Gastric emptying evaluation by ultrasound prior colonoscopy: an easy tool following bowel preparation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic inflammation and nutrition status play an important role in cancer metastasis. The combined index of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP), consisting of haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets, is considered as a novel marker to reflect both systemic inflammation and nutriti...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu SS,Li S,Xu HX,Li H,Wu CT,Wang WQ,Gao HL,Jiang W,Zhang WH,Li TJ,Ni QX,Liu L,Yu XJ

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) is the third most common type of cancer and the fourth most frequent cause of death due to cancer worldwide. Given the natural history of CRC, early diagnosis appears to be the most appropriate tool to reduce disease-related mortality. A field of recent interest is clinical proteomics, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： de Noo ME,Tollenaar RA,Deelder AM,Bouwman LH

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall survival for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still limited. Although the multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib has recently been approved for this disease, response rates are still low and patients often face dose-limiting toxicities which lead to a reduction in prognosis and treatment ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wich C,Agaimy A,Strobel D,Wissniowski TT,Hartmann A,Ocker M

更新日期：2010-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old female patient with terminal ileum Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis presented with recurrent angioedema and urticaria. Investigations ruled out hereditary angioedema, and environmental or food allergen triggers. She was diagnosed with chronic idiopathic urticaria with angioedema, and was treate...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Habal F,Huang V

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the clinical and epidemiologic profiles of the disease and to compare the findings with those generated from the previous hospital-based studies. METHODS:The Gharbiah cancer registry is the only population-based cancer registry in Egypt since 1998. We analyzed the data of all colorectal cancer patients...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Veruttipong D,Soliman AS,Gilbert SF,Blachley TS,Hablas A,Ramadan M,Rozek LS,Seifeldin IA

更新日期：2012-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To induce the tolerance of rat liver allograft by dendritic cells (DCs) modified with NF-kappaB decoy oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs). METHODS:Bone marrow (BM)-derived DCs from SD rats were propagated in the presence of GM-CSF or GM-CSF+IL-4 to obtain immature DCs or mature DCs. GM-CSF+IL-4-propagated DCs were treate...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu MQ,Suo YP,Gong JP,Zhang MM,Yan LN

更新日期：2004-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the immunogenicity of candidate DNA vaccine against hepatitis C virus (HCV) delivered by two plasmids expressing HCV envelope protein 1 (E1) and envelope protein 2 (E2) antigens respectively and to study the effect of CpG adjuvant on this candidate vaccine. METHODS:Recombinant plasmids expressing HC...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu LX,Liu J,Ye Y,Xie YH,Kong YY,Li GD,Wang Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a young female patient presenting with acute intra-abdominal hemorrhage originating from a large tumor in the liver, most likely a hepatocellular adenoma. The bleeding was stopped by selective embolization of right hepatic artery branches. Subsequently, partial hepatectomy was performed afte...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huurman VA,Stoot JH,van der Linden E,Terpstra OT,Schaapherder AF

更新日期：2006-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the usefulness of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (CH-EUS) for lymph node metastasis in pancreatobiliary carcinoma. METHODS:All patients suspected of pancreatobiliary carcinoma with visible lymph nodes after standard EUS between June, 2009 and January, 2012 were enrolled. In the pri...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Miyata T,Kitano M,Omoto S,Kadosaka K,Kamata K,Imai H,Sakamoto H,Nisida N,Harwani Y,Murakami T,Takeyama Y,Chiba Y,Kudo M

更新日期：2016-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGFBP-7) in the activation and transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC) in vitro. METHODS:Rat HSC-T6 cells were cultured in separate dishes and treated with various concentration of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta(1), IGFBP-...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu LX,Huang S,Zhang QQ,Liu Y,Zhang DM,Guo XH,Han DW

更新日期：2009-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a quantitative method to measure the amount of lipids. METHODS:The livers of 53 male Wistar rats (225 g) with different degrees of hepatic steatosis were studied. This model of hepatic steatosis was based on a high carbohydrate, fat-free modified diet. Biopsies were classified into four grades dependi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hijona E,Hijona L,Larzabal M,Sarasqueta C,Aldazabal P,Arenas J,Bujanda L

更新日期：2010-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the antibacterial effects of a crude extract of maggots against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and the underlying mechanisms, and to separate and purify the crude extract of maggots to assess the antibacterial effects of the active ingredients in the crude extract. METHODS:Different concentrations of th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ge QS,Zhang HM,Liu X,Wang SY,Lv DC,Li XD

更新日期：2015-02-07 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：:Management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is complex and requires an understanding of multiple therapeutic options. PVT is present in 10%-40% of HCC at the time of diagnosis, and is an adverse prognostic factor. Management options are limited, as transplantation is generally contra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Quirk M,Kim YH,Saab S,Lee EW

