Hepatoma with cardiac metastasis: an advanced cancer requiring advanced treatment.

abstract：AIM:To show outcomes of our series of patients that underwent a total gastrectomy with a robotic approach and highlight the technical details of a proposed solution for the reconstruction phase. METHODS:Data of gastrectomies performed from May 2014 to October 2016, were extracted and analyzed. Basic characteristics of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Parisi A,Ricci F,Gemini A,Trastulli S,Cirocchi R,Palazzini G,D'Andrea V,Desiderio J

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of herbal hepatotoxicity or herb induced liver injury (HILI) represents a particular clinical and regulatory challenge with major pitfalls for the causality evaluation. At the day HILI is suspected in a patient, physicians should start assessing the quality of the used herbal product, optimizing the clin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Teschke R,Frenzel C,Schulze J,Eickhoff A

更新日期：2013-05-21 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：:Gastrin is the main hormone responsible for the stimulation of gastric acid secretion; in addition, gastrin and its derivatives exert proliferative and antiapoptotic effects on several cell types. Gastrin synthesis and secretion are increased in certain situations, for example, when proton pump inhibitors are used. Th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chueca E,Lanas A,Piazuelo E

更新日期：2012-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of resveratrol, alone and in combination with fenofibrate, on fructose-induced metabolic genes abnormalities in rats. METHODS:Giving a fructose-enriched diet (FED) to rats for 12 wk was used as a model for inducing hepatic dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. Adult male albino rats (150-200 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abd El-Haleim EA,Bahgat AK,Saleh S

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), a gastric pathogen, is a major cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, and is an important risk factor for the development of gastric malignancies. Culture of the bacterium from gastric biopsy is essential for the determination of drug resistance of H pylori. However, the i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yin Y,He LH,Zhang JZ

更新日期：2009-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effects of IkappaBalpha and its mutants (IkappaBalphaM, IkappaBalpha243N, IkappaBalphaM244C) on NF-kappaB, p53 and their downstream target genes. The relationship of NF-kappaB, p53, and IkappaBalpha was further discussed. METHODS:pECFP-IkappaBalpha, pECFP-IkappaBalphaM (amino acides 1-317, Ser32, 36A)...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li X,Xing D,Wang J,Zhu DB,Zhang L,Chen XJ,Sun FY,Hong A

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate functional change of dendritic cells (DCs) derived from allogeneic partial liver graft undergoing acute rejection in rats. METHODS:Allogeneic (SD rat to LEW rat) whole and 50 % partial liver transplantation were performed. DCs from liver grafts 0 hr and 4 days after transplantation were isolated and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu MQ,Yao ZX

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of ethanol on the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) system involved in c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK1/2) and alcoholdehydrogenase (ADH) activity in primary cultured rat hepatocytes. METHODS:Hepatocytes isolated from male Sprague-Dawley rats were incubated with various concentrations of et...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oh YI,Kim JH,Kang CW

更新日期：2008-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression and clinical significance of B7 homolog 3 (B7-H3) and β-1,3-galactosyltransferase-4 (B3GALT4) in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. METHODS:Using tissue microarray, we identified the expression of B7-H3 and B3GALT4 in 223 CRC patient samples by immunohistochemistry and evaluated the po...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang T,Wang F,Wu JY,Qiu ZC,Wang Y,Liu F,Ge XS,Qi XW,Mao Y,Hua D

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between TP53 Arg72Pro polymorphism and esophageal cancer (EC) risk using meta-analysis. METHODS:All eligible studies published before March 1, 2010 were selected by searching PubMed using keywords "p53" or "TP53", "polymorphism" or "variation", "esophageal" and "cancer" or "carcinoma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang DK,Yao L,Wang WZ,Peng B,Ren WH,Yang XM,Yu L

更新日期：2011-03-07 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：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 investigate the association of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) -G308A polymorphism with different liver pathological changes in treatment-naïve Egyptian patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4. METHODS:This study included 180 subjects, composed of 120 treatment-naïve chronic HCV patients wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bader El Din NG,Farouk S,El-Shenawy R,Ibrahim MK,Dawood RM,Elhady MM,Salem AM,Zayed N,Khairy A,El Awady MK

更新日期：2016-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the complications and incidence of the first and second access-related vascular injuries induced by videolaparoscopic cholecistectomy. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed vascular injuries in 200 consecutive patients who underwent videolaparoscopic cholecistectomy from 2003 to 2005. One hundred and on...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Geraci G,Sciume C,Pisello F,Li Volsi F,Facella T,Modica G

更新日期：2006-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromas of the large bowel are very rare and usually are part of the colonic involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 (Nf1, von Recklinghausen's disease). Solitary neurofibromas of the colon are extremely rare. We describe a case of an isolated neurofibroma that was found in the large bowel of a patient who suffe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Panteris V,Vassilakaki T,Vaitsis N,Elemenoglou I,Mylonakou I,Karamanolis DG

