Assessment of hepatic VX2 tumors of rabbits with second harmonic imaging under high and low acoustic pressures.

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumors are predominantly benign and are most commonly found in the thoracic cavity and pleura; while reports exist in the literature of malignant solitary fibrous tumors and those located in extrathoracic organs, these cases are considered extremely rare. Herein, a case is reported of a malignant soli...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jakob M,Schneider M,Hoeller I,Laffer U,Kaderli R

更新日期：2013-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To validate the Rockall scoring system for predicting outcomes of rebleeding, and the need for a surgical procedure and death. METHODS:We used data extracted from the Registry of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Endoscopy including information of 1869 patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Enns RA,Gagnon YM,Barkun AN,Armstrong D,Gregor JC,Fedorak RN,RUGBE Investigators Group.

更新日期：2006-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of chronic liver diseases is significantly dependent on the progression rate and the extent of fibrosis, i.e. the non-structured replacement of necrotic parenchyma by extracellular matrix. Fibrogenesis, i.e. the development of fibrosis can be regarded as an unlimited wound healing process, which is...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gressner AM,Gao CF,Gressner OA

更新日期：2009-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical outcomes and safety of anterior- and conventional-approach hepatectomy for patients with large liver tumors. METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Library databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials comparing anterior-app...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li L,Wang HQ,Wang Q,Yang J,Yang JY

更新日期：2014-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual incidence of adenocarcinoma arising from Barrett's esophagus (BE) is approximately 0.5%. Through a process of gradual transformation from low-grade dysplasia to high-grade dysplasia (HGD), adenocarcinoma can develop in the setting of BE. The clinical importance of appropriate identification and treatment of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chennat J,Waxman I

更新日期：2010-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine short- and long-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using the stag beetle (SB) knife, a scissor-shaped device. METHODS:Seventy consecutive patients with 96 early esophageal neoplasms, who underwent ESD using a SB knife at Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Japan, betwee...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuwai T,Yamaguchi T,Imagawa H,Miura R,Sumida Y,Takasago T,Miyasako Y,Nishimura T,Iio S,Yamaguchi A,Kouno H,Kohno H,Ishaq S

更新日期：2018-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholism and cirrhosis, which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide, have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes. Both diseases are influenced by genetic susceptibility and cultural traits that differ globally but are specific for each population. In contrast to other regions around the world, Mexican...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Roman S,Zepeda-Carrillo EA,Moreno-Luna LE,Panduro A

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the characteristics of colonic polyps, where it is difficult to distinguish adenomatous polyps from hyperplastic polyps, with the aid of acetic acid chromoendoscopy. METHODS:Acetic acid spray was applied to colonic polyps smaller than 10 mm before complete excision. Endoscopic images were taken before a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim JH,Lee SY,Kim BK,Choe WH,Kwon SY,Sung IK,Park HS,Jin CJ

更新日期：2008-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:An inefficient cellular immune response likely leads to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Resolution of chronic HCV infection in the absence of treatment is a rare occurrence. We report the case of a 39-year old white male with a 17-year history of chronic HCV infection, who eradicated HCV following a serious...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Byrnes V,Chopra S,Koziel MJ

更新日期：2007-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Viable and non-viable pathological bacterial translocation promote a self-perpetuating circle of dysfunctional immune activation and systemic inflammation facilitating infections and organ failure in advanced cirrhosis. Bacterial infections and sepsis are now recognized as a distinct stage in the natural progression o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bruns T,Zimmermann HW,Stallmach A

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic endocrine insufficiency after acute pancreatitis (AP) has drawn increasing attention in recent years. AIM:To assess the impact of risk factors on the development of pancreatic endocrine insufficiency after AP. METHODS:This retrospective observational long-term follow-up study was conducted in a ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yu BJ,Li NS,He WH,He C,Wan JH,Zhu Y,Lu NH

更新日期：2020-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:As the incidence of acute pancreatitis continues to rise, establishing the etiology in order to prevent recurrence is important. Although the etiology of acute pancreatitis is not difficult in the majority of patients, almost a quarter of patients are initially labeled as having idiopathic acute pancreatitis. When con...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tenner S

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man with cT1bN0M0 stage I middle thoracic esophageal cancer underwent subtotal esophagectomy and gastric tube reconstruction through the posterior mediastinal route after preoperative carbon-ion radiotherapy and chemotherapy in a clinical trial. Anastomotic leakage occurred, but it spontaneously improved...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uesato M,Kono T,Akutsu Y,Murakami K,Kagaya A,Muto Y,Nakano A,Aikawa M,Tamachi T,Amagai H,Arasawa T,Muto Y,Matsubara H

更新日期：2017-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the effect of Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) on the microenvironment of colonic neoplasms and the expression of inflammatory mediators and microRNAs (miRNAs). METHODS:Levels of F. nucleatum DNA, cytokine gene mRNA (TLR2, TLR4, NFKB1, TNF, IL1B, IL6 and IL8), and potentially interacting miRNAs (m...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Proença MA,Biselli JM,Succi M,Severino FE,Berardinelli GN,Caetano A,Reis RM,Hughes DJ,Silva AE

