Multivariate analysis of the risk for pulmonary complication after gastrointestinal surgery.

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common diseases in the everyday's practise of gastroenterologists and surgeons. However, the physicians' therapeutic armamentarium is very limited. The present letter to the editor briefly describes the recent evidence from the literature with the aim to optimize a conservative ma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Petrov MS

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To investigate the characteristics of newly established four hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (SNU-739, SNU-761, SNU-878 and SNU-886) from Korean hepatocellular cancer patients.METHODS:Morphologic and genetic studies were done.RESULTS:All four lines grew as a monolayer with an adherent pattern, and their doubli...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee JH,Ku JL,Park YJ,Lee KU,Kim WH,Park JG

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate cell proliferation in erosive reflux disease (ERD) and non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), we evaluated markers in squamous epithelial cells. METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive patients with gastroesophageal-reflux-disease-related symptoms (21 NERD and 13 ERD) were evaluated for the enrolment into the stu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Calabrese C,Montanaro L,Liguori G,Brighenti E,Vici M,Gionchetti P,Rizzello F,Campieri M,Derenzini M,Trerè D

更新日期：2011-10-28 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：AIM:To assess the role of IgM and IgG immunohistochemistry (IHC) in the evaluation of autoimmune liver conditions--autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). METHODS:Forty one biopsies from untreated patients diagnosed with autoimmune liver disease (AIH, n = ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Moreira RK,Revetta F,Koehler E,Washington MK

更新日期：2010-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy and side effects of the combined therapy of oxaliplatin and capecitabine in patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) and the survival of the patients. METHODS:Sixty-four patients (median age of 63 years) with histological or cytological confirmation of ESCC receiv...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qin TJ,An GL,Zhao XH,Tian F,Li XH,Lian JW,Pan BR,Gu SZ

更新日期：2009-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection in an interleukin 10-deficient (IL-10(-/-)) mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells isolated from wild type (WT) and IL-10(-/-)mice were stimulated for 4 h with C. difficile toxin A (200 μg/mL...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim MN,Koh SJ,Kim JM,Im JP,Jung HC,Kim JS

更新日期：2014-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the preliminary identification of serum protein pattern models that may be novel potential biomarkers in the detection of gastric cancer. METHODS:A total of 130 serum samples, including 70 from patients with gastric cancer and 60 from healthy adults, were detected by surface-enhanced laser desorption an...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qian HG,Shen J,Ma H,Ma HC,Su YH,Hao CY,Xing BC,Huang XF,Shou CC

更新日期：2005-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman was found to have dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct in the right anterior segment during a general health. Laboratory data were within normal ranges and no solid mass was detected in her abdominal computer tomography (CT) or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, endoscopic retro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hayashi J,Matsuoka S,Inami M,Ohshiro S,Ishigami A,Fujikawa H,Miyagawa M,Mimatsu K,Kuboi Y,Kanou H,Oida T,Moriyama M

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the regulatory effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at Zusanli (ST36) on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in rats with ulcerative colitis (UC), and further elucidate the therapeutic mechanism of EA on UC. METHODS:Thirty-two male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tian L,Huang YX,Tian M,Gao W,Chang Q

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evasion from controlled cell death induction has been considered as one of the hallmarks of cancer cells. Defects in cell death signaling are a fundamental phenomenon in colorectal cancer. Nearly any non-invasive cancer treatment finally aims to induce cell death. However, apoptosis resistance is the major cause f...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koehler BC,Jäger D,Schulze-Bergkamen H

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the treatment landscape of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is essential for improving disease management and patient outcomes. Brazil is the largest Latin American country, and it presents socioeconomic and health care differences across its geographical regions. This country has the highest ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zaltman C,Parra RS,Sassaki LY,Santana GO,Ferrari MLA,Miszputen SJ,Amarante HMBS,Kaiser Junior RL,Flores C,Catapani WR,Parente JML,Bafutto M,Ramos O,Gonçalves CD,Guimaraes IM,da Rocha JJR,Feitosa MR,Feres O,Saad-Hossne

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of single port laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for advanced colon cancer. An abdominal 3 cm length incision was made via the umbilicus. A small wound retractor and a surgical glove were used as a single port. All soft tissue anterior to the superior mesenteric vein was completely removed and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Choi SI,Lee KY,Park SJ,Lee SH

更新日期：2010-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be one of the top causing cancer-related deaths today. The majority of HCC cases are reported to be the result of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Current treatments for HBV-related HCC revolve around the use of drugs to inhibit viral replication, as a high level of ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tan YL,Chen WN

更新日期：2014-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) number using a new rat model. METHODS:Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to two groups. The first group received gavage with Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) 81-176. The second group was gavaged with placebo. Three months after clearance of Campylobacter from the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jee SR,Morales W,Low K,Chang C,Zhu A,Pokkunuri V,Chatterjee S,Soffer E,Conklin JL,Pimentel M

