Intraluminal gas escape from biopsy valves and endoscopic devices during endoscopy: caution advised during the COVID-19 era

by Shinya Urakawa, Teijiro Hirashita, Kota Momose, Makoto Nishimura, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Jeffrey W. Milsom
Published 2021-02-01

Dynamics of endoscopic snares: a new approach towards more practical and objective performance evaluation

by Yasushi Yamasaki, Yoji Takeuchi, Yuki Ushimaru, Noriko Matsuura, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Shun Nitta, Masaomi Agatsuma, Hiroyuki Okada, Kiyokazu Nakajima
Published 2020-05-01

Performing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in an obese patient with systemic lupus erythematosus undergoing long-term steroid therapy: a case report

by Atsushi Gakuhara, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Yukinori Kurokawa, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Makoto Yamasaki, Tomoki Makino, Koji Tanaka, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2019-10-01

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with low mitochondrial copy number has mesenchymal and stem-like characteristics, and contributes to poor prognosis.

by Yasunori Masuike, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2018-01-01

Correction to: Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia after right hepatectomy for hepatic injury: a case report

by Shohei Takaichi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Soichiro Funaki, Koji Tanaka, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tomoki Makino, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Meinoshin Okumura, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2018-12-01

Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia after right hepatectomy for hepatic injury: a case report

by Shohei Takaichi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Soichiro Funaki, Koji Tanaka, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tomoki Makino, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Meinoshin Okumura, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2018-11-01

Multiple huge epiphrenic esophageal diverticula with motility disease treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic and hand-assisted laparoscopic esophagectomy: a case report

by Yoshiki Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Shigeyoshi Higashi, Koji Tanaka, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tomoki Makino, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Shuji Takiguchi, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2017-05-01

Anti-metastatic effect of methylprednisolone targeting vascular endothelial cells under surgical stress

by Takaomi Hagi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Noboru Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Takuro Saito, Kotaro Yamashita, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2021-03-01

Enhancing proficiency in performing endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) by using a prototype robotic endoscope

by Philip WaiYan Chiu, Soo Jay Phee, Pradeep Bhandari, Kazuki Sumiyama, Tomohiko Ohya, Jennie Wong, Carmen CY Poon, Hisao Tajiri, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Khek Yu Ho
Published 2015-10-01

NOTCH3 limits the epithelial–mesenchymal transition and predicts a favorable clinical outcome in esophageal cancer

by Norihiro Matsuura, Koji Tanaka, Makoto Yamasaki, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Tomoki Makino, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2021-06-01

Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Post-esophagectomy Refractory Reflux Using OverStitch: The First Clinical Case

by Hirotsugu Nagase, Makoto Yamasaki, Yoshitomo Yanagimoto, Takashi Kanemura, Shigeyoshi Higashi, Kota Momose, Ryo Kato, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tomoki Makino, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Hiroshi Miyata, Shuji Takiguchi, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki, Kiyokazu Nakajima
Published 2018-07-01

A case of ramucirumab-related gastrointestinal perforation in gastric cancer with small bowel metastasis

by Shinya Urakawa, Daisuke Sakai, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Toshihiro Kudo, Aya Katou, Chiaki Inagaki, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Shuji Takiguchi, Taroh Satoh, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Published 2017-12-01