Takashi Ikeno

Focal cryoballoon ablation (FCBA) is a relatively new ablation modality for the treatment of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) related neoplasia. This prospective, European multicenter study (Euro-Coldplay, NTR NL7253) aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FCBA for the treatment of limited BE…

Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) accounts for a significant number of patient visits to emergency rooms and remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The re-bleeding rates of NVUGIB after endoscopic treatment within 72 hours have been reported to be up to 25%…

[Introduction] Early detection of gastric cancer offers favorable treatment outcomes. Second-generation narrow-band imaging (NBI) is expected to improve the detection of early gastric cancer (EGC); however, the detection rate is not superior to that of white light imaging (WLI)…