Mikio Kawamura

Essential Updates in the Surgical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Topics From 2024 to Mid‐2026

ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel disease management has undergone a major transformation with the introduction of treat‐to‐target strategies and highly effective biologic and small‐molecule therapies. Although these advances have reduced the overall requirement for surgery, operative...

Prognostic Significance of Peri-Treatment Inflammatory Burden Index in Patients with Rectal Cancer Undergoing Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy

Background/Objectives. Systemic inflammatory responses influence treatment response and oncological outcomes in patients with cancer. Growing evidence indicates that the inflammatory burden index (IBI) serves as a reliable prognostic indicator across various malignancies. However...