Publications by authors named "Takahiro Ikemura"
[Diagnostic yield and utility of boring biopsy for subepithelial lesions of the stomach and esophagus].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the effectiveness of boring biopsy in diagnosing subepithelial lesions (SEL) in the stomach and esophagus, involving 52 patients.
- The diagnostic yield was found to be 50% for gastric SELs and 80% for esophageal SELs, with higher success rates for smaller lesions (less than 10mm).
- Complications occurred in 10% of stomach biopsies, including two perforations and two cases of bleeding, while gastrointestinal stromal tumors were identified in 43% of gastric cases and all esophageal SELs were leiomyomas.
[A case of eosinophilic esophagitis caused by a cedar ball].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
June 2015
A 65-year-old woman presented to our hospital with chief complaints of a strange sensation in her pharynx, dysphagia, and odynophagia. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed multiple aphthae in the esophagus and she was diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis based on the results of biopsy. Swallowing therapy with fluticasone was scheduled; however, she subsequently developed urticaria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 induced by Helicobacter pylori is thought to enhance gastric carcinogenesis by affecting the maintenance of epithelial homeostasis.
Materials And Methods: Gastric biopsies from 160 subjects, 97 with nonulcer dyspepsia (47 H. pylori negative, 50 H.