Stretta: a valuable endoscopic treatment modality for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

abstract：AIM:To observe the therapeutic effects of dexamethasone on rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and investigate the influences of dexamethasone on the inflammatory mediators and NF-kappaB expression in multiple organs of SAP rats as well as the mechanisms involved. METHODS:Ninety Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with SAP...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang XP,Zhang L,Chen LJ,Cheng QH,Wang JM,Cai W,Shen HP,Cai J

更新日期：2007-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the association between exposure to Salmonella enterica (SE) and Crohn's disease (CD) and its clinical implications in Chilean patients. METHODS:Ninety-four unrelated Chilean CD patients from CAREI (Active Cohort Registry of Inflammatory Bowel Disease) presenting to a single inflammatory bowel disease (IB...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alvarez-Lobos M,Pizarro DP,Palavecino CE,Espinoza A,Sebastián VP,Alvarado JC,Ibañez P,Quintana C,Díaz O,Kalergis AM,Bueno SM

更新日期：2013-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the anti-hepatofibrotic effects of Gardenia jasminoides in liver fibrosis. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent common bile duct ligation (BDL) for 14 d and were treated with Gardenia jasminoides by gavage. The effects of Gardenia jasminoides on liver fibrosis and the detailed molecular mechan...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen YH,Lan T,Li J,Qiu CH,Wu T,Gou HJ,Lu MQ

更新日期：2012-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has shown that microRNA (miRNA), which is involved in almost every step of gastric carcinogenesis, has broad prospective application in diagnosis and therapy of gastric carcinoma. Eastern Asia (South Korea, Japan and China) has the highest incidence of gastric cancer in the world. There were 988,000 ne...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao M,Yin H,Fei ZW

更新日期：2013-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a disease in which excessive fat accumulates in the liver of a patient without a history of alcohol abuse. This disease includes simple steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NAFLD/NASH is recognized as a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. In recent yea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi Y,Fukusato T

更新日期：2010-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile (CD), specifically its toxins, have been implicated as a risk factor for exacerbation of the inflammatory process in up to 5% of patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohnos disease. Typical evidence of colonic changes with CD infection, including pseudomembranous exudate, are often not present; h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Freeman HJ

更新日期：2008-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of Boschniakia rossica (BR), oxymatrine (OM) and interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) 1b on the therapy of rat liver fibrosis and its mechanism. METHODS:By establishing a rat model of pig serum-induced liver fibrosis, liver/weight index and serum alanine transaminase (ALT) were observed to invest...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu CS,Piao XX,Piao DM,Jin YR,Li CH

更新日期：2005-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents during conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE) in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:A retrospective review was undertaken of patients with unresectable HCC undergoing cTACE from May 2003 to November 2011. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu J,Song L,Zhao DY,Guo B,Liu J

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the characteristic radiologic findings of cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis (CMUSE) which can be differentiated from other similar bowel disease and to assess their clinical behavior. METHODS:Twenty pathologically and clinically confirmed CMUSE patients (males:females = 8:12; mean ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hwang J,Kim JS,Kim AY,Lim JS,Kim SH,Kim MJ,Kim MS,Song KD,Woo JY

更新日期：2017-07-07 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

abstract：:Gastrointestinal cancers represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with incomplete response to chemotherapy in the advanced stages and poor prognosis. Angiogenesis plays a crucial part in tumor growth and metastasis, with most gastrointestinal cancers depending strictly on the development of a new and devote...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gheonea DI,Cârţână T,Ciurea T,Popescu C,Bădărău A,Săftoiu A

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of synbiotics, i.e. probiotics and prebiotics mixture, on the gut microbial ecology and digestive enzyme activities in rats. METHODS:Forty-eight SD rats weighing about 280 g were used in this study. Rats were divided into three groups according to the contents of probiotics and prebiotics...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang SC,Chen JY,Shang HF,Cheng TY,Tsou SC,Chen JR

更新日期：2005-12-21 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 investigate the regulatory effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at Zusanli (ST36) on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in rats with ulcerative colitis (UC), and further elucidate the therapeutic mechanism of EA on UC. METHODS:Thirty-two male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tian L,Huang YX,Tian M,Gao W,Chang Q

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations of normal function of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are reported in many intestinal disorders. Diagnosis of their involvement is rare (infrequent), but necessary to propose a specific treatment. This article reviews the place of ICC in the pathogenesis of achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, inf...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Negreanu LM,Assor P,Mateescu B,Cirstoiu C

更新日期：2008-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The biology of colorectal cancer differs according to its location within the large intestine. A report published in a previous issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology (November 2010) evaluated the importance of tumor location as a risk factor for lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer, and showed that rectal c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akiyoshi T,Watanabe T,Ueno M,Muto T

