Development and psychometric testing of the Visual Analogue Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (VAS-IBS).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric diseases are a worldwide problem in modern society, as reported in the USA, in the range of 0.5-2 episodes/year/person and an incidence of 5-100 episodes/1000/week according to seasons and age. There is convincing evidence that oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of acute gastric injury....

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Uberti F,Bardelli C,Morsanuto V,Ghirlanda S,Molinari C

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a complex and heterogeneous genetic disease that has well-established clinical diagnostic criteria. These criteria do not include gastrointestinal tumors. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a 45-year-old patient with a clinical and molecular diagnosis of TSC and a family history...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Reis LB,Konzen D,Netto CBO,Braghini PMB,Prolla G,Ashton-Prolla P

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) is widely used for biliary decompression in patients with biliary disease. However, it is difficult to reposition a nasobiliary catheter from the mouth to nostril. We developed a new device, which has a curved flexible loop and bar-handle, for repositioning of ENBD cath...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Choi SJ,Lee JM,Choi HS,Kim ES,Keum B,Seo YS,Jeen YT,Lee HS,Chun HJ,Um SH,Kim CD,Oh CH

更新日期：2019-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) can occur in clinical scenarios such as organ transplantation, trauma and cardio-pulmonary bypass, as well as in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis or persistent ductus arteriosus. Pharmacological protection by pretreating ("preconditioning") with opioids attenuat...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Cho SS,Rudloff I,Berger PJ,Irwin MG,Nold MF,Cheng W,Nold-Petry CA

更新日期：2013-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As anorexia and hypermetabolism are common in cirrhosis, leptin levels may be increased in this disease. In this study, we investigated the relation between the severity of disease and serum leptin levels in post-hepatitis cirrhosis and the role of body composition, gender and viral aetiology of cirrhosis in...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Bolukbas FF,Bolukbas C,Horoz M,Gumus M,Erdogan M,Zeyrek F,Yayla A,Ovunc O

更新日期：2004-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies concerning clinical course and outcome of acute pancreatitis (AP) according to etiologies were rare, especially after year 2000. This study was designed to investigate the difference between the clinical course of alcoholic and biliary AP. METHODS:Of the 153 patients diagnosed as AP with a first att...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Cho JH,Kim TN,Kim SB

更新日期：2015-07-25 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:Recent evidence cautions against the use of non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB) in patients with refractory ascites or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis while other data suggests a survival benefit in patients with advanced liver disease. The aim of this study was to describe the use and impact of NSBB in pat...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Ngwa T,Orman E,Gomez EV,Vuppalanchi R,Kubal C,Chalasani N,Ghabril M

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inadequate response to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is reported in up to 40%. Patients with non erosive reflux disease (NERD) have lower response rates compared to patients with erosive reflux disease (ERD); pH metry contributes to GERD diagnosis...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Kandulski A,Peitz U,Mönkemüller K,Neumann H,Weigt J,Malfertheiner P

更新日期：2013-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Desmoid tumors are a group of benign, invasive, solid tumors that are relatively rare in the general population, but can occur in up to 21 % of patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP). They can be difficult to treat and have high rates of recurrence even after resection. Our goal with this study w...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Slowik V,Attard T,Dai H,Shah R,Septer S

更新日期：2015-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bicyclol, the most commonly-used liver hepatoprotective drug in China, is often selected to control disease progression in CHB patients who refuse anti-viral treatment. However, data on histological changes after bicyclol treatment in these patients are scarce. Therefore, this study has been conducted to fin...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Chi X,Xiao H,Shi M,Cai G,Xie Y,Jiang J,Tian G,Wu S,Zhang C,Zhao P,Chen J

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calprotectin is a stable neutrophil protein, which can be measured in faecal samples. The faecal level of calprotectin increases during disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC). Nonetheless, the relevance of faecal calprotectin (FC) measurement during granulomonocytapheresis (GMA) for UC has not yet been ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Shimoyama T,Yamamoto T,Umegae S,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 0.2-1 % of children suffers from abdominal migraine (AM). Pathophysiology of AM has not been adequately studied. This study evaluated gastric motility in children with AM. METHODS:Seventeen children (6 boys), within an age range of 4-15 years, referred to a tertiary care paediatric unit, North...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Devanarayana NM,Rajindrajith S,Benninga MA

更新日期：2016-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intussusception (IS) is a form of acute intestinal obstruction that occurs mainly in infants and is usually of unknown cause. An association between IS and the first licensed rotavirus vaccine, a reassortant-tetravalent, rhesus-based rotavirus vaccine (RRV-TV), led to the withdrawal of the vaccine. New rotav...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Sáez-Llorens X,Velázquez FR,Lopez P,Espinoza F,Linhares AC,Abate H,Nuñez E,Venegas G,Vergara R,Jimenez AL,Rivera M,Aranza C,Richardson V,Macias-Parra M,Palacios GR,Rivera L,Ortega-Barria E,Cervantes Y,Rüttimann R,Ru

更新日期：2013-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infliximab is usually administered by two monthly intravenous (iv) infusions, therefore requiring visits to hospital. Adalimumab is administered by self subcutaneous (sc) injections every other week. Both of these anti-TNF drugs appear to be equally efficacious in the treatment of Crohn's Disease and therefo...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Allen PB,Lindsay H,Tham TC

