A case of hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting with intractable gastric ulcers.

abstract：:The use of thiopurines as immunosuppression for the treatment of refractory or chronic active inflammatory bowel disease is established for both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Nevertheless, many questions remain concerning the optimal treatment regimens of azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine and thioguanine. We wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Frei P,Biedermann L,Nielsen OH,Rogler G

更新日期：2013-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the relationship between circumferential resection margin status and local and distant recurrence as well as survival of patients with middle and lower rectal carcinoma. The relationship between circumferential resection margin status and clinicopathologic characteristics of middle and lower rectal carci...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu ZY,Wan J,Li JH,Zhao G,Peng L,Yao Y,Du JL,Liu QF,Wang ZD,Huang ZM,Lin HH

更新日期：2007-06-28 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 one of the most lethal cancers, and its rate of incidence is rising annually. Despite the progress in diagnosis and treatment, the overall prognoses of HCC patients remain dismal due to the difficulties in early diagnosis and the high level of tumor invasion, metastasis and recurrence...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shang RZ,Qu SB,Wang DS

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalences of symptoms consistent with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and dyspepsia in South America. METHODS:A telephone survey was conducted among adult owners of land-based telephones in São Paulo, Brazil, using previously validated computer-assisted sampling and survey protocols. The ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre M,Medeiros da Silva A,Chinzon D,Eisig JN,Dias-Bastos TR

更新日期：2014-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The generation of oxygen free radicals has been implicated in the pathogenesis of experimental pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the role of oxygen free radicals in patients with acute pancreatitis. METHODS:The plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), lipid peroxide (LPO), myeloperoxidase (MPO...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park BK,Chung JB,Lee JH,Suh JH,Park SW,Song SY,Kim H,Kim KH,Kang JK

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85 year male patient complaining epigastric discomfort was admitted. From the esophagogastroduodenoscopy, three early gastric cancer (EGCa) lesions had been identified and these were diagnosed as adenocarcinoma with poorly differentiated cell type. The patient underwent operation. From the post-operative mapping, h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Seong H,Kim JI,Lee HJ,Kim HJ,Cho HJ,Kim HK,Cheung DY,Kim DJ,Kim W,Kim TJ

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure is a rare and devastating clinical condition. At present, emergency liver transplantation is the only life-saving therapy in advanced cases, yet the feasibility of transplantation is affected by the presence of systemic inflammation, infection and resultant multi-organ failure. The importance of im...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Donnelly MC,Hayes PC,Simpson KJ

更新日期：2016-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Intense abdominal pain is a prominent feature of chronic pancreatitis and its treatment remains a major clinical challenge. Basic studies of pancreatic nerves and experimental human pain research have provided evidence that pain processing is abnormal in these patients and in many cases resembles that seen in neuropat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Olesen SS,Juel J,Graversen C,Kolesnikov Y,Wilder-Smith OH,Drewes AM

更新日期：2013-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the expression of activin A, a member of the transforming growth factor (TGFbeta) superfamily, recently has been reported to be overexpressed in liver cirrhosis, in the course of carbon tetrachloride-induced rat hepatic fibrosis. METHODS:Hepatic fibrosis was induced in rats by subcutaneous injections of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang X,Li DG,Wang ZR,Wei HS,Cheng JL,Zhan YT,Zhou X,Xu QF,Li X,Lu HM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate spiral computed tomography (CT) including virtual gastroscopy for diagnosis of gastric carcinoma in comparison with upper gastrointestinal series (UGI), fiberoptic gastroscopy (FG) and histopathology. METHODS:Sixty patients with histologically proven gastric carcinoma (54 advanced and 6 early) were inc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen F,Ni YC,Zheng KE,Ju SH,Sun J,Ou XL,Xu MH,Zhang H,Marchal G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the usefulness of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (CH-EUS) for lymph node metastasis in pancreatobiliary carcinoma. METHODS:All patients suspected of pancreatobiliary carcinoma with visible lymph nodes after standard EUS between June, 2009 and January, 2012 were enrolled. In the pri...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Miyata T,Kitano M,Omoto S,Kadosaka K,Kamata K,Imai H,Sakamoto H,Nisida N,Harwani Y,Murakami T,Takeyama Y,Chiba Y,Kudo M

更新日期：2016-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the rate of adverse events (AEs) during consecutive gastric and duodenal polypectomies in several Spanish centers. METHODS:Polypectomies of protruded gastric or duodenal polyps ≥ 5 mm using hot snare were prospectively included. Prophylactic measures of hemorrhage were allowed in predefined cases. AEs ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Córdova H,Argüello L,Loras C,Naranjo Rodríguez A,Riu Pons F,Gornals JB,Nicolás-Pérez D,Andújar Murcia X,Hernández L,Santolaria S,Leal C,Pons C,Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles E,García-Bosch O,Papo Berger M,Ulla Rocha JL,Sánchez-Mon

