Chemopreventive Effect of Rebamipide against Gastric Cancer in Patients who undergo Endoscopic Resection for Early Gastric Neoplasms: A Nationwide Claims Study
Conclusion: High-dose rebamipide is associated with reduced gastric cancer risk in high-risk populations who undergo endoscopic resection for early gastric neoplasms.Digestion (Source: Digestion)
Source: Digestion - November 28, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
The Present Status and Future of Barrett ’s Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Japan
Background: The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in Europe and the United States rapidly increased from the latter half of the 1970s and exceeded that of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the latter half of the 1990s, currently accounting for approximately 60% of all esophageal carcinomas. Recently, its incidence has also increased in Japan, raising concerns that it will follow a course similar to that in Europe and the United States.Summary: The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in Japan was about 2% until the 1990s, but in recent years, it has risen to 6.5 –7.1%. Causes include the increase in the incide...
Source: Digestion - November 27, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
Trends in Post-Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Perforation and Mortality from 2000 to 2012: A Nationwide Study
Conclusion: Therapeutic ERCPs have become safer, as demonstrated by a down trending mortality rate. Over the same time, GI hemorrhage rates trended upwards, while no change was noted in perforation rates.Digestion (Source: Digestion)
Source: Digestion - November 22, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
Evaluation of Intestinal Patency with the Patency Capsule: The Twenty-Four Hour Assessment Method
Conclusion: The 24-h assessment method, in which the PC can be ingested using the same procedure as that for CE capsule, can be handled more easily and is more useful clinically.Digestion (Source: Digestion)
Source: Digestion - November 21, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
Acknowledgment to Referees
Digestion 2018;98:275 –276 (Source: Digestion)
Source: Digestion - November 16, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
