Telomeres and telomerases: intimations of immortality.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:COX-2, the inducible isoenzyme, was found to be overexpressed in approximately 85% of colorectal adenocarcinomas, contributing to key steps in tumor development. COX-2 polymorphisms that might modify the levels of protein expression would be anticipated to have a substantial influence on disease phenotype. Th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pereira C,Pimentel-Nunes P,Brandão C,Moreira-Dias L,Medeiros R,Dinis-Ribeiro M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression may worsen during antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus, resulting in noncompliance treatment. AIM:The aim was to compare the response and compliance rates between the groups of veteran patients using two different methods of identifying depression, either the Centers for Epidemiology Studies...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Phillips FH,Prebis M,Grumbeck C,Hale T,Cubillas R,Brown GR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varices are a late complication in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, patients without clinical jaundice do bleed from varices; whether their prognosis differs is unknown. AIM:Evaluate PBC patients, particularly those with bilirubin

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vlachogiannakos J,Carpenter J,Goulis J,Triantos C,Patch D,Burroughs AK

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Some people believe that chocolate and other foods or beverages may cause constipation. This study was undertaken to quantify the effect of potentially constipating foods and beverages on apparently healthy and constipated populations of German individuals. METHODS:A questionnaire asking for the effect of certain ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Müller-Lissner SA,Kaatz V,Brandt W,Keller J,Layer P

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:In fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), rapidly progressive cerebral oedema remains the main fatal complication and an obstacle in liver transplantation. A 29-year-old Japanese woman presented with sudden-onset hepatic encephalopathy and jaundice. Hepatic encephalopathy deteriorated within 2 days of the onset of jaundice....

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sadamori H,Yagi T,Inagaki M,Shima Y,Matsuda H,Tanaka N,Sakaguchi K,Tsuji T,Matsumi M,Katayama H,Hirakawa N

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Ascitic fluid infection (AFI) is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) may be considered as simple and inexpensive indicators of inflammation in some diseases. We aimed to investigate whether platelet size altera...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdel-Razik A,Eldars W,Rizk E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant pancreas is a congenital anomaly. In surgical series, its incidence varied from 0.2 to 0.8%. About 70% of aberrant pancreas occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Eighty percent of them locate in the stomach and duodenum, and only 0.2% in the ileum. We report on a 25-year-old woman with ileal aberrant pancreas ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Huang WS,Kuo CH,Changchien CS,Hsu KL,Lin CC

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the influence of dietary factors in Italian patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. DESIGN:We studied dietary habits immediately prior to the onset of disease in 104 patients enrolled in a prospective, epidemiological study of the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Italy. ME...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tragnone A,Valpiani D,Miglio F,Elmi G,Bazzocchi G,Pipitone E,Lanfranchi GA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The actual degree of pain or discomfort experienced during colonoscopy varies between patients. This prospective study was conducted to determine what variables, apart from the endoscopist's skill, are associated with a patient's discomfort during this procedure. DESIGN/METHODS:From December 2003 to Septembe...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Park DI,Kim HJ,Park JH,Cho YK,Sohn CI,Jeon WK,Kim BI,Ryu SH,Sung IK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The potential diagnostic value of performing Doppler measurements of liver vasculature to assess early stages of liver fibrosis has not been established. Due to the potential clinical impact, this study focused on the correlation between Doppler measurements and histologically proven liver fibrosis. METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bernatik T,Strobel D,Hahn EG,Becker D

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperuricemia is a significant risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It may also have an impact on the histologic severity of NAFLD. However, data on this association are limited. We conducted this meta-analysis to investigate the relationship of serum uric acid with liver histologic seve...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jaruvongvanich V,Ahuja W,Wirunsawanya K,Wijarnpreecha K,Ungprasert P

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Thiopurine-induced leukopenia is a relatively common adverse event related to thiopurine medication in Korean pediatric Crohn's disease. In addition to the mutations of TPMT gene, the NUDT15 c.415C>T variant was recently identified to have a strong association with thiopurine-induced early leukopenia. We conduc...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lee YJ,Hwang EH,Park JH,Shin JH,Kang B,Kim SY

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver steatosis (LS) and chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are two common causes of chronic liver disease in Iran. LS is also a common histopathological feature of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Association of chronic HBV infection and LS has not been extensively studied. AIM:We investigated the pr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Minakari M,Molaei M,Shalmani HM,Mohammad Alizadeh AH,Jazi AH,Naderi N,Shavakhi A,Mashayekhi R,Zali MR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autosomal dominantly inherited juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) leads to the development of multiple hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and is a precancerous condition. In a large family with a newly identified SMAD4 mutation (c.543delC), we describe the clinical manifestations of JPS. Nine affect...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Schwetz V,Uhrig S,Spuller E,Deutschmann A,Högenauer C

