TABLE OF CONTENTSVolume 23-24 （2011-2012）

SPECIAL REPORTMid-term prognosis after endoscopic resection for submucosal colorectal carcinoma : summary of a multicenter questionnaire survey conducted by the colorectal endoscopic resection standardization implementation working group in Japanese society for cancer of the colon and rectum （2011；23：190-194）Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Kanao, Hideki Ishikawa, Toshiaki Watanabe, Masahiro Igarashi, Yutaka Saito, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Kiyonori Kobayashi, Yuji Inoue, Naohisa Yahagi, Sumio Tsuda, Seiji Simizu, Hiroyasu Iishi, Hiroo Yamano, Shin-ei Kudo, Osamu Tsuruta, Satoshi Tamura, Yusuke Saito, Eisai Cho, Takahiro Fujii, Yasushi Sano, Hisashi Nakamura, Kenichi Sugihara and Tetsuichiro Muto

Proceedings of a preliminary workshop at GASTRO 2009 - narrow banding imaging in digestive endoscopy : clinical outcome of classification （OMED-JGES educational meeting held on 22 November, 2009） （2011；23：251-266）Jean-Francois Rey, Rene Lambert, Lars Aabakken, Evelien Dekker, James E. East, Tonya Kaltenbach, Mototsugu Kato, Prateek Sharma and Shinji Tanaka

REVIEWControversy on the management of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents for scheduled endoscopy （2011；23：1-4）Satoshi Ono, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Shinya Kodashima, Chihiro Minatsuki, Kosuke Hirano, Keiko Niimi, Osamu Goto, Nobutake Yamamichi and Kazuhiko Koike

Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of ampullary neoplasm （with video） （2011；23：113-117）Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita and Yutaka Noda

Overview of upcoming advances in colonoscopy （2012；24：1-6）Wu Bin Cheng, Michael Aj Moser, Sivaruban Kanagaratnam and Wen Jun Zhang

Endoscopic stenting versus gastrojejunostomy for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction （2012；24：71-78）Bobo Zheng, Xin Wang, Bin Ma, Jinhui Tian, Lei Jiang and Kehu Yang

Endoscopic ablation therapy for gastrointestinal superficial neoplasia （2012；24：139-149）Naoki Muguruma, Koichi Okamoto, Tetsuo Kimura, Kazuhiro Kishi, Toshiya Okahisa, Seisuke Okamura and Tetsuji Takayama

Double-balloon endoscopy in clinical practice : Where are we now? （2012；24：209-219）Emanuele Rondonotti, Keijiro Sunada, Tomonori Yano, Silvia Paggi and Hironori Yamamoto

英文誌Digestive Endoscopy 収載論文一覧（2011 年～2012 年）　論文ご執筆時などにご活用いただければ幸いです。

Endoscopic approach to pancreatic pseudocyst, abscess and necrosis : Review on recent progress （2012；24：299-308）Jie Chen, Norio Fukami and Zhaoshen Li

Upper GI （Esophagus, Stomach and Duodenum）

ORIGINAL ARTICLESCarbon dioxide submucosal injection cushion : an innovative technique in endoscopic submucosal dissection

（2011；23：5-9）Toshio Uraoka, Yoshiro Kawahara, Nobuya Ohara, Jun Kato, Keisuke Hori, Hiroyuki Okada and Kazuhide Yamamoto

Endoscopic submucosal dissection using a grasping-type scissors forceps for early gastric cancers and adenomas （2011；23：24-29）Kazuya Akahoshi, Kuniomi Honda, Yasuaki Motomura, Masaru Kubokawa, Risa Okamoto, Takashi Osoegawa, Naotaka Nakama, Yumi Kashiwabara, Naomi Higuchi, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Masafumi Oya and Kazuhiko Nakamura

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for submucosal invasive gastric cancer and curability criteria （2011；23：30-36）Shu Hoteya, Satoshi Yamashita, Daisuke Kikuchi, Masanori Nakamura, Ai Fujimoto, Akira Matsui, Noriko Nishida, Toshihumi Mitani, Yuichiro Kuroki, Toshiro Iizuka and Naohisa Yahagi

Magnifying endoscopic findings of the surface structure of non-cancerous mucosa surrounding differentiated and undifferentiated gastric carcinoma （2011；23：37-42）Masashi Kawamura, Shu Abe, Keisuke Oikawa, Shiho Terai, Masahiro Saito, Daisuke Shibuya, Katsuaki Kato, Yoshifumi Inomata, Shuichi Ohara and Tooru Shimosegawa

Low-frequency of bacteremia after endoscopic submucosal dissection of the stomach （2011；23：69-72）Soichi Itaba, Yoichiro Iboshi, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Haruei Ogino, Yorinobu Sumida, Akira Aso, Shigetaka Yoshinaga, Hirotada Akiho, Hisato Igarashi, Masaki Kato, Kazuhiro Kotoh, Tetsuhide Ito and Ryoichi Takayanagi

Short-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection （ESD） for early gastric neoplasm : multicenter survey by Osaka University ESD study group （2011；23：73-77）Tomofumi Akasaka, Tsutomu Nishida, Shusaku Tsutsui, Tomoki Michida, Takuya Yamada, Hideharu Ogiyama, Shinji Kitamura, Makoto Ichiba, Masato Komori, Osamu Nishiyama, Fumihiko Nakanishi, Shinichiro Zushi, Akihiro Nishihara, Hideki Iijima, Masahiko Tsujii and Norio Hayashi

Cardiovascular tolerance and autonomic nervous responses in unsedated upper gastrointestinal small-caliber endoscopy : a comparison between transnasal and peroral procedures with newly developed mouthpiece

