Endoscopic diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus.

abstract：:There was remarkable progress in the understanding of the role genetic risk factors in chronic pancreatitis. These factors seem to be much more important than thought in the past. The rare autosomal-dominant mutations N29I and R122H of PRSS1 (cationic trypsinogen) as well as the variant N34S of SPINK1 (pancreatic secr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Keim V

更新日期：2008-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of therapy in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is sustained virological response (SVR) which reflects HCV eradication. Treatment against HCV has dramatically improved with the recent availability of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) including sofosbuvir, simeprevir, daclatasvir, ledipasvir/sofosbuvir, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cholongitas E,Pipili C,Papatheodoridis G

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are heterogeneous disorders with a variety of clinical manifestations, primarily defined by signs and symptoms rather than a definite underlying cause. Their pathophysiology remains obscure and, although it is expected to differ according to the specific FGID, disruptions i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koutouratsas T,Kalli T,Karamanolis G,Gazouli M

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish the safety and efficacy of an indigenously developed r-hepatitis B vaccine using an accelerated schedule and to highlight the social awareness and commitment in preventing the spreading of hepatitis B virus infection. METHODS:The study was a multicentric, double blind, randomized (3:1) study using thr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chowdhury A,Santra A,Habibullah CM,Khan AA,Karunakaramaiah J,Kishore TS,Raju AV,Lahiri S

更新日期：2005-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of fecal incontinence widely varies and can have dramatic devastating impacts on a person's life. Fecal incontinence is common, though it is often under-reported by patients. In addition to standard treatment options, new treatments have been developed during the past decade to attempt to effectively trea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Van Koughnett JA,Wexner SD

更新日期：2013-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of inflammatory diseases of the colon, which can be differentiated from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and infectious colitis by their clinical, endoscopic and histological characteristics, are reported as non-IBD and non-infectious colitis. These diseases include microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, seg...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koutroubakis IE

更新日期：2008-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of grasper type scissors (GTS) for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of gastric epithelial neoplasia. METHODS:The study was performed by 4 endoscopists in 4 institutions affiliated to The Catholic University of Korea. ESD was performed in 76 consecutive patients with gastri...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chung WC,Kim BW,Lim CH,Kim TH,Park JM,Kim JS

更新日期：2013-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in prognosis and surgery for esophageal carcinoma by a meta-analysis. METHODS:PubMed and manual searches were done to identify all published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy plus surgery (CRTS) with surgery alon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lv J,Cao XF,Zhu B,Ji L,Tao L,Wang DD

更新日期：2009-10-21 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 pharmacological effects of rice flavone (5,4'-dihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxy-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-flavone, RF) separated from panicle-differentiating to flowing rice on rat experimental hepatic injury. METHODS:Models of rat acute hepatic injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) adminis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu DH,Mei XT,Chen Y,Li YM,Lv JY,Xu SB

更新日期：2005-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognosis of gastric cancer continues to remain poor, and epigenetic drugs like histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) have been envisaged as potential therapeutic agents. Nevertheless, clinical trials are facing issues with toxicity and efficacy against solid tumors, which may be partly due to the lack ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Amnekar RV,Khan SA,Rashid M,Khade B,Thorat R,Gera P,Shrikhande SV,Smoot DT,Ashktorab H,Gupta S

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the therapeutic efficacy and complications of splenectomy with endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) and splenectomy with pericardial devascularization (i.e. Hassab's operation) in patients with portal hypertension. METHODS:A total of 103 patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension were rando...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin N,Liu B,Xu RY,Fang HP,Deng MH

更新日期：2006-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest cancers with 1.2 million new cases diagnosed each year in the world. It remains the fourth most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the world and accounts for > 600000 cancer-related deaths each year. There have been significant advances in treatment of metastati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khan K,Wale A,Brown G,Chau I

更新日期：2014-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the occurrence, development, and treatment of liver diseases is the main goal of hepatopathology research. Liver diseases are not only diverse but also highly heterogeneous among individuals. At present, research on liver diseases is conducted mainly through cell culture, animal models, pathological spec...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu LJ,Chen ZY,Wang Y,Zhao JG,Xie XZ,Chen G

