Yoshiki Hirooka

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1 Preoperative endoscopic nasobiliary drainage in 164 consecutive patients with suspected perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a retrospective study of efficacy and risk factors related to complications. Ann Surg 2013 2.27
2 Outcome after enteroscopy for patients with obscure GI bleeding: diagnostic comparison between double-balloon endoscopy and videocapsule endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2009 2.17
3 The diagnosis of GI stromal tumors with EUS-guided fine needle aspiration with immunohistochemical analysis. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 2.17
4 Efficacy of antiviral therapy with lamivudine after initial treatment for hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 1.97
5 Diagnosis and treatment of obscure GI bleeding at double balloon endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2007 1.62
6 Efficacy of peginterferon-alpha-2b plus ribavirin in patients aged 65 years and older with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int 2009 1.62
7 Interleukin-8 promoter polymorphism increases the risk of atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer in Japan. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005 1.61
8 Efficacy of rebamipide for diclofenac-induced small-intestinal mucosal injuries in healthy subjects: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, cross-over study. J Gastroenterol 2008 1.59
9 Prevalence and clinical characterization of patients with acute hepatitis B induced by lamivudine-resistant strains. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 1.56
10 Pilot study on confocal endomicroscopy for determination of the depth of squamous cell esophageal cancer in vivo. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 1.54
11 Case of intraductal papillary mucinous tumor in which endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy caused dissemination. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 1.49
12 Peripancreatic vascular involvements of autoimmune pancreatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 1.43
13 MDM2 promoter polymorphism is associated with both an increased susceptibility to gastric carcinoma and poor prognosis. J Clin Oncol 2006 1.37
14 Prospective clinical study of EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy for malignant lower biliary tract obstruction. Am J Gastroenterol 2011 1.35
15 Endoscopic resection of Peutz-Jeghers polyps throughout the small intestine at double-balloon enteroscopy without laparotomy. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 1.24
16 Usefulness of EUS combined with contrast-enhancement in the differential diagnosis of malignant versus benign and preoperative localization of pancreatic endocrine tumors. Gastrointest Endosc 2010 1.23
17 Dynamic quantitative evaluation of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases. Pancreas 2011 1.22
18 Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: differentiation of malignant and benign tumors by endoscopic ultrasound findings of mural nodules. Ann Surg 2009 1.20
19 Usefulness of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography in the differentiation between malignant and benign lymphadenopathy. Am J Gastroenterol 2006 1.13
20 Diagnosis of the invasion depth of gastric cancer using MDCT with virtual gastroscopy: comparison with staging with endoscopic ultrasound. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011 1.12
21 Prevalence and prognosis of gastric cancer detected by screening in a large Japanese population: data from a single institute over 30 years. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 1.08
22 Route selection for double-balloon endoscopy, based on capsule transit time, in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. J Gastroenterol 2010 1.03
23 Clinical usefulness of novel tag-less Agile patency capsule prior to capsule endoscopy for patients with suspected small bowel stenosis. Dig Endosc 2014 1.03
24 Enteroscopic and radiologic diagnoses, treatment, and prognoses of small-bowel tumors. Gastrointest Endosc 2012 1.02
25 Regulation of branched-chain amino acid catabolism in rat models for spontaneous type 2 diabetes mellitus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008 1.00
26 Steroid-resistant Cronkhite-Canada syndrome successfully treated by cyclosporine and azathioprine. J Clin Gastroenterol 2014 0.99
27 Malignant transformation of branch duct-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas based on contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography morphological changes: focus on malignant transformation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm itself. Pancreas 2012 0.98
28 Management of small-bowel polyps in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome by using enteroclysis, double-balloon enteroscopy, and videocapsule endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2010 0.98
29 Involvement of Girdin in the determination of cell polarity during cell migration. PLoS One 2012 0.98
30 Feasibility of tissue elastography using transcutaneous ultrasonography for the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases. Pancreas 2009 0.97
31 Evaluation of decellularized esophagus as a scaffold for cultured esophageal epithelial cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2006 0.95
