Acute pancreatitis in childhood: analysis of literature data.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been associated with severe complications including erosive esophagitis, peptic stricture, and even esophageal adenocarcinoma and is known to cause a decreased health-related quality of life. However, there is limited information on independent predictors ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gaddam S,Maddur H,Wani S,Gupta N,Singh M,Singh V,Moloney B,Puli SR,Rastogi A,Bansal A,Sharma P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports of reduced appendectomy rates in patients with ulcerative colitis have not distinguished between primary appendectomy (surgery for appendicitis) and incidental appendectomy (removal of the appendix for other reasons). In the present case control study, we examined the frequency of primary appendectomy i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Smithson JE,Radford-Smith G,Jewell GP

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend upper endoscopic screening of cirrhotic patients for gastroesophageal varices. Cirrhosis is not always distinguishable from chronic hepatitis. GOALS:To identify low-risk patients who can be spared upper endoscopy irrespective of a diagnosis of cirrhosis. STUDY:We evaluated 13 nonendosc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gentile I,Viola C,Graf M,Liuzzi R,Quarto M,Cerini R,Piazza M,Borgia G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recently, an increasing interest to nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson disease (PD) has shown. Gastrointestinal dysfunction is a prominent nonmotor manifestation of PD and precedes motor symptoms for several years. Neuropathologic studies show early accumulation of α-synuclein (α-SYN) in Lewy neurites and Lewy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mrabet S,Ben Ali N,Achouri A,Dabbeche R,Najjar T,Haouet S,Belal S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To determine the proportion of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease who are on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) who could reduce their prior dosage by half, and identify predictors of successful step-down. BACKGROUND:Appropriate hypergastrinemia results from gastric acid inhibition. A gender difference in ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Helgadóttir H,Metz DC,Lund SH,Gizurarson S,Jacobsen EI,Asgeirsdóttir GA,Yngadóttir Y,Björnsson ES

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To evaluate the effect of yogurt supplemented with probiotic bacteria on the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) in hospitalized patients. BACKGROUND:Diarrhea following antibiotic administration is a frequent clinical problem. The usefulness of probiotics for the prevention of AAD in the hospitaliz...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Velasco M,Requena T,Delgado-Iribarren A,Peláez C,Guijarro C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total colonoscopy was performed in 38 consecutive cirrhotics (15 alcoholic, 19 postviral, four unknown) with portal hypertension, 32 of whom were enrolled in a program of esophageal sclerotherapy because of variceal bleeding (Child's grading: A, 13; B, 21; C, 4 patients). In 34 of them, multiple biopsies from the colo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Scandalis N,Archimandritis A,Kastanas K,Spiliadis C,Delis B,Manika Z

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The authors aimed to characterize older adults' intentions for future surveillance colonoscopy, knowledge of polyps, and predictors of colonoscopy plans. BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend that the decision to continue or stop surveillance colonoscopy in older adults with colon polyps be "individualized." Although ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Calderwood AH,Carter C,Durand MA,O'Connor S,Boardman M

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to clarify the role of nitric oxide (NO) generated from inducible NO synthase (iNOS) during healing of rat gastric ulcers. After gastric ulcers were induced by acetic acid, rats were treated with vehicle, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), aminoguanidine (AG), and dexamethasone (Dex) by gastric int...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Akiba Y,Nakamura M,Mori M,Suzuki H,Oda M,Kimura H,Miura S,Tsuchiya M,Ishii H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective 11-year survey to evaluate the post-treatment course in 285 patients with esophagogastric varices following administration of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy as an emergency, elective, or prophylactic procedure using freshly prepared 2% sodium tetradecyl sulfate not containing benzyl al...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Iwase H,Suga S,Shimada M,Yamada H,Horiuchi Y,Oohashi M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To evaluate clinical, biochemical, and radiologic parameters at admission, which predict the development of acute pseudocyst (AP) after acute pancreatitis. BACKGROUND:There is limited data on factors that predict the development of AP. STUDY:Seventy-five consecutive patients with AP were prospectively enrolled ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Poornachandra KS,Bhasin DK,Nagi B,Sinha SK,Rana SS,Shafiq N,Greer K,Gupta R,Kang M,Malhotra S,Singh K

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:The metabolic fates of copper and iron are closely linked through ceruloplasmin and hephaestin. Ceruloplasmin is the principal copper carrying protein and decreases in acquired copper deficiency. Congenital absence of ceruloplasmin (aceruloplasminemia) results in tissue iron overload. Animal studies suggest ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Thackeray EW,Sanderson SO,Fox JC,Kumar N

