Rare case of pancreatic cancer with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.

abstract：AIM:To investigate anti-apoptotic effects of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) against fibrosis in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver injury and its contributing factors. METHODS:Liver fibrosis was induced by administration of CCl4 for 8 wk. Pathological changes in the liver of rats were examined by hematoxylin-eosin stai...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liang B,Guo XL,Jin J,Ma YC,Feng ZQ

更新日期：2015-05-07 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：AIM:To assess the role of IgM and IgG immunohistochemistry (IHC) in the evaluation of autoimmune liver conditions--autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). METHODS:Forty one biopsies from untreated patients diagnosed with autoimmune liver disease (AIH, n = ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Moreira RK,Revetta F,Koehler E,Washington MK

更新日期：2010-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory disease of the exocrine pancreas. In Japan, nationwide epidemiological surveys have been conducted every 4 to 5 years by the Research Committee of Intractable Pancreatic Diseases, under the support of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan. We reviewed the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hamada S,Masamune A,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the hypothesis that enhancement of the activity of heme oxygenase can interfere with processes of fibrogenesis associated with recurrent liver injury, we investigated the therapeutic potential of over-expression of heme oxygense-1 in a CCl(4)-induced micronodular cirrhosis model. METHODS:Recombinant adeno-...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsui TY,Lau CK,Ma J,Glockzin G,Obed A,Schlitt HJ,Fan ST

更新日期：2006-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer hepatic metastases represent the final stage of a multi-step biological process. This process starts with a series of mutations in colonic epithelial cells, continues with their detachment from the large intestine, dissemination through the blood and/or lymphatic circulation, attachment to the hepati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Paschos KA,Majeed AW,Bird NC

更新日期：2014-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To present a case of combined small bowel and reduced auxiliary liver transplantation. METHODS:A 55-year-old patient with short bowel syndrome and TPN-related liver dysfunction received small bowel transplantation combined with a reduced auxiliary liver graft. A liver was added to restore the patient's liver funct...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang WJ,Liu DG,Ye QF,Sha B,Zhen FJ,Guo H,Xia SS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49 years old Vietnamese male with a history of thalassemia, presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and signs of hemolysis. He was diagnosed with yersinia enterocolitis. Yersinia is a gram-negative rod that most frequently occurs in children especially during the winter months. In the current case, the bone marrow ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Selsky N,Forouhar F,Wu GY

更新日期：2013-10-07 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 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：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer with a dismal prognosis, especially when diagnosed at advanced stages. Annexin A2 (ANXA2), is found to promote cancer progression and therapeutic resistance. However, the underlining mechanisms of ANXA2 in immune escape of HCC remain poorly underst...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qiu LW,Liu YF,Cao XQ,Wang Y,Cui XH,Ye X,Huang SW,Xie HJ,Zhang HJ

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To make a retrospective analysis of endoscopy findings and clinicopathologic characteristics of colonic schistosomiasis in order to further improve our understanding of the disease and decrease its misdiagnosis. METHODS:Endoscopy findings and clinicopathologic characteristics of 46 intestinal schistosomiasis patie...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cao J,Liu WJ,Xu XY,Zou XP

更新日期：2010-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) after an every-day meal whether (1) gastrointestinal (GI) and extra-GI symptoms had any relation with the degree of antral volume, (2) the onset of postprandial symptoms was associated with, and may predict, delayed gastric emptying. METHODS:In 94 symptomat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pallotta N,Pezzotti P,Corazziari E

更新日期：2006-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of guggulsterone on the proliferation and apoptosis of human hepatoma HepG2 cells in vitro and relevant mechanisms. METHODS:Human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells and normal human liver L-02 cells were treated with different concentrations of guggulsterone (5-100 μmol/L) for 24-72 h....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi JJ,Jia XL,Li M,Yang N,Li YP,Zhang X,Gao N,Dang SS

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate attenuating properties of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on oxidative stress and liver pathology in rats with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups. Group 1 (control, n=8) was free accessed to regular dry rat chow (RC) for 6 wk. Group 2 (...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Thong-Ngam D,Samuhasaneeto S,Kulaputana O,Klaikeaw N

更新日期：2007-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrahepatic clear cell cholangiocarcinoma is very rare - only 8 cases have been reported. A 56-year-old Japanese man with chronic hepatitis B infection was diagnosed with a 2.2 cm hepatocellular carcinoma on imaging, and hepatic segmentectomy was performed. Histopathologically, the tumor cells had copious clear cytop...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Toriyama E,Nanashima A,Hayashi H,Abe K,Kinoshita N,Yuge S,Nagayasu T,Uetani M,Hayashi T

