Autoimmune pancreatitis: a review.

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy of adding prokinetics to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). METHODS:PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Knowledge databases (prior to October 2013) were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ren LH,Chen WX,Qian LJ,Li S,Gu M,Shi RH

更新日期：2014-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the effect of chemotherapy on wound healing by giving early preoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) to rats with colonic anastomoses. METHODS:Sixty Albino-Wistar male rats (median weight, 235 g) were used in this study. The rats were fed with standard laboratory food and given tap water ad libitum. The ani...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ozel L,Ozel MS,Toros AB,Kara M,Ozkan KS,Tellioglu G,Krand O,Koyuturk M,Berber I

更新日期：2009-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the role of serum anti-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibody titers in gastric cancer. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, the effect of patients' baseline characteristics and endoscopic findings on their serum antibody titers were assessed. We evaluated consecutive patients who underwent esophago...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Toyoshima O,Nishizawa T,Sakitani K,Yamakawa T,Takahashi Y,Yamamichi N,Hata K,Seto Y,Koike K,Watanabe H,Suzuki H

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the factors that may affect survival of cholangiocarcinoma in Lebanon. METHODS:A retrospective review of the medical records of 55 patients diagnosed with cholangio-carcinoma at the American University of Beirut between 1990 and 2005 was conducted. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to de...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Farhat MH,Shamseddine AI,Tawil AN,Berjawi G,Sidani C,Shamseddeen W,Barada KA

更新日期：2008-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In their seminal papers Hanahan and Weinberg described oncogenic processes a normal cell undergoes to be transformed into a cancer cell. The functions of ion channels in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract influence a variety of cellular processes, many of which overlap with these hallmarks of cancer. In this review we fo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Anderson KJ,Cormier RT,Scott PM

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly invasive tumor that metastasizes hematogenously and lymphogenously to distant site. Frequent sites are lung, regional lymph node, bone, and adrenal gland. But metastasis to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is rare, and most common site is stomach. Metastasis to the small intes...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim HS,Shin JW,Kim GY,Kim YM,Cha HJ,Jeong YK,Jeong ID,Bang SJ,Kim DH,Park NH

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish whether there are fundamental differences in the biochemistries of adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) and the squamous cell carcinomas of the lower third of the esophagus (LTE). METHODS:Between February 1, 1997 and February 1, 2000, we obtained tissue samples at the moment of resec...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Altorjay A,Paal B,Sohar N,Kiss J,Szanto I,Sohar I

更新日期：2005-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperbilirubinemia has been presumed to prevent the process of atherogenesis and cancerogenesis mainly by decreasing oxidative stress. Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive, inherited disorder characterized by biphasic, predominantly conjugated hyperbilirubinemia with no progression to end-stage liver ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sticova E,Elleder M,Hulkova H,Luksan O,Sauer M,Wunschova-Moudra I,Novotny J,Jirsa M

更新日期：2013-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic colitis is a rare complication of interferon administration. Only 9 cases in 6 reports have been described to-date. This report describes a case of ischemic colitis during pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C, and includes a review of the relevant literature. A 48-year-old woma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Baik SJ,Kim TH,Yoo K,Moon IH,Cho MS

更新日期：2012-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the timing, safety and efficacy of prophylactic antiviral therapy in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). METHODS:This prospective study recruited a total of 57 patients diagnosed with malignant hematological disea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liao YP,Jiang JL,Zou WY,Xu DR,Li J

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) have rapidly gained pace worldwide, potentially replacing conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) as the preferred colorectal surgery technique. Currently available data mainly consist of retrospective series analyz...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Daher R,Chouillard E,Panis Y

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the possible involvement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3)-1(alpha)-hydroxylase [1alpha-25(OH) (2) D(3)] in butyrate-induced differentiation in human intestinal cell line Caco-2 cells. METHODS:Caco-2 cells were incubated either with 3 mmol/L butyrate and 1 micromol/L 25(OH) (2) D(3) or with 1 micromol/L 1al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schröder O,Turak S,Daniel C,Gaschott T,Stein J

更新日期：2005-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection is the main cause of gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer disease, and gastric cancer. After more than 20 years of experience in H pylori treatment, in my opinion, the ideal regimen to treat this infection is still to be found. Currently, apart from having to know first-line eradica...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gisbert JP

更新日期：2008-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the origin of calcium necessary for agonist-induced contraction of the distal colon in rats. METHODS:The change in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) evoked by elevating external Ca2+ was detected by fura 2/AM fluorescence. Contractile activity was measured with a force displacement transducer....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou H,Kong DH,Pan QW,Wang HH

更新日期：2008-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the incidence and risk factors associated with colonic perforation due to colonoscopy. METHODS:This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients were retrospectively eligible for inclusion if they were 18 years and older and had an inpatient or outpatient colonoscopy procedure code in any facility...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hamdani U,Naeem R,Haider F,Bansal P,Komar M,Diehl DL,Kirchner HL

更新日期：2013-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) can be treated with multiple lines of chemotherapy. Although several randomized trials have demonstrated the benefit of second-line chemotherapy compared with best supportive care, there is no evidence that further lines of chemotherapy will result in substantial prolongatio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim SM,Park SH

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the safety and efficacy of the formulation HD-03/ES capsules in the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. METHODS:A total of 25 patients were recruited to the study and were given HD-03/ES, two capsules twice daily for six months. Clinical assessment of symptoms and signs were d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rajkumar JS,Sekar MG,Mitra SK

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is currently known to be a safer procedure than it was before because of technical advances and improvement in postoperative patient management and remains the first-line treatment for HCC in compensated cirrhosis. The aim of this review is to assess current indicatio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gaillard M,Tranchart H,Dagher I

更新日期：2014-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the expression and serum level of HBxAg, Fas and FasL in tissues of HCC patients, and to assess the relationship between HBxAg and Fas/FasL system. METHODS:Tissues from 50 patients with HCC were tested for the expression of HBxAg, Fas and FasL by S-P immunohistochemistry. Serum levels of sFas/sFasL and HB...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XZ,Chen XC,Chen YX,Zhang LJ,Li D,Chen FL,Chen ZX,Chen HY,Tao QM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To study the anticarcinogenic effect and acute toxicity of liver targeting mitoxantrone nanospheres.METHODS:The anticarcinogenic effect of mitoxan-trone polybutylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles (DHAQ-PBCA-NP) was investigated by using heterotopic and orthotopic transplantation models of human hepatocellular carcinoma ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang ZR,He Q,Liao GT,Bai SH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. The identification of colonic polyps can reduce CRC mortality through earlier diagnosis of cancers and the removal of polyps: the precursor lesion of CRC. Following the finding and removal of colonic polyps at an initial colonoscopy, some p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bonnington SN,Rutter MD

更新日期：2016-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the prognosis of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after gastrectomy and related factors in gastric cancer patients. METHODS:403 gastric cancer patients with T2DM were studied, who underwent gastrectomy between May 2003 and September 2009. A review of medical records and telephone interviews was perform...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim JW,Cheong JH,Hyung WJ,Choi SH,Noh SH

更新日期：2012-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The formation of liver fibrosis is mainly caused by the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and the imbalance of extracellular matrix (ECM) production and degradation. The treatment of liver fibrosis mainly includes removing the cause, inhibiting the activation of HSCs, and inhibiting inflammation. N...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang YZ,Yao JN,Zhang LF,Wang CF,Zhang XX,Gao B

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are at increased risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC), and this is believed to be a result of chronic inflammation. Although conclusive evidence is still missing, both epidemiological and experimental observations suggest that certain drugs used to ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stolfi C,Pellegrini R,Franze E,Pallone F,Monteleone G

更新日期：2008-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the implication of the hypoxia inducible factor HIF-1alpha mRNA in gastric carcinoma and its relation to the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein, tumor angiogenesis invasion/metastasis and the patient's survival. METHODS:In situ hybridization was used to examine expressio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma J,Zhang L,Ru GQ,Zhao ZS,Xu WJ

更新日期：2007-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of colonic diverticulosis with or without diverticulitis has increased in the Japanese population due to the modernization of food and aging. The rate of diverticulitis in colon diverticulosis ranges from 8.1% to 9.6%. However, few cases of stenosis due to diverticulitis have been reported. These reports...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nishiyama N,Mori H,Kobara H,Rafiq K,Fujihara S,Kobayashi M,Masaki T

更新日期：2012-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a disease of the biliary tract, which has been documented in the literature since 1867. This disease has a strong predilection for affecting men and can be seen in individuals as young as 2 years of age. PSC has a strong associated with inflammatory bowel disease, more commonly ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gidwaney NG,Pawa S,Das KM

更新日期：2017-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate if the administration of an enteral diet supplemented with glutamine, arginine and omega-3-fatty acids modulates inflammatory and immune responses after surgery. METHODS:A prospective randomized double-blind, clinical trial was performed. Forty-eight patients with gastrointestinal cancer were randomize...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu GH,Zhang YW,Wu ZH

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To detect the prevalence of small bowel polyps by wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). METHODS:We examined prospectively 14 patients with FAP to assess the location, size and number of small-intestinal polyps. Patients' age, sex, years of observation after surgery...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Katsinelos P,Kountouras J,Chatzimavroudis G,Zavos C,Pilpilidis I,Fasoulas K,Paroutoglou G

更新日期：2009-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation is the optimal treatment for end-stage organ failure, and modern immunosuppression has allowed important progress in short-term outcomes. However, immunosuppression poorly influences chronic rejection and elicits chronic toxicity in current clinical practice. Thus, a major goal in transplantation is to...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Baroja-Mazo A,Revilla-Nuin B,Parrilla P,Martínez-Alarcón L,Ramírez P,Pons JA

更新日期：2016-09-14 00:00:00