Palliative chemotherapy in advanced gastrointestinal cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between HCV genotype and histological liver injury. DESIGN:Prospective study on a cohort of patients with biopsy proven chronic hepatitis C. SETTING:University medical centre. PARTICIPANTS:Enrolled were 324 consecutive patients (male 197, median age 52 y...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Adinolfi LE,Utili R,Andreana A,Tripodi MF,Rosario P,Mormone G,Ragone E,Pasquale G,Ruggiero G

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease phenotype and outcome of late-onset Crohn's disease are still poorly defined. METHODS:In this Italian nationwide multicentre retrospective study, patients diagnosed ≥65 years (late-onset) were compared with young adult-onset with 16-39 years and adult-onset Crohn's disease 40-64 years. Data were col...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Viola A,Monterubbianesi R,Scalisi G,Furfaro F,Rea M,Saibeni S,Aratari A,Bringiotti R,Casella G,Cantoro L,Frankovic I,Calella F,Pugliese D,Orlando S,Samperi L,Cappello M,Mocci G,Manetti N,Annese V,Privitera AC,Inse

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is a common medical emergency, initially managed with inpatient care. Bleeding stops spontaneously in over 80% of cases, indicating that patients with low-risk upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage may be more optimally managed in the community, without the need for admi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McLaughlin C,Vine L,Chapman L,Deering P,Whittaker S,Beckly J,Fortun P,Murray IA,Hussaini SH,Michell NP,Stableforth B,Thatcher P,Hare NC,Palmer J,Dalton HR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calprotectin is a promising diagnostic biomarker for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) among cirrhotic patients, but published studies report a wide variation of its diagnostic accuracy. We systematically searched six databases for eligible studies (i.e., all original studies that reported ascitic calprotectin a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dibas M,Rajab AM,Zaghloul MS,Atiah MJ,Aljundi S,Amir A,Saquib N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in intestinal health. After colonic diversion from the fecal stream, luminal nutrients for bacteria are expected to be depleted, inducing changes in microbial composition. In this study, we describe microbial changes in the healthy colon following surgical fe...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： van der Sluis WB,Bouman MB,Mullender MG,Degen MC,Savelkoul PHM,Meijerink WJHJ,de Boer NKH,van Bodegraven AA,Budding AE

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy is one of the main factors limiting the development and application of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). Our study aimed to verify the efficacy of the albumin-bilirubin score, an objective and simple scoring system, to predict post-TIPS he...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lin X,Gao F,Wu X,Cai W,Chen X,Huang Z

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure arises from an imbalance between liver cell death and regeneration. The severity of the insult determines whether liver cells die by apoptosis or necrosis, and this in turn affects the magnitude of the inflammatory reaction. Liver cell death occurs through complex cellular interactions and is media...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Thomson RK,Arthur MJ

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine demographic and clinical features in children diagnosed with gallstones, risk factors for gallstone formation, the effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy, and the course of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients aged 0-18 years were followed up for at least 6 mont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Serdaroglu F,Koca YS,Saltik F,Koca T,Dereci S,Akcam M,Akcam FZ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of the determination of Helicobacter pylori infection by a stool immunoassay in patients with upper-gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) of peptic origin, in comparison with the routine histological study, serology, rapid urease and 13C-breath tests. METHODS:Sixty-eight patients with endosc...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Griñó P,Pascual S,Such J,Casellas JA,Niveiro M,Andreu M,Sáez J,Aparicio JR,Griñó E,Compañy L,Laveda R,Pérez-Mateo M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Correa's hypothesis proposes that gastric carcinogenesis is due to atrophic gastritis and hypochlorhydria which permit gastric bacterial colonization, the reduction of dietary nitrates to nitrites and the formation of potentially carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds (NOCs). OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Viani F,Siegrist HH,Pignatelli B,Cederberg C,Idström JP,Verdu EF,Fried M,Blum AL,Armstrong D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloidosis is a group of disorders that can manifest in virtually any organ system in the body and is thought to be secondary to misfolding of extracellular proteins with subsequent deposition in tissues. The precursor protein that is produced in excess defines the specific amyloid type. This requires histopathologic...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Syed U,Ching Companioni RA,Alkhawam H,Walfish A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Forty percent of patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) present with acute jaundice/hepatitis. Such patients, when treated promptly, are thought to have a good prognosis. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to describe the natural history of AIH in patients presenting with jaundice/hepatitis and to...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Panayi V,Froud OJ,Vine L,Laurent P,Woolson KL,Hunter JG,Madden RG,Miller C,Palmer J,Harris N,Mathew J,Stableforth B,Murray IA,Dalton HR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are widely used by patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Few data have been published on the impact of CAM on the quality of life (QOL). AIMS:The aim of the study was to describe CAM use in French patients with IBD, identify characteristics associated ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abitbol V,Lahmek P,Buisson A,Olympie A,Poupardin C,Chaussade S,Lesgourgues B,Nahon S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high vascularity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) seems to be a potential therapeutic target. We evaluated the efficacy, toxicity, and histologic response to thalidomide in advanced HCC in a single center phase I/II pilot trial. METHODS:Between September 2000 and August 2004 patients with HCC uneligibl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pinter M,Wichlas M,Schmid K,Plank C,Müller C,Wrba F,Peck-Radosavljevic M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, disabling and functional gastrointestinal disorder. Effective treatments are lacking. Self-care and coping with symptoms are considered important but little is known about what patients with IBS actually do to manage their illness. The aim of this study was to exp...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jakobsson Ung E,Ringstrom G,Sjövall H,Simrén M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of what is currently accepted regarding Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis and its relationship with gastric adenocarcinoma rests on the assumption that atrophic gastritis can be correctly identified and reproducibly recognized. Several studies have indicated that pathologists have a low level of agreement ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Genta RM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The role of duodenogastric reflux in gastrooesophageal reflux disease is still controversial. AIMS:(i) To determine the prevalence of pathological duodenogastric reflux (DGR) in gastrooesophageal reflux disease patients and (ii) to define the relationship between DGR and duodenogastrooesophageal reflux. ME...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Brillantino A,Monaco L,Schettino M,Torelli F,Izzo G,Cosenza A,Marano L,Di Martino N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is a controversy about the performance of blood tests for the diagnostic of metabolic liver disease in patients with type-2-diabetes in comparison with patients without type-2-diabetes. These indirect comparisons assumed that the gold-standard is binary, whereas fibrosis stages, steatosis and nonalcohol...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Poynard T,Peta V,Deckmyn O,Pais R,Ngo Y,Charlotte F,Ngo A,Munteanu M,Imbert-Bismut F,Monneret D,Housset C,Thabut D,Valla D,Boitard C,Castera L,Ratziu V,FLIP consortium, the FibroFrance Group, the EPIC-3 program and the QU

