Ultrasonic diagnosis of biliary atresia: a retrospective analysis of 20 patients.

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) can be really considered to be systemic diseases since they are often associated with extraintestinal manifestations, complications, and other autoimmune disorders. Indeed, physicians who care for patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the two major forms of IBD, face a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Danese S,Semeraro S,Papa A,Roberto I,Scaldaferri F,Fedeli G,Gasbarrini G,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2005-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of Jianweiyuyang (JWYY) granule on gastric ulcer recurrence and its mechanism in the treatment of gastric ulcer in rats. METHODS:Gastric ulcer in rats was induced according to Okeba's method with minor modification and the recurrence model was induced by IL-1beta. The expression of vascul...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dai XP,Li JB,Liu ZQ,Ding X,Huang CH,Zhou B

更新日期：2005-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the effectiveness of pancreatic stents for preventing pancreatitis in high-risk patients after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). METHODS:PubMed, Embase, Science Citation Index, and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register were searched to identify relevant trials published in English. Inc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi QQ,Ning XY,Zhan LL,Tang GD,Lv XP

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the characteristics of colonic polyps, where it is difficult to distinguish adenomatous polyps from hyperplastic polyps, with the aid of acetic acid chromoendoscopy. METHODS:Acetic acid spray was applied to colonic polyps smaller than 10 mm before complete excision. Endoscopic images were taken before a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim JH,Lee SY,Kim BK,Choe WH,Kwon SY,Sung IK,Park HS,Jin CJ

更新日期：2008-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether enteroviral infection might trigger acute pancreatitis in patients made susceptible due to high alcohol consumption. METHODS:Patients with alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis were analyzed for signs of simultaneous or preceding enteroviral infection. We studied the serum samples of 40 patient...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khan J,Nordback I,Seppänen H,Lappalainen-Lehto R,Järvinen S,Oikarinen S,Tauriainen S,Räty S,Hyöty H,Sand J

更新日期：2013-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol-induced fatty liver (steatosis) was believed to result from excessive generation of reducing equivalents from ethanol metabolism, thereby enhancing fat accumulation. Recent findings have revealed a more complex picture in which ethanol oxidation is still required, but specific transcription as well as humoral ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Donohue TM Jr

更新日期：2007-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:H. pylori is probably the most prevalent human pathogen worldwide. Since it was initially suggested in 1983 by Marshall and Warren to be implicated in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, H. pylori has also been implicated in gastric carcinoma and was classified as a class I carcinogen. In the last two decades, a notew...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Beswick EJ,Suarez G,Reyes VE

更新日期：2006-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the subset of patients with stage IB gastric cancer with an unfavorable prognosis. METHODS:Overall survival (OS) rates were examined in 103 patients with stage IB (T1N1M0 and T2N0M0) gastric cancer between January 2000 and December 2011. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify r...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Aoyama T,Yoshikawa T,Fujikawa H,Hayashi T,Ogata T,Cho H,Yamada T,Hasegawa S,Tsuchida K,Yukawa N,Oshima T,Oba MS,Morita S,Rino Y,Masuda M

更新日期：2014-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the hemodynamics in the immediate post transplant period and compare patients with alcoholic vs viral cirrhosis. METHODS:Between 2000-2003, 38 patients were transplanted for alcoholic cirrhosis and 28 for postviral cirrhosis. Heart rate (HR), central venous pressure (CVP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), pu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Al-Hamoudi WK,Alqahtani S,Tandon P,Ma M,Lee SS

更新日期：2010-02-07 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：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) hepatitis and other diseases related to HCV, such as cryoglobulinemia, lymphoma and renal failure, impair health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In addition, HCV per se might directly influence HRQoL via colonization of microglia in the brain or, indirectly, via the effect of systemic inflamma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Amodio P,Salari L,Montagnese S,Schiff S,Neri D,Bianco T,Minazzato L

更新日期：2012-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Due to its intricate initiation and progression mechanisms, early detection and effective treatment of gastric cancer are difficult to achieve. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is characterized as a fundamental process that is critical for...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Peng Z,Wang CX,Fang EH,Wang GB,Tong Q

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the effects of premedication with Pronase for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) examination of the stomach. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized and controlled clinical study. All patients were randomly assigned to either the Pronase group or placebo group. The pretreatment solution was a mixed solution...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang GX,Liu X,Wang S,Ge N,Guo JT,Sun SY

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of small interference RNA (siRNA) targeting of Cdx2 on human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:The recombinant pSilencer 4.1-Cdx2 siRNA plasmids were constructed and transfected into gastric cancer MGC-803 cells in vitro. The stable transfectants were selected. T...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XT,Xie YB,Xiao Q

更新日期：2012-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyse the role of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors in the process of esophageal cancer (EC) formation in Xi'an, China. METHODS:A hospital based case-control study, combined with molecular epidemiological method, was carried out. A total of 127 EC cases and 101 controls were interviewed with qu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang AH,Sun CS,Li LS,Huang JY,Chen QS,Xu DZ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To validate the Rockall scoring system for predicting outcomes of rebleeding, and the need for a surgical procedure and death. METHODS:We used data extracted from the Registry of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Endoscopy including information of 1869 patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Enns RA,Gagnon YM,Barkun AN,Armstrong D,Gregor JC,Fedorak RN,RUGBE Investigators Group.

更新日期：2006-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate expression of microRNA (miRNA) and potential targets in chemotherapy resistant esophageal cancer cell lines. METHODS:An in-vitro model of acquired chemotherapy resistance in esophageal adeno- (EAC) and squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells was used, and microRNA expression profiles for cisplatin or 5...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hummel R,Sie C,Watson DI,Wang T,Ansar A,Michael MZ,Van der Hoek M,Haier J,Hussey DJ

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently approved treatments for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection include the immunomodulatory agent, IFN-alpha, and nucleos(t)ide analogues. Their efficacy is limited by their side effects, as well as the induction of viral mutations that render them less potent. It is thus necessary to develop drugs that target ad...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu GY,Chen HS

更新日期：2007-02-14 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 investigate the tumor-suppressive effect of the phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome (PTEN) in human gastric cancer cells that were wild type for PTEN. METHODS:Adenoviruses expressing PTEN or luciferase as a control were introduced into gastric cancer cells. The effect of exogenous PTEN gene...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hang Y,Zheng YC,Cao Y,Li QS,Sui YJ

更新日期：2005-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. NAFLD includes a wide spectrum of liver conditions ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and advanced hepatic fibrosis. NAFLD has been recognized as a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome linked w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fotbolcu H,Zorlu E

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the expression characteristics of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in histology and to elucidate the roles of CCN2 on hepatoma cell cycle progression and metastasis in vitro. METHODS:Liver samples from 36 patients (who underwent hepatic resection for ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiu M,Liu YH,Brigstock DR,He FH,Zhang RJ,Gao RP

更新日期：2012-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify predictors for synchronous liver metastasis from resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and assess unresectability of synchronous liver metastasis. METHODS:Retrospective records of PDAC patients with synchronous liver metastasis who underwent simultaneous resections of primary PDAC and sync...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi HJ,Jin C,Fu DL

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the significance of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-receptor (R)2 in mucosal healing of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis and the effect of Tong-Xie-Yao-Fang (TXYF) on CRH-R2 expression and regulation. METHODS:Ulcerative colitis was induced in mice by administration of 3% (w/v) DSS for ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gong SS,Fan YH,Wang SY,Han QQ,Lv B,Xu Y,Chen X,He YE

更新日期：2018-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the clinicopathologic features of patients with extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) in South Korea. METHODS:A total of 51 patients with an EGIST were identified. The clinicopathologic features, including sex, age, location, tumor size, histology, mitotic rate, immunohistochemical features...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yi JH,Park BB,Kang JH,Hwang IG,Shin DB,Sym SJ,Ahn HK,Lee SI,Lim DH,Park KW,Won YW,Lim SH,Park SH

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that host defense responses, such as phagocytic function of neutrophils and natural killer (NK) cell activity of lymphocytes, are impaired in cirrhotic patients. This review will concentrate on the impairment of innate immune responses in decompensated cirrhotic patients and the effect of the trea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakamura I

更新日期：2014-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy benefits patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). METHODS:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the efficacy and safety of H. pylori eradication therapy for patients with functional dyspepsia published in English (up to May 2015) w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Du LJ,Chen BR,Kim JJ,Kim S,Shen JH,Dai N

更新日期：2016-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of bile acid on the expression of histidine decarboxylase (HDC), which is a major enzyme involved in histamine production, and gene expression of gastric transcription factors upon cooperative activation. METHODS:HDC expression was examined by immunohistochemistry, reverse transcriptase p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ku HJ,Kim HY,Kim HH,Park HJ,Cheong JH

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of uridine-diphosphoglucuro-nosyltransferase 1A7 (UGT1A7) gene are associated with the development of orolaryngeal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and colorectal cancer. We performed this research to establish the techniques for determining UGT1A7 gene and basic data of this...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang MJ,Yang SS,Lin MS,Huang CS

更新日期：2005-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common tumor worldwide. Multiple treatment options are available for HCC including curative resection, liver transplantation, radiofrequency ablation, trans-arterial chemoembolization, radioembolization and systemic targeted agent like sorafenib. The treatment of HCC de...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Raza A,Sood GK

更新日期：2014-04-21 00:00:00