Comparison of two types of colectomy in treating slow transit constipation with or without melanosis coli.

abstract：AIM:To assess the role of three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound (3D-EAUS) for morphological assessment of the anal sphincter of female patients with chronic proctalgia (CP). METHODS:In this unmatched case control study, 30 consecutive female patients with CP and 25 normal women (control group) were enrolled. 3D-EAUS w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xue YH,Ding SQ,Ding YJ,Pan LQ

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate if 3 mo oral supplementation with Eviendep® was able to reduce the number of duodenal polyps in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). METHODS:Eleven FAP patients with IPAA and duodenal polyps were enrolled. They underwent upper gastrointestinal (GI) end...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Calabrese C,Praticò C,Calafiore A,Coscia M,Gentilini L,Poggioli G,Gionchetti P,Campieri M,Rizzello F

更新日期：2013-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the usefulness of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH-EUS) in differentiating between pancreatic adenocarcinomas and other pancreatic disease. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study evaluated 90 patients who were seen between November 2010 and May 2013. All these patients had solid pa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park JS,Kim HK,Bang BW,Kim SG,Jeong S,Lee DH

更新日期：2014-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To find potential mutable sites by detecting mutations of the candidate gene in a kindred with polycystic liver disease (PCLD). METHODS:First, we chose a kindred with PCLD and obtained five venous blood samples of this kindred after the family members signed the informed consent form. In the kindred two cases were...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jin S,Cui K,Sun ZQ,Shen YY,Li P,Wang ZD,Li FF,Gong KN,Li S

更新日期：2015-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of HL tablet extracted from magnolia officinalis for treating patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:Seventy-four patients with NAFLD diagnosed by ultrasonography were randomly assigned to 3 groups given high dose (400 mg) HL tablet, low dose (133.4 mg) ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jeong JY,Sohn JH,Baek YH,Cho YK,Kim Y,Kim H

更新日期：2017-08-28 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：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：:Functional dyspepsia is a common clinical condition characterised by chronic or recurrent upper abdominal pain or discomfort commonly associated with a variety of associated gastrointestinal symptoms and a normal endoscopy. To standardise research-based approaches, an initial categorisation of into sub groups was agre...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Baker G,Fraser RJ,Young G

更新日期：2006-05-07 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：:Enterolithiasis or formation of gastrointestinal concretions is an uncommon medical condition that develops in the setting of intestinal stasis in the presence of the intestinal diverticula, surgical enteroanastomoses, blind pouches, afferent loops, incarcerated hernias, small intestinal tumors, intestinal kinking fro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gurvits GE,Lan G

更新日期：2014-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of strangulation of the transverse colon in a traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia manifesting as pericarditis is reported. This is unusual because pericardial signs in traumatic diaphragmatic hernia have been previously described in association with direct pericardial injury. This is the only such case where el...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Makhija R,Akoh JA

更新日期：2007-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To meta-analyse the European abstracts presented between 1997-2004 at the European H pylori Study Group, United European Gastroenterology Week meetings and World Congresses of Gastroenterology. METHODS:The abstracts of randomized/controlled prospective studies were classified into groups based on first-line eradic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Buzás GM,Józan J

更新日期：2006-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the risk factors for ampullary adenoma and ampullary cancer. METHODS:This case-control study included ampullary tumor patients referred to Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Controls were randomly selected from an existing database of healthy individuals at the Health Screening Center of the same h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He XD,Wu Q,Liu W,Hong T,Li JJ,Miao RY,Zhao HT

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of herbal compound 861 (Cpd 861) on cell proliferation in human hepatic stellate cells (LX-2) and human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cells (HepG2), and expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) in LX-2 cells. METHODS:LX-2 and HepG2 cells were incubated with various concentrat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang L,Wang J,Wang BE,Xiao PG,Qiao YJ,Tan XH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated that the outcome of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection is profoundly influenced by a variety of comorbidities. Many of these comorbidities have a significant influence on the response to antiviral therapy. These comorbidities negatively affect the course and outcome of liver disease,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El-Zayadi AR

