TAKESHI OGURA (大阪府)

Specialist Professor

The number of endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic cases in the pancreatobiliary field is among the highest in Japan.
The operator has been extensively invited to perform live endoscopic demonstrations and give lectures both domestically and internationally, and their diagnostic and therapeutic skills are recognized as world-class.
Selected as one of the Best Doctors in Japan.

Clinical department/Main areas of expertise
  • Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases Detail
Specialized area
  • Diagnosis and Endoscopic Treatment of Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases Detail
surgery
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA)

Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation for Biliary Tumors

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD)

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fistula Creation

Cholangioscopy / Pancreatoscopy-Guided Lithotripsy
Qualifications/Academia/Position
  • Board-Certified Physician of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine・Board-Certified Specialist in General Internal Medicine
  • Board-Certified Endoscopist of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society・Certified Instructor of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
  • Board-Certified Gastroenterologist of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology ・Certified Instructor of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
  • Certified Cancer Treatment Physician of the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology
  • Certified Instructor in Biliary Endoscopic Therapy of the Japanese Society of Biliary Surgery
  • Certified Instructor in Pancreatitis Treatment and Endoscopic Therapy of the Japan Pancreas Society
  • The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
  • Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
  • The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
  • Japanese Society of Medical Oncology
  • The Japanese Society of Biliary Surgery
  • The Japan Pancreas Society
  • Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
Affiliated hospital
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital
Website
https://hospital.ompu.ac.jp/index.html
location
〒569-8686
2-7 Daigakumachi, Takatsuki City 大阪府 Google Map Map
Biography
2004
Graduated from the School of Medicine, Osaka Medical College
2004
Resident Physician, Osaka Medical College Hospital
2006
Staff Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Hokusetsu General Hospital
2007
Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Medical College Hospital
2009
Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
2011
Assistant Professor, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College
2016
Lecturer, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College
2019
Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Medical Development, Osaka Medical College
2020
Associate Professor, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College
2023
Professor, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
paper
  • Prospective registration study of diagnostic yield and sample size in forceps       J Hepatobiliary pancreat Sci 2023;30:686-692biopsy using a novel device under digital cholangioscopy guidance with macroscopic on-site evaluation
  • Clinical impact of recombinant thrombomodulin administration on disseminated intravascular coagulation due to severe acute cholangitis (Recover-AC study)      J Hepatobiliary pancreat Sci 2023;30:221-228
  • Prospective comparison study between 19-gauge needle with .025-inch guidewire and 22-gauge needle with novel .018-inch guidewire during EUS-guided transhepatic biliary drainage (with video)               Gastrointest Endosc 2022;96:262-268
  • Expanding indications for endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy for patients with insufficient dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct using a 22G needle combined with a novel 0.018-inch guidewire (with video)            Dig Endosc 2022;34:222-227
  • Effect of echoendoscope angle on success of guidewire manipulation during endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy   Endoscopy 2021;53:369-375
  • An international, multi-institution survey on performing EUS-FNA and fine needle biopsy     Endosc Ultrasound 2020;9:319-328
  • Antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant treatment does not increase hemorrhagic adverse events during EUS-guided biliary drainage    Gastrointest Endosc 2020;92:659-666
  • Endosonography-guided gallbladder drainage versus percutaneous cholecystostomy in very high-risk surgical patients with acute cholecystitis: an international randomised multicentre controlled superiority trial (DRAC 1)     Gut 2020;69:1085-91
  • Clinical Outcome of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Liver Abscess Drainage Using Self-Expandable Covered Metallic Stent (with Video)   Dig Dis Sci 2016;91:303-308
  • Potential predictors of disease progression for main-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas     J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013;28:1782-6
book
  • Endoscopic Focal Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer and Cholangiocarcinoma p285-298 Springer 2021
  • Innovation in Pancreatic Stents p1-12 Springer 2021
  • EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage p1-16 IntechOpen 2019
others
Selected as Best Doctor in Japan in 2020–2021, 2022–2023, and 2023–2024.
Designated Instructor for the Endoscopic Training Program of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE).

This doctor's treatment program

  • Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer [Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital]

    Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital

    We provide diagnosis and treatment for pancreatic and biliary diseases using state-of-the-art advanced medical technologies.

    Equipped with the latest ERCP and EUS-dedicated endoscopes.
    We perform one of the highest numbers of pancreaticobiliary endoscopic examinations and treatments in Japan.
    Our expertise in histological diagnosis and drainage procedures for pancreatic and biliary cancers is internationally recognized, and our specialists are frequently invited to conduct live endoscopic demonstrations worldwide.
    We also have extensive experience in endoscopic tumor ablation and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy.
    English-language support is available.

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  • Treatment of Bile Duct and Pancreatic Duct Stones [Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital]

    Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital

    We provide diagnosis and treatment for pancreaticobiliary diseases using state-of-the-art advanced medical technologies.

    Equipped with the latest ERCP- and EUS-dedicated endoscopic systems.
    We perform one of the highest volumes of pancreaticobiliary endoscopic examinations and treatments in Japan.
    Our histological diagnosis and drainage procedures for pancreaticobiliary cancers are internationally recognized, and our specialists are frequently invited to participate in live endoscopic demonstrations worldwide.
    We also have extensive experience in endoscopic tumor ablation and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy.
    English-language support is available.

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  • Radiofrequency Ablation for Bile Duct Tumors [Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital]

    Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital

    We provide diagnosis and treatment for pancreaticobiliary diseases using state-of-the-art advanced medical technologies.

    Equipped with the latest ERCP- and EUS-dedicated endoscopic systems.
    We perform one of the highest volumes of pancreaticobiliary endoscopic examinations and treatments in Japan.
    Our expertise in histological diagnosis and drainage procedures for pancreaticobiliary cancers is internationally recognized, and our specialists are frequently invited to participate in live endoscopic demonstrations.
    We also have extensive experience in endoscopic tumor ablation and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy.
    English-language support is available.

    See details
  • Diagnosis of Biliary Tract Cancer [Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital]

    Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital

    We provide diagnosis and treatment for pancreatic and biliary diseases using state-of-the-art advanced medical technologies.

    Equipped with the latest ERCP and EUS-dedicated endoscopes.
    We perform one of the highest numbers of pancreaticobiliary endoscopic examinations and treatments in Japan.
    Our expertise in histological diagnosis and drainage procedures for pancreatic and biliary cancers is internationally recognized, and our specialists are frequently invited to conduct live endoscopic demonstrations worldwide.
    We also have extensive experience in endoscopic tumor ablation and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy.
    English-language support is available.

    See details
  • Biliary Drainage Procedures [Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital]

    Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital

    We provide diagnosis and treatment for pancreatic and biliary diseases using state-of-the-art advanced medical technologies.

    Equipped with the latest ERCP and EUS-dedicated endoscopes.
    We perform one of the highest numbers of pancreaticobiliary endoscopic examinations and treatments in Japan.
    Our expertise in histological diagnosis and drainage procedures for pancreatic and biliary cancers is internationally recognized, and our specialists are frequently invited to conduct live endoscopic demonstrations worldwide.
    We also have extensive experience in endoscopic tumor ablation and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy.
    English-language support is available.

    See details