Placement of prophylactic pancreatic stents to prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis in high-risk patients: a meta-analysis.

abstract：AIM:To study the relationship between anti-beta2-glycoprotein I (abeta2GPI) antibodies and platelet activation state in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and its significance. METHODS:Peripheral blood samples were collected from 56 UC patients (34 males and 22 females, aged 43.5 years, range 21-66 years), includin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao YH,Gao PJ,Wang CG,Wang XC,Piao YF

更新日期：2008-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Growth factors (GF) that participate in regeneration and apoptosis have an important role in chronic liver diseases. We analyzed serum GF concentration during antiviral treatment and correlated it with morphological liver failure in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:The levels of GF were determined in sera by ELISA met...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Anatol P,Robert F,Danuta P

更新日期：2005-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the protective activity of allylpyrocatechol (APC), the major antioxidant constituent of Piper betel, against the indomethacin-induced stomach ulceration in the rat model and correlates with its antioxidative and mucin protecting properties. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five group...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bhattacharya S,Banerjee D,Bauri AK,Chattopadhyay S,Bandyopadhyay SK

更新日期：2007-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the therapeutic effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on rat septic shock with intraabdominal infection by E. coli and its possible mechanism. METHODS:76 SD rats were divided into 3 groups randomly: control group (group C, n=16) without any special treatment, septic shock group (group S...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang Y,Wang SR,Yi C,Ying MY,Lin Y,Zhi MH

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical relevance of each cofactor on clinical presentation of chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:Out of 1366 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive subjects consecutively observed in 79 Italian hospitals, 53 (4.3%) showed as the only cofactor hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection [hepatitis B virus (...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sagnelli E,Stroffolini T,Mele A,Imparato M,Sagnelli C,Coppola N,Almasio PL

更新日期：2012-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic liver disease. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) can significantly improve the survival rate of patients with HCC and is the first treatment choice for patients who are not suitable for surgical resection...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang K,Zhang XM,Yang L,Xu H,Peng J

更新日期：2016-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the mechanism of chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)-induced resistance to irradiation-triggered apoptosis through regulation of the p53 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Firstly, we detected expression of lysosome-associated membrane protein 2a (Lamp-2a), which is the key protein of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu JH,Guo JP,Shi J,Wang H,Li LL,Guo B,Liu DX,Cao Q,Yuan ZY

更新日期：2017-04-07 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：: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：:Successful cannulation of the common bile duct may be difficult in patients in whom the papilla is located entirely within a diverticulum. In this study, we report successful biliary cannulation in three patients following intubation of the distal tip of the duodenoscope into the duodenal diverticulum and locating the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang BC,Shi WB,Zhang WJ,Gu J,Tao YJ,Wang YQ,Wang XF

更新日期：2012-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete response to chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer is becoming a common clinical entity. Techniques to diagnose complete response and how to survey these patients without operative intervention are still unclear. We review the most recent evidence. Barriers to firm conclusions regarding this are heterogeneity of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Couch DG,Hemingway DM

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of regulatory peptides bombesin (BBS) and neurotensin (NT) on intestinal barrier function in partially hepatectomized rats. METHODS:Ninety male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: I (n=0): controls, II (n= 20): sham operated, III (n=20): partial hepatectomy 70% (PHx), IV (...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Assimakopoulos SF,Alexandris IH,Scopa CD,Mylonas PG,Thomopoulos KC,Georgiou CD,Nikolopoulou VN,Vagianos CE

更新日期：2005-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the pattern of mucin expression and concentration in bile obtained during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in relation to gallstone disease. METHODS:Bile samples obtained at ERC from 29 consecutive patients, 17 with and 12 without gallstone disease were evaluated for mucin content by gel ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vilkin A,Geller A,Levi Z,Niv Y

更新日期：2009-05-21 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：AIM:To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of "anti-HBc alone" in an unselected population of patients and employees of a university hospital in southern Germany. METHODS:All individuals with the pattern "anti-HBc alone" were registered over a time span of 82 mo. HBV-DNA was measured in serum and live...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Knöll A,Hartmann A,Hamoshi H,Weislmaier K,Jilg W

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the effectiveness of endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFR) and laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of gastric stromal tumors arising from the muscularis propria. METHODS:Out of 62 gastric stromal tumors arising from the muscularis propria, each > 1.5 cm in diameter, 32 were removed by EFR, and 30 w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang LY,Cui J,Wu CR,Zhang B,Jiang LX,Xian XS,Lin SJ,Xu N,Cao XL,Wang ZH

