Endoscopic management of intragastric penetrated adjustable gastric band for morbid obesity.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophagomediastinal fistula is a very rare complication of tuberculosis in otherwise healthy adults, and mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm is even rarer. In this case report, we describe a rare case of tuberculosis complication that presented with acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. It also highl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alharbi SR

更新日期：2019-05-07 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：BACKGROUND:There is conflincting evidence on the intravenous fluid (IVF) strategy for acute pancreatitis (AP). We perform a metaanalysis of the available evidence. AIM:To investigate if aggressive IVF therapy in AP patients is beneficial to decrease mortality and improve outcomes. METHODS:Metaanalysis of available ra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gad MM,Simons-Linares CR

更新日期：2020-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of nicotine on the migration and invasion of human esophageal squamous carcinoma cells and to investigate whether nimesulide can inhibit the effect of nicotine. METHODS:The esophageal squamous carcinoma cell line (TE-13) was treated with different concentrations of nicotine (100 microg/mL and 2...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zong Y,Zhang ST,Zhu ST

更新日期：2009-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report on our large German collective and updated data of 142 patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) type 1. METHODS:Key investigations performed were liver biopsy, serum autoantibodies as well as serum markers such as IgG and elevated transaminases. Antinuclear antigen (ANA) and smooth muscle antigen (SMA) a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Teufel A,Wörns M,Weinmann A,Centner C,Piendl A,Lohse AW,Galle PR,Kanzler S

更新日期：2006-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and gastric carcinoma and its possible pathogenesis by H. pylori. METHODS:DNEL technique and immunohistochemical technique were used to study the state of apoptosis, proliferation and p53 gene expression. A total of 100 gastric mucosal biopsy specim...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang Z,Yuan Y,Gao H,Dong M,Wang L,Gong YH

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiosarcoma is a rare primary malignant neoplasm of the liver with a poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of a patient with a ruptured hepatic angiosarcoma which was treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization, followed by left-sided hemihepatectomy. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Leowardi C,Hormann Y,Hinz U,Wente MN,Hallscheidt P,Flechtenmacher C,Buchler MW,Friess H,Schwarzbach MH

更新日期：2006-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study whether H pylori are associated with chronic cholecystitis. METHODS:The subjects were divided into three groups: H pylori-infected cholecystitis group, H pylori-negative cholecystitis group and control group. Pathologic changes of the gallbladder were observed by optic and electronic microscopes and the l...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen DF,Hu L,Yi P,Liu WW,Fang DC,Cao H

更新日期：2007-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the correlation between ezrin expression and invasive phenotype formation in malignantly transformed esophageal epithelial cells. METHODS:The experimental cell line employed in the present study was originated form the progressive induction of a human embryonic esophageal epithelial cell line (SHEE)...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shen ZY,Xu LY,Chen MH,Li EM,Li JT,Wu XY,Zeng Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether efflux systems contribute to multidrug resistance of H pylori. METHODS:A chloramphenicol-induced multidrug resistance model of six susceptible H pylori strains (5 isolates and H pylori NCTC11637) was developed. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains were selected and the minimal inhibitory concentr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu ZQ,Zheng PY,Yang PC

更新日期：2008-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe our own experience with pyogenic liver abscesses over the past 10 years and investigate the risk factors associated with failure of initial percutaneous therapy. METHODS:A retrospective study of records of 63 PLA patients presenting between 1998 and 2008 to Australian tertiary referral centre, were rev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pang TC,Fung T,Samra J,Hugh TJ,Smith RC

更新日期：2011-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer and liver cancer are among the most common malignancies and the leading causes of death worldwide, due to late detection and high recurrence rates. Today, these cancers have a heavy socioeconomic burden, for which a full understanding of their pathophysiological features is warranted to search for promi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cao DX,Li ZJ,Jiang XO,Lum YL,Khin E,Lee NP,Wu GH,Luk JM

更新日期：2012-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging as a noninvasive method for the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. METHODS:We performed a prospective blind comparison of ARFI elastography, APRI index and FibroMax in a consecutive series of ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fierbinteanu-Braticevici C,Andronescu D,Usvat R,Cretoiu D,Baicus C,Marinoschi G

更新日期：2009-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old female presented with the main complaint of defecation trouble and abdominal distention. With diagnosis of rectal cancer, cSS, cN0, cH0, cP0, cM0 cStage II, Hartmann's operation with D3 lymph node dissection was performed and a para-aortic lymph node and a disseminated node near the primary tumor were re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takeshita N,Fukunaga T,Kimura M,Sugamoto Y,Tasaki K,Hoshino I,Ota T,Maruyama T,Tamachi T,Hosokawa T,Asai Y,Matsubara H

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific framework concerning estrogen effects on different tissues has expanded enormously during the last decades, when estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes were identified. Estrogens are not only essential for the female reproductive system, but they also control fundamental functions in other tissues including th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alvaro D,Mancino MG,Onori P,Franchitto A,Alpini G,Francis H,Glaser S,Gaudio E

更新日期：2006-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon (IFN) therapy is the only treatment strategy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation (LT), but prophylactic and treatable IFN therapy after LT has been shown to be insufficient due to the adverse effects of IFN and rivabirin. In this paper, we describe the disappearance of HCV afte...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ichikawa T,Nakao K,Hamasaki K,Honda T,Shibata H,Akahoshi M,Eguchi S,Takatsuki M,Kanematsu T,Eguchi K

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical problem in early childhood. However, it may occur even in adults, unknowingly. Most ingested foreign bodies entering the stomach pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully. Here we report on a 13-year-old boy who presented with chronic abdominal pain, weight loss a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Müller KE,Arató A,Lakatos PL,Papp M,Veres G

更新日期：2013-06-28 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 explore the quantitative analysis of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) in differential diagnosis of focal hepatic lesions. METHODS:DWMRI was performed in 149 hepatic lesions, including hepatocellular carcinoma (34 cases), hepatic metastases (37 cases), cavernous hemangioma (42 cases), hepati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun XJ,Quan XY,Huang FH,Xu YK

更新日期：2005-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At our academic tertiary care medical center, we have noted patients referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) who increasingly require advanced cannulation techniques. This trend is noted despite increased endoscopist experience and annual ERCP volume over the same period. AIM:To e...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Barakat MT,Girotra M,Thosani N,Kothari S,Banerjee S

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examined the bile acid receptor TGR5 expression in squamous mucosa, Barrett's mucosa, dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA). METHODS:Slides were stained with TGR5 antibody. The staining intensity was scored as 1+, 2+ and 3+. The extent of staining (percentage of cells staining) was scored as follows: 1+,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Marketkar S,Li D,Yang D,Cao W

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the precise incidence and clinical features of endoscopic ulcers following gastrectomy. METHODS:A consecutive series of patients who underwent endoscopic examination following gastrectomy between 2005 and 2010 was retrospectively analyzed. A total of 78 patients with endoscopic ulcers and 759 without ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chung WC,Jeon EJ,Lee KM,Paik CN,Jung SH,Oh JH,Kim JH,Jun KH,Chin HM

更新日期：2012-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To find out whether a newly designed big cup nitinol stent is suitable for treatment of patients with gastric outlet obstruction resulting from gastric cancer. METHODS:The new stent is composed of a proximal big cup segment (20 mm in length and 48-55 mm in diameter), a middle part (60 mm in length and 20 mm in dia...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi D,Liao SH,Geng JP

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer is a major cause of cancer-related death, with a 5-year overall survival rate being below 5%. The main causes of poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer include easy metastasis, high recurrence rate, and robust drug resistance. Gemcitabine is a first-line drug for patients with unresectable pan...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wei L,Wen JY,Chen J,Ma XK,Wu DH,Chen ZH,Huang JL

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction of nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) for oral antiviral therapy has dramatically improved the clinical outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Although current international guidelines for the management of CHB provide information regarding when to begin the antiviral therapy with NAs, there is no...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kang W,Park JY

更新日期：2014-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe a new clinical and pathological subtype of microscopic colitis in children. METHODS:A selected group of children with abdominal pain, constipation and/or diarrhoea showing discrete or no macroscopic abnormalities on endoscopy was described. RESULTS:Multiple biopsies of colon showed large mononuclear c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Józefczuk J,Wozniewicz BM

更新日期：2008-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the ability of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography to distinguish benign from malignant pancreatic masses and lymph nodes. METHODS:A multicenter study was conducted and included 222 patients who underwent EUS examination with assessment of a pancreatic mass (n = 121) or lymph node (n = 101). The c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Giovannini M,Thomas B,Erwan B,Christian P,Fabrice C,Benjamin E,Geneviève M,Paolo A,Pierre D,Robert Y,Walter S,Hanz S,Carl S,Christoph D,Pierre E,Jean-Luc VL,Jacques D,Peter V,Andrian S

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the diffusion gradient b-factor that optimizes both apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement and contrast-to-noise (CNR) for assessing tumor response to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in a rabbit model. METHODS:Twelve New Zealand white rabbits bearing VX2 tumors in the liver were treated...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang ZX,Peng WJ,Li WT,Tang F,Liu SY,Qu XD,Wang JH,Lu HF

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Alverine citrate is a commonly used smooth muscle relaxant agent. A MEDLINE search on January 2004 revealed only 1 report implicating the hepatotoxicity of this agent. A 34-year-old woman was investigated because of the finding of elevated liver function tests on biochemical screening. Other etiologies of hepatitis we...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arhan M,Koklu S,Koksal AS,Yolcu OF,Koruk S,Koruk I,Kayacetin E

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), may be complicated by colorectal cancer (CRC). In a recent population-based cohort study of 47 347 Danish patients with IBD by Tine Jess and colleagues 268 patients with UC and 70 patients with CD developed CRC during 30 years of ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Andersen V,Halfvarson J,Vogel U

更新日期：2012-08-21 00:00:00