Diet and microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease: The gut in disharmony.

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency and risk factors for acute pancreatitis after pancreatic guidewire placement (P-GW) in achieving cannulation of the bile duct during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). METHODS:P-GW was performed in 113 patients in whom cannulation of the bile duct was difficult. Th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Fujita N,Noda Y,Kobayashi G,Obana T,Horaguchi J,Takasawa O,Koshita S,Kanno Y

更新日期：2008-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign duodenal tumors are rare and less common than malignant tumors. Furthermore, vascular lesions of the duodenum, including hemangiomas, are rare causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. This report describes a case with bleeding hemangiomas in the third portion of the duodenum and jejunum and their successful treatme...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanaji S,Nakamura T,Nishi M,Yamamoto M,Kanemitu K,Yamashiita K,Imanishi T,Sumi Y,Suzuki S,Tanaka K,Kakeji Y

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) over expression in oesophageal cancers. METHODS:A retrospective study, of one hundred consecutive cases of endoscopic histological samples of oesophageal cancers from a single British cancer network were included. Cancer cases were diagn...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Al-Momani H,Barnes R,El-Hadi A,Shah R,Lewis WG,Edwards P

更新日期：2012-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively analyze the fields of application, diagnostic yields and findings of OMOM capsule endoscopy in Chinese patients. METHODS:A database including 2400 Chinese patients who received OMOM capsule endoscopy in 27 endoscopy centers in China was retrieved from the Jianshan Science and Technology Ltd. OMO...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liao Z,Gao R,Li F,Xu C,Zhou Y,Wang JS,Li ZS

更新日期：2010-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the impact of therapeutic education on adherence to antiviral treatment and sustained virological response (SVR) in a real-life setting in genotype 2/3 hepatitis C, as there are few adherence data in genotype 2/3 infection, even from randomized trials. METHODS:This prospective survey included genotype ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cacoub P,Ouzan D,Melin P,Lang JP,Rotily M,Fontanges T,Varastet M,Chousterman M,Marcellin P

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) with a fully covered self-expandable metal stent for managing malignant biliary stricture. METHODS:We collected data from 13 patients who presented with malignant biliary obstruction and underwent EUS-BD with a nitinol fully covered...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim TH,Kim SH,Oh HJ,Sohn YW,Lee SO

更新日期：2012-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of the natural diterpenoid, hypoestoxide (HE) on the growth of established colon cancer in mice. METHODS:The CT26.WT mouse colon carcinoma cell line was grown and expanded in vitro. Following the expansion, BALB/c mice were inoculated s.c. with viable tumor cells. After the tumors had establ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ojo-Amaize EA,Cottam HB,Oyemade OA,Okogun JI,Nchekwube EJ

更新日期：2007-09-14 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：:Liver cancer is one of the world's most common cancers and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a primary hepatic cancer, accounts for 90%-95% of liver cancer cases. The pathogenesis of HCC consists of a stepwise process of liver damage that extends over decades, due to hepatitis,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu JW,Ho YJ,Yang YJ,Liao HA,Ciou SC,Lin LI,Ou DL

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma may help to ensure that patients have a chance for long-term survival; however, currently available biomarkers lack sensitivity and specificity. AIM:To characterize the serum metabolome of hepatocellular carcinoma in order to develop a new metabolomics diagnostic ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou PC,Sun LQ,Shao L,Yi LZ,Li N,Fan XG

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) and theta 1 (GSTT1) genes are involved in the metabolism of a wide range of carcinogens, but deletions of the genes are commonly found in the population. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms and hepatocellular ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Deng ZL,Wei YP,Ma Y

更新日期：2005-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This review updates the current views on aging gastric mucosa and the mechanisms of its increased susceptibility to injury. Experimental and clinical studies indicate that gastric mucosa of aging individuals-"aging gastropathy"-has prominent structural and functional abnormalities vs young gastric mucosa. Some of thes...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tarnawski AS,Ahluwalia A,Jones MK

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether suspected blood indicator (SBI) in capsule endoscopy (CE) is affected by background color and capsule passage velocity. METHODS:Experimental models of the small intestine constructed from paper in a variety of colors were used to simulate the background colors observed in CE images. The back...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park SC,Chun HJ,Kim ES,Keum B,Seo YS,Kim YS,Jeen YT,Lee HS,Um SH,Kim CD,Ryu HS

更新日期：2012-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We have read with interest the paper by Roman C. and colleagues discussing the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and atrial fibrillation. The review is presenting the available evidence for the common pathogenic mechanisms. However, from a cardiologist perspective, some available data were not highl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Floria M,Drug VL

更新日期：2015-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To translate into Serbian and to investigate the validity of the cross-culturally adapted the chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ). METHODS:The questionnaire was validated in 103 consecutive CLD patients treated between October 2009 and October 2010 at the Clinic for Gastroenterology, Clinical Centre of Serb...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Popovic DDj,Kovacevic NV,Kisic Tepavcevic DB,Trajkovic GZ,Alempijevic TM,Spuran MM,Krstic MN,Jesic RS,Younossi ZM,Pekmezovic TD

