Alan Kawarai Lefor

Computational oncology.

Ex-vivo porcine organs with a circulation pump are effective for teaching hemostatic skills.

Cryo-preserved porcine kidneys are feasible for teaching and training renal biopsy: "the bento kidney".

Effect of listening to music and essential oil inhalation on patients undergoing screening CT colonography: a randomized controlled trial.

Intussusception secondary to endometriosis of the cecum.

Ulcerative colitis-associated pulmonary nodules with cavity formation successfully treated with mesalazine and granulocyte-monocyte apheresis.

Preoperative segmental embolization of the proper hepatic artery prior to pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: A case report.

Complete pathological response to transcatheter arterial infusion despite a rapidly progressing recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: A case report.

The role of HGF/MET and FGF/FGFR in fibroblast-derived growth stimulation and lapatinib-resistance of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

A fatal infection caused by sequence type 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene: A case report in Japan.

Analysis of risk classification for massive transfusion in severe trauma using the gray zone approach.

Adult Kawasaki-like syndrome with eosinophilia and tenosynovitis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Overt Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Negative Double-Balloon Endoscopy.

Bladder Explosion during Transurethral Resection of the Prostate with Nitrous Oxide Inhalation.

Candidemia from an upper urinary tract infection complicated by candida endophthalmitis.

What is the best therapeutic strategy for colonoscopy of colorectal neoplasia? Future perspectives from the East.

Long-term Outcomes in Patients with Small Intestinal Strictures Secondary to Crohn's Disease After Double-balloon Endoscopy-assisted Balloon Dilation.

Preparing Scientific Papers, Posters, and Slides.

An Ultrathin Endoscope with a 2.4-mm Working Channel Shortens the Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Time by Shortening the Suction Time.

Boerhaave's syndrome in a patient with an upside down stomach: A case report.

Total gastrectomy-induced reductions in food intake and weight are counteracted by rikkunshito by attenuating glucagon-like peptide-1 elevation in rats.

Aberrant right hepatic artery arising from the celiac trunk: A potential pitfall during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Erratum: An Ultrathin Endoscope with a 2.4-mm Working Channel Shortens the Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Time by Shortening the Suction Time.

Gastroenterology Training in Japan.

The Relationship of the Subclavius Muscle with Relevance to Venous Cannulation below the Clavicle.

Modified traumatic bleeding severity score: early determination of the need for massive transfusion.

Difficult Airway Due to an Undiagnosed Subglottic Tumor: A Case Report.

Sigmoid colon carcinoma with focal neuroendocrine differentiation associated with ulcerative colitis: A case report.

Synchronous metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the colon and cervical lymph nodes from a carcinoma of unknown primary site: A case report.

Comparison of vonoprazan and proton pump inhibitors for eradication of Helicobacter pylori.

Transumbilical laparoscopic appendectomy performed by residents is safe and feasible.

Immature platelet fraction predicts coagulopathy-related platelet consumption and mortality in patients with sepsis.

Afferent Loop Syndrome after Roux-en-Y Total Gastrectomy Caused by Volvulus of the Roux-Limb.

Prediction of the therapeutic response to methotrexate at 24 weeks by methotrexate-polyglutamates concentration in erythrocytes at 8 weeks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Multiple orifices and cholangiography with a "fire-like" appearance after Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy for biliary atresia.

Diagnostic Performance and Patient Acceptance of Reduced-Laxative CT Colonography for the Detection of Polypoid and Non-Polypoid Neoplasms: A Multicenter Prospective Trial.

Quadratus lumborum block for femoral-femoral bypass graft placement: A case report.

Ex-vivo and live animal models are equally effective training for the management of a penetrating cardiac injury.

Long-Term Outcomes of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Japan: Results of a Multi-Institutional Survey.

Letter to "Application effect of sterile normal saline ice for post-partum hemorrhage at the time of cesarean delivery: A retrospective review": Is it safe?

Combined assessment using optical colonoscopy and computed tomographic colonography improves the determination of tumor location and invasion depth.

Use of an over-the-scope clipping device for closure of a jejuno-sigmoid fistula: a case report with long-term follow-up.

Idiopathic omental hemorrhage: A case report and review of the literature.

Barium appendicitis: A single institution review in Japan.

Massive Preperitoneal Hematoma after a Subcutaneous Injection.

Crohn's disease presenting as a ceco-urachal fistula.

Aortic Balloon Occlusion for Placenta Previa Accreta: Surgical Details are Important.

Current rehabilitation practices in intensive care units: a preliminary survey by the Japanese Society of Education for Physicians and Trainees in Intensive Care (JSEPTIC) Clinical Trial Group.

The management of gastric volvulus in elderly patients.

Duodenal endoscopic submucosal dissection is feasible using the pocket-creation method.

Intrauterine hemostatic balloon placement: is <12 hours really better?

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with metastasis to the spleen: a case report.

Colonic Perforation Secondary to Idiopathic Intramural Hemorrhage.

An inguinal hernia with cryptorchidism with a Leydig cell tumor in an elderly man: A case report.

Double-Balloon Colonoscopy Has a Higher Cecal Intubation Rate Than Conventional Colonoscopy Using a Colon Simulator.

Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in the Resuscitation Area.

Treatment of Complete Anal Stricture after Diverting Colostomy for Fournier's Gangrene.

Laparoscopic resection of retroperitoneal ectopic thyroid tissue.