更新日期：2019-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) might also be used for response prediction and early response evaluation in patients receiving bevacizumab based chemotherapy for metastasized colorectal cancer. METHODS:Thirty consecutive patients with non primary resectable liver metastases from colorectal ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schirin-Sokhan R,Winograd R,Roderburg C,Bubenzer J,do Ó NC,Guggenberger D,Hecker H,Trautwein C,Tischendorf JJ

更新日期：2012-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we discuss recent advances in nucleic acid-based therapeutic technologies that target hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Because the HCV genome is present exclusively in RNA form during replication, various nucleic acid-based therapeutic approaches targeting the HCV genome, such as ribozymes, aptamers,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee CH,Kim JH,Lee SW

更新日期：2013-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of Stretta procedure with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on symptom control, medication changes and oesophagitis grade. METHODS:Ninety patients with a history of GERD underwent Stretta procedure from June 2007 to March 2010. All patients with GERD diagnosed by the presence of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu HF,Zhang JG,Li J,Chen XG,Wang WA

更新日期：2011-10-21 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：AIM:To investigate the risk association and compare the onset age of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in Taiwan with different genotypes of MDM2-SNP309. METHODS:We analyzed MDM2-SNP309 genotypes from 58 patients with HCC and 138 cancer-free healthy controls consecutively. Genotyping of MDM2-SNP309 was conducted...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Leu JD,Lin IF,Sun YF,Chen SM,Liu CC,Lee YJ

更新日期：2009-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer patients have unique problems associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and treatment not seen in the general population. HCV infection poses additional challenges and considerations for the management of cancer, and vice versa. HCV infection also can lead to the development of cancer, particularly hepa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Borchardt RA,Torres HA

更新日期：2014-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether common variants in the oxidative pathway genes influence inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) risk among Moroccan patients. METHODS:The distribution of (TAAA)n_rs12720460 and (CCTTT)n _rs3833912 NOS2A microsatellite repeats, HIF-1A_rs11549467 and NFKB1-94ins/delATTG_rs28362491 was analyzed in 50...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Senhaji N,Nadifi S,Zaid Y,Serrano A,Rodriguez DAL,Serbati N,Karkouri M,Badre W,Martín J

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of hepatic choriocarcinoma in a man diagnosed at autopsy after a rapid downhill clinical course. The patient was a 49-year-old man who presented with acute right-sided abdominal pain. There were no masses palpable on physical examination. Radiographic findings showed large multi-nodular tumors mainly ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sekine R,Hyodo M,Kojima M,Meguro Y,Suzuki A,Yokoyama T,Lefor AT,Hirota N

更新日期：2013-12-28 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 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：AIM:To compare long-term occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) between two different types of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia. METHODS:We included all patients with achalasia who underwent POEM at our hospital from August 2011 to October 2012 and had complete GERD evaluation with ≥ 3 yea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XH,Tan YY,Zhu HY,Li CJ,Liu DL

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the impact of HCC surveillance on early diagnosis and survival of cirrhotic outpatients. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, cirrhotic outpatients undergoing HCC surveillance between March 2005 and March 2014 were analyzed. Exclusion criteria...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Appel-da-Silva MC,Miozzo SA,Dossin IA,Tovo CV,Branco F,de Mattos AA

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Some viruses, including certain members of the enterovirus genus, have been reported to cause pancreatitis, especially Coxsackie virus. However, no case of human enterovirus 71 (EV71) associated with pancreatitis has been reported so far. We here report a case of EV71-induced hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) present...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang YF,Deng HL,Fu J,Zhang Y,Wei JQ

更新日期：2016-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the gastrin secreting cells (G cells) and the somatostatin secreting cells (D cells) of antral mucosa in rats at the ultrastructural level. METHODS:Revised immunoelectron microscopic technique was used to detect the G cells and D cells in rat antral mucosa through gastrin and somatostatin antibodies...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun FP,Song YG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) frequently recur despite initial successful surgical resection or local ablation therapy. Diagnostic methods for small HCCs have improved with the introduction of gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). Currently, sub-centimeter re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee MW,Lim HK

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of epidural anaesthesia (EA) on pancreatic microcirculation during acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS:AP was induced by injection of sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic duct of Sprague-Dawley rats. To realize EA, a catheter was introduced into the epidural space between T7 and T9 and bu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Demirag A,Pastor CM,Morel P,Jean-Christophe C,Sielenkämper AW,Güvener N,Mai G,Berney T,Frossard JL,Bühler LH

更新日期：2006-02-14 00:00:00