An extremely rare case of pancreatic metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

abstract：:Liver cancers are the second most frequent cause of global cancer-related mortality of which 90% are attributable to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Despite the advent of screening programmes for patients with known risk factors, a substantial number of patients are ineligible for curative surgery at presentation with...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Inchingolo R,Posa A,Mariappan M,Spiliopoulos S

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Tumor angiogenesis has been shown to be promoted by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) via stimulating endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and survival. Blockade of VEGF signaling by different means has been demonstrated to result in reduced tumor growth and suppression of tumor angiogenesis in distin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schmitz V,Kornek M,Hilbert T,Dzienisowicz C,Raskopf E,Rabe C,Sauerbruch T,Qian C,Caselmann WH

更新日期：2005-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the cleansing efficacy and safety of a new Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) bowel preparation regimen. METHODS:This was a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing two CCE regimens. Subjects were asymptomatic and average risk for colorectal cancer. The second generation CCE system (Pi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kastenberg D,Burch WC Jr,Romeo DP,Kashyap PK,Pound DC,Papageorgiou N,Sainz IF,Sokach CE,Rex DK

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol through statin therapy has only modestly decreased coronary heart disease (CHD)-associated mortality in developed countries, which has prompted the search for alternative therapeutic strategies for CHD. Major efforts are now focused on therapies that augment high-densit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Temel RE,Brown JM

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Most medical specialties including the field of gastroenterology are mainly aimed at treating diseases rather than preventing them. Genomic medicine studies the health/disease process based on the interaction of the human genes with the environment. The gastrointestinal (GI) system is an ideal model to analyze the int...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Panduro A,Rivera-Iñiguez I,Sepulveda-Villegas M,Roman S

更新日期：2017-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To seek the X associated protein (XAP) with the constructed bait vector pAS2-1X from normal human liver cDNA library. METHODS:The X region of the HBV gene was amplied by PCR and cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pAS2-1. The reconstituted plasmid pAS2-1X was transformed into the yeast cells and the expre...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XZ,Jiang XR,Chen XC,Chen ZX,Li D,Lin JY,Tao QM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the possible mechanism by which hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) mediates apoptosis of HepG2 cells. METHODS:HBx expression vector pcDNA3.1-X was transfected into HepG2 cells to establish an HBx high-expression cellular model as pcDNA3.1-X transfected group. The pcDNA3.1-X and pSilencer3.1-shHBX (HB...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang RX,Kong FY,Fan BF,Liu XM,You HJ,Zhang P,Zheng KY

更新日期：2012-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the development of uncovered self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) in the 1990s, endoscopic stents have evolved dramatically. Application of new materials and new designs has expanded the indications for enteral SEMS. At present, enteral stents are considered the first-line modality for palliative care, and numerou...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim EJ,Kim YJ

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between urinary peptide changes and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection using urinary peptidome profiling. METHODS:The study was performed in volunteers (n=137) who gave informed consent. Urinary peptides were enriched by magnetic beads based weak cation exchange chromatograph...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiao D,Meng FL,He LH,Gu YX,Zhang JZ

更新日期：2011-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate high mobility group-box 3 (HMGB3) protein expression in gastric adenocarcinoma, its potential prognostic relevance, and possible mechanism of action. METHODS:Ninety-two patients with gastric adenocarcinomas surgically removed entered the study. HMGB3 expression was determined by immunohistochemistry t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang HR,Luo XQ,Xu G,Wang Y,Feng ZJ,Xu H,Shi YW,Zhang Q,Wu LG,Xue CQ,Wang CW,Wu CY

更新日期：2012-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly become common as life prolonging therapy in patients with advanced heart failure. Current devices are now used as definitive treatment in some patients given the improved durability of continuous flow pumps. Unfortunately, continuous flow LVADs are fraught with c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vedachalam S,Balasubramanian G,Haas GJ,Krishna SG

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic impact of the metastatic lymph node ratio (MLR) in advanced gastric cancer from the cardia and fundus. METHODS:Two hundred and thirty-six patients with gastric cancer from the cardia and fundus who underwent D2 curative resection were analyzed retrospectively. The correlations between...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang CM,Lin BJ,Lu HS,Zhang XF,Li P,Xie JW

更新日期：2008-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Achalasia cardia is one of the common causes of motor dysphagia. Though the disease was first described more than 300 years ago, exact pathogenesis of this condition still remains enigmatic. Pathophysiologically, achalasia cardia is caused by loss of inhibitory ganglion in the myenteric plexus of the esophagus. In the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ghoshal UC,Daschakraborty SB,Singh R

