Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor improves function of neutrophils from patients with acute liver failure.

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the exception of fungi, microbial infections are rare in the oesophagus. Herein, we aimed to systematically assess the distribution and quantity of different antimicrobial host factors as well as, for the first time, functional mucosal antimicrobial activity in the upper gastrointestinal tract. METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hosaka Y,Koslowski M,Nuding S,Wang G,Schlee M,Schäfer C,Saigenji K,Stange EF,Wehkamp J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the oesophagus that is rapidly increasing in prevalence. Although systemic and topical corticosteroids are effective in treating EO, some patients develop corticosteroid dependency. Alternative therapeutic approaches that avoid corticostero...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Netzer P,Gschossmann JM,Straumann A,Sendensky A,Weimann R,Schoepfer AM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To modulate experimental colitis by the direct intramuscular injection of cDNA expression vector encoding transforming growth factor-beta 1. METHODS:Colitis was induced in rats by the intracolonic administration of 0.25 ml 50% ethanol containing 30 mg trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid. Three and 10 days later th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Giladi E,Raz E,Karmeli F,Okon E,Rachmilewitz D

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known on gallbladder emptying and gallstone composition in the elderly. AIMS AND SUBJECTS: Cross-sectional survey on the prevalence of gallstone disease and associated factors, gallstone characteristics and gallbladder emptying in a population aged > or = 60 years. METHODS:Gallstone number and siz...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lirussi F,Nassuato G,Passera D,Toso S,Zalunardo B,Monica F,Virgilio C,Frasson F,Okolicsanyi L

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients with gangrene or an abscess of the falciform ligament. We describe the first complete laparoscopic resection of a gangrenous falciform ligament in a 44-year-old female patient with first signs and symptoms of peritonitis. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Czymek R,Bouchard R,Hollmann S,Kagel C,Frank A,Bruch HP,Buerk C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a clinically important and severe complication in patients with cancer. Leptomeningeal involvement as a secondary event in gastric carcinoma is rarely reported and usually occurs late in advanced disease. Herein, we report a case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis as the initial manifest...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braeuninger S,Mawrin C,Malfertheiner P,Schildhaus HU,Seiler C,Dietzmann K,Lins H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As life expectancy rises worldwide and the prevalence of gallstones increases with age, the number of very elderly patients requiring treatment for gallstone diseases is increasing. The aim of this study was to compare the results of cholecystectomy in patients 80 years or older according to different clinic...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lupinacci RM,Nadal LR,Rego RE,Dias AR,Marcari RS,Lupinacci RA,Farah JF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preoperative diagnosis of extraluminal gastrointestinal stromal tumours in the duodenum is difficult to establish due to their rare occurrence and the lack of pathognomonic signs. This report describes the case of a 61-year-old woman who suffered from an immunohistologically confirmed gastrointestinal stromal tumo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mussack T,Szeimies U,Arbogast S,Schiemann U,Siebeck M,Hallfeldt K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), characterized by intraductal papillary growth and thick mucin secretion, have increasingly been recognized. Despite modern preoperative evaluation, major difficulties still remain in distinguishing malignant invasive types from benign IPMNs. Following a PubMed database...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dongbin L,Fei L,Werner Josefin B,Roland A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic biopsy surveillance of Barrett's oesophagus is generally recommended. However, optimal patient selection and frequency of follow-up are subject to ongoing discussion. OBJECTIVE:To investigate current surveillance practices for Barrett's oesophagus in the Netherlands and to explore their concordan...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： van Sandick JW,Bartelsman JF,van Lanschot JJ,Tytgat GN,Obertop H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several trials have demonstrated that oral delayed-release mesalamine might be administered once daily. We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to investigate this. METHODS:A comprehensive and multiple-source literature search was carried out. Only randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) were investigated by compar...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Zhu Y,Tang RK,Zhao P,Zhu SS,Li YG,Li JB

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laser-induced shock-wave lithotripsy (LISL) is successfully used for the treatment of difficult bile duct stones. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term risk for a symptomatic bile duct stone recurrence after LISL and to detect risk factors predicting recurrence. METHODS:Between 1993 and 2001, 80...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jakobs R,Hartmann D,Kudis V,Eickhoff A,Schilling D,Weickert U,Siegler KE,Riemann JF

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, we demonstrated that freshly elutriated monocytes differentiate into macrophages with a phenotype similar to that of intestinal macrophages in a three-dimensional model of intestinal epithelial cells. Here we describe a more organotypic model to study cell interactions in the intestinal mucosa. ME...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Spottl T,Hausmann M,Gunckel M,Herfarth H,Herlyn M,Schoelmerich J,Rogler G

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosome 9 and p16 (MTS1/CDKN2) gene mutations have been reported in various human cancers. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of LOH in 100 oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) by typing microsatellite loci and mutations of the p16 gene. The methods used incl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Giroux MA,Audrezet MP,Metges JP,Lozac'h P,Volant A,Nousbaum JB,Labat JP,Gouérou H,Ferec C,Robaszkiewicz M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this analysis was to identify predictors of relapse in genotype 1 patients after 48 weeks of treatment with peginterferon plus ribavirin. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of data from treatment-naive genotype 1 patients with an end-of-treatment response after 48 weeks of treatment with peginte...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Deschênes M,Bain VG,Lee SS,Sherman M,Cooper CL,Yoshida EM,Marotta PJ,Krajden M,Usaty C,Balshaw R,Peltekian KM,Canadian Pegasys Study Group.

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections may seriously affect survival rate. The median length of life in developed countries is increasing and the elderly may be considered as an epidemiologically distinct group due to higher whole-life risk of blood-borne viral infections. AIM:To...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hartleb M,Gutkowski K,Zejda JE,Chudek J,Więcek A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of when and how to drain a malignant biliary obstruction (MBO), both intrinsic or extrinsic, remains a controversial point among endoscopists. An important factor that influences the decision to drain an MBO or not is if the patient is a surgical candidate or not and, in the former case, if the patients m...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mangiavillano B,Papanikolaou IS,Arvanitakis M,Auriemma F,Bianchetti M,Tarantino I,Traina M,Deviere J,Repici A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoids are rare compared to other tumours of the gastrointestinal tract, but present a significant portion of tumours of the small intestine. The case of a 50-year-old man who suffered perforation of a small-bowel carcinoid after failed diagnostic trials is reported here. Since intestinal perforation is rarely the...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Duvnjak M,Pavic T,Goranovic T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Transient elastography is a noninvasive and reliable method for the assessment of liver stiffness. This study aimed to assess liver stiffness of asymptomatic liver fluke disease patients by FibroScan and evaluate the factors influencing liver stiffness. METHODS:Overall, 65 patients were prospectively recruited fro...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Gao Q,Shao D,Pan A,Gao M,Liu Z,Liang C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a routine treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients. Whether TACE influences the degree of portal hypertension remains uncertain. AIM AND PATIENTS: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical course of 283 TACE to investigate the incidence of...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Elia C,Venon WD,Stradella D,Martini S,Brunello F,Marzano A,Saracco G,Rizzetto M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypothesis about the inflammatory etiopathogeny mediated by astroglia of hepatic encephalopathy is being proposed. Three evolutive phases are considered in chronic hepatic encephalopathy: an immediate or nervous phase with ischemia-reperfusion, which is associated with reperfusion injury, edema and oxidative stress;...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Arias JL,Aller MA,Sánchez-Patan F,Arias J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) aims to eradicate high-risk oesophageal varices. There is a small risk of precipitating bleeding from EVBL-induced oesophageal ulceration, which is associated with significant mortality. We explore the risk factors and outcome of EVBL-induced ulcer bleeding. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sinclair M,Vaughan R,Angus PW,Gow PJ,Parker F,Hey P,Efthymiou M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the published data on novel drug treatments for inflammatory bowel disease. Steroids that are topically active or rapidly metabolized have a definite therapeutic role and have fewer long-term side-effects than other steroids. Methotrexate can promote remission in approximately 50% of patients, but i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Debinski HS,Kamm MA

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate information provided on pregnancy, personal decision making, disease course, and outcome of pregnancy from a patient's perspective in a population of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) attending two general hospitals. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A questionnaire w...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hoekstra J,van Roon AHC,Bekkering FC,van Tilburg AJP,West RL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease is a T-cell-mediated enteropathy induced by gluten. A minority of patients who fail to respond to a gluten-free diet may require intervention with immunomodulating drugs. We report a case of refractory coeliac disease where remission was induced by the anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha antibody inflixi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Turner SM,Moorghen M,Probert CS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of two 1-week low-dose triple therapy regimens for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eighty patients with H. pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease (n = 64) or functional dyspepsia (n = 16), with similar demographic and clinical charac...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Labenz J,Stolte M,Rühl GH,Becker T,Tillenburg B,Sollböhmer M,Börsch G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the systemic load of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) as a basis for potential long-term toxicity during treatment in usual dosage with olsalazine (Dipentum) and one controlled-release mesalazine preparation (Salofalk) in patients with inactive ulcerative colitis. DESIGN:Open, randomized, crossover s...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Karamanolis DG,Papatheodoridis GV,Xourgias V

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma is a low-grade malignancy, distinct from other lymphomas in terms of biological activity and response to treatment. We describe a 77-year-old woman with a five-year history of chronic hepatitis C infection who developed a lower-limb lesion over a period of 3 months which was diagnosed...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McKiernan S,Pilkington R,Ramsay B,Walsh A,Sweeney E,Kelleher D

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the sugar absorption test (SAT) during follow-up of patients with coeliac disease on a gluten-free diet (GFD) correlates with improvement of the villous architecture of the small intestine. METHODS:The SAT was performed in coeliacs at diagnosis and during follow-up with GFD. For the SAT,...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Uil JJ,van Elburg RM,van Overbeek FM,Meyer JW,Mulder CJ,Heymans HS

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oesophageal stenting for palliation of malignant obstruction with self-expanding metallic stents is undoubtedly well established. Numerous studies have proven it to be safe and easy to perform with good clinical outcomes. However, stenting of the upper oesophagus is still regarded with apprehension, with many endoscop...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Yim HB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00