Protective effect of leptin against ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat small intestine.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the relationship between liver stiffness and carotid artery elasticity in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. We used an acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) technique to measure stiffness, and a radio frequency (RF) vascular quantitative ultrasound technique to measure changes ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Li JH,Zhu N,Min YB,Shi XZ,Duan YY,Yang YL

更新日期：2018-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cholelithiasis is the gallstone disease (GSD) where stones are formed in the gallbladder. The main function of the gallbladder is to concentrate bile by the absorption of water and sodium. GSD has high prevalence among elderly adults. There are three major types of gallstones found in patients, White, Black ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Kleiner O,Ramesh J,Huleihel M,Cohen B,Kantarovich K,Levi C,Polyak B,Marks RS,Mordehai J,Cohen Z,Mordechai S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disturbances are increasingly recognized as a common problem for children and adolescents with chronic pain conditions, but little is known about the prevalence, type, and impact of sleep problems in pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). The objectives of the current study were two-f...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Schurman JV,Friesen CA,Dai H,Danda CE,Hyman PE,Cocjin JT

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Korean National Cancer Screening Program has been providing annual fecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer (CRC) to adults aged 50 years and older since 2004. The Korean Colonoscopy Screening Pilot Study was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of colonoscopy screening for CRC incidence and mo...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Park B,Jun JK,Kim BC,Choi KS,Suh M,Expert Advisory Committee.,Monitoring Committee.,Center for Korean Colonoscopy Screening Pilot Study.,Research Team on the Protocol Development of Pilot study.

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have demonstrated usefulness of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in managing distress in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, few have focused on IBD course. The present trial aimed to investigate whether adding CBT to standard treatment prolongs remission in IBD in comparison to standard th...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mikocka-Walus A,Bampton P,Hetzel D,Hughes P,Esterman A,Andrews JM

更新日期：2015-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori, occurring throughout the world and causing gastroduodenal diseases, is one of the most common chronic bacterial agents in humans. The purpose of this study was to measure the general practitioners' (GPs) knowledge and practices pertaining to H. pylori infection. METHODS:A cross-sectiona...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Canbaz S,Sunter AT,Peksen Y,Leblebicioglu H

更新日期：2005-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A marked expansion of the connective tissue population and an abnormal deposition of extracellular matrix proteins are hallmarks of chronic and acute injuries to liver tissue. Liver connective tissue cells, also called stellate cells, derived from fibrotic liver have been thoroughly characterized and corresp...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Geremias AT,Carvalho MA,Borojevic R,Monteiro AN

更新日期：2004-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical course of chronic pancreatitis is still unpredictable, which relates to the lack of the availability of a clinical classification. Therefore, patient populations cannot be compared, the course and the outcome of the disease remain undetermined in the individual patient, and treatment is not stan...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Büchler MW,Martignoni ME,Friess H,Malfertheiner P

更新日期：2009-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) frequently undergo colectomy to reduce the 70 to 90% lifetime risk of colorectal cancer. After risk-reducing colectomy, duodenal cancer and complications from duodenal surgeries are the main cause of morbidity. Our objective was to prospectively describe the...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Sample DC,Samadder NJ,Pappas LM,Boucher KM,Samowitz WS,Berry T,Westover M,Nathan D,Kanth P,Byrne KR,Burt RW,Neklason DW

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is a disorder of unknown etiology and is characterized clinically by portal hypertension, splenomegaly, and hypersplenism accompanied by pancytopenia. This study evaluates the pathogenic concept of the disease by a systematic review of the literature and illustrates novel...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Däbritz J,Worch J,Materna U,Koch B,Koehler G,Duck C,Frühwald MC,Foell D

更新日期：2010-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (RLH) of the liver is very rarely reported, and we encountered two cases of RLH of the liver in a patient with colon cancer. CASE PRESENTATION:In the first case, a 77-year-old woman was admitted for the surgical removal of a ascending colon cancer. A hepatic tumor in the left l...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi H,Sawai H,Matsuo Y,Funahashi H,Satoh M,Okada Y,Inagaki H,Takeyama H,Manabe T

更新日期：2006-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in young children. Adult-onset KD (AKD) is rare and often misdiagnosed. Here we report a rare case of KD with cholestasis as principal symptom. CASE PRESENTATION:A 43-year-old caucasian man was admitted to our hosp...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Gallerani M,Pala M,Fabbian F,De Giorgi A

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of thickeners is a standard therapy for decreasing episodes of regurgitation or vomiting in infants. However, it remains to be investigated whether thickener is effective for vomiting and/or chronic respiratory symptoms in children with cerebral palsy. METHODS:We enrolled 18 neurologically impaired ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Miyazawa R,Tomomasa T,Kaneko H,Arakawa H,Shimizu N,Morikawa A

更新日期：2008-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Imatinib mesylate has been the standard therapeutic treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, advanced and metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). It is well tolerated with mild adverse effects. Gynecomastia development during the course of treatment has been rarely reported. METHODS:Ninety-eight pa...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Liu H,Liao G,Yan Z

更新日期：2011-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Signet ring cell carcinoma of the colon and rectum is rare, and most cases are detected at an advanced stage. We present a case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma detected at an early stage by magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (NBI) and crystal violet staining. CASE PRESENTATION:A 73-year-old...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Ohnita K,Isomoto H,Akashi T,Hashiguchi K,Matsushima K,Minami H,Akazawa Y,Yamaguchi N,Takeshima F,To K,Takeshita H,Yasui H,Abe K,Nakao K

