Factors related to lymph node metastasis and surgical strategy used to treat early gastric carcinoma.

abstract：AIM:To examine the expression of pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX-1) transcription factor in human colorectal cancer. METHODS:RT-PCR, Western blotting, and immuno-histochemistry were performed to determine the expression pattern of transcription factor PDX-1 in primary colorectal tumor, hepatic metastasis, and beni...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ballian N,Liu SH,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant disparities exist between genders for the development and progression of several gastro-intestinal (GI) diseases including cancer. Differences in incidence between men vs women for colon, gastric and hepatocellular cancers suggest a role for steroid sex hormones in regulation of GI carcinogenesis. Involvem...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sukocheva OA,Li B,Due SL,Hussey DJ,Watson DI

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of protein deprivation on the myenteric plexus of the esophagus of weanling rats. METHODS:Pregnant female Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups: nourished (N), receiving normal diet, and undernourished (D), receiving a protein-deprived diet, which continued after birth. At twenty-one days ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liberti EA,Fontes RB,Fuggi VM,Maifrino LB,Souza RR

更新日期：2007-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the effects of aspirin and enoxaparin on liver function, coagulation index and histopathology in a rat model of liver fibrosis. METHODS Forty-five male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the control group (n = 5) and model group (n = 40). Thioacetamide (TAA) was used to induce liver fibrosis ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li CJ,Yang ZH,Shi XL,Liu DL

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary duct injuries are frequently iatrogenic, being associated with surgery for gallbladder stones. However, blunt abdominal trauma such as a motor vehicle crash is a rare cause of extrahepatic biliary stricture. A few reports have been published on biliary strictures treated with endoscopic therapy. In the present...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kang DO,Kim TH,You SS,Min HJ,Kim HJ,Jung WT,Lee OJ

更新日期：2008-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To assess the diagnostic values of tumor markers for pancreatic cancer.METHODS:Pancreatic cancer-associated antigen from colonic mucosa (PCAAc), pancreas-specific antigen (PaA), pancreatic oncofetal antigen (POA) and minimolecular pancreatic antigen (mPOA) were detected by double antibodies Sandwich ELISA; CA19-9,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao XY,Yu SY,Da SP,Bai L,Guo XZ,Dai XJ,Wang YM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using non-invasive transient elastography (Fibroscan) in comparison with liver biopsy for assessment of liver fibrosis in children with biliary atresia (BA). METHODS:Thirty-one children with BA admitted to the Department of Pediatric Surgery of Beijing Children's Hospi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shen QL,Chen YJ,Wang ZM,Zhang TC,Pang WB,Shu J,Peng CH

更新日期：2015-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of autoantibodies against beta(1)-adrenoceptor in hepatitis virus myocarditis on action potential and L-type Ca(2+) currents. METHODS:Fifteen samples of autoantibodies against beta(1)-adrenoceptor positive sera of patients with hepatitis virus myocarditis were obtained and IgGs were puri...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu K,Liao YH,Wang ZH,Li SL,Wang M,Zeng LL,Tang M

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the clinicopathological characteristics of small and large early invasive colorectal cancers (EI-CRCs), and to determine whether malignancy grade depends on size. METHODS:A total of 583 consecutive EI-CRCs treated by endoscopic mucosal resection or surgery at the National Cancer Center Hospital between ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsuda T,Saito Y,Fujii T,Uraoka T,Nakajima T,Kobayashi N,Emura F,Ono A,Shimoda T,Ikematsu H,Fu KI,Sano Y,Fujimori T

更新日期：2009-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008, the European Association for the study of the liver (EASL) defined occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) as the "presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the liver (with detectable or undetectable HBV DNA in the serum) of individuals testing hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) negative by currently avail...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ocana S,Casas ML,Buhigas I,Lledo JL

更新日期：2011-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between the tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (TagSNPs) of NOD1 and NOD2 and the risk of developing gastric cancer. METHODS:We conducted a hospital-based case-control study including 296 incident gastric cancer patients and 160 gastritis controls. Eight TagSNPs in the NOD1 and NOD2...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang P,Zhang L,Jiang JM,Ma D,Tao HX,Yuan SL,Wang YC,Wang LC,Liang H,Zhang ZS,Liu CJ

更新日期：2012-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the association between Helicobacter spp. and some common gut bacteria in patients with cholecystitis. METHODS:A nested-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), specific to 16S rRNA of Helicobacter spp. was performed on paraffin-embedded gallbladder samples of 100 cholecystitis and 102 control cases. The sample...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Karagin PH,Stenram U,Wadström T,Ljungh A

更新日期：2010-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoid tumor is a locally invasive, myofibroblastic, nonmetastatic tumor. Its pathogenesis remains unclear and it may involve genetic abnormalities, sex hormones and traumatic injury, including surgery. Postoperative intra-abdominal desmoid tumor is rare, especially in the retroperitoneum. We report a case of postope...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shih LY,Wei CK,Lin CW,Tseng CE