32 Role of naofen in apoptosis of hepatocytes induced by lipopolysaccharide through mitochondrial signaling in rats. Hepatol Res 2012 0.94
33 Usefulness of contrast-enhanced transabdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of intraductal papillary mucinous tumors of the pancreas. Am J Gastroenterol 2005 0.93
34 Regulation of hepatic branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase kinase in a rat model for type 2 diabetes mellitus at different stages of the disease. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 0.93
35 Confocal endomicroscopy for phenotypic diagnosis of gastric cancer. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 0.92
36 Small-bowel obstruction: diagnostic comparison between double-balloon endoscopy and fluoroscopic enteroclysis, and the outcome of enteroscopic treatment. Gastrointest Endosc 2009 0.92
37 Geranylgeranylacetone protects against diclofenac-induced gastric and small intestinal mucosal injuries in healthy subjects: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled double-blind cross-over study. Digestion 2009 0.90
38 Heterotopic pancreas in the esophagus diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 0.89
39 Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: diagnosis and treatment. Dig Endosc 2015 0.89
40 Usefulness of flexible spectral imaging color enhancement (FICE) for the detection of angiodysplasia in the preview of capsule endoscopy. Hepatogastroenterology 2012 0.89
41 The association between tumour necrosis factor-alpha gene polymorphism and the susceptibility to rugal hyperplastic gastritis and gastric carcinoma. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 0.89
42 Impact of instrument channel diameter on therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiography using balloon-assisted enteroscopy. Dig Endosc 2014 0.89
43 Impact of amino acid substitutions in the hepatitis C virus genotype 1b core region on liver steatosis and hepatic oxidative stress in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int 2009 0.88
44 Images of colonic real-time tissue sonoelastography correlate with those of colonoscopy and may predict response to therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis. BMC Gastroenterol 2011 0.86
45 Comparison of image quality between electronic and mechanical radial scanning echoendoscopes in pancreatic diseases. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 0.86
46 Endoscopic Closure of Duodenal Perforation with the Over-the-scope-clipping System. Intern Med 2016 0.86
47 Retrospective analysis of primary gastric diffuse large B cell lymphoma in the rituximab era: a multicenter study of 95 patients in Japan. Ann Hematol 2011 0.86
48 Retroperitoneal neurilemoma diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.85
49 Interleukin-8 gene polymorphism associated with susceptibility to non-cardia gastric carcinoma with microsatellite instability. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.85
50 P53, p21, and p73 gene polymorphisms in gastric carcinoma. Hepatogastroenterology 2011 0.85
51 A comparison of image quality between tissue harmonic imaging and fundamental imaging with an electronic radial scanning echoendoscope in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.84
52 A mutation in the interferon sensitivity-determining region is associated with responsiveness to interferon-ribavirin combination therapy in chronic hepatitis patients infected with a Japan-specific subtype of hepatitis C virus genotype 1B. J Med Virol 2007 0.84
53 Gastric GIST malignancy evaluated by 18FDG-PET as compared with EUS-FNA and endoscopic biopsy. Scand J Gastroenterol 2007 0.84
54 Endoscopic and imaging findings in protein-losing enteropathy. J Clin Gastroenterol 2012 0.83
55 Novel strategy for prevention of esophageal stricture after endoscopic surgery. Hepatogastroenterology 2011 0.83
56 Endoscopic papillectomy of minor papillar adenoma associated with pancreas divisum. World J Gastroenterol 2009 0.83
57 Frequent incidence of escape mutants after successful hepatitis B vaccine response and stopping of nucleos(t)ide analogues in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl 2014 0.83
58 Inhibition of Niemann-Pick-type C1-like1 by ezetimibe activates autophagy in human hepatocytes and reduces mutant α1-antitrypsin Z deposition. Hepatology 2014 0.83
59 Prospective multicenter study to investigate the introduction rate of second-line S-1 in gemcitabine-refractory unresectable pancreatic cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2010 0.83
60 Quantitative analysis of diagnosing pancreatic fibrosis using EUS-elastography (comparison with surgical specimens). J Gastroenterol 2013 0.83
61 Recovery of anoikis in Src-transformed cells and human breast carcinoma cells by restoration of the SIRP α1/SHP-2 signaling system. Cancer Res 2010 0.83
62 Preclinical study of endoscopic ultrasonography with electronic radial scanning echoendoscope. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 0.82
63 A case of lymphomatoid gastropathy: An indolent CD56-positive atypical gastric lymphoid proliferation, mimicking aggressive NK/T cell lymphomas. Pathol Res Pract 2011 0.82
64 Association of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes and basal core promoter/precore region variants with the clinical features of patients with acute hepatitis. J Gastroenterol 2008 0.82
