Hironori Yamamoto
Jichi Medical University
529 Papers
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Hironori Yamamoto is an academic researcher from Jichi Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 60, co-authored 458 publications. Previous affiliations of Hironori Yamamoto include Jin-ai University & University of Tokushima.
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Papers
Total enteroscopy with a nonsurgical steerable double-balloon method
Hironori Yamamoto,Yutaka Sekine,Yukihiro Sato,Toshihiko Higashizawa,Tomohiko Miyata,Satoru Iino,Kenichi Ido,Kentaro Sugano +7 more
TL;DR: The double-balloon method facilitates endoscopic access to the small intestine and successfully inserted the upper endoscope as far as 30 to 50 cm beyond the ligament of Treitz in the 3 patients.
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Clinical outcomes of double-balloon endoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of small-intestinal diseases
Hironori Yamamoto,Hiroto Kita,Keijiro Sunada,Yoshikazu Hayashi,Hiroyuki Sato,Tomonori Yano,Michiko Iwamoto,Yutaka Sekine,Tomohiko Miyata,Akiko Kuno,Hironari Ajibe,Kenichi Ido,Kentaro Sugano +12 more
TL;DR: Double-balloon endoscopy permits the exploration of the small intestine with a high success rate of total enteroscopy, the procedure is safe and useful, and it provides high diagnostic yields and therapeutic capabilities.
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A Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in the Translation Initiation Codon: Effect on Protein Activity and Relation to Bone Mineral Density in Japanese Women
Hidekazu Arai,Ken-ichi Miyamoto,Yutaka Taketani,Hironori Yamamoto,Yuka Iemori,Kyoko Morita,Takeharu Tonai,Takehiko Nishisho,Shigenobu Mori,Eiji Takeda +9 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the polymorphism at the translation start site of the VDR gene may modulate BMD in premenopausal Japanese women.
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer.
TL;DR: The purpose of this review was to examine a remarkable technical advance regarding the indications for and the technique of endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer with no risk of lymph node metastasis in Japan.
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Structural organization of the human vitamin D receptor chromosomal gene and its promoter
Ken-ichi Miyamoto,Robert A. Kesterson,Hironori Yamamoto,Yutaka Taketani,Eri Nishiwaki,Sawako Tatsumi,Yoshio Inoue,Kyoko Morita,Eiji Takeda,J. Wesley Pike +9 more
TL;DR: An initial characterization of the human VDR gene and its promoter is reported, suggesting a molecular mechanism for the previously observed ability of retinoic acid to induce the VDR.
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