Sonographic fatty liver and hepatitis B virus carrier status: synergistic effect on liver damage in Taiwanese adults.

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：AIM:To study the effects of Changtai granules (CTG), a traditional compound Chinese medicine, on chronic trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis in rats. METHODS:Healthy adult Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats of both sexes, weighing 250-300 g, were employed in the present study. The rat colitis models were induced by 2,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cao YB,Zhang JD,Diao YY,Yan L,Wang DJ,Jia XM,Gao PH,Cheng MH,Xu Z,Wang Y,Jiang YY

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) is presently evolving as a result of the improved understanding of the natural history and biological behavior of the different pancreatic cystic neoplasms; and better preoperative diagnosis of these neoplasms due to advancement in preoperative diagnost...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Goh BK

更新日期：2015-09-14 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：AIM:To establish the rapid, specific, and sensitive method for detecting O157:H7 with DNA microchips. METHODS:Specific oligonucleotide probes (26-28 nt) of bacterial antigenic and virulent genes of E. coli O157:H7 and other related pathogen genes were pre-synthesized and immobilized on a solid support to make microchi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jin HY,Tao KH,Li YX,Li FQ,Li SQ

更新日期：2005-10-07 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：AIM:To investigate the pattern of mucin expression and concentration in bile obtained during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in relation to gallstone disease. METHODS:Bile samples obtained at ERC from 29 consecutive patients, 17 with and 12 without gallstone disease were evaluated for mucin content by gel ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vilkin A,Geller A,Levi Z,Niv Y

更新日期：2009-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of protein deprivation on the myenteric plexus of the esophagus of weanling rats. METHODS:Pregnant female Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups: nourished (N), receiving normal diet, and undernourished (D), receiving a protein-deprived diet, which continued after birth. At twenty-one days ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liberti EA,Fontes RB,Fuggi VM,Maifrino LB,Souza RR

更新日期：2007-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Video capsule endoscopy (CE) since its introduction 13 years back, has revolutionized our approach to small intestinal diseases. Obscure gastrointestinal bleed (OGIB) continues to be the most important indication for CE with a high sensitivity, specificity as well as positive and negative predictive values. It is best...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Goenka MK,Majumder S,Goenka U

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the association between Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) infection and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). METHODS:Cpn IgG and IgM were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 41 well-established PBC patients and two race-matched control groups (post-hepatitis cirrhosis, n = 70; healthy contr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu HY,Deng AM,Zhang J,Zhou Y,Yao DK,Tu XQ,Fan LY,Zhong RQ

更新日期：2005-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroidal or cutaneous metastasis of gastric cancer is rare. Gastrointestinal cancer was found in only 4% in patients with uveal metastasis. Choroidal metastasis from gastric cancer was reported in two cases in earlier literature. The frequency of gastric cancer as a primary lesion was 6% in cutaneous metastasis of me...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawai S,Nishida T,Hayashi Y,Ezaki H,Yamada T,Shinzaki S,Miyazaki M,Nakai K,Yakushijin T,Watabe K,Iijima H,Tsujii M,Nishida K,Takehara T

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the serum concentration of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) as a prognostic indicator of progressive primary biliary cirrhosis (pPBC). METHODS:Serum concentrations of AMA subtypes (anti-M2, anti-M4, and anti-M9), biochemical indices of liver function and Mayo risk factor (MRF) were determined in 30 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Flisiak R,Pelszynska M,Prokopowicz D,Rogalska M,Grygoruk U

更新日期：2005-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To further investigate the role of human B7 homolog 1 (B7-H1) in the mechanism of persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. METHODS:Peripheral and intra-hepatic B7-H1 expression were compared by flow cytometry and immunochemical staining between two 2 distinct groups, one being chronic HBV tolerance patients (C...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang WJ,Xie HY,Duan X,Wan YL,Peng CH,Shi SH,Su R,Zheng ZH,Pan LL,Zhou L,Zheng SS

更新日期：2012-07-28 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：:Alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD), a potentially pathologic condition, can progress to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis, leading to an increased probability of hepatic failure and death. Alcohol induces fatty liver by increasing the ratio of reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide to oxidized form...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu J

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To detect high risk patients with a progressive disease course of ulcerative colitis (UC) requiring immunosuppressive therapy (IT). METHODS:A retrospective, multicenter analysis of 262 UC patients from eight German tertiary inflammatory bowel disease centres was performed. Patients were divided into two groups dep...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stallmach A,Nickel L,Lehmann T,Bokemeyer B,Bürger M,Hüppe D,Kruis W,Nikolaus S,Preiss JC,Sturm A,Teich N,Schmidt C