更新日期：2010-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an unresolving progressive liver disease of unknown etiology characterized by hypergammaglobulinemia, autoantibodies detection and interface hepatitis. Due to the absence of specific diagnostic markers and the large heterogeneity of its clinical, laboratory and histological features, AIH ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gatselis NK,Zachou K,Koukoulis GK,Dalekos GN

更新日期：2015-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric intramural hematoma is a rare injury of the stomach, and is most often seen in patients with underlying disease. Such injury following endoscopic therapy is even rarer, and there are no universally accepted guidelines for its treatment. In this case report, we describe a gastric intramural hematoma which occur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun P,Tan SY,Liao GH

更新日期：2012-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure is a rare presentation of hematologic malignancy. Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a newly recognized clinical entity that describes acute hepatic decompensation in persons with preexisting liver disease. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Siba Y,Obiokoye K,Ferstenberg R,Robilotti J,Culpepper-Morgan J

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common disease in Taiwan. The prevalence of viral hepatitis infection and the subsequent development of HCC are well known to be higher in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) than among the general population. Howev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yeh CN,Lee WC,Chen MF

更新日期：2005-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Because of a major resistance to chemotherapy, prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still poor. New treatments are required and gene therapy may be an option. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces apoptosis in multiple malignant tumors, and using adenoviral vectors has sh...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jacob D,Schumacher G,Bahra M,Davis J,Zhu HB,Zhang LD,Teraishi F,Neuhaus P,Fang BL

更新日期：2005-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) can be really considered to be systemic diseases since they are often associated with extraintestinal manifestations, complications, and other autoimmune disorders. Indeed, physicians who care for patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the two major forms of IBD, face a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Danese S,Semeraro S,Papa A,Roberto I,Scaldaferri F,Fedeli G,Gasbarrini G,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2005-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the mechanism for interactions of leptin with ghrelin and orexin in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) activating neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurons during physiological regulation of feeding. METHODS:Single neurons from ARC of adult rats with matured feeding function were isolated. [Ca2+]i was measured to monitor the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kohno D,Suyama S,Yada T

更新日期：2008-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects 130-210 million people worldwide and is one of the major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma. Globally, at least one third of hepatocellular carcinoma cases are attributed to HCV infection, and 350000 people died from HCV related diseases per year. There is a great geographical va...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee MH,Yang HI,Yuan Y,L'Italien G,Chen CJ

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the role of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography (CE-EUS) in the diagnosis of branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (BD-IPMN). METHODS:A total of 50 patients diagnosed with BD-IPMN by computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) at our institute were included in ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Harima H,Kaino S,Shinoda S,Kawano M,Suenaga S,Sakaida I

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate a suitable long-term culture system and optimal cryopreservation of intestinal organoid to improve organoid-based therapy by acquiring large numbers of cells. METHODS:Crypts were isolated from jejunum of C57BL/6 mouse. Two hundred crypts were cultured in organoid medium with either epidermal growth ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Han SH,Shim S,Kim MJ,Shin HY,Jang WS,Lee SJ,Jin YW,Lee SS,Lee SB,Park S

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension can be caused by a wide variety of conditions. It frequently presents with bleeding from esophageal varices. The approach to acute variceal hemorrhage in children is a stepwise progression from least invasive to most invasive. Management of acute variceal bleeding is straightforward. But data on pr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gugig R,Rosenthal P

更新日期：2012-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the resistance patterns of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains isolated from patients in Beijing and monitor the change of antibiotic resistance over time. METHODS:In this prospective, serial and cross-sectional study, H. pylori cultures were successfully obtained from 371 and 950 patients (never ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang YX,Zhou LY,Song ZQ,Zhang JZ,He LH,Ding Y

更新日期：2015-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To demonstrate the therapeutic effect of probiotics in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), and their effect on inflammatory mediators and nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB activation in these patients. METHODS:Thirty patients with mild to moderate UC were randomly classified into two groups: sulfasalazine group, who r...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hegazy SK,El-Bedewy MM

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the factors involved in the impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with celiac disease. METHODS:A multicenter, cross-sectional prospective study was performed in patients with celiac disease who completed two HRQOL questionnaires: the gastrointestinal quality of life index (GI...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Casellas F,Rodrigo L,Vivancos JL,Riestra S,Pantiga C,Baudet JS,Junquera F,Diví VP,Abadia C,Papo M,Gelabert J,Malagelada JR

更新日期：2008-01-07 00:00:00