The p53 tumor suppressor protein is a critical regulator of the cellular response to cancer-initiating
insults such as genotoxic stress. In this report, we demonstrate that microRNAs (…

BACKGROUND: The efficacy and complications of covered self-expandable metal stents (SEMS)
remain controversial. OBJECTIVE: We conducted this study to compare the efficacies …

Aberrant expression of microRNAs(miRNAs) has emerged as an important hallmark of cancer.
However, the putative mechanisms regulating miRNAs per se are only partially known. It …

Background and Aims ERCP-guided biliary drainage (ERCP-BD) is a criterion standard
treatment for malignant biliary obstruction when curative surgery is not an option. Alternative …

BACKGROUND: There is no standardization of the use of suction during puncturing of a
target in pancreatic EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA). It is also debatable whether expressing …

OBJECTIVES: Despite an increase in the reports of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile
duct (IPN-B), the clinical characteristics and long-term prognosis of this disease are not well …

Purpose To assess whether intratumoral heterogeneity measured by 18 F-FDG PET texture
analysis has potential as a prognostic imaging biomarker in patients with pancreatic ductal …

… Oh TH, Kim MH, Lee SK, et al. Thirteen cases of intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma and
cystadenocarcinoma: a single center experience. Korean J Gastroenterol. … Teoh AY, Ng …

Background: AAC mainly occurs in seriously ill patients, and for those considered to be at
high-risk for cholecystectomy, immediate percutaneous cholecystostomy can be a simple …

Background and Aims: Although triple combination therapy containing a proton pump
inhibitor (PPI) and two antibiotics is considered as a standard regimen for the first‐line anti‐…