A two-step method for endoscopic marking: do we need to change the needle and re-inject?Kuang I Fu
Gastrointest Endosc 60:166. 2004
Effectiveness of glycerol as a submucosal injection for EMRToshio Uraoka
Division of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Gastrointest Endosc 61:736-40. 2005
..01). The associated complications rate was similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: It technically was easier and as safe to perform EMR of colorectal LSTs when using glycerol as the submucosal injection solution...
Is endoscopic ultrasonography necessary for depth evaluation of rectal carcinoid tumors <or=10 mm?Kuang I Fu
Dis Colon Rectum 49:1238-9; author reply 1239-40. 2006
Magnification or nonmagnification: that is the questionKuang-I Fu
Am J Gastroenterol 102:1326; author reply 1327. 2007
Efficacy of capillary pattern type IIIA/IIIB by magnifying narrow band imaging for estimating depth of invasion of early colorectal neoplasmsHiroaki Ikematsu
National Cancer Center East Hospital, Department of GI Oncology and Endoscopy, Chiba, Japan
BMC Gastroenterol 10:33. 2010
..We aimed to determine whether CP type IIIA/IIIB identified by magnifying NBI is effective for estimating the depth of invasion in early colorectal neoplasms...
Alpha-fetoprotein-producing colon cancer with atypical bulky lymph node metastasisKuangi Fu
Department of Radiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobaysashi, Mibu, Shimotuga, Tochigi 321 0293, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 12:7715-6. 2006
..He underwent adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to curative surgical resection, which prolonged his survival...
An ileal metastasis from a parotid gland cancer that mimicked a flat adenomaK I Fu
Department of Radiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Shimotuga, Tochigi, Japan
Endoscopy 39:E28. 2007
Multimodality treatments for nodal relapse after endoscopic mucosal resection of a superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinomaK Fu
Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Shimotuga, Tochigi, Japan
Endoscopy 39:669-71. 2007
..Unfortunately, the patient died due to disease recurrence, despite receiving multimodality treatments including chemoradiotherapy and salvage surgery...
Images in clinical medicine. Progression of a pedunculated polypKuangi Fu
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba 288-8577, Japan
N Engl J Med 355:1912. 2006
Mucin-secreting neoplastic polyp: a unique endoscopic presentation of early colon cancerK Fu
Department of Radiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
Endoscopy 39:E201. 2007
Iatrogenic perforation of the colon following retroflexion maneuverK Fu
Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Endoscopy 39:E175. 2007
Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon at early stage: a case report and a review of the literatureKuang I Fu
Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 12:3446-9. 2006
..Primary colorectal cancers composed of signet-ring cell carcinoma detected and treated at an early stage are extremely rare. We present a case and review the literature...
Incidence and localization of lymphoid follicles in early colorectal neoplasmsKuang I Fu
Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba 277 8577, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 11:6863-6. 2005
..To investigate the incidence and localizations of lymphoid follicles (LFs) in early colorectal neoplasms in human beings...
Pneumoscrotum: a rare manifestation of perforation associated with therapeutic colonoscopyKuang I Fu
Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 11:5061-3. 2005
..Pneumoscrotum could be a sign of colonic perforation after EMR, and treatment should be carefully chosen...
Metastasis to the appendix from gastric cancer detected incidentally on colonoscopyK Fu
Dept. of Radiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
Endoscopy 39:E17. 2007
Early colon cancer within a diverticulum treated by magnifying chromoendoscopy and laparoscopyKuang I Fu
Department of Coloproctology, Tokatsu Tsujinaka Hospital, Chiba 270 1168, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 16:1545-7. 2010
..Histologically, the resected lesion was an intramucosal well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and the surgical margin was free of tumor...
Synchronous colitic cancers and microcarcinoids in a patient with long-standing and extensive ulcerative colitis: a case report and review of the literatureKuangi Fu
Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotuga, Japan
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 18:304-7. 2008
..In addition, coexistence of colitic cancer and carcinoids is extremely rare. Cases of this rare combination reported previously in the English literature are summarized and discussed...
Regression of Helicobacter pylori-negative duodenal ulcers complicated by Schonlein-Henoch purpura with H. pylori eradication therapy: the first reportKuang-I Fu
Ogawa Red Cross Hospital, 1525, Ogawa, Ogawa-machi, Hiki, Saitama 355-0397, Japan
Dig Dis Sci 50:381-4. 2005
Staging of early colorectal cancers: magnifying colonoscopy versus endoscopic ultrasonography for estimation of depth of invasionKuang I Fu
Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Shimotuga, Tochigi 321 0293, Japan
Dig Dis Sci 53:1886-92. 2008
..This study was conducted to compare the diagnostic accuracies of magnifying colonoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for estimating the depth of invasion of early CRCs...
