島谷 昌明(Masaaki SHIMATANI)(/)

Internal medicine Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Professor Shimatani (Director of the Center)

Professor Shimatani (Director of the Center)

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Professor Shimatani (Director of the Center)
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Director of Clinical Services / Professor

DB-ERCP (Double-Balloon Endoscopy ERCP), an endoscopic treatment for hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases in patients with reconstructed intestinal tracts after gastric or pancreatic cancer surgeries, was developed by our university in 2006. It boasts one of the highest case volumes and success rates in the country. We encourage anyone who has been told that treatment is difficult or impossible to consult with us.

Clinical department/Main areas of expertise
  • Internal medicine
    Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Detailed examination Detail
    Second opinion Detail
    Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Medicine, Double-Balloon Endoscopy (DBE) Detail
Specialized area
surgery
- Endoscopic surgery using advanced equipment
- ERCP (Double-Balloon Endoscopy ERCP) with Double-Balloon Endoscopy (DBE)
- Tumor diagnosis using Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA)
- Stone treatment with ultra-slim cholangioscope (SpyGlass DS)
- Advanced endoscopic diagnostics and treatments, including EUS-guided drainage procedures
Qualifications/Academia/Position
  • Doctor of Medicine (Kansai Medical University Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Japan Society of Internal Medicine: Certified internist and instructor, council member of Kinki Regional Chapter
  • Japanese Society of Gastroenterology: Specialist, Supervising Physician, Kinki Branch Councilor, Society Councilor
  • Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society: Specialist, Supervisor, Kinki Branch Councilor, Association Councilor
  • Japanese Biliary Society: Instructor, Society Councilor
  • Japan Pancreas Society: Supervising physician, Society council member
  • Japan Gastroenterological Society: Gastroenterologist, Supervisor, Society Delegate
  • Japan Capsule Endoscopy Society: Specialist, Supervisor, Council Member
  • Japan Society of Abdominal Emergency Medicine: Abdominal emergency certified doctor, specialist, and educator, council member
  • Japan Society of Certified Oncologists: Provisional Education Doctor, Japan Society of Hepatology, Japan Society of Medical Education, etc.
  • Organizer of the "Study Group on the Creation of Evaluation Criteria for Endoscopic Biliary Drainage" at the Japan Society for Gastroenterological Endoscopy
Affiliated hospital
location

Biography
1995
Graduated from Kansai Medical University School of Medicine
2006
Kansai Medical University Graduate School of Medicine, Doctoral Program, Degree
2017
Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital
2020
Kansai Medical University, Department of Internal Medicine III
Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
            Director of the Endoscopy Center            
2022
Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Director
2023
Kansai Medical University General Medical Center Head of Pharmacy Department
            Director of the Biliary-Pancreatic Disease Center
paper
  • Review of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using several endoscopic methods in patients with surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy 2015/06
  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection using a detachable snare for a large colorectal tumor with muscle retraction 2024/12
  • Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage with a two-step puncture technique for a non-dilated pancreatic duct 2024/12
  • Early gastric cancer accompanying Gastritis cystica profunda with a Giant cyst 2024/04
  • Effective hemostasis under gel immersion endoscopy using inflated balloons on the tip of double balloon endoscope for active bleeding in the small intestine 2024/02
  • 【Publications for International Journal】 First Autor and corresponding author: 55 articles Co-Author: 73 articles Total: 128 articles
  • 【Publications for Japanese Journal】 First Autor and corresponding author: 51 articles Co-Author: 29 articles Total: 80 articles
book
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis 8. Liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases. "Today's Treatment Guidelines 2022 Edition" 2022/04 (Partially written)
  • Pancreatic true cyst "Special edition of Japanese Clinical Journal: Symptoms by area No. 16 Pancreatic syndrome (3rd edition) - including other pancreatic diseases" 2021/06 (partially written)
  • Gallbladder malignant melanoma "Special edition of Japanese Clinical Journal: Symptoms by area No. 15 No. 15 Hepatic and biliary system syndromes (3rd edition) III Extrahepatic biliary tract edition" 2021/04 (Partially written)
  • ERCP using balloon endoscopy for postoperative intestinal tract "INTESTINE" 2013/11 Show all (19 items) (Partially written)
  • Autoimmune pancreatitis - Adrenal corticosteroids are used for treatment, but please tell me about the actual situation - "Guide to the treatment of pancreatic diseases" 2014/04
  • Many other publications
others
[Awards] 2011: Poster of distinction in DDW 2011 2012: Endoscopic Medicine Research Doctor Overseas Dispatch Grant, Endoscopic Medicine Research Promotion Foundation 2013: Best Oral Presentation Award in 12th International Digestive Endoscopy Network 2013: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention (SGI): Travel Grant 2013: Samejima Award (Kansai Medical University, Department of Internal Medicine III, Excellent Research Award) 2015: Best Oral Presentation Award in 14th International Digestive Endoscopy Network 2021: Research Grant, Endoscopic Medicine Research Promotion Foundation 2023: Samejima Award (Kansai Medical University, Department of Internal Medicine III, Samejima Yoshiko Memorial Research Grant) 2024: Outstanding Poster Presentation in ENDO 2024

・Ranking of Best Doctors for the People (2024-2026 edition)

[Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Group Meeting]

・Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Policy Research Project for Intractable Diseases, etc.
"Research Study on Intractable Liver and Biliary Diseases"

(Research Lead: Atsushi Tanaka, Teikyo University) Research Collaborator

[Acquisition of Competitive Research Funds]

・2023 AMED Next-Generation Cancer Medical Acceleration Research Project, Co-Investigator
"Development of a New Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostic Method Using Exosome-Based Biomarkers"

・2023 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C, Principal Investigator
"Research on the Development of New Biomarkers to Enable Early Prediction of Tumorous Pancreatic Cysts and Pancreatic Cancer"

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    Kansai Medical University Medical Center(Kinki/Osaka)

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