Relationship between nuclear morphometry, DNA content and resectability of pancreatic cancer.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors are often used to prevent gastro-intestinal lesions induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. However, they are not always effective against both gastric and duodenal lesions and their use is not devoid of side effects. AIM:To explore the mechanisms mediating the clinical effic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khayyal MT,Wadie W,Abd El-Haleim EA,Ahmed KA,Kelber O,Ammar RM,Abdel-Aziz H

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia associated with esophageal mechanical obstruction is usually related to malignant esophageal diseases. Benign lesions are rarely a cause for this type of dysphagia, and usually occur either as an intramural tumor or as an extrinsic compression. Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis is rare in adults, and eve...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pimenta AP,Preto JR,Gouveia AM,Fonseca E,Pimenta MM

更新日期：2007-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension, one of the vascular diseases, not only has lesions in liver, but also changes in vascular structures and functions of extrahepatic portal system, systemic system and pulmonary circulation. The pathological changes of vasculopathy in portal hypertension include remodeling of arterialized visceral v...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li T,Yang Z

更新日期：2005-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients with gastric cancer has more than doubled since 1985 in developing countries. Thus, the questions of whether it can be predicted from gastritis morphology, who is at risk and who has a lower risk of developing gastric carcinoma are raised. H pylori-infection leads to erosions, ulcerations, carci...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vieth M,Stolte M

更新日期：2006-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the influence of avidin chase on the side effects of radioimmunotherapy (RIT) in nude mice bearing human colon carcinoma and therapeutic outcome. METHODS:Purified anti-CEA monoclonal antibody (McAb) was biotinylated with NHS-biotin, and then radiolabeled with 188Re by the direct method. 188Re-labeled b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li GP,Wang YX,Huang K,Zhang H,Zhang CF

更新日期：2005-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the diagnostic value of gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA)-enhanced hepatocyte-phase magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in evaluating hepatic fibrosis and hepatitis. METHODS:Hepatocyte-phase images of Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MRI were retrospectively evaluated in 76 patients with chronic liver disease. These pat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li XM,Chen Z,Xiao EH,Shang QL,Ma C

更新日期：2017-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells (OGCs) is very rare, less than 1% of all pancreatic malignancies, and shows worse prognosis than that of invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. We present a case of en bloc resection for a huge undifferentiated carcinoma with OGCs tha...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jo S

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of two pseudolymphomas of the liver in a 63-year-old Japanese woman with primary biliary cirrhosis. One of the lesions was found incidentally during a medical examination, presenting as a 10 mm hypodense nodule that revealed hyperdensity in the early phase and hypodensity in the late phase in computed...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okada T,Mibayashi H,Hasatani K,Hayashi Y,Tsuji S,Kaneko Y,Yoshimitsu M,Tani T,Zen Y,Yamagishi M

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate genetic factors that might help define which Crohn's disease (CD) patients are likely to benefit from anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. METHODS:This was a prospective cohort study. Patients were recruited from a university digestive disease practice database. We included CD patients who rece...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Netz U,Carter JV,Eichenberger MR,Dryden GW,Pan J,Rai SN,Galandiuk S

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a common complication after liver transplantation, and it is associated with multiple direct and indirect effects. Management of CMV infection and disease has evolved over the years, and clinical guidelines have been recently updated. Universal antiviral prophylaxis and a pre-emptive...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Marcelin JR,Beam E,Razonable RR

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the incidence of catheter tract implantation metastasis among patients undergoing percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and to provide data regarding the management of this unusual complication of PTBD by reviewing cases reported in the literature. METHO...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakata J,Shirai Y,Wakai T,Nomura T,Sakata E,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：2005-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the treatment of pediatric functional chronic intestinal constipation (FCIC) with a probiotic goat yogurt. METHODS:A crossover double-blind formula-controlled trial was carried out on 59 students (age range: 5-15 years) of a public school in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, presenting a FCIC diagnostic, acc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guerra PV,Lima LN,Souza TC,Mazochi V,Penna FJ,Silva AM,Nicoli JR,Guimarães EV

更新日期：2011-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To classify gallstone disease as a basis for assessment of post-cholecystectomy symptoms. METHODS:One hundred and fifty three patients with a clinical and ultrasonographic diagnosis of gallstones filled out a structured questionnaire on abdominal pain symptoms and functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) before...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schmidt M,Søndenaa K,Dumot JA,Rosenblatt S,Hausken T,Ramnefjell M,Njølstad G,Eide GE

更新日期：2012-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of dermatan sulfate (DS) derivatives on platelet surface P-selectin expression and blood activated protein C (APC) activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and to clarity the anti-inflammatory mechanism of DS derivatives. METHODS:Dermatan sulfate (DS) was sulfated with ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ji SL,Du HY,Chi YQ,Cui HF,Cao JC,Geng MY,Guan HS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and VEGF-C and to determine whether the presence of VEGF-A and VEGF-C was associated with the clinicopathologic characteristics of pancreatic cancer. METHODS:VEGF-A and VEGF-C mRNA transcripts were examined by Northern blot in 6 human pancrea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang RF,Wang SX,Peng L,Wang SX,Zhang M,Li ZF,Zhang ZM,Xiao Y,Zhang FR

