As an increase in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been reported in Japan,
and public interest in GERD has been increasing, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology …

Cancer gene therapy requires a safe and effective gene delivery system. Polymer- and lipid-coated
magnetic nanocrystals have been used to deliver silencing RNA, but synthesizing …

Purpose The efficacy of enteral nutrition in postoperative nutritional management is known,
but the effects on gastrointestinal motility and nutrition have not yet been elucidated. The …

Background & aims The benefits of artificial nutrition and hydration in patients with advanced
cancer remain unknown. Therefore, we conducted a prospective study to evaluate effects of …

Background The clinical application of sentinel node navigation surgery (SNNS) for patients
with gastric cancer requires accurate intraoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis. …

BACKGROUND: The postoperative clinical superiority of the interposition of jejunum reconstruction
(INT) to Roux-en-Y reconstruction (RY) after total gastrectomy has not been clarified. …

Background The present study examined the clinical validity of modified gastrectomy for
early gastric cancer, in terms of the results of sentinel node navigation surgery (SNNS), using …

Context Parenteral morphine is widely used for dyspnea of imminently dying cancer patients
(terminal dyspnea). However, the efficacy of other opioids such as oxycodone remains …

No evidence currently exists to demonstrate the prognostic value of serum carcinoembryonic
antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) in patients with unresectable …

Purpose Although laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication (LHD) is widely
performed to address achalasia, little is known about the learning curve for this technique. We …