Constipation--a sign of a disease to be treated surgically, or a symptom to be deciphered as nonverbal communication?

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim of this exploratory trial was to establish if the probiotic Bifidobacterium natren life start (NLS) strain strain may affect the clinical course and pathophysiological features of patients with untreated celiac disease (CD). Positive findings would be helpful in directing future studies. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Smecuol E,Hwang HJ,Sugai E,Corso L,Cherñavsky AC,Bellavite FP,González A,Vodánovich F,Moreno ML,Vázquez H,Lozano G,Niveloni S,Mazure R,Meddings J,Mauriño E,Bai JC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis associated with Graves' disease and discuss the possible autoimmune connections between the two disorders. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nieri S,Riccardo GG,Salvadori G,Surrenti C

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To study the rate at which Helicobacter pylori infection is treated in an immigrant cohort after diagnosis by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). BACKGROUND:Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and is especially prevalent in East Asia; immigrants from this part of the world remain a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Cho A,Chaudhry A,Minsky-Primus L,Tso A,Perez-Perez G,Diehl DL,Marcus SG,Gany FM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have found 20 cases of ectopic gastric mucosa in the proximal esophagus. Five patients had symptoms, usually a burning sensation in the neck and/or dysphagia. We report the results of immunoperoxidase staining of this tissue for gastrin, somatostatin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, and bombesin. In 85% of biopsy sp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shah KK,DeRidder PH,Shah KK

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Our aim was to study the prevalence of dysplasia and progression to high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in African Americans (AA) with Barrett's esophagus (BE) and compare it with that of non-Hispanic white (NHW) controls. BACKGROUND:BE, a precursor of EAC, is a disease of predominantl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Thota PN,Zackria S,Sanaka MR,Patil D,Goldblum J,Lopez R,Chak A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously established a model of cell damage induced by an acidified medium in the rat gastric epithelial cell line RGM1. Treatment of the cells with epidermal growth factor (EGF, 1-10 ng/ml) for 4 h prevented acid-induced cell damage in a concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, basic fibroblast growth factor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Furukawa O,Okabe S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methods used to discern the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the indigenous microbiota can be divided according to which aspect of the microbiota they can interrogate and are positioned accordingly. At the most basic level, methods can simply describe the community structure of the microbiota, that...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Koch M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crohn's disease can be accompanied by extraintestinal manifestations. The authors report on a 39-year-old patient who presented with cheilitis granulomatosa as the first manifestation of Crohn's disease. Four years later, intestinal Crohn's disease was diagnosed. One year afterward, acute loss of visual acuity from op...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： van de Scheur MR,van der Waal RI,van Bodegraven AA,Völker-Dieben HJ,Starink TM,van der Waal I

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Voice-related complaints are the most common extraesophageal manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of this study was to compare objectively measured voice parameters in normal subjects and patients with GERD and to assess the impact of antireflux surgery on these parameters...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ayazi S,Pearson J,Hashemi M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common hepatic malignancy worldwide. The primary risk factor for the development of HCC is cirrhosis. Even patients without cirrhosis who develop HCC are typically found to have some underlying hepatic abnormality, such as steatohepatitis or chronic viral hepatitis. Although ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nissen NN,Martin P

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal neoplasms are a rare and not often considered cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. During a 4-year period, 859 endoscopies in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding revealed a duodenal tumor to be the cause of bleeding in eight patients. Three patients had a primary duodenal neoplasm, two ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sharon P,Stalnikovicz R,Rachmilewitz D

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two patients underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy in the radiology department. After maximal insertion of the sigmoidoscope, a supine abdominal film documented the position of the tip of the instrument. Correlation with barium enema in all patients determined the extent of visualization of the colon relative to the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ott DJ,Wu WC,Gelfand DW

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus genotype differences seem to be of considerable clinical significance because they affect responses to antiviral therapy. HCV genotype 4 is rare in the United States and there are few published data regarding response to therapy in patients with HCV genotype 4 infection. OBJECTIVES:To asse...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lyra AC,Ramrakhiani S,Bacon BR,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous erythromycin is a potent gastric prokinetic with demonstrated efficacy in the acute therapy of gastroparesis; long-term oral therapy has been limited by tolerance and modest efficacy. Our aim was to review our experience with prolonged administration of intravenous erythromycin in an ambulatory setting as ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： DiBaise JK,Quigley EM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1984 and 1992, 14 cases of "secondary" achalasia were diagnosed at our institution, five due to malignancy and nine as a result of esophageal or paraesophageal surgery. Preoperative manometry had excluded preexistent achalasia in eight of nine of the latter patients. Dysphagia developed immediately postoperati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ellingson TL,Kozarek RA,Gelfand MD,Botoman AV,Patterson DJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized because of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Serum immunoelectrophoresis showed an absence of IgA and diminished levels of IgM and IgG. Radiological examination of the upper gut was suggestive of lymphoid nodular hyperplasia, a diