Serum sIL-2R, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma in alveolar echinococcosis.

abstract：:We present a rare case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with epigastric pain associated with early satiety and weight loss. Imaging revealed a large intra-abdominal mass in the epigastrium. Despite intensive investigations, including ultrasound scanning, computed tomography, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chin KF,Khair G,Babu PS,Morgan DR

更新日期：2009-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical usefulness of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission and computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in restaging of esophageal cancer after surgical resection and radiotherapy. METHODS:Between January 2007 and Aug 2008, twenty histopathologically diagnosed esophageal cancer patients underw...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun L,Su XH,Guan YS,Pan WM,Luo ZM,Wei JH,Zhao L,Wu H

更新日期：2009-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the incidence and etiology of anemia after gastrectomy in patients with long-term follow-up after gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. METHODS:The medical records of those patients with early gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent curative gastrectomy between January 2006 and October 2007 were reviewed....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lim CH,Kim SW,Kim WC,Kim JS,Cho YK,Park JM,Lee IS,Choi MG,Song KY,Jeon HM,Park CH

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea after bariatric procedures, mainly those with malabsorptive elements including Roux-Y Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion, is common and an essential determinant of quality of life and micro- and macronutrient deficiencies. Bariatric surgery is the only sustainably successful method to address morbid...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Borbély YM,Osterwalder A,Kröll D,Nett PC,Inglin RA

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pit pattern classification using magnifying chromoendoscopy is the established method for diagnosing colorectal lesions. The Japan Narrow-band-imaging (NBI) Expert Team (JNET) classification is a novel NBI magnifying endoscopic classification that focuses on the vessel, and surface patterns. AIM:To determin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang Y,Chen HY,Zhou XL,Pan WS,Zhou XX,Pan HH

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of chronic pancreatitis has been exclusively surgical for a long time. Recently, endoscopic therapy has become widely used as a primary therapeutic option. Initially performed for drainage of pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts, endoscopic treatments were adapted to biliary and pancreatic ducts stenosis. Pancre...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Heyries L,Sahel J

更新日期：2007-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the risk factors and the efficacy of medications of patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers among Chinese patients in Taiwan. METHODS:Patients with peptic ulcers, diagnosed by upper endoscopy, were retrospectively collected between January 2008 and December 2008. The differences were compared. RESULTS...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee SW,Chang CS,Lee TY,Yeh HZ,Tung CF,Peng YC

更新日期：2010-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate spiral computed tomography (CT) including virtual gastroscopy for diagnosis of gastric carcinoma in comparison with upper gastrointestinal series (UGI), fiberoptic gastroscopy (FG) and histopathology. METHODS:Sixty patients with histologically proven gastric carcinoma (54 advanced and 6 early) were inc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen F,Ni YC,Zheng KE,Ju SH,Sun J,Ou XL,Xu MH,Zhang H,Marchal G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore a safe and efficient strategy of tumor therapy using anti-angiogenetic agents. METHODS:Endostatin gene with a signal sequence of human IgGgamma chain was amplified by PCR and cloned into pVAX1 plasmid which was the only vector authorized by FDA in clinical trial to construct a recombinant plasmid named ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma CH,Zhang Y,Wang XY,Gao LF,Liu H,Guo C,Liu SX,Cao YL,Zhang LN,Sun WS

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To perform a meta-analysis of observational studies to further elucidate the relationship between oral bisphosphonate use and gastrointestinal cancer risk. METHODS:Systematic literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library to identify studies through January 2011. Search terms were "bi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oh YH,Yoon C,Park SM

更新日期：2012-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the long-term outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS) with a fully covered self-expandable metallic stent (FCSEMS). METHODS:From April 2009 to August 2010, 15 patients with distal malignant biliary obstructions who were candidates for alternative techniques for bili...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Song TJ,Hyun YS,Lee SS,Park DH,Seo DW,Lee SK,Kim MH

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the risk association and compare the onset age of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in Taiwan with different genotypes of MDM2-SNP309. METHODS:We analyzed MDM2-SNP309 genotypes from 58 patients with HCC and 138 cancer-free healthy controls consecutively. Genotyping of MDM2-SNP309 was conducted...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Leu JD,Lin IF,Sun YF,Chen SM,Liu CC,Lee YJ

更新日期：2009-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:More than five years ago, the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection was revolutionized with the introduction of all-oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs. They proved highly efficient in curing patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), including patients with cirrhosis. The new DAA treatments were alleged to indu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Laursen TL,Sandahl TD,Kazankov K,George J,Grønbæk H

更新日期：2020-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in school-aged children and the relationship between hydrogen and methane production in breath tests. METHODS:This transversal study included 85 children residing in a slum and 43 children from a private school, all aged between 6 and 10 years, in Osasco, Brazil. Fo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mello CS,Tahan S,Melli LC,Rodrigues MS,de Mello RM,Scaletsky IC,de Morais MB

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the cases reported in the literature, examined their clinicopathological features, and evaluated the efficacy of different therapeutic modalities for this rare condition. METHODS:A search of the MEDLINE database revealed 16 cases of pericarditis carcinomatosa (PC) originating from GC reported in the lite...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kobayashi M,Okabayashi T,Okamoto K,Namikawa T,Araki K