（2011；23：78-85）Hiromi Kataoka, Junichiro Hayano, Takashi Mizushima, Mamoru Tanaka, Eiji Kubota, Takaya Shimura, Tsutomu Mizoshita, Satoshi Tanida, Takeshi Kamiya, Shunsuke Nojiri, Seiji Mukai, Kiyoshi Mizuno and Takashi Joh

Closure of gastrotomy in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery : a feasibility study using an ex vivo model comparing endoloop with endoclip （2011；23：130-134）Asim Shabbir, Shen Liang, Davide Lomanto, Khek Yu Ho and Jimmy Bok Yan So

Clinical trial : a randomized study comparing the durability of silicone and latex percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes （2011；23：135-139）Paulo Campoli, Daniela Cardoso, Marilia Turchi and Orlando Mota

Predictive factors for pain relief after endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis （2011：23：140-145）Keisuke Iwata, Ichiro Yasuda, Masamichi Enya, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Masanori Nakashima, Shinpei Doi, Takuji Iwashita, Eiichi Tomita and Hisataka Moriwaki

Prospective study of the evaluation of the usefulness of tumor typing by narrow band imaging for the differential diagnosis of gastric adenoma and well-differentiated adenocarcinoma （2011；23：146-152）Kouichi Nonaka, Shin Arai, Shinichi Ban, Hideki Kitada, Masaaki Namoto, Koji Nagata, Yasutoshi Ochiai, Osamu Togawa, Masamitsu Nakao, Makoto Nishimura, Keiko Ishikawa, Yutaka Sasaki and Hiroto Kita

Clinical and endoscopic features of amyloidosis secondary to Crohn's disease : diagnostic value of duodenal observation and biopsy （2011；23：157-165）Masaki Miyaoka, Toshiyuki Matsui, Takashi Hisabe, Yutaka Yano, Fumihito Hirai, Yasuhiro Takaki, Takashi Nagahama, Takahiro Beppu, Yuji Murakami, Shinichiro Maki, Noritaka Takatsu, Kazeo Ninomiya, Yoichiro Ono, Takao Kanemitsu, Nobuaki Nishimata, Hiroshi Tanabe, Keisuke Ikeda, Seiji Haraoka and Akinori Iwashita

Does short-segment columnar-lined esophagus elongate during a mean follow-up period of 5.7 years? （2011；23：166-172）Noriaki Manabe, Ken Haruma, Hiroshi Imamura, Tomoari Kamada, Hiroaki Kusunoki, Kazuhiko Inoue, Akiko Shiotani and Jiro Hata

Sedation with dexmedetomidine hydrochloride during endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric cancer （2011；23：176-181）Kengo Takimoto, Tomohiro Ueda, Fukutaro Shimamoto, Yusuke Kojima, Yosuke Fujinaga, Atufumi Kashiwa, Hiroaki Yamauchi, Kiichi Matsuyama, Takashi Toyonaga and Toshikazu Yoshikawa

Mediastinal emphysema after esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection : its prevalence and clinical significance （2011；23：221-226）Yuki Maeda, Dai Hirasawa, Naotaka Fujita, Takashi Suzuki, Takashi Obana, Toshiki Sugawara, Tetsuya Ohira, Yoshihiro Harada and Yutaka Noda

Factors related to lateral margin positivity for cancer in gastric specimens of endoscopic submucosal dissection （2011；23：227-232）Naomi Kakushima, Hiroyuki Ono, Masaki Tanaka, Kohei Takizawa, Yuichiro Yamaguchi and Hiroyuki Matsubayashi

Morphometry for microvessels in early gastric cancer by narrow band imaging-equipped magnifying endoscopy （2011；23：233-239）Yasumitu Araki, Yoshihiro Sasaki, Norihiro Hanabata, Tetsuro Yoshimura, Manabu Sawaya, Ryukichi Hada and Shinsaku Fukuda

Experimental endoscopic submucosal dissection training in a porcine model : learning experience of skilled Western endoscopists （2011；23：281-289）Frieder Berr, Thierry Ponchon, Daniel Neureiter, Tobias Kiesslich, Jelle Haringsma, Georg F Kaehler, Friedrich Schmoll, Helmut Messmann, Naohisa Yahagi and Tsuneo Oyama

Risk factors for bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric epithelial neoplasm （2011；23：290-295）Makoto Higashiyama, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Yoji Sanomura, Hiroki Imagawa, Takayoshi Shishido, Shigeto Yoshida and Kazuaki Chayama

Influential factors in procedure time of endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric cancer with fibrotic change （2011；23：296-301）Shigenori Nagata, Yu-Fen Jin, Miki Tomoeda, Masanori Kitamura, Michiko Yuki, Hidenori Yoshizawa, Chiaki Kubo, Yuri Ito, Noriya Uedo, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi and Yasuhiko Tomita

Pneumatic dilation for achalasia cardia : reduction in lower esophageal sphincter pressure in assessing response and factors associated with recurrence during long-term follow up （2012；24：7-15）Uday C Ghoshal, Murali Rangan and Asha Misra

Safety measures for gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy （2012；24：16-20）Daisuke Kikuchi, Toshiro Iizuka, Mitsuyo Hashimoto, Shu Hoteya, Satoshi Yamashita, Masanori Nakamura, Akihiro Yamada, Toshihumi Mitani, Ai Fujimoto, Akira Matsui, Yasuji Arase and Mitsuru Kaise

Multicenter phase II randomized study evaluating dose-response of antiperistaltic effect of L-menthol sprayed onto the gastric mucosa for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy （2012；24：79-86）Naoki Hiki, Michio Kaminishi, Kenjiro Yasuda, Noriya Uedo, Masumi Kobari, Terufumi Sakai, Takashi Hiratsuka, Kyota Ohno, Hajime Honjo, Sachiyo Nomura, Naohisa Yahagi, Hisao Tajiri and Hiroaki Suzuki