更新日期：2014-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infects the stomachs of approximately 50% of all humans. With its universal occurrence, high infectivity and virulence properties it is considered as one of the most severe global burdens of modern humankind. It has accompanied humans for many thousands of years, and due t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Maixner F,Thorell K,Granehäll L,Linz B,Moodley Y,Rattei T,Engstrand L,Zink A

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively collect inpatient and outpatient data and to assess the use of endoscopic procedures during the years 1991, 1997 and 2003 to analyse for trends. METHODS:This retrospective survey was conducted in a University-associated Gastroenterology Unit offering secondary and tertiary health care services f...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schultz M,Davidson A,Donald S,Targonska B,Turnbull A,Weggery S,Livingstone V,Dockerty JD

更新日期：2009-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical problem in early childhood. However, it may occur even in adults, unknowingly. Most ingested foreign bodies entering the stomach pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully. Here we report on a 13-year-old boy who presented with chronic abdominal pain, weight loss a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Müller KE,Arató A,Lakatos PL,Papp M,Veres G

更新日期：2013-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrointestinal innate and adaptive immune system continuously faces the challenge of potent stimuli from the commensal microflora and food constituents. These local immune responses require a tight control, the outcome of which is in most cases the induction of tolerance. Local T cell immunity is an important co...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Niess JH

更新日期：2008-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of gastric cancer remains high in South Korea. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, i.e., esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), has a higher diagnostic specificity and sensitivity than the upper GI series. Additionally, EGD has the ability to biopsy, through taking a tissue of the pathologic lesion. Succes...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee SH,Park YK,Cho SM,Kang JK,Lee DJ

更新日期：2015-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the protective effect of stronger neo-minophafen C (SNMC) on fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) and its underlying mechanism. METHODS:A mouse model of FHF was established by intraperitoneal injection of galactosamine (D-Gal N) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The survival rate, liver function, inflammator...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang BS,Ma YJ,Wang Y,Chen LY,Bi MR,Yan BZ,Bai L,Zhou H,Wang FX

更新日期：2007-01-21 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:To explore the relation between heparanase (HPA) and nm23-H1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and whether they could be used as valuable markers in predicting post-operative metastasis and recurrence of HCC. METHODS:Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry (S-P method) were used t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu YB,Gao SL,Chen XP,Peng SY,Fang HQ,Wu YL,Peng CH,Tang Z,Xu B,Wang JW,Deng GL,Li HJ,Feng XD,Qian HR

更新日期：2005-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal duplication is an uncommon congenital abnormality in two-thirds of cases manifesting before the age of 2 years. Ileal duplication is common while colonic duplication, either cystic or tubular, is a rather unusual clinical entity that remains asymptomatic and undiagnosed in most cases. Mostly occurring...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fotiadis C,Genetzakis M,Papandreou I,Misiakos EP,Agapitos E,Zografos GC

更新日期：2005-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CD24 gene in susceptibility and overall survival of gastric cancer (GC). METHODS:We genotyped 3 tagging SNPs of CD24-P-534 in the promoter region, P170 in the coding region of exon 2 and P1527 in the 3' untranslated region - using polymerase chai...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jia ZF,Wang LZ,Cao XY,Wang C,Cao DH,Wu X,You LL,Jin MS,Wang YP,Zhou BS,Jiang J

更新日期：2016-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe cases of gut perforation after orthotopic liver transplantation. METHODS:Data were collected from our center database and medical records. Six of 187 patients (3.2%) who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation from January to December 2005 developed gut perforation. All patients were male with an av...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiong J,You S,He XS

更新日期：2007-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify whether there is any difference in the symptom relief in patients with reflux esophagitis following the administration of four Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). METHODS:Two hundred and seventy-four patients with erosive reflux esophagitis were randomized to receive 8 wk of 20 mg omeprazole (n = 68), 30 mg ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zheng RN

更新日期：2009-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a well-known human pathogen that plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric malignancies. Although H. pylori is susceptible to several antimicrobials, this infection has proven challenging to cure because of the increasing prev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Federico A,Gravina AG,Miranda A,Loguercio C,Romano M

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis for the diagnostic accuracy of in vivo lesion characterization in colonic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), using optical imaging techniques, including virtual chromoendoscopy (VCE), dye-based chromoendoscopy (DBC), magnification endoscopy and confocal laser endomicr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lord R,Burr NE,Mohammed N,Subramanian V

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00