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the gallbladder is a rare subtype of gallbladder tumor. Here, we report two cases of NEC in two patients initially suspected to have gallbladder carcinoma. No specific symptoms or abnormal blood test results were observed preoperatively. Abdominal computed tomography scans indicated i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen H,Shen YY,Ni XZ

更新日期：2014-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of rosiglitazone, which is a ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), on the expression of PPARgamma in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and on the biological characteristics of HSCs. METHODS:The activated HSCs were divided into three groups: control group, 3 micromo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guo YT,Leng XS,Li T,Peng JR,Song SH,Xiong LF,Qin ZZ

更新日期：2005-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to observe the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) and cellular adhesion molecules (CAM) in cirrhotic liver tissues after hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. METHODS:Twelve patients with post HCV inflammatory liver cirrhosis were selected to evaluate their liver function and other virological, patholo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu X,Li YM,Ji H,Hou CZ,Cheng YB,Ma FP

更新日期：2005-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the gene expression profile data for the whole liver during development of dimethylni-trosamine (DMN)-induced hepatic fibrosis. METHODS:Marker genes were identified for different types of hepatic cells, including hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), Kupffer cells (including other inflammatory cells), and he...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahara Y,Takahashi M,Wagatsuma H,Yokoya F,Zhang QW,Yamaguchi M,Aburatani H,Kawada N

更新日期：2006-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Human intestinal microbiota create a complex polymicrobial ecology. This is characterised by its high population density, wide diversity and complexity of interaction. Any dysbalance of this complex intestinal microbiome, both qualitative and quantitative, might have serious health consequence for a macro-organism, in...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bures J,Cyrany J,Kohoutova D,Förstl M,Rejchrt S,Kvetina J,Vorisek V,Kopacova M

更新日期：2010-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary duct injuries are frequently iatrogenic, being associated with surgery for gallbladder stones. However, blunt abdominal trauma such as a motor vehicle crash is a rare cause of extrahepatic biliary stricture. A few reports have been published on biliary strictures treated with endoscopic therapy. In the present...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kang DO,Kim TH,You SS,Min HJ,Kim HJ,Jung WT,Lee OJ

更新日期：2008-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 3 c-terminal deleted protein (HCV NS3-5') on hepatocyte transformation and tumor development. METHODS:QSG7701 cells were transfected with plasmid pRcHCNS3-5' (expressing HCV NS3 c-terminal deleted protein) by lipofectamine and selected in G418. The exp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He QQ,Cheng RX,Sun Y,Feng DY,Chen ZC,Zheng H

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of gastrectomy on diabetes control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and early gastric cancer. METHODS:Data from 64 patients with early gastric cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus were prospectively collected. All patients underwent curative gastrectomy (36 subtotal gastrectomy with ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： An JY,Kim YM,Yun MA,Jeon BH,Noh SH

更新日期：2013-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To enhance the clinical utility of electrogastrography (EGG), which has been recorded since 1922, but is clinically unutilized. METHODS:An innovative method to salvage the promise of EGG is proposed by introducing a preliminary procedure, while maintaining the electrodes, standardized equipment, and signal process...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Poscente MD,Mintchev MP

更新日期：2017-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the frequency of HER2/neu protein overexpression in gastric (group A), small intestine (group B), and colorectal (group C) adenocarcinoma. METHODS:A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 50 cases of gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma (stomach, small intestine, and colorectal); 11 from group...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Farzand S,Siddique T,Saba K,Bukhari MH

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether autofluorescence imaging (AFI) endoscopy can distinguish non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) from functional heartburn (FH). METHODS:In this prospective observational trial, 127 patients presenting with typical reflux symptoms for > 6 mo were screened. All the participants underwent endoscopy,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Luo X,Guo XX,Wang WF,Peng LH,Yang YS,Uedo N

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the effects of aspirin and enoxaparin on liver function, coagulation index and histopathology in a rat model of liver fibrosis. METHODS Forty-five male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the control group (n = 5) and model group (n = 40). Thioacetamide (TAA) was used to induce liver fibrosis ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li CJ,Yang ZH,Shi XL,Liu DL

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we summarize the main progresses made in our group in the field of the mechanism of pigment gallstone formation. It was found that after treatment with free radicals, bilirubin (BR) was changed into free radical itself, and a semiquinone free radical and a superoxide free radical bound with metal were r...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu XT,Hu J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate clinical presentation, etiology, complications and response to treatment in elderly patients with acute cholangitis. METHODS:Demographics, etiology of biliary obstruction, clinical features, complications and associated systemic diseases of 175 patients with acute cholangitis were recorded. Endoscopic ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Agarwal N,Sharma BC,Sarin SK

更新日期：2006-10-28 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 investigate let-7a expression and analyze the correlation between let-7a and progression of gastric mucosa cancerization. METHODS:The tissue microarray was constructed previously in 52 cases of human gastric carcinoma, 17 cases of chronic atrophic gastritis (atypical hyperplasia) and 11 cases of normal gastric ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu YM,Zhong ZX,Liu ZM

更新日期：2010-07-14 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