更新日期：2011-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) is frequently associated with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). Association with AIP can be utilized in the diagnosis of IgG4-SC. However, some cases of IgG4-SC are isolated from AIP, which complicates the diagnosis. Most of the reported cases of isolated ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakazawa T,Ikeda Y,Kawaguchi Y,Kitagawa H,Takada H,Takeda Y,Makino I,Makino N,Naitoh I,Tanaka A

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of alterations have been found within the gut microbial profile of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases when compared with the healthy population; however, it is unclear whether such dysbiosis is the cause or simply the consequence of the disease state. In ulcerative colitis, the environment seems to pla...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sorrentino D

更新日期：2017-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine whether vitamin D improved viral response and predicted treatment outcome in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2-3. METHODS:Fifty patients with chronic HCV genotype 2-3 were randomized consecutively into two groups: Treatment group [20 subjects, age 48 ± 14 years, body mass index (BMI) 30 ±...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nimer A,Mouch A

更新日期：2012-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical significance of oxidative stress markers in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Sixty-four consecutive patients who were admitted to Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital were enrolled in this retrospective study. All patients ha...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tamai T,Uto H,Takami Y,Oda K,Saishoji A,Hashiguchi M,Kumagai K,Kure T,Mawatari S,Moriuchi A,Oketani M,Ido A,Tsubouchi H

更新日期：2011-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to review the evidence regarding transmission of infection during gastrointestinal endoscopy, factors important in endoscope reprocessing and infection control, areas to focus on to improve compliance, and recent developments and advances in the field. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nelson DB,Muscarella LF

更新日期：2006-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 31-year-old woman with Crohn's disease complicated by multiple stenoses and internal fistulas clinically misdiagnosed as small bowel endometriosis, due to the patient's perimenstrual symptoms of mechanical subileus for 3 years; at first monthly, but later continuous, and gradually increasing in severity. W...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Teke Z,Aytekin FO,Atalay AO,Demirkan NC

更新日期：2008-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection is an effective treatment for benign and malignant liver tumors. However, a method for preoperative evaluation of hepatic reserve has not yet been established. Previously reported assessments of preoperative hepatic reserve focused only on liver failure in the early postoperative period and d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishii M,Itano O,Shinoda M,Kitago M,Abe Y,Hibi T,Yagi H,Takeuchi A,Tsujikawa H,Abe T,Kitagawa Y

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man with known situs inversus totalis presented with left-sided discomfort. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of a gallstone, as well as, situs inversus; the liver and gallbladder on the left side and the spleen on the right. The biliary system was thought to be left-right rev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kamitani S,Tsutamoto Y,Hanasawa K,Tani T

更新日期：2005-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess long-term effects of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) eradication on antral G cell morphology and function in patients with and without duodenal ulcer (DU). METHODS:Consecutive dyspeptic patients referred to the endoscopy entered the study. Out of 39 H pylori positive patients, 8 had DU (H pylori +DU) and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sokic-Milutinovic A,Todorovic V,Milosavljevic T,Micev M,Drndarevic N,Mitrovic O

更新日期：2005-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the nuclear microsatellite instability (nMSI) at BAT26 and mitochondrial microsatellite instability (mtMSI) in the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma and the relationship between nMSI and mtMSI. METHODS:nMSI was observed with PCR and mtMSI with PCR-SSCP in 52 cases of hepatocellular ca...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fang DC,Fang L,Wang RQ,Yang SM

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary aorto-colic fistula is rarely reported in the literature. Although infrequently encountered, it is an important complication since it is usually fatal unless detected. Primary aorto-colic fistula is a spontaneous rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm into the lumen of the adjacent colon loop. Here we report a c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Aksoy M,Yanar H,Taviloglu K,Ertekin C,Ayalp K,Yanar F,Guloglu R,Kurtoglu M

更新日期：2006-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of herbal hepatotoxicity or herb induced liver injury (HILI) represents a particular clinical and regulatory challenge with major pitfalls for the causality evaluation. At the day HILI is suspected in a patient, physicians should start assessing the quality of the used herbal product, optimizing the clin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Teschke R,Frenzel C,Schulze J,Eickhoff A

更新日期：2013-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and its upstream protein kinase in human gastric cancer and to evaluate the relationship between protein levels and clinicopathological parameters. METHODS:Western blot was used to measure the expression of extracellular signal-regulated ki...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liang B,Wang S,Zhu XG,Yu YX,Cui ZR,Yu YZ

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is widespread worldwide thanks to their analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. However, even more attention is placed upon the recurrence of digestive system complications in the course of their use. Recent data suggests that the complications of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Utzeri E,Usai P

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00