TGR5 expression in benign, preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of Barrett's esophagus: Case series and findings.

abstract：AIM:To describe the bowel habits and the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to investigate the influence of health behavior and social factors on IBS prevalence in university students. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted at five major universities in Greater Beirut and its suburbs, between F...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Costanian C,Tamim H,Assaad S

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients with gastric cancer has more than doubled since 1985 in developing countries. Thus, the questions of whether it can be predicted from gastritis morphology, who is at risk and who has a lower risk of developing gastric carcinoma are raised. H pylori-infection leads to erosions, ulcerations, carci...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vieth M,Stolte M

更新日期：2006-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of extended lymphadenectomy and postoperative chemotherapy on gastric cancer without lymph node metastasis. METHODS:Clinical data of 311 node-negative gastric cancer patients who underwent potentially curative gastrectomy with more than 15 lymph nodes resected, from January 2002 to Decem...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xue Q,Wang XN,Deng JY,Zhang RP,Liang H

更新日期：2013-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the detection and differentiation ability of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) operations. METHODS:Clinical data of 50 HCC patients were retrospective analyzed. The sensitivity, specificity, false negative and false positive rates of contrast e...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu H,Lu Q,Luo Y,He XL,Zeng Y

更新日期：2010-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate markers for high-grade dysplasia for the optimal timing of liver transplantation in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). METHODS:Earlier data support a dysplasia-carcinoma sequence, even low- to high-grade dysplasia, in PSC-associated cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Surveillance using endos...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Boyd S,Vannas M,Jokelainen K,Isoniemi H,Mäkisalo H,Färkkilä MA,Arola J

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Taurine has been shown to be an effective scavenger of hypochlorous acid (HOCl). The role of HOCl is well established in tissue damage associated with inflammation and injury. In the present study, the effect of HOCl on nuclear nucleoside triphosphatase of hepatocytes and the ability of taurine to prevent this effe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li JX,Pang YZ,Tang CS,Li ZQ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the agreement and prognostic value of different measures of covert hepatic encephalopathy (CHE). METHODS:One-hundred-and-thirty-two cirrhotic outpatients underwent electroencephalography (EEG), paper-and-pencil psychometry (PHES) and critical flicker frequency, scored on the original/modified (CFFo/...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Montagnese S,Balistreri E,Schiff S,De Rui M,Angeli P,Zanus G,Cillo U,Bombonato G,Bolognesi M,Sacerdoti D,Gatta A,Merkel C,Amodio P

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholism and cirrhosis, which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide, have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes. Both diseases are influenced by genetic susceptibility and cultural traits that differ globally but are specific for each population. In contrast to other regions around the world, Mexican...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Roman S,Zepeda-Carrillo EA,Moreno-Luna LE,Panduro A

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To sum up the clinical characteristics of patients with central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and to document the possible causes of CPM. METHODS:Data of 142 patients undergoing OLT between January 1999 to May 2003 were analyzed retrospectively. Following risk factors duri...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yu J,Zheng SS,Liang TB,Shen Y,Wang WL,Ke QH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of two pseudolymphomas of the liver in a 63-year-old Japanese woman with primary biliary cirrhosis. One of the lesions was found incidentally during a medical examination, presenting as a 10 mm hypodense nodule that revealed hyperdensity in the early phase and hypodensity in the late phase in computed...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okada T,Mibayashi H,Hasatani K,Hayashi Y,Tsuji S,Kaneko Y,Yoshimitsu M,Tani T,Zen Y,Yamagishi M

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic radiation proctopathy occurs in 5%-20% of patients following pelvic radiotherapy. Although many cases resolve spontaneously, some lead to chronic symptoms including diarrhea, tenesmus, urgency and persistent rectal bleeding with iron deficiency anemia requiring blood transfusions. Treatments for chronic radiat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rustagi T,Mashimo H

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we summarize the main progresses made in our group in the field of the mechanism of pigment gallstone formation. It was found that after treatment with free radicals, bilirubin (BR) was changed into free radical itself, and a semiquinone free radical and a superoxide free radical bound with metal were r...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu XT,Hu J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial pathogen Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonizes in over half of the world's population. H. pylori that establishes life-long infection in the stomach is definitely associated with gastro-duodenal diseases and a wide variety of non-gastrointestinal tract conditions such as immune thrombocytopenia. Trip...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takeuchi H,Trang VT,Morimoto N,Nishida Y,Matsumura Y,Sugiura T

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer-related death in many countries. Colorectal carcinogenesis is a stepwise process which, from normal mucosa leads to malignancy. Many factors have been shown to influence this process, however, at present, several points remain obscure. In recent years some hypotheses have b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mariani F,Sena P,Roncucci L

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic endocrine insufficiency after acute pancreatitis (AP) has drawn increasing attention in recent years. AIM:To assess the impact of risk factors on the development of pancreatic endocrine insufficiency after AP. METHODS:This retrospective observational long-term follow-up study was conducted in a ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yu BJ,Li NS,He WH,He C,Wan JH,Zhu Y,Lu NH

