List of works by Kojiro Taura

A Propensity Score-Based Analysis of Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Liver Malignancies in Elderly Patients

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

A case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis suspected to be adenocarcinoma based on the intraoperative peritoneal washing cytology

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

A multi-institution phase II study of gemcitabine/S-1 combination chemotherapy for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on September 2, 2010

A non-smooth tumor margin on preoperative imaging predicts microvascular invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma.

scientific article published on 16 March 2016

A novel technique for mapping biopsy of bile duct cancer

scientific article published on 22 September 2020

A phosphodiesterase III inhibitor protects rat liver from sinusoidal obstruction syndrome through heme oxygenase-1 induction.

scientific article published in May 2009

A single-center analysis of the survival benefits of adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy for biliary tract cancer

scientific article published on 14 June 2013

ALPlat criterion for the resection of hepatocellular carcinoma based on a predictive model of posthepatectomy liver failure

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

An eClinical trial system for cancer that integrates with clinical pathways and electronic medical records.

scientific article published on 17 May 2012

Anatomical Pitfall in Right Posterior Sector Graft Procurement in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

Antibiotic pretreatment alleviates liver transplant damage in mice and humans

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

Association of Mac-2-binding protein glycosylation isomer level with nutritional status in chronic liver disease

scientific article published on 22 February 2018

Beneficial effect of cepharanthine on overcoming drug-resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on March 2004

Blocking of PI3K/Akt pathway enhances apoptosis induced by SN-38, an active form of CPT-11, in human hepatoma cells.

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CAAT/enhancer binding protein-homologous protein deficiency attenuates liver ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice.

scientific article published on 10 March 2018

CHOP deficiency attenuates cholestasis-induced liver fibrosis by reduction of hepatocyte injury

scientific article published on 3 January 2008

Cholangiocarcinoma after flow diversion surgery for congenital biliary dilatation: A case report and review of literature

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Chronological Profiling of Plasma Native Peptides after Hepatectomy in Pigs: Toward the Discovery of Human Biomarkers for Liver Regeneration

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Clinical Practice of Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases: Impact of the Completion for Six Months

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Combination of Mac-2 Binding Protein Glycosylation Isomer and Up-To-Seven Criteria as a Useful Predictor for Child-Pugh Grade Deterioration after Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

Comment on "Number and Station of Lymph Node Metastasis After Curative-Intent Resection of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Impact Prognosis"

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

Comparative study of cisplatin and epirubicin in transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 30 January 2011

Complete pathological response induced by sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung metastases and venous tumor thrombosis allowing for curative resection

scientific article published on 07 August 2015

Complete remission of hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung metastases by oral administration of tegafur/uracil

scientific article published in August 2013

Complete response by a combination of 5-fluorouracil and interferon-alpha chemotherapy for lung metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatic resection with portal and hepatic vein tumor thrombectomy

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Controversies over the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Liver Fibrosis

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Conversion to Complete Resection with mFOLFOX6 with Bevacizumab or Cetuximab Based on K-RAS Status for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis (BECK study): Long-Term Results of Survival

scientific article published on 03 May 2020

Different clinical risk scores for prediction of early mortality after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: which is the best?

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Distinguishing intrahepatic mass-forming biliary carcinomas from hepatocellular carcinoma by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging using the Bayesian method: a bi-center study

scientific article published on 04 June 2020

Dose Intensity/Body Surface Area Ratio is a Novel Marker Useful for Predicting Response to Lenvatinib against Hepatocellular Carcinoma

scientific article published on 22 December 2019

Downregulation of the Wnt antagonist Dkk2 links the loss of Sept4 and myofibroblastic transformation of hepatic stellate cells.

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Early evaluation of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization-refractory hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 21 December 2011

Effect of administration of β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate-enriched formula after liver transplantation: A pilot randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 23 May 2020

Effect of heat shock preconditioning on NF-kappaB/I-kappaB pathway during I/R injury of the rat liver

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Effect of mapping biopsy on surgical management of cholangiocarcinoma

scientific article published on 09 September 2018

Effect of olprinone on liver microstructure in rat partial liver transplantation

scientific article published on 8 December 2012

Effects of oral intake of hydrogen water on liver fibrogenesis in mice

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Efficacy and toxicity of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with Cisplatin suspended in lipiodol for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

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Efficiency of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging for the staging of graft fibrosis after liver transplantation

scientific article published on 02 January 2019

Elevated levels of circulating ITIH4 are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: from pig model to human study

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Evaluation of a new energy device for parenchymal transection in laparoscopic liver resection

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Expression of OATP1B3 determines uptake of Gd-EOB-DTPA in hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 29 April 2009

Extent of liver resection is associated with incomplete liver restoration and splenomegaly a long period after liver resection

scientific article published on 26 April 2020

Feasibility of the liver-first approach for patients with initially unresectable and not optimally resectable synchronous colorectal liver metastases

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Inhibit CCl4-Induced Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis by Regulating Tissue Cellular Immunity

