Primary hepatic choriocarcinoma in a 49-year-old man: report of a case.

abstract：AIM:To explore the significance of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-receptor (R)2 in mucosal healing of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis and the effect of Tong-Xie-Yao-Fang (TXYF) on CRH-R2 expression and regulation. METHODS:Ulcerative colitis was induced in mice by administration of 3% (w/v) DSS for ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gong SS,Fan YH,Wang SY,Han QQ,Lv B,Xu Y,Chen X,He YE

更新日期：2018-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the inhibitory effect of mononuclear bone marrow cell (BMC) transplantation on carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) -induced liver fibrosis in rats. METHODS:Rat liver fibrosis models were induced by CCl(4) and alcohol administration. After 8 wk, twenty rats were randomly allocated into treatment group (n = 10) a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cao BQ,Lin JZ,Zhong YS,Huang SB,Lin N,Tang ZF,Chen R,Xiang P,Xu RY

更新日期：2007-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic bile duct injuries (IBDI) remain an important problem in gastrointestinal surgery. They are most frequently caused by laparoscopic cholecystectomy which is one of the commonest surgical procedures in the world. The early and proper diagnosis of IBDI is very important for surgeons and gastroenterologists, be...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jabłońska B,Lampe P

更新日期：2009-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric intramural hematoma is a rare injury of the stomach, and is most often seen in patients with underlying disease. Such injury following endoscopic therapy is even rarer, and there are no universally accepted guidelines for its treatment. In this case report, we describe a gastric intramural hematoma which occur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun P,Tan SY,Liao GH

更新日期：2012-12-21 00:00:00

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：AIM:To evaluate the influence of avidin chase on the side effects of radioimmunotherapy (RIT) in nude mice bearing human colon carcinoma and therapeutic outcome. METHODS:Purified anti-CEA monoclonal antibody (McAb) was biotinylated with NHS-biotin, and then radiolabeled with 188Re by the direct method. 188Re-labeled b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li GP,Wang YX,Huang K,Zhang H,Zhang CF

更新日期：2005-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic, cholestatic disease of autoimmune etiology, the histology of which shows a destruction of the intrahepatic bile duct and portal inflammation. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is now used as a first-line drug for asymptomatic PBC (aPBC) because it is reported that UDCA decrea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dohmen K,Mizuta T,Nakamuta M,Shimohashi N,Ishibashi H,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify factors associated with the age at onset of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Five hundred and fifty-six consecutive patients positive for HCV antibody and treatment-naïve HCC diagnosed between 1995 and 2004 were analyzed. Patients were classified into three groups...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akiyama T,Mizuta T,Kawazoe S,Eguchi Y,Kawaguchi Y,Takahashi H,Ozaki I,Fujimoto K

更新日期：2011-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is known for its poor prognosis. Most of the patients are diagnosed with advanced stages, when no curative treatment is available. Currently, despite extensive clinical research on PDA, the median overall survival remains short. Diagnosis delay and primary chemo-resistance due to...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lamarca A,Feliu J

更新日期：2014-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. NAFLD includes a wide spectrum of liver conditions ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and advanced hepatic fibrosis. NAFLD has been recognized as a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome linked w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fotbolcu H,Zorlu E

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the role of microRNA 1181 (miR-1181) in invasion and proliferation in pancreatic cancer. METHODS:We analyzed the expression of miR-1181 in several pancreatic cancer cell lines and generated stable MIA-PaCa-2 and PANC-1 cell lines with up-regulated miR-1181 expression using an adenovirus delivery system....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang J,Guo XJ,Ding YM,Jiang JX

更新日期：2017-03-07 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 evaluate whether the cytokine responses in liver and serum differ in chronic hepatitis C patients with normal and high alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. METHODS:Thirty-three (16 with normal ALT level as group 1 and 17 with elevated ALT level as group 2) patients infected with genotype 1b hepatitis C virus ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akyüz F,Polat N,Kaymakoglu S,Aksoy N,Demir K,Beşişik F,Badur S,Cakaloglu Y,Okten A

更新日期：2005-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial colonization of the gut shapes both the local and the systemic immune response and is implicated in the modulation of immunity in both healthy and disease states. Recently, quantitative and qualitative changes in the composition of the gut microbiota have been detected in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rapozo DC,Bernardazzi C,de Souza HS

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known that peripheral adverse event is caused by peripheral antimuscarinic action, from hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan; Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany) used as a premedication for endoscopy. However, symptoms or signs associated with the central nervous system are rarely reported in the field of anesthesio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee H,Son HJ,Rhee PL,Kim JJ,Rhee JC

