Relief of small bowel obstruction following colonoscopy in a case of gallstone ileus.

abstract：:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is often preceded by an infectious disease. A case of GBS after hepatitis A in a pregnant woman is described. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and had full recovery with no neurologic sequelae. She gave birth in term to a healthy baby. This is the first reported cas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Breuer GS,Morali G,Finkelstein Y,Halevy J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the mechanisms of gastric mucosal injury associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, we investigated the contents of cytokines and inflammatory cell infiltration in the gastric mucosa. Ninety-six patients with dyspepsia were studied (58 gastric ulcer, 38 nonulcer dyspepsia). Of the 96 patients, 63 were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Katagiri M,Asaka M,Kobayashi M,Kudo M,Kato M,Takeda H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective 11-year survey to evaluate the post-treatment course in 285 patients with esophagogastric varices following administration of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy as an emergency, elective, or prophylactic procedure using freshly prepared 2% sodium tetradecyl sulfate not containing benzyl al...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Iwase H,Suga S,Shimada M,Yamada H,Horiuchi Y,Oohashi M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of microcystic (glycogen-rich) adenoma of the whole pancreas with coexistent pancreatic low-grade malignant islet cell tumor in a 29-year-old woman. She complained of nausea, vomiting, and growing abdominal mass. Abdominal computed tomography showed multiple cysts in the whole pancreas and a calcified...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jung HK,Son HY,Lee HC,Yi SY

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the therapeutic efficacy of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) in patients with colonic diverticular disease performing a systematic review of the literature. DATA SOURCES:Cochrane Trial Register (until Issue 4, 2008), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (1966 to October 1, 2008), Ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gatta L,Vakil N,Vaira D,Pilotto A,Curlo M,Comparato G,Leandro G,Ferro U,Lera M,Milletti S,Di Mario F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:A clinical problem is posed by patients with symptoms suggestive of gluten sensitivity (diarrhea, weight loss, unresponsive iron-deficiency anemia, etc.); however, small intestinal biopsies reveal only minor abnormalities, such as lymphocytosis with or without crypt hyperplasia (Marsh I-II). Our aim was to assess...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tursi A,Brandimarte G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are at risk for hepatitis flare when receiving cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy. It has been reported that as high as 50% of HBsAg-positive individuals who undergo chemotherapy develop elevation of liver transaminases. According to current Association...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wu JM,Huang YH,Lee PC,Lin HC,Lee SD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a rare cause of pancreatitis. Pancreatitis secondary to HTG, presents typically as an episode of acute pancreatitis (AP) or recurrent AP, rarely as chronic pancreatitis. A serum triglyceride (TG) level of more than 1,000 to 2,000 mg/dL in patients with type I, IV, or V hyperlipidemia (Fre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yadav D,Pitchumoni CS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old male patient, after 3 months' treatment with fluvastatin 40 mg/d for hypercholesterolemia, presented with acute pancreatitis. The pancreatitis was mild, and the patient settled on medical treatment. Other causes of the disease were ruled out. Some months later, the patient reintroduced fluvastatin on his...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tysk C,Al-Eryani AY,Shawabkeh AA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of probiotics in diarrheal diseases of children is increasing. Probiotics, mostly lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, but also the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii, have been tried in many double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled studies, and several well-conducted meta-analyses ar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Guandalini S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common hepatic malignancy worldwide. The primary risk factor for the development of HCC is cirrhosis. Even patients without cirrhosis who develop HCC are typically found to have some underlying hepatic abnormality, such as steatohepatitis or chronic viral hepatitis. Although ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nissen NN,Martin P

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverticular disease includes a spectrum of conditions sharing the underlying pathology of acquired diverticula of the colon: symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, recurrent symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, and complicated diverticular disease. Goals of therapy in diverticular disease should b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Di Mario F,Comparato G,Fanigliulo L,Aragona G,Cavallaro LG,Cavestro GM,Franzé A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To compare the healthcare resource consumption of patients who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with an age-, gender-, and comorbidity-matched cohort of patients without IBS from a managed care perspective. STUDY:Retrospective cohort analysis. Data were obtained electronically through the Henry Ford Health Sy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Patel RP,Petitta A,Fogel R,Peterson E,Zarowitz BJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, is an hereditary disorder that results in fibrovascular dysplasia with the development of telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations. It predominantly involves the skin, mucous membranes, viscera, lungs, and brain. Hereditary he...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Larson AM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus is a common premalignant condition that predisposes to the development of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus through a process of transformation from metaplasia to dysplasia and then carcinoma. Periodic endoscopic surveillance with multiple biopsies is adopted by most physicians to detect dysplasia or...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hsu CW,Krevsky B,Sigman LM,Thomas RM

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hepatic ultrasound (US) is readily available and physicians usually trust the results of an US report suggesting fatty liver, but there are conflicting reports on its accuracy, especially in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Therefore, we retrospectively examined liver biopsies in patients with CLD ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Perez NE,Siddiqui FA,Mutchnick MG,Dhar R,Tobi M,Ullah N,Saksouk FA,Wheeler DE,Ehrinpreis MN

