Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis of the residual esophagus after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

abstract：:Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is extremely rare and different from the common ampullary adenocarcinoma. The ampullary adenoma is also a rare neoplasm and has the potential to develop an adenocarcinoma. Their coexistence has been rarely reported in the literature. We herein describe an unu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun JH,Chao M,Zhang SZ,Zhang GQ,Li B,Wu JJ

更新日期：2008-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple pathogenic mechanisms have been implicated in autoimmune hepatitis, but they have not fully explained susceptibility, triggering events, and maintenance or escalation of the disease. Furthermore, they have not identified a critical defect that can be targeted. The goals of this review are to examine the diver...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Czaja AJ

更新日期：2019-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with hepatitis B virus is an important health problem worldwide: it affects more than 350 million people and is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity, accounting for 1 million deaths annually. Hepatic fibrosis is a consequence of the accumulation of extracellular matrix components in the liver. An accur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Enomoto M,Morikawa H,Tamori A,Kawada N

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), a tumor suppressor gene, is frequently down-regulated in gastric carcinomas due to mutation, loss of heterozygosity, and promoter hypermethylation. However, it is unknown if additional mechanisms may account for the down-regulation of PTEN expression. While neur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang Z,Yuan XG,Chen J,Lu NH

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of mitochondria in cell apoptosis during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury and protective effect of ischemic postconditioning (IPC). METHODS:A rat model of acute hepatic ischemia-reperfusion was established, 24 healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into sham-operated group, ische...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun K,Liu ZS,Sun Q

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) rate for high-definition (HD) colonoscopy compared with that for standard-definition colonoscopy reported previously. METHODS:Using medical records at Sano Hospital (SH) and Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital (DMUKH), we retrospectively obtain...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iwatate M,Kitagawa T,Katayama Y,Tokutomi N,Ban S,Hattori S,Hasuike N,Sano W,Sano Y,Tamano M

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:An appendiceal neurofibroma (ANF) is a rare neoplasm associated with neurofibromatosis type 1(NF-1), an inheritable neurocutaneous disorder that involves multiple systems including the intraabdominal organs. Appendiceal diverticulitis occasionally ruptures in the absence of intense abdominal pain, which can lead to se...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ozaki A,Tsukada M,Watanabe K,Tsubokura M,Kato S,Tanimoto T,Kami M,Ohira H,Kanazawa Y

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare long-term occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) between two different types of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia. METHODS:We included all patients with achalasia who underwent POEM at our hospital from August 2011 to October 2012 and had complete GERD evaluation with ≥ 3 yea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XH,Tan YY,Zhu HY,Li CJ,Liu DL

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between babA2 gene and peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastric cancer (GC) in Helicobacter pylori-infected populations. METHODS:We evaluated the relationship between babA2 and clinical outcomes (PUD and GC) using a meta-analysis. A literature search was performed using the PubMed and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen MY,He CY,Meng X,Yuan Y

更新日期：2013-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in ethanol-mediated cell death of polarized hepatic (WIF-B) cells. METHODS:In this work, WIF-B cultures were treated with pyrazole (inducer of cytochrome P4502E1, CYP2E1) and/or L-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a known inhibitor of hepatic glutathione (GSH), ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： McVicker BL,Tuma PL,Kharbanda KK,Lee SM,Tuma DJ

更新日期：2009-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Heat shock protein (HSP)70 is over-expressed in human gastric cancer and plays an important role in the progression of this cancer. We investigated the effects of antisense HSP70 oligomer on human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901, and its potential role in gene therapy for this cancer. METHODS:Human gastric cance...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao ZG,Shen WL

更新日期：2005-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of nicotine on the migration and invasion of human esophageal squamous carcinoma cells and to investigate whether nimesulide can inhibit the effect of nicotine. METHODS:The esophageal squamous carcinoma cell line (TE-13) was treated with different concentrations of nicotine (100 microg/mL and 2...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zong Y,Zhang ST,Zhu ST

更新日期：2009-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the diagnostic value of colonoscopy for diverticulosis as determined by barium enema. METHODS:A total of 65 patients with hematochezia who underwent colonoscopy and barium enema were analyzed, and the diagnostic value of colonoscopy for diverticula was assessed. The receiver operating characteristic ar...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Niikura R,Nagata N,Shimbo T,Akiyama J,Uemura N

更新日期：2013-04-21 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:To investigate the anti-tumor effects of combined cytotoxic drug (gemcitabine) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) on human pancreatic cancer xenograft in nude mice. METHODS:Human pancreatic cancer cell line SW1990 was used in the investigation of the in vivo effect of combined gemcitabine and PDT on human pancreatic c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xie Q,Jia L,Liu YH,Wei CG

