Differences in characteristics of colorectal neoplasm between young and elderly Thais.

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether single endoscopist-performed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is safe and to compare the complications of PEG with those reported in the literature. METHODS:Patients who underwent PEG placement between June 2001 and August 2011 at the Baskent University Alanya Teaching and Research ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Erdogan A

更新日期：2013-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy and safety of stellate ganglion block for the treatment of patients with chronic ulcerative colitis. METHODS:A total of 120 randomly selected patients with chronic ulcerative colitis treated in Cangzhou Central Hospital from January 2014 to January 2016 were included in this study. Thes...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao HY,Yang GT,Sun NN,Kong Y,Liu YF

更新日期：2017-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extrahepatic metastasis (EHM) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with poor outcomes. However, the clinical features and risk factors of EHM of HCC after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) remain unclear. AIM:To elucidate the characteristics and risk factors of EHM after RFA for HCC. METHODS:From Ja...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoon JH,Goo YJ,Lim CJ,Choi SK,Cho SB,Shin SS,Jun CH

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To accurately and realistically elucidate human stem cell behaviors in vivo and the fundamental mechanisms controlling human stem cell fates in vivo, which is urgently required in regenerative medicine and treatments for some human diseases, a surrogate human-rat chimera model was developed. METHODS:Human-rat chim...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun Y,Xiao D,Pan XH,Zhang RS,Cui GH,Chen XG

更新日期：2007-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To conduct a prospective assessment of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG seroprevalence in the Western Cape Province of South Africa in conjunction with evaluating risk factors for exposure. METHODS:Consenting participants attending clinics and wards of Groote Schuur, Red Cross Children's Hospital and their affilia...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Madden RG,Wallace S,Sonderup M,Korsman S,Chivese T,Gavine B,Edem A,Govender R,English N,Kaiyamo C,Lutchman O,van der Eijk AA,Pas SD,Webb GW,Palmer J,Goddard E,Wasserman S,Dalton HR,Spearman CW

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively analyze factors affecting the long-term survival of patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent pancreatic resection. METHODS:From January 2000 to December 2011, 195 patients underwent pancreatic resection in our hospital. The prognostic factors after pancreatic resection were analyzed in all ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamamoto T,Yagi S,Kinoshita H,Sakamoto Y,Okada K,Uryuhara K,Morimoto T,Kaihara S,Hosotani R

更新日期：2015-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of nuclear division cycle (NDC)80 in human hepatocellular carcinogenesis. METHODS:NDC80 gene expression was analyzed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in 47 paired hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and adjacent tissues. The HCC cell line SMMC-7721 was transfected wit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ju LL,Chen L,Li JH,Wang YF,Lu RJ,Bian ZL,Shao JG

更新日期：2017-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of Lactobacillus-containing commercially available probiotic formulations in Germany during antibiotic treatment with an analysis of cost-efficiency. METHODS:In an observational study, we analyzed the frequency of bowel movements from 258 patients with infections in a primary care hospita...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dietrich CG,Kottmann T,Alavi M

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency and risk factors for acute pancreatitis after pancreatic guidewire placement (P-GW) in achieving cannulation of the bile duct during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). METHODS:P-GW was performed in 113 patients in whom cannulation of the bile duct was difficult. Th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Fujita N,Noda Y,Kobayashi G,Obana T,Horaguchi J,Takasawa O,Koshita S,Kanno Y

更新日期：2008-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand CD133 promoter hypermethylation and expression in 32 colorectal cancer cell lines. METHODS:Nucleic acid was isolated from 32 colorectal cancer cell lines and CD133 expression levels were measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real-time PCR. Promoter methylation statu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jeon YK,Kim SH,Choi SH,Kim KH,Yoo BC,Ku JL,Park JG

更新日期：2010-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) with a fully covered self-expandable metal stent for managing malignant biliary stricture. METHODS:We collected data from 13 patients who presented with malignant biliary obstruction and underwent EUS-BD with a nitinol fully covered...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim TH,Kim SH,Oh HJ,Sohn YW,Lee SO

更新日期：2012-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Third generation of quinolones, such as levofloxacin and moxifloxacin, -containing regimens are often used in second-line or rescue treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. However, the increasing antibiotic resistance to quinolones affects the efficacies of quinolones-containing therapies in recent years. Therefor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mori H,Suzuki H

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the clinical efficacy of the second-generation H2RA lafutidine with that of lansoprazole in Japanese patients with mild gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). METHODS:Patients with symptoms of GERD and a diagnosis of grade A reflux esophagitis (according to the Los Angeles classification) were randomiz...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takenaka R,Okada H,Kawano S,Komazawa Y,Yoshinaga F,Nagata S,Inoue M,Komatsu H,Onogawa S,Kushiyama Y,Mukai S,Todo H,Okanobu H,Manabe N,Tanaka S,Haruma K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the learning curves of hand-assisted laparoscopic D2 radical gastrectomy (HALG) for the treatment of gastric cancer. METHODS:The HALG surgical procedure consists of three stages: surgery under direct vision via the port for hand assistance, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and gastrointestinal tract...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gong JQ,Cao YK,Wang YH,Zhang GH,Wang PH,Luo GD

