Predictive factors associated with malignancy of intraductal papillary mucinous pancreatic neoplasms.

abstract：:AIM:To compare the features of gastroesophageal reflux disease between elderly and younger patients.METHODS:Twenty-four hour pH-monitoring and endoscopy were performed for the 66 elderly patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, and the results were compared with 112 symptomatic younger patients.RESULTS:...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang X,Zhu HM,Deng CZ,Porro GB,Sangaletti O,Pace F

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection has dramatically declined over the last decade, largely related to increasing clarithromycin resistance rates. From a microbiological standpoint, bismuth quadruple therapy is the ideal replacement since it combines drugs for which resistance does not imp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Molina-Infante J,Gisbert JP

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

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：AIM:To evaluate the role of mitochondrial microsatellite instability (mtMSI) in gastric carcinogenesis. METHODS:MtMSI was measured with PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) in 68 cases of advanced gastric cancer, 40 cases of chronic gastritis, 30 cases of intestinal metaplasia and 20 cases of dysplas...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ling XL,Fang DC,Wang RQ,Yang SM,Fang L

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiopurine analogs and anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents have dramatically changed the therapeutics of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), improving short and long-term outcomes. Unfortunately some patients do not respond to therapy and others lose response over time. The pharmacokinetic properties of these drugs...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yarur AJ,Abreu MT,Deshpande AR,Kerman DH,Sussman DA

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To optimize the efficacy of noninvasive evaluations in monitoring the endoscopic activity of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS:Fecal calprotectin (FC), clinical activity index (CDAI or CAI), C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and procalcitonin (PCT) were measured for 136 IBD pa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen JM,Liu T,Gao S,Tong XD,Deng FH,Nie B

更新日期：2017-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:While debate continues as to which is the best surgical method for the treatment of hemorrhoids, none of the currently available surgical methods approach the ideal surgical option, which is one that is effective while being safe and painless. In reality, the less painful the procedure, the more likely it is to be ass...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yeo D,Tan KY

更新日期：2014-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the effectiveness of endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFR) and laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of gastric stromal tumors arising from the muscularis propria. METHODS:Out of 62 gastric stromal tumors arising from the muscularis propria, each > 1.5 cm in diameter, 32 were removed by EFR, and 30 w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang LY,Cui J,Wu CR,Zhang B,Jiang LX,Xian XS,Lin SJ,Xu N,Cao XL,Wang ZH

更新日期：2014-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated that the outcome of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection is profoundly influenced by a variety of comorbidities. Many of these comorbidities have a significant influence on the response to antiviral therapy. These comorbidities negatively affect the course and outcome of liver disease,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El-Zayadi AR

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the possible existence of a hepato-cardiovascular response and its regulatory mechanism in normal rats. METHODS:Systemic hemodynamic changes following intraportal injection of latex microspheres were studied in two modified rat models of hepatic circulation, in which the extrahepatic splanchnic circul...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li XN,Benjamin IS,Alexander B

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

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：AIM:To describe a three-dimensional model (3DM) to accurately reconstruct anatomic relationships of centrally located hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). METHODS:From March 2013 to July 2014, reconstructions and visual simulations of centrally located HCCs were performed in 39 patients using a 3D subject-based computed ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tian F,Wu JX,Rong WQ,Wang LM,Wu F,Yu WB,An SL,Liu FQ,Feng L,Bi C,Liu YH

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the location alteration of Smad2 and Smad4 mRNAs in the liver during and after fibrogenesis in rats. METHODS:Eighty male Wistar rats weighing approximately 200 g each were used. The rat models of experimental hepatic fibrosis were established by injection with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), normal rat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu Y,Wang LF,Zou HF,Song XY,Xu HF,Lin P,Zheng HH,Yu XG

更新日期：2006-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To detect significant clusters of co-expressed genes associated with tumorigenesis that might help to predict stomach adenocarcinoma (SA) prognosis. METHODS:The Cancer Genome Atlas database was used to obtain RNA sequences as well as complete clinical data of SA and adjacent normal tissues from patients. Weighted ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang J,Wu Y,Jin HY,Guo S,Dong Z,Zheng ZC,Wang Y,Zhao Y

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess whether the use of fibrin sealant shortens the closure time of postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas (ECFs). METHODS:The prospective case-control study included 70 patients with postoperative ECFs with an output of < 500 mL/d, a fistulous tract of > 2 cm and without any local complication. They were div...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Avalos-González J,Portilla-deBuen E,Leal-Cortés CA,Orozco-Mosqueda A,Estrada-Aguilar Mdel C,Velázquez-Ramírez GA,Ambriz-González G,Fuentes-Orozco C,Guzmán-Gurrola AE,González-Ojeda A

