Submucosal Dissection for T1 Colorectal Cancer
Total of colorectal ESD (n = 1902) Colorectal ESD for the T1b lesion (n = 169) R0 resection rate 1833 (96.4%) 125 (74.0%) Curative resection rate 1665 (87.5%) – Regarding tumor morphology, laterally…
Colonoscopy Including Indigo Carmine Dye Spray
Univariate analyses with Mann-Whitney U Colonoscopic findings p Value Colonoscopic findings p Value Comprehensive view Property of the tumor surroundings Expansion appearance 0.0369 Converging folds towards the tumor…
6. Endocytoscopy
Fig. 6.1 Appearance of an endocytoscope (CF-H290ECI) 6.1.2 Diagnostic Performance of Colorectal Submucosal Cancers Using Endocytoscopes Over ten clinical studies including one prospective trial [4] and one randomized trial [3]…
Mucosal Resection (EMR)
Fig. 8.1 A depressed lesion (Type 0-IIc), 9 mm in diameter in the descending colon 1. (a) Ordinary white-light view. (b) After indigo carmine spraying. (c) En face view after…
for Colorectal EMR/ESD from Japanese Guidelines (JGES, JSGE, JSCCR)
Fig. 7.1 cTis(M) cancer or cT1(SM) carcinoma treatment strategy based on the JSCCR Guidelines for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer 2016. Tis: intramucosal carcinoma, T1: submucosal invasive carcinoma Endoscopic treatment…
Cutting-Edge Evaluation of Male Infertility
A male factor is a contributor in 50% of cases of infertility. Although assisted reproductive techniques can often bypass the need to improve semen parameters, the evaluation of the infertile…
Male Infertility and the Future of In Vitro Fertilization
The male contribution to infertility has traditionally been overlooked, or at best oversimplified. In recent years efforts have been made to optimize diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to maximize fertility outcomes….
Personalized Medicine in Infertile Men
Personalized medicine gathers the most relevant data involved in human health. Currently, the diagnosis of male infertility is limited to spermiogram, which does not provide information on the male fertile…
