Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders following liver transplantation: Where are we now?

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common health problem, representing the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and causing a significant burden in terms of morbidity and mortality, with annual deaths estimated at 700000. The western way of life, that is being rapidly adopted in many regions of the world, is a wel...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hadjipetrou A,Anyfantakis D,Galanakis CG,Kastanakis M,Kastanakis S

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A 91-year-old man was referred to our hospital with intermittent dysphagia. He had undergone esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (T3N2M0 Stage III) 11 years earlier. Endoscopic examination revealed an anastomotic stricture; signs of inflammation, including redness, erosion, edema, bleeding, friability, and exudate wit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takeshita N,Kanda N,Fukunaga T,Kimura M,Sugamoto Y,Tasaki K,Uesato M,Sazuka T,Maruyama T,Aida N,Tamachi T,Hosokawa T,Asai Y,Matsubara H

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A cerebral lipiodol embolism is an extremely rare complication of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. We present a case of cerebral lipiodol embolism that occurred after the third arterial chemoembolization, report the clinical and radiological findings, and review the medical litera...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Choi CS,Kim KH,Seo GS,Cho EY,Oh HJ,Choi SC,Kim TH,Kim HC,Roh BS

更新日期：2008-08-14 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 investigate the effect of antiviral therapy with nucleoside analogs in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis and esophageal varices. METHODS:Eligible patients with HBV-related cirrhosis and esophageal varices who consulted two tertiary hospitals in Beijing, China, the Chinese Second Artillery General Hospit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li CZ,Cheng LF,Li QS,Wang ZQ,Yan JH

更新日期：2013-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between pathological oropharyngeal (OP) acid exposure and esophageal motility in patients with extra-esophageal syndromes. METHODS:In this prospective study we enrolled consecutive outpatients with extra-esophageal symptoms suspected to be related to gastroesophageal reflux disease ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Passaretti S,Mazzoleni G,Vailati C,Testoni PA

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the predictive factors of self-expandable metallic stent patency after stent placement in patients with inoperable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction. METHODS:A total of 116 patients underwent stent placements for inoperable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction at a tertiary academic center. Clini...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim SH,Chun HJ,Yoo IK,Lee JM,Nam SJ,Choi HS,Kim ES,Keum B,Seo YS,Jeen YT,Lee HS,Um SH,Kim CD

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of inflammatory diseases of the colon, which can be differentiated from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and infectious colitis by their clinical, endoscopic and histological characteristics, are reported as non-IBD and non-infectious colitis. These diseases include microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, seg...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koutroubakis IE

更新日期：2008-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thousands of DNA damaging events occur in each cell every day, efficient DNA repair pathways have evolved to counteract them. The DNA repair machinery plays a key role in maintaining genomic stability by avoiding the maintenance of mutations. The DNA repair enzymes continuously monitor the chromosomes to corr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Santos JC,Ribeiro ML

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between glucose metabolism and glypican-3 (GPC3) expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Immunohistochemical staining of pathological samples for GPC3 and glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1), and whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT for measuring tumour glucose uptake were performed in...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li YC,Yang CS,Zhou WL,Li HS,Han YJ,Wang QS,Wu HB

更新日期：2018-01-28 00:00:00

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：AIM:To compare the efficacy and safety of single daily amikacin vs. cefotaxime in the 5-d treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). METHODS:Thirty-seven cirrhotic patients with SBP, 19 in group A and 18 in group B, were studied. Group A received 1 g of cefotaxime every 6 h, and group B received 500 mg of a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen TA,Lo GH,Lai KH,Lin WJ

更新日期：2005-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) is a rare neoplasm of the pancreas that usually occurs in young females. It is generally considered a low-grade malignant tumor that can remain asymptomatic for several years. The occurrence of infiltrating varieties of SPT is around 10%-15%. Between 1986 and 2006, 282 cystic tumors o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sperti C,Berselli M,Pasquali C,Pastorelli D,Pedrazzoli S

更新日期：2008-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man presented with severe gastric ulceration 3 mo after beginning treatment with atorvastatin 20 mg once daily for hypercholesterolemia. The patient was not taking any ulcerogenic drugs and had no evidence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Proton pump inhibitor therapy was initiated and atorvastatin was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El-Hajj II,Mourad FH,Shabb NS,Barada KA

更新日期：2005-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report the clinical outcomes and ergonomics analysis of three laparoscopic approaches in the management of Hirschsprung's disease (HD). METHODS:There were 90 pediatric patients (63 boys, 27 girls; mean age: 3.6 ± 2.7 mo; range: 1.0-90.2 mo) who underwent laparoscopic endorectal pull-through Soave procedures for...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Aubdoollah TH,Li K,Zhang X,Li S,Yang L,Lei HY,Dolo PR,Xiang XC,Cao GQ,Wang GB,Tang ST