更新日期：2012-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction and cholestasis (ARC) syndrome (OMIM 208085) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by mutations in 2 interacting genes VPS33B and VIPAS39. Mutations in VPS33B gene account for most cases of ARC. As low or normal gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activity has been describ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JS,Zhao J,Li LT

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) encompasses a group of autosomal recessive disorders with high morbidity and mortality. Variants in the gene encoding tight junction protein-2 (TJP2) have been linked to PFIC type 4 (PFIC4), which predominantly presents in childhood. However, there are onl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wei CS,Becher N,Friis JB,Ott P,Vogel I,Grønbæk H

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) results from the interaction between an individual's immune response and precipitant environmental factors, which generate an anomalous chronic inflammatory response in those who are genetically predisposed. Various feeding practices have been implicated in the origin of IBD based on e...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lucendo AJ,De Rezende LC

更新日期：2009-05-07 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: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：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis is the single most important predictor of significant morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic liver disease. Established non-invasive tests for monitoring fibrosis are lacking, and new biomarkers of liver fibrosis and function are needed. AIM:To depict the process of liver fibrosis and loo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yu J,He JQ,Chen DY,Pan QL,Yang JF,Cao HC,Li LJ

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA along with the integration, the quantification and the expression of the HPV16 in colorectal cancers. METHODS:A prospective series of colorectal tumors were genotyped for HPV DNA. The clinical and pathological variables of the HPV-positive tumors were c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lorenzon L,Mazzetta F,Pilozzi E,Uggeri G,Torrisi MR,Ferri M,Ziparo V,French D

更新日期：2015-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the usefulness of endoscopic biliary stenting for obstructive jaundice caused by hepatocellular carcinoma and identify problems that may need to be addressed. METHODS:The study population consisted of 36 patients with obstructive jaundice caused by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent endoscopic ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sugiyama G,Okabe Y,Ishida Y,Saitou F,Kawahara R,Ishikawa H,Horiuchi H,Kinoshita H,Tsuruta O,Sata M

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the value of multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in choosing retreatment methods of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) through evaluating the blood supply of low-density area of HCC after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). METHODS:Thirty-two patients with HCC after TACE treatment were ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guan YS,Zheng XH,Zhou XP,Huang J,Sun L,Chen X,Li X,He Q

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Various side effects have been reported in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who were treated with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), including the appearance or exacerbation of underlying autoimmune diseases and the development of a variety of organ and non-organ specific autoantibodies (NOSA). However, ve...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gatselis NK,Georgiadou SP,Tassopoulos N,Zachou K,Liaskos C,Hatzakis A,Dalekos GN

更新日期：2005-01-28 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：:A 83-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of intermittent abdominal colicky pain and vomiting for 26 h. The pain localized over the periumbilical area with radiation along the medial side of the thigh. Computed tomography scan with three-dimensional reconstruction revealed a loop of small bowel protrudi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang H,Cong JC,Chen CS

更新日期：2010-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of leukemia related protein 16 (LRP16), and the possible relationship between LRP16 expression and clinicopathological indices in 336 gastric carcinoma patients. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry was used to detect LRP16 expression in 336 cases of paraffin-embedded gastric carcinoma tissue...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li YZ,Zhao P,Han WD

更新日期：2009-10-14 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 investigate the effect of Chaiqinchengqi decoction (CQCQD) on sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) mRNA expression of pancreatic tissues in acute pancreatitis (AP) rats. METHODS:Thirty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomized into control group, AP group and CQCQD group (n = 3 x 10). The rats in the ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xue P,Deng LH,Zhang ZD,Yang XN,Xia Q,Xiang DK,Huang L,Wan MH

更新日期：2008-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the reasons for the occurrence of the pink-color sign of iodine-unstained lesions. METHODS:In chromoendoscopy, the pink-color sign of iodine-unstained lesions is recognized as useful for the diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Patients with superficial esophageal neoplasms treated by en...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishihara R,Kanzaki H,Iishi H,Nagai K,Matsui F,Yamashina T,Matsuura N,Ito T,Fujii M,Yamamoto S,Hanaoka N,Takeuchi Y,Higashino K,Uedo N,Tatsuta M,Tomita Y,Ishiguro S

更新日期：2013-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a common complication after liver transplantation, and it is associated with multiple direct and indirect effects. Management of CMV infection and disease has evolved over the years, and clinical guidelines have been recently updated. Universal antiviral prophylaxis and a pre-emptive...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Marcelin JR,Beam E,Razonable RR

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00