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of successful endoscopic management of intragastric penetrated adjustable gastric band in a patient with morbid obesity. The favorable course of the case described here demonstrates that adjustable gastric bands in the process of migration need not be removed surgically in patients who are...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： De Palma GD,Formato A,Pilone V,Rega M,Giuliano ME,Simeoli I,Forestieri P

更新日期：2006-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effects of IkappaBalpha and its mutants (IkappaBalphaM, IkappaBalpha243N, IkappaBalphaM244C) on NF-kappaB, p53 and their downstream target genes. The relationship of NF-kappaB, p53, and IkappaBalpha was further discussed. METHODS:pECFP-IkappaBalpha, pECFP-IkappaBalphaM (amino acides 1-317, Ser32, 36A)...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li X,Xing D,Wang J,Zhu DB,Zhang L,Chen XJ,Sun FY,Hong A

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and its upstream protein kinase in human gastric cancer and to evaluate the relationship between protein levels and clinicopathological parameters. METHODS:Western blot was used to measure the expression of extracellular signal-regulated ki...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liang B,Wang S,Zhu XG,Yu YX,Cui ZR,Yu YZ

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiencies in vitamins or other factors (B6, B12, folic acid, betaine) and genetic disorders for the metabolism of the non-protein amino acid-homocysteine (Hcy) lead to hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy). HHcy is an integral component of several disorders including cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, diabetes and al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ji C,Kaplowitz N

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To discuss the effect of surgical procedures on the prognosis of patients of bile duct cancer and their indications.METHODS:A retrospective analysis was made for 52 cases of hepatoportal bile duct cancer treated from January 1991 to December 1996. All the cases were classified according to the modified Bismuth-Cor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He XS,Huang JF,Liang LJ,Lu MD,Cao XH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common tumor worldwide. Multiple treatment options are available for HCC including curative resection, liver transplantation, radiofrequency ablation, trans-arterial chemoembolization, radioembolization and systemic targeted agent like sorafenib. The treatment of HCC de...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Raza A,Sood GK

更新日期：2014-04-21 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：AIM:To evaluate the functional aspect of esophageal motility in healthy subjects and in patients who were referred for esophageal function testing using multichannel intraluminal impedance-esophageal manometry (MII-EM), and to assess the clinical utility of MII-EM. METHODS:From September 2003 to January 2004, we perfo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cho YK,Choi MG,Park JM,Oh JH,Paik CN,Lee JW,Lee IS,Kim SW,Chung IS

更新日期：2006-10-21 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：AIM:To demonstrate the effect of lactose as an inducer on expression of the recombinant proteins encoded by Helicobacter pylori ureB and hpaA, and Escherichia coli LTB and LTKA63 genes and to determine the optimal expression parameters. METHODS:By using SDS-PAGE and BIO-RAD gel image analysis system, the outputs of th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan J,Zhao SF,Mao YF,Luo YH

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection induces steatosis and is accompanied by multiple metabolic alterations including hyperuricemia, reversible hypocholesterolemia and insulin resistance. Total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and triglyceride levels are increased by peginterferon and ribavirin combinatio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanda T,Moriyama M

更新日期：2017-08-21 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：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

abstract：:AIM:To clone core gene cDNA of Chinese hepatitis C virus (HCV) into eukaryotic expression vector cosmid pTM3 and to express HCV core antigen in HepG2 cells.METHODS:Core gene cDNA of HCV was introduced into eukaryotic expression vector cosmid pTM3.Using vaccinia virus/bacteriophage T7 hybrid expression system, HepG2 ce...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang RL,Lu QS,Luo KX

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop an algorithm to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with biliary candidiasis. METHODS:We performed a prospective study of 127 patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, for various biliary disorders, at 3 tertiary referral centers in Germany from July 2011 through...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lenz P,Eckelskemper F,Erichsen T,Lankisch T,Dechêne A,Lubritz G,Lenze F,Beyna T,Ullerich H,Schmedt A,Domagk D

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00