Comparison of adjuvant therapies by an H2-receptor antagonist and a proton pump inhibitor after endoscopic treatment in hemostatic management of bleeding gastroduodenal ulcers （2012；24：93-99）Tomoya Sakurada, Junichi Kawashima, Shigekazu Ariyama, Kazuhito Kani, Hidehiko Takabayashi, Shino Ohno, Shingo Kato and Koji Yakabi

Clinicopathological characteristics of abnormal micro-lesions at the oro-hypopharynx detected by a magnifying narrow band imaging system （2012；24：100-109）Shinwa Tanaka, Yoshinori Morita, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Hiroshi Yokozaki, Daisuke Obata, Shoko Fujiwara, Chika Wakahara, Atsuhiro Masuda, Maki Sugimoto, Tsuyoshi Sanuki, Masaru Yoshida, Takashi Toyonaga, Hiromu Kutsumi and Takeshi Azuma

Prospective single-arm trial of two-week rabeprazole treatment for ulcer healing after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection （2012；24：110-116）Keiko Niimi, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Osamu Goto, Shinya Kodashima, Chihiro Minatsuki, Itsuko Hirayama, Satoshi Mochizuki, Satoshi Ono, Nobutake Yamamichi, Naomi Kakushima, Masao Ichinose and Kazuhiko Koike

Ultrathin endoscopy for gastrointestinal strictures （2012；24：150-153）Musa Aydinli, Irfan Koruk, M Sait Dag, M Cemil Savas and Abdurrahman Kadayifci

Safety and curative ability of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal cancers at least 50 mm in diameter （2012；24：220-225）Takeshi Yamashina, Ryu Ishihara, Noriya Uedo, Kengo Nagai, Fumi Matsui, Natsuko Kawada, Takashi Oota, Hiromitsu Kanzaki, Masao Hanafusa, Sachiko Yamamoto, Noboru Hanaoka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino and Hiroyasu Iishi

Predictive factors of solid food intake in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction receiving self-expandable metallic stents for palliation （2012；24：226-230）Takashi Sasaki, Hiroyuki Isayama, Yousuke Nakai, Osamu Togawa, Hirofumi Kogure, Kazumichi Kawakubo, Suguru Mizuno, Yoko Yashima, Yukiko Ito, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Naoki Sasahira, Kenji Hirano, Takeshi Tsujino, Nobuo Toda, Minoru Tada, Masao Omata and Kazuhiko Koike

Diagnosis of depressed-type early gastric cancer using small-caliber endoscopy with flexible spectral imaging color enhancement （2012；24：231-236）Hiroyuki Osawa, Hironori Yamamoto, Yoshimasa Miura, Hironari Ajibe, Hakuei Shinhata, Mitsuyo Yoshizawa, Keijiro Sunada, Sachiko Toma, Kiichi Satoh and Kentaro Sugano

Endoscopic band ligation versus argon plasma coagulation for gastric antral vascular ectasia associated with liver diseases （2012；24：237-242）Takahiro Sato, Katsu Yamazaki and Jun Akaike

Usefulness of a novel observation method using a small-diameter rigid telescope through the gastrostomy catheter at exchange （2012；24：243-246）Hideyuki Konishi, Hitoshi Okano, Kohei Fukumoto, Ki-Ichiro Miyawaki, Naoki Wakabayashi, Nobuaki Yagi, Yuji Naito and Toshikazu Yoshikawa

Efficacy of acetic acid-spraying method in diagnosing extension of barrett's cancer under the squamous epithelium （2012；24：309-314）Taku Yamagata, Dai Hirasawa, Naotaka Fujita, Takashi Obana, Toshiki Sugawara, Tetsuya Ohira, Yoshihiro Harada, Yuki Maeda, Yoshiki Koike, Kenjiro Suzuki, Yasuchika Yamamoto, Jun Kusaka, Megumi Tanaka and Yutaka Noda

Usefulness of clip traction in the early phase of esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection （2012；24：315-318）Masaho Ota, Tsutomu Nakamura, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Takeshi Ohki, Kousuke Narumiya, Takuya Sato, Yuji Shirai, Kenji Kudo and Masakazu Yamamoto

Clinical evaluation of hemorrhagic gastroduodenal ulcer in the elderly : Is Helicobacter pylori infection a risk factor for hemorrhage? （2012；24：319-324）Kaoru Domon, Naoki Hirano, Takafumi Otsuka, Yoshinori Fujitsuka, Motoi Takeuchi, Yoshinori Kikuchi, Shigeru Nakano and Yoshinori Igarashi

Relationship between vomiting reflex during esophagogastroduodenoscopy and dyspepsia symptoms （2012；24：325-330）Shotaro Enomoto, Mika Watanabe, Takeichi Yoshida, Chizu Mukoubayashi, Kosaku Moribata, Yosuke Muraki, Naoki Shingaki, Hisanobu Deguchi, Kazuki Ueda, Izumi Inoue, Takao Maekita, Mikitaka Iguchi, Hideyuki Tamai, Jun Kato, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Masashi Oka, Osamu Mohara and Masao Ichinose

Clinical characterization of gastric lesions initially diagnosed as low-grade adenomas on forceps biopsy （2012；24：331-338）Akiyoshi Kasuga, Yorimasa Yamamoto, Junko Fujisaki, Kazuhisa Okada, Masami Omae, Akiyoshi Ishiyama, Toshiaki Hirasawa, Akiko Chino, Tomohiro Tsuchida, Masahiro Igarashi, Etsuo Hoshino, Noriko Yamamoto, Minoru Kawaguchi and Rikiya Fujita