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional information interaction system between the central nervous system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal tract, in which gut microbiota plays a key role. The gut microbiota forms a complex network with the enteric nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, and the neuroendocrine and ne...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ding JH,Jin Z,Yang XX,Lou J,Shan WX,Hu YX,Du Q,Liao QS,Xie R,Xu JY

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the learning curves of hand-assisted laparoscopic D2 radical gastrectomy (HALG) for the treatment of gastric cancer. METHODS:The HALG surgical procedure consists of three stages: surgery under direct vision via the port for hand assistance, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and gastrointestinal tract...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gong JQ,Cao YK,Wang YH,Zhang GH,Wang PH,Luo GD

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology is difficult to treat and often progresses to subacute fulminant hepatitis or late-onset hepatic failure. A 45-year-old well-nourished, healthy man had progressive fatigue and his liver function tests showed severe liver dysfunction. The etiology of sever acute cholestatic he...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohwada S,Kobayashi I,Harasawa N,Tsuda K,Inui Y

更新日期：2009-06-21 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 investigate the effect of activation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway on the proliferation and differentiation of hepatic oval cells in vitro. METHODS:WB-F344 cells were treated with recombinant Wnt3a (20, 40, 80, 160, 200 ng/mL) in serum-free medium for 24 h. Cell proliferation was measured by Brdu incorpora...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang Y,Li XM,Zhang FK,Wang BE

更新日期：2008-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the impact of HCC surveillance on early diagnosis and survival of cirrhotic outpatients. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, cirrhotic outpatients undergoing HCC surveillance between March 2005 and March 2014 were analyzed. Exclusion criteria...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Appel-da-Silva MC,Miozzo SA,Dossin IA,Tovo CV,Branco F,de Mattos AA

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorafenib is the current standard treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its efficacy is modest with low response rates and short response duration. Predictive biomarkers for sorafenib efficacy are necessary. However, efforts to determine biomarkers for sorafenib have led only to potential candidat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shao YY,Hsu CH,Cheng AL

更新日期：2015-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) is a rare but life threatening form of bowel ischemia. It is implicated in 6%-9% of all cases of acute mesenteric ischemia. The proportion of patients with primary (or idiopathic) MVT varies from 0% to 49%, with a decrease in frequency secondary to more recent availability of newer i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Karmacharya P,Aryal MR,Donato A

更新日期：2013-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. NAFLD includes a wide spectrum of liver conditions ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and advanced hepatic fibrosis. NAFLD has been recognized as a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome linked w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fotbolcu H,Zorlu E

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), a gastric pathogen, is a major cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, and is an important risk factor for the development of gastric malignancies. Culture of the bacterium from gastric biopsy is essential for the determination of drug resistance of H pylori. However, the i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yin Y,He LH,Zhang JZ

更新日期：2009-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between adiponectin levels and risk of colorectal adenoma and cancer (early and advanced). METHODS:A cross-sectional study in a cohort of hospital-based patients was conducted between January 2004 and March 2006 at Yamagata University Hospital. Male subjects, who had colorectal tumor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Otake S,Takeda H,Fujishima S,Fukui T,Orii T,Sato T,Sasaki Y,Nishise S,Kawata S

更新日期：2010-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the relationship between dynamic expression of high mobility group box-3 (HMGB3) and malignant transformation of hepatocytes. METHODS:Expression of HMGB family proteins were observed in rat hepatocarcinogenesis models induced with 2-acetylaminofluorene. Alterations of HMGB3 were analyzed at the mRNA lev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zheng WJ,Yao M,Fang M,Wang L,Dong ZZ,Yao DF

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of dietary cholesterol and serum total cholesterol (TC) on the risk of pancreatic cancer. METHODS:A literature search was performed up to June 2014 in PubMed, EMBASE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and China Biology Medical literature database for relevant articles published in Engl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang J,Wang WJ,Zhai L,Zhang DF

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the microRNA expression profile in esophageal neosquamous epithelium from patients who had undergone ablation of Barrett's esophagus. METHODS:High throughput screening using TaqMan® Array Human MicroRNA quantitative PCR was used to determine expression levels of 754 microRNAs in distal esophageal mu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sreedharan L,Mayne GC,Watson DI,Bright T,Lord RV,Ansar A,Wang T,Kist J,Astill DS,Hussey DJ

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a well-known human pathogen that plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric malignancies. Although H. pylori is susceptible to several antimicrobials, this infection has proven challenging to cure because of the increasing prev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Federico A,Gravina AG,Miranda A,Loguercio C,Romano M

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00