更新日期：2015-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MCAD-deficiency is the most common inborn error of fatty acid oxidation now included in many newborn screening programms using MS/MS. During prolonged catabolic episodes, patients may suffer from metabolic decompensation with dysfunction of liver, skeletal- and heart muscle as well as brain. In anabolism, ne...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Das AM,Drache S,Janzen N,Franke A

更新日期：2012-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients often experience severe weight loss after oesophagectomy. Enteral nutrition via a feeding jejunostomy tube (FT) is commonly practised. This study aimed to assess the effect of severe weight loss postoperatively and enteral nutrition via an FT on long-term prognosis after oesophagectomy. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Koterazawa Y,Oshikiri T,Takiguchi G,Urakawa N,Hasegawa H,Yamamoto M,Kanaji S,Yamashita K,Matsuda T,Nakamura T,Suzuki S,Kakeji Y

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In China, the incidence of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has shown a significant growth trend. Analysis of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic means, and treatment of IBD will further improve the clinician's understanding of IBD, improve knowledge and further enable early diagnosis and s...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zhai H,Liu A,Huang W,Liu X,Feng S,Wu J,Yao Y,Wang C,Li Q,Hao Q,Hu J,Zhang S

更新日期：2016-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gut microbiome is altered in Crohn's disease. Although individual taxa have been correlated with post-operative clinical course, global trends in microbial diversity have not been described in this context. METHODS:We collected mucosal biopsies from the terminal ileum and ascending colon during surgery ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Dey N,Soergel DA,Repo S,Brenner SE

更新日期：2013-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The assessment of residual gastric volume is common practice in critical care units. However, the effects and safety of discarding or returning gastric aspirates remain uncertain. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the role of discarding or returning gastric aspirates on the gastric residual volumes in critical...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wen Z,Xie A,Peng M,Bian L,Wei L,Li M

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perforation of the colon occurring during or shortly following colonoscopy or barium enema is a rare complication of collagenous colitis (CC). "Spontaneous" perforation in CC, in which no instigating factor is identified, is even less common, with only five cases reported to date. We report herein an additio...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mitchell A,Dugas A

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been etiologically linked with primary gastric lymphoma (PGL) and gastric carcinoma (GC). There are a few reports of occurrence of both diseases in the same patients with H. pylori infection. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a patient with PGL in whom the tumor regressed after...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Ghoshal UC,Guha D,Bandyopadhyay S,Pal C,Chakraborty S,Ghoshal U,Ghosh TK,Pal BB,Banerjee PK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is an often-used and safe diagnostic method in gastroenterology. Transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy is now an established addition to the endoscopic instrumentarium. Although the two examination methods can be used alongside each other, there is a lack of studies on the comparab...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Aymaz S,Krakamp B,Kirschberg O,Lefering R

更新日期：2010-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a rare cause of small-bowel obstruction. The optimal treatment for this condition remains controversial. METHODS:In this study, we performed a retrospective analysis of the data of 44 patients who underwent surgery for SEP between December 2001 and 2008 at our h...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Li M,Zhu W,Li Y,Jiang J,Li J,Li N

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic hamartoma is an extremely rare benign disease of the pancreas. Only 30 cases have been reported to date. CASE PRESENTATION:A 68-year-old man presented with an asymptomatic solid and multi-cystic lesion in the uncus of the pancreas, incidentally detected on abdominal enhanced computed tomography. ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Matsushita D,Kurahara H,Mataki Y,Maemura K,Higashi M,Iino S,Sakoda M,Shinchi H,Ueno S,Natsugoe S

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colon cancer is one of the most aggressive human malignancies, with a very poor prognosis. Although it has been suggested that different isoforms of the lymphoid enhancer factor (LEF-1) have opposing biological activities, the biological outcome of aberrant LEF-1 activation in colon cancer is still unclear. ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wang SH,Nan KJ,Wang YC,Wang WJ,Tian T

更新日期：2012-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare chronic cholestatic liver disease often associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Current epidemiological data are limited to studies of predominantly Caucasian populations. Our aim was to define the epidemiology of PSC in a large, ethnically diverse US...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Toy E,Balasubramanian S,Selmi C,Li CS,Bowlus CL

更新日期：2011-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver fibrosis is the result of continuous liver injury stemming from different etiological factors. Bile duct injury induces an altered expression of TGF-beta, which has an important role in liver fibrosis because this cytokine induces the expression of target genes such as collagens, PAI-1, TIMPs, and othe...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： del Pilar Alatorre-Carranza M,Miranda-Díaz A,Yañez-Sánchez I,Pizano-Martínez O,Hermosillo-Sandoval JM,Vázquez-Del Mercado M,Hernández-Hoyos S,Martínez-Abundis R,Fafutis-Morris M,Segura-Ortega J,Delgado-Rizo V

更新日期：2009-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of emerging zoonotic parasitic diseases throughout the world, having significant medical and economic importance in developing countries. The western and northwestern China is considered as CE endemic areas. In northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, the increasing numbe...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zhang T,Zhao W,Yang D,Piao D,Huang S,Mi Y,Zhao X,Cao J,Shen Y,Zhang W,Liu A

更新日期：2015-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of H. pylori infection in Vietnam is reportedly high, but the spectrum of H. pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases has not been systematically investigated. Moreover, despite the similarities of ethnicity and diet, the age-standardized incidence rate of gastric cancer in the northern city of Han...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Nguyen TL,Uchida T,Tsukamoto Y,Trinh DT,Ta L,Mai BH,Le SH,Thai KD,Ho DD,Hoang HH,Matsuhisa T,Okimoto T,Kodama M,Murakami K,Fujioka T,Yamaoka Y,Moriyama M

更新日期：2010-09-30 00:00:00