Hepatitis C comorbidities affecting the course and response to therapy.

abstract：AIM:To explore a safe, efficient, and cost-effective technique for local thermo-ablation of hepatic tumors. METHODS:The livers of 16 healthy rabbits were thermocoagulated by diode-laser with a hand-made scanner fiber tip, 6 w for 10 min. At the same time, the temperature was measured at 5 and 10 mm from the laser tip....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hong DF,Peng SY,Li SY,Tong LM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of duodenal varix bleeding as a long term complication of balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO), which was successfully treated with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). A 57-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room suffering from melena. He had undergon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim MJ,Jang BK,Chung WJ,Hwang JS,Kim YH

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the rate of infection, appropriateness of antimicrobial-therapy and mortality on intensive care unit (ICU). Special focus was drawn on patients with liver cirrhosis. METHODS:The study was approved by the local ethical committee. All patients admitted to the Internal Medicine-ICU between April 1, 2007 and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Friedrich-Rust M,Wanger B,Heupel F,Filmann N,Brodt R,Kempf VA,Kessel J,Wichelhaus TA,Herrmann E,Zeuzem S,Bojunga J

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystectomy is a common procedure. Abnormalities in the anatomy of the biliary system are common but an abnormal location of the gallbladder is much rarer. Despite frequent pre-operative imaging, the aberrant location of the gallbladder is commonly discovered at surgery. This article presents a case of a patient w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iskandar ME,Radzio A,Krikhely M,Leitman IM

更新日期：2013-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia is considered a public health issue and is often caused by iron deficiency. Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) often originates from blood loss from lesions in the gastrointestinal tract in men and postmenopausal women, and its prevalence among patients with gastrointestinal bleeding has been estimated to b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cotter J,Baldaia C,Ferreira M,Macedo G,Pedroto I

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been recognized as a major health burden. The high prevalence of NAFLD is probably due to the contemporary epidemics of obesity, unhealthy dietary pattern, and sedentary lifestyle. The efficacy and safety profile of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of NAFLD remains uncertai...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zelber-Sagi S,Ratziu V,Oren R

更新日期：2011-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances have substantially improved the survival of patients with gastric cancer (GC), the overall prognosis is still poor. Surgery is the only curative treatment and should be performed in experienced centers. Due to high relapse following surgery, complementary and systemi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cravo M,Fidalgo C,Garrido R,Rodrigues T,Luz G,Palmela C,Santos M,Lopes F,Maio R

更新日期：2015-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effects of drug treatment on hyperplastic gastric polyps infected with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori). METHODS:Forty-eight patients with hyperplastic gastric polyps (3-10 mm in diameter) infected with H pylori were randomly assigned to a treatment group (n = 24) which received proton-pump inhibitor (o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ji F,Wang ZW,Ning JW,Wang QY,Chen JY,Li YM

更新日期：2006-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure is a rare presentation of hematologic malignancy. Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a newly recognized clinical entity that describes acute hepatic decompensation in persons with preexisting liver disease. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Siba Y,Obiokoye K,Ferstenberg R,Robilotti J,Culpepper-Morgan J

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the hotspots, direction, and the time course of evolution of hepatitis A virus in the process of consecutive cell culture passage in human KMB17 diploid cells. METHODS:Wild type hepatitis A virus H2w was serially propagated in KMB17 cells until passage 30, and the full-length genomes of H2w and its ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang CH,Mao JS,Chai SA,Chen Y,Zhuang FC

更新日期：2007-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic chemotherapy has enabled prolongation of survival in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. This has subsequently increased the relative significance of local therapy for patients with oligometastases because they can be cured by removal of oligometastatic lesions. One of the most frequently reported tumor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takeda A,Sanuki N,Kunieda E

更新日期：2014-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether potent acid inhibition is effective in non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) refractory to standard rabeprazole (RPZ) treatment. METHODS:We treated 10 Japanese patients with NERD resistant to standard dosages of RPZ: 10 mg or 20 mg od, 20 mg bid, or 10 mg qid for 14 d. All patients completed a f...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sugimoto M,Nishino M,Kodaira C,Yamade M,Uotani T,Ikuma M,Umemura K,Furuta T

更新日期：2011-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To investigate the expression of somatostatin mRNA in various differentiated types of gastric carcinoma.METHODS: By using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical techniques, the expression of somatostatin mRNA and somatostatin immunoreactivity in the normal gastric mucosa, the poorly, moderately and well-dif...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang QX,Dou YL,Shi XY,Ding Y

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection is an effective treatment for benign and malignant liver tumors. However, a method for preoperative evaluation of hepatic reserve has not yet been established. Previously reported assessments of preoperative hepatic reserve focused only on liver failure in the early postoperative period and d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishii M,Itano O,Shinoda M,Kitago M,Abe Y,Hibi T,Yagi H,Takeuchi A,Tsujikawa H,Abe T,Kitagawa Y

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Viable and non-viable pathological bacterial translocation promote a self-perpetuating circle of dysfunctional immune activation and systemic inflammation facilitating infections and organ failure in advanced cirrhosis. Bacterial infections and sepsis are now recognized as a distinct stage in the natural progression o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bruns T,Zimmermann HW,Stallmach A

