Publications by authors named "Naoyuki Yoshizawa"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to improve early detection of ulcerative colitis-associated neoplasia (UCAN) by analyzing colonoscopy images taken before diagnosis, focusing on whether lesions were visible or invisible.
- - Out of 27 UCAN lesions reviewed, 74.1% were found to be invisible during initial examinations, with a notable prevalence in patients with rectal lesions and ongoing inflammation.
- - The findings indicate that lesions, especially in the rectum, often go unnoticed, highlighting the need for more vigilant surveillance in patients at risk for UCAN.
Background/aims: In Japan, aphthous-type Crohn's disease (type A CD) is thought to represent an early phase of Crohn's disease (CD), and diagnosis of type A CD is possible in the diagnostic criteria for CD in Japan. However, the details of type A CD are not well understood.
Methods: Subjects comprised 649 CD patients diagnosed between 1985 and 2011.
Background And Aim: There have been very few reported investigations on the standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of intestinal cancer and all cancers other than intestinal cancer with Crohn's disease (CD) by organ in Japan. This study examined the risk of developing cancer (i.e.
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