更新日期：2007-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the frequencies of HGV and TTV infections in serum and saliva samples of non-hepatitis patients with oral diseases in Hangzhou area, and to understand the correlation between detected results of HGV RNA and/or TTV DNA in sera and in saliva from the same patients. METHODS:RT-nested PCR for HGV RNA dete...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan J,Chen LL,Lou YL,Zhong XZ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the intestinal epithelium is a tissue that contains two distinct pools of stem cells: active intestinal stem cells and reserve intestinal stem cells. The former are located in the crypt basement membrane and are responsible for maintaining epithelial homeostasis under intact conditions, whereas the latter ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cui S,Chang PY

更新日期：2016-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the expression of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 (ADAM17) mRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to evaluate the relationship between ADAM17 mRNA expression and clinicopathological features of HCC. METHODS:Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) from 31 cases were divided into small HCC (SHCC), nodula...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ding X,Yang LY,Huang GW,Wang W,Lu WQ

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To find out whether a newly designed big cup nitinol stent is suitable for treatment of patients with gastric outlet obstruction resulting from gastric cancer. METHODS:The new stent is composed of a proximal big cup segment (20 mm in length and 48-55 mm in diameter), a middle part (60 mm in length and 20 mm in dia...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi D,Liao SH,Geng JP

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the ability of hexahydrocurcumin (HHC) to enhance 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in inhibiting the growth of HT-29 cells by focusing on cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression. METHODS:Antiproliferative effects of HHC and 5-FU, alone and in combination, on growth of HT-29 human colon cancer cells were assessed usi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Srimuangwong K,Tocharus C,Yoysungnoen Chintana P,Suksamrarn A,Tocharus J

更新日期：2012-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic value of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and three new MELD-based models combination with serum sodium in decompensated cirrhosis patients-the MELD with the incorporation of serum sodium (MELD-Na), the integrated MELD (iMELD), and the MELD to sodium (MESO) index. METHODS:...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang M,Liu F,Xiong WJ,Zhong L,Chen XM

更新日期：2008-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the immune-modulatory and the hepatoprotective effects of oral administration of two soy extracts in immune mediated liver injury and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). METHODS:Two soy extracts, M1 and OS, were orally administered to mice with concanavalin A (ConA) immune-mediated hepatitis, to hig...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khoury T,Ben Ya'acov A,Shabat Y,Zolotarovya L,Snir R,Ilan Y

更新日期：2015-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight loss supplements often contain powerful pharmacoactive ingredients with the potential to cause harm. Trials used to determine product safety and effectiveness, meanwhile, tend to be small, of short duration, and frequently lack financial conflict of interest disclosures. These factors could conspire to place co...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lobb A

更新日期：2010-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency and risk factors for acute pancreatitis after pancreatic guidewire placement (P-GW) in achieving cannulation of the bile duct during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). METHODS:P-GW was performed in 113 patients in whom cannulation of the bile duct was difficult. Th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Fujita N,Noda Y,Kobayashi G,Obana T,Horaguchi J,Takasawa O,Koshita S,Kanno Y

更新日期：2008-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether ANNs and LDA could recognize patients with ABG in a database, containing only clinical and biochemical variables, of a pool of patients with and without ABG, by selecting the most predictive variables and by reducing input data to the minimum. METHODS:Data was collected from 350 consecutive ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lahner E,Grossi E,Intraligi M,Buscema M,Corleto VD,Delle Fave G,Annibale B

更新日期：2005-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors are known to increase reactivation of concurrent chronic hepatitis B, but their impact on the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is controversial. Some conditions of immunosuppression, such as liver transplantation, typically cause an increase in the rate of HCV evolution. Inhibition of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pompili M,Biolato M,Miele L,Grieco A

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the sixteenth most frequent cancer in Argentina. The rise of new therapeutic modalities in intermediate-advanced HCC opens up a new paradigm for the treatment of HCC. AIM:To describe real-life treatments performed in patients with intermediate-advanced HCC before th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Piñero F,Marciano S,Fernández N,Silva J,Anders M,Zerega A,Ridruejo E,Romero G,Ameigeiras B,D'Amico C,Gaite L,Bermúdez C,Reggiardo V,Colombato L,Gadano A,Silva M

更新日期：2019-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy of exercise interventions on hepatic fat mobilization in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. METHODS:Ovid-Medline, PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane database were searched for randomized trials and prospective cohort studies in adults aged ≥ 18 which investigated the effects o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Golabi P,Locklear CT,Austin P,Afdhal S,Byrns M,Gerber L,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is still far from optimal, particularly for those subpopulations that do not respond to the standard combination therapy with Interferon-alpha (IFNalpha) plus ribavirin. Although in some cases the use of higher doses or longer treatment periods may be effective, these approac...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Moreno-Otero R,Trapero-Marugán M,Gómez-Domínguez E,García-Buey L,Moreno-Monteagudo JA

更新日期：2006-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage is accepted as a less invasive, alternative treatment for patients in whom endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has failed. Most patients with malignant hilar obstruction undergo EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy. The authors present the case of a 77-year-old ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Prachayakul V,Aswakul P

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00