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of preoperative transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) on patients undergoing liver transplantation. DESIGN:A retrospective non-randomized comparative clinical study. SETTING:Tertiary referral institution. PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-four patients with liver...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： John TG,Jalan R,Stanley AJ,Redhead DN,Sanfey HA,Hayes PC,Garden OJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the pattern of practice of sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy in the UK, and to estimate the rate of occurrence of important complications. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire enquiring about practice in the previous 2 years. SUBJECTS:Consultant members of the British Society of Gastroenterology. MAIN OU...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Robinson RJ,Stone M,Mayberry JF

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Symptoms of achalasia are often misinterpreted, resulting in delayed diagnosis. The aims of our study were (1) to estimate the evolution of clinical and radiological features of a large population of achalasic patients between two successive periods; and (2) to determine the influence of symptoms on diagnost...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： d'Alteroche L,Oung C,Fourquet F,Picon L,Lagasse JP,Metman EH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize the antigen specificity of circulating anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). DESIGN:Analysis of the prevalence of circulating ANCAs in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, by both non-specific methods (immunofluorescence against ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kossa K,Coulthart A,Ives CT,Pusey CD,Hodgson HJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here on a patient affected by chronic hepatitis C who developed acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) superinfection with replacement of genotype 1b by genotype 4. The history revealed no risk factors for a new exposure to HCV, with the exception of colonoscopy with mucosal biopsy performed about 3 months before. Th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Accapezzato D,Fravolini F,Casciaro MA,Paroli M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman presented with a mucosal gastric carcinoma measuring 0.7 x 0.5 cm and para-aortic lymph node metastasis. Radiographic and endoscopic studies showed a small depressed lesion on the anterior border of the gastric angle, which was classified as a type II c + III lesion. Histological examination of the...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Miyaji M,Ogoshi K,Nakamura K,Kondo Y,Tajima T,Makuuchi H,Sato S,Osamura Y

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An association of gastric cancer and precursor lesions with gastric xanthelasma has frequently been reported. However, the incidence of both gastric xanthelasma and gastric cancer precursor lesions increases with age. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of atrophic gastriti...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sayar S,Ayranci G,Kürbüz K,Ak Ç,Tarikçi Kiliç E,Kahraman R,Atalay R,Öztürk O,Çalişkan Z,Adali G,Doganay L,Özdil K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine what percentage of inoperable oesophageal and oesophagogastric malignancies could be successfully intubated for palliation, and to compare Atkinson and Celestin tubes. DESIGN:A consecutive series of 210 patients who had been referred for palliation underwent endoscopy and intubation with the Not...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Wilton A,Smith PM

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although sorafenib is the first systemic therapy to show survival benefit for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), its survival benefit is variable for HCC. Systemic inflammation may be associated with survival in HCC. We investigated the use of systemic inflammation markers, including neutrophil...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hong YM,Yoon KT,Hwang TH,Heo J,Woo HY,Cho M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic fibrosing pancreatitis is an uncommon condition in children and adolescents of unknown aetiology. This syndrome has been reported in 36 cases so far. To our knowledge none of these cases was definitively associated with Crohn's disease. In this report we describe a young female patient who developed Crohn's...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Potamianos S,Koutroubakis IE,Chatzicostas C,Rolles K,Burroughs AK,Kouroumalis EA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a small proportion of patients with abdominal discomfort have organic disease, but a correct diagnosis can seldom be made by simple clinical examination. Additional diagnostic procedures must be employed, but these are expensive and demanding and carry a certain risk. Assessment of faecal concentrations of the ne...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Aadland E,Fagerhol MK

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pre-operative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the most common treatment of gallbladder and common bile duct (CBD) stones. In this study we evaluate our selection criteria for pre-operative ERCP and the results of endoscopic-laparoscopic treatment in p...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Masci E,Fanti L,Mariani A,Guerini S,Zuliani W,Baccari P,Giacomelli M,Tittobello A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00