Publications by authors named "Keiichiro Matsumura"
Hepatogastroenterology
May 2015
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to determine if endoscopic biliary stenting (EBS) is more effective than endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) for treating moderate acute cholangitis caused by choledocholithiasis.
- - An analysis of 99 patients showed no significant differences in improvement metrics between the two methods, though some complications were noted in both groups.
- - The findings suggest that EBS and ENBD have similar efficacy and safety, with EBS potentially being a preferable option for elderly patients.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to understand the characteristics of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
- It reviewed seven patients diagnosed with AIP in relation to their IBD, finding that all cases were type 2 AIP with very low serum immunoglobulin G4 levels.
- The occurrence of AIP was rare among the IBD patients, but those with AIP responded positively to treatments commonly used for IBD, suggesting AIP could be an extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis.