更新日期：2009-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical trial of radiotherapy with modified simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique against huge tumors was conducted. A 58-year-old male patient who had a huge pelvic tumor diagnosed as a rectal adenocarcinoma due to familial adenomatous polyposis was enrolled in this trial. The total dose of 77 Gy (equivale...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nomiya T,Akamatsu H,Harada M,Ota I,Hagiwara Y,Ichikawa M,Miwa M,Kawashiro S,Hagiwara M,Chin M,Hashizume E,Nemoto K

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate changes in vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) in the plasma and duodenum of chronic stress-induced depressed rats and the effects of fluoxetine hydrochloride (fluoxetine) treatment on depression-induced changes in VIP and CRF. METHODS:A Sprague-Dawley r...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang YL,Yu JP,Wang GH,Chen ZH,Wang Q,Xiao L

更新日期：2007-12-07 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 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：:Mechanical lithotripsy (ML) is usually considered as a standard treatment option for large bile duct stones. However, it is impossible to retrieve oversized stones because the conventional lithotripsy basket may not be able to grasp the stone. However, there is no established endoscopic extraction method for such gian...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chung HJ,Jeong S,Lee DH,Lee JI,Lee JW,Bang BW,Kwon KS,Kim HK,Shin YW,Kim YS

更新日期：2012-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic obliteration with Histoacryl(®) for treatment of gastric variceal bleeding and prophylaxis. METHODS:Between January 1994 and March 2010 at SoonChunHyang University Hospital, a total of 127 patients with gastric varices received Histoacryl(®) injections en...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kang EJ,Jeong SW,Jang JY,Cho JY,Lee SH,Kim HG,Kim SG,Kim YS,Cheon YK,Cho YD,Kim HS,Kim BS

更新日期：2011-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the changes of gap junction gene connexin messenger RNA in the noncancerous liver tissue of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) could play a significant role in its postresection recurrence. METHODS:Seventy-nine consecutive patients having undergone curative resection for HCC entere...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sheen IS,Jeng KS,Shih SC,Kao CR,Wang PC,Chen CZ,Chang WH,Wang HY,Shyung LR

更新日期：2005-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the international guidelines criteria an adequate "diagnostic conclusion" of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be achieved only if clinical, endoscopic and laboratory findings, together with sample technical adequacy and unequivocal histomorphological signs of the disease are available. Thus, a conclusive...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Canavese G,Bassotti G,Astegiano M,Castellano I,Cassoni P,Sapino A,Villanacci V

更新日期：2013-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe a new clinical and pathological subtype of microscopic colitis in children. METHODS:A selected group of children with abdominal pain, constipation and/or diarrhoea showing discrete or no macroscopic abnormalities on endoscopy was described. RESULTS:Multiple biopsies of colon showed large mononuclear c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Józefczuk J,Wozniewicz BM

更新日期：2008-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifestyle factors such as body mass index (BMI), alcohol drinking, and cigarette smoking, are likely to impact the prognosis of gastric cancer, but the evidence has been inconsistent. AIM:To investigate the association of lifestyle factors and long-term prognosis of gastric cancer patients in the China Nati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao LL,Huang H,Wang Y,Wang TB,Zhou H,Ma FH,Ren H,Niu PH,Zhao DB,Chen YT

更新日期：2020-04-14 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：:Jejunoileal bypass (JIB), popular in the 1960s and 1970s, had remarkable success in achieving weight loss by creating a surgical short bowel syndrome. Our patient had an unusual case of liver disease and provided no history of prior bariatric surgery. Later, it was recognized that he had a JIB in the 1970s, which was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Singh D,Laya AS,Clarkston WK,Allen MJ

更新日期：2009-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a visceral pain model via colorectal distension (CRD) and to evaluate the efficiency of behavioral responses of CRD by measuring the score of abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR) in rats. METHODS:Thirty-eight male SD rats weighing 180-240 g were used to establish the visceral pain model. The rat was inse...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang JP,Yao M,Jiang XH,Wang LN

更新日期：2006-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) is presently evolving as a result of the improved understanding of the natural history and biological behavior of the different pancreatic cystic neoplasms; and better preoperative diagnosis of these neoplasms due to advancement in preoperative diagnost...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Goh BK

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine whether high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) availability influences the use of general anesthesia (GA) in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and associated outcomes. METHODS:In this retrospective study, patients were stratified into 3 eras...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schumann R,Natov NS,Rocuts-Martinez KA,Finkelman MD,Phan TV,Hegde SR,Knapp RM

更新日期：2016-12-21 00:00:00