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as a major cause of gastroduodenal diseases has led to the use of antibiotics to treat these diseases. However, antibiotics used alone are not very effective, and adjuvant therapy is required. The most potent adjuvant therapy consists of increasing the stomach pH with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mégraud F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To determine the effect of the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) on active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). BACKGROUND:IBD is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory intestinal disorder associated with fecal dysbiosis. Diet is a potential therapeutic option for IBD based on the hypothesis that changing the fecal dysbio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Suskind DL,Cohen SA,Brittnacher MJ,Wahbeh G,Lee D,Shaffer ML,Braly K,Hayden HS,Klein J,Gold B,Giefer M,Stallworth A,Miller SI

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 29-year-old woman with a 20-year history of Crohn's disease and neutropenia. Because of repeated complications of Crohn's disease, she has undergone three intestinal resections and also has had recurrent skin abscesses, sinusitis, and pneumonia. Persistent neutropenia has been noted throughout the course o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Stevens C,Peppercorn MA,Grand RJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The statements produced by the Chairmen of the 2nd International Symposium on Diverticular Disease, held in Rome on April 8th to 9th, 2016, are reported. Topics such as epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of diverticular disease in patients with uncomplicated and complicated diverticu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tursi A,Picchio M,Elisei W,Di Mario F,Scarpignato C,Brandimarte G

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We investigated the prognosis of Crohn's disease (CD) in Korean patients with jejunal involvement. BACKGROUND:Although jejunal involvement is considered a poor prognostic factor of CD in whites, it has never been validated in Asian populations. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1403 Kor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Park SK,Yang SK,Park SH,Park SH,Kim JW,Yang DH,Jung KW,Kim KJ,Ye BD,Byeon JS,Myung SJ,Yu CS,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjogren syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that affects exocrine glands and therefore may affect the gastrointestinal system, from the mouth, esophagus, and bowel to the liver and pancreas. Oral involvement in SS is mainly characterized by dryness, with a wide spectrum of symptoms, from mild-to-severe xerostomia w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ebert EC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor preparation for elective colonoscopy is exceedingly common in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). This unsatisfactory outcome is likely due to long-standing difficulty with evacuation and decreased colonic motility, which may result in inadequate responses to conventional bowel preparation regimens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Korsten MA,Spungen AM,Radulovic M,Rosman AS,Hunt K,Galea MD,Kornfeld SD,Lyons BL,Yen C,Bauman WA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized trial with a blind observer compared the efficacy of an emulsion containing micronized sucralfate (1 g four times daily) and ranitidine (150 mg twice daily) in the short-term healing of peptic ulcer. Patients with a minimum ulcer size of 5 mm located in the duodenal bulb, the pyloric canal, or in the prep...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lykkegaard Nielsen MC,Vagn Nielsen O,Moesgaard F

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) management have recommended that a liver biopsy be repeated at 3-year intervals for HIV/HCV-coinfected patients and 5-year intervals for those with HCV monoinfection to assess fibrosis progression. However, it is unclear if patients are willing to repeat this pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Amorosa VK,Aibana O,Shire NJ,Dorey-Stein Z,Ferrara T,Gilmore J,Kostman JR,Lo Re V 3rd

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a highly fatal disease with limited therapeutic options. The determinants, trends, and outcomes of different therapies for ICC are largely unknown in the United States. METHODS:Using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results-(SEER) Medicare database, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shaib YH,Davila JA,Henderson L,McGlynn KA,El-Serag HB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:We investigated changes in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) level and its correlation with clinical outcomes in treatment-naive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients undergoing entecavir therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Among 51 hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive treatment-naive CHB patients receiving ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jung YK,Kim JH,Lee YS,Lee HJ,Yoon E,Jung ES,Hong SK,Joo MK,Yeon JE,Park JJ,Kim JS,Bak YT,Byun KS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance is an integral part of the underlying pathophysiology in most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Insulin-sensitizing agents are therefore likely to be of key importance in the treatment of this disorder, especially in the histologically more severe form known as nonalcoholic ste...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caldwell SH,Argo CK,Al-Osaimi AM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND GOALS:The C282Y and H63D mutations of HFE gene are associated with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), the most common autosomal recessive disorder in European population. This is the first Turkish population study of, the prevalence of these mutations. STUDY:2677 healthy volunteer blood donors were screen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Simsek H,Sumer H,Yilmaz E,Balaban YH,Ozcebe O,Hascelik G,Buyukask Y,Tatar G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus genotype differences seem to be of considerable clinical significance because they affect responses to antiviral therapy. HCV genotype 4 is rare in the United States and there are few published data regarding response to therapy in patients with HCV genotype 4 infection. OBJECTIVES:To asse...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lyra AC,Ramrakhiani S,Bacon BR,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00