Atorvastatin-induced severe gastric ulceration: a case report.

abstract：:Tumor immunity proceeds through multiple processes, which consist of antigen presentation by antigen presenting cells (APCs) to educate effector cells and destruction by the effector cytotoxic cells. However, tumor immunity is frequently repressed at tumor sites. Malignantly transformed cells rarely survive the attack...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mukaida N,Nakamoto Y

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure is a rare presentation of hematologic malignancy. Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a newly recognized clinical entity that describes acute hepatic decompensation in persons with preexisting liver disease. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Siba Y,Obiokoye K,Ferstenberg R,Robilotti J,Culpepper-Morgan J

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilatation of the colon and the rectum, which is not attributable to aganglionosis, is a rare finding and can be the result of intractable chronic constipation. We report a rare case of a 29-year-old male patient with impressive megacolon, in whom Hirschsprung's or Chagas disease was ruled out. In the present case, di...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mecklenburg I,Leibig M,Weber C,Schmidbauer S,Folwaczny C

更新日期：2005-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish an animal model with human hepatocyte-repopulated liver for the study of liver cancer metastasis. METHODS:Cell transplantation into mouse livers was conducted using alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing human gastric cancer cells (h-GCCs) and h-hepatocytes as donor cells in a transgenic mouse line express...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujiwara S,Fujioka H,Tateno C,Taniguchi K,Ito M,Ohishi H,Utoh R,Ishibashi H,Kanematsu T,Yoshizato K

更新日期：2012-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine is an amino acid generated metabolically by the S-adenosylmethionine-dependent transmethylation pathway. In addition to being a well-known independent risk factor for coronary heart disease, is also a risk factor for cancer. Patients suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including ulcerative co...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Keshteli AH,Baracos VE,Madsen KL

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroidal or cutaneous metastasis of gastric cancer is rare. Gastrointestinal cancer was found in only 4% in patients with uveal metastasis. Choroidal metastasis from gastric cancer was reported in two cases in earlier literature. The frequency of gastric cancer as a primary lesion was 6% in cutaneous metastasis of me...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawai S,Nishida T,Hayashi Y,Ezaki H,Yamada T,Shinzaki S,Miyazaki M,Nakai K,Yakushijin T,Watabe K,Iijima H,Tsujii M,Nishida K,Takehara T

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the current available evidence of Kudo's pit pattern classification for diagnosing colorectal neoplasms. METHODS:A search was performed on Pubmed/Embase to identify studies reporting the outcomes of the pit pattern classification in colorectal polyps. Retrieved records were evaluated and selected by two...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li M,Ali SM,Umm-a-OmarahGilani S,Liu J,Li YQ,Zuo XL

更新日期：2014-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a female patient with continuous melena, diagnosed with rectal variceal bleeding. She had a history of esophageal varices, which were treated with endoscopic therapy. Five years after the treatment of esophageal varices, continuous melena occurred. Since colonoscopy showed that the melena was caused by gian...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okazaki H,Higuchi K,Shiba M,Nakamura S,Wada T,Yamamori K,Machida A,Kadouchi K,Tamori A,Tominaga K,Watanabe T,Fujiwara Y,Nakamura K,Arakawa T

更新日期：2006-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To highlight magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) for diagnosis of patients with refractory iron deficiency anemia and normal endoscopy results. METHODS:Fifty-three patients diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia refractory to treatment and normal gastroscopy and colonoscopy results were admitted to this prospecti...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cengic I,Tureli D,Aydin H,Bugdayci O,Imeryuz N,Tuney D

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man consulted a local hospital because of a persistent slight fever. At the age of 37 years he was diagnosed having B-type hepatitis, but left the liver dysfunction untreated. Twenty years later, he was diagnosed having chronic hepatitis B, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and macrocytic anemia, and referr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okada T,Kubota K,Kita J,Kato M,Sawada T

更新日期：2007-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate when Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy (ET) should be started in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB). METHODS:Clinical data concerning adults hospitalized with PUB were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Age, sex, type and stage of peptic ulcer, whether endoscopic therapy w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoon H,Lee DH,Jang ES,Kim J,Shin CM,Park YS,Hwang JH,Kim JW,Jeong SH,Kim N

更新日期：2015-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the protein C activation system in human liver myofibroblasts, and the effects of activated protein C (APC) on these cells. METHODS:Human liver myofibroblasts were obtained by outgrowth. Expression of protease activated receptor 1 (PAR-1), endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) and thrombomodulin (TM) was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gillibert-Duplantier J,Rullier A,Neaud V,Kisiel W,Rosenbaum J

更新日期：2010-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from genome wide association studies and geoepidemiological studies established that a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental stimulation is required for the loss of tolerance in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). The serologic hallmark of PBC are the presence of high titer anti-mitochondrial aut...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang J,Yang G,Dubrovsky AM,Choi J,Leung PS

更新日期：2016-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of three types of mucin (MUC1, MUC2, MUC5AC) and E-cadherin in human gastric carcinomas and their clinical significance. METHODS:Ninety-four gastric cancer specimens were classified according to WHO criteria and detected by immunohistochemical assay of expression of mucins and E-cadhe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang HK,Zhang QM,Zhao TH,Li YY,Yi YF

