Acoustic radiation force imaging sonoelastography for noninvasive staging of liver fibrosis.

abstract：:INTRODUCTION:To intrestigate the relationship between tumor necrosis factor-alphaand liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease.METHODS:Radioimmunoassay was made in 20 patients with mild chronic hepatitis(CMH),20 patients with severe chronic hepatitis(CSH),51 patients with liver cirrhosis(LC)and 32-normal p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang X,Chen YX,Xu CF,Zhao GN,Huang YX,Wang QL

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors are known to increase reactivation of concurrent chronic hepatitis B, but their impact on the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is controversial. Some conditions of immunosuppression, such as liver transplantation, typically cause an increase in the rate of HCV evolution. Inhibition of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pompili M,Biolato M,Miele L,Grieco A

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate oxaliplatin-induced severe anaphylactic reactions (SAR) in metastatic colorectal cancer in a retrospective case series analysis and to conduct a systemic literature review. METHODS:During a 6-year period from 2006 to 2011 at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, a total of 412 patients exposed to oxa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JH,King TM,Chang MC,Hsu CW

更新日期：2012-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old male patient with a large hydatid cyst of the left hemidiaphragm and smaller secondary cysts located in the left thoracic cavity and upper left abdominal quadrant presented with two progressively enlarging lipoma-like masses in the left hypochondrium and under the left scapulae respectively. Total excisi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Marinis A,Fragulidis G,Karapanos K,Konstantinidis C,Brestas P,Vassiliou J,Smyrniotis V

更新日期：2006-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the association of pre-treatment (13)C-urea breath test (UBT) results with H pylori density and efficacy of eradication therapy in patients with active duodenal ulcers. METHODS:One hundred and seventeen consecutive outpatients with active duodenal ulcer and H pylori infection were recruited. H pylori d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lai YC,Yang JC,Huang SH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To prospectively present our initial experience with totally laparoscopic transhiatal esophagogastrectomies for benign diseases of the cardia and distal esophagus. METHODS:Laparoscopic gastric mobilization and tubularization combined with transhiatal esophageal dissection and intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dulucq JL,Wintringer P,Mahajna A

更新日期：2007-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic significance of PECAM-1, ICAM-3 and HLA-DR antigens in patients with primary non-Hodgkin's gastric lymphoma. METHODS:We immunohistochemically studied PECAM-1, ICAM-3 and HLA-DR antigen expression in 36 B-cell MALT-type primary gastric lymphoma patients. Ten non-malignant and ten healt...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Darom A,Gomatos IP,Leandros E,Chatzigianni E,Panousopoulos D,Konstadoulakis MM,Androulakis G

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the clinical efficacy and toxic effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy using docetaxel combined with oxaliplatin and fluorouracil for treating stage III/IV gastric cancer. METHODS:A total of 53 stage III/IV gastric cancer patients were enrolled into the study and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yu YJ,Sun WJ,Lu MD,Wang FH,Qi DS,Zhang Y,Li PH,Huang H,You T,Zheng ZQ

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To construct a DNA vaccine against extracellular domains 1-3 of fetal liver kinase-1 (flk-1), and to investigate its preventive and therapeutic effect against H22 cell in vivo. METHODS:Flk-1 DNA vaccine was produced by cloning extracellular domains 1-3 of flk-1 and by inserting the cloned gene into pcDNA3.1 (+). F...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lü F,Qin ZY,Yang WB,Qi YX,Li YM

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 32-year-old woman with episodic right lower quadrant abdominal pain. With the diagnosis of either acute appendicitis or tubo-ovarian abscess, she was treated with antibiotics, which successfully relieved the pain and the inflammatory findings. She repeated the clinical condition a few times and a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Niwa H,Hiramatsu T

更新日期：2008-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To transfer hepatitis E virus (HEV) ORF2 partial gene to tomato plants, to investigate its expression in transformants and the immunoactivity of expression products, and to explore the feasibility of developing a new type of plant-derived HEV oral vaccine. METHODS:Plant binary expression vector p1301E2, carrying a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma Y,Lin SQ,Gao Y,Li M,Luo WX,Zhang J,Xia NS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the long-term outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS) with a fully covered self-expandable metallic stent (FCSEMS). METHODS:From April 2009 to August 2010, 15 patients with distal malignant biliary obstructions who were candidates for alternative techniques for bili...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Song TJ,Hyun YS,Lee SS,Park DH,Seo DW,Lee SK,Kim MH

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic carcinomas with acinar differentiation are rare, accounting for 1%-2% of adult pancreatic tumors; they include pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (PACC), pancreatoblastoma, and carcinomas of mixed differentiation. Patients with PACC have a prognosis better than pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas but worse than...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Al-Hader A,Al-Rohil RN,Han H,Von Hoff D

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency and risk factors for acute pancreatitis after pancreatic guidewire placement (P-GW) in achieving cannulation of the bile duct during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). METHODS:P-GW was performed in 113 patients in whom cannulation of the bile duct was difficult. Th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Fujita N,Noda Y,Kobayashi G,Obana T,Horaguchi J,Takasawa O,Koshita S,Kanno Y

更新日期：2008-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the myoelectric manifestations of peripheral fatigability in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis in comparison to healthy subjects. METHODS:Sixteen women with primary biliary cirrhosis without comorbidity and 13 healthy women matched for age and body mass index (BMI) completed the self-reported que...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Biagini MR,Tozzi A,Grippo A,Galli A,Milani S,Amantini A

