Proximal pancreatectomy in the surgical management of chronic pancreatitis.

abstract：:Steatocrit is a semiquantitative method for determination of fat content in fecal samples. Previous studies, mostly performed in children, reported controversial results. The aim of our study was to compare the determination of fat content in 148 fecal samples by two methods: the conventional van de Kamer and the stea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sugai E,Srur G,Vazquez H,Benito F,Mauriño E,Boerr LA,Bai JC

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a young man with persistent elevation of transaminases and indirect bilirubin following acute viral hepatitis. Liver biopsy showed chronic persistent hepatitis, and clinical evaluation was otherwise negative for significant liver disease. The indirect-reacting serum bilirubin rose after both caloric restric...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caldwell JH,Kirschner SD,Spagna VA,Inloes RL

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Split-dose regimens (SpDs) were recommended as a first choice for bowel preparation, whereas same-day regimens (SaDs) were recommended as an alternative; however, randomized trials compared them with mixed results. The meta-analysis was aimed at clarifying efficacy level between the 2 regimens. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Cheng YL,Huang KW,Liao WC,Luo JC,Lan KH,Su CW,Wang YJ,Hou MC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To test the hypothesis that water exchange (WE), when compared with carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation, significantly reduces the right colon adenoma miss rate (rAMR) in a blinded randomized controlled trial with cap-assisted colonoscopy. BACKGROUND:The unblinded consecutive group observational data showed that W...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Cheng CL,Kuo YL,Hsieh YH,Tang JH,Leung FW

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Review of research directions in the etiology, evaluation, and treatment of patients with noncardiac chest pain. The author proposes a combined practical approach to noncardiac chest pain that incorporates these findings, which is useful in a clinical practice setting. BACKGROUND:Several major schools of thought...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Botoman VA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In healthy volunteers, we studied the effect in intragastric administration of 100 ml 40% alcohol or isotonic saline on the ultrastructure of gastric oxyntic mucosa with emphasis on gastric mucosal microvasculature. We found that a single dose of 40% alcohol produces exfoliation of the surface epithelium, damage to th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tarnawski A,Stachura J,Gergely H,Hollander D

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom cyproheptadine-induced hepatitis was followed by prolonged cholestasis marked by elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase levels, gammaglutamyltransferase and bile acid levels, and disappearance of small bile ducts. Chlorpromazine and imipramine, which can induce a similar acute hepatitis fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Larrey D,Geneve J,Pessayre D,Machayekhi JP,Degott C,Benhamou JP

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated granulomatous disease was identified in a gastrectomy specimen after a gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a 61-year-old white woman. She died postoperatively. No other areas of granulomatous tissue were identified at autopsy. Ten years previously, pulmonary sarcoidosis was proven on lung biopsy. Conceivable, othe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Panella VS,Katz S,Kahn E,Ulberg R

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is associated with a higher risk of thrombosis. Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with hypercoagulability of undefined etiology. We investigated tHcy in patients with CD and its relationship with vitamin status, disease activity, location, duration, and history of t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vasilopoulos S,Saiean K,Emmons J,Berger WL,Abu-Hajir M,Seetharam B,Binion DG

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly affects women of childbearing age, leading to concerns about the effects of the disease on fertility and pregnancy, the effect of pregnancy on the disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of IBD in the pregnancy women. The literature regarding these issues is reviewed, and a r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vender RJ,Spiro HM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease is multifactorial, including the effects of Helicobacter pylori, gastric acid, pepsin, gastroduodenal motility, smoking and nicotine, and the complex interaction of an array of other so-called aggressive and protective factors. Since the discovery and acceptance of H. pylori as...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Eastwood GL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe four patients with a benign hepatic malformation most consistent with the rarely described anomaly known as corset liver. Three of these patients were extensively evaluated to rule out a malignancy because of an abdominal mass. These patients illustrate several features which may help in making the diagnos...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Philips DM,LaBrecque DR,Shirazi SS

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred forty-six consecutive specimens of excised bowel from patients with Crohn's disease were studied to determine the relationships between strictures, sinuses, and "fissures." A significant coincidence of sinuses and strictures was observed and sinuses tended to arise proximal to the point of maximal strictur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kelly JK,Siu TO

更新日期：1986-10-01 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：:Increased amounts of small bowel gas are a frequent finding on plain abdominal films in toxic megacolon (TMC), but they may also be found in patients with severe colitis. We studied 69 consecutive patients with severe ulcerative colitis to evaluate whether an increased gas content of the small intestine may identify p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caprilli R,Vernia P,Latella G,Torsoli A

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A great deal is known about methods to diminish intragastric acid concentration, but far less is known about the ability of the gastroduodenal mucosa to resist injury or accelerate its healing. One group of compounds that plays a key role in the endogenous ability of the mucosa to protect itself against injury and per...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hollander D,Tarnawski A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred outpatients with endoscopically verified duodenal ulcer were treated in a double-blind, randomized, multicenter trial with either low-dose antacid (AA, Supralox, 1 tablet three times a day 1 h a.c. and 2 tablets at bedtime, with acid binding capacity of 225 mEq) or misoprostol (MS, Cytotec, 400 micrograms ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nauert C,Caspary WF