更新日期：2013-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the efficacy and safety of a new treatment modality, cellular immune therapy based on personalized peptide vaccination (PPV-DC-CTL) combined with radiotherapy, for treating advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:A total of nine patients with advanced HCC were enrolled. Multidisciplinary consult...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shen J,Wang LF,Zou ZY,Kong WW,Yan J,Meng FY,Chen FJ,Du J,Shao J,Xu QP,Ren HZ,Li RT,Wei J,Qian XP,Liu BR

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare disease due to a severe gastrointestinal motility disorder which may mimic, on both clinical and radiological grounds, mechanical obstruction. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented to our institution for plain abdominal radiography for referred lon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Camera L,Calabrese M,Sarnelli G,Longobardi M,Rocco A,Cuomo R,Salvatore M

更新日期：2011-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the anticancer mechanisms of the monoterpenoid alcohol linalool in human colon cancer cells. METHODS:The cytotoxic effect of linalool on the human colon cancer cell lines and a human fibroblast cell line was examined using the WST-8 assay. The apoptosis-inducing effect of linalool was measured using...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iwasaki K,Zheng YW,Murata S,Ito H,Nakayama K,Kurokawa T,Sano N,Nowatari T,Villareal MO,Nagano YN,Isoda H,Matsui H,Ohkohchi N

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between thrombocytopenia and relapse after treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases to obtain eligible studies. The hazard ratios (HRs) values and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled by random effects mo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pang Q,Qu K,Bi JB,Liu SS,Zhang JY,Song SD,Lin T,Xu XS,Wan Y,Tai MH,Liu HC,Dong YF,Liu C

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85 year male patient complaining epigastric discomfort was admitted. From the esophagogastroduodenoscopy, three early gastric cancer (EGCa) lesions had been identified and these were diagnosed as adenocarcinoma with poorly differentiated cell type. The patient underwent operation. From the post-operative mapping, h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Seong H,Kim JI,Lee HJ,Kim HJ,Cho HJ,Kim HK,Cheung DY,Kim DJ,Kim W,Kim TJ

更新日期：2013-11-28 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 elucidate the relationship between apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) gene and gastric cancer. METHODS:Thirty-five postoperative cancer and adjacent normal tissue samples were collected in the present study. Expression of the Apaf-1 gene in these samples was analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Lo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang HL,Bai H,Li Y,Sun J,Wang XQ

更新日期：2007-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the utility of measuring epigenetic alterations in pancreatic and biliary fluids in determining molecular markers for pancreatobiliary cancers. METHODS:DNA was extracted from undiluted pancreatic and biliary fluids. As a surrogate for a genome-wide hypomethylation assay, levels of long interspersed nuc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kato N,Yamamoto H,Adachi Y,Ohashi H,Taniguchi H,Suzuki H,Nakazawa M,Kaneto H,Sasaki S,Imai K,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2013-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal duplication cysts are benign rare congenital anomalies reported mainly in the pediatric population, but seldom in adults. Symptoms depend on the type and location and can present as abdominal pain, distension, dysphagia or dyspepsia. They have been reported to be responsible for duodenal obstruction, pancreat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ko SY,Ko SH,Ha S,Kim MS,Shin HM,Baeg MK

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the contribution of AXIN1, AXIN2 and beta-catenin, components of Wnt signaling pathway, to the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer (GC), we examined AXIN1, AXIN2 exon7 and CTNNB1 (encoding beta-catenin) exon3 mutations in 70 GCs. METHODS:The presence of mutations was identified by polymerase chain reaction...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pan KF,Liu WG,Zhang L,You WC,Lu YY

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of either boceprevir or telaprevir with ribavirin and interferon (triple therapy) has been shown to be more effective than ribavirin+interferon (dual therapy) for the treatment of genotype 1 hepatitis C. Since the benefit of these treatments takes place after years, simulation models are needed to pred...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Messori A,Fadda V,Maratea D,Trippoli S

更新日期：2012-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The small and large intestine of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) have evolved to have discrete functions with distinct anatomies and immune cell composition. The importance of these differences is underlined when considering that different pathogens have uniquely adapted to live in each region of the gut. Furthermore...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bowcutt R,Forman R,Glymenaki M,Carding SR,Else KJ,Cruickshank SM

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of cancer related genes in gastric carcinoma (GC) through the use of Atlas Human Cancer Array membranes with 588 well-characterized human genes related to cancer and tumor biology. METHODS:Hybridization of cDNA blotting membrane was performed with (32)P-labeled cDNA probes synthesized...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu LX,Liu ZH,Jiang HC,Qu X,Zhang WH,Wu LF,Zhu AL,Wang XQ,Wu M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of pancreatic pleural effusion, secondary to an internal pancreatic fistula, is a rare clinical syndrome and diagnosis is often missed. The key to the diagnosis is a dramatically elevated pleural fluid amylase. This pancreatic pleural effusion is also called a pancreatic pleural fistula. It is character...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jin SG,Chen ZY,Yan LN,Zeng Y

更新日期：2010-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of stents in treating patients with anastomotic site obstructions due to cancer recurrence following colorectal surgery. METHODS:The medical records of patients who underwent endoscopic self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) insertion for colorectal obstructions between February 2004 and Janua...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim JH,Lee JJ,Cho JH,Kim KO,Chung JW,Kim YJ,Kwon KA,Park DK,Kim JH

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00