| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Diagnostic sensitivity of imaging modalities for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 2 cm | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2010 | 64 |
| 2 | A case of pseudolymphoma of the liver with chronic hepatitis C | Journal of Hepatology | 1997 | 57 |
| 3 | Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Japan and Korea | Oncology | 2008 | 57 |
| 4 | Epidemiology of hepatitis E in Northeastern China, South Korea and Japan | Journal of Infection | 2009 | 32 |
| 5 | Long-term outcome of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2008 | 27 |
| 6 | Hepatocellular carcinoma metastasizing to the skull base involving multiple cranial nerves | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 24 |
| 7 | Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver in a patient with chronic hepatitis C: Difficulty in differentiating it from hepatocellular carcinoma | Pathology International | 1999 | 22 |
| 8 | Entecavir and interferon-α sequential therapy in Japanese patients with hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B | Journal of Gastroenterology | 2013 | 20 |
| 9 | Superiority of CT Arterioportal Angiography to Contrast-Enhanced CT and MRI in the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Nodules Smaller than 2 cm | Oncology | 2007 | 17 |
| 10 | Clinical Characteristics of Patients who Developed Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatitis C Virus Eradication with Interferon Therapy: Current Status in Japan | Internal Medicine | 2013 | 16 |
| 11 | Histological study of PIVKA-II expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and adenomatous hyperplasia | Pathology International | 2001 | 15 |
| 12 | Is long-term interferon monotherapy welcome news for older patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1? | Hepatology Research | 2007 | 15 |
| 13 | CEA producing primary hepatic carcinoid | Hepatology Research | 2002 | 14 |
| 14 | Focal Nodular Hyperplasia-like Lesion with Venous Washout in Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis | Internal Medicine | 2008 | 14 |
| 15 | Prediction of response to pegylated interferon/ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C genotype 1b and high viral load | Journal of Gastroenterology | 2012 | 14 |
| 16 | Influence of hyperglycemia on liver inflammatory conditions in the early phase of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice | Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 2017 | 14 |
| 17 | Development of multicentric hepatocellular carcinoma after completion of interferon therapy | Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002 | 13 |
| 18 | 2'-,5'-Oligoadenylate synthetase response ratio predicting virological response to PEG-interferon-α2b plus ribavirin therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C | Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics | 2006 | 13 |
| 19 | Clinicopathological study of minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma: An approach to the definition of early hepatocellular carcinoma | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) | 1995 | 12 |
| 20 | TTV Positivity and Transfusion History in Non-B, Non-C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Compared with HBV- and HCV-Positive Cases | Intervirology | 2000 | 12 |
| 21 | Letters to the Editor | Journal of Hepatology | 2000 | 12 |
| 22 | Expression of progenitor cell markers in livers with fulminant massive necrosis | Hepatology Research | 2003 | 12 |
| 23 | Eosionophilic pseudotumor of the liver due to Ascaris suum infection | Hepatology Research | 2002 | 11 |
| 24 | Well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 15 mm in diameter totally eradicated with percutaneous ethanol injection instead of radiofrequency ablation | Hepatology International | 2009 | 11 |
| 25 | Multistep hepatocarcinogenesis from a dysplastic nodule to well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2007 | 11 |
| 26 | Recent Advances in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B | Hepatitis Monthly | 2011 | 11 |
| 27 | Multiple hypervascular liver nodules in a heavy drinker of alcohol | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) | 2005 | 10 |
| 28 | Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C, Genotype 1b with High Viral Load | Case Reports in Gastroenterology | 2009 | 10 |
| 29 | Blood cell, liver function, and response changes by PEG-interferon-α2b plus ribavirin with polaprezinc therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C | Hepatology International | 2008 | 9 |
| 30 | Serum amyloid A and C‐reactive protein positive nodule in alcoholic liver cirrhosis, hard to make definite diagnosis | Hepatology Research | 2014 | 9 |
| 31 | Scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma displaying atypical findings on imaging studies | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2009 | 9 |
| 32 | Recent Advances in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B | Hepatitis Monthly | 2011 | 8 |
| 33 | Prediction of efficacy of interferon treatment of chronic hepatitis C by multivariate analysis and a new classification | Pathology International | 1998 | 7 |
| 34 | Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Hepatitis C Virus Infection | Intervirology | 2005 | 7 |
| 35 | A case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy with ventricular fibrillation after gastroenterological endoscopy | Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology | 2011 | 7 |
| 36 | Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis A Infection in Northeastern China, Korea, and Japan | Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives | 2012 | 7 |
| 37 | Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura during Pegylated Interferon .ALPHA. Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C | Internal Medicine | 2010 | 6 |
| 38 | Well to moderately differentiated HCC manifesting hyperattenuation on both CT during arteriography and arterial portography | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2007 | 6 |
| 39 | A case of well-differentiated minute hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic metastasis | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) | 1998 | 5 |
| 40 | Small hepatocellular carcinoma presenting with massive metastasis in the peritoneum, mimicking sarcomatous tumor | Hepatology Research | 2007 | 5 |
| 41 | Pegylated Interferon plus Ribavirin Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C with High Viral Load of Serum Hepatitis C Virus RNA, Genotype 1b, Discontinued on Attaining Sustained Virological Response at Week 16 after Onset of Acute Pancreatitis | Digestion | 2009 | 5 |
| 42 | Apoptotic pathway related to oval cell proliferation | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) | 2004 | 4 |
| 43 | Double-Filtration Plasmapheresis plus IFN for HCV-1b Patients with Non-Sustained Virological Response to Previous Combination Therapy: Early Viral Dynamics | Intervirology | 2010 | 4 |
| 44 | Double-Filtration Plasmapheresis plus Interferon-β for HCV-1b Patients with Non-Sustained Virological Response to Previous Combination Therapy | Digestion | 2011 | 4 |
| 45 | Activation of TNF-α-AID axis and co-inhibitory signals in coordination with Th1-type immunity in a mouse model recapitulating hepatitis B | Antiviral Research | 2017 | 4 |
| 46 | Hypervascular Liver Nodules in Heavy Drinkers of Alcohol | Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research | 2004 | 4 |
| 47 | Comparison of Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Between Korean Emigrants and Host Country Residents in Japan and China-The Korean Emigrant Study | Epidemiology and Health | 2010 | 4 |
| 48 | Sudden-onset sarcoidosis with severe dyspnea developing during pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C | Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology | 2017 | 4 |
| 49 | Prediction of Response to Pegylated Interferon/Ribavirin Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 2a and 2b and High Viral Load | Digestive Diseases | 2013 | 3 |
| 50 | Stress-induced Biomarkers in Liver with Non-alcohol Fatty Liver Diseases and Non-alcohol Steatohepatitis | Kitakanto Medical Journal | 2014 | 3 |
