Peculiar characteristics of portal-hepatic hemodynamics of alcoholic cirrhosis.

abstract：AIM:To enrich putative hepatic progenitors from the developing human fetal liver using CD34 as a marker. METHODS:Aborted fetuses of 13-20 wk were used for the isolation of liver cells. The cells were labeled with anti CD34; a marker used for isolating progenitor population and the cells were sorted using magnetic cell...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nyamath P,Alvi A,Habeeb A,Khosla S,Khan AA,Habibullah CM

更新日期：2007-04-28 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：AIM:To study the anti-HBV effect of liposome-encapsulated matrine (Lip-M) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:2.2.15 cell line was cultured in vitro to observe the effect of Lip-M and matrine on the secretion of HBsAg and HBeAg. The toxicity of Lip-M and matrine to 2.2.15 cell line was also studied by MTT method. In in vivo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li CQ,Zhu YT,Zhang FX,Fu LC,Li XH,Cheng Y,Li XY

更新日期：2005-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device presented for evaluation of dysphagia and dark urine. He was found to have a significantly elevated L-lactate dehydrogenase and an elevated plasma free hemoglobin consistent with intravascular hemolysis. After the hemolysis ceased, both the black ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wuschek A,Iqbal S,Estep J,Quigley E,Richards D

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The Authors summarize problems, criticisms but also advantages and indications regarding the recent surgical proposal of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation (PVL) for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) for the surgical management of colorectal liver metastases. Looking at published data, the technique, when c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Donati M,Stavrou GA,Oldhafer KJ

更新日期：2013-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The digestive tract is the maximal immunizing tissue in the body, and mucosal integrity and functional status of the gut is very important to maintain a healthy organism. Severe infection is one of the most common causes of gastrointestinal dysfunction, and the pathogenesis is closely related to endotoxemia ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang W,Sun M,Zheng YL,Sun LY,Qu SQ

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine short- and long-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using the stag beetle (SB) knife, a scissor-shaped device. METHODS:Seventy consecutive patients with 96 early esophageal neoplasms, who underwent ESD using a SB knife at Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Japan, betwee...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuwai T,Yamaguchi T,Imagawa H,Miura R,Sumida Y,Takasago T,Miyasako Y,Nishimura T,Iio S,Yamaguchi A,Kouno H,Kohno H,Ishaq S

更新日期：2018-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:P21-activated kinases (PAKs) are central players in various oncogenic signaling pathways. The six PAK family members are classified into group I (PAK1-3) and group II (PAK4-6). Focus is currently shifting from group I PAKs to group II PAKs. Group II PAKs play important roles in many fundamental cellular processes, som...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shao YG,Ning K,Li F

更新日期：2016-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To summarize the performing essentials and analyze the characteristics of remote Zeus robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS:Robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed in 40 patients between May 2004 and July 2005. The operating procedures and a variety of clinical parameters were reco...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou HX,Guo YH,Yu XF,Bao SY,Liu JL,Zhang Y,Ren YG,Zheng Q

更新日期：2006-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A preduodenal portal vein (PDPV) is known to be a rare cause of duodenal stenosis. We treated a 22-year-old male patient with malnutrition as a result of PDPV and a previously performed operation for scoliosis, who showed an improvement in quality of life after being treated with a combination of nutritional support a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masumoto K,Teshiba R,Esumi G,Nagata K,Nakatsuji T,Nishimoto Y,Yamaguchi S,Sumitomo K,Taguchi T

更新日期：2009-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic intake of alcohol undoubtedly overwhelms the structural and functional capacity of the liver by initiating complex pathological events characterized by steatosis, steatohepatitis, hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. Subsequently, these initial pathological events are sustained and ushered into a more complex and p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Boye A,Zou YH,Yang Y

更新日期：2016-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors are often used to prevent gastro-intestinal lesions induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. However, they are not always effective against both gastric and duodenal lesions and their use is not devoid of side effects. AIM:To explore the mechanisms mediating the clinical effic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khayyal MT,Wadie W,Abd El-Haleim EA,Ahmed KA,Kelber O,Ammar RM,Abdel-Aziz H

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains a most deadly malignancy, with an overall 5-year survival of 5%. A subset of patients will be diagnosed with potentially resectable disease, and while complete surgical resection provides the only chance at cure, data from trials of postoperative chemoradiation and/or chemotherapy dem...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sutton JM,Abbott DE

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) therapy is an established treatment in inflammatory bowel disease. However, this treatment is associated with high costs and the possibility of severe adverse events representing a true challenge for patients, clinicians and health care systems. Consequently, a crucial questio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Papamichael K,Vermeire S

