Effects of early enteral nutrition on immune function of severe acute pancreatitis patients.

abstract：:Although gastroduodenal ulcers are common in solid organ transplant patients, there are few reports on multiple giant ulcers in the distal ileum and ileocecal valve caused by immunosuppressants Herein, we report on a liver transplant recipient and a renal transplant recipient with multiple large ulcers in the distal i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guo YW,Gu HY,Abassa KK,Lin XY,Wei XQ

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of local thermal ablative therapies have been developed in the treatment of non resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the last decade. Laser ablation (LA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are the two most widely used of these. This article provides an up to date overview of the role of laser ablat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gough-Palmer AL,Gedroyc WM

更新日期：2008-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomography (CT), liver stiffness measurement (LSM), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are non-invasive diagnostic methods for esophageal varices (EV) and for the prediction of high-bleeding-risk EV (HREV) in cirrhotic patients. However, the clinical use of these methods is controversial. AIM:To ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li Y,Li L,Weng HL,Liebe R,Ding HG

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyomavirus BK (BKV) infects up to 90% of the general population. After primary infection, occurring early during childhood, a state of non-replicative infection is established in the reno-urinary tract, without complications for immunocompetent hosts. In immunocompromised individuals, particularly transplanted patie...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Umbro I,Tinti F,Muiesan P,Mitterhofer AP

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic bowel disease results from an acute or chronic drop in the blood supply to the bowel and may have various clinical presentations, such as intestinal angina, ischemic colitis or intestinal infarction. Elderly patients with systemic atherosclerosis who are symptomatic for the disease in two or more vascular bed...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Georgescu EF,Carstea D,Dumitrescu D,Teodorescu R,Carstea A

更新日期：2012-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It has been reported that regular consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like indomethacin decreases the incidence and mortality rate of a number of gastrointestinal cancers. We aimed to explore the efficacy and possible mechanisms of indomethacin on tumor growth and tumor angiogenesis of human colon c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang HM,Zhang GY

更新日期：2005-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the diffusion gradient b-factor that optimizes both apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement and contrast-to-noise (CNR) for assessing tumor response to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in a rabbit model. METHODS:Twelve New Zealand white rabbits bearing VX2 tumors in the liver were treated...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang ZX,Peng WJ,Li WT,Tang F,Liu SY,Qu XD,Wang JH,Lu HF

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old male Asian immigrant with a history of hepatitis B and hepatitis C related unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in the left lobe of the liver presented with hematemesis and severe anemia. He was diagnosed with a liver mass that was resected 8 years ago described as a benign tumor in his home country. He...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sayana H,Yousef O,Clarkston WK

更新日期：2013-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Previous reports have shown that decrease in plasma glutamine (Gln) level following major surgery may contribute to the state of immunosuppression. Gln supplementation improves the depletion of body Gln pool, and may have indirect effect on reducing proinflammatory mediator release. This study evaluated whether the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin MT,Kung SP,Yeh SL,Liaw KY,Wang MY,Kuo ML,Lee PH,Chen WJ

更新日期：2005-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of frying oil and Houttuynia cordata Thunb (H. cordata), a vegetable traditionally consumed in Taiwan, on the xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme system of rodents. METHODS:Forty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with a diet containing 0%, 2% or 5% H. cordata powder and 15% fresh soybean oil or...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen YY,Chen CM,Chao PY,Chang TJ,Liu JF

更新日期：2005-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Heat shock protein (HSP)70 is over-expressed in human gastric cancer and plays an important role in the progression of this cancer. We investigated the effects of antisense HSP70 oligomer on human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901, and its potential role in gene therapy for this cancer. METHODS:Human gastric cance...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao ZG,Shen WL

更新日期：2005-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus. They usually occur as a single lesion or as two or three nodules. Only two cases of esophageal multiple leiomyomas comprising more than 10 nodules have been reported previously. Moreover, there have been few reports of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ov...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iwaya T,Maesawa C,Uesugi N,Kimura T,Ikeda K,Kimura Y,Mitomo S,Ishida K,Sato N,Wakabayashi G

更新日期：2006-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze 67 cases of splenic abscess in a medical center of Taiwan during a period of 19 years. METHODS:From January 1986 to December 2004, a total of 67 patients with splenic abscess were enrolled for the retrospective study. The clinical characteristics, underlying diseases, organism spectra, therapeutic metho...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chang KC,Chuah SK,Changchien CS,Tsai TL,Lu SN,Chiu YC,Chen YS,Wang CC,Lin JW,Lee CM,Hu TH

更新日期：2006-01-21 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 compare the follow-up outcomes of ileosigmoidal anastomosis (ISA) and caecorectal anastomosis (CRA) in patients with slow transit constipation (STC) with or without melanosis coli (MC). METHODS:We collected the clinical data of 48 STC patients with or without MC from May 2002 to May 2007. Twenty-six patients un...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun JW,Gu JN,Du P,Chen W

