Gut perforation after orthotopic liver transplantation in adults.

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between the methylation status in the SLIT2 and TGFB2 promoters and colonic inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease patients. METHODS:We evaluated the methylation status of 2 genes (SLIT2 and TGFB2) in 226 biopsies taken from 62 colonoscopies of 38 patients (29 ulcerative colitis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lobatón T,Azuara D,Rodríguez-Moranta F,Loayza C,Sanjuan X,de Oca J,Fernández-Robles A,Guardiola J,Capellá G

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Because of a major resistance to chemotherapy, prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still poor. New treatments are required and gene therapy may be an option. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces apoptosis in multiple malignant tumors, and using adenoviral vectors has sh...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jacob D,Schumacher G,Bahra M,Davis J,Zhu HB,Zhang LD,Teraishi F,Neuhaus P,Fang BL

更新日期：2005-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To discuss the rationality of extended radical resection (ERR) and to guide the surgical treatment of rectal cancer. METHODS:Total 211 patients who underwent ERR from 1981 to 1987 (follow-up rate of 94.8 %) were selected to study the patterns of lymphatic metastasis and therapeutic effect. The control group was ma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dong XS,Xu HT,Yu ZW,Liu M,Cu BB,Zhao P,Wang XS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the agreement and prognostic value of different measures of covert hepatic encephalopathy (CHE). METHODS:One-hundred-and-thirty-two cirrhotic outpatients underwent electroencephalography (EEG), paper-and-pencil psychometry (PHES) and critical flicker frequency, scored on the original/modified (CFFo/...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Montagnese S,Balistreri E,Schiff S,De Rui M,Angeli P,Zanus G,Cillo U,Bombonato G,Bolognesi M,Sacerdoti D,Gatta A,Merkel C,Amodio P

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Several drugs are used in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but all have side effects and variable efficacy. Considering the role of the gut-brain axis, immune, neural, and endocrine pathways in the pathogenesis of IBS and possible beneficial effects of benzodiazepines (BZD) in this axis, the present sys...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Salari P,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2011-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop an algorithm to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with biliary candidiasis. METHODS:We performed a prospective study of 127 patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, for various biliary disorders, at 3 tertiary referral centers in Germany from July 2011 through...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lenz P,Eckelskemper F,Erichsen T,Lankisch T,Dechêne A,Lubritz G,Lenze F,Beyna T,Ullerich H,Schmedt A,Domagk D

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate prospectively usefulness of fecal lactoferrin (Lf) and fecal hemoglobin (Hb) in the diagnosis of colorectal diseases. METHODS:Fecal Lf and Hb were measured using ELISA in 872 patients before they underwent colorectal endoscopy. RESULTS:Lf was positive in 18 (50%) of 36 patients with colorectal cancer,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hirata I,Hoshimoto M,Saito O,Kayazawa M,Nishikawa T,Murano M,Toshina K,Wang FY,Matsuse R

更新日期：2007-03-14 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：:Peritoneal dissemination represents a devastating form of gastric cancer (GC) progression with a dismal prognosis. There is no effective therapy for this condition. The 5-year survival rate of patients with peritoneal dissemination is 2%, even including patients with only microscopic free cancer cells without macrosco...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanda M,Kodera Y

更新日期：2016-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of cancer related genes in gastric carcinoma (GC) through the use of Atlas Human Cancer Array membranes with 588 well-characterized human genes related to cancer and tumor biology. METHODS:Hybridization of cDNA blotting membrane was performed with (32)P-labeled cDNA probes synthesized...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu LX,Liu ZH,Jiang HC,Qu X,Zhang WH,Wu LF,Zhu AL,Wang XQ,Wu M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the regulator of G-protein signaling 5 (RGS5) expression in gastric carcinoma and its association with differentiation and microvascular density (MVD). METHODS:Expression of RGS5 and CD34 were examined in 76 cases of gastric carcinoma, including 22 cases with lymph node metastasis and 54 cases without l...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JH,Huang WS,Hu CR,Guan XX,Zhou HB,Chen LB

更新日期：2010-11-28 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：:Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the gallbladder is a rare subtype of gallbladder tumor. Here, we report two cases of NEC in two patients initially suspected to have gallbladder carcinoma. No specific symptoms or abnormal blood test results were observed preoperatively. Abdominal computed tomography scans indicated i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen H,Shen YY,Ni XZ

更新日期：2014-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of gastric cancer remains high in South Korea. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, i.e., esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), has a higher diagnostic specificity and sensitivity than the upper GI series. Additionally, EGD has the ability to biopsy, through taking a tissue of the pathologic lesion. Succes...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee SH,Park YK,Cho SM,Kang JK,Lee DJ

更新日期：2015-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus. They usually occur as a single lesion or as two or three nodules. Only two cases of esophageal multiple leiomyomas comprising more than 10 nodules have been reported previously. Moreover, there have been few reports of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ov...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iwaya T,Maesawa C,Uesugi N,Kimura T,Ikeda K,Kimura Y,Mitomo S,Ishida K,Sato N,Wakabayashi G

