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 …

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-…

Background: The impact of pulmonary hypertension (PH) on survival has been
demonstrated in severe cases with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who were referred for …

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 …

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) plays an important role in the diagnosis
of interstitial pneumonia, however, the occurrence of acute respiratory failure following SLB …

Study objective In COPD, it has been shown that peripheral muscle dysfunction is a factor
determining exercise intolerance. We examined the hypothesis that exercise capacity of …

Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was developed for en bloc removal
of large and flat gastrointestinal tract neoplasms. In Japan, ESD is performed under …

Background and Objective The outcome of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(AE-IPF) is usually very poor, and it has been suggested that mechanical ventilation does …

BACKGROUND Acute exacerbation (AE) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) presents as
episodes of acute respiratory worsening closely associated with endothelial damage and …

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 (…