更新日期：2005-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (HSOS) can be caused by the intake of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). To date, PAs-induced HSOS has not been extensively studied. In view of the difference in etiology of HSOS between the West and China, clinical profiles, imaging findings, treatment, and outcomes of HSOS associa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang XQ,Ye J,Li X,Li Q,Song YH

更新日期：2019-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The small intestine is approximately 5-6 m long and occupies a large area in the abdominal cavity. These factors preclude the use of ordinary endoscopy and X-ray to thoroughly examine the small intestine for bleeding of vascular malformations. Thus, the diagnosis of intestinal bleeding is very difficult. A 47-year-old...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cui J,Huang LY,Lin SJ,Yi LZ,Wu CR,Zhang B

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the use of topical negative pressure (TNP) in the management of severe peritonitis. METHODS:This is a four-year prospective analysis from January 2005 to December 2008 of 20 patients requiring TNP following laparotomy for severe peritonitis. RESULTS:There were 11 males with an average age of (59.3 +/- 3...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Amin AI,Shaikh IA

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate mucin expression profiles in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) histological subtypes with regard to clinicopathologic variables and prognosis. METHODS:Mucin (MUC)2 and MUC5AC expressions were assessed by immunohistochemistry for a total of 250 CRC cases that underwent surgical resection. CRCs included 63 w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Imai Y,Yamagishi H,Fukuda K,Ono Y,Inoue T,Ueda Y

更新日期：2013-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not yet been clarified and immunosuppressive agents which non-specifically reduce inflammation and immunity have been used in the conventional therapies for IBD. Evidence indicates that a dysregulation of mucosal immunity in the gut of IBD causes an overproduction o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakamura K,Honda K,Mizutani T,Akiho H,Harada N

更新日期：2006-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate possible associations of anti-nuclear envelope antibody (ANEA) with disease severity and survival in Greek primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) patients. METHODS:Serum samples were collected at diagnosis from 147 PBC patients (85% female), who were followed-up for a median 89.5 mo (range 1-240). ANEA wer...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sfakianaki O,Koulentaki M,Tzardi M,Tsangaridou E,Theodoropoulos PA,Castanas E,Kouroumalis EA

更新日期：2010-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the role of mitochondrial microsatellite instability (mtMSI) in gastric carcinogenesis. METHODS:MtMSI was measured with PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) in 68 cases of advanced gastric cancer, 40 cases of chronic gastritis, 30 cases of intestinal metaplasia and 20 cases of dysplas...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ling XL,Fang DC,Wang RQ,Yang SM,Fang L

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the relationship among interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) activity, fibrogenesis, T cell immune responses and hepatic inflammatory activity. METHODS:Peripheral blood samples from a total of 43 hepatitis B cirrhotic patients (LC) and 19 healthy controls (NC) were collected to measure their serum levels of IFN-...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang JT,Fang JY,Gu WQ,Li EL

更新日期：2006-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the colon is a rare oncologic entity. We herein report a case of such a tumor of the sigmoid colon in a 71-year-old woman who was successfully treated by an endoscopic polypectomy in our hospital. We also reviewed the published reports regarding cases of primary clear cell tumors...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Soga K,Konishi H,Tatsumi N,Konishi C,Nakano K,Wakabayashi N,Mitsufuji S,Kataoka K,Okanoue T,Mukaisho K,Hattori T

更新日期：2008-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) vs standard laparoscopic ovariectomy in mini pigs with respect to technical aspects, complications and parameters of systemic inflammatory response. METHODS:This was a randomized, experimental, survival study. Ten female mini pigs underwent NOTES t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Martínek J,Ryska O,Filípková T,Doležel R,Juhas S,Motlík J,Holubová M,Nosek V,Rotnáglová B,Zavoral M,Ryska M

更新日期：2012-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively evaluate the imaging features of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) in multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT). METHODS:A total of 20 patients with pathologically-confirmed intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) were included in this study. Axial MDCT ima...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tan L,Zhao YE,Wang DB,Wang QB,Hu J,Chen KM,Deng XX

更新日期：2009-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the hepatic microvascular parameters in patients with liver cirrhosis by perfusion computed tomography (CT). METHODS:Perfusion CT was performed in 29 patients without liver disease (control subjects) and 39 patients with liver cirrhosis, including 22 patients with compensated cirrhosis and 17 patients wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen ML,Zeng QY,Huo JW,Yin XM,Li BP,Liu JX

更新日期：2009-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It is one of the most important problems for general surgeons to decide which operation should be undertaken on patients with intra-abdominal infection, especially those with concomitant abdominal hypertension. Recently, closure techniques using prosthetic meshes in order to retain abdominal tension and to control sep...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tekin S,Tekin A,Kucukkartallar T,Cakir M,Kartal A

更新日期：2008-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To discuss the use of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) as an immunosuppressant in steroid resistant rejection after liver transplantation. METHODS:The clinical records of 260 adult patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) were reviewed. Tacrolimus and methylprednisolone were used for primary imm...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akamatsu N,Sugawara Y,Tamura S,Matsui Y,Kaneko J,Makuuchi M

更新日期：2006-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies have suggested a relation between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and diabetes mellitus. HCV infection is emerging as a metabolic disease, and diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for HCV infection. However, some data on the prevalence of antibodies to HCV in patients with diabetes are conflictin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rouabhia S,Malek R,Bounecer H

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00