Effective ”short” double-balloon enteroscope for diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP in patients with altered gastrointestinal anatomy: a large case series

Masaaki Shimatani, Masahiro Matsushita, Makoto Takaoka, +6

Endoscopy

Analysis of regulatory T cells and IgG4-positive plasma cells among patients of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis and autoimmune liver diseases

Masanori Koyabu, Kazushige Uchida, Hideaki Miyoshi, +9

Journal of Gastroenterology

T-regulatory CellImmunologyIgg4-positive Plasma CellsPathologyRegulatory T Cells +15

IgG4 cholangiopathy – Current concept, diagnosis, and pathogenesis

Kazuichi Okazaki, Kazushige Uchida, Masanori Koyabu, +3

Journal of Hepatology

ImmunologyGastroenterologyPathologyPrimary Biliary CirrhosisCholangiopathies +20

Involvement of Inducible Costimulator- and Interleukin 10-Positive Regulatory T Cells in the Development of IgG4-Related Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Takeo Kusuda, Kazushige Uchida, Hideaki Miyoshi, +6

Pancreas

Clinical practice of acute pancreatitis in Japan: An analysis of nationwide epidemiological survey in 2016

Atsushi Masamune, Kazuhiro Kikuta, Shin Hamada, +160

Pancreatology

Pancreatic Fluid CollectionNationwide Epidemiological SurveyClinical EpidemiologyGastroenterologyPancreatic Surgery +6

A proposal of a diagnostic algorithm with validation of International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for autoimmune pancreatitis in a Japanese cohort

Kimi Sumimoto, Kazushige Uchida, Toshiyuki Mitsuyama, +14

Pancreatology

Pancreatic CancerAutoimmune DiseaseDiagnostic AlgorithmMedicinePancreatic Fluid Collection +11

The similarity of Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with significant IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration

Yuri Fukui, Kazushige Uchida, Kimi Sumimoto, +16

Journal of Gastroenterology

Type 1Pancreatic CancerAutoimmune DiseasePancreatic Fluid CollectionImmunology +8

Xanthogranulomatous Inflammation of the Peripancreatic Region Mimicking Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasm

Tsukasa Ikeura, Makoto Takaoka, Masaaki Shimatani, +5

Internal Medicine

Pancreatic CancerPancreatic Fluid CollectionSurgical PathologyHistopathologyGastroenterology +8

Primary sclerosing cholangitis with elevated serum IgG4 levels and/or infiltration of abundant IgG4-positive plasma cells

Masanori Koyabu, Kazushige Uchida, Norimasa Fukata, +12

Journal of Gastroenterology

InflammationClinical ImmunologyAutoimmune DiseasePathogenesisImmunology +8

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedure with a short double-balloon enteroscope and cholangioscopy in a patient with acute cholangitis due to hepatolithiasis

Makoto Takaoka, Masaaki Shimatani, Tsukasa Ikeura, +5

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Short Double-balloon EnteroscopeHepatologyBiliary TractAcute CholangitisGastroenterology +3