Multiple chronic non-specific ulcer of small intestine characterized by anemia and hypoalbuminemia.

abstract：:Wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) is a technology developed for the endoscopic exploration of the small bowel. The first capsule model was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2001, and its first and essential indication was occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Over subsequent years, this technology has bee...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Redondo-Cerezo E,Sánchez-Capilla AD,De La Torre-Rubio P,De Teresa J

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of capsule oxymatrine in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:A randomised double-blind and placebo-controlled multicenter trial was conducted. Injection of oxymatrine was used as positive-control drug. A total of 216 patients with chronic hepatitis B entered the study ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu LG,Zeng MD,Mao YM,Li JQ,Wan MB,Li CZ,Chen CW,Fu QC,Wang JY,She WM,Cai X,Ye J,Zhou XQ,Wang H,Wu SM,Tang MF,Zhu JS,Chen WX,Zhang HQ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the efficacy and safety of meticulous cannulation by needle-knife. METHODS:Three needle-knife procedures were used to facilitate cannulation in cases when standard cannulation techniques failed. A total of 104 cannulations via the minor papilla attempted in 74 patients at our center between January 20...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang W,Gong B,Jiang WS,Liu L,Bielike K,Xv B,Wu YL

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess NY-ESO-1 expression in a cohort of esophageal adenocarcinomas. METHODS:A retrospective search of our tissue archive for esophageal resection specimens containing esophageal adenocarcinoma was performed, for cases which had previously been reported for diagnostic purposes, using the systematised nomenclat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hayes SJ,Hng KN,Clark P,Thistlethwaite F,Hawkins RE,Ang Y

更新日期：2014-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the mechanical properties of anastomotic colonic tissue in experimental settings and therefore give a measure of wound healing. METHODS:Thirty-six male Wistar rats were used as experimental models of anastomotic tissue integrity. On the 5th post-operative day, the tensile strength was measured by appl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ekmektzoglou KA,Zografos GC,Kourkoulis SK,Dontas IA,Giannopoulos PK,Marinou KA,Poulakou MV,Perrea DN

更新日期：2006-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the calcium metabolism of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with colorectal cancer and control patients. METHODS:Seventy newly diagnosed CRC patients were included. The healthy control group was age and gender matched (n=32). Particular attention was devoted to the relationship between serum calcium o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fuszek P,Lakatos P,Tabak A,Papp J,Nagy Z,Takacs I,Horvath HC,Lakatos PL,Speer G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-quality data remains scarce in terms of optimal management strategies in the elderly inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population. Indeed, available trials have been mostly retrospective, of small sample size, likely owing to under-representation of such a population in the major randomized controlled trials. Howe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： LeBlanc JF,Wiseman D,Lakatos PL,Bessissow T

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) rate for high-definition (HD) colonoscopy compared with that for standard-definition colonoscopy reported previously. METHODS:Using medical records at Sano Hospital (SH) and Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital (DMUKH), we retrospectively obtain...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iwatate M,Kitagawa T,Katayama Y,Tokutomi N,Ban S,Hattori S,Hasuike N,Sano W,Sano Y,Tamano M

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a female patient with continuous melena, diagnosed with rectal variceal bleeding. She had a history of esophageal varices, which were treated with endoscopic therapy. Five years after the treatment of esophageal varices, continuous melena occurred. Since colonoscopy showed that the melena was caused by gian...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okazaki H,Higuchi K,Shiba M,Nakamura S,Wada T,Yamamori K,Machida A,Kadouchi K,Tamori A,Tominaga K,Watanabe T,Fujiwara Y,Nakamura K,Arakawa T

更新日期：2006-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the relationship between apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) gene and gastric cancer. METHODS:Thirty-five postoperative cancer and adjacent normal tissue samples were collected in the present study. Expression of the Apaf-1 gene in these samples was analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Lo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang HL,Bai H,Li Y,Sun J,Wang XQ

更新日期：2007-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe cases of gut perforation after orthotopic liver transplantation. METHODS:Data were collected from our center database and medical records. Six of 187 patients (3.2%) who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation from January to December 2005 developed gut perforation. All patients were male with an av...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiong J,You S,He XS

更新日期：2007-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the actual clinical management and associated factors of delayed perforation after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). METHODS:A total of 4943 early gastric cancer (EGC) patients underwent ESD at our hospital between January 1999 and June 2012. We retrospectively assessed the actual managem...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki H,Oda I,Sekiguchi M,Abe S,Nonaka S,Yoshinaga S,Nakajima T,Saito Y

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the possible mechanism by which hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) mediates apoptosis of HepG2 cells. METHODS:HBx expression vector pcDNA3.1-X was transfected into HepG2 cells to establish an HBx high-expression cellular model as pcDNA3.1-X transfected group. The pcDNA3.1-X and pSilencer3.1-shHBX (HB...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang RX,Kong FY,Fan BF,Liu XM,You HJ,Zhang P,Zheng KY

更新日期：2012-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of a chronic disease such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on sexual functioning and body image can significantly impair the quality of life of patients. This review considers the sexual and fertility aspects of IBD patients and their daily management. Modern IBD healthcare management should include appr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Leenhardt R,Rivière P,Papazian P,Nion-Larmurier I,Girard G,Laharie D,Marteau P