更新日期：2020-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an extremely rare disease which is often unrecognized as diagnosis. In the recent article Lui et al describe a patient with a new diagnosis of EPP with severe liver injury. Approximately 5%-20% of patients with EPP develop liver manifestations. The most severe complication of EPP...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wensink D,Wagenmakers MA,Wilson JP,Langendonk JG

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastography-based liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is a non-invasive tool for estimating liver fibrosis but also provides an estimate for the severity of portal hypertension in patients with advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). The presence of varices and especially of varices needing treatment (VNT) indicates dis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Paternostro R,Reiberger T,Bucsics T

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of sequential vs hybrid therapy in patients with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. METHODS:From March 2013 to May 2014, one hundred and seventy-five H. pylori infected patients who had not been treated for H. pylori before were randomized to receive either sequential therapy (rabe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen KY,Lin TJ,Lin CL,Lee HC,Wang CK,Wu DC

更新日期：2015-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the outcome of patients, who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and subsequently liver transplantation (OLT) irrespective of tumor size when no tumor progression was observed. METHODS:Records, imaging studies and pathology of 84 patients with HCC were revi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Obed A,Beham A,Püllmann K,Becker H,Schlitt HJ,Lorf T

更新日期：2007-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the frequency of HER2/neu protein overexpression in gastric (group A), small intestine (group B), and colorectal (group C) adenocarcinoma. METHODS:A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 50 cases of gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma (stomach, small intestine, and colorectal); 11 from group...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Farzand S,Siddique T,Saba K,Bukhari MH

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the immunologic role and expression significances of nitric oxide(NO), nitric oxide synthase(NOS),and its isoenzyme in acute rejection to liver xenografts from golden hamster in rat. METHODS:Liver transplantations were randomly divided into five groups(n=6-9):isografts (group I); xenografts (group II);...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Diao TJ,Yuan TY,Li YL

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether total splenic artery embolization (TSAE) for patients with hypersplenism delivers better long-term outcomes than partial splenic embolization (PSE). METHODS:Sixty-one patients with hypersplenism eligible for TSAE (n = 27, group A) or PSE (n = 34, group B) were enrolled into the trial, which inc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He XH,Gu JJ,Li WT,Peng WJ,Li GD,Wang SP,Xu LC,Ji J

更新日期：2012-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C is recognized as a major threat to global public health. The current treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C is the addition of ribavirin to interferon-based therapy which has limited efficacy, poor tolerability, and significant expense. New treatment options that are more potent and less toxic are ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khattab MA

更新日期：2009-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon but dramatic clinical syndrome characterized by hepatic encephalopathy and a bleeding tendency due to abrupt loss of liver function caused by massive or submassive liver necrosis in a patient with a previously healthy liver. The causes of ALF encompass a wide variety of toxic, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang DW,Yin YM,Yao YM

更新日期：2013-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of multiple liver tumors detected by ultrasonography. Colonoscopy revealed submucosal tumor in the rectum, which was considered the primary lesion. Endoscopic mucosal resection followed by histopathological examination revealed that the tumor was carcinoid. The ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakajima Y,Takagi H,Sohara N,Sato K,Kakizaki S,Nomoto K,Suzuki H,Suehiro T,Shimura T,Asao T,Kuwano H,Mori M,Nishikura K

更新日期：2006-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the main etiological factors responsible for liver disease worldwide. It has been estimated that there are over 170 million people infected with HCV worldwide. Of these infected individuals, approximately 75% will go on to develop a life long necroinflammatory liver disease, which ove...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： McCartney EM,Beard MR

更新日期：2010-03-21 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 determine the efficacy and safety of meticulous cannulation by needle-knife. METHODS:Three needle-knife procedures were used to facilitate cannulation in cases when standard cannulation techniques failed. A total of 104 cannulations via the minor papilla attempted in 74 patients at our center between January 20...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang W,Gong B,Jiang WS,Liu L,Bielike K,Xv B,Wu YL

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the expression of c-fos in gastric myenteric plexus and spinal cord of rats with cervical spondylosis and its clinical significance. METHODS:A cervical spondylosis model was established in rats by destroying the stability of cervical posterior column, and the cord segments C(4-6) and gastric antrum we...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Song PS,Kong KM,Niu CY,Qi WL,Wu LF,Wang XJ,Han W,Huang K,Chen ZF

更新日期：2005-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the significance of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-receptor (R)2 in mucosal healing of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis and the effect of Tong-Xie-Yao-Fang (TXYF) on CRH-R2 expression and regulation. METHODS:Ulcerative colitis was induced in mice by administration of 3% (w/v) DSS for ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gong SS,Fan YH,Wang SY,Han QQ,Lv B,Xu Y,Chen X,He YE

更新日期：2018-04-28 00:00:00