Early feeding after oncological colorectal surgery in Japanese patients.

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate sex differences in relation to hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in chronic asymptomatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. HBeAg and ALT level were determined in 636 asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen carriers. There was no significant ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsai JF,Chuang LY,Jeng JE,Ho MS,Lin ZY,Hsieh MY,Wang LY,Tsai JH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who survived total colonic type ulcerative colitis (UC) complicated by toxic megacolon (TM), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, and phlebothrombosis. A 69-year-old man was treated for about 4 months under the diagnosis of ischemic co...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arai H,Hanai H,Furuta T,Sato Y,Yamada M,Kaneko E,Baba S,Sugimura H

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a benign lesion of the liver which usually presents with one or two localizations. We report a patient with history of resection of a biliary cyst, and who had been taking oral contraceptives for the past 18 years, who had multiple localizations of FNH (more than 30 lesions). The lar...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Colle I,de Beeck BO,Hoorens A,Hautekeete M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Cruveihier-Baumgarten syndrome associated with portal vein thrombosis that developed, slowly during a 2-year period after endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy. The thrombosis led to the disappearance of the venous hum and the dilated abdominal wall veins characteristic of this syndrome. A 73-year-old ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamakawa O,Ohta H,Watanabe H,Motoo Y,Okai T,Kadoya M,Matsui O,Sawabu N

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by a wide variety of lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues. We studied the relationship between IL-6 and the liver in an attempt to elucidate this cytokine's role in hepatitis C-induced liver inflammation. We investigated the behavior of serum IL-6 in 25 patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Malaguarnera M,Di Fazio I,Romeo MA,Restuccia S,Laurino A,Trovato BA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The abnormal expression of several genes is involved in the development of colorectal tumors. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of KAI1, CAR, and Smad4, which has been associated with the progression of other cancers. METHODS:We examined 12 adenomas, 38 primary carcinomas, 10 liver metastases...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mikami T,Ookawa K,Shimoyama T,Fukuda S,Saito H,Munakata A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurs in chronic hepatitis B (CH-B) patients even after treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) by a mechanism involving an association between the oncogenic factors of integrated HBV and liver fibrosis. An association has been demonstrated between advanced chronic liver ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawaguchi K,Honda M,Ohta H,Terashima T,Shimakami T,Arai K,Yamashita T,Sakai Y,Yamashita T,Mizukoshi E,Komura T,Unoura M,Kaneko S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-aminosalicylate is a fundamental treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis with mild-to-moderate disease; however, evidence for 5-aminosalicylate treatment is unclear in some situations. This review discusses the clinical guidelines and previous studies, and highlights the following points: (1) Although rectal ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Naganuma M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective long-term endoscopic follow-up study was designed to examine atrophic changes in the gastric mucosa over time in Helicobacter pylori-positive patients. Over a period of 8-17 years (mean, 13.4 years) 22 subjects (5 men, 17 women, mean age, 55 years) without localized gastroduodenal lesions underwent ser...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakaki N,Arakawa T,Katou H,Momma K,Egawa N,Kamisawa T,Yamada Y,Tu Y,Ishikawa C,Ishiwata J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of heterotopic gastric mucosa in the fundus of the gallbladder is reported. A 23-year-old man, who had been healthy and asymptomatic, visited our hospital because of abnormal findings in a liver enzyme test given during a routine health screening. Ultrasonography demonstrated a highly echogenic polypoid mass in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchiyama S,Imai S,Suzuki T,Arita A,Takeda K,Sujino H,Kameda H

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatty liver is an important clinical feature not only in alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, but in other chronic liver diseases as well. Our aim was to elucidate the effect and relationship between habitual alcohol intake and obesity in the development of fatty liver disease. METHODS:We enrol...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi H,Ono M,Hyogo H,Tsuji C,Kitajima Y,Ono N,Eguchi T,Fujimoto K,Chayama K,Saibara T,Anzai K,Eguchi Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether extravariceal collateral pattern contributed to the development of portal-hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) before and after sclerotherapy. Ninety-nine patients with cirrhosis and large esophageal varices were examined in this retrospective study. They were divided into four groups according to tr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakayama M,Iwao T,Oho K,Toyonaga A,Tanikawa K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver is a rare benign lesion that probably reflects a local hyperplastic response of hepatocytes to a vascular abnormality. Currently, the natural history of the disease remains largely unknown. We present a patient with FNH of the liver who was followed up for 4 years. A 22-yea...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohmoto K,Honda T,Hirokawa M,Mitsui Y,Iguchi Y,Kuboki M,Yamamoto S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNA microarray technology has enabled genomewide analysis of gene transcript levels, yielding insight into the molecular nature of liver disease. METHODS:We compared gene expression of liver biopsy specimens in 16 patients with different stages of chronic hepatitis B, five with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), f...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Furuta K,Sato S,Yamauchi T,Ozawa T,Harada M,Kakumu S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At clinical scintigraphic examinations of the abdomen using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), we have observed a different distribution between the left and right main liver lobes of various radiopharmaceuticals. This was studied retrospectively in clinical patients. METHODS:Examinations w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jacobsson H,Jonas E,Hellström PM,Larsson SA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endotoxin modulates esophageal motor function by increasing nitric oxide (NO) production. The aims of this study were to examine inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induction in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) of endotoxemic opossums and to investigate the effects of aminoguanidine (AG), a selective ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park H,Clark E,Cullen JJ,Koland JG,Kim MS,Conklin JL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old man with diarrhea and edema was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with protein-losing enteropathy caused by primary intestinal lymphangiectasia. He was placed, in turn, on a low-fat diet, an elemental diet, and, subsequently, fasting therapy with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) support. However, hi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuroiwa G,Takayama T,Sato Y,Takahashi Y,Fujita T,Nobuoka A,Kukitsu T,Kato J,Sakamaki S,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 74-year-old man with triple synchronous cancers occurring in the gallbladder, common bile duct, and pancreas. The patient had consulted a nearby physician because of epigastralgia and icterus. On September 30, 1997, the patient was admitted to our department for further evaluation and treatment. Abdominal ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato K,Maekawa T,Yabuki K,Tamasaki Y,Maekawa H,Kudo K,Sengoku H,Kawa I,Wada R,Matsumoto M

