Gastroenterological Endoscopy
Outline
"In the Department of Gastroenterological Endoscopy, we focus on treatment and research of diseases that require gastrointestinal endoscopy, specializing in endoscopic diagnosis of cancer. For early stage esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, we perform endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). For submucosal invasive gastric cancer that cannot be treated with ESD, we collaborate with the Department of Digestive Surgery to perform sentinel lymph node biopsy and full-thickness local excision. Also, we respond to requests for esophagogastroduodenoscopy from other clinical departments as promptly as possible. As there are many requests to perform endoscopic gastrostomy, we continue to focus on developing safer and more effective ways to perform gastrostomy without complications.
The main themes of our research include: (1) endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of early stage esophageal, gastric and colorectal cancer; (2) full-thickness local excision of submucosal invasive gastric cancer; (3) early stage cancer diagnosis using magnifying endoscopy; (4) safe gastrostomy; (5) development of endoscopic techniques."
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Faculty
Professor Emeritus
Professor(Adjunct)
Professor
Professor
Senior Assistant Professor
KUSAKA Kazuya
Assistant Professor
Research Achievements
- Tsuyoshi Mukai, Keisuke Iwata, Takuji Iwashita, Shinpei Doi, Hiroshi Kawakami, Mitsuru Okuno, Akinori Maruta, Shinya Uemura, Masahiro Shimizu, Ichiro Yasuda：Comparison of covered self-expandable metallic stents with 12-mm and 10- mm diameters for unresectable malignant distal biliary obstructions: a prospective randomized trial. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2024 May;99(5): 732-738
- Hidekazu Kitkata, Shinichi Kinami, Tohru Itoh : Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery with sentinel node navigation for early gastric cancer without indication for ESD. Gastroenterological Endoscopy 2024 May 66(5): 1258-1267
- Tsuyoshi Mukai, Yousuke Nakai, Tsuyosshi Hamada, Saburo Matsubara, Takashi Sasaki, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Susumu Hijioka, Hideyuki Shiomi, Mamoru Takenaka, Takuji Iwashita, Atsuhiro Masuda, Tomotaka Saito, Hiroyuki Isayama, Ichiro Yasuda for the WONDERFUL Study Group in Japan: Early versus delayed EUS-guided drainage for postoperative pancreatic fluid collections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical Endoscopy 2024 Jan;38(1):47-55
- Tsuyoshi Mukai, Hiroaki Kuno, Rika Kobayashi, Junji Kamai, Sadafumi Azukisawa, Ken Kawaura, Hidekazu Kitakata, Tasuku Hayashi, Hikaru Takano, Naoko Sakurai, Ranji Hayashi, Toshimi Otsuka, Tohru Ito Review of Biliary Drainage in the Management for Preoperative and Unresectable Malignant Distal Biliary Obstructions JOURNAL OF KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 47:7-12 2022
- Rika Kobayashi, Ken Kawaura, Tohru Ito, Sadafumi Azukisawa, Hiroaki Kunou, Junji Kamai, Kazu Hamada, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Hidekazu Kitakata and Yasuhito Ishigaki
Bleeding Risk Factors after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Early Gastric Cancer and the Necessity of "Second-Look" Endoscopic Examination on the following Day
Journal of Clinical Medicine 2022, 11 (4)914
External Research Funding
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C) 2016-2019： Tohru Itoh
- The Hokkoku Cancer Research Foundation 2015： Tohru Itoh
- NOTES Research Grant 2010： Tohru Itoh
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C) 2008-2010： Tohru Itoh