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Tumor Thrombus in the Major Portal Vein

scientific article published on 29 August 2015

Hepatic vagus nerve regulates Kupffer cell activation via α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

scientific article published on 2 January 2017

Hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct tumor thrombus: surgical outcomes and the prognostic impact of concomitant major vascular invasion

scientific article published in June 2015

Hepatoprotective effect by pretreatment with olprinone in a swine partial hepatectomy model

scientific article published on 26 May 2014

High risk of lung metastasis after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma more than 7 cm in diameter

scientific article published on 22 November 2013

High volume hydrodynamic injection of plasmid DNA via the hepatic artery results in a high level of gene expression in rat hepatocellular carcinoma induced by diethylnitrosamine

scientific article published in August 2006

Histological features of mixed neuroendocrine carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma in the liver: a case report and literature review

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Impact of Graft Quality and Fluid Overload on Postoperative Massive Ascites After Living Donor Liver Transplantation

scientific article published on 10 July 2019

Impact of Hepatic Steatosis on Disease-Free Survival in Patients with Non-B Non-C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Hepatic Resection

scientific article published on 14 November 2014

Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Impact of Skeletal Muscle Mass, Muscle Quality, and Visceral Adiposity on Outcomes Following Resection of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.

scientific article published on 11 November 2016

Impact of Visceral Adiposity as Well as Sarcopenic Factors on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Impact of imbalanced graft-to-spleen volume ratio on outcomes following living donor liver transplantation in an era when simultaneous splenectomy is not typically indicated

scientific article published on 26 March 2019

Impact of novel histone deacetylase inhibitors, CHAP31 and FR901228 (FK228), on adenovirus-mediated transgene expression

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Impact of postoperative changes in sarcopenic factors on outcomes after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

Impact of statin use on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing liver resection: a subgroup analysis of patients without chronic hepatitis viral infection

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Impact of the preoperative quantity and quality of skeletal muscle on outcomes after resection of extrahepatic biliary malignancies.

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

Implication of frequent local ablation therapy for intrahepatic recurrence in prolonged survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing hepatic resection: an analysis of 610 patients over 16 years old.

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Indication for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases based on a nomogram that predicts disease-free survival

scientific article published on 25 August 2014

Induction of heme oxygenase-1 and dilatation of hepatic sinusoids by an administration of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate in rat livers

scientific article published in December 2003

Influence of coexisting cirrhosis on outcomes after partial hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma fulfilling the Milan criteria: an analysis of 293 patients.

scientific article published in November 2007

Intraoperative fluorescent cholangiography using indocyanine green for laparoscopic fenestration of nonparasitic huge liver cysts

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Is 0.6% reasonable as the minimum requirement of the graft-to-recipient weight ratio regardless of lobe selection in adult living-donor liver transplantation?

scientific article published on 07 October 2020

Is Portal Venous Pressure Modulation Still Indicated for All Recipients in Living Donor Liver Transplantation?

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Is routine abdominal drainage necessary after liver resection?

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Laparoscopic Left Lateral Sectionectomy Using the Extrahepatic Glissonean Approach: A Secure Option for Achieving a Negative Margin for Lesions with Ductal Extension

scientific article published on 18 March 2019

Laparoscopic liver resection versus percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 07 September 2020

Left-posterior approach for artery-first en bloc resection in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for left-sided pancreatic cancer

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Liver transplantation in patients with portal vein thrombosis: A strategic road map throughout management

scientific article published on 26 August 2020

Living donor liver transplantation for adult Budd Chiari syndrome - Resection without replacement of retrohepatic IVC: A case report

scientific article published in December 2017

Living donor liver transplantation for combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma: A case series of four patients

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

Living donor liver transplantation with a left trisegmental graft from a donor with anomalous branching of the portal vein

scientific article published on 05 May 2017

Long-term Prognosis and Recurrence of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis After Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience.

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Long-term impact and clinical significance of living donor liver transplantation with respect to donor liver restoration and spleen size: A prospective study

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

Loss of Sept4 exacerbates liver fibrosis through the dysregulation of hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 15 July 2008

Low Preoperative Platelet Count Predicts Risk of Subclinical Posthepatectomy Liver Failure in Right Lobe Donors for Liver Transplantation

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus and bile duct tumor thrombus: A case report

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Middle Hepatic Vein Branch-Guided Approach for Laparoscopic Resection of Liver Segment 8 Is Simple, Reliable, and Reproducible

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Multiregional whole-genome sequencing of hepatocellular carcinoma with nodule-in-nodule appearance reveals stepwise cancer evolution

scientific article published on 20 August 2020

Necrostatin-1 protects against reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced hepatotoxicity in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure

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Necrostatin-7 suppresses RANK-NFATc1 signaling and attenuates macrophage to osteoclast differentiation

scientific article published on 07 July 2018

Olprinone attenuates excessive shear stress through up-regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in a rat excessive hepatectomy model

