Ileal varices associated with recurrent bleeding in a patient with liver cirrhosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) often recurs after surgical or medical treatment. METHODS:Eighty consecutive patients with HBV-positive cirrhosis and HCC who underwent potentially curative ablation for HCC were analyzed. Eleven patients received long-term interferon (IFN) th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Someya T,Ikeda K,Saitoh S,Kobayashi M,Hosaka T,Sezaki H,Akuta N,Suzuki F,Suzuki Y,Arase Y,Kumada H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast-enhanced echocardiography (CEE) using agitated saline can detect intrapulmonary vasodilatation (IPVD) in patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). We estimated the pulmonary transit time of erythrocytes (PTT) by CEE, using microbubbles, and studied its relationship to arterial oxygenation in chr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Katsuta Y,Honma H,Zhang XJ,Ohsuga M,Komeichi H,Shimizu S,Katoh Y,Miura H,Satomura K,Aramaki T,Takano T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musashi-1 (Msi-1) is a RNA-binding protein, known as a putative marker of intestinal stem cells (ISCs). However, little is known about the function of Msi-1 within human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). Thus, the present study aimed to clarify the role of Msi-1 in differentiation and proliferation of IECs...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murayama M,Okamoto R,Tsuchiya K,Akiyama J,Nakamura T,Sakamoto N,Kanai T,Watanabe M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although stomal varices are a rare complication, bleeding stomal varices often need to be treated owing to symptoms of hypovolemic shock, recurrence of stomal bleeding, or deterioration in the quality of life. Various treatment strategies for the management of bleeding stomal varices have thus far been reported. We re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minami S,Okada K,Matsuo M,Kamohara Y,Sakamoto I,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucosal breaks induced by gastroesophageal reflux of gastric contents were more frequently found on the right anterior wall of the lower esophagus. Bleeding from esophageal varices may be also derived from gastroesophageal reflux. The circumferential location of the ruptured esophageal varices was evaluated ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okamoto E,Amano Y,Fukuhara H,Furuta K,Miyake T,Sato S,Ishihara S,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported the efficacy of indigo naturalis (IN) in patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC) in a randomized controlled trial (INDIGO study). However, few studies have been conducted to investigate whether IN is effective even in treatment-refractory cases, such as in those with steroid depende...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Naganuma M,Sugimoto S,Fukuda T,Mitsuyama K,Kobayashi T,Yoshimura N,Ohi H,Tanaka S,Andoh A,Ohmiya N,Saigusa K,Yamamoto T,Morohoshi Y,Ichikawa H,Matsuoka K,Hisamatsu T,Watanabe K,Mizuno S,Abe T,Suzuki Y,Kanai T,IN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult midgut rotational anomalies are difficult to diagnose. Any symptoms present in adults may be the result of intermittent volvulus of the midgut. Successful outcome of this clinical condition depends on prompt diagnosis and timely surgical intervention. Computed tomography (CT) is useful in early identification of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang TK,Yeh CH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The (13)C-urea breath test (UBT) is a simple breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection, but several factors have been reported to affect the results of this test. In this study, the effects of the antiulcer drugs used in Japan on the results of UBT were determined. METHODS:The subjects ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murakami K,Sato R,Okimoto T,Watanabe K,Nasu M,Fujioka T,Kodama M,Kagawa J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophil elastase (NE) is a major secretory product from activated neutrophils and a major contributor to tissue destruction. However, little is known about the pathogenic contribution of NE to ulcerative colitis (UC). This study was designed to investigate the contribution of NE by measuring NE activity i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Morohoshi Y,Matsuoka K,Chinen H,Kamada N,Sato T,Hisamatsu T,Okamoto S,Inoue N,Takaishi H,Ogata H,Iwao Y,Hibi T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 163 susceptibility loci for IBD among European populations; however, there is limited information for IBD susceptibility in a Japan...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fuyuno Y,Yamazaki K,Takahashi A,Esaki M,Kawaguchi T,Takazoe M,Matsumoto T,Matsui T,Tanaka H,Motoya S,Suzuki Y,Kiyohara Y,Kitazono T,Kubo M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with Helicobacter pylori has been associated with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of H. pylori eradication in the treatment of patients with CIU. METHODS:Fifty patients with CIU (16 men and 34 women; age 25-75 years) and 100 sex- and age-ma...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fukuda S,Shimoyama T,Umegaki N,Mikami T,Nakano H,Munakata A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcome and complications of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) in patients with hemorrhage from gastric fundal varices. METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive patients with bleeding from gastric varices who were treated with B-RTO we...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hiraga N,Aikata H,Takaki S,Kodama H,Shirakawa H,Imamura M,Kawakami Y,Takahashi S,Toyota N,Ito K,Tanaka S,Kitamoto M,Chayama K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heartburn is a common symptom with great impact on quality of life and on the economy. An approach that helps to alleviate patients' symptoms, decrease the burden on the economy, and improve longterm outcome is needed. Step-down therapy, starting with the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, seems to achieve ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abu Farsakh N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported the real-world changes in the etiologies of liver cirrhosis (LC) based on nationwide survey data and assessed the etiologies of LC with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Fifty-five participants from 68 institutions provided data on 23,637 patients with HCC-complicated LC. The chan...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Enomoto H,Ueno Y,Hiasa Y,Nishikawa H,Hige S,Takikawa Y,Taniai M,Ishikawa T,Yasui K,Takaki A,Takaguchi K,Ido A,Kurosaki M,Kanto T,Nishiguchi S,Japan Etiology of Liver Cirrhosis Study Group in the 54th Annual Meeting of JSH.