65 Severity of atrophic gastritis related to antiparietal cell antibody and gastric carcinogenesis, including p53 mutations. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.82
66 Mutations in two PKR-binding domains in chronic hepatitis C of genotype 3a and correlation with viral loads and interferon responsiveness. J Med Virol 2011 0.82
67 Transpapillary biliary forceps biopsy to distinguish benign biliary stricture from malignancy: how many tissue samples should be obtained? Dig Endosc 2012 0.81
68 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the differentiation of type 1 and type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2012 0.80
69 Real-time viewing of video capsule endoscopy for on-going mid GI bleeding. Hepatogastroenterology 2012 0.80
70 Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 1a in Japan and correlation of mutations in the NS5A region and single-nucleotide polymorphism of interleukin-28B with the response to combination therapy with pegylated-interferon-alpha 2b and ribavirin. J Med Virol 2012 0.80
71 Association of interleukin 28B and mutations in the core and NS5A region of hepatitis C virus with response to peg-interferon and ribavirin therapy. Liver Int 2011 0.80
72 Impact of recipient age and preoperative fasting blood glucose level as the risk factors of living donor liver transplantation in cirrhotic patients in the recent comprehensive era with knowledge of indications: Recent status in a Japanese single center. Hepatol Res 2013 0.80
73 Cas utilizes Nck2 to activate Cdc42 and regulate cell polarization during cell migration in response to wound healing. FEBS J 2010 0.80
74 Diagnosis of the depth of invasion of esophageal carcinoma using digital radiography. Eur J Radiol 2005 0.80
75 Advance of video capsule endoscopy and the detection of anatomic landmarks. Hepatogastroenterology 2010 0.79
76 Are symptomatic changes in irritable bowel syndrome correlated with the capsule endoscopy transit time? A pilot study using the 5-HT4 receptor agonist mosapride. Hepatogastroenterology 2011 0.78
77 Comparison of the efficacy of ribavirin plus peginterferon alfa-2b for chronic hepatitis C infection in patients with and without coagulation disorders. J Med Virol 2012 0.78
78 Is nasobiliary drainage unnecessary for drainage of acute suppurative cholangitis? Our experience. Dig Endosc 2010 0.78
79 Impact of early elevation of serum bilirubin during treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2010 0.78
80 Changes in circulating cytokine levels and lymphocyte subsets in healthy liver donors after partial hepatectomy. Hepatol Res 2007 0.78
81 Mutations in the interferon sensitivity-determining region of hepatitis C virus genotype 2a correlate with response to pegylated-interferon-alpha 2a monotherapy. J Med Virol 2009 0.78
82 Phase I Dose-escalation Clinical Trial of HF10 Oncolytic Herpes Virus in 17 Japanese Patients with Advanced Cancer. Hepatogastroenterology 2014 0.78
83 Classification of intestinal lymphangiectasia with protein-losing enteropathy: white villi type and non-white villi type. Digestion 2014 0.78
84 Long-term dynamics of hematological data and spleen volume in cirrhotic patients after liver transplantation-various dynamics depending on etiology. Springerplus 2013 0.77
85 Small bowel tuberculosis diagnosed by the combination of video capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.77
86 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes and basal core promoter, precore variants in patients with acute hepatitis B in central Vietnam. Intervirology 2009 0.77
87 Characteristics of gastric and intestinal mucin phenotypes of gastric carcinoma. Hepatogastroenterology 2009 0.77
88 Effect of peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin on hepatocellular carcinoma prevention in older patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 0.77
89 Silencing of STRN4 suppresses the malignant characteristics of cancer cells. Cancer Sci 2014 0.77
90 Comparison of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes in patients with acute and chronic hepatitis B and absence of lamivudine-resistant strains in acute hepatitis B in Japan. J Med Virol 2007 0.77
91 Progress of endoscopic ultrasonography and intraductal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of malignant biliary diseases. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2006 0.77
92 Association with 5'-untranslated region and response to interferon in chronic hepatitis C. Hepatogastroenterology 2007 0.77
93 Prevalence of pancreatic cystic lesions including intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. Pancreas 2009 0.76
94 Diagnostic and prognostic value of immunohistochemical expression of S100P and IMP3 in transpapillary biliary forceps biopsy samples of extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2013 0.76
95 A preliminary result of three-dimensional microarray technology to gene analysis with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration specimens and pancreatic juices. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2010 0.76
96 Cholecystocolonic fistula preoperatively diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound of the colon. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 0.75
