How much helpful is the capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis of small bowel lesions?

abstract：AIM:To understand the role of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in the regulation of iron-regulatory hormone, hepcidin by chronic alcohol consumption. METHODS:For chronic alcohol intake studies, TLR4 mutant mice on C3H/HeJ background and wildtype counterpart on C3H/HeOuJ background were pair-fed with regular (cont...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zmijewski E,Lu S,Harrison-Findik DD

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether octreotide can inhibit the growth of human gallbladder cancer cells in vitro and to elucidate the antineoplastic mechanism of octreotide in gallbladder cancer. METHODS:A human gallbladder cancer cell line, GBC-SD, was cultured in vitro. The antiproliferative effects of octreotide were examin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JH,Xing QT,Yuan MB

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the expression and serum level of HBxAg, Fas and FasL in tissues of HCC patients, and to assess the relationship between HBxAg and Fas/FasL system. METHODS:Tissues from 50 patients with HCC were tested for the expression of HBxAg, Fas and FasL by S-P immunohistochemistry. Serum levels of sFas/sFasL and HB...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XZ,Chen XC,Chen YX,Zhang LJ,Li D,Chen FL,Chen ZX,Chen HY,Tao QM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection induces steatosis and is accompanied by multiple metabolic alterations including hyperuricemia, reversible hypocholesterolemia and insulin resistance. Total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and triglyceride levels are increased by peginterferon and ribavirin combinatio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanda T,Moriyama M

更新日期：2017-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of exogenously mutated p27(kipl) (p27) on proliferation and apoptosis of human cholangiocarcinoma cell line, QBC(939)in vivo. METHODS:Adenviral vectors were used to transfect mutated p27 cDNA into human QBC(939)cell line. Expression of p27 was detected by RT-PCR. Western blot. Cell growt...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Luo J,Chen YJ,Wang WY,Zou SQ

更新日期：2008-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To systematically review literature addressing three key psychologically-oriented controversies associated with gastroparesis. METHODS:A comprehensive search of PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases was performed to identify literature addressing the relationship between gastroparesis and psychological factors. T...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Woodhouse S,Hebbard G,Knowles SR

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopic colitis may be defined as a clinical syndrome, of unknown etiology, consisting of chronic watery diarrhea, with no alterations in the large bowel at the endoscopic and radiologic evaluation. Therefore, a definitive diagnosis is only possible by histological analysis. The epidemiological impact of this dise...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ianiro G,Cammarota G,Valerio L,Annicchiarico BE,Milani A,Siciliano M,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2012-11-21 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：:The incidence of obesity has dramatically increased in recent years. Consequently, obesity and associated disorders such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease constitute a serious problem. Therefore, the contribution of adipose tissue to metabolic homeostasis has become a focus of interest. In this review, we discuss th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tarantino G,Caputi A

更新日期：2011-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for biomarkers that characterize specific aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has received substantial interest in the past years and is moving forward rapidly with the help of modern technologies. Nevertheless, there is a direct demand to identify adequate biomarkers for predicting and evaluating ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Quetglas EG,Mujagic Z,Wigge S,Keszthelyi D,Wachten S,Masclee A,Reinisch W

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52 year-old male patient diagnosed of ankylosing spondylitis presented with an iron deficiency anemia after a ten-month treatment of methotrexate. He did not respond to treatment with oral iron not a proton pump inhibitor and an upper endoscopy was performed. The histological study of the duodenal biopsies showed vi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Boscá MM,Añón R,Mayordomo E,Villagrasa R,Balza N,Amorós C,Corts JR,Benages A

更新日期：2008-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer metastasizes predictably, with liver predominance in most cases. Because liver involvement has been shown to be a major determinant of survival in this population, liver-directed therapies are increasingly considered even in cases where there is (limited) extrahepatic disease. Unfortunately, these pa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sag AA,Selcukbiricik F,Mandel NM

更新日期：2016-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis occurs very rarely in patients with pancreatic cancer. Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is characterized by multifocal seeding of the leptomeninges by malignant cells that originate from a solid tumor. To the best of our knowledge, brain metastasis from pancreatic cancer is extremely rare. L...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoo IK,Lee HS,Kim CD,Chun HJ,Jeen YT,Keum B,Kim ES,Choi HS,Lee JM,Kim SH,Nam SJ,Hyun JJ

更新日期：2015-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Casais et al have reported an inverse correlation between serum phosphate and body weight after administration of sodium phosphate at a dose of 60 g. Our group has already described the relationship between body weight and hyperphosphatemia with these preparations, although our study was not quoted by Casais. We perfo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Deepak P,Ehrenpreis ED

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after biological accident (needlestick injury) is a rare event. This report describes the first case of acute HCV infection after a needlestick injury in a female nursing student at Padua University Hospital. The student nurse was injured on the second finger of the right hand when re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Scaggiante R,Chemello L,Rinaldi R,Bartolucci GB,Trevisan A

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 21-year-old man who was noted to have pneumomediastinum during an admission for an acute flare of ulcerative colitis. At that time, he was on maintenance treatment with azathioprine at a dose of 1.25 mg/kg per day, and had not received supplementary steroids for 9 mo. He had never received anti...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee JC,Bell DC,Guinness RM,Ahmad T

