Publications by authors named "T Kitahora"
Background And Aim: In the condition of high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a new diagnostic algorithm to efficiently identify NAFLD patients with significant fibrosis is urgently required. We evaluated the predictive ability of the fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4 index) for significant liver fibrosis (F ≥ 2) in a cohort of Japanese patients with NAFLD.
Methods: We prospectively calculated the FIB-4 index in patients who were incidentally diagnosed as fatty liver in medical checkups and then conducted liver stiffness measurement by vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) only in patients in whom the FIB-4 index was more than the low cut-off index (> 1.
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- The study evaluated TDM-621, a synthetic peptide, for controlling bleeding following endoscopic treatments for gastric tumors.
- Out of 12 patients, TDM-621 proved to be highly effective, with no secondary hemorrhaging observed and minimal difficulties in operability.
- The results indicate that TDM-621 successfully manages hemostasis without any related adverse effects, suggesting its potential for safe use in clinical settings.
The pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) is not fully understood. The interaction between intestinal environmental factors of food and intestinal microbes and the immunological system of hosts seems to be an important aspect. We have reviewed the relationship of the daily consumption of dietary animal meat and fats, dairy products, sugar, and other factors that may be linked to the occurrence of CD and UC from the literature and Japanese epidemiological data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: To examine the influence of long-term treatment of H. pylori-infected patients with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) on the toxic oxidant production in the stomach.
Methodology: Eight H.