Jinzaki, Yasushi Iwao, Minoru Ko, Shigeru Ko, Hiromasa Takaishi
Published 2021-08-01

New strategy for evaluating pancreatic tissue specimens from endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration and surgery

by Seiichiro Fukuhara, Eisuke Iwasaki, Tomohiko Iwano, Yujiro Machida, Hiroki Tamagawa, Shintaro Kawasaki, Takashi Seino, Takahiro Yokose, Yutaka Endo, Kentaro Yoshimura, Kazuhiro Kashiwagi, Minoru Kitago, Haruhiko Ogata, Sen Takeda, Takanori Kanai
Published 2021-08-01