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Hepatolithiasis frequently results in severe complications. We conducted a cohort study to identify prognostic factors and to establish a hepatolithiasis severity classification system. METHODS:The study cohort comprised 396 patients who were identified through a 1998 nationwide survey and followed up for 1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki Y,Mori T,Yokoyama M,Kim S,Momose H,Matsuki R,Kogure M,Abe N,Isayama H,Nakazawa T,Notohara K,Tanaka A,Tsuyuguchi T,Tazuma S,Takikawa H,Sugiyama M

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although it is less frequently encountered, mesenteric vein occlusion poses as important a problem as mesenteric artery occlusion. The energy metabolism of intestinal tissue during venous occlusion and reperfusion was studied. METHODS:Male Wistar rats were studied in four groups of 17 animals each. Intestin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kimura M,Kataoka M,Kuwabara Y,Sato A,Sugiura M,Fujii Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using cDNA microarray analysis that displays a total of 8734 mouse genes, we have identified 21 known and novel transcripts, including mouse expressed sequence tags (ESTs) that were consistently up- or downregulated in the fundus of wild-type mice and W/W(V) mice, where intramuscular interstitial cells of Ca...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Daigo Y,Takayama I,Ward SM,Sanders KM,Fujino MA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The precise pathogenic mechanism of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug-induced small intestinal injury is still unknown. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism by which indomethacin induced mucosal injury by using an in vitro model of small intestine. METHODS:The colon cancer cell line Caco-2, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Omatsu T,Naito Y,Handa O,Hayashi N,Mizushima K,Qin Y,Hirata I,Adachi S,Okayama T,Kishimoto E,Takagi T,Kokura S,Ichikawa H,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk for lymph node metastasis and the prognostic significance of pedunculated-type T1 colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) require further study. We aimed to assess the validity of the 2014 Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines based on long-term outcomes of pedunculated-type T1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Asayama N,Oka S,Tanaka S,Nagata S,Furudoi A,Kuwai T,Onogawa S,Tamura T,Kanao H,Hiraga Y,Okanobu H,Kuwabara T,Kunihiro M,Mukai S,Goto E,Shimamoto F,Chayama K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, nutritional therapy as both a primary and as a secondary treatment is widely used for Crohn's disease (CD). The rationale for its use is based on a variety of reasons. The first is its ability to induce remission and to ameliorate the activity of intestinal lesions in the short term by enteral (EN) or by par...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsui T,Sakurai T,Yao T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with complication of huge hepatic subcapsular hematoma after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for pancreatic lithotripsy. The hematoma measured 78-110mm. Angiography showed a subcapsular hematoma, rather than a hematoma in the liver. In the arterial phase, the distal end of the small v...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hirata N,Kushida Y,Ohguri T,Wakasugi S,Kojima T,Fujita R

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with the diagnosis of gallbladder tumor. Right extended hepatic lobectomy plus lymph node dissection of the hepatoduodenal ligament and left hepaticojejunostomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction was performed in July, 1993. The gallbladder tumor was histologically proven to...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suganuma M,Marugami Y,Sakurai Y,Ochiai M,Hasegawa S,Imazu H,Matsubara T,Funabiki T,Kuroda M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy are widely used for the pathological diagnosis of suspected malignant biliary strictures (MBS). However, the sensitivity of these methods remains insufficient, and it can be difficult to confirm the diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic abi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohshima Y,Yasuda I,Kawakami H,Kuwatani M,Mukai T,Iwashita T,Doi S,Nakashima M,Hirose Y,Asaka M,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemotactic activity of Helicobacter pylori is important for its colonization. H. pylori exhibited chemotactic responses to urea and potassium bicarbonate, which can be supplied from human gastric epithelium. The chemotactic activities of H. pylori in a fluid environment were higher on the urease-positive strain t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoshiyama H,Nakamura H,Kimoto M,Okita K,Nakazawa T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00