H pylori are associated with chronic cholecystitis.

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：AIM:To identify factors related to serious postoperative bacterial and fungal infections in the first 3 mo after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). METHODS:In the present study, the data of 207 patients from 2004 to 2011 were reviewed. The pre-, intra- and post-operative factors were statistically analyzed. Al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li C,Wen TF,Mi K,Wang C,Yan LN,Li B

更新日期：2012-04-28 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 assess the outcomes of drug therapy (DT) followed by pancreatic endotherapy for continuing painful episodes in recurrent acute pancreatitis. METHODS:DT comprised of pancreatic enzymes and anti-oxidants failing which, endotherapy (ET; pancreatic sphincterotomy and stent placement) was done. The frequency of pain...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pai CG,Kamath MG,Shetty MV,Kurien A

更新日期：2017-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether intra-arterial infusion of triolein emulsion has biochemical and histopathologic effect on rabbit liver. METHODS:An emulsion of 0.2 mL triolein in 20 mL of saline was infused into either the hepatic arteries of nine rabbits (group 1) or the superior mesenteric arteries of 12 rabbits (group 2)....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim YW,Park YM,Yoon S,Kim HJ,Park DY,Cho BM,Choi SH

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the changes of CD8+ T subsets especially CD8+CD28- T regulatory cells in rat model of experimental colitis induced by 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB). METHODS:The rat model of experimental colitis was induced by enema with DNFB. Ten days later, colonic intraepithelial and splenic lymphocytes were isol...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiao WB,Liu YL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we discuss recent advances in nucleic acid-based therapeutic technologies that target hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Because the HCV genome is present exclusively in RNA form during replication, various nucleic acid-based therapeutic approaches targeting the HCV genome, such as ribozymes, aptamers,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee CH,Kim JH,Lee SW

更新日期：2013-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the effect of intravenous and oral omeprazole in patients with bleeding peptic ulcers without high-risk stigmata. METHODS:This randomized study included 211 patients [112 receiving iv omeprazole protocol (Group 1), 99 receiving po omeprazole 40 mg every 12 h (Group 2)] with a mean age of 52.7. In 144 pa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yilmaz S,Bayan K,Tüzün Y,Dursun M,Canoruç F

更新日期：2006-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management strategies for recurrent ampullary adenoma after endoscopic papillectomy are still controversial. Patients with the recurrent papillary lesions need to receive repetitive endoscopic interventions due to the limitations of conventional endoscopic techniques. AIM:To assess the feasibility, effi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang ZK,Liu F,Wang Y,Wang XD,Tang P,Li W

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Achalasia cardia is one of the common causes of motor dysphagia. Though the disease was first described more than 300 years ago, exact pathogenesis of this condition still remains enigmatic. Pathophysiologically, achalasia cardia is caused by loss of inhibitory ganglion in the myenteric plexus of the esophagus. In the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ghoshal UC,Daschakraborty SB,Singh R

更新日期：2012-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a more sensitive method for detection of free cancer cells in peritoneal washes from gastric cancer patients during surgery and to evaluate its clinical significance. METHODS:The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) mRNA levels in peritoneal washes from 65 cases of gastric cancer were detected by real-time ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang YS,Xu J,Luo GH,Wang RC,Zhu J,Zhang XY,Nilsson-Ehle P,Xu N

更新日期：2006-03-07 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：AIM:To investigate the predictive clinical value of in vitro 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay for directing chemosensitivity in patients with gastric cancer. METHODS:Results of a total of 353 consecutive patients with gastric cancer treated with MTT-directed chemotherapy or phys...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu B,Zhu JS,Zhang Y,Shen WM,Zhang Q

更新日期：2008-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether bispectral index (BIS) monitoring is useful for propofol administration for deep sedation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). METHODS:Fifty-nine consecutive patients with a variety of reasons for ERCP who underwent the procedure at least twice between 1 July 2010 and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jang SY,Park HG,Jung MK,Cho CM,Park SY,Jeon SW,Tak WY,Kweon YO,Kim SK,Jeon YH

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Jejunoileal bypass (JIB), popular in the 1960s and 1970s, had remarkable success in achieving weight loss by creating a surgical short bowel syndrome. Our patient had an unusual case of liver disease and provided no history of prior bariatric surgery. Later, it was recognized that he had a JIB in the 1970s, which was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Singh D,Laya AS,Clarkston WK,Allen MJ

更新日期：2009-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional dyspepsia is a common clinical condition characterised by chronic or recurrent upper abdominal pain or discomfort commonly associated with a variety of associated gastrointestinal symptoms and a normal endoscopy. To standardise research-based approaches, an initial categorisation of into sub groups was agre...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Baker G,Fraser RJ,Young G