Influence of endoscopic submucosal dissection on serum levels of pepsinogens in patients with early gastric cancer （2012；24：339-342）Chikara Iino, Tadashi Shimoyama, Yoshihiro Sasaki, Manabu Sawaya, Norihiro Hanabata and Shinsaku Fukuda

What is the preferred shape for an esophageal stent flange? （2012；24：401-406）Iruru Maetani, Hiroaki Shigoka, Shigefumi Omuta, Katsushige Gon and Michihiro Saito

Clinical symptoms of FSSG in gastroesophageal reflux disease are critical for PPI treatment : Japanese multi-centers with 185 patients （2012；24：407-411）Mio Komatsu-Tanaka, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Kazuma Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Masahiko Inamori, Junji Tanaka, Tomohiko Shimatani, Junichi Akiyama, Takashi Ando, Noriaki Manabe, Fukunori Kinjo, Ryuzo Deguchi and Motoyasu Kusano

Is it proper to use non-magnified narrow-band imaging for esophageal neoplasia screening? Japanese single-center, prospective study （2012；24：412-418）Akira Yokoyama, Katsuro Ichimasa, Tomonari Ishiguro, Yuichi Mori, Haruo Ikeda, Takemasa Hayashi, Hitomi Minami, Seiko Hayashi, Gen Watanabe, Haruhiro Inoue and Shin-ei Kudo

Nature of white opaque substance in gastric epithelial neoplasia as visualized by magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging （2012；24：419-425）Kenshi Yao, Akinori Iwashita, Masami Nambu, Hiroshi Tanabe, Takashi Nagahama, Shinichiro Maki, Hideki Ishikawa, Toshiyuki Matsui and Munechika Enjoji

Comparison of modified introducer method with pull method for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy : Prospective randomized study （2012；24：426-431）Hiroaki Shigoka, Iruru Maetani, Kenji Tominaga, Katsushige Gon, Michihiro Saitou and Yukio Takenaka

CASE REPORTSSporadic fundic gland polyp-related adenomas occurred in non-atrophic gastric mucosa without Helicobacter pylori infection （2011；23：182-186）Shuhei Tazaki, Fumihiko Nozu, Nozomi Yosikawa, Michio Imawari, Naoto Suzuki, Kouji Tominaga, Mitsunori Hoshino, Satoshi Suzuki and Kazuhiko Hayashi

Gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic gland type （chief cell predominant type） treated with endoscopic aspiration mucosectomy （2011；23：244-246）Hirotoshi Fukatsu, Haruka Miyoshi, Kuniharu Ishiki, Maiko Tamura and Takashi Yao

Endoscopically treated Cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with minute intramucosal gastric cancer : an analysis of molecular pathology （2011；23：319-323）Jiro Watari, Tsuyoshi Morita, Jun Sakurai, Takahisa Yamasaki, Takuya Okugawa, Fumihiko Toyoshima, Takashi Kondo, Junji Tanaka, Toshihiko Tomita, Yongmin Kim, Tadayuki Oshima, Hirokazu Fukui, Kazutoshi Hori, Kentaro Moriichi, Hiroki Tanabe, Mikihiro Fujiya, Yutaka Kohgo, Junsuke Oku, Takayuki Matsumoto and Hiroto Miwa

Esophageal parakeratosis mimicking endoscopic appearance of superficial esophageal neoplastic lesion such as dysplasia （2012；24：117-119）Jun Young Park, Da-Min Kim, Byung-Hoon Min and Kyoung-Mee Kim

A case of Ménétrier's disease without Helicobacter pylori infection （2012；24：275-279）Takao Endo, Yoshiaki Arimura, Yasushi Adachi, Hiroaki Mita, Kentaro Yamashita, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yasuhisa Shinomura and Yoshifumi Ishii

HOW I DO ITTemporary use of a new fully-covered self-expanding metal stent for the management of post-esophagectomy strictures （2011；23：187-189）Jonathan M. Buscaglia, Vijay Jayaraman and Satish Nagula

Liver, Biliary tract and Pancreas

ORIGINAL ARTICLESDiscrimination between sclerosing cholangitis-associated autoimmune pancreatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, cancer using intraductal ultrasonography （2011；23：10-16）Kensuke Kubota, Shingo Kato, Takashi Uchiyama, Seitaro Watanabe, Yuich Nozaki, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Masahiko Inamori, Takeshi Shimamura, Yasunobu Abe, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Satoru Saito and Atsushi Nakajima

Unilateral versus bilateral drainage using self-expandable metallic stent for unresectable hilar biliary obstruction （2011；23：43-48）Hirotoshi Iwano, Shomei Ryozawa, Noriko Ishigaki, Kumiko Taba, Manabu Senyo, Kanako Yoshida and Isao Sakaida

New method of covered wallstents for distal malignant biliary obstruction to reduce early stent-related complications based on characteristics （2011；23：49-55）Yousuke Nakai, Hiroyuki Isayama, Osamu Togawa, Hirofumi Kogure, Takeshi Tsujino, Hiroshi Yagioka, Yoko Yashima, Takashi Sasaki, Yukiko Ito, Saburo Matsubara, Kenji Hirano, Naoki Sasahira, Nobuo Toda, Minoru Tada, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata and Kazuhiko Koike

Lateral spread along the main pancreatic duct in branch-duct intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas : usefulness of intraductal ultrasonography for its evaluation （2011；23：62-68）Go Kobayashi, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Kei Ito, Jun Horaguchi, Takashi Obana, Shinsuke Koshida, Yoshihide Kanno, Yasunobu Yamashita, Yuhei Kato, Takahisa Ogawa and Takashi Sawai