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a heterogeneous hepatobiliary cancer with limited treatment options. A number of studies have illuminated the relationship between inflammation-based prognostic scores and outcomes in patients with ICC. However, the use of reliable and personalized prognostic algorith...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JJ,Li H,Li JX,Xu L,Wu H,Zeng Y

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of surgically placed ostomies is an important aspect of any general surgical or colon and rectal surgery practice. Complications with surgically placed ostomies are common and their causes are multifactorial. Parastomal ulceration, although rare, is a particularly difficult management problem. We conducted ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yeo H,Abir F,Longo WE

更新日期：2006-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) in portal vein cavernous transformation to determine surgical strategy. METHODS:The site of lesions and extent of collateral circulation in 12 pediatric cases of cavernous transformation of the portal vein with surgical treatment were analyzed. RESULTS:...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang MM,Pu CL,Li YC,Guo CB

更新日期：2011-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of anemia across studies on patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is high (30%). Both iron deficiency (ID) and anemia of chronic disease contribute most to the development of anemia in IBD. The prevalence of ID is even higher (45%). Anemia and ID negatively impact the patient's quality of life....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Muñoz M,Gómez-Ramírez S,García-Erce JA

更新日期：2009-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the safety and efficacy of a Hansenula-derived PEGylated (polyethylene glycol) interferon (IFN)-alpha-2a (Reiferon Retard) plus ribavirin customized regimen in treatment-naïve and previously treated (non-responders and relapsers) Egyptian children with chronic hepatitis C infection. METHODS:Forty-si...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El Naghi S,Abdel-Ghaffar TY,El-Karaksy H,Abdel-Aty EF,El-Raziky MS,Allam AA,Helmy H,El-Araby HA,Behairy BE,El-Guindi MA,El-Sebaie H,Abdel-Ghaffar AY,Ehsan NA,El-Hennawy AM,Sira MM

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplantation has emerged as a life-saving treatment for several patients with acute liver failure, end stage liver disease and primary hepatic malignancies. However, long term immunosuppressive therapy aiming to reduce the risk of transplant rejection increases the incidence of several complications including...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dierickx D,Cardinaels N

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the potential use of colonoscopy and endoluminal ultrasonic biomicroscopy (eUBM) to track the progression of mouse colonic lesions. METHODS:Ten mice were treated with a single azoxymethane intraperitoneal injection (week 1) followed by seven days of a dextran sulfate sodium treatment in their drinking ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Soletti RC,Alves KZ,de Britto MA,de Matos DG,Soldan M,Borges HL,Machado JC

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinic features of eosinophilic gastroenteritis and to examine the diagnosis, treatment, long-term outcome of this disease. METHODS:Charts with a diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis from 1984 to 2002 at Mackay Memorial Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. There were 15 patients diagnosed w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen MJ,Chu CH,Lin SC,Shih SC,Wang TE

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the liver. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with a very poor prognosis. In the United States, there has been only minimal improvement in the prognosis for HCC patients over the past 15 years. Details of the molecu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ogunwobi OO,Harricharran T,Huaman J,Galuza A,Odumuwagun O,Tan Y,Ma GX,Nguyen MT

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Our goal is to provide a detailed review of veno-occlusive disease (VOD), Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), and congestive hepatopathy (CH), all of which results in hepatic venous outflow obstruction. This is the first article in which all three syndromes have been reviewed, enabling the reader to compare the characteristic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bayraktar UD,Seren S,Bayraktar Y

更新日期：2007-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate a suitable long-term culture system and optimal cryopreservation of intestinal organoid to improve organoid-based therapy by acquiring large numbers of cells. METHODS:Crypts were isolated from jejunum of C57BL/6 mouse. Two hundred crypts were cultured in organoid medium with either epidermal growth ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Han SH,Shim S,Kim MJ,Shin HY,Jang WS,Lee SJ,Jin YW,Lee SS,Lee SB,Park S

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the role of three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound (3D-EAUS) for morphological assessment of the anal sphincter of female patients with chronic proctalgia (CP). METHODS:In this unmatched case control study, 30 consecutive female patients with CP and 25 normal women (control group) were enrolled. 3D-EAUS w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xue YH,Ding SQ,Ding YJ,Pan LQ

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the learning curves of hand-assisted laparoscopic D2 radical gastrectomy (HALG) for the treatment of gastric cancer. METHODS:The HALG surgical procedure consists of three stages: surgery under direct vision via the port for hand assistance, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and gastrointestinal tract...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gong JQ,Cao YK,Wang YH,Zhang GH,Wang PH,Luo GD

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The major type of human liver cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and there are currently many risk factors that contribute to this deadly disease. The majority of HCC occurrences are associated with chronic hepatitis viral infection, and hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is currently a major health problem in E...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chiu AP,Tschida BR,Lo LH,Moriarity BS,Rowlands DK,Largaespada DA,Keng VW

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease (CD) is manifested by a variety of clinical signs and symptoms that may begin either in childhood or adult life. Neurological symptoms without signs of malabsorption have been observed for a long time in CD. In this report, an 8-year-old girl with CD presented with rarely seen dilated cardiomyopathy and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Doğan M,Peker E,Cagan E,Akbayram S,Acikgoz M,Caksen H,Uner A,Cesur Y

更新日期：2010-05-14 00:00:00