97 An increase in lesion density can predict lower local recurrence after transarterial chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatogastroenterology 2013 0.75
98 Correction: Hepatocyte-Specific Depletion of UBXD8 Induces Periportal Steatosis in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet. PLoS One 2016 0.75
99 Reply to Letter: "Preoperative Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage in Patients With Suspected Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma; Better Than Endoscopic or Percutaneous Biliary Drainage?". Ann Surg 2015 0.75
100 Establishment of an interpretation system for video capsule endoscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. J Gastroenterol 2010 0.75
101 Rugal hyperplastic gastritis increases the risk of gastric carcinoma, especially diffuse and p53-independent subtypes. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.75
102 Association of interleukin 28B polymorphism and mutations in the NS5A region of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 with interferon responsiveness. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 0.75
103 Use of color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of anomalous connection in pancreatobiliary disease. World J Gastroenterol 2005 0.75
104 Hepatitis B e antigen and hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance with the emergence of lamivudine-associated and core mutations following CD4 elevation in a patient with hepatitis B and HIV. Intern Med 2015 0.75
105 [EUS diagnosis for pancreatic tumor]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
106 Investigation of Morphological and Functional Changes in the Small Intestine With Pancreatic Disease. Pancreas 2015 0.75
107 A Successful Case of a Patient Undergoing Warfarin and S-1 Therapy Using Internet-based Control of Home-measured PT-INR. Yakugaku Zasshi 2015 0.75
108 Plasma Kallikrein-Dependent Transforming Growth Factor-β Activation in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2017 0.75
109 [Malignant lymphoma of the pancreas]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
110 Should plastic stents be avoided in all unresectable malignant perihilar biliary strictures? Dig Endosc 2013 0.75
111 Fever within 2 Weeks of Sorafenib Therapy Predicts Favorable Treatment Efficacy in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Oncology 2016 0.75
112 Risk factors of recipient receiving living donor liver transplantation in the comprehensive era of indication and perioperative managements. Nagoya J Med Sci 2010 0.75
113 [Long-term administration of nucleos (t) ide analogues and HBV-DNA negativity]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
114 Right gastroepiploic artery occlusion test for resection of recurrent lesion after esophageal reconstruction using a gastric tube. Am J Surg 2004 0.75
115 Correlation between magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy results and organoid differentiation indicated by cancer cell differentiation and its distribution in depressed- type early gastric carcinoma. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2013 0.75
116 An esophageal SCC case which could be distinguished from non-neoplasia using magnifying endoscopy with NBI imaging. Dig Endosc 2011 0.75
117 Efficacy of STI571 for a patient with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Hepatogastroenterology 2005 0.75
118 Current status of tissue harmonic imaging in endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and EUS-elastography in pancreatobiliary diseases. Dig Endosc 2015 0.75
119 Evaluation of the mRNA and Protein Expressions of Nutritional Biomarkers in the Gastrointestinal Mucosa of Patients with Small Intestinal Disorders. Intern Med 2016 0.75
120 Clinical impact of HFE mutations in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 0.75
121 Japanese Clinical Guidelines for Endoscopic Treatment of Pancreatolithiasis. Pancreas 2015 0.75
122 Endoscopic Characteristics, Risk Grade, and Prognostic Prediction in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Small Bowel. Digestion 2017 0.75
123 [The role of EUS and IDUS for diagnosis of malignant biliary diseases]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
124 [Revision of the training curriculum of Japan Society of Gastroenterology: biliary tract and pancreas]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2013 0.75
125 Cowden syndrome complicated by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Dig Endosc 2013 0.75
126 [A case of gallbladder adenoma with wide base]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
127 New objective evaluation method for functional bowel disorder using video capsule endoscopy. Dig Endosc 2009 0.75
128 Newly Developed Endoscopic Treatment for Small Bowel Polyps: Cold Snare Polypectomy. Intern Med 2016 0.75
129 Clinicopathological Characteristics of Young Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: An Analysis of Data From Pancreatic Cancer Registry of Japan Pancreas Society. Pancreas 2016 0.75
130 Pegylated interferon monotherapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C with low viremia and its relationship to mutations in the NS5A region and the single nucleotide polymorphism of interleukin-28B. Hepatol Res 2013 0.75
131 Anti-hepatitis B surface immunoglobulin reduction in early postoperative period after liver transplantation in hepatitis B virus-positive patients. Hepatol Res 2011 0.75