更新日期：2014-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the incidence and etiology of anemia after gastrectomy in patients with long-term follow-up after gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. METHODS:The medical records of those patients with early gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent curative gastrectomy between January 2006 and October 2007 were reviewed....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lim CH,Kim SW,Kim WC,Kim JS,Cho YK,Park JM,Lee IS,Choi MG,Song KY,Jeon HM,Park CH

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy of exercise interventions on hepatic fat mobilization in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. METHODS:Ovid-Medline, PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane database were searched for randomized trials and prospective cohort studies in adults aged ≥ 18 which investigated the effects o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Golabi P,Locklear CT,Austin P,Afdhal S,Byrns M,Gerber L,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic significance of S100A4 expression in colorectal cancer and its correlation with expression of E-cadherin and p53. METHODS:A cohort of archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens was selected from 127 patients with colorectal cancer who underwent surgical resection between Apri...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kwak JM,Lee HJ,Kim SH,Kim HK,Mok YJ,Park YT,Choi JS,Moon HY

更新日期：2010-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of selenium on peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) membrane fluidity and immune function in patients with chronic hepatitis. METHODS:PBMCs were pretreated with selenium (1.156x10(-7) mol/L) for 6 h in vitro or extracted directly from patients after administration of selenium-yeast continuo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He SX,Wu B,Chang XM,Li HX,Qiao W

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyomavirus BK (BKV) infects up to 90% of the general population. After primary infection, occurring early during childhood, a state of non-replicative infection is established in the reno-urinary tract, without complications for immunocompetent hosts. In immunocompromised individuals, particularly transplanted patie...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Umbro I,Tinti F,Muiesan P,Mitterhofer AP

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatinomas are extremely rare neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, first described in the pancreas in 1977 and in the duodenum in 1979. They may be functional and cause somatostatinoma or inhibitory syndrome, but more frequently are non-functioning pancreatic endocrine tumors that produce somatos...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Colović RB,Matić SV,Micev MT,Grubor NM,Atkinson HD,Latincić SM

更新日期：2009-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the intestinal segment-specific effects of diabetes and insulin replacement on the density of different subpopulations of submucous neurons. METHODS:Ten weeks after the onset of type 1 diabetes samples were taken from the duodenum, ileum and colon of streptozotocin-induce diabetic, insulin-treated d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bódi N,Szalai Z,Chandrakumar L,Bagyánszki M

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85 year male patient complaining epigastric discomfort was admitted. From the esophagogastroduodenoscopy, three early gastric cancer (EGCa) lesions had been identified and these were diagnosed as adenocarcinoma with poorly differentiated cell type. The patient underwent operation. From the post-operative mapping, h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Seong H,Kim JI,Lee HJ,Kim HJ,Cho HJ,Kim HK,Cheung DY,Kim DJ,Kim W,Kim TJ

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of Stretta procedure with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on symptom control, medication changes and oesophagitis grade. METHODS:Ninety patients with a history of GERD underwent Stretta procedure from June 2007 to March 2010. All patients with GERD diagnosed by the presence of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu HF,Zhang JG,Li J,Chen XG,Wang WA

更新日期：2011-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the fifth most common cancer in the world, shows increasing incidence worldwide. Curative treatments such as hepatectomy, liver transplantation, and radiofrequency ablation are applied in only 30%-60% of cases. Most remaining patients receive transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). Pati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamakado K,Hirota S

更新日期：2015-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infects more than half of the world's human population, but only 1% to 3% of infected people consequently develop gastric adenocarcinomas. The clinical outcome of the infection is determined by host genetic predisposition, bacterial virulence factors, and environmental factors. The asso...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hagymási K,Tulassay Z

更新日期：2014-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the role of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography (CE-EUS) in the diagnosis of branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (BD-IPMN). METHODS:A total of 50 patients diagnosed with BD-IPMN by computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) at our institute were included in ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Harima H,Kaino S,Shinoda S,Kawano M,Suenaga S,Sakaida I

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) in different filtration rate to eliminate cytokines would result in different efficiency in acute pancreatitis, whether the saturation time of filter membrane was related to different filtration rate, and whether the onset time of CVVH could influe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang HL,Xue WJ,Li DQ,Yin AP,Xin X,Li CM,Gao JL

更新日期：2005-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the expression of epithelial markers of colorectal carcinogenesis in patients with long-term ulcerative colitis (UC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) before and after transplantation. METHODS:Eight patients with UC and PSC prior to liver transplantation (PSC-UC), 22 patients with UC after liver...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wohl P,Hucl T,Drastich P,Kamenar D,Spicak J,Honsova E,Sticova E,Lodererova A,Matous J,Hill M,Wohl P,Kucera M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00