The prognosis of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) has improved significantly
in recent years, but interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with connective tissue disease (…

BACKGROUNDS: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is generally regarded as a safe diagnostic
procedure. However, acute exacerbation after BAL is increasingly recognized as a specific …

Background and objective: Although pulmonary rehabilitation is effective for patients with
COPD, its efficacy in patients with IPF is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

The prognosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is poor. No therapy has been shown to
prolong survival. The objective of this study was to examine the prognostic significance of …

Background: Although acute exacerbation (AE) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a
well known clinical condition, predicting risk factors remain unknown. We evaluated the …

… have a higher smoking rate, a lower PaO 2 , and a lower SpO 2 during the 6MWT. Recent
studies [… Our results indicate that smoking and a low PaO 2 may play a crucial role in vascular …

OBJECTIVES: The requirements of biliary stents used in the palliation of malignant biliary
obstruction are a long duration of patency and minimal adverse effects. Covered self-…

… Significant correlates of V o 2 max reduction were vital capacity (VC) [r = 0.79], total lung …
V o 2 max. Furthermore, in subgroup analysis, QF was a significant contributing factor for V o 2 …

… safe surgical procedure, the mortality from SLB has been reported to range between 0% and
12% 2 including patients in whom respiratory failure occurred following SLB.3, 4 Nishiyama …

Background and study aims: The safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
for superficial esophageal neoplasms (SENs) have not been evaluated in a multicenter …