Analysis of plastic stents in the treatment of large common bile duct stones in 45 patients （2011；23：86-90）Zhen Fan, Robert Hawes, Christopher Lawrence, Xiao Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhang and Wen Lv

Single-session endoscopic bilateral y-configured placement of metal stents for hilar malignant biliary obstruction （2011；23：91-96）Yoshihide Kanno, Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Takashi Obana, Jun Horaguchi, Osamu Takasawa, Yuhei Kato, Shinsuke Koshita, Yasunobu Yamashita and Takahisa Ogawa

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with and without abdominal prophylactic drainage （2011；23：153-156）Koichi Ishikawa, Takashi Matsumata, Fumiaki Kishihara, Yasuro Fukuyama, Hidetaka Masuda and Seigo Kitano

Intraductal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of bile duct stones : when and whom? （2011；23：173-175）Takuro Endo, Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Takashi Obana, Jun Horaguchi, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno and Takahisa Ogawa

Endoscopic sphincterotomy plus endoprostheses in the treatment of large or multiple common bile duct stones （2011；23：240-243）Wan-Dong Hong, Qi-Huai Zhu and Qing-Ke Huang

Results of a Japanese multicenter, randomized trial of endoscopic stenting for non-resectable pancreatic head cancer （JM-Test） : covered wallstent versus doublelayer stent （2011；23：310-315）Hiroyuki Isayama, Ichiro Yasuda, Shomei Ryozawa, Hiroyuki Maguchi, Yoshinori Igarashi, Yutaka Matsuyama, Akio Katanuma, Osamu Hasebe, Atsushi Irisawa, Takao Itoi, Hidekazu Mukai, Yoshifumi Arisaka, Kazumu Okushima, Koji Uno, Mitsuhiro Kida and Kiichi Tamada

Impact of technical modification of endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary neoplasm on the occurrence of complications （2012；24：30-35）Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Takashi Obana, Jun Horaguchi, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno, Takahisa Ogawa, Yusuke Kato and Yasunobu Yamashita

Long-term results after endoscopic drainage and necrosectomy of symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections （2012；24：36-41）Stefan Seewald, Tiing Leong Ang, Hugo Richter, Karl Yu Kim Teng, Yan Zhong, Stefan Groth, Salem Omar and Nib Soehendra

Prospective randomized controlled study comparing cell block method and conventional smear method for pancreatic juice cytology （2012；24：168-174）Yutaka Noda, Naotaka Fujita, Go Kobayashi, Kei Ito, Jun Horaguchi, Takashi Obana, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno, Yasunobu Yamashita, Yuhei Kato, Takahisa Ogawa, Takashi Tsuchiya, Masaya Oikawa, Takashi Sawai, Hiroyuki Kanno and Akira Kurose

Head-to-head comparison of practice with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography computer and mechanical simulators by experienced endoscopists and trainees （2012；24：175-181）Loseph Leung, Brian Lim, Catherine Ngo, Wai-Cheung Lao, Luk Yiu Wing, Ivan Hung, Michael Li and Felix W Leung

Endoscopic management of hepatic hydatid cyst with biliary communication （2012；24：267-270）Barjesh C Sharma, Ravisankar S Reddy and Vishal Garg

Factors affecting the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration （EUS-FNA） for upper gastrointestinal submucosal or extraluminal solid mass lesions （2012；24：358-363）Long Rong, Mitsuhiro Kida, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Kousuke Okuwaki, Shiro Miyazawa, Tomohisa Iwai, Hidehiko Kikuchi, Maya Watanabe, Hiroshi Imaizumi and Wasaburo Koizumi

The efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization as the first-choice treatment after failure of endoscopic hemostasis and endoscopic treatment resistance factors （2012；24：364-369）Takahito Katano, Tsutomu Mizoshita, Kyoji Senoo, Satoshi Sobue, Hiroki Takada, Tomoyuki Sakamoto, Hisato Mochiduki, Takanori Ozeki, Akihisa Kato, Kayoko Matsunami, Kazuyuki Ito and Takashi Joh

A prospective multicenter evaluation of a new side-port endoscopic ultrasound-fine-needle aspiration in solid upper gastrointestinal lesions （2012；24：448-451）Arthur J Kaffes, Robert YM Chen, William Tam, Ian Norton, Sarah Cho, Ben Devereaux and Rhys Vaughan

Prospective evaluation of the optimal number of 25-gauge needle passes for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of solid pancreatic lesions in the absence of an onsite cytopathologist （2012；24：452-456）Rei Suzuki, Atsushi Irisawa, Manoop S. Bhutani, Takuto Hikichi, Tadayuki Takagi, Ai Sato, Masaki Sato, Tsunehiko Ikeda, Ko Watanabe, Jun Nakamura, Kazuhiro Tasaki, Katsutoshi Obara and Hiromasa Ohira

Metallic stent deployment in endosonography-guided biliary drainage : Long-term follow-up results in patients with bilio-enteric anastomosis （2012；24：457-461）Jun Horaguchi, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Kei Ito, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno, Takahisa Ogawa, Kaori Masu, Shinichi Hashimoto and Shoutarou Ishii

CASE REPORTSDirect peroral cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy for diagnosis of a pancreatobiliary fistula caused by an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas : a case report （2011；23：247-250）Kai-Feng Sung, Yin-Yi Chu, Nai-Jen Liu, Chien-Fu Hung, Tse-Ching Chen, Jinn-Shiun Chen and Cheng-Hui Lin

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis mimicking liver metastasis in obesity surgery （2011；23：316-318）Sami Mansour, David Hou, Ryan Rattan and Andrew Wan