更新日期：2010-08-07 00:00:00

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：:Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare disease due to a severe gastrointestinal motility disorder which may mimic, on both clinical and radiological grounds, mechanical obstruction. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented to our institution for plain abdominal radiography for referred lon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Camera L,Calabrese M,Sarnelli G,Longobardi M,Rocco A,Cuomo R,Salvatore M

更新日期：2011-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of IGF-1/IGF-1R and gastrin/CCK-BR on carcinogenesis and development of human gastric carcinoma and to explore its mechanism and provide a credible theoretical foundation for early diagnosis and molecular therapy of gastric carcinoma. METHODS:mRNA expression levels of IGF-1/IGF-1R and gastrin/C...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao MD,Hu XM,Sun DJ,Zhang Q,Zhang YH,Meng W

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of small interference RNA (siRNA) targeting of Cdx2 on human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:The recombinant pSilencer 4.1-Cdx2 siRNA plasmids were constructed and transfected into gastric cancer MGC-803 cells in vitro. The stable transfectants were selected. T...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XT,Xie YB,Xiao Q

更新日期：2012-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in prognosis and surgery for esophageal carcinoma by a meta-analysis. METHODS:PubMed and manual searches were done to identify all published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy plus surgery (CRTS) with surgery alon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lv J,Cao XF,Zhu B,Ji L,Tao L,Wang DD

更新日期：2009-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common comorbidities associated with overweight and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Importantly, NAFLD is one of its most dangerous complications because it can lead to severe liver pathologies, including fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatic cellular carcinoma. Given ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mikolasevic I,Milic S,Turk Wensveen T,Grgic I,Jakopcic I,Stimac D,Wensveen F,Orlic L

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognosis of gastric cancer continues to remain poor, and epigenetic drugs like histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) have been envisaged as potential therapeutic agents. Nevertheless, clinical trials are facing issues with toxicity and efficacy against solid tumors, which may be partly due to the lack ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Amnekar RV,Khan SA,Rashid M,Khade B,Thorat R,Gera P,Shrikhande SV,Smoot DT,Ashktorab H,Gupta S

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic intake of alcohol undoubtedly overwhelms the structural and functional capacity of the liver by initiating complex pathological events characterized by steatosis, steatohepatitis, hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. Subsequently, these initial pathological events are sustained and ushered into a more complex and p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Boye A,Zou YH,Yang Y

更新日期：2016-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of multiple small bowel ruptures due to ischemic enteritis (ISE) is reported. The patient was admitted to the hospital with acute abdominal pain followed by bloody diarrhoeas. Preoperative colonoscopic findings were similar to those presented in Crohn's disease. Intraoperatively, ischemic lesions and multi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Delikoukos S,Christodoulidis G,Zacharoulis D,Poultsidi A,Hatzitheofilou C

更新日期：2006-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the existence and clinical significance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in the serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with hepatitis C. METHODS:HCV RNA was detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (Nested PCR) in serum and in PBMC of 46 patients with acute hepatitis C (AH...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou P,Cai Q,Chen YC,Zhang MS,Guan J,Li XJ

更新日期：1997-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to observe the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) and cellular adhesion molecules (CAM) in cirrhotic liver tissues after hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. METHODS:Twelve patients with post HCV inflammatory liver cirrhosis were selected to evaluate their liver function and other virological, patholo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu X,Li YM,Ji H,Hou CZ,Cheng YB,Ma FP

更新日期：2005-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory disease of the exocrine pancreas. In Japan, nationwide epidemiological surveys have been conducted every 4 to 5 years by the Research Committee of Intractable Pancreatic Diseases, under the support of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan. We reviewed the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hamada S,Masamune A,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the cooperative effects of antisense oligonucleotide (ASON) of cell adhesion molecules and cimetidine on the expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1 in endothelial cells and their adhesion to tumor cells. METHODS:After treatment of endothelial cells with ASON and/or cimetidine and induction with TNF-alpha, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang NH,Chen YL,Wang XQ,Li XJ,Yin FZ,Wang XZ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To enhance the clinical utility of electrogastrography (EGG), which has been recorded since 1922, but is clinically unutilized. METHODS:An innovative method to salvage the promise of EGG is proposed by introducing a preliminary procedure, while maintaining the electrodes, standardized equipment, and signal process...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Poscente MD,Mintchev MP

更新日期：2017-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of synbiotics, i.e. probiotics and prebiotics mixture, on the gut microbial ecology and digestive enzyme activities in rats. METHODS:Forty-eight SD rats weighing about 280 g were used in this study. Rats were divided into three groups according to the contents of probiotics and prebiotics...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang SC,Chen JY,Shang HF,Cheng TY,Tsou SC,Chen JR

更新日期：2005-12-21 00:00:00