更新日期：2011-02-01 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:To evaluate the diagnostic yield of push enteroscopy in relation to indication and compare the yield in patients who had capsule endoscopy followed by push enteroscopy against capsule endoscopy naive patients. BACKGROUND:With the advent of capsule endoscopy the role of push enteroscopy needs to be reevaluated. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sidhu R,McAlindon ME,Kapur K,Hurlstone DP,Wheeldon MC,Sanders DS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS AND BACKGROUND:Fundoplication is increasingly used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Few studies have tracked patient outcomes of the Toupet method for more than 1 year. Further clinical, physiologic, and patient-based outcome measures have not been well characterized for this method. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Klapow JC,Wilcox CM,Mallinger AP,Marks R,Heudebert GR,Centor RM,Lawrence W,Richter J

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic iron deposition is common in patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and may play a role in progression of liver disease. This pilot study examines the relationship between hepatic iron concentration (HIC) and histologic progression over time in patients with HCV. HIC was retrospectively measured in 14 patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Larson AM,Taylor SL,Bauermeister D,Rosoff L Jr,Kowdley KV

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nighttime reflux has been demonstrated to be associated with a more aggressive presentation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, it has remained unknown until now if the difference in nighttime reflux between the different GERD groups is related to the distribution of intraesophageal pH level ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hershcovici T,Jha LK,Fass R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated, in a randomized double-blind trial, the efficacy of oral paromomycin sulfate administration in the prevention of endotoxemia in 24 cirrhotic patients with endotoxemia. Renal function was evaluated by glomerular-filtration rate and renal plasma flow at the beginning and at the end of the study period. Aft...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tarao K,Moroi T,Hirabayashi Y,Ikeuchi T,Endo O,Takamura Y

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although relatively frequent. diabetic involvement of digestive tract motility has not been investigated extensively in different organs. The authors studied esophageal, gastric, and gallbladder motor function in 35 type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetic patients to determine the extent of gut involvement. Of these pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Annese V,Bassotti G,Caruso N,De Cosmo S,Gabbrielli A,Modoni S,Frusciante V,Andriulli A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac and circulatory failure are the main causes of hypoxic hepatitis. In a prospective study of 142 cases of hypoxic hepatitis collected during a 10-year period, we encountered two cases resulting from extreme arterial hypoxemia without congestive heart failure, cor pulmonale, or circulatory failure. Both patients...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Henrion J,Colin L,Schapira M,Heller FR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The aim of this study was to assess whether sustained 6-thioguaninenucleotide (6-TGN) levels were associated with improved long-term outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional data have shown that thiopurine metabolites are correlated with clinical efficacy in patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yarur AJ,Gondal B,Hirsch A,Christensen B,Cohen RD,Rubin DT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertriglyceridemia has been positively associated with the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP), but whether increased triglyceride (TG) levels are associated with the severity of AP remains unknown. To this, a meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effect of elevated serum TG on the prognosis of AP. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wang Q,Wang G,Qiu Z,He X,Liu C

更新日期：2017-08-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the efficacy of tacrolimus for inducing remission of refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) is established, its efficacy for maintaining remission of UC has not been evaluated. AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of tacrolimus compared with thiopurines for maintaining remission in pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yamamoto S,Nakase H,Matsuura M,Masuda S,Inui K,Chiba T

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:Lower gastrointestinal bleeding colonic varices is infrequent. We report a patient in whom the diagnosis was made by angiography and in whom portosystemic shunt has been helpful. We believe that the treatment of choice for colonic varices is portosystemic shunt, as attempts at resection, judged by the reports in the l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Katz LB,Shakeed A,Messer J

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis carinii infection of the liver is being reported with increasing frequency in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The clinical picture typically resembles hepatitis. We report such an occurrence in a patient with persistent elevation of alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transpe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Merkel IS,Good CB,Nalesnik M,Roseman SR

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has been characterized as having an autoimmune background. We studied the presence of immune interferon in the sera of a small number of patients with IBD. Antiviral activity was detectable in the sera of our patients with well-controlled IBD but it was mainly weak-positive (50% inhib...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Christodoulopoulou G,Havredaki M,Christodoulopoulos J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Our primary goal was to evaluate whether anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α trough levels above author-determined thresholds are associated with increased rates of mucosal healing among patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. BACKGROUND:The introduction of anti-TNF agents has considerably advanced ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Barnes EL,Allegretti JR

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00