Postoperative analgesia comparing levobupivacaine and ropivacaine for brachial plexus block: A randomized prospective trial.

Pocket-creation method facilitates endoscopic submucosal dissection of colorectal laterally spreading tumors, non-granular type.

Reply to Tan et al.

Mucosal healing of Crohn's disease in a patient with concurrent systemic lupus erythematosus using infliximab.

Laparoscopic resection of sigmoid colon cancer with intestinal malrotation: A case report.

The "morbidly adherent placenta" team: recognition and respect are needed.

Laparoscopic Reduction and Closure of an Internal Hernia Secondary to Gynecologic Surgery.

Successful treatment of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia after aortic valve replacement with continuous arterial alprostadil infusion: A case report.

Optimal plateau pressure for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression.

Re: Intrauterine balloon tamponade for management of severe postpartum haemorrhage in a perinatal network: a prospective cohort study: Exclusion criteria?

Successful repeat ECMO in a patient with AIDS and ARDS.

Re: Serious maternal complications in relation to severe pre-eclampsia: a retrospective cohort study of the impact of hospital volume; Severe maternal morbidity requires regionalisation of obstetric critical care; Guilt, blame and litigation: can an overenthusiastic 'safety culture' cause harm?: Maternal mortality: the heavy psychological burden on centre obstetricians.

Low-dose immunoglobulin G is not associated with mortality in patients with sepsis and septic shock.

Delayed graft duodenal perforation due to impacted food five years after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: A case report.

Esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection using sodium hyaluronate is safe and effective.

Interruption of enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit: a single-center survey.

Metachronous solitary mediastinal lymph node metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma treated by video-assisted thoracic surgery twice: Report of a case.

Vonoprazan 10 mg daily is effective for the treatment of patients with proton pump inhibitor-resistant gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Esophageal seeding after endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of a mediastinal tumor.

Postoperative quality of life and dysfunction in patients after combined total gastrectomy and esophagectomy.

Physician attire in the intensive care unit in Japan influences visitors' perception of care.

An isolated metachronous metastasis to the adrenal gland from a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A case report.

Vonoprazan treatment improves gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Primary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma with a T cell phenotype.

Pseudoaneurysm of an ileal mesenteric artery after a stapled anastomosis.

Tolvaptan is effective in treating patients with refractory ascites due to cirrhosis.

Adherence to an acotiamide therapeutic regimen improves long-term outcomes in patients with functional dyspepsia.

Metachronous solitary metacarpal bone metastasis from rectal cancer.

Comparison of the efficacy of three topical antiseptic solutions for the prevention of catheter colonization: a multicenter randomized controlled study.

Intussusception due to an Inverted Meckel's Diverticulum Diagnosed by Double-Balloon Enteroscopy.

Low density neutrophils (LDN) in postoperative abdominal cavity assist the peritoneal recurrence through the production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

A nationwide survey of intravenous antimicrobial use in intensive care units in Japan.

Ultrasound-guided identification of the cricothyroid membrane in a patient with a difficult airway: a case report.

Extended cold snare polypectomy for small colorectal polyps increases the R0 resection rate.

Balloon-assisted endoscopy facilitates endoscopic submucosal dissection of difficult superficial proximal colon tumors.

The safety of a novel early mobilization protocol conducted by ICU physicians: a prospective observational study.

A black adrenal adenoma with high FDG uptake on PET/CT scan in a patient with esophageal carcinoma: A case report.

Synchronous gastric leiomyoma and intramuscular abdominal wall granular cell tumor with similar imaging features: A case report.

[SENSITIZATION PATTERN FOR INHALED AND FOOD ALLERGENS IN JAPANESE RECURRENT WHEEZERS UNDER 60 MONTHS OF AGE].

Ductal Carcinoma in situ of the breast in sclerosing adenosis encapsulated by a hamartoma: A case report.

Reappraisal of the lateral rectal ligament: an anatomical study of total mesorectal excision with autonomic nerve preservation.

Efficacy and safety of cold versus hot snare polypectomy for resecting small colorectal polyps: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Colonic ischemia mimicking obstruction due to sigmoid colon cancer: A case report.

Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair in patients with previous lower abdominal surgery.

Metastatic colon cancer derived from a diverticulum incidentally found at herniorrhaphy: a case report.

Japanese Herbal Kampo Hochu-Ekki-To or Juzen-Taiho-To after Surgery for Hip Fracture Does Not Reduce Infectious Complications.

Treatment of patients with peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer.

Histological Comparison of Cold versus Hot Snare Resections of the Colorectal Mucosa.

Jejunal endoscopic submucosal dissection is feasible using the pocket-creation method and balloon-assisted endoscopy.

Four-directional approach to the meso-transverse attachment combined with preoperative radiological vascular simulation facilitates short-term surgical outcomes in laparoscopic transverse colon cancer surgery.

Rupture of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Transarterial Chemoembolization followed by Massive Gastric Bleeding.

Intussusception secondary to descending colon lipoma presenting with simultaneous acute appendicitis.

Effect of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes on preventable hospital admissions: a retrospective cohort study in Japan.

Out-of-bed mobilization of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation with orotracheal tubes: A survey study.

Pre-treatment with proton pump inhibitors decreases the success of primary Helicobacter pylori eradication using a vonoprazan-based regimen.

Long-term outcomes of patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease treated with vonoprazan.