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between macrovascular thrombosis and idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease has been described, although very few well-documented cases have been published. We report on a 39-year-old woman who presented with right hemifacial and upper limb edema that was shown to be due to an extensive right brachioceph...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ribeiro JM,Rebocho L,Lucas MB,Campos P,Victorino RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recently, guidelines for the treatment and prevention of ulcers induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were established. This study investigated the association between the current adherence to the guidelines and the incidence of gastric mucosal lesions caused by NSAIDs. METHODS:This study...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsumura H,Fujita T,Tamura I,Morita Y,Yoshida M,Toyonaga T,Mukai H,Inokuchi H,Kutsumi H,Azuma T

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman was treated at our hospital for multiple sclerosis. Therapy consisted of glucocorticosteroids and cyclosporin. In the 7th week after these drugs were discontinued the patient developed acute liver failure due to fulminant hepatitis (FH) and died. Post-mortem examination showed massive liver necrosi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Funaoka M,Kato K,Komatsu M,Ono T,Hoshino T,Kato J,Kuramitsu T,Ishii T,Toyoshima I,Masamune O

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori induces chronic inflammation and intestinal metaplasia (IM) through genetic and epigenetic changes and activation of intracellular signaling pathways that contribute to gastric carcinogenesis. However, the precise mechanism of IM in gastric carcinogenesis has not been fully elucidated. We...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sue S,Shibata W,Kameta E,Sato T,Ishii Y,Kaneko H,Miwa H,Sasaki T,Tamura T,Kondo M,Maeda S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role played by cytokines in chronic pancreatitis, we examined serum levels of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 33 patients with definitively diagnosed chronic pancreatitis. All the patients, who had rec...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bamba T,Yoshioka U,Inoue H,Iwasaki Y,Hosoda S

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinicopathologic features of cystic neoplasms of the liver, such as cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma, are poorly defined because these lesions are extremely rare. METHODS:Clinicopathologic findings in six patients who underwent surgery for a cystic hepatic neoplasm were reviewed retrospectively to de...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hai S,Hirohashi K,Uenishi T,Yamamoto T,Shuto T,Tanaka H,Kubo S,Tanaka S,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain differences in the susceptibility of rats to induction of intestinal metaplasia by X-irradiation were examined. The gastric regions of 5-week-old males of five inbred strains of rats (F344/NSlc, Copenhagen, Buffalo/NacJcl, and ACI/NHos) and three strains of randomly bred rats (HOS:Donryu, Slc:Wistar, Slc:SD) we...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Watanabe H,Fujimoto N,Masaoka Y,Ohtaki M,Ito A