更新日期：2009-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the predictive factors of self-expandable metallic stent patency after stent placement in patients with inoperable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction. METHODS:A total of 116 patients underwent stent placements for inoperable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction at a tertiary academic center. Clini...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim SH,Chun HJ,Yoo IK,Lee JM,Nam SJ,Choi HS,Kim ES,Keum B,Seo YS,Jeen YT,Lee HS,Um SH,Kim CD

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatobiliary cystadenomas are rare tumors that are difficult to diagnose preoperatively. They can reach large sizes that make them real intraoperative "surprises". A 63-year-old woman, presented with a symptomatic huge abdominal cystic mass, underwent complete resection of the mass with safety margins. Histopathologi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Beuran M,Venter MD,Dumitru L

更新日期：2006-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is to offer a concise review on the use of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) plus intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy (IPHC) for the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). Traditionally, PC was treated with systemic chemotherapy alone with very poor response and a median survival of less than 6 mo. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Al-Shammaa HA,Li Y,Yonemura Y

更新日期：2008-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cancer is one of the world's most common cancers and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a primary hepatic cancer, accounts for 90%-95% of liver cancer cases. The pathogenesis of HCC consists of a stepwise process of liver damage that extends over decades, due to hepatitis,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu JW,Ho YJ,Yang YJ,Liao HA,Ciou SC,Lin LI,Ou DL

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastases of esophageal carcinoma to the skeletal muscle are rare, but the incidence may be increasing because of better diagnosis resulting from widespread use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). A cohort of 205 patients with esophageal carcinoma treated at our center who had PET/CT between...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cincibuch J,Mysliveček M,Melichar B,Neoral C,Metelková I,Zezulová M,Procházková-Študentová H,Flodr P,Zlevorová M,Aujeský R,Cwiertka K

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate gallstone incidence and risk factors in a large population-based study. METHODS:Gallstone incidence and risk factors, were evaluated by structured questionnaire and physical examination, respectively, in 9611 of 11 109 (86.5%) subjects who were gallstone-free at the cross-sectional study. RESULTS:Six ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Festi D,Dormi A,Capodicasa S,Staniscia T,Attili AF,Loria P,Pazzi P,Mazzella G,Sama C,Roda E,Colecchia A

更新日期：2008-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of combined use of emodin and baicalein (CEB) at the cellular and organism levels in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and explore the underlying mechanism. METHODS:SAP was induced by retrograde infusion of 5% sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic duct in 48 male SD rats. Pancreatic hist...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li J,Zhou R,Bie BB,Huang N,Guo Y,Chen HY,Shi MJ,Yang J,Zhang J,Li ZF

更新日期：2018-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the indication, feasibility, safety, and clinical utility of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the management of various gastrointestinal pathologies. METHODS:The medical records of 60 consecutive patients (34 female, 26 male) who underwent ESD at the gastroenterology department of Kocaeli U...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hulagu S,Senturk O,Aygun C,Kocaman O,Celebi A,Konduk T,Koc D,Sirin G,Korkmaz U,Duman AE,Bozkurt N,Dindar G,Attila T,Gurbuz Y,Tarcin O,Kalayci C

更新日期：2011-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy benefits patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). METHODS:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the efficacy and safety of H. pylori eradication therapy for patients with functional dyspepsia published in English (up to May 2015) w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Du LJ,Chen BR,Kim JJ,Kim S,Shen JH,Dai N

更新日期：2016-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clone and express the antigen of monoclonal antibody (MAb) PD4 for further investigation of its function. METHODS:MGC803 cDNA expression library was constructed and screened with PD4 as probes to clone the antigen. After failed in the library screening, immunoprecipitation and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ning JY,Sun GX,Huang S,Ma H,An P,Meng L,Song SM,Wu J,Shou CC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese surgical treatment for anal fistulae with secondary tracks and abscess. METHODS:Sixty patients with intersphincteric or transsphincteric anal fistulas with secondary tracks and abscess were randomly divided into study group [suture dragging combined with p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang C,Lu JG,Cao YQ,Yao YB,Guo XT,Yin HQ

更新日期：2012-10-28 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 compare the follow-up outcomes of ileosigmoidal anastomosis (ISA) and caecorectal anastomosis (CRA) in patients with slow transit constipation (STC) with or without melanosis coli (MC). METHODS:We collected the clinical data of 48 STC patients with or without MC from May 2002 to May 2007. Twenty-six patients un...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun JW,Gu JN,Du P,Chen W

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether common variants in the oxidative pathway genes influence inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) risk among Moroccan patients. METHODS:The distribution of (TAAA)n_rs12720460 and (CCTTT)n _rs3833912 NOS2A microsatellite repeats, HIF-1A_rs11549467 and NFKB1-94ins/delATTG_rs28362491 was analyzed in 50...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Senhaji N,Nadifi S,Zaid Y,Serrano A,Rodriguez DAL,Serbati N,Karkouri M,Badre W,Martín J

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00