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A novel nonslip short-length balloon catheter for endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

Endoscopy· December 2025

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided antegrade treatment using a novel nonslip short-length balloon catheter for hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic stricture.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

Endoscopy· December 2025

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Transpancreatic precut sphincterotomy with a novel highly rotatable sphincterotome in balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

Endoscopy· December 2025

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy with antegrade stenting using a catheter-like delivery system: a novel technique completely omitting the fistula dilation step.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Shun Futagami, Masato Yano

Endoscopy· December 2025

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Intra-stent Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Plastic Stent Placement for Ingrowth Occlusion After Bilateral Metal Stenting in Patients with Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction: A Multicenter Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.
Tadahisa Inoue, Michihiro Yoshida, Kenta Kachi, Rena Kitano, Mayu Ibusuki

Dig Dis Sci· December 2025

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Suprapapillary Stent-By-Stent Deployment With Slim-Fully Covered Versus Uncovered Metal Stents for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction: A Multicenter Comparative Study (With Video).
Tadahisa Inoue, Michihiro Yoshida, Naoaki Yamada, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada

Dig Endosc· December 2025

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Evaluation of Contact Resistance Between Catheters and Guidewires in Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy: Influence of Material and Mechanical Properties.
Tadahisa Inoue, Shun Futagami, Masato Yano, Tomoya Kitada, Rena Kitano

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci· November 2025

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Feasibility of a Novel Nonslip Short-Length Balloon Catheter for Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation in Balloon Enteroscopy-Assisted ERCP: A Prospective Pilot Study (With Video).
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Hiromu Kutsumi, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto

Dig Endosc· October 2025

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Minimal Endoscopic Sphincterotomy with Papillary Balloon Dilation Using a Novel Non-slip Balloon Catheter for the Treatment of Common Bile Duct Stones: A Prospective Pilot Study.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Shun Futagami, Masato Yano

Dig Dis Sci· October 2025

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Efficacy of measuring natural killer-activating receptor ligands to predict the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.
Jun Arai, Akinori Okumura, Satoshi Kimoto, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Tomoya Kitada, Rena Kitano

Hepatol Int· August 2025

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Molecular mechanisms of hepatitis B virus entry inhibition by a bile acid derivative INT-767 binding to the preS1 region.
Akinori Okumura, Yukiko Muraki, Jun Arai, Sayaka Nishimura, Noriko Inden, Rena Kitano

Antiviral Res· August 2025

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Minimal endoscopic sphincterotomy with papillary balloon dilation versus endoscopic sphincterotomy for the treatment of common bile duct stones (MARBLE Trial): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
Tadahisa Inoue, Akinori Maruta, Junichi Kaneko, Toji Murabayashi, Hirofumi Okuda, Rena Kitano

Trials· August 2025

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Balancing efficacy and tolerability in metastatic pancreatic cancer: lessons from the ALPACA trial.
Tadahisa Inoue, Akihisa Kato, Michihiro Yoshida, Tomoya Kitada, Rena Kitano

Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr· August 2025

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Heated-balloon ablation as a novel less invasive local treatment for bile duct strictures: A first experimental study.
Tadahisa Inoue, Takuya Masuda, Tomoharu Koiso, Mayu Ibusuki, Yusuke Oshima, Rena Kitano

PLoS One· May 2025

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided antegrade stenting under guiding sheath assistance for malignant distal biliary obstruction.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

Endosc Int Open· May 2025

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Fistula dilation-free EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy using tubular dumbbell-shaped metal stent versus ERCP in first-line drainage for malignant distal biliary obstruction (with video).
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Shun Futagami, Masato Yano

Gastrointest Endosc· May 2025

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Transanastomotic Forward-Viewing EUS-Guided Pancreatic Duct Drainage via Afferent Loop for Pancreaticojejunostomy Anastomotic Stricture After Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

Dig Dis Sci· January 2025

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy using a novel, ultra-stiff, high-sliding guidewire and a dumbbell-shaped metal stent.
Tadahisa Inoue, Mayu Ibusuki, Rena Kitano, Kiyoaki Ito

Endoscopy· December 2024

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One-step primary endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy without lumen-apposing metal stent using a Franseen needle and an ultra-stiff high-sliding guidewire.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Mayu Ibusuki, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto

Endoscopy· December 2024

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Novel specialized guidewire for bridging deployment into the right hepatic duct via endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy for malignant hilar biliary obstruction.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

Endoscopy· December 2024

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Suprapapillary trisectoral deployment of slim fully covered metal stents with ultra-stiff high-sliding guidewires for malignant hilar biliary obstruction.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

Endoscopy· December 2024

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Trisectoral Metal Stenting Using Combined Stent-by-Stent and Stent-in-Stent Method for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction: A Prospective Pilot Study.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Mayu Ibusuki, Tomoya Kitada, Kazumasa Sakamoto

Dig Dis Sci· November 2024

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Prophylactic use of a self-assembling peptide hydrogel for preventing delayed bleeding after endoscopic sphincterotomy: A propensity score-matched analysis.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Mayu Ibusuki, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Satoshi Kimoto

J Gastroenterol Hepatol· October 2024

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A novel dedicated nonslip short-length balloon catheter for treating hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic stricture in balloon enteroscopy-assisted ERCP.
Tadahisa Inoue, Mayu Ibusuki, Rena Kitano, Kiyoaki Ito

Endoscopy· December 2023

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Endoscopic gallbladder inside-stenting combined with aspirated lavage for calculous cholecystitis in poor surgical candidates: a prospective pilot study.
Tadahisa Inoue, Rena Kitano, Mayu Ibusuki, Yuji Kobayashi, Kiyoaki Ito

Sci Rep· November 2023

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