Endoscopic removal of a spontaneously fractured biliary uncovered self-expandable metal stent （2012；24：182-184）Kazumichi Kawakubo, Hiroyuki Isayama, Takeshi Tsujino, Yousuke Nakai, Naoki Sasahira, Hirofumi Kogure, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Rie Nagano, Kouji Miyabayashi, Keisuke Yamamoto, Dai Mohri, Takashi Sasaki, Yukiko Ito, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Kenji Hirano, Minoru Tada and Kazuhiko Koike

Unique usage of a partially covered metal stent for drainage of a pancreatic pseudocyst via endosonography-guided transcystgastrostomy （2012；24：185-187）Anthony J. Nici, Syed A. Hussain, Sang H. Kim and Preeti Mehta

Endoscopy after radiology : Two-step combined therapy for biliary stricture after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy （2012；24：271-274）Gabriele Curcio, Mario Traina, Roberto Miraglia, Ilaria Tarantino, Luca Barresi, Antonino Granata, Angelo Luca and Bruno Gridelli

Diagnostic usefulness of precise examinations with intraductal ultrasonography, peroral cholangioscopy and laparoscopy of immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis （2012；24：370-373）Shigeru Horiguchi, Fusao Ikeda, Hidenori Shiraha, Naoki Yamamoto, Ichiro Sakakihara, Yasuhiro Noma, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Hironari Kato, Hiroaki Hagihara, Tetsuya Yasunaka, Shinichiro Nakamura, Haruhiko Kobashi, Hirofumi Kawamoto and Kazuhide Yamamoto

Synchronous presentation of acute pancreatitis and splenomegaly with intussusceptions in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome （2012；24：374-377）Yang Li, Wentian Liu, Lu Zhou, Zhongqing Zheng and Wenge Liu

Endoscopic extraction of vascular embolization coils that have migrated into the biliary tract in a liver transplant recipient （2012；24：462-465）Hamdan S AlGhamdi, Mohammad A Saeed, Abdulrahman R AlTamimi, Wael A O'Hali, Azzam A Khankan and Ibrahim H AlTraif

Double-cannulation and large papillary balloon dilation : Key to successful endoscopic treatment of mirizzi syndrome in low insertion of cystic duct （2012；24：466-469）Gianfranco Donatelli, Parag Dhumane, Bernard Dallemagne, Marx Ludovic, Michel Delvaux, Gerard Gay and Jacques Marescuax

Lower GI （Small Intestine, Colon and Rectum）

ORIGINAL ARTICLESCapsule endoscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in the tropics : report from India （2011；23：17-23）Uday C Ghoshal, Chandrasekharan P Lakshmi, Sunil Kumar, Kshaunish Das, Asha Misra, Praveer Rai, Samir Mohindra, Vivek A Saraswat, Ashok Kumar and Gourdas Choudhuri

Quantitative analysis of low-dose aspirin-associated small bowel injury using a capsule endoscopy scoring index （2011；23：56-61）Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Takuma Higurashi, Eiji Sakai, Hiroshi Iida, Yasunari Sakamoto, Koji Fujita, Hirokazu Takahashi, Tomoko Koide, Masato Yoneda, Chikako Tokoro, Masahiko Inamori, Yasunobu Abe, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi and Atsushi Nakajima

Comparison of magnifying chromoendoscopy and narrow-band imaging in estimation of early colorectal cancer invasion depth : a pilot study （2011；23：118-123）Taku Sakamoto, Yutaka Saito, Takeshi Nakajima and Takahisa Matsuda

Surveillance of small intestinal abnormalities in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma : a prospective capsule endoscopy study （2011；23：124-129）Atsuo Yamada, Hirotsugu Watabe, Shuntaro Obi, Takafumi Sugimoto, Shintaro Kondo, Miki Ohta, Goichi Togo, Keiji Ogura, Yutaka Yamaji, Makoto Okamoto, Haruhiko Yoshida, Takao Kawabe, Kazuhiko Koike and Masao Omata

Small bowel lesions detected with wireless capsule endoscopy in patients with active ulcerative colitis and with post-proctocolectomy （2011；23：302-309）Takashi Hisabe, Kazeo Ninomiya, Toshiyuki Matsui, Yoshihiko Karashima, Yuho Sato, Takashi Nagahama, Yasuhiro Takaki, Fumihito Hirai, Kenshi Yao, Daijiro Higashi, Kitaro Futami and Akinori Iwashita

Beyond the snare : technically accessible large en bloc colonic resection in the West : an animal study （2012；24：21-29）Alan Moss, Michael J Bourke, Andrew J Metz, Duncan Mcleod, Kayla Tran, Craig Godfrey, Gary Mckay, Abhilash P Chandra and Asokan Pasupathy

Double-balloon enteroscopy in the evaluation of small bowel disorders in pediatric patients （2012；24：87-92）Ruizhe Shen, Bo Sun, Biao Gong, Shu Zhang and Shidan Cheng

Capsule endoscopy findings in patients with occult or overt bleeding older than 80 years （2012；24：154-158）Panagiotis Tsibouris, Chrissostomos Kalantzis, Periklis Apostolopoulos, Georgios Alexandrakis, Panagiota Mavrogianni and Nikolaos Kalantzis

Efficacy of endoscopic submucosal resection with a ligation device for removing small rectal carcinoid tumor compared with endoscopic mucosal resection : analysis of 100 cases （2012；24：159-163）Hyung Hun Kim, Seun Ja Park, Sang Heon Lee, Hee Ug Park, Chul Soo Song, Moo In Park and Won Moon

Does a fitted abdominal corset makes colonoscopy more tolerable? （2012；24：164-167）Ahmet Burak Toros, Feyzullah Ersoz and Ozhan Ozcan

Video capsule endoscopy for previous overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in patients using anti-thrombotic drugs （2012；24：247-254）Stijn JB Van Weyenberg, Sietze T Van Turenhout, Maarten AJM Jacobs, Gerd Bouma and Chris JJ Mulder