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune mediated chronic liver disease with a prevalence of 17 cases/100,000. Resistance to the standard treatment of AIH (prednisone and azathioprine) occurs in 15% to 20%. There is currently no standard treatment of patients with steroid refractory AIH. GOALS:Determine the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Aqel BA,Machicao V,Rosser B,Satyanarayana R,Harnois DM,Dickson RC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of granulomatous gastritis of unknown etiology is reported. The patient, a 43-year-old Haitian woman, suffered a gastric perforation from a disease process limited to the stomach. The stomach was markedly enlarged and edematous with transmural, serpiginous granulomatous tracks throughout the gastric wall...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Compton CC,Von Lichtenberg F

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified spontaneous reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) retrospectively by utilizing serum alanine aminotransferase and HBV DNA in 19 men (79% homosexual), with an estimated annual incidence of 7.3%. In 11 patients, spontaneous reactivation occurred as a single episode and in eight patients, reactivation was...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gupta S,Govindarajan S,Fong TL,Redeker AG

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To assess the effect of unilateral versus bilateral lung transplantation (LTx) on esophageal motility and gastroesophageal reflux, and the association with the development of obstructive chronic lung allograft dysfunction (o-CLAD). BACKGROUND:We have shown that esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction, incom...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tangaroonsanti A,Lee AS,Vela MF,Crowell MD,Erasmus D,Keller C,Mallea J,Alvarez F,Almansa C,DeVault KR,Houghton LA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death in Western countries. An increased risk for PC is known in a number of hereditary tumor syndromes. In selected individuals at high risk of developing PC, surveillance of the pancreas might be able to detect premalignant lesions and early inv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kluijt I,Cats A,Fockens P,Nio Y,Gouma DJ,Bruno MJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 236 resection specimens of Crohn's disease (127 first excisions and 109 reexcisions) there were 60 specimens with fistulas (excluding anal fistulas): 44 in first excisions and 16 in reexcisions. In primary excisions, 36 fistulas arose in the ileum, three in the colon and five in the ileocecal valve. The majority we...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kelly JK,Preshaw RM

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell myoblastoma, a rare, but generally benign tumor, is being encountered with increasing frequency in the digestive tract. Seventy-two cases have been described in the esophagus; we report two additional cases. A follow-up, available in 13 patients (including ours), reveals a low likelihood of malignant tra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Subramanyam K,Shannon CR,Patterson M,Davis M,Gourley WK

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old boy presented with sexual precocity secondary to a hormone-producing hepatoblastoma. The tumor demonstrated an aggressive histologic pattern and stained immunohistochemically for alpha-fetoprotein and beta-subunit human chorionic gonadotrophin. After a successful liver transplant these tumor markers were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Heimann A,White PF,Riely CA,Ritchey AK,Flye MW,Barwick KW

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old woman visiting our hospital with chief complaints of epigastric pain and jaundice was emergently admitted. Her alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was as high as 2265 ng/mL at admission. Her abdominal computed tomography scan revealed dilation of the intrahepatic bile duct and a tumorlike lesion protruding int...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Miyazawa M,Torii T,Toshimitsu Y,Kamizasa N,Suzuki T,Shinozuka N,Ishizawa K,Koyama I

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical effect of probiotics on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is still controversial. AIMS:We aimed to evaluate the effects of a probiotic mixture on IBS symptoms and the composition of fecal microbiota in patients with diarrhea-dominant IBS (D-IBS). METHODS:Fifty patients with D-IBS were randomized ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ki Cha B,Mun Jung S,Hwan Choi C,Song ID,Woong Lee H,Joon Kim H,Hyuk J,Kyung Chang S,Kim K,Chung WS,Seo JG

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twenty-four-hour multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH (MII-pH) esophageal monitoring allows detection of both acid and nonacid gastroesophageal reflux episodes. The MII-pH catheter contains 6 impedance segments placed 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, and 17 cm above the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), plus a pH elect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hila A,Chowdhury N,Hajar N,Castell DO

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS/BACKGROUND:The importance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype and mutations has been increasingly recognized. We aimed to determine HBV genotype, precore (PC), and basal core promoter region (BCP) mutations in a HBV multiethnic South Florida population. STUDY:Samples from 213 patients were tested for HBV-DNA usi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Couto CA,Levy C,Morris CJ,Hill M,de Medina M,Sanborn MR,Cloherty GA,Schiff ER,Martin P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease (CD) is the most common autoimmune enteropathy, triggered by a deregulated immune response to gliadin. It has been hypothesized that human intestinal microbiota may interfere with the pathogenesis of the disease and in the clinical course of CD. In the present review, we analyzed the microbiota alterati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Losurdo G,Principi M,Iannone A,Ierardi E,Di Leo A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00