Greetings from the Guest Editor by Hideyuki Shiomi

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Covered self-expandable metal stents for distal biliary obstruction from pancreatic carcinoma: what type of stent is preferred? by Hideyuki Shiomi, Ryota Nakano, Shogo Ota

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis for managing abdominal pain related with advanced cancer by Ryota Nakano, Hideyuki Shiomi, Shogo Ota, Hiroko Iijima

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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastroenterostomy for Afferent Loop Syndrome by Hideyuki Shiomi, Arata Sakai, Ryota Nakano, Shogo Ota, Takashi Kobayashi, Atsuhiro Masuda, Hiroko Iijima

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Endoscopic Self-Expandable Metal Stent Placement for Malignant Afferent Loop Obstruction After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Series and Review by Arata Sakai, Hideyuki Shiomi, Takao Iemoto, Ryota Nakano, Takuya Ikegawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Atsuhiro Masuda, Yuzo Kodama

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Overtube-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy through digital cholangioscopy for difficult biliary stones in a postoperative patient: challenging points with salvage techniques by Hassan Atalla, MSc, Arata Sakai, MD, PhD, Hideyuki Shiomi, MD, PhD, Shohei Abe, MD, Yuzo Kodama, MD, PhD

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Shortening antibiotic duration in the treatment of acute cholangitis: rationale and study protocol for an open-label randomized controlled trial by Kentaro Iwata, Asako Doi, Yuichiro Oba, Hiroo Matsuo, Kei Ebisawa, Manabu Nagata, Sho Nishimura, Kenichi Yoshimura, Atsuhiro Masuda, Hideyuki Shiomi, Yuzo Kodama

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Combined bridging and antegrade stent placement during transmural treatment for malignant hilar biliary obstruction in a patient with surgically altered anatomy by Hassan Atalla, MSc, Hideyuki Shiomi, MD, PhD, Arata Sakai, MD, PhD, Atsuhiro Masuda, MD, PhD, Yuzo Kodama, MD, PhD

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Cross‐wired metal stents for endoscopic bilateral stent‐in‐stent deployment in malignant hilar biliary obstruction: A multicenter, single‐arm, prospective study by Kentaro Yamao, Takeshi Ogura, Hideyuki Shiomi, Takaaki Eguchi, Hisakazu Matsumoto, Zhao Liang Li, Hiroaki Hashimoto, Yasutaka Chiba, Mamoru Takenaka, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masatoshi Kudo, Tsuyoshi Sanuki

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Modified double-guidewire technique using a unique double-lumen sphincterotome for difficult biliary cannulation by Hideyuki Shiomi, PhD, MD, Hiromu Kutsumi, PhD, MD, Shomei Ryozawa, PhD, MD, Atsushi Irisawa, PhD, MD, Yuzo Kodama, PhD, MD

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Liver cirrhosis in Japan: Future global trends in the era of progressive antiviral therapy by Hirayuki Enomoto, Tomoyuki Takashima, Takashi Nishimura, Nobuhiro Aizawa, Naoto Ikeda, Yukihisa Yuri, Mamiko Okamoto, Kohei Yoshihara, Ryota Yoshioka, Shoki Kawata, Shogo Ota, Ryota Nakano, Hideyuki Shiomi, Hiroko Iijima

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Drainage for fluid collections post pancreatic surgery and acute pancreatitis: similar but different? by Yousuke Nakai, Saburo Matsubara, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Takashi Sasaki, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Susumu Hijioka, Hideyuki Shiomi, Mamoru Takenaka, Takuji Iwashita, Atsuhiro Masuda, Tomotaka Saito, Hiroyuki Isayama, Ichiro Yasuda

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Early versus delayed interventions for necrotizing pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Yousuke Nakai, Hideyuki Shiomi, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Shogo Ota, Mamoru Takenaka, Takuji Iwashita, Tatsuya Sato, Tomotaka Saito, Atsuhiro Masuda, Saburo Matsubara, Keisuke Iwata, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Hiroyuki Isayama, Ichiro Yasuda

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Protocol for a Multi-Center Confirmatory Trial to Evaluate the Differential Diagnostic Performance of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Using Perflubutane in Patients with a Pancre... by Yasunobu Yamashita, Toshio Shimokawa, Reiko Ashida, Yoshiki Hirooka, Takuji Iwashita, Hironari Kato, Toshifumi Kin, Atsushi Masamune, Haruo Miwa, Eizaburo Ohno, Hideyuki Shiomi, Atsushi Sofuni, Mamoru Takenaka, Masayuki Kitano

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Influence of hiatal hernia and male sex on the relationship between alcohol intake and occurrence of Barrett's esophagus. by Atsuhiro Masuda, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Manabu Murakami, Yukinao Yamazaki, Masao Kobayashi, Shuichi Terao, Tsuyoshi Sanuki, Akihiko Okada, Masayasu Adachi, Hideyuki Shiomi, Yoshifumi Arisaka, Hiromu Kutsumi, Eiji Umegaki, Takeshi Azuma

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Feasibility of Double-Deployment Small-Diameter Covered Metallic Stent for Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction (with Video) by Ryota Nakano, Hideyuki Shiomi, Mamiko Okamoto, Yuta Kawase, Kohei Yoshihara, Ryota Yoshioka, Shoki Kawata, Yukihisa Yuri, Tomoyuki Takashima, Nobuhiro Aizawa, Naoto Ikeda, Takashi Nishimura, Shinya Fukunishi, Hirayuki Enomoto

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Detection of Abdominal Lymph Node Metastasis from Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor by Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy: Comparison with Somatostatin Receptor Type 2 Immunostaining by Kazuhiro Kitajima, Hideyuki Shiomi, Takako Kihara, Seiko Hirono, Ryota Nakano, Tomohiro Okamoto, Chisako Yagi, Hirotsugu Eda, Kosuke Matsuda, Michiko Hatano, Makoto Yoshida, Hiroshi Kono, Seiichi Hirota, Tetsuya Minami, Koichiro Yamakado

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Risk of recurrence with or without plastic stent after EUS-guided treatment of peripancreatic fluid collections: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Takuji Iwashita, Tatsuya Sato, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Tomotaka Saito, Keisuke Iwata, Hideyuki Shiomi, Mamoru Takenaka, Akinori Maruta, Shinya Uemura, Atsuhiro Masuda, Saburo Matsubara, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Hiroyuki Isayama, Ichiro Yasuda, Yousuke Nakai

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Comparison of 22G standard and Franseen needles in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for diagnosing pancreatic mass lesions: Study protocol for a controlled trial by Masahiro Itonaga, Satoru Yasukawa, Toshio Shimokawa, Mamoru Takenaka, Nobuyasu Fukutake, Takeshi Ogura, Junichi Sakagami, Hideyuki Shiomi, Yasushi Okura, Osamu Inatomi, Hisakazu Matsumoto, Akira Kurita, Azumi Suzuki, Kiyohito Tanaka, Masayuki Kitano

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A Low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Is Associated with Low Muscle Volume and a Poor Prognosis among Cirrhotic Patients by Hirayuki Enomoto, Yukihisa Yuri, Takashi Nishimura, Naoto Ikeda, Tomoyuki Takashima, Nobuhiro Aizawa, Mamiko Okamoto, Kohei Yoshihara, Ryota Yoshioka, Shoki Kawata, Yuta Kawase, Ryota Nakano, Hideyuki Shiomi, Shinya Fukunishi, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Hiroko Iijima

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