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the possible influences of HCV infection and relative antiviral treatment on seminal parameters and reproductive hormonal serum levels. METHODS:Ten male patients with HCV-related chronic hepatitis and 16 healthy male volunteers were studied. In all subjects seminal parameters (nemaspermic concentration...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Durazzo M,Premoli A,Di Bisceglie C,Bertagna A,Faga E,Biroli G,Manieri C,Bo S,Pagano G

更新日期：2006-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the molecular mechanism and functional consequences of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) activation by lansoprazole in endothelial cells and macrophages. METHODS:Expression of HO-1 mRNA was analyzed by Northern blotting. Western blotting was used to determine the HO-1 and ferritin protein levels. NADPH-depend...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schulz-Geske S,Erdmann K,Wong RJ,Stevenson DK,Schröder H,Grosser N

更新日期：2009-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To prospectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of continuous wound infiltration (CWI) for pain management after open gastrectomy. METHODS:Seventy-five adult patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System (ASA) grade 1-3 undergoing open gastrectomy were rando...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zheng X,Feng X,Cai XJ

更新日期：2016-02-07 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：:A 41-year-old man presented with severe gastric ulceration 3 mo after beginning treatment with atorvastatin 20 mg once daily for hypercholesterolemia. The patient was not taking any ulcerogenic drugs and had no evidence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Proton pump inhibitor therapy was initiated and atorvastatin was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El-Hajj II,Mourad FH,Shabb NS,Barada KA

更新日期：2005-05-28 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 determine the incidence of brain metastasis in a contemporary group of patients with carcinoma of the esophagus. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 53 patients with esophageal carcinoma who received radiotherapy as a component of treatment between 1998 and 2007, including patient and tumor characteristics, and s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Smith RS,Miller RC

更新日期：2011-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the in vivo and in vivo effects of cysteamine (CS) on expression and activity of H(+)-K(+)-ATPase of gastric mucosal cells in weaning piglets. METHODS:Eighteen litters of newborn Xinhuai piglets were employed in the in vivo experiment and allocated to control and treatment groups. From 12 d of age (D1...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi ZM,Du GM,Wei XH,Zhang L,Chen J,Zhao RQ

更新日期：2005-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate omeprazole-induced transepithelial gastric leak and its effects on the permeability of the peptides bradykinin and oxytocin. METHODS:Rat gastric corpus tissue was isolated and mounted in an Ussing chamber apparatus to evaluate the permeability of (3)H-bradykinin, (3)H-oxytocin, and (14)C-EDTA in the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gabello M,Valenzano MC,Zurbach EP,Mullin JM

更新日期：2010-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a novel method for the rapid and efficient extraction of exosomes secreted by tumor cells. METHODS:Unlike the traditional extraction method, the supernatants of cell cultures were concentrated, and the exosomes were isolated promptly and effectively using a novel nanomaterial called ExoQuick. Coomassie ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu L,Qu XH,Sun YL,Qian YM,Zhao XH

更新日期：2014-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic impact of the metastatic lymph node ratio (MLR) in advanced gastric cancer from the cardia and fundus. METHODS:Two hundred and thirty-six patients with gastric cancer from the cardia and fundus who underwent D2 curative resection were analyzed retrospectively. The correlations between...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang CM,Lin BJ,Lu HS,Zhang XF,Li P,Xie JW

更新日期：2008-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The biology of colorectal cancer differs according to its location within the large intestine. A report published in a previous issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology (November 2010) evaluated the importance of tumor location as a risk factor for lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer, and showed that rectal c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akiyoshi T,Watanabe T,Ueno M,Muto T

更新日期：2011-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the risk indicators, pattern of clinical presentation and treatment strategy of superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) after scoliosis surgery. METHODS:From July 1997 to October 2003, 640 patients with adolescent scoliosis who had undergone surgical treatment were evaluated prospectively, and am...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu ZZ,Qiu Y

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate retrospectively the correlation between enhancement patterns on dynamic computed tomography (CT) and angiogenesis and fibrosis in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Twenty-three patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma underwent dynamic CT and tumor resection. In addition to the absolute and relative en...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hattori Y,Gabata T,Matsui O,Mochizuki K,Kitagawa H,Kayahara M,Ohta T,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the outcome of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) between patients receiving restrictive and liberal transfusion. METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were employed to identify all relevant randomized controlled trials regarding the outcome of UGIB after restrictive or liberal tran...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang J,Bao YX,Bai M,Zhang YG,Xu WD,Qi XS

更新日期：2013-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To find potential mutable sites by detecting mutations of the candidate gene in a kindred with polycystic liver disease (PCLD). METHODS:First, we chose a kindred with PCLD and obtained five venous blood samples of this kindred after the family members signed the informed consent form. In the kindred two cases were...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jin S,Cui K,Sun ZQ,Shen YY,Li P,Wang ZD,Li FF,Gong KN,Li S

更新日期：2015-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the prognostic power of different molecular data in liver cancer. METHODS:Cox regression screen and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator were performed to select significant prognostic variables. Then the concordance index was calculated to evaluate the prognostic power. For the combination ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Song YZ,Li X,Li W,Wang Z,Li K,Xie FL,Zhang F

更新日期：2018-07-28 00:00:00