更新日期：2005-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency of serum IgA-antiendomysial antibody positivity in patients with low bone mineral density and to assess the risk group for screening of celiac disease. METHODS:One hundred and thirty-five patients (14 male, 121 female) with idiopathic low bone mineral density were evaluated. The median...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Karakan T,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Gunendi Z,Atalay F,Tuncer C

更新日期：2007-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether local antibiotic resistance involves P-glycoprotein (Pgp)-mediated active drug out-pumping during Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection treatment with classic antibiotic therapy. METHODS:Pgp activity was determined in gastric mucosa biopsy specimens obtained from 53 patients with pathohisto...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Babic Z,Svoboda-Beusan I,Kucisec-Tepes N,Dekaris D,Troskot R

更新日期：2005-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Henry Norman Bethune was a physician and surgeon from Canada. He had a highly impressive medical career in Montreal but did his most important work in China where he cared for soldiers on the battlefield. He died in 1939 and was recognized as a hero, but only much later received recognition in Canada. He was a skilled...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Freeman HJ

更新日期：2008-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether IFN-alpha is the agent that turns a slightly effective treatment (radiochemotherapy) into a potent therapy, we tested IFN-alpha for its synergistic properties. METHODS:Eight pancreatic carcinoma cell lines were treated with the single agents and combinations of these. The role of IFN-alpha reg...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma JH,Patrut E,Schmidt J,Knaebel HP,Büchler MW,Märten A

更新日期：2005-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiopurine analogs and anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents have dramatically changed the therapeutics of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), improving short and long-term outcomes. Unfortunately some patients do not respond to therapy and others lose response over time. The pharmacokinetic properties of these drugs...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yarur AJ,Abreu MT,Deshpande AR,Kerman DH,Sussman DA

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify whether chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1) serves as a suitable biomarker for the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and to analyze this protein's cellular source. METHODS:An ELISA was conducted to detect the concentration of CHI3L1 in the serum of 150 ESCC patients diagnosed between Janua...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xing S,Zheng X,Zeng T,Zeng MS,Zhong Q,Cao YS,Pan KL,Wei C,Hou F,Liu WL

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of TIP30 in apoptotic signal pathway in hepatoblastoma cells and to provide a basis for TIP30 as a gene therapy candidate in the regression of hepatoblastoma cells. METHODS:Apoptosis of human hepatoblastoma cell lines HepG2 (p53 wild), Hep3B (p53 null) and PLC/RPF/5 (p53 mutant) infected wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi M,Zhang X,Wang P,Zhang HW,Zhang BH,Wu MC

更新日期：2005-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the possible effects of honey supplementation on hepatic damage due to obstruction of the common bile duct in an experimental rat model. METHODS:The study was performed with 30 male rats divided into three groups: a sham group, an obstructive jaundice group, and an obstructive jaundice plus honey group....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Erguder BI,Kilicoglu SS,Namuslu M,Kilicoglu B,Devrim E,Kismet K,Durak I

更新日期：2008-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of p28/gankyrin gene and its role in the carcinogenetic process of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:64 specimens of HCC and para-carcinoma tissues, 22 specimens of non-tumor liver tissues (7 normal, 15 cirrhosis), 10 specimens of normal human tissues and 5 hepatoma cell l...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fu XY,Wang HY,Tan L,Liu SQ,Cao HF,Wu MC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) on proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. METHODS:A total of 136 patients with HCC underwent liver resection. Of 136 patients, 79 patients received 1 to 5 courses of TACE prior to liver resection (TACE group), wh...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiao EH,Li JQ,Huang JF

更新日期：2007-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been the subject of considerable research, with increasing attention being paid to the loss of intestinal epithelial cell barrier function as a mechanism of pathogenesis. Ste20-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) is involved in regulating barrier function. SPAK is ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan Y,Merlin D

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary duct injuries are frequently iatrogenic, being associated with surgery for gallbladder stones. However, blunt abdominal trauma such as a motor vehicle crash is a rare cause of extrahepatic biliary stricture. A few reports have been published on biliary strictures treated with endoscopic therapy. In the present...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kang DO,Kim TH,You SS,Min HJ,Kim HJ,Jung WT,Lee OJ

更新日期：2008-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is widespread worldwide thanks to their analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. However, even more attention is placed upon the recurrence of digestive system complications in the course of their use. Recent data suggests that the complications of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Utzeri E,Usai P

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic bile duct injuries (IBDI) remain an important problem in gastrointestinal surgery. They are most frequently caused by laparoscopic cholecystectomy which is one of the commonest surgical procedures in the world. The early and proper diagnosis of IBDI is very important for surgeons and gastroenterologists, be...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jabłońska B,Lampe P

更新日期：2009-09-07 00:00:00