A pregnant woman with hepatitis A and Guillain-Barré.

abstract：GOALS:The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence and associated charges of fecal impaction for trends in hospital and patient demographics in emergency departments (ED) across the United States. BACKGROUND:In 2010, an ICD-9-CM code (560.32) for fecal impaction was introduced, allowing for assessment of fecal i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Corban C,Sommers T,Sengupta N,Jones M,Cheng V,Friedlander E,Bollom A,Lembo A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-directed transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (EDGE) is a minimally invasive option for pancreaticobiliary access in patients with Roux-en-Y anatomy. The procedure involves creating a fistulous tract between the remnant stomach or jejunum and the bypassed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tyberg A,Kedia P,Tawadros A,Tarnasky PR,Gaidhane M,Nieto J,Kahaleh M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty consecutive patients with unresectable, locally advanced pancreatic cancer were treated with split courses of radiotherapy (RT) and simultaneous multidrug chemotherapy consisting of 5 fluorouracil, continuous infusion, streptozotocin, and cisplatin. A separate, retrospective study identified a group of 28 conte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bruckner HW,Kalnicki S,Dalton J,Snady H,Schwartz GK,Chesser MR,Lehrer D,Mandeli J,Harpaz N,Janus C

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several biomarkers have been proposed for the diagnosis of autoimmune atrophic gastritis (AAG), but at the present there is no appropriate testing strategy for the disease. GOALS:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a laboratory score able to address the diagnosis of AAG in a general practice s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Miceli E,Padula D,Lenti MV,Gallia A,Albertini R,Di Stefano M,Klersy C,Corazza GR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:The purpose of this study was to characterize outcomes of esophagorespiratory fistulas (ERF) by etiology and initial treatment strategy. BACKGROUND:ERF is a morbid condition for which optimal treatment strategies and outcomes are still in evolution. STUDY:Medical records and images were reviewed for all patients...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lenz CJ,Bick BL,Katzka D,Nichols FC,Depew ZS,Wong Kee Song LM,Baron TH,Buttar NS,Maldonado F,Enders FT,Harmsen WS,Dierkhising RA,Topazian MD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our study, we evaluated whether the combination of two endoscopic abnormalities in the duodenum (the "mosaic" appearance and loss of duodenal folds) is significantly associated with duodenal villous atrophy secondary to celiac sprue in adults. Fourteen patients referred for esophagogastroduodenoscopy for suspected ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Magazzu G,Bottari M,Tuccari G,Arco A,Pallio S,Lucanto C,Tortora A,Barresi G

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND THE STUDY AIM:Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder defined as a transmural inflammation of the bowel wall, affecting the small and large intestine. The Capsule Endoscopy Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CECDAI or Niv score) was devised to measure mucosal disease activity. We extended th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Niv Y,Gal E,Gabovitz V,Hershkovitz M,Lichtenstein L,Avni I

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine serum nitric oxide levels in pediatric patients with celiac disease and to compare them with the results obtained after 1 year of gluten-free diet. METHODS:We studied serum nitric oxide levels in 41 newly diagnosed patients with celiac disease. Serum levels of nitric oxide were reevaluated afte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ertekin V,Selimoğlu MA,Türkan Y,Akçay F

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of prolonged tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) therapy on the frequency and duration of episodes of cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) in adults, and the global assessment of clinical improvement and the number of emergency department (ED) visits and/or hospitalizations. METHOD:An open labele...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hejazi RA,Reddymasu SC,Namin F,Lavenbarg T,Foran P,McCallum RW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopy imaging of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract has evolved tremendously over the last few decades. Key milestones in the development of endoscopy imaging include the use of various dyes for chromoendoscopy, the application of optical magnification in endoscopy, the introduction of high-definition image capturing...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ho SH,Uedo N,Aso A,Shimizu S,Saito Y,Yao K,Goh KL

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the eradication and recurrence rate of Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric ulcer patients by combination therapies. Eighty-six H. pylori-positive gastric ulcer patients were assigned randomly to one of seven groups: I, omeprazole 20 mg (n = 9); II, lansoprazole (LPZ) 30 mg (n = 16); III, LPZ 30 mg plu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fukuda Y,Yamamoto I,Okui M,Tonokatsu Y,Shimoyama T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five consecutive patients with acute hematochezia, negative gastric aspirates, and negative sigmoidoscopy underwent urgent colonoscopy after Golytely purgation. Mucosal visualization was excellent. Colonic bleeding lesions were identified in 24 of 35 patients, and hemorrhage originating proximal to the ileoceal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caos A,Benner KG,Manier J,McCarthy DM,Blessing LD,Katon RM,Gogel HK

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) are presented, involving different segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Both cases display the characteristic clinical and pathologic features of MLP. In addition, we were able to document, for the first time, the endoscopic ultrasonographic findings in this diseas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Viana HL,Henrique RM,Ferreira ES,Correia AM,Silva RA,Dias LM,Viana RL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoid tumors may occur sporadically or as part of the extraintestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis. Different phenotypes have been described and some genotype-phenotype correlations have been raised, associated with different sites of germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Benoit L,Faivre L,Cheynel N,Ortega-Deballon P,Facy O,Marty M,Olschwang S,Fraisse J,Cuisenier J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is commonly accepted as a risk factor for gastric ulcer; however, there is little published evidence linking aspirin consumption to duodenal ulcer. The effect of 1 g of aspirin per day on site-specific ulcer hospitalizations was examined using data from a 3-year randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled tri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kurata JH,Abbey DE

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in liver biochemical test results have been described in hyperthyroid patients before and after antithyroid therapy. In the present study, we analyzed liver tests at diagnosis and after 6 weeks of treatment with propylthiouracil (PTU) in 43 patients with hyperthyroidism. At diagnosis, 60.5% of the patients had...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gürlek A,Cobankara V,Bayraktar M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In four of five patients with gastric cancer who also had a chronic duodenal ulcer, the histologic type was "early gastric cancer," which offers a better prognosis than the more common type. Patients with duodenal ulcer who develop gastric cancer may have a better prognosis than patients with gastric cancer without du...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Neeman A,Shoenfeld Y,Kadish U

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infects only human gastric epithelium, causes gastritis, and is strongly associated with gastroduodenal ulceration and gastric cancer. Colonization of the stomach with H. pylori is accompanied in the acute stage by an increased number of neutrophils in the lamina propria, indicative of gastric infl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nakajima N,Kuwayama H,Ito Y,Iwasaki A,Arakawa Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：:Barrett esophagus (BE) is considered the precursor for nearly all cases of esophageal adenocarcinoma. The potential sequence from intestinal metaplasia to dysplasia to cancer can best be monitored by careful endoscopic observation and surveillance biopsies. The ability to diagnose BE, biopsy accurately, and appropriat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Boyce HW

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Practitioners of endoscopy often experience musculoskeletal pain and injury (most often in the back, neck, shoulders, hands, wrists, and thumbs) that are associated with the minute and repetitive strain that is placed on these areas during endoscopic procedures. This review of the current documentation of endoscopy-re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Harvin G

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We intended to identify the factors associated with missed appointments at a gastroenterology (GI) clinic in an academic setting. BACKGROUND:Missed clinic appointments reduce clinic efficiency, waste resources, and increase costs. Limited data exist on subspecialty clinic attendance. STUDY:We performed a case-c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shrestha MP,Hu C,Taleban S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:The goal of this study is to determine factors associated with performance of duodenal biopsy during upper endoscopy. BACKGROUND:Celiac disease (CD) prevalence approaches 1% in the United States and Europe, yet CD remains underdiagnosed, in part because of low rates of duodenal biopsy during upper endoscopy. We a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Pitman M,Sanders DS,Green PHR,Lebwohl B

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meal period exclusion from 24-h pH testing allows better separation between controls and patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. We reviewed the results of 24-h pH studies of 350 patients with reflux symptoms. They were divided into two groups based on the 95th percentile of the total percentage of time when pH...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ter RB,Johnston BT,Castell DO

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 6 to 12-week double-blind trial, the effect of cisapride (10 mg q.i.d.) was compared with that of placebo in 63 patients with esophagitis confirmed by endoscopy and/or biopsy. In only one patient (3%) in the cisapride group but in 43% of the placebo patients (p = 0.001), symptoms had not improved after 6 weeks. F...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Baldi F,Bianchi Porro G,Dobrilla G,Iascone C,Lobello R,Marzio L,Sabbatini F,Tittobello A,Verme G

更新日期：1988-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Ascites due to cirrhosis may be difficult to distinguish from ascites due to heart failure by clinical features alone. More invasive testing is usually necessary, such as measurement of the hepatic venous pressure gradient, or paracentesis with measurement of the ascitic fluid total protein. AIM:The aim of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sheer TA,Joo E,Runyon BA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We suggest an approach to patients with gastric polyps, based on a study of 73 patients seen at this institution over a 5-year period. There were 40 cases of adenomatous and 20 cases of hamartomatous polyps. Differentiation between these two groups of polyps was not possible on the basis of clinical presentation, labo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fabry TL,Frankel A,Waye JD

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) is a polypeptide that stimulates gastric epithelial cell proliferation and inhibits gastric acid secretion. Effects of TGF alpha are mediated by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). A recent study has shown the importance of TGF alpha in repairing gastric mucosa. Mu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nakajima N,Kuwayama H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00