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the predictive value of the vegetative-depressive symptoms of the Zung Depression Rating Scale for the occurrence of depression during treatment with peg-interferon alpha-2b of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. METHODS:The predictive value of vegetative-depressive symptoms at 4 wk of treatment for the o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Robaeys G,De Bie J,Wichers MC,Bruckers L,Nevens F,Michielsen P,Van Ranst M,Buntinx F

更新日期：2007-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer morbidity both in men and in women. However, females over 65 years old show higher mortality and lower 5-year survival rate of colorectal cancer compared to their age-matched male counterparts. The objective of this review is to suggest gender-based innovati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim SE,Paik HY,Yoon H,Lee JE,Kim N,Sung MK

更新日期：2015-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the association between parity and gastric cancer (the cases are almost all premenopausal women) risk in a cohort of young parous women. METHODS:The study cohort consisted of all women with a record of a first and singleton childbirth in the Birth Register between 1978 and 1987. We tracked each woman fr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chang CC,Chen CC,Chiu HF,Yang CY

更新日期：2011-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the outcome of patients undergoing surgical resection of the bowel for sustained radiation-induced damage intractable to conservative management. METHODS:During a 7-year period we operated on 17 cases (5 male, 12 female) admitted to our surgical department with intestinal radiation injury (IRI). They were...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Perrakis N,Athanassiou E,Vamvakopoulou D,Kyriazi M,Kappos H,Vamvakopoulos NC,Nomikos I

更新日期：2011-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been the subject of considerable research, with increasing attention being paid to the loss of intestinal epithelial cell barrier function as a mechanism of pathogenesis. Ste20-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) is involved in regulating barrier function. SPAK is ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan Y,Merlin D

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent tumors worldwide. The majority of HCC cases occur in patients with chronic liver disease. Despite regular surveillance to detect small HCC in these patients, HCC is often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Because HCC is highly resistant to conventional systemic ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shin JW,Chung YH

更新日期：2013-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection is the main cause of gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer disease, and gastric cancer. After more than 20 years of experience in H pylori treatment, in my opinion, the ideal regimen to treat this infection is still to be found. Currently, apart from having to know first-line eradica...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gisbert JP

更新日期：2008-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate and evaluate the technical feasibility and clinical effectiveness of fluoroscopically guided peroral uncovered expandable metal stent placement to treat gastric outlet and duodenal obstructions. METHODS:Fifteen consecutive patients underwent peroral placement of Wallstent(TM) Enteral Endoprosthesis ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang Q,Dai DK,Qian XJ,Zhai RY

更新日期：2007-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a group of diseases with excess fat in liver in the absence of a poorly defined limit of alcohol consumption. Most common variety, a universal public health problem, is associated with insulin resistance caused by a host of genetic and epigenetic defects modulated by life st...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sanal MG

更新日期：2008-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical outcomes and prognostic factors after intravenous corticosteroids following oral corticosteroid failure in active ulcerative colitis patients. METHODS:Consecutive patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis who had been treated with a course of intravenous corticosteroids after ora...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jeon HH,Lee HJ,Jang HW,Yoon JY,Jung YS,Park SJ,Hong SP,Kim TI,Kim WH,Cheon JH

更新日期：2013-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:H. pylori is probably the most prevalent human pathogen worldwide. Since it was initially suggested in 1983 by Marshall and Warren to be implicated in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, H. pylori has also been implicated in gastric carcinoma and was classified as a class I carcinogen. In the last two decades, a notew...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Beswick EJ,Suarez G,Reyes VE

更新日期：2006-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the clinicopathologic features of patients with extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) in South Korea. METHODS:A total of 51 patients with an EGIST were identified. The clinicopathologic features, including sex, age, location, tumor size, histology, mitotic rate, immunohistochemical features...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yi JH,Park BB,Kang JH,Hwang IG,Shin DB,Sym SJ,Ahn HK,Lee SI,Lim DH,Park KW,Won YW,Lim SH,Park SH

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a heterogeneous hepatobiliary cancer with limited treatment options. A number of studies have illuminated the relationship between inflammation-based prognostic scores and outcomes in patients with ICC. However, the use of reliable and personalized prognostic algorith...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JJ,Li H,Li JX,Xu L,Wu H,Zeng Y

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection disrupts the normal metabolism processes, but is also influenced by several of the host's metabolic factors. An obvious and significantly detrimental pathophysiological feature of HCV infection is insulin resistance in hepatic and peripheral tissues. Substantial research efforts have ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawaguchi Y,Mizuta T

更新日期：2014-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the extent of use of specific therapies in clinical practice, and their relationship to therapies validated in clinical trials. METHODS:The US National Cancer Institutes' Patterns of Care study was used to examine therapies and survival of patients diagnosed in 2001 with histologically-confirmed gastroe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cronin-Fenton DP,Mooney MM,Clegg LX,Harlan LC

更新日期：2008-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is not known and controversy exists as to whether PSC should be denominated an autoimmune disease. A large number of autoantibodies have been detected in PSC patients, but the specificity of these antibodies is generally low, and the frequencies vary largely betwee...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hov JR,Boberg KM,Karlsen TH

更新日期：2008-06-28 00:00:00