更新日期：2010-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the outcomes of caustic ingestion differ between children and adults, it is unclear whether such outcomes differ among adults as a function of their age. This retrospective study was performed to ascertain whether the clinical outcomes of caustic ingestion differ significantly between elderly and no...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Chang JM,Liu NJ,Pai BC,Liu YH,Tsai MH,Lee CS,Chu YY,Lin CC,Chiu CT,Cheng HT

更新日期：2011-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are rare, and the few reported cases usually coexisted with other malignant components such as adenocarcinoma or hepatoid carcinoma. We present here the first case of pure AFP-producing pNET. CASE PRESENTATION:A 56-year-old male pati...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zhu X,Yong H,Zhang L,Huang Y,Zheng J,Liu C,Xiu D,Zhang P

更新日期：2015-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastroparesis (Gp) is a poorly understood chronic gastrointestinal medical condition for which patient reported outcomes (PRO) are lacking. Previously developed symptoms scoring has been used for several decades. Using symptoms scores as a basis for documentation, 12 years of support/focus group patient feed...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Cutts T,Holmes S,Kedar A,Beatty K,K Mohammad M,Abell T

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efforts to identify cell sources and approaches for cell therapy of liver diseases are ongoing, taking into consideration the limits recognized for adult liver tissue and for other forms of stem cells. In the present study, we described the first procedure of via hepatic artery transplantation of human fetal...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Cardinale V,Carpino G,Gentile R,Napoletano C,Rahimi H,Franchitto A,Semeraro R,Nuti M,Onori P,Berloco PB,Rossi M,Bosco D,Brunelli R,Fraveto A,Napoli C,Torrice A,Gatto M,Venere R,Bastianelli C,Aliberti C,Salvatori F

更新日期：2014-12-04 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:To investigate the effect of albumin infusion on cirrhotic patients admitted for acute gastrointestinal bleeding. METHODS:Medical records of cirrhotic patients who admitted due to acute gastrointestinal bleeding through January 2009 to December 2018 were reviewed. Clinical data and the total amount of album...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wang Z,Xie YW,Lu Q,Yan HL,Liu XB,Long Y,Zhang X,Yang JL

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carrageenan is a traditional ingredient that has been widely used in the food industry. In the present study, we propose a hypothesis that carrageenan is a conditional inflammatory agent. When the intestinal tract is in an "unhealthy" state such as that during bacterial infection or acute inflammation, carra...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wu W,Wang F,Gao X,Niu T,Zhu X,Yan X,Chen H

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prognostic impact of cirrhosis on long-term survival of patients with combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) after hepatic resection. The aim of this study was to elucidate the long-term outcome of hepatectomy in cHCC-CC patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:A total of 144...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zhou YM,Sui CJ,Zhang XF,Li B,Yang JM

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are obviously ethnic differences between the UGT1A1 gene polymorphisms. Due to the difference of genetic background and environment, the treatment with colorectal cancer patients of Guangxi Zhuang should not completely follow the Euramerican or Chinese han patients. The study aimed to explore the corre...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Chen S,Hua L,Feng C,Mo Q,Wei M,Shen Y,Lin Z,Li G,Xu J,Guo C,Huang H

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is mutually and bidirectionally linked with metabolic syndrome (MetS) of which it is both the cause and the consequences. Worldwide, 6.3 to 33% of the general populations are estimated to suffer from the disease with even higher prevalence in the group sharing metabo...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Pardhe BD,Shakya S,Bhetwal A,Mathias J,Khanal PR,Pandit R,Shakya J,Joshi HO,Marahatta SB

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current literature has demonstrated that host glutamine depletion facilitates tumorigenesis. Likewise, the glutamine transporter SLC38A1 is putatively associated with malignant transformation and tumor progression. Taken together, this forms the premise for undertaking the current study. The twofold aim of t...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Xie J,Li P,Gao HF,Qian JX,Yuan LY,Wang JJ

更新日期：2014-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic treatments, such as endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and laparoscopic gastrectomy, are increasingly used to treat a subset of patients with early gastric cancer (EGC). To achieve successful outcomes, it is very important to accurately determine the lateral extent of the tumor. Therefore, we ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Lee BE,Kim GH,Park DY,Kim DH,Jeon TY,Park SB,You HS,Ryu DY,Kim DU,Song GA

更新日期：2010-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic proctocolitis (APC) in exclusively breast-fed infants is caused by food proteins, deriving from maternal diet, transferred through lactation. In most cases a maternal cow milk-free diet leads to a prompt resolution of rectal bleeding, while in some patients a multiple food allergy can occur. The aim...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Lucarelli S,Di Nardo G,Lastrucci G,D'Alfonso Y,Marcheggiano A,Federici T,Frediani S,Frediani T,Cucchiara S

更新日期：2011-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rumination syndrome (RS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGD) increasingly recognized in children and adolescents. The epidemiology of this condition in school aged children is poorly understood. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of rumination and other related associat...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Rajindrajith S,Devanarayana NM,Crispus Perera BJ

更新日期：2012-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric cancer can progress from a chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa resulting from Helicobacter pylori infection that activates the inflammatory response of the host. Therefore, polymorphisms in genes involved in the inflammatory response, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2), have been i...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Jorge YC,Duarte MC,Silva AE

更新日期：2010-06-17 00:00:00