Pharmacological pain management in chronic pancreatitis.

abstract：AIM:To assess the diagnostic value of a laparoscopic finding of a hepatic subcapsular spider-like telangiectasis (HSST) sign in biliary atresia. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted first and then a validation set was used to investigate the value of an HSST sign in predicting biliary atresia (BA). In the retro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou Y,Jiang M,Tang ST,Yang L,Zhang X,Yang DH,Xiong M,Li S,Cao GQ,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is characterized by steatosis or fat deposition in the liver and inflammation, which leads to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Induction of target genes without involving changes in DNA sequence seems to contribute greatly to liver injury. Chromatin modifications including alterati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mandrekar P

更新日期：2011-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:One 63-year-old woman, who presented with cholestatic jaundice due to common bile duct compression produced by primary retroperitoneal fibrosis, is studied. The patient was operated six years ago because of hydronephrosis, when the disease was first diagnosed. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) reveale...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao MF,Tian Y,Guo KJ,Ma ZG,Liao HH

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) causes colitis and diarrhea, and is considered a candidate pathogen in inflammatory bowel diseases as well as colorectal cancers. These diseases are dependent on ETBF-secreted toxin (BFT). Dendritic cells (DCs) play an important role in directing the nature of adap...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ko SH,Jeon JI,Woo HA,Kim JM

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using non-invasive transient elastography (Fibroscan) in comparison with liver biopsy for assessment of liver fibrosis in children with biliary atresia (BA). METHODS:Thirty-one children with BA admitted to the Department of Pediatric Surgery of Beijing Children's Hospi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shen QL,Chen YJ,Wang ZM,Zhang TC,Pang WB,Shu J,Peng CH

更新日期：2015-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the individual and combined effects of allopurinol and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on biochemical and histopathological changes, oxidative stress, and bacterial translocation (BT) in the experimental rat acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS:Eighty-five Sprague-Dawley rats were included in the study....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Comert B,Isik AT,Aydin S,Bozoglu E,Unal B,Deveci S,Mas N,Cinar E,Mas MR

更新日期：2007-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the expression of c-fos in gastric myenteric plexus and spinal cord of rats with cervical spondylosis and its clinical significance. METHODS:A cervical spondylosis model was established in rats by destroying the stability of cervical posterior column, and the cord segments C(4-6) and gastric antrum we...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Song PS,Kong KM,Niu CY,Qi WL,Wu LF,Wang XJ,Han W,Huang K,Chen ZF

更新日期：2005-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the simultaneous treatment with human growth hormone (hGH) abolishes the negative effects of everolimus on anastomotic healing. METHODS:Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley-rats were randomized to three groups of 16 animals each (I: vehicle; II: everolimus 3 mg/kg po; III: everolimus 3 mg/kg po +...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Küper MA,Trütschel S,Weinreich J,Königsrainer A,Beckert S

更新日期：2016-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the effect of oral erythromycin on gastric and small bowel transit time of capsule endoscopy. METHODS:Consecutive patients who underwent capsule endoscopy during the 16-mo study period were either given 250 mg oral erythromycin, 1 h prior to swallowing the capsule endoscope or nothing. The gastric and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Leung WK,Chan FK,Fung SS,Wong MY,Sung JJ

更新日期：2005-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor messenger RNA (VEGF mRNA) in the peripheral blood (PB) of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing curative resection. METHODS:Using a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based assay, VEGF mRNA in the PB w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jeng KS,Sheen IS,Wang YC,Gu SL,Chu CM,Shih SC,Wang PC,Chang WH,Wang HY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is fourth most common cancer in men and third in women worldwide. Developing a diagnostic panel of sensitive and specific biomarkers for the early detection of CRC is recognised as to be crucial for early initial diagnosis, which in turn leads to better long term survival. Most of the research ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kadiyska T,Nossikoff A

更新日期：2015-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess whether treatment with insulin-sensitizing agents (ISAs) in combination with ezetimibe and valsartan have greater effect on hepatic fat content and lipid peroxidation compared to monotherapy in the methionine choline-deficient diet (MCDD) rat model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:Ra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Assy N,Grozovski M,Bersudsky I,Szvalb S,Hussein O

更新日期：2006-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterize AXL receptor tyrosine kinase (AXL) expression in relationship to tumor protein P53 (TP53 gene, p53 protein) and its role in tumor invasion and response to therapy. METHODS:We used 14 cell lines, including 3 isogenic pairs carrying mutant/knockout p53, to gain insight into the relationship between A...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abdel-Rahman WM,Al-Khayyal NA,Nair VA,Aravind SR,Saber-Ayad M

更新日期：2017-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the clinicopathologic features and the prognosis of primary intestinal lymphoma. METHODS:Patients were included in the study based on standard diagnostic criteria for primary gastrointestinal lymphoma, and were treated at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Centre between 1993 and 2008. RESULTS:The study com...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang GB,Xu GL,Luo GY,Shan HB,Li Y,Gao XY,Li JJ,Zhang R

