Laparoscopic liver resection: wedge resections to living donor hepatectomy, are we heading in the right direction?

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the impact of therapeutic education on adherence to antiviral treatment and sustained virological response (SVR) in a real-life setting in genotype 2/3 hepatitis C, as there are few adherence data in genotype 2/3 infection, even from randomized trials. METHODS:This prospective survey included genotype ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cacoub P,Ouzan D,Melin P,Lang JP,Rotily M,Fontanges T,Varastet M,Chousterman M,Marcellin P

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term outcome data in pancreatic adenocarcinoma are predominantly based on surgical series, as resection is currently considered essential for long-term survival. In contrast, five-year survival in non-resected patients has rarely been reported. In this report, we examined the incidence and natural history of ≥ 5-...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oh SY,Edwards A,Mandelson MT,Lin B,Dorer R,Helton WS,Kozarek RA,Picozzi VJ

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To conduct a prospective assessment of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG seroprevalence in the Western Cape Province of South Africa in conjunction with evaluating risk factors for exposure. METHODS:Consenting participants attending clinics and wards of Groote Schuur, Red Cross Children's Hospital and their affilia...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Madden RG,Wallace S,Sonderup M,Korsman S,Chivese T,Gavine B,Edem A,Govender R,English N,Kaiyamo C,Lutchman O,van der Eijk AA,Pas SD,Webb GW,Palmer J,Goddard E,Wasserman S,Dalton HR,Spearman CW

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the anticancer effect of a recombinant adenovirus-mediated p53 (rAd-p53) combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in human colon cancer resistant to 5-FU in vivo and the mechanism of rAd-p53 in reversal of 5-FU resistance. METHODS:Nude mice bearing human colon cancer SW480/5-FU (5-FU resistant) were rand...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xie Q,Wu MY,Zhang DX,Yang YM,Wang BS,Zhang J,Xu J,Zhong WD,Hu JN

更新日期：2016-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the interactive relationship of gallbladder motor function, plasma cholecystokinin (CCK) and cholecystokinin A receptor (CCK-R) of gallbladder in patients with cholesterol stone disease. METHODS:Gallbladder motility was studied by ultrasonography in 33 patients with gallbladder stone and 10 health subject...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu J,Han TQ,Chen S,Jiang Y,Zhang SD

更新日期：2005-03-21 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：BACKGROUND:The implementation of optical diagnosis (OD) of diminutive colorectal lesions in clinical practice has been hampered by differences in performance between community and academic settings. One possible cause is the lack of a standardized learning tool. Since the factors related to better learning are not well...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bustamante-Balén M,Satorres C,Puchades L,Navarro B,García-Morales N,Alonso N,Ponce M,Argüello L,Pons-Beltrán V

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is paramount for the management of prevalent gastrointestinal disorders including peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Due to the wide increase in prevalence of H. pylori resistance to antibiotics, clarithromycin-based triple therapies are not any more suitabl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Papastergiou V,Georgopoulos SD,Karatapanis S

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the mechanism of protection against acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury by Liuweiwuling tablets. METHODS:Intraperitoneal injections of acetaminophen (250 mg/kg) were used to induce acute liver injury in male C57BL/6 mice. A total of 24 healthy mice were randomly assigned to two groups: an acute liv...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lei YC,Li W,Luo P

更新日期：2015-07-14 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：:Mastocytosis is a clonal neoplastic disorder of the mast cells (MC) that can be limited to the skin (cutaneous mastocytosis) or involve one or more extracutaneous organs (systemic mastocytosis). The clinical manifestations of mastocytosis are heterogeneous ranging from indolent disease with a long-term survival to a h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Martins C,Teixeira C,Ribeiro S,Trabulo D,Cardoso C,Mangualde J,Freire R,Gamito É,Alves AL,Cremers I,Alves C,Neves A,Oliveira AP

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophagomediastinal fistula is a very rare complication of tuberculosis in otherwise healthy adults, and mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm is even rarer. In this case report, we describe a rare case of tuberculosis complication that presented with acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. It also highl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alharbi SR

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To observe the frequent complications of stent placement for stricture of the gastrointestinal tract and to find proper treatment. METHODS:A total number of 140 stents were inserted in 138 patients with benign stricture of the gastrointestinal tract. The procedure was completed under fluoroscopy in all of the pati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cheng YS,Li MH,Chen WX,Chen NW,Zhuang QX,Shang KZ

更新日期：2004-01-15 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 investigate the effect of bone marrow-derived monocytes transfected with RNA of CT-26 (a cell line of mouse colon carcinoma) on antitumor immunity. METHODS:Mouse bone marrow-derived monocytes were incubated with mouse granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (mGM-CSF) in vitro, and the purity of monocyt...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chu XY,Chen LB,Zang J,Wang JH,Zhang Q,Geng HC