Hazards of endoscopic biopsy for flat adenoma before endoscopic mucosal resectionKuangi Fu
Gastrointestinal Oncology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Dig Dis Sci 50:1324-7. 2005
"Watermelon rectum" associated with multiple vascular ectasia in the colonKuangi Fu
Division of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Oncology National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, and Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Shimotuga, Tochigi, Japan
Gastrointest Endosc 66:601-2; discussion 602. 2007
Depressed-type (0-IIc) colorectal neoplasm in patients with family history of first-degree relatives with colorectal cancer: A cross-sectional studyJunko Iwasaki
Division of Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa-city, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 12:3082-7. 2006
..When patients with a family history of FDR with CRC undergo colonoscopy, colonoscopists should check carefully for not only polypoid, but also depressed-type (0-IIc) lesions...
Magnifying colonoscopy as a non-biopsy technique for differential diagnosis of non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesionsShigeharu Kato
Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa 277-8577, Chiba, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 12:1416-20. 2006
..1% (208/210). The sensitivity and specificity were 92.3% (24/26) and 99.8% (184/186), respectively. CONCLUSION: Magnifying colonoscopy could be used as a non-biopsy technique for differentiating neoplastic and non-neoplastic polyps...
Iatrogenic perforation associated with therapeutic colonoscopy: a multicenter study in JapanKeisei Taku
Division of Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 22:1409-14. 2007
..Colonic perforation is the serious accidental complication. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical presentation and management of recent iatrogenic perforations during therapeutic colonoscopy...
Acute appendicitis as a rare complication after endoscopic mucosal resectionTakahiro Horimatsu
Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Dig Dis Sci 52:1741-4. 2007
Adenocarcinoma in solitary large hyperplastic polyp diagnosed by magnifying colonoscope: report of a caseToru Tonooka
Division of Digestive Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, Chiba, Japan
Dis Colon Rectum 45:1407-11. 2002
..Magnifying colonoscopy is helpful for observing the surface in detail and for correctly diagnosing and managing the lesion...
Distribution and prevalence of colorectal hyperplastic polyps using magnifying pan-mucosal chromoendoscopy and its relationship with synchronous colorectal cancer: prospective studyTomonori Yano
Division of Digestive Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 20:1572-7. 2005
..CONCLUSIONS: Compared to diminutive HPs, intermediate size and large HPs were predominantly located in the right-side colon. Moreover, intermediate size HPs were significantly correlated with synchronous CRC...
Carcinoma coexisting with esophageal leiomyomaKuang-I Fu
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
Gastrointest Endosc 56:272-3. 2002
Early colon cancers detected by FDG-pet: a report of two cases with immunohistochemical investigationTatsuya Okuno
Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, Chiba, Japan
Hepatogastroenterology 51:1323-5. 2004
..To our knowledge, this is the first report to describe in vitro Glut1 expression and in vivo tumor detection using FDG-PET in colorectal carcinoma...
Rectal endometriosisShiei Yoshida
Division of Digestive Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
Gastrointest Endosc 61:433-4. 2005
Peeling a giant ileal lipoma with endoscopic unroofing and submucosal dissectionTakashi Morimoto
Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo 177 8521, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 16:1676-9. 2010
..Although abdominal CT immediately after removal of the lesion showed a small amount of free air, conservative treatment was successfully carried out for the perforation. Histologically, the removed lesion was a lipoma...
False-positive nonlifting signNozomu Kobayashi
Gastrointest Endosc 68:408; author reply 408-9. 2008
A novel endoscopic suturing technique using a specially designed so-called "8-ring" in combination with resolution clips (with videos)Takahiro Fujii
TF Clinic, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Gastrointest Endosc 66:1215-20. 2007
..To overcome such complications, we previously reported a technique using an endoloop and metal clips to close large mucosal defects after EMR. This procedure, however, requires a 2-channel colonoscope, which is not always available...
Adenoma or carcinoma: an important but difficult distinctionKuang-I Fu
Gastroenterology 131:1361; author reply 1361-2. 2006
Magnifying colonoscopy or "ultrahigh" magnifying colonoscopy: that is the questionKuang-I Fu
Gastrointest Endosc 64:1036; author reply 1036-7. 2006
Endoscopic treatment of large superficial colorectal tumors: a case series of 200 endoscopic submucosal dissections (with video)Yutaka Saito
Division of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Gastrointest Endosc 66:966-73. 2007
..Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is accepted as a minimally invasive treatment for early gastric cancer; however, it is not widely used in the colorectum because of its technical difficulty...
Gastric ulcer penetrating into the heartKuang-I Fu
Department of Surgical and Molecular Pathology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
Endoscopy 38:E14. 2006
Does autofluorescence imaging videoendoscopy system improve the colonoscopic polyp detection rate?--a pilot studyTakahisa Matsuda
Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Am J Gastroenterol 103:1926-32. 2008
..The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate whether a newly developed autofluorescence imaging (AFI) system can detect more colorectal polyps than WL...
A novel endoscopic device for retrieval of polyps resected from the colon and rectumYasushi Sano
Division of Digestive Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Gastrointest Endosc 59:716-9. 2004
..None of the retrieved specimens were damaged. All retrieved polyps could be assessed histopathologically, and a definitive diagnosis was made. CONCLUSIONS: The newly developed device proved to be reliable when used in clinical practice...
Submucosal xanthachromia after endoscopic mucosal resection: laparotomy or conservative therapy?Hisashi Nakamura
Gut 56:448-9. 2007