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the grade and stage of pathology and the relationship between grading and staging of hepatic fibrosis and noninvasive diagnostic parameters. METHODS:Inflammatory activity and fibrosis of consecutive liver biopsies from 200 patients with chronic liver disease were determined according to the Diagnostic C...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu LG,Zeng MD,Wan MB,Li CZ,Mao YM,Li JQ,Qiu DK,Cao AP,Ye J,Cai X,Chen CW,Wang JY,Wu SM,Zhu JS,Zhou XQ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This retrospective study was designed to analyze the results and the failure patterns of late course accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy for clinical T(1-2)N(0)M(0) esophageal carcinoma. METHODS:From Aug. 1994 to Feb. 2001, 56 patients with clinical T(1-2) esophageal carcinoma received late course accelerat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao KL,Wang Y,Shi XH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man with known situs inversus totalis presented with left-sided discomfort. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of a gallstone, as well as, situs inversus; the liver and gallbladder on the left side and the spleen on the right. The biliary system was thought to be left-right rev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kamitani S,Tsutamoto Y,Hanasawa K,Tani T

更新日期：2005-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the association between X-ray cross-complementing gene 1 (XRCC1) genetic polymorphism Arg399Gln and gastric cancer risk by means of meta-analysis. METHODS:We searched PubMed and NCBI up to June 1, 2008. A total of 16 clinical trials and reports were identified, but only 8 trials qualified under our sel...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Geng J,Zhang YW,Huang GC,Chen LB

更新日期：2008-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular cell biology over the last decade have clarified the mechanisms involved in cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis, and enabled the development of molecular-targeted agents. To date, sorafenib is the only molecular-targeted agent whose survival benefit has been demonstrated in two global phase I...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kudo M

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare cholestatic liver disease characterized by progressive fibroinflammatory destruction of the intra- and/or extrahepatic biliary ducts. While its features and disease course can be variable, most patients with PSC have concurrent inflammatory bowel disease and will eventual...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fung BM,Lindor KD,Tabibian JH

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The KRAS oncogene is mutated in approximately 35%-45% of colorectal cancers, and KRAS mutational status testing has been highlighted in recent years. The most frequent mutations in this gene, point substitutions in codons 12 and 13, were validated as negative predictors of response to anti-epidermal growth factor rece...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tan C,Du X

更新日期：2012-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA sequencing is the use of high throughput next generation sequencing technology to survey, characterize, and quantify the transcriptome of a genome. RNA sequencing has been used to analyze the pathogenesis of several malignancies such melanoma, lung cancer, and colorectal cancer. RNA sequencing can identify differe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao M,Zhong A,Patel N,Alur C,Vyas D

更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the clinicopathologic characteristics, risk factors, and prognosis for synchronous multiple early gastric cancer (SMGC). METHODS:A total of 146 patients with SMGC and 1194 patients with single gastric cancer who had undergone gastrectomy between 1989 and 2008 were retrospectively analyzed to determine th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Isobe T,Hashimoto K,Kizaki J,Murakami N,Aoyagi K,Koufuji K,Akagi Y,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2013-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess whether polymorphisms in NOD2 and ATG16L1 affect cytokine responses and mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) survival in monocytes from Crohn's disease (CD) patients. METHODS:Monocytes were isolated from peripheral blood of CD patients of known genotype for common single nucleotide polym...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Glubb DM,Gearry RB,Barclay ML,Roberts RL,Pearson J,Keenan JI,McKenzie J,Bentley RW

更新日期：2011-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of different portal vein branch embolization agents in inducing compensatory hypertrophy of the remnant liver and to offer a theoretic basis for clinical portal vein branch embolization. METHODS:Forty-one adult dogs were included in the experiment and divided into four grou...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang JY,Yang WZ,Li JJ,Jiang N,Zheng QB

更新日期：2006-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A preduodenal portal vein (PDPV) is known to be a rare cause of duodenal stenosis. We treated a 22-year-old male patient with malnutrition as a result of PDPV and a previously performed operation for scoliosis, who showed an improvement in quality of life after being treated with a combination of nutritional support a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masumoto K,Teshiba R,Esumi G,Nagata K,Nakatsuji T,Nishimoto Y,Yamaguchi S,Sumitomo K,Taguchi T

更新日期：2009-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosynthesis of prostaglandins and thromboxanes has been a focus of interest in the management of many liver diseases. Cyclooxygenases are the enzymes involved in the first step of the biosynthesis of these lipid mediators and selective inhibitors for these isoenzymes as well as pharmacological analogues of prosta...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Martín-Sanz P,Casado M,Boscá L

更新日期：2017-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Although gastric cancer (GC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death, major therapeutic advances have not been made, and patients with GC still face poor outcomes. The prognosis of GC also remains poor because the molecular mechanisms of GC progression are incompletely understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are n...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishiguro H,Kimura M,Takeyama H

更新日期：2014-05-21 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：:Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Due to its intricate initiation and progression mechanisms, early detection and effective treatment of gastric cancer are difficult to achieve. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is characterized as a fundamental process that is critical for...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Peng Z,Wang CX,Fang EH,Wang GB,Tong Q

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00