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 57-year-old man who was diagnosed with a large unresectable cholangiocarcinoma associated with 2 satellite nodules and without clear margins with the right hepatic vein. Despite 4 cycles of GEMOX (stopped due to a hypertransaminasemia believed to be due to gemcitabine) and 4 cycles of FOLFIRINO...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Servajean C,Gilabert M,Piana G,Monges G,Delpero JR,Brenot I,Raoul JL

更新日期：2014-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the value of colonoscopy and selective angiography in diagnosing ischemic enterocolitis. METHODS:Among the 16 cases under study, 10 cases had hypertension and a history of coronary artery disease (one was hospitalized for sub-ventricular-wall infarction). The blood pressure of 10 of the 16 cases ranged fr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He L,Luo HS

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the risk of relapse in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in clinical remission using mucosal status and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results. METHODS:The clinical outcomes of 194 UC patients in clinical remission who underwent colonoscopy were based on evaluations of Mayo endoscopic subscores (MESs) an...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakarai A,Kato J,Hiraoka S,Takashima S,Takei D,Inokuchi T,Sugihara Y,Takahara M,Harada K,Okada H

更新日期：2016-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) after gastrointestinal surgery. METHODS:A total of 1 002 patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery in the Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, during December 1999 and December 2003, were retrospectively studied. RESULT...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang SP,Li ZY,Huang LW,Zhang W,Lu ZQ,Zheng ZY

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a state of the art diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for various pancreatic and biliary problems. In spite of the well-established safety of the procedure, there is still a risk of complications such as pancreatitis, cholangitis, bleeding and perforation. Air...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yilmaz B,Roach EC,Koklu S,Aydin O,Unlu O,Kilic YA

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign neoplasia of the duodenum are very rare. Moreover, duodenal tubulovillous adenomas are more uncommon lesions. The microscopic structure of tubulovillous adenoma has frond-like projection of mucosa with branching papillary structure and generally upward growth into the lumen. We describe a 72-year-old man who sh...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim JH,Choi JW,Seo YS,Lee BJ,Yeon JE,Kim JS,Byun KS,Bak YT,Kim I,Park JJ

更新日期：2007-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive and difficult cancers to treat. Despite numerous research efforts, limited success has been achieved in the therapeutic management of patients with this disease. In the current review, we focus on one component of morphogenesis signaling, Hedgehog (Hh), with the aim of d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Onishi H,Katano M

更新日期：2014-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify preoperative predictive factors associated with malignancy of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas. METHODS:Between April 1995 and April 2010, 129 patients underwent surgical resection for IPMNs at our institute and had confirmed pathologic diagnoses. The medical records wer...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee JH,Lee KT,Park J,Bae SY,Lee KH,Lee JK,Jang KT,Heo JS,Choi SH,Choi DW,Rhee JC

更新日期：2010-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To establish a new improved vascular anastomotic technique to simplify the surgical technique and increase the survival rate of small intestinal transplantation in rats.METHODS:The graft removed en bloc consisted of entire small intestine, portal vein and aortic segment with superior mesenteric artery. The graft w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li YX,Li JS,Li N

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C is recognized as a major threat to global public health. The current treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C is the addition of ribavirin to interferon-based therapy which has limited efficacy, poor tolerability, and significant expense. New treatment options that are more potent and less toxic are ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khattab MA

更新日期：2009-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the efficacy of Mac-2 binding protein (Mac-2bp) for diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. METHODS:Fifty-nine healthy volunteers (HV), 162 patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP), and 94 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) were enrolled in this study. We measured serum Mac-2bp using our ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Maekawa T,Kamada Y,Ebisutani Y,Ueda M,Hata T,Kawamoto K,Takamatsu S,Mizutani K,Shimomura M,Sobajima T,Fujii H,Nakayama K,Nishino K,Yamada M,Kumada T,Ito T,Eguchi H,Nagano H,Miyoshi E

更新日期：2016-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterise the viral kinetics of enterovirus 71 (EV71). METHODS:In this study, human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells were infected with EV71 at different multiplicity of infection (MOI). After infection, the cytopathic effect (CPE) was monitored and recorded using a phase contrast microscope associated with a CCD...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu J,He YQ,Yi LN,Zan H,Kung HF,He ML

更新日期：2011-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after biological accident (needlestick injury) is a rare event. This report describes the first case of acute HCV infection after a needlestick injury in a female nursing student at Padua University Hospital. The student nurse was injured on the second finger of the right hand when re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Scaggiante R,Chemello L,Rinaldi R,Bartolucci GB,Trevisan A

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonizes the stomach of humans and causes chronic infection. The majority of bacteria live in the mucus layer overlying the gastric epithelial cells and only a small proportion of bacteria are found interacting with the epithelial cells. The bacteria living in the gastric mucus may act...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dunne C,Dolan B,Clyne M

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the relationship between α-fetoprotein (AFP) and various clinicopathological variables and different staging system of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) thoroughly. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients diagnosed with HCC between January 2008 and December 2009 in West China Hospital ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu C,Xiao GQ,Yan LN,Li B,Jiang L,Wen TF,Wang WT,Xu MQ,Yang JY

更新日期：2013-03-21 00:00:00