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:As among persons with normal anatomy, occasional patients with situs inversus develop malignant tumors. Recently, several laparoscopic operations have been reported in patients with situs inversus. We describe laparoscopic hemicolectomy with radical lymphadenectomy in such a patient. Careful consideration of the mirro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujiwara Y,Fukunaga Y,Higashino M,Tanimura S,Takemura M,Tanaka Y,Osugi H

更新日期：2007-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) share common mode of transmission and both are able to induce a chronic infection. Dual HBV/HCV chronic coinfection is a fairly frequent occurrence, especially in high endemic areas and among individuals at high risk of parenterally transmitted infections. The intrac...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Caccamo G,Saffioti F,Raimondo G

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) is a rare and distinct variant of fibrosarcoma, composed of epithelioid tumor cells arranged in strands, nests, cords, or sheets embedded within a sclerotic collagenous matrix. We report a 39-year-old man with SEF of the liver, which infiltrated the inferior vena cava (IVC). T...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tomimaru Y,Nagano H,Marubashi S,Kobayashi S,Eguchi H,Takeda Y,Tanemura M,Kitagawa T,Umeshita K,Hashimoto N,Yoshikawa H,Wakasa K,Doki Y,Mori M

更新日期：2009-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) IgG and IgA antibodies between adult subjects, with defined gastric diseases, non-defined gastric disorders and those representing the population. METHODS:Data on H pylori IgG and IgA antibodies, determined by enzyme immunoassay, were analyzed in 3,252 su...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kosunen TU,Seppala K,Sarna S,Aromaa A,Knekt P,Virtamo J,Salomaa-Rasanen A,Rautelin H

更新日期：2005-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common diseases in the everyday's practise of gastroenterologists and surgeons. However, the physicians' therapeutic armamentarium is very limited. The present letter to the editor briefly describes the recent evidence from the literature with the aim to optimize a conservative ma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Petrov MS

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease is an immune-mediated disorder that causes severe architectural disturbance in the small intestinal mucosa of genetically-predisposed individuals. Impaired absorption of multiple nutrients results and diarrhea and weight loss develop. Evidence has accumulated that a strict gluten-free diet can result in...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Freeman HJ

更新日期：2017-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the upper cut-off values of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in a Northern Chinese population. METHODS:A total of 3769 subjects in Jilin Province Northeast China were stratified to determine the potential factors affecting serum ALT and AST levels. The upper cu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang P,Wang CY,Li YX,Pan Y,Niu JQ,He SM

更新日期：2015-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the ultrastructure of oval cells in children with chronic hepatitis B, with special emphasis on their location in areas of collagen fibroplasia. METHODS:Morphological investigations were conducted on biopsy material obtained from 40 children, aged 3-16 years with chronic hepatitis B. The stage of fi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sobaniec-Lotowska ME,Lotowska JM,Lebensztejn DM

更新日期：2007-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent functional disorder that reduces patients' quality of life. It is a chronic disorder characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated with disordered defecation in the absence of identifiable structural or biochemical abnormalities. IBS imposes a significant...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lazaraki G,Chatzimavroudis G,Katsinelos P

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of gastric pacing on gastric emptying and plasma motilin level in a canine model of gastric motility disorders and the correlation between gastric emptying and plasma motilin level. METHODS:Ten healthy Mongrel dogs were divided into: experimental group of six dogs and control group of fo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang M,Fang DC,Li QW,Sun NX,Long QL,Sui JF,Gan L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the impact of time interval for hemofiltration (HF) on the prognosis of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS:Thirty-six consecutive patients with severe acute pancreatitis were included in the study. Atlanta classification system was applied for stratification. They were randomly divided into short...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mao EQ,Tang YQ,Zhang SD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal anastomotic leakage (CAL) remains a major complication after colorectal surgery. Despite all efforts during the last decades, the incidence of CAL has not decreased. In this review, we summarize the available strategies regarding prevention, prediction and intervention of CAL and categorize them into three ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sparreboom CL,Wu ZQ,Ji JF,Lange JF

更新日期：2016-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the case of a 74-year-old patient with advanced colon cancer who suffered recurrent bouts of hypoglycemia. A state of inappropriate, non-suppressed hyperinsulinism in the presence of severe hypoglycemia was diagnosed. We finally discuss the known mechanisms behind fasting hypoglycemia in patients with advanc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Díaz R,Aparicio J,Mendizábal A,Faus M,Fleitas T,Aparisi F,Martín M

更新日期：2008-03-28 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 establish the transgenic mouse line harbouring complete hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome with mutant s gene (adr subtype). METHODS:Transgenic mice were generated by microinjecting HBV genome into fertilized eggs. Integration, expression, replication of HBV gene and histological changes in transgenic mice were est...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ge JH,Zhang LZ,Li JX,Liu H,Liu HM,He J,Yao YC,Yang YJ,Yu HY,Hu YP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00