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To perform a meta-analysis on the risk of developing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection in Crohn's disease (CD) patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) inhibitors. METHODS:A meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of TNFα inhibitors for treatment of CD in adults...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cao BL,Qasem A,Sharp RC,Abdelli LS,Naser SA

更新日期：2018-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of small interference RNA (siRNA) targeting of Cdx2 on human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:The recombinant pSilencer 4.1-Cdx2 siRNA plasmids were constructed and transfected into gastric cancer MGC-803 cells in vitro. The stable transfectants were selected. T...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XT,Xie YB,Xiao Q

更新日期：2012-04-28 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：AIM:To compare the hemostatic efficacy and safety of two mechanical endoscopic methods: endoscopic band ligation (EBL) and endoscopic hemoclip placement (EHP) in patients with actively bleeding Mallory-Weiss syndrome (MWS). METHODS:A prospective randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety of EHP with EBL was p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cho YS,Chae HS,Kim HK,Kim JS,Kim BW,Kim SS,Han SW,Choi KY

更新日期：2008-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) has been described in different pathologic conditions including infection, ischemia, adverse drug reactions, autoimmune diseases, allograft rejection, and humoral factors associated with malignancy. It is an acquired condition characterized by progressive destruction and loss of the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bakhit M,McCarty TR,Park S,Njei B,Cho M,Karagozian R,Liapakis A

更新日期：2017-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of 7.5% hypertonic saline on positive fluid balance and negative fluid balance, after radical surgery for gastrointestinal carcinoma. METHODS:Fifty-two patients with gastrointestinal carcinoma undergoing radical surgery were studied. The patients were assigned to receive either Ringer la...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shao YS,Zhang YT,Peng KQ,Quan ZY

更新日期：2005-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal lymphangiectasia, characterized by dilatation of intestinal lacteals, is rare. The major treatment for primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is dietary modification. Surgery to relieve symptoms and to clarify the etiology should be considered when medical treatment failed. This article reports a 49-year-old w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen CP,Chao Y,Li CP,Lo WC,Wu CW,Tsay SH,Lee RC,Chang FY

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of two pseudolymphomas of the liver in a 63-year-old Japanese woman with primary biliary cirrhosis. One of the lesions was found incidentally during a medical examination, presenting as a 10 mm hypodense nodule that revealed hyperdensity in the early phase and hypodensity in the late phase in computed...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okada T,Mibayashi H,Hasatani K,Hayashi Y,Tsuji S,Kaneko Y,Yoshimitsu M,Tani T,Zen Y,Yamagishi M

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of cancer related genes in gastric carcinoma (GC) through the use of Atlas Human Cancer Array membranes with 588 well-characterized human genes related to cancer and tumor biology. METHODS:Hybridization of cDNA blotting membrane was performed with (32)P-labeled cDNA probes synthesized...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu LX,Liu ZH,Jiang HC,Qu X,Zhang WH,Wu LF,Zhu AL,Wang XQ,Wu M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors that arise from the gastrointestinal tract. In rare cases, these tumors are found in intra-abdominal sites unrelated to the gastrointestinal tract, such as the mesentery, omentum and retroperitoneum. However, pancreatic extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tian YT,Liu H,Shi SS,Xie YB,Xu Q,Zhang JW,Zhao DB,Wang CF,Chen YT

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate mutation of serine protease 1-cationic trypsinogen (CT, PRSS1) gene in members of a Thai family with hereditary pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. METHODS:Polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing were performed to analyze the PRSS1 gene in two members of the family affected by pancreatitis. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pho-Iam T,Thongnoppakhun W,Yenchitsomanus PT,Limwongse C

更新日期：2005-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore molecular mechanism of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) antagonization against X-ray induced L02 cells damage. METHODS:L02 liver cells were cultured in RPMI 1640, exposed to X-ray irradiation and continued to culture in the presence or absence of NADH. Cellular viability was analyzed by routine ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu FQ,Zhang JR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. At the molecular level, GISTs can be categorized into two groups based on the causative oncogenic mutations. Approximately 85% of GISTs are caused by gain-of-function mutations in the tyrosine kinase receptor ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao Y,Feng F,Guo QH,Wang YP,Zhao R

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Globally, over 300 million people are living with viral hepatitis with approximately 1.3 million deaths per year. In 2016, World Health Assembly adopted the Global Health Sector Strategy on viral hepatitis to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. Different World Health Organization member countries are working on hepatitis con...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Waheed Y,Siddiq M,Jamil Z,Najmi MH

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the effect of intralesional steroid injections in addition to endoscopic dilation of benign refractory esophageal strictures. METHODS:A comprehensive search was performed in three databases from inception to 10 April 2017 to identify trials, comparing the efficacy of endoscopic dilation to dilation comb...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Szapáry L,Tinusz B,Farkas N,Márta K,Szakó L,Meczker Á,Hágendorn R,Bajor J,Vincze Á,Gyöngyi Z,Mikó A,Csupor D,Hegyi P,Erőss B

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) can be treated with multiple lines of chemotherapy. Although several randomized trials have demonstrated the benefit of second-line chemotherapy compared with best supportive care, there is no evidence that further lines of chemotherapy will result in substantial prolongatio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim SM,Park SH

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00