更新日期：2015-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteus syndrome is an extremely rare congenital disorder that produces multifocal overgrowth of tissue. This report presents a surgical case of a large lipoma in the abdominal wall of a patient with Proteus syndrome. She was diagnosed with Proteus syndrome based on certain diagnostic criteria. The neoplasm increased ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakayama Y,Kusuda S,Nagata N,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2009-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To provide hepatic protection through administration of doxorubicin before stop-flow chemotherapy (SFC) and to investigate the expression of heat shock protein 72 (HSP72) and role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) in this effect. METHODS:The hepatic preconditioning of doxorubicin was established in a porcine m...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu H,Zhu ZG,Yao XX,Zhao R,Yan C,Zhang Y,Liu BY,Yin HR,Lin YZ

更新日期：2005-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorafenib, a potent multikinase inhibitor, lead to a significant improvement in progression free survival and overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Though sorafenib has proven its efficacy in advanced stage HCC, there are limited reports on the role of sorafenib allowing for curati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park JG,Park SY,Lee HW

更新日期：2015-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of biologics has revolutionized the management of the chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis (UC), with many patients experiencing significant improvements not only in their symptoms but in other outcomes relevant to individuals and society as a whole. In Germany, there are n...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Teich N,Grümmer H,Jörgensen E,Liceni T,Holtkamp-Endemann F,Fischer T,Hohenberger S

更新日期：2020-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common comorbidities associated with overweight and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Importantly, NAFLD is one of its most dangerous complications because it can lead to severe liver pathologies, including fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatic cellular carcinoma. Given ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mikolasevic I,Milic S,Turk Wensveen T,Grgic I,Jakopcic I,Stimac D,Wensveen F,Orlic L

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of Epstein Barr virus associated gastric carcinoma (GC) in Brazil and compare the expressions of apoptosis related proteins and nitric oxide synthases between EBV positive and negative gastric carcinoma. METHODS:In situ hybridization of EBV-encoded small RNA-1 (EBER-1) and PCR was perfor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Begnami MD,Montagnini AL,Vettore AL,Nonogaki S,Brait M,Simoes-Sato AY,Seixas AQ,Soares FA

更新日期：2006-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholism and cirrhosis, which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide, have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes. Both diseases are influenced by genetic susceptibility and cultural traits that differ globally but are specific for each population. In contrast to other regions around the world, Mexican...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Roman S,Zepeda-Carrillo EA,Moreno-Luna LE,Panduro A

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To accurately and realistically elucidate human stem cell behaviors in vivo and the fundamental mechanisms controlling human stem cell fates in vivo, which is urgently required in regenerative medicine and treatments for some human diseases, a surrogate human-rat chimera model was developed. METHODS:Human-rat chim...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun Y,Xiao D,Pan XH,Zhang RS,Cui GH,Chen XG

更新日期：2007-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) for the investigation of the small bowel is an approved technique both in adults and children (more than 10 years old). The present review provides data on the indications, diagnostic yield, adverse events and limitations of the WCE technique in children and tries to predict the future...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shamir R,Eliakim R

更新日期：2008-07-14 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：:Splenosis is a condition in which splenic tissue is present in a non-anatomical position. Implants of splenic tissue can mimic neoplasms and only specific examinations can confirm the correct diagnosis. Here we report a case of a 23-year-old male patient with a history of surgical splenectomy during childhood after tr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Garaci FG,Grande M,Villa M,Mancino S,Konda D,Attinà GM,Galatà G,Simonetti G

更新日期：2009-08-07 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：:Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) allows the removal of flat or sessile lesions, laterally spreading tumors, and carcinoma of the colon or the rectum limited to the mucosa or the superficial submucosa. Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency requiring emergency surgery, and it is also a rare complic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nemoto Y,Tokuhisa J,Shimada N,Gomi T,Maetani I

更新日期：2015-07-21 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：AIM:To investigate the ultrastructure of oval cells in children with chronic hepatitis B, with special emphasis on their location in areas of collagen fibroplasia. METHODS:Morphological investigations were conducted on biopsy material obtained from 40 children, aged 3-16 years with chronic hepatitis B. The stage of fi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sobaniec-Lotowska ME,Lotowska JM,Lebensztejn DM

更新日期：2007-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection in an interleukin 10-deficient (IL-10(-/-)) mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells isolated from wild type (WT) and IL-10(-/-)mice were stimulated for 4 h with C. difficile toxin A (200 μg/mL...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim MN,Koh SJ,Kim JM,Im JP,Jung HC,Kim JS

更新日期：2014-12-07 00:00:00