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Optimal introduction of laparoscopic liver resection for Child-Pugh B

scientific article published on 21 August 2018

Pancreatic Stellate Cells Have Distinct Characteristics From Hepatic Stellate Cells and Are Not the Unique Origin of Collagen-Producing Cells in the Pancreas

scientific article published in October 2017

Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation with portal hypertension

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma in an explanted liver after Kasai operation for biliary atresia: A case report and literature review

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Phase I clinical trial of olprinone in liver surgery

scientific article published on 27 December 2016

Phase I study of adjuvant gemcitabine or S-1 in patients with biliary tract cancers undergoing major hepatectomy: KHBO1003 study

Portal Vein Embolization: Radiological Findings Predicting Future Liver Remnant Hypertrophy

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

Portal vein branching order helps in the recognition of anomalous right-sided round ligament: common features and variations in portal vein anatomy.

scientific article published on 7 April 2017

Portal vein reconstruction using vein grafts in pediatric living donor liver transplantation: Current status

scientific article published on 22 January 2017

Posthepatectomy Liver Failure Affects Long-Term Function After Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Prediction of posthepatectomy liver failure based on liver stiffness measurement in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Preoperative FDG-PET predicts recurrence patterns in hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 18 August 2011

Preoperative Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Quality Negatively Impact on Pulmonary Function in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

scientific article published on 8 December 2017

Preoperative Visceral Adiposity and Muscularity Predict Poor Outcomes after Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

scientific article published on 05 June 2018

Preoperative metabolic tumor volume of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma measured by 18F-FDG-PET is associated with the KRAS mutation status and prognosis.

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Pretransplantation splenomegaly frequently persists after liver transplantation and can manifest as hypersplenism and graft fibrosis - a retrospective study

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

Prognostic index for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma combined with tumor thrombosis in the major portal vein

scientific article published on 20 January 2006

Prognostic value of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

Proliferative activity in hepatocellular carcinoma is closely correlated with glucose metabolism but not angiogenesis.

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Proposal of selection criteria for operative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus incorporating hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy

scientific article published on 10 July 2017

Proposed Definition for Oligometastatic Recurrence in Biliary Tract Cancer Based on Results of Locoregional Treatment: A Propensity-Score-Stratified Analysis

scientific article published on 14 January 2020

Prospective registry for laparoscopic liver resection

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Quantitative assessment of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using preoperative serological and imaging markers

scientific article published on 28 November 2020

Real-time Navigation for Liver Surgery Using Projection Mapping With Indocyanine Green Fluorescence: Development of the Novel Medical Imaging Projection System

scientific article published on 8 February 2017

Regorafenib suppresses sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in rats.

scientific article published on 6 September 2014

Response to: Is ALPlat criterion justified for predicting posthepatectomy liver failure?

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Right hepatectomy with en-bloc resection of bilateral hepatic arteries for Bismuth type IIIa hilar cholangiocarcinoma: A case report

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

Role of preferential cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition by meloxicam in ischemia/reperfusion injury of the rat liver

scientific article published on 14 May 2014

Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis after living-donor liver transplantation: A case series, Kyoto experience

scientific article published on 30 May 2018

Septic complication after balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of duodenal variceal bleeding

scientific article published on 10 November 2009

Short-term outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted hybrid living donor hepatectomy: a comparison with the conventional open procedure

scientific article published on 25 April 2017

Soluble thrombomodulin attenuates sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in rat through suppression of high mobility group box 1

scientific article published on 06 February 2014

Sorafenib attenuates monocrotaline-induced sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in rats through suppression of JNK and MMP-9

scientific article published on 11 July 2012

Sorafenib in a hepatocellular carcinoma patient with end-stage renal failure: A pharmacokinetic study

scientific article published on 31 May 2013

Strategies to Detect Hepatic Myofibroblasts in Liver Cirrhosis of Different Etiologies

scientific article published on January 2014

The Efficacy and Limitations of Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

The Relationship Between 18F-FDG Uptake on PET/CT and Markers of Systemic Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

The impact of posthepatectomy liver failure on the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published in January 2014

Transfissural Approach for Laparoscopic Resection of a Deep Segment 8 Lesion in Contact with the Hepatocaval Confluence

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

Unexpected metastasis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct without an invasive component to the brain and lungs: A case report

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Usefulness of Mac-2 Binding Protein Glycosylation Isomer for Prediction of Posthepatectomy Liver Failure in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

scientific article published on 28 June 2016

Usefulness of Preoperative F-FDG-PET in Detecting Invasive Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of the Bile Duct

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Usefulness of operative planning based on 3-dimensional CT cholangiography for biliary malignancies.

scientific article published on 6 June 2015

Utility of Mac-2-binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi) to evaluate graft status after liver transplantation

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Validation of the Conventional Resection Criteria in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Terms of the Incidence of Posthepatectomy Liver Failure and Long-Term Prognosis

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Validation of the FIB-4 index for evaluation of fibrosis in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after living donor liver transplantation: A single center experience

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What is a precise anatomic resection of the liver? Proposal of a new evaluation method in the era of fluorescence navigation surgery

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

[Clinical impact of PET/CT on the management of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma].

scientific article published in November 2012

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