Stop questionnaire to screen for hypoxemia in deep sedation for young and middle-aged colonoscopy （2012；24：255-258）Li Deng, Cheng-Long Li, Sheng-Jin Ge, Yan Fang, Fu-Hai Ji and Jian-Ping Yang

Risk factors for incomplete resection and complications in endoscopic mucosal resection for lateral spreading tumors （2012；24：259-266）Hyung Hun Kim, Joo Hoon Kim, Seun Ja Park, Moo In Park and Won Moon

Flicking method : A novel colonoscope insertion method for surveillance colonoscopy in ulcerative colitis patients （2012；24：343-347）Toru Sato, Tetsumaru Miyawaki, Tatsuro Katsuno, Tomoo Nakagawa, Masahito Inoue, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Etsuo Hishikawa, Makoto Arai and Osamu Yokosuka

Usefulness of sodium hyaluronate solution in colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection （2012；24：348-352）Teruhito Kishihara, Akiko Chino, Naoyuki Uragami, Natsuko Yoshizawa, Mizuka Imai, Taishi Ogawa and Masahiro Igarashi

Number of aberrant crypt foci in the rectum is a useful surrogate marker of colorectal adenoma recurrence （2012；24：353-357）Takashi Uchiyama, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hiroki Endo, Shingo Kato, Eiji Sakai, Kunihiro Hosono, Masato Yoneda, Masahiko Inamori, Yoshitaka Hippo, Hitoshi Nakagama and Atsushi Nakajima

Value of concomitant endoscopic balloon dilation for intestinal stricture during long-term infliximab therapy in patients with crohn's disease （2012；24：432-438）Yoichiro Ono, Fumihito Hirai, Toshiyuki Matsui, Takahiro Beppu, Yutaka Yano, Noritaka Takatsu, Yasuhiro Takaki, Takashi Nagahama, Takashi Hisabe, Kenshi Yao, Daijiro Higashi and Kitaro Futami

Body mass index predicts cecal insertion time : The higher, the better （2012；24：439-442）Prashant Krishnan, Aijaz Ahmed Sofi, Robert Dempsey, Osama Alaradi and Ali Nawras

Endoscopic mucosal resection with a ligation device or endoscopic submucosal dissection for rectal carcinoid tumors : An analysis of 24 consecutive cases （2012；24：443-447）Keiko Niimi, Osamu Goto, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Shinya Kodashima, Satoshi Ono, Satoshi Mochizuki, Itsuko Asada-Hirayama, Maki Konno-Shimizu, Rie Mikami-Matsuda, Chihiro Minatsuki, Nobutake Yamamichi and Kazuhiko Koike

CASE REPORTSBeneficial use of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging for diagnosing a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal （2012；24：42-45）Tomohito Morisaki, Hajime Isomoto, Yuko Akazawa, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Hiroaki Takeshita, Terumitsu Sawai, Kuniko Abe and Kazuhiko Nakao

Heterotopic gastric mucosa with focal intestinal metaplasia and squamous epithelium in the rectum （2012；24：46-48）Hee Sun Kim, Jie-hyun Kim and Sun Och Yoon

HOW I DO ITModified single-operator method for double-balloon endoscopy （2012；24：470-474）Akihiro Araki, Shinji Suzuki, Kiichiro Tsuchiya, Shigeru Oshima, Eriko Okada and Mamoru Watanabe

Volume 24 Issue s1 （May 2012）

PREFACE （2012；24：S1-S2）Kenjiro Yasuda

3.11 REPORTThe 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake : a report of a regional hospital in Fukushima prefecture coping with the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster （2012；24：S3-S7）Atsushi Irisawa

HOW TO MANAGE THE BENIGN BILE DUCT STENOSISManagement of benign strictures of the extrahepatic bile duct due to chronic pancreatitis and surgical intervention （2012；24：S8-S16）Takao Itoi and Christopher Jl Khor

Endoscopic treatment for biliary stricture secondary to chronic pancreatitis （2012；24：S17-S21）Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi and Jun Horaguchi

Transpapillary biliary forceps biopsy to distinguish benign biliary stricture from malignancy : how many tissue samples should be obtained? （2012；24：S22-S27）Hiroki Kawashima, Akihiro Itoh, Eizaburo Ohno, Hidemi Goto and Yoshiki Hirooka

Temporary placement of covered self-expandable metallic stents in the management of benign biliary strictures （2012；24：S28-S33）Ichiro Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Shinpei Doi, Eiichi Tomita and Hisataka Moriwaki

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage performed for refractory bile duct stenosis due to chronic pancreatitis : a case report （2012；24：S34-S37）Akio Katanuma, Hiroyuki Maguchi, Manabu Osanai and Kuniyuki Takahashi

Role of endoscopic stenting for biliary strictures in chronic pancreatitis （2012；24：S38-S42）Philip I Craig

Successful treatment of benign biliary stricture by a covered self-expandable metallic stent in a patient with chronic pancreatitis （2012；24：S43-S48）Atsushi Kanno, Atsushi Masamune, Morihisa Hirota, Kazuhiro Kikuta and Tooru Shimosegawa

Covered metallic stent for ischemic hilar biliary stricture （2012；24：S49-S54）Hiroshi Kawakami, Masaki Kuwatani, Kazunori Eto, Taiki Kudo and Masahiro Asaka

Use of a partially covered self-expandable metallic stent to treat a biliary stricture secondary to chronic pancreatitis complicated by recurrent cholangitis : a case report （2012；24：S55-S58）Yoshinobu Okabe, Yusuke Ishida, Yu Sasaki, Tomoyuki Ushijima, Gen Sugiyama and Osamu Tsuruta