更新日期：2006-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoclip migration into the common bile duct following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is an extremely rare complication. Migrated endoclip into the common bile duct can cause obstruction, serve as a nidus for stone formation, and cause cholangitis. We report a case of obstructive jaundice and acute biliary pancreat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dolay K,Alis H,Soylu A,Altaca G,Aygun E

更新日期：2007-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the aberrant expression of nuclear matrix proteins in human gastric cancer cells before and after hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA) treatment. METHODS:Proteomics analysis of differential nuclear matrix proteins was performed by two dimensional electrophoresis polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and m...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jing GJ,Xu DH,Shi SL,Li QF,Wang SY,Wu FY,Kong HY

更新日期：2010-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the association between HLA-DRB1 alleles and Han and Uyghur ulcerative colitis (UC) patients residing in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. METHODS:In this study, 102 UC patients (53 Han including 22 men and 31 women, and 49 Uyghur patients including 25 men and 24 women; aged 48.07 ± 15.83...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Aheman A,Gao F,Kuerbanjiang A,Li YX,Abuduhadeer M

更新日期：2013-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To detect the anomaly in the persistent right umbilical vein (PRUV) of portal vein (PV) with deviation of the ligamentum tere and left-sided gallbladder. METHODS:A total of 5783 candidates for routine analysis were evaluated for hepatic vascular abnormalities by ultrasonography. RESULTS:Ten candidates (0.17%) had...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakanishi S,Shiraki K,Yamamoto K,Koyama M,Nakano T

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon but dramatic clinical syndrome characterized by hepatic encephalopathy and a bleeding tendency due to abrupt loss of liver function caused by massive or submassive liver necrosis in a patient with a previously healthy liver. The causes of ALF encompass a wide variety of toxic, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang DW,Yin YM,Yao YM

更新日期：2013-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the leading cause of liver disease and infects an estimated 240 million people worldwide. It is characterised by a high degree of genetic heterogeneity because of the use of a reverse transcriptase during viral replication. The ten genotypes (A-J) that have been described so far further segr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zehender G,Ebranati E,Gabanelli E,Sorrentino C,Lo Presti A,Tanzi E,Ciccozzi M,Galli M

更新日期：2014-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify esophageal cancer related gene2 (ECRG2) associated proteins and their possible interactions with ECRG2 gene. METHODS:In the yeast forward two-hybrid system, ECRG2 was fused with the DNA-binding domain (DBD) of Gal4 and human fetal liver cDNA library was fused with the transcriptional activation domain ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cui YP,Wang JB,Zhang XY,Bi MX,Guo LP,Lu SH

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Intrabiliary rupture (IBR) is a common and serious complication of hepatic hydatid cyst. The incidence varies from 1% to 25%. The treatment of IBR is still controversial. We aimed to design an algorithm for the treatment of hepatic hydatidosis with IBR by reviewing our cases. METHODS:Eight cases of IBR were analyz...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Erzurumlu K,Dervisoglu A,Polat C,Senyurek G,Yetim I,Hokelek M

更新日期：2005-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic perforation during endoscopic diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, represents an uncommon occurrence even if, together with haemorrhage, it is still the most common complication of colonoscopy, with an incidence ranging between 0.1% and 2% of all colonoscopic procedures. The ideal treatment in these cases rem...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Barbagallo F,Castello G,Latteri S,Grasso E,Gagliardo S,La Greca G,Di Blasi M

更新日期：2007-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between sense of coherence, psychological distress and health related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS:This cross-sectional study enrolled a consecutive sample of 147 IBD (aged 45.1 ± 14.1 years; 57.1% female) patients recruited from a tertiary gastroente...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Freitas TH,Andreoulakis E,Alves GS,Miranda HL,Braga LL,Hyphantis T,Carvalho AF

更新日期：2015-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the cytological and molecular effects of peroxisome proliferation-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma and PPAR-gamma agonists on stomach cancer cells. METHODS:To determine the proliferation-suppressive effects of troglitazone and ciglitazone, SNU-216 and SNU-668 stomach cancer cells were plated in media c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cheon CW,Kim DH,Kim DH,Cho YH,Kim JH

更新日期：2009-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the occurrence of chromosome 3, 7, 8, 9, and 17 aneuploidies, TP53 gene deletion and p53 protein expression in chronic gastritis, atrophic gastritis and gastric ulcer, and their association with H pylori infection. METHODS:Gastric biopsies from normal mucosa (NM, n=10), chronic gastritis (CG, n=38),...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gobbo César AC,de Freitas Calmon M,Cury PM,Caetano A,Borim AA,Silva AE

更新日期：2006-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare prevalence rates of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) between Hispanics of Mexican origin and Hispanics of Dominican and Puerto Rican origin. METHODS:We evaluated prevalence rates of NAFLD between the two largest sub-populations of Hispanics in the United States; Hispanics of Mexican origin and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fleischman MW,Budoff M,Zeb I,Li D,Foster T

更新日期：2014-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the clinicopathological and biological significance of cripto in human colorectal cancer. METHODS:Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine cripto mRNA levels in primary colon cancer and normal colon tissues as well as normal and metastatic lymph nodes from colon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang PC,Zhu L,Fan Y,Zhao HL

更新日期：2013-12-14 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