更新日期：2006-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of ginger on gastric motility and emptying, abdominal symptoms, and hormones that influence motility in dyspepsia. METHODS:Eleven patients with functional dyspepsia were studied twice in a randomized double-blind manner. After an 8-h fast, the patients ingested three capsules that contained...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hu ML,Rayner CK,Wu KL,Chuah SK,Tai WC,Chou YP,Chiu YC,Chiu KW,Hu TH

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate disease-specific gene expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from Crohn's disease (CD) patients in clinical remission. METHODS:Patients with CD in clinical remission or with very low disease activity according to the Crohn's disease activity index were genotyped regarding ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schäffler H,Rohde M,Rohde S,Huth A,Gittel N,Hollborn H,Koczan D,Glass Ä,Lamprecht G,Jaster R

更新日期：2018-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:While therapeutic strategies able to change the natural history of the disease are developing, it is of major importance to have available predictive factors for aggressive disease to try and target these therapeutic strategies. Clinical predictors have probably been the most broadly studied. In both Crohn's disease (...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Louis E,Belaiche J,Reenaers C

更新日期：2010-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Korea National Cancer Screening Program currently provides screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) for adults older than 50 years with no upper age limit. In general, people are likely to only pay attention to the benefits of cancer screening and to neglect its risks. Most consider the benefits of cancer s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Luu XQ,Lee K,Lee YY,Suh M,Kim Y,Choi KS

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the regulator of G-protein signaling 5 (RGS5) expression in gastric carcinoma and its association with differentiation and microvascular density (MVD). METHODS:Expression of RGS5 and CD34 were examined in 76 cases of gastric carcinoma, including 22 cases with lymph node metastasis and 54 cases without l...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JH,Huang WS,Hu CR,Guan XX,Zhou HB,Chen LB

更新日期：2010-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pancreatic hemolymphangioma. Hemolymphangioma is a malformation of both lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. The incidence of this disease in the pancreas is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only seven cases have been reported worldwide (PubMed). A 39-year-old woman with a one-day hist...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dong F,Zheng Y,Wu JJ,Fu YB,Jin K,Chao M

更新日期：2013-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality and the incidence of this disease is expected to continue increasing. While patients with pancreatic cancer have traditionally faced a dismal prognosis, over the past several years various advances in diagnosis and treatment have begun to positively impact this ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mohammed S,Van Buren G 2nd,Fisher WE

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether alcohol dehydrogenase-1B (ADH1B) His47Arg and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) Glu487Lys polymorphism is involved in the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) risk in Chinese Han population. METHODS:Seven studies of ADH1B and ALDH2 genotypes in Chinese Han population in 1450 cases and 2459 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang GH,Mai RQ,Huang B

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia is considered a public health issue and is often caused by iron deficiency. Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) often originates from blood loss from lesions in the gastrointestinal tract in men and postmenopausal women, and its prevalence among patients with gastrointestinal bleeding has been estimated to b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cotter J,Baldaia C,Ferreira M,Macedo G,Pedroto I

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the factors involved in the impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with celiac disease. METHODS:A multicenter, cross-sectional prospective study was performed in patients with celiac disease who completed two HRQOL questionnaires: the gastrointestinal quality of life index (GI...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Casellas F,Rodrigo L,Vivancos JL,Riestra S,Pantiga C,Baudet JS,Junquera F,Diví VP,Abadia C,Papo M,Gelabert J,Malagelada JR

更新日期：2008-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman with complaints of hematochezia was diagnosed as having Cowden's disease (CD), an autosomal dominant condition characterized by multiple hamartomas, since facial papules and gingival papillomas were identified. On endoscopy, multiple hyperplastic polyps were seen in the rectum and left-side colon. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Isomoto H,Furusu H,Ohnita K,Takehara Y,Wen CY,Kohno S

更新日期：2005-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the risk factors for ampullary adenoma and ampullary cancer. METHODS:This case-control study included ampullary tumor patients referred to Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Controls were randomly selected from an existing database of healthy individuals at the Health Screening Center of the same h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He XD,Wu Q,Liu W,Hong T,Li JJ,Miao RY,Zhao HT

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite progress in the treatment of advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC), the outcome of this disease remains dismal for the majority of patients. Given the moderate efficacy of treatment, prognostic factors may help to guide treatment decisions. Several trials identified baseline performance status as an i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Boeck S,Hinke A,Wilkowski R,Heinemann V

更新日期：2007-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the outcome of patients, who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and subsequently liver transplantation (OLT) irrespective of tumor size when no tumor progression was observed. METHODS:Records, imaging studies and pathology of 84 patients with HCC were revi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Obed A,Beham A,Püllmann K,Becker H,Schlitt HJ,Lorf T

更新日期：2007-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the possible involvement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3)-1(alpha)-hydroxylase [1alpha-25(OH) (2) D(3)] in butyrate-induced differentiation in human intestinal cell line Caco-2 cells. METHODS:Caco-2 cells were incubated either with 3 mmol/L butyrate and 1 micromol/L 25(OH) (2) D(3) or with 1 micromol/L 1al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schröder O,Turak S,Daniel C,Gaschott T,Stein J

更新日期：2005-12-07 00:00:00