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the pattern and distribution of colonic diverticulosis in Thai adults. METHODS:A review of the computerized radiology database for double contrast barium enema (DCBE) in Thai adults was performed at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Incomplete studies and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lohsiriwat V,Suthikeeree W

更新日期：2013-12-14 00:00:00

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:To explore the role of heat shock protein-90 (HSP-90) for nitrergic vasorelaxation in the splanchnic circulation in rats with and without portal hypertension. METHODS:Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and HSP-90 were analyzed by immunofluorescence, western blotting and co-immunoprecipitation in the mesenteric ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Moleda L,Jurzik L,Froh M,Gäbele E,Hellerbrand C,Straub RH,Schölmerich J,Wiest R

更新日期：2010-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To establish an experimental model of stress ulcer produced by explosive noise, and to probe into its mechanism and protection.METHODS:The country standard Wistar white rats were randomly divided into control group(n =8), which were neither stimulated nor protected, and stimulating group (divided into subgroups A,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu GS,Huang YX,Li SW,Pan BR,Wang X,Sun DY,Wang QL

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：: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 compare the outcomes of concomitant cholangiocarcinoma (C-CCA) and subsequent cholangiocarcinoma (S-CCA) associated with hepatolithiasis. METHODS:From December 1987 to December 2007, 276 patients underwent hepatic resection for hepatolithiasis in Changhua Christian Hospital. Sixty-five patients were excluded du...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin CC,Lin PY,Chen YL

更新日期：2013-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal polyps or lesions are uncommonly found on upper endoscopy. Duodenal lesions can be categorized as subepithelial or mucosally-based, and the type of lesion often dictates the work-up and possible therapeutic options. Subepithelial lesions that can arise in the duodenum include lipomas, gastrointestinal stromal...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gaspar JP,Stelow EB,Wang AY

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the relationship of liver and spleen shear wave velocity in patients with liver cirrhosis combined with portal hypertension, and assess the value of liver and spleen shear wave velocity in predicting the prognosis of patients with portal hypertension. METHODS:All 67 patients with liver cirrhosis diagnos...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang Y,Mao DF,Zhang MW,Fan XX

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of Delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4) on tumour growth in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in vivo. METHODS:We suppressed DLL4 expression in an HBV expressing HCC cell line, HepG2.2.15 and analysed the growth ability of cells as subcutaneous tumours in nude mice. Th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kunanopparat A,Issara-Amphorn J,Leelahavanichkul A,Sanpavat A,Patumraj S,Tangkijvanich P,Palaga T,Hirankarn N

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of amantadine plus interferon-alpha and ribavirin in non-responder patients with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:Twenty-six non-responder patients received the regimen of IFN-alpha-2a at a dose of 6 million units three times a week, 1 000-1 200 mg of ribavirin daily, and 200 mg of amantadine ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oguz D,Cicek B,Filik L,Odemis B,Kilic M,Altintas E,Zengin N,Altiparmak E

更新日期：2005-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsomal glutathione transferase (MGST1, EC 2.5.1.18) is a membrane bound glutathione transferase extensively studied for its ability to detoxify reactive intermediates, including metabolic electrophile intermediates and lipophilic hydroperoxides through its glutathione dependent transferase and peroxidase activitie...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schaffert CS

更新日期：2011-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of entero-hepatic bile acid circulation on the inter-digestive migrating myoelectrical complex (MMC) in rats. METHODS:Thirty-two rats were divided into four groups. Three pairs of bipolar silver electrodes were chronically implanted in the antrum, duodenum and jejunum. Three groups of th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fang P,Dong L,Zhang WJ,Luo JY

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the genetic diversities of UL144 open reading frame (ORF) of cytomegalovirus DNA detected in colon tissue from infants with Hirschsprung's disease (HD) by sequencing UL144 DNA in 23 aganglionic colon tissue and 4 urine samples from 25 HD infants. METHODS:Nest PCR was performed for amplification of the U...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mao ZQ,Huang Y,Sun M,Ruan Q,Qi Y,He R,Huang YJ,Ma YP,Ji YH,Sun ZR,Gao H

更新日期：2007-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) represent a milestone in the treatment of acid-related diseases, and are the mainstay in preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in high-risk patients treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or low-dose aspirin. However, this beneficial effect does not extend to the ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lué A,Lanas A

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the precise incidence and clinical features of endoscopic ulcers following gastrectomy. METHODS:A consecutive series of patients who underwent endoscopic examination following gastrectomy between 2005 and 2010 was retrospectively analyzed. A total of 78 patients with endoscopic ulcers and 759 without ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chung WC,Jeon EJ,Lee KM,Paik CN,Jung SH,Oh JH,Kim JH,Jun KH,Chin HM

更新日期：2012-07-07 00:00:00