更新日期：2010-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare therapeutic outcomes and adverse events in initial solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and CyberKnife(®). METHODS:Seventy three consecutive patients with initial solitary HCC treated with RFA (38 patients; RFA group) and CyberKnife(®) (35 patients; CK group...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shiozawa K,Watanabe M,Ikehara T,Matsukiyo Y,Kogame M,Kishimoto Y,Okubo Y,Makino H,Tsukamoto N,Igarashi Y,Sumino Y

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the efficacy profiles of different concentrations of Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus) for treating colitis using an experimental murine model. METHODS:Colitis was established in 64 BALB/c mice by adding 5% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) to the drinking water and allowing ad libitum access for ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen LL,Zou YY,Lu FG,Li FJ,Lian GH

更新日期：2013-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common practice to follow patients with colorectal cancer for some years after resection and/or adjuvant treatment. Data are lacking about how often patients should be seen, what tests should be performed, and what surveillance strategy has a significant impact on patient outcome. Seven randomized trials have ad...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rosati G

更新日期：2010-03-28 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：:Tumor immunity proceeds through multiple processes, which consist of antigen presentation by antigen presenting cells (APCs) to educate effector cells and destruction by the effector cytotoxic cells. However, tumor immunity is frequently repressed at tumor sites. Malignantly transformed cells rarely survive the attack...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mukaida N,Nakamoto Y

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging as a noninvasive method for the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. METHODS:We performed a prospective blind comparison of ARFI elastography, APRI index and FibroMax in a consecutive series of ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fierbinteanu-Braticevici C,Andronescu D,Usvat R,Cretoiu D,Baicus C,Marinoschi G

更新日期：2009-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore hemodynamics and vasoactive substance levels during renal vein congestion that occurs in the anhepatic phase of liver transplantation. METHODS:New Zealand rabbits received ligation of the hepatic pedicle, supra-hepatic vena cava and infra-hepatic vena cava [anhepatic phase group (APH); n = 8], the renal...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li ZX,Wang MC,Zhang YC,Mao J,Chen M,Ni R,Wei FX,Wang GN,Zhang LY

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the influence of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on anastomotic integrity. METHODS:Sixty male Wistar rats were randomized to six groups. The control group (n = 10) had an end-to-end ileal anastomosis without RIPC. The preconditioned groups (n = 34) varied in time of ischemia and time of reper...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Holzner PA,Kulemann B,Kuesters S,Timme S,Hoeppner J,Hopt UT,Marjanovic G

更新日期：2011-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In their seminal papers Hanahan and Weinberg described oncogenic processes a normal cell undergoes to be transformed into a cancer cell. The functions of ion channels in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract influence a variety of cellular processes, many of which overlap with these hallmarks of cancer. In this review we fo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Anderson KJ,Cormier RT,Scott PM

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A cerebral lipiodol embolism is an extremely rare complication of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. We present a case of cerebral lipiodol embolism that occurred after the third arterial chemoembolization, report the clinical and radiological findings, and review the medical litera...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Choi CS,Kim KH,Seo GS,Cho EY,Oh HJ,Choi SC,Kim TH,Kim HC,Roh BS

更新日期：2008-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical, radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass. Total open surgical excision was performed, which resulted in complete resolution of colitis. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed benign retroperitoneal schwa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fass G,Hossey D,Nyst M,Smets D,Saligheh EN,Duttmann R,Claes K,da Costa PM

更新日期：2007-11-07 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：AIM:To investigate the indication, feasibility, safety, and clinical utility of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the management of various gastrointestinal pathologies. METHODS:The medical records of 60 consecutive patients (34 female, 26 male) who underwent ESD at the gastroenterology department of Kocaeli U...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hulagu S,Senturk O,Aygun C,Kocaman O,Celebi A,Konduk T,Koc D,Sirin G,Korkmaz U,Duman AE,Bozkurt N,Dindar G,Attila T,Gurbuz Y,Tarcin O,Kalayci C

更新日期：2011-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the accuracy of two non-invasive tests in a population of Alaska Native persons. High rates of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, H. pylori treatment failure, and gastric cancer in this population necessitate documentation of infection status at multiple time points over a patient's life. METHO...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bruden DL,Bruce MG,Miernyk KM,Morris J,Hurlburt D,Hennessy TW,Peters H,Sacco F,Parkinson AJ,McMahon BJ

更新日期：2011-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate anti-apoptotic effects of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) against fibrosis in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver injury and its contributing factors. METHODS:Liver fibrosis was induced by administration of CCl4 for 8 wk. Pathological changes in the liver of rats were examined by hematoxylin-eosin stai...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liang B,Guo XL,Jin J,Ma YC,Feng ZQ

更新日期：2015-05-07 00:00:00