… Treatment in both arms was continued until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity,
patient’s refusal, or physician’s decision. The dose of FU was reduced by 20% for diarrhea or …

OBJECTIVES At present, surveillance of premalignant small bowel polyps in hereditary
polyposis syndromes has a number of limitations. Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a promising new …

… to a maximum of 12 cycles upon investigator’s decision. Patients in the locally advanced …
’s refusal, physician’s decision or until eight cycles (or 12 cycles upon investigator’s decision…

Results: A total of 47 patients were analyzable, with a final histologic diagnosis of 35 mesenchymal
tumors. Sufficient tissue for conventional cytologic diagnosis was obtained only in the …

We recently introduced a series of papers “What should be known prior to performing EUS
exams.” In Part I, the authors discussed which clinical information and whether other imaging …

Brainstem auditory (BAEPs) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) have been shown
to be useful in detecting brainstem or cortical dysfunction in neurological diseases and in …

Background: Little is known about the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of
transabdominal ultrasonographic (US) findings in a teaching hospital setting. Methods: We carried …

Results: EUS-FNA provided appropriate biopsy specimens in 40/41 patients. It was not
possible to aspirate sufficient material in one patient. On average, 1.4 needle passes were …

… After intravenous injection, the arterial phase occurs within 15–30 s before a venous phase
starts approximately 30–45 s after injection. In contrast, another agent called “Sonazoid” (…

Background—Interleukin 1 (IL-1) α and β are potent cytokines which play key roles in
inflammation. They are controlled by IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra). Aims—To investigate the …