Endoscopic management with inside stent for proximal benign biliary stricture after laparoscopic cholecystectomy （2012；24：S59-S61）Naoki Sasahira, Hiroyuki Isayama, Hirofumi Kogure, Takeshi Tsujino and Kazuhiko Koike

Case of immunoglobulin G4-gelated cholangitis accompanying autoimmune pancreatitis : diagnosis by peroral cholangioscopy and treatment by endoscopic biliary stenting （2012；24：S62-S66）Naoki Okano, Yoshinori Igarashi, Yui Kishimoto, Ken Ito and Daisuke Sasai

PROGRESSING TOWARDS STANDARDIZATION OF COLORECTAL ESDCurrent status of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection in Japan and other Asian countries : progressing towards technical standardization （2012；24：S67-S72）Yutaka Saito, Hiroshi Kawano, Yoji Takeuchi, Ken Ohata, Shiro Oka, Kinichi Hotta, Koichi Okamoto, Kiyoaki Homma, Toshio Uraoka, Takashi Hisabe, Dong Kyung Chang and Ping-Hong Zhou

Current status and future perspectives of endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors （2012；24：S73-S79）Shinji Tanaka, Motomi Terasaki, Hiroyuki Kanao, Shiro Oka and Kazuaki Chayama

Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection in Japan and Western countries （2012；24：S80-S83）Toshio Uraoka, Adolfo Parra-Blanco and Naohisa Yahagi

Effective training system in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection （2012；24：S84-S89）Ken Ohata, Takafumi Ito, Hideyuki Chiba, Yosuke Tsuji and Nobuyuki Matsuhashi

Usefulness and safety of SB Knife Jr in endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors （2012；24：S90-S95）Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Sayaka Takata, Hiroyuki Kanao and Kazuaki Chayama

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for large colorectal tumors using a cross-counter technique and a novel large-diameter balloon overtube （2012；24：S96-S99）Koichi Okamoto, Naoki Muguruma, Shinji Kitamura, Tetsuo Kimura and Tetsuji Takayama

Indication, strategy and outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal neoplasm （2012；24：S100-S104）Yoji Takeuchi, Takashi Ohta, Fumi Matsui, Kengo Nagai and Noriya Uedo

Clinical outcomes of 200 colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissections （2012；24：S105-S109）Takashi Hisabe, Takashi Nagahama, Fumihito Hirai, Toshiyuki Matsui and Akinori Iwashita

Current opinions for endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors from our experiences : indications, technical aspects and complications （2012；24：S110-S116）Kinichi Hotta, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Yutaka Saito, Toshitatsu Takao and Hiroyuki Ono

Efficacy of novel SB Knife Jr examined in a multicenter study on colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection （2012；24：S117-S120）Kiyoaki Homma, Yuzo Otaki, Masaki Sugawara and Makoto Kobayashi

TOWARDS FURTHER PENETRATION OF ESD TECHNIQUES - WHAT IS THE ROLE OF JAPANESE ESD EXPERTS?Desirable training and roles of Japanese endoscopists towards the further penetration of endoscopic submucosal dissection in Asia （2012；24：S121-S123）Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Kenichi Goda, Kingo Hirasawa, Naomi Kakushima, I-Lin Lee, Yoshinori Morita, Ichiro Oda Manabu Takeuchi, Yorimasa Yamamoto, Ping-Hong Zhou and Noriya Uedo

Current situation of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial neoplasms in the upper digestive tract in East Asian countries : a questionnaire survey （2012；24：S124-S128）Noriya Uedo, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, I-Lin Lee, Ping-Hong Zhou, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Dongkyung Chang and Kenichi Goda

Learning curve for endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer based on trainee experience （2012；24：S129-S132）Ichiro Oda, Tomoyuki Odagaki, Haruhisa Suzuki, Satoru Nonaka and Shigetaka Yoshinaga

Terminology for training of endoscopic submucosal dissection （2012；24：S133-S135）Naomi Kakushima, Kingo Hirasawa, Yoshinori Morita, Manabu Takeuchi, Yorimasa Yamamoto, Ichiro Oda, Kenichi Goda, Noriya Uedo and Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

How to teach and learn endoscopic submucosal dissection for upper gastrointestinal neoplasm in Japan （2012；24：S136-S142）Kenichi Goda, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Kingo Hirasawa, Naomi Kakushima, Yoshinori Morita, Ichiro Oda, Manabu Takeuchi, Yorimasa Yamamoto and Noriya Uedo

Determining early gastric cancer lesions appropriate for endoscopic submucosal dissection trainees : a proposal related to curability （2012；24：S143-S147）Kingo Hirasawa, Atsushi Kokawa, Ryonho Kou, Hiroyuki Oka, Shin Maeda and Katsuaki Tanaka

Current status of training for endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric epithelial neoplasm at Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese foundation for cancer research, a famous Japanese hospital （2012；24：S148-S153）Yorimasa Yamamoto, Junko Fujisaki, Akiyoshi Ishiyama, Toshiaki Hirasawa and Masahiro Igarashi

Safety and efficacy of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection by the trainee endoscopists （2012；24：S154-S158）Keiko Niimi, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Osamu Goto, Shinya Kodashima and Kazuhiko Koike

Endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer : current status in Korea （2012；24：S159-S165）Hwoon-Yong Jung

Current status of endoscopic resection in China （2012；24：S166-S171）Ming-Yan Cai, Ping-Hong Zhou and Li-Qing Yao

SPECIAL LECTUREMaking endoscopy mobile : the journey （2012；24：S172-S174）Rupjyoti Talukdar and D Nageshwar Reddy

CLOSING REMARKS （2012；24：S175）Michio Kaminishi