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress (OS) plays an important role in the progression of chronic liver disease and hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the role of OS in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess whether OS promotes angiogenesis in HCC. METHODS:The expressions of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jo M,Nishikawa T,Nakajima T,Okada Y,Yamaguchi K,Mitsuyoshi H,Yasui K,Minami M,Iwai M,Kagawa K,Itoh Y,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old woman with a 9-year history of ulcerative colitis involving the entire colon was admitted to our hospital in August 1992 because of bloody stools and left lower abdominal pain. She had been treated with sulfasalazine since 1983 and the colitis had been clinically quiescent or mild for 7 years. She had al...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Seo M,Okada M,Osamura S,Hara S,Umeno T,Maeshiro K,Yamada Y,Yuh K

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is caused by compression of the third part of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. It occurs most frequently in patients with rapid weight loss. METHODS:We report two young patients, who each presented with a longstanding history of po...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lippl F,Hannig C,Weiss W,Allescher HD,Classen M,Kurjak M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver histology is the gold standard for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Noninvasive, simple, reproducible, and reliable biomarkers are greatly needed to differentiate NASH from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:To construct a scoring system for predicting NASH, 177 Jap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sumida Y,Yoneda M,Hyogo H,Yamaguchi K,Ono M,Fujii H,Eguchi Y,Suzuki Y,Imai S,Kanemasa K,Fujita K,Chayama K,Yasui K,Saibara T,Kawada N,Fujimoto K,Kohgo Y,Okanoue T,Japan Study Group of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a pilot study of direct dissolution therapy of gallstones with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), endoscopic transpapillary catheterization in the gallbladder (ETCG) was performed. Complete dissolution was seen in 8 out of 12 (66%) patients and partial dissolution was seen in 2 (16%) patients. In one of the 8 complete...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchida N,Nakatsu T,Hirabayashi S,Minami A,Fukuma H,Ezaki T,Morshed SA,Fuke C,Ameno K,Ijiri I

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combination therapy of intravenous hepatitis B immunoglobulin (ivHBIG) and nucleos(t)ide (NA) analogues is the best post-liver transplantation (LT) prophylactic measure for hepatitis B virus (HBV). However, to reduce the long-term drawbacks of ivHBIG, we evaluated the efficacy of sequential entecavir (ETV) m...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yi NJ,Choi JY,Suh KS,Cho JY,Baik M,Hong G,Lee KW,Kim W,Kim YJ,Yoon JH,Lee HS,Kim DG

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 13-year-old girl who presented with hepatic failure and hemolytic anemia. Laboratory findings showed a normal serum copper level (104 microg/dl), high urinary copper level (2370 microg/dl), and low serum ceruloplasmin level (14.3 microg/dl). Slit-lamp examination revealed Kayser-Fleischer rings on her corn...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakaida I,Kawaguchi K,Kimura T,Tamura F,Okita K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To further clarify the clinico-epidemiological features of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in Japan, we conducted the fourth nationwide epidemiological survey. METHODS:This study consisted of two stage surveys; the number of AIP patients was estimated by the first survey and their clinical features were asses...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masamune A,Kikuta K,Hamada S,Tsuji I,Takeyama Y,Shimosegawa T,Okazaki K,Collaborators.

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various types of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been suggested to exert different effects on the colon in terms of promotion or inhibition of tumor development. Results of in vitro and in vivo studies are, however, inconsistent and it remains unclear whether or not the cellular effects of PUFAs change along ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsai WS,Nagawa H,Kaizaki S,Tsuruo T,Muto T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00