Repeated pancreatic juice cytology via endoscopic nasopancreatic drainage catheter combined with clinical findings improves diagnostic ability for malignant cases of suspected pancreatic cancer with non-identifiable tumors

Authors: Satoh, Tatsunori ^{a, ⁎}, Kaneko, Junichi ^b, Nakatani, Eiji ^c, Ishiwatari, Hirotoshi ^d, Sato, Junya ^d, Ohata, Akihiko ^e, Yamada, Reiko ^f, Miwata, Tetsuro ^f, Ishikawa, Kazuma ^g, Niiya, Fumitaka ^h, Kobayashi, Yosuke ⁱ, Hamaya, Yasushi ^j, Ito, Jun ^k, Kawata, Kazuhito ^k, Suzuki, Azumi ^l, Sakamoto, Yasunari ^m, Ishiguro, Yuya ⁿ, Takahashi, Haruna ^a, Kawaguchi, Shinya ^a

Source: In Pancreatology February 2025 25(1):125-133

6-mm vs 10-mm diameter fully covered self-expandable metal stents in patients with unresectable malignant distal bile duct stricture (COSMIC UNISON): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized controlled trial.

Authors: Yamada, Reiko, Tanaka, Takamitsu, Shimada, Yasuaki, Owa, Hirono, Nose, Kenji, Nakamura, Yoshifumi, Miwata, Tetsuro, Tsuboi, Junya, Hara, Kazuo, Hashigo, Shunpei, Hashimoto, Akira, Hijioka, Susumu, Okamoto, Kohei, Hirooka, Yoshiki, Imai, Hajime, Inoue, Tadahisa, Iwata, Keisuke, Kamada, Hideki, Kawaguchi, Shinya, Kawashima, Hiroki

Source: Trials; 2/18/2025, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography, BILE ducts, LIVER enzymes, OVERALL survival, PANCREATIC cancer, INTRAHEPATIC bile ducts

Inside stent placement is suitable for preoperative biliary drainage in patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Authors: Yamada, Reiko, Kuriyama, Naohisa, Tanaka, Takamitsu, Nose, Kenji, Nakamura, Yoshifumi, Miwata, Tetsuro, Tsuboi, Junya, Mizuno, Shugo, Nakagawa, Hayato

Source: BMC Gastroenterology; 5/20/2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA, NEOADJUVANT chemotherapy, TREATMENT effectiveness

The Diagnosis of Autoimmune Pancreatitis Using Endoscopic Ultrasonography.

Authors: Kanno, Atsushi, Ikeda, Eriko, Ando, Kozue, Nagai, Hiroki, Miwata, Tetsuro, Kawasaki, Yuki, Tada, Yamato, Yokoyama, Kensuke, Numao, Norikatsu, Ushio, Jun, Tamada, Kiichi, Lefor, Alan Kawarai, Yamamoto, Hironori

Source: Diagnostics (2075-4418); Dec2020, Vol. 10 Issue 12, p1005-1005, 1p

Subject Terms: ENDOSCOPIC ultrasonography, CHOLANGITIS, NEEDLE biopsy, PANCREATIC duct, BILE ducts, ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography