Yutaka Saito

We will focus on the developments of new endoscopic diagnosis/treatment as well as effective training system.

Area of research

• Gastroenterology

Keywords

• Endoscopic diagnosis
• Endoscopic treatment
• Training system
• Minimally invasive treatment

Current main research theme

• Developments of new endoscopic diagnosis/treatment and effective training system

Collaborative research themes

Developments of new endpscopic diagnosis/treatment and effective training system; From innovation to clinical practice

Email

ytsaito●ncc.go.jp（Replace ● to ＠）

Brief History

• 1985-1992    School of Medicine, Gunma University, Japan
• 1992-1996    Postgraduate course of Medicine, Gunma University, Japan
• 1996-1999    Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Resident
• 1999-2001    Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chief Resident
• 2001-2002    Dept of Gastroenterology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Staff
• 2003-2007    Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Staff
• 2007-2010    Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chief
• 2010-2012    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chief
• 2012-present   Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Director of Endoscopy Center, Chief of Endoscopy Division

Major affiliated societies

• Board certified fellow of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
• Board certified fellow of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
• Board certified fellow of the Japanese Gastroenterological Association
• Board certified fellow of the Japanese Gastroenterological Association
• Board certified fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
• Board certified fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Publications

1. Saito Y, Uraoka T, Matsuda T, Emura F, Ikehara H, Mashimo Y, et al. A pilot study to assess safety and efficacy of carbon dioxide insufflation during colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection under conscious sedation. Gastrointest Endosc 2007;65(3):537-42.
2. Saito Y, Uraoka T, Matsuda T, Ikehara H, Mashimo Y, Kikuchi T, Fu KI, Sano Y, Saito D. Endoscopic treatment of large superficial colorectal tumors: A cases series of 200 endoscopic submucosal dissections (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2007;66(5):966-73.
3. Saito Y, Takisawa H, Suzuki H, Takizawa K, Yokoi C, Nonaka S, Matsuda T, Nakanishi Y. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Recurrent or Residual Superficial Esophageal Cancer after Chemoradiotherapy. Gastrointest Endosc 2008;67(2):355-9.
4. Saito Y, Fukuzawa M, Matsuda T, Fukunaga S, Sakamoto T, Uraoka T, Nakajima T, Ikehara H, Fu KI, Itoi T, Fujii T. Clinical outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection versus endoscopic mucosal resection of large colorectal tumors as determined by curative resection. Surg Endosc. 2010;24(2):343-52.
5. Sato C, Abe S, Saito Y, So Tsuruki E, Takamaru H, Makazu M, Sato Y, Sasaki H, Tanaka H, Ikezawa N, Yamada M, Sakamoto T, Nakajima T, Matsuda T, Kushima R, Kamiya M, Maeda S, Urano Y.：A Pilot Study of Fluorescent Imaging of Colorectal Tumors Using a γ-Glutamyl-Transpeptidase-Activatable Fluorescent Probe.Digestion. 2015;91(1):70-6.
6. Saito Y, Saito S, Oka S, Kakugawa Y, Matsumoto M, Aihara H, Watari I, Aoyama T, Nouda S, Kuramoto T, Watanabe K, Ohmiya N, Higuchi K, Goto H, Arakawa T, Tanaka S, Tajiri H. Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of colon capsule endoscopy in the detection of lesions of the colon: prospective, multicenter, open study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015;82(5):861-9.
7. Tsuruki ES, Saito Y, Abe S, Takamaru H, Yamada M, Sakamoto T, Nakajima T, Matsuda T, Sekine S, Taniguchi H. Evaluating the efficacy and safety of a novel endoscopic fluorescence imaging modality using oral 5-aminolevulinic acid for colorectal tumors. Endosc Int Open. 2016;4(1):E30-5.