更新日期：2006-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines (HM) in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS:A computer-based as well as manual literature search was performed. We reviewed randomized controlled trials on the treatment of IBS with and without HM. RESULTS:A total of 22 studies with 25 HM...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi J,Tong Y,Shen JG,Li HX

更新日期：2008-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the immunogenicity of candidate DNA vaccine against hepatitis C virus (HCV) delivered by two plasmids expressing HCV envelope protein 1 (E1) and envelope protein 2 (E2) antigens respectively and to study the effect of CpG adjuvant on this candidate vaccine. METHODS:Recombinant plasmids expressing HC...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu LX,Liu J,Ye Y,Xie YH,Kong YY,Li GD,Wang Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the liver, which affects a group of patients who lost their immunological tolerance to antigens of the liver. It is clinically characterized by hypergammaglobulinemia, elevated liver enzymes, presence of autoantibodies and histological changes. Altho...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ferri Liu PM,de Miranda DM,Fagundes ED,Ferreira AR,Simões e Silva AC

更新日期：2013-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) has been described in different pathologic conditions including infection, ischemia, adverse drug reactions, autoimmune diseases, allograft rejection, and humoral factors associated with malignancy. It is an acquired condition characterized by progressive destruction and loss of the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bakhit M,McCarty TR,Park S,Njei B,Cho M,Karagozian R,Liapakis A

更新日期：2017-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies have suggested a relation between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and diabetes mellitus. HCV infection is emerging as a metabolic disease, and diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for HCV infection. However, some data on the prevalence of antibodies to HCV in patients with diabetes are conflictin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rouabhia S,Malek R,Bounecer H

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the safety and efficacy of adding bevacizumab to first-line chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer patients with peritoneal disease. METHODS:We compared rates of gastrointestinal perforation in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and peritoneal disease receiving first-line chemotherapy ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Roohullah A,Wong HL,Sjoquist KM,Gibbs P,Field K,Tran B,Shapiro J,Mckendrick J,Yip D,Nott L,Gebski V,Ng W,Chua W,Price T,Tebbutt N,Chantrill L

更新日期：2015-05-07 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：:Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas that may cause life-threatening complications. Etiologies of pancreatitis vary, with gallstones accounting for the majority of all cases, followed by alcohol. Other causes of pancreatitis include trauma, ischemia, mechanical obstruction, infections, autoim...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Binker MG,Cosen-Binker LI

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) allows the removal of flat or sessile lesions, laterally spreading tumors, and carcinoma of the colon or the rectum limited to the mucosa or the superficial submucosa. Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency requiring emergency surgery, and it is also a rare complic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nemoto Y,Tokuhisa J,Shimada N,Gomi T,Maetani I

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical advantages of single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy (SPLH) compare to multi-port laparoscopic hepatectomy (MPLH). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 246 patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection between January 2008 and December 2015 at our hospital. We div...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Han JH,You YK,Choi HJ,Hong TH,Kim DG

更新日期：2018-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with a laryngoscopic diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). METHODS:Between May 2011 and October 2011, 41 consecutive patients with laryngopharyngeal symptoms (LPS) and laryngoscopic diagnosis of LPR were empirically treated ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： de Bortoli N,Nacci A,Savarino E,Martinucci I,Bellini M,Fattori B,Ceccarelli L,Costa F,Mumolo MG,Ricchiuti A,Savarino V,Berrettini S,Marchi S

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the safety and efficacy of a Hansenula-derived PEGylated (polyethylene glycol) interferon (IFN)-alpha-2a (Reiferon Retard) plus ribavirin customized regimen in treatment-naïve and previously treated (non-responders and relapsers) Egyptian children with chronic hepatitis C infection. METHODS:Forty-si...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El Naghi S,Abdel-Ghaffar TY,El-Karaksy H,Abdel-Aty EF,El-Raziky MS,Allam AA,Helmy H,El-Araby HA,Behairy BE,El-Guindi MA,El-Sebaie H,Abdel-Ghaffar AY,Ehsan NA,El-Hennawy AM,Sira MM

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether Dihydromyricetin (DHM) inhibits cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis by downregulating Notch1 expression. METHODS:The correlation between Notch1 and Hes1 (a Notch1 target molecule) expression in hepatoma samples was confirmed by qRT-PCR. In addition, MTT assays, flow cytometry and TUNEL...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu CJ,He YF,Yuan WZ,Xiang LJ,Zhang J,Liang YR,Duan J,He YH,Li MY

更新日期：2017-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection has dramatically declined over the last decade, largely related to increasing clarithromycin resistance rates. From a microbiological standpoint, bismuth quadruple therapy is the ideal replacement since it combines drugs for which resistance does not imp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Molina-Infante J,Gisbert JP

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish an ideal implantable rat liver tumor model for interventional therapy study and examine its angiographic signs and MRI, CT features before and after embolization. METHODS:Forty male Wistar rats were implanted with Walker-256 tumor in the left lateral lobe of liver. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li X,Zheng CS,Feng GS,Zhuo CK,Zhao JG,Liu X

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00