Non-invasive prediction of oesophageal varices in cirrhosis.

abstract：AIM:To investigate the presence or absence of high amplitude propagating contractions (HAPC), as well as the other measures of colonic motility, in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS:Prolonged colonic ambulatory manometric studies were performed on 14 male volunteers: 8 with SCI (mean age, 59 ± 13 years; m...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ancha HR,Fajardo NR,Bauman WA,Rosman AS,Galea M,Creasey G,Korsten MA

更新日期：2010-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with epigastric pain associated with early satiety and weight loss. Imaging revealed a large intra-abdominal mass in the epigastrium. Despite intensive investigations, including ultrasound scanning, computed tomography, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chin KF,Khair G,Babu PS,Morgan DR

更新日期：2009-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To unravel the differences between systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of acute pancreatitis compared to the same syndrome in sepsis. METHODS:Twenty-five patients were enrolled, 12 with sepsis and 13 acute pancreatitis. After diagnosis 20 mL blood was sampled. Half were assayed for isolation of monocy...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koussoulas V,Tzivras M,Karagianni V,Spyridaki E,Plachouras D,Giamarellou H,Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the outcomes of concomitant cholangiocarcinoma (C-CCA) and subsequent cholangiocarcinoma (S-CCA) associated with hepatolithiasis. METHODS:From December 1987 to December 2007, 276 patients underwent hepatic resection for hepatolithiasis in Changhua Christian Hospital. Sixty-five patients were excluded du...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin CC,Lin PY,Chen YL

更新日期：2013-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the clinical outcomes of pre-, pro- and synbiotics therapy in patients with acute pancreatitis. METHODS:The databases including Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Chinese Biomedicine Database were searched for all relevant randomized controlled trials that studied the effects of pr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang MM,Cheng JQ,Lu YR,Yi ZH,Yang P,Wu XT

更新日期：2010-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore whether the presence of a sliding hiatus hernia influences gastroesophageal reflux. METHODS:Endoscopy and 24 h pH monitoring were performed for 197 outpatients with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms. RESULTS:Of the 197 patients with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, patients with hiatus hernia accoun...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu HM

更新日期：1997-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the contribution of AXIN1, AXIN2 and beta-catenin, components of Wnt signaling pathway, to the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer (GC), we examined AXIN1, AXIN2 exon7 and CTNNB1 (encoding beta-catenin) exon3 mutations in 70 GCs. METHODS:The presence of mutations was identified by polymerase chain reaction...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pan KF,Liu WG,Zhang L,You WC,Lu YY

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging as a noninvasive method for the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. METHODS:We performed a prospective blind comparison of ARFI elastography, APRI index and FibroMax in a consecutive series of ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fierbinteanu-Braticevici C,Andronescu D,Usvat R,Cretoiu D,Baicus C,Marinoschi G

更新日期：2009-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the risk factors of colon cancer and rectal cancer. METHODS:A nested case-control study was conducted in a cohort of 64 693 subjects who participated in a colorectal cancer screening program from 1989 to 1998 in Jiashan county, Zhejiang, China. 196 cases of colorectal cancer were detected from 1990 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen K,Cai J,Liu XY,Ma XY,Yao KY,Zheng S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of "anti-HBc alone" in an unselected population of patients and employees of a university hospital in southern Germany. METHODS:All individuals with the pattern "anti-HBc alone" were registered over a time span of 82 mo. HBV-DNA was measured in serum and live...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Knöll A,Hartmann A,Hamoshi H,Weislmaier K,Jilg W

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether butyrate or glutamine enemas could diminish inflammation in experimental diversion colitis. METHODS:Wistar specific pathogen-free rats were submitted to a Hartmann's end colostomy and treated with enemas containing glutamine, butyrate, or saline. Enemas were administered twice a week in the ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pacheco RG,Esposito CC,Müller LC,Castelo-Branco MT,Quintella LP,Chagas VL,de Souza HS,Schanaider A

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) produce an enzyme known as γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (HpGGT) that is highly conserved and common to all strains. HpGGT has been gaining increasing attention as an important virulence factor of the bacterium, having been demonstrated to be an important colonization factor in several anim...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ling SS,Yeoh KG,Ho B

更新日期：2013-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a well-known human pathogen that plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric malignancies. Although H. pylori is susceptible to several antimicrobials, this infection has proven challenging to cure because of the increasing prev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Federico A,Gravina AG,Miranda A,Loguercio C,Romano M

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor messenger RNA (VEGF mRNA) in the peripheral blood (PB) of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing curative resection. METHODS:Using a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based assay, VEGF mRNA in the PB w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jeng KS,Sheen IS,Wang YC,Gu SL,Chu CM,Shih SC,Wang PC,Chang WH,Wang HY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the risk factors for ampullary adenoma and ampullary cancer. METHODS:This case-control study included ampullary tumor patients referred to Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Controls were randomly selected from an existing database of healthy individuals at the Health Screening Center of the same h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He XD,Wu Q,Liu W,Hong T,Li JJ,Miao RY,Zhao HT