更新日期：2006-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-2alpha/endothelial PAS domain protein1 (EPAS1) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Expression of HIF-2alpha/EPAS1 was investigated immunohistochemically on paraffin-embedded sections from 97 patients with HCC. To further confirm that HIF-2alpha...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bangoura G,Yang LY,Huang GW,Wang W

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of brain metastasis in a contemporary group of patients with carcinoma of the esophagus. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 53 patients with esophageal carcinoma who received radiotherapy as a component of treatment between 1998 and 2007, including patient and tumor characteristics, and s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Smith RS,Miller RC

更新日期：2011-05-21 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：AIM:To prepare and characterize polyclonal antibodies against aldose reductase-like (ARL-1) protein. METHODS:ARL-1 gene was inserted into the E. coli expression vector pGEX-4T-1(His)(6)C and vector pQE-30. Recombinant ARL-1 proteins named ARL-(His)(6) and ARL-GST were expressed. They were purified by affinity chromato...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jin JF,Yuan LD,Liu L,Zhao ZJ,Xie W

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the cleansing efficacy and safety of a new Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) bowel preparation regimen. METHODS:This was a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing two CCE regimens. Subjects were asymptomatic and average risk for colorectal cancer. The second generation CCE system (Pi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kastenberg D,Burch WC Jr,Romeo DP,Kashyap PK,Pound DC,Papageorgiou N,Sainz IF,Sokach CE,Rex DK

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate oxaliplatin-induced severe anaphylactic reactions (SAR) in metastatic colorectal cancer in a retrospective case series analysis and to conduct a systemic literature review. METHODS:During a 6-year period from 2006 to 2011 at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, a total of 412 patients exposed to oxa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JH,King TM,Chang MC,Hsu CW

更新日期：2012-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been recognized to be both a hepato- and lymphotropic virus. HCV lymphotropism represents an essential lap in the pathogenesis of virus-related autoimmune and lymphoproliferative disorders, ranging from clonal expansion of B-cells with organ- and non-organ-specific autoantibody production u...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Conca P,Tarantino G

更新日期：2009-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide is a potent cytotoxic agent used in many clinical settings. The main risks of cyclophosphamide therapy include hematological disorders, infertility, hemorrhagic cystitis and malignancies. Gastrointestinal side effects reported to date are often non-specific and not severe. We present the first case of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang LS,Cameron K,Papaluca T,Basnayake C,Jackett L,McKelvie P,Goodman D,Demediuk B,Bell SJ,Thompson AJ

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare outcome of stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SH) vs LigaSure hemorrhoidectomy (LH) by a meta-analysis of available randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS:Databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and the Science Citation Index updated to December 2012, were searched. The main outcomes meas...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang J,Cui PJ,Han HZ,Tong DN

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Clinical and experimental data suggest that gut-derived endotoxins are an important pathogenic factors for progression of chronic liver disease. Recently, a C-T (-159) polymorphism in the promoter region of the CD14 gene was detected and found to confer increased CD14 expression and to be associated with advanced a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Meiler C,Muhlbauer M,Johann M,Hartmann A,Schnabl B,Wodarz N,Schmitz G,Scholmerich J,Hellerbrand C

更新日期：2005-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To review the inhibitory effect of preventive approaches on recurrence after operation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we summarized all available publications reporting randomized control trial indexed in PubMed. The treatment approaches presented above included pre-operative transcatheter arterial c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun HC,Tang ZY

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the accuracy of endoscopic or biopsy diagnoses of superficial nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumors (NADETs). METHODS:Clinicopathological data were reviewed for 84 superficial NADETs from 74 patients who underwent surgery or endoscopic resection between September 2002 and August 2014 at a single p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kakushima N,Kanemoto H,Sasaki K,Kawata N,Tanaka M,Takizawa K,Imai K,Hotta K,Matsubayashi H,Ono H

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether immune escape-associated mutations in the major hydrophilic region of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) are associated with nucleoside/nucleotide analog resistance. AIM:To evaluate the association between immune escape-associated mutations and nucleoside/nucleotide analog resis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang BX,Liu Y,Fan ZP,Si LL,Chen RJ,Wang J,Luo D,Wang FS,Xu DP,Liu XG

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of biologics has revolutionized the management of the chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis (UC), with many patients experiencing significant improvements not only in their symptoms but in other outcomes relevant to individuals and society as a whole. In Germany, there are n...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Teich N,Grümmer H,Jörgensen E,Liceni T,Holtkamp-Endemann F,Fischer T,Hohenberger S

更新日期：2020-06-07 00:00:00