更新日期：2019-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of bone marrow-derived monocytes transfected with RNA of CT-26 (a cell line of mouse colon carcinoma) on antitumor immunity. METHODS:Mouse bone marrow-derived monocytes were incubated with mouse granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (mGM-CSF) in vitro, and the purity of monocyt...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chu XY,Chen LB,Zang J,Wang JH,Zhang Q,Geng HC

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the endoscopic features of pharyngeal superficial carcinoma and evaluate the utility of narrow-band imaging (NBI) for this disease. METHODS:In the present prospective study, 335 patients underwent conventional white light (CWL) endoscopy and non-magnified/magnified NBI endoscopy, followed by an endo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoshimura N,Goda K,Tajiri H,Yoshida Y,Kato T,Seino Y,Ikegami M,Urashima M

更新日期：2011-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the response to infliximab in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as reflected in fecal calprotectin levels. METHODS:Thirty-six pediatric patients with IBD [23 Crohn's disease (CD), 13 ulcerative colitis (UC); median age 14 years] were treated with infliximab. Fecal calprotectin was measured at ba...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hämäläinen A,Sipponen T,Kolho KL

更新日期：2011-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examined the bile acid receptor TGR5 expression in squamous mucosa, Barrett's mucosa, dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA). METHODS:Slides were stained with TGR5 antibody. The staining intensity was scored as 1+, 2+ and 3+. The extent of staining (percentage of cells staining) was scored as follows: 1+,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Marketkar S,Li D,Yang D,Cao W

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a disease of the biliary tract, which has been documented in the literature since 1867. This disease has a strong predilection for affecting men and can be seen in individuals as young as 2 years of age. PSC has a strong associated with inflammatory bowel disease, more commonly ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gidwaney NG,Pawa S,Das KM

更新日期：2017-04-14 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 characterize the biochemical and immunological properties of an experimental ISCOMS vaccine prepared from a novel therapeutic polypeptide based on T cell epitopes of HBsAg, and a heptatis B-ISCOMS was prepared and investigated. METHODS:An immunostimulating complexes(ISCOMS)-based vaccine containing a novel ther...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guan XJ,Guan XJ,Wu YZ,Jia ZC,Shi TD,Tang Y

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between the methylation status in the SLIT2 and TGFB2 promoters and colonic inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease patients. METHODS:We evaluated the methylation status of 2 genes (SLIT2 and TGFB2) in 226 biopsies taken from 62 colonoscopies of 38 patients (29 ulcerative colitis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lobatón T,Azuara D,Rodríguez-Moranta F,Loayza C,Sanjuan X,de Oca J,Fernández-Robles A,Guardiola J,Capellá G

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the potential effect of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) for therapy of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis. METHODS:In the rat model of thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis/cirrhosis the nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-cGMP) pathway was investigated. Expression and local...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schaffner D,Lazaro A,Deibert P,Hasselblatt P,Stoll P,Fauth L,Baumstark MW,Merfort I,Schmitt-Graeff A,Kreisel W

更新日期：2018-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the rate of spontaneous passage of single and symptomatic common bile duct (CBD) stones ≤ 10 mm in diameter in 4 wk with or without a 2-wk course of anisodamine. METHODS:A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was undertaken. A total of 197 patients who met the inclusion criteria were en...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao J,Ding XM,Ke S,Zhou YM,Qian XJ,Ma RL,Ning CM,Xin ZH,Sun WB

更新日期：2013-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To meta-analyse the European abstracts presented between 1997-2004 at the European H pylori Study Group, United European Gastroenterology Week meetings and World Congresses of Gastroenterology. METHODS:The abstracts of randomized/controlled prospective studies were classified into groups based on first-line eradic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Buzás GM,Józan J

更新日期：2006-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of the shunting branch of the portal vein (PV) (left or right) and the initial stent position (optimal or suboptimal) of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 307 consecutive cirrhotic patients who underwent TIPS placement for variceal bl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bai M,He CY,Qi XS,Yin ZX,Wang JH,Guo WG,Niu J,Xia JL,Zhang ZL,Larson AC,Wu KC,Fan DM,Han GH

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the degree of rectal distension could define the rectum functions as a conduit or reservoir. METHODS:Response of the rectal and anal pressure to 2 types of rectal balloon distension, rapid voluminous and slow gradual distention, was recorded in 21 healthy volunteers (12 men, 9 women, age 41....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shafik A,Mostafa RM,Shafik I,Ei-Sibai O,Shafik AA

更新日期：2006-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare ghrelin levels in plasma and gastric mucosa before and after Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) treatment in children with H. pylori-associated functional dyspepsia. METHODS:Children with H. pylori-associated functional dyspepsia were enrolled in this study. H. pylori infection was confirmed by positive ba...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Deng ZH,Chu B,Xu YZ,Zhang B,Jiang LR

更新日期：2012-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between pathological oropharyngeal (OP) acid exposure and esophageal motility in patients with extra-esophageal syndromes. METHODS:In this prospective study we enrolled consecutive outpatients with extra-esophageal symptoms suspected to be related to gastroesophageal reflux disease ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Passaretti S,Mazzoleni G,Vailati C,Testoni PA

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To construct and highly express an epitope of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a foreign epitope presenting vector based on an insect virus, and to study the antigenicity of the epitope. METHODS:The HCV epitope sequence (amino acid residues 315 to 328: EGHRMAWDMMMNWS) of the E1 region was constructed at different positi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Peng M,Dai CB,Chen YD

更新日期：2005-06-14 00:00:00