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of uninvestigated dyspepsia among college students in Zhejiang Province. METHODS:Young adult students attending undergraduate (within the 4-year program) and graduate (only first-year students) colleges in Zhejiang Province were recruited between November 2010 and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li M,Lu B,Chu L,Zhou H,Chen MY

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of thiopurines as immunosuppression for the treatment of refractory or chronic active inflammatory bowel disease is established for both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Nevertheless, many questions remain concerning the optimal treatment regimens of azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine and thioguanine. We wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Frei P,Biedermann L,Nielsen OH,Rogler G

更新日期：2013-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) inhibitor caffeic acid phenethy1 ester (CAPE) in the proliferation, collagen synthesis and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) of rats. METHODS:The HSCs from rats were isolated and cultured in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) and treated ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao WX,Zhao J,Liang CL,Zhao B,Pang RQ,Pan XH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive predictors of varices in cirrhosis would reduce the need for screening endoscopies. Platelet count and spleen size have been shown to be useful parameters, in mixed groups of cirrhotics with different aetiologies. We evaluated this in two homogeneous groups with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C and alcohol. N...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sen S,Griffiths WJ

更新日期：2008-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a young female patient presenting with acute intra-abdominal hemorrhage originating from a large tumor in the liver, most likely a hepatocellular adenoma. The bleeding was stopped by selective embolization of right hepatic artery branches. Subsequently, partial hepatectomy was performed afte...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huurman VA,Stoot JH,van der Linden E,Terpstra OT,Schaapherder AF

更新日期：2006-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether increased blood flow of the liver can cause oxidative stress and hepatocyte damage, and to elaborate methods suitable for measuring the antioxidant defence during hepatic surgery on rat model. METHODS:In nembutal narcosis, the left lateral and the medial lobes of the liver were clipped for 45 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Váli L,Taba G,Szentmihályi K,Fébel H,Kurucz T,Pallai Z,Kupcsulik P,Blázovics A

更新日期：2006-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease (CD) can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. Proximal small bowel (SB) lesions are associated with a significant risk of stricturing disease and multiple abdominal surgeries. The assessment of SB in patients with CD is therefore necessary because it may have a significant impact on prog...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Le Berre C,Trang-Poisson C,Bourreille A

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the outcome of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in children with or without malignancies. METHODS:Twenty four children (15 boys and 9 girls) with malignancies, followed up by the pediatric gastroenterology outpatient clinic for CHB between January 2000 and December 2013, were enrolled in the study (Group 1). ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Usta M,Urgancı N,Yıldırmak ZY,Dogan Vural S

更新日期：2015-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) for resectability of locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC). METHODS:Between November 2007 and January 2014, 29 patients with LAGC (clinically T3 with distal esophagus invasion/T4 or bulky regional node metastasis) that were treated with NACRT fo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim MS,Lim JS,Hyung WJ,Lee YC,Rha SY,Keum KC,Koom WS

更新日期：2015-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Manuscript of Carrera et al is devoted to immunization in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that is very important issue in gastroenterology. However, some specific definitions used in the article need clarification. Efficacy of vaccine is measured in a randomised, placebo-controlled studies, that are expensive and dif...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Banaszkiewicz A,Radzikowski A

更新日期：2013-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Positioning of interventional devices in liver lesions is a challenging task if only CT is available. We investigated the potential benefit of combined PET/CT images for localization of interventional devices in interventional liver studies. METHODS:Thirty lesions each of hyperdense, isodense and hypodense attenua...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Veit P,Kuehle C,Beyer T,Kuehl H,Bockisch A,Antoch G

更新日期：2006-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common and highly fatal malignancies worldwide. Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of HCC. High HBV replication rate and related non-resolving inflammation are the major risk factors of HCC occurrence and postoperative recurrence. Early pro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Du Y,Han X,Ding YB,Yin JH,Cao GW

更新日期：2016-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pedunculated Brunner's gland hamartoma (BGH) of the duodenum causing upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is reported. The patient was a 47-year-old man who visited our hospital for further evaluation of tarry stools and shortness of breath. Endoscopic examination of the upper digestive tract revealed a la...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hirasaki S,Kubo M,Inoue A,Miyake Y,Oshiro H

更新日期：2009-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopy has been widely used in general surgical procedures, but total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (TLPD) is still a complex and challenging surgery that is only performed in a small number of patients at a few large academic medical centers. Although the safety and feasibility of TLPD have been...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang H,Lan X,Peng B,Li B

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodegradable stents (BDSs) are an attractive option to avoid ongoing dilation or surgery in patients with benign stenoses of the small and large intestines. The experience with the currently the only BDS for endoscopic placement, made of Poly-dioxanone, have shown promising results. However some aspects should be imp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lorenzo-Zúñiga V,Moreno-de-Vega V,Marín I,Boix J

更新日期：2014-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of a single amino acid mutation in human class B scavenger receptor I (SR-BI) on the infectivity of cell culture-derived hepatitis C virus (HCVcc) in SR-BI knock-down Huh7-siSR-BI cells. METHODS:Site-directed mutagenesis was used to construct the SR-BI S112F mutation, and the mutation was...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao R,Gao W,Xu G,Xu J,Ren H

更新日期：2017-07-28 00:00:00