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between babA2 gene and peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastric cancer (GC) in Helicobacter pylori-infected populations. METHODS:We evaluated the relationship between babA2 and clinical outcomes (PUD and GC) using a meta-analysis. A literature search was performed using the PubMed and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen MY,He CY,Meng X,Yuan Y

更新日期：2013-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction and cholestasis (ARC) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder and has not been described in China. We present a female infant with neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis from a Chinese family with ARC syndrome. All 23 coding exons and flanking introns of the VPS33B gene were amplified and sequ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li LT,Zhao J,Chen R,Wang JS

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the results of endoscopic mucosal resection with a ligation device (EMR-L) combined with three dimensional endoscopic ultrasonography (3D-EUS) using an ultrasonic probe for rectal carcinoids. In addition, diagnosis of the depth and size of lesions by EUS was evaluated. METHODS:Between January 2003 and Ma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abe T,Kakemura T,Fujinuma S,Maetani I

更新日期：2008-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine, by counting micronucleus (MN) frequencies, whether chromosomal or DNA damage have an effect on the pathogenesis of early colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC). METHODS:We analyzed MN frequencies in 21 patients with CRC, 24 patients with colon polyps [10 neoplastic polyps (NP) and 14 non-neoplastic polyps (...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Karaman A,Binici DN,Kabalar ME,Calikuşu Z

更新日期：2008-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of gastrectomy on diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) in non-obese gastric cancer patients. METHODS:A total of 100000 patients, diagnosed with either type 2 DM or HTN, were randomly selected from the 2004 Korean National Health Insurance System claims. Among them, 360 diabetes and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee EK,Kim SY,Lee YJ,Kwak MH,Kim HJ,Choi IJ,Cho SJ,Kim YW,Lee JY,Kim CG,Yoon HM,Eom BW,Kong SY,Yoo MK,Park JH,Ryu KW

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorafenib, a potent multikinase inhibitor, lead to a significant improvement in progression free survival and overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Though sorafenib has proven its efficacy in advanced stage HCC, there are limited reports on the role of sorafenib allowing for curati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park JG,Park SY,Lee HW

更新日期：2015-02-28 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：AIM:To study the role of hepatic sinusoidal capillarization and perisinusoidal fibrosis in rats with alcohol-induced portal hypertension and to discuss the pathological mechanisms of alcohol-induced hepatic portal hypertension. METHODS:Fifty SD rats were divided into control group (n=20) and model group (n=30). Alcoho...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li J,Niu JZ,Wang JF,Li Y,Tao XH

更新日期：2005-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To detect the expression of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in colon cancer and analyze the relation between UCP2 expression and clinical pathological features of colon cancer. METHODS:Fifteen colon tissue samples and 15 its adjacent tissue samples were obtained from colon cancer patients during surgical...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuai XY,Ji ZY,Zhang HJ

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the impact of HCC surveillance on early diagnosis and survival of cirrhotic outpatients. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, cirrhotic outpatients undergoing HCC surveillance between March 2005 and March 2014 were analyzed. Exclusion criteria...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Appel-da-Silva MC,Miozzo SA,Dossin IA,Tovo CV,Branco F,de Mattos AA

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the influence of redox environment of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cytoplasm on disulfide bond formation of recombinant proteins. METHODS:Bovine fibroblast growth factor (BbFGF) was selected as a model of simple proteins with a single disulfide bond and free cysteines. Anti-HBsAg single-chain Fv (HBscFv), a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiong S,Wang YF,Ren XR,Li B,Zhang MY,Luo Y,Zhang L,Xie QL,Su KY

更新日期：2005-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Non celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is a syndrome characterized by a cohort of symptoms related to the ingestion of gluten-containing food in subjects who are not affected by celiac disease (CD) or wheat allergy. The possibility of systemic manifestations in this condition has been suggested by some reports. In most ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Losurdo G,Principi M,Iannone A,Amoruso A,Ierardi E,Di Leo A,Barone M

更新日期：2018-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum amyloid A (SAA) is an acute phase protein mainly synthesized by the liver. SAA induces inflammatory phenotype and promotes cell proliferation in activated hepatic stellate cells, the major scar forming cells in the liver. However, few studies have reported on the serum levels of SAA in human liver dise...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yuan ZY,Zhang XX,Wu YJ,Zeng ZP,She WM,Chen SY,Zhang YQ,Guo JS

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel molecular targets are being discovered as we learn more about the aberrant processes underlying various cancers. Efforts to translate this knowledge are starting to impact on the care of patients with gastrointestinal cancers. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway and angiogenesis have been targete...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma WW,Hidalgo M

更新日期：2007-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal cancers represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with incomplete response to chemotherapy in the advanced stages and poor prognosis. Angiogenesis plays a crucial part in tumor growth and metastasis, with most gastrointestinal cancers depending strictly on the development of a new and devote...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gheonea DI,Cârţână T,Ciurea T,Popescu C,Bădărău A,Săftoiu A

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00