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the subclinical cardiac morphological and functional modifications in cirrhotic patients according to the stage of liver disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One hundred and thirteen cirrhotic patients underwent standard Doppler echocardiography and were compared with healthy individuals. Left ventri...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cesari M,Fasolato S,Rosi S,Angeli P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a useful technique for early gastric neoplasms without lymph node metastasis. However, a critical complication is unpredictable post-ESD bleeding. Some risk factors for post-ESD bleeding have been reported previously, although those risk factors have not directly cont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ebi M,Shimura T,Nishiwaki H,Tanaka M,Tsukamoto H,Ozeki K,Sawada T,Mizoshita T,Mori Y,Kubota E,Tanida S,Kataoka H,Joh T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Bleeding remains a serious complication after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Second-look endoscopy for hemostasis helps prevent post-ESD bleeding. We investigated the relationships between patient characteristics, tumor characteristics, and the Forrest classification for exposed vessels on arti...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Noda H,Ogasawara N,Izawa S,Ozeki T,Yanamoto K,Okaniwa N,Tanabe A,Sasaki M,Kasugai K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 66-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C and a slowly growing left chest wall mass. Two years after the patient first noticed the mass, it was resected. A diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was established. The liver was studied by ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonan...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Asselah T,Condat B,Cazals-Hatem D,Hassani Z,Bernuau J,Groussard O,Mussot S,Lesèche G,Marcellin P,Erlinger S,Valla D

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postinfective bile acid malabsorption comprises a group of patients with a history of an episode of acute gastroenteritis triggering chronic diarrhoea. We identified these patients retrospectively from our medical records and assessed their long-term clinical course. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We examined the re...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Menon S,Jones BJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most patients with hepatocellular carcinoma are diagnosed at intermediate or advanced stages (BCLC B or C) and undergo palliative local treatments such as transarterial chemoembolization or selective internal radiation therapy, also called radioembolization. In terms of liver function and tumor extent, stages...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jeliazkova P,Umgelter A,Braren R,Kaissis G,Mustafa M,Einwächter H

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Maastricht 2 Consensus Report features evidence-based recommendations for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection. Strongly recommended indications for H. pylori eradication include duodenal and gastric ulcer, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, atrophic gastritis, post gastric cancer resection, fi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bazzoli F

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver can be considered an ideal target to design gene therapy strategies because of the unique properties of hepatic cells. The great amount of work carried out in this field clearly delineates the quality of the new approaches that have been developed in the last few years and demonstrates the feasibility of thi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Di Campli C,Wu J,Gasbarrini A,Gasbarrini G,Zern MA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It is important to stratify patients according to the magnitude of risk for gastric cancer development; the OLGA (Operative Link for Gastritis Assessment) and OLGIM (Operative Link on Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia) staging systems of lesions in the stomach mucosa have been proposed for this purpose. There ar...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Isajevs S,Liepniece-Karele I,Janciauskas D,Moisejevs G,Funka K,Kikuste I,Vanags A,Tolmanis I,Leja M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Short bowel syndrome patients frequently experience impaired health-related quality of life. This syndrome is also associated with increased costs for the individuals concerned and the community. Intake of specially processed cereals has been demonstrated to decrease intestinal secretion. This study evaluates...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pagoldh M,Eriksson A,Heimtun E,Kvifors E,Sternby B,Blomquist L,Lapidus A,Suhr O,Lange S,Karlbom U,Nordström D,Rettrup B

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that endotoxin-induced cytokines play an important role in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Rifaximin is a nonabsorbable antibiotic that might act on Gram-negative bacteria, thereby inhibiting endotoxin proinflammatory cytokine production in patients with NAFLD. Our aim ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Gangarapu V,Ince AT,Baysal B,Kayar Y,Kılıç U,Gök Ö,Uysal Ö,Şenturk H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) through surveillance programmes allows potentially curative therapies such as resection, liver transplantation and percutaneous ablation to be applied in 40% of the patients. In non-surgical candidates, percutaneous treatments are the best therapeutic approach, and may...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Llovet JM,Sala M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Serine Protease Inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) protects against premature intracellular activation of trypsinogen and development of acute pancreatitis. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of SPINK1 mutations (a) in unselected patients with first-time acute pancreatitis and (b) in the Danish background ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jøergensen MT,Brusgaard K,Novovic S,Andersen AM,Hansen MB,Gerdes AM,de Muckadell OB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mannose-binding lectin is an immune molecule that can bind to pathogens and initiate the complement cascade. In certain clinical situations, often characterized by immune compromise, mannose-binding lectin deficiency can increase the risk of infectious complications. Helicobacter pylori is one of the most co...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Worthley DL,Mullighan CG,Dean MM,Gordon DL,Phillips P,Heatley S,Young GP,Bardy PG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To propose a quantitative method to detect heparanase-2 (HPA2) and syndecan-1 (Syn-1) using immunohistochemistry in colorectal (colon and rectal) carcinomas compared with nonneoplastic tissues and evaluate the possible role of these molecules in tumor development and extracellular remodeling. METHODS:Cytoplasmic s...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Peretti T,Waisberg J,Mader AM,de Matos LL,da Costa RB,Conceição GM,Lopes AC,Nader HB,Pinhal MA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00