Measuring the space between vagina and rectum as it relates to rectocele.

abstract：:This review focused in the perioperative management of patients with pancreatic cancer in order to improve the outcome of the disease. We consider that the most controversial points in pancreatic cancer management are jaundice management, vascular resection and neo-adjuvant therapy. Preoperative biliary drainage is re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alamo JM,Marín LM,Suarez G,Bernal C,Serrano J,Barrera L,Gómez MA,Muntané J,Padillo FJ

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate different methods in differentiating idiopathic neonatal hepatitis from biliary atresia. METHODS:Sixty-five infants with cholestatic jaundice and final diagnosis of idiopathic neonatal hepatitis and biliary atresia were studied prospectively from September 2003 to March 2006. A thorough history and phy...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dehghani SM,Haghighat M,Imanieh MH,Geramizadeh B

更新日期：2006-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the viability of orthotopic and heterotopic patient-derived pancreatic cancer xenografts implanted into nude mice. METHODS:This study presents a prospective experimental analytical follow-up of the development of tumours in mice upon implantation of human pancreatic adenocarcinoma samples. Specimens were...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rubio-Manzanares Dorado M,Marín Gómez LM,Aparicio Sánchez D,Pereira Arenas S,Praena-Fernández JM,Borrero Martín JJ,Farfán López F,Gómez Bravo MÁ,Muntané Relat J,Padillo Ruiz J

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To prospectively investigate the detection rate of laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) of the colorectum by computed tomography (CT) colonography (CTC). METHODS:Patients with LSTs measuring ≥ 20 mm detected during colonoscopy were prospectively enrolled in the study. All patients underwent colonoscopy and subsequent...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Togashi K,Utano K,Kijima S,Sato Y,Horie H,Sunada K,Lefor AT,Sugimoto H,Yasuda Y

更新日期：2014-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic inflammation and nutrition status play an important role in cancer metastasis. The combined index of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP), consisting of haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets, is considered as a novel marker to reflect both systemic inflammation and nutriti...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu SS,Li S,Xu HX,Li H,Wu CT,Wang WQ,Gao HL,Jiang W,Zhang WH,Li TJ,Ni QX,Liu L,Yu XJ

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Common gastrointestinal diseases such as radiation enteritis (RE), acute pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and drug-induced hepatotoxicity share pathophysiological mechanisms at the molecular level, mostly involving the activation of many pathways of the immune response, ultimately leading to tissue inju...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Camara-Lemarroy CR

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand the role of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in the regulation of iron-regulatory hormone, hepcidin by chronic alcohol consumption. METHODS:For chronic alcohol intake studies, TLR4 mutant mice on C3H/HeJ background and wildtype counterpart on C3H/HeOuJ background were pair-fed with regular (cont...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zmijewski E,Lu S,Harrison-Findik DD

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the pattern and distribution of colonic diverticulosis in Thai adults. METHODS:A review of the computerized radiology database for double contrast barium enema (DCBE) in Thai adults was performed at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Incomplete studies and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lohsiriwat V,Suthikeeree W

更新日期：2013-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether cold water intake into the stomach affects colonic motility and the involvement of the oxytocin-oxytocin receptor pathway in rats. METHODS:Female Sprague Dawley rats were used and some of them were ovariectomized. The rats were subjected to gastric instillation with cold (0-4 °C, cold group)...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang X,Xi TF,Li YX,Wang HH,Qin Y,Zhang JP,Cai WT,Huang MT,Shen JQ,Fan XM,Shi XZ,Xie DP

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) has been reported as a virulence and colonizing factor of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori). This study examined the effect of GGT on the growth of H pylori. METHODS:Standard H pylori strain NCTC 11637 and 4 clinical isolates with different levels of GGT activity as measured by an ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gong M,Ho B

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is often triggered by a preceding bacterial or viral infection. Occasionally, it has been observed in association with acute hepatitis A, B and C, and three cases have been previously described in India in which GBS was associated with acute hepatitis E. A molecular mimicry mechanism is s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Loly JP,Rikir E,Seivert M,Legros E,Defrance P,Belaiche J,Moonen G,Delwaide J

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) abundance in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and its association with CRC invasiveness in Chinese patients. METHODS:The resected cancer and adjacent normal tissues (10 cm beyond cancer margins) from 101 consecutive patients with CRC were collected. Fluorescent ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li YY,Ge QX,Cao J,Zhou YJ,Du YL,Shen B,Wan YJ,Nie YQ

更新日期：2016-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the best diagnostic technique and risk factors of the human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS:A cohort of 40 IBD patients (17 refractory) and 40 controls underwent peripheral blood and endoscopic colonic mucosal sample harvest. Vi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ciccocioppo R,Racca F,Paolucci S,Campanini G,Pozzi L,Betti E,Riboni R,Vanoli A,Baldanti F,Corazza GR

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To translate into Serbian and to investigate the validity of the cross-culturally adapted the chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ). METHODS:The questionnaire was validated in 103 consecutive CLD patients treated between October 2009 and October 2010 at the Clinic for Gastroenterology, Clinical Centre of Serb...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Popovic DDj,Kovacevic NV,Kisic Tepavcevic DB,Trajkovic GZ,Alempijevic TM,Spuran MM,Krstic MN,Jesic RS,Younossi ZM,Pekmezovic TD

更新日期：2013-08-14 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 explore risk factors for lymph node metastases in early gastric cancer (EGC) and to confirm the appropriate range of lymph node dissection. METHODS:A total of 202 patients with EGC who underwent curative gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy in the Department of Surgery, Xinhua Hospital and Ruijin Hospital of Shangh...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ren G,Cai R,Zhang WJ,Ou JM,Jin YN,Li WH

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:As the incidence of acute pancreatitis continues to rise, establishing the etiology in order to prevent recurrence is important. Although the etiology of acute pancreatitis is not difficult in the majority of patients, almost a quarter of patients are initially labeled as having idiopathic acute pancreatitis. When con...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tenner S

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To see the possibility of avoiding routine colostomy in patients presenting with unprepared bowel. METHODS:The cohort is composed of 103 patients, of these, 86 patients presented as emergencies (self-inflected and iatrogenic colon injuries, stab wounds and blast injury of the colon, volvulus sigmoid, obstructing l...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Asfar SK,Al-Sayer HM,Juma TH

更新日期：2007-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the clinical efficacy of the second-generation H2RA lafutidine with that of lansoprazole in Japanese patients with mild gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). METHODS:Patients with symptoms of GERD and a diagnosis of grade A reflux esophagitis (according to the Los Angeles classification) were randomiz...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takenaka R,Okada H,Kawano S,Komazawa Y,Yoshinaga F,Nagata S,Inoue M,Komatsu H,Onogawa S,Kushiyama Y,Mukai S,Todo H,Okanobu H,Manabe N,Tanaka S,Haruma K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in pathological processes of gastric cancer (GC). METHODS:Three circRNAs with differential expression in GC and colorectal cancer were randomly selected for validation by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), using 20 pair...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang M,He YR,Liang LC,Huang Q,Zhu ZQ

更新日期：2017-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplanted intraperitoneally and intravenously in a murine model of colitis. METHODS:MSCs were isolated from C57BL/6 mouse adipose tissue. MSC cultures were analyzed according to morphology, cellular differentiation potential, and surface mo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gonçalves Fda C,Schneider N,Pinto FO,Meyer FS,Visioli F,Pfaffenseller B,Lopez PL,Passos EP,Cirne-Lima EO,Meurer L,Paz AH

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Perivascular epithelioid cell tumour is not uncommon in the liver but seldom malignant. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stenram U

更新日期：2008-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:As among persons with normal anatomy, occasional patients with situs inversus develop malignant tumors. Recently, several laparoscopic operations have been reported in patients with situs inversus. We describe laparoscopic hemicolectomy with radical lymphadenectomy in such a patient. Careful consideration of the mirro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujiwara Y,Fukunaga Y,Higashino M,Tanimura S,Takemura M,Tanaka Y,Osugi H

更新日期：2007-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive predictors of varices in cirrhosis would reduce the need for screening endoscopies. Platelet count and spleen size have been shown to be useful parameters, in mixed groups of cirrhotics with different aetiologies. We evaluated this in two homogeneous groups with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C and alcohol. N...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sen S,Griffiths WJ

更新日期：2008-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains a most deadly malignancy, with an overall 5-year survival of 5%. A subset of patients will be diagnosed with potentially resectable disease, and while complete surgical resection provides the only chance at cure, data from trials of postoperative chemoradiation and/or chemotherapy dem...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sutton JM,Abbott DE

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At our academic tertiary care medical center, we have noted patients referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) who increasingly require advanced cannulation techniques. This trend is noted despite increased endoscopist experience and annual ERCP volume over the same period. AIM:To e...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Barakat MT,Girotra M,Thosani N,Kothari S,Banerjee S

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma is the most common primary hepatic tumor of children. However, only a very few cases have been reported in adults. Most studies support treatment with chemotherapy followed by surgical resection. We present the first reported case of adult hepatoblastoma in Taiwan. A 52-year-old female suffered from sud...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ke HY,Chen JH,Jen YM,Yu JC,Hsieh CB,Chen CJ,Liu YC,Chen TW,Chan DC

更新日期：2005-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish the prognosis and feasibility of en-bloc vascular resection of stage II pancreatic adenocarcinoma of the head and uncinate process. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 87 patients with stage II pancreatic adenocarcinoma, who were subjected to pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) and pylorus-preserving PD (PPP...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chakravarty KD,Hsu JT,Liu KH,Yeh CN,Yeh TS,Hwang TL,Jan YY,Chen MF

更新日期：2010-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Previous reports have shown that decrease in plasma glutamine (Gln) level following major surgery may contribute to the state of immunosuppression. Gln supplementation improves the depletion of body Gln pool, and may have indirect effect on reducing proinflammatory mediator release. This study evaluated whether the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin MT,Kung SP,Yeh SL,Liaw KY,Wang MY,Kuo ML,Lee PH,Chen WJ

更新日期：2005-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine factors associated with fibrosis progression in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients without significant initial pathological lesions. METHODS:Seventy six untreated HCV-infected patients with initially normal liver as defined by a Knodell score < or = 3, with 2 liver biopsies and detectable HCV-R...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sobesky R,Lebray P,Nalpas B,Vallet-Pichard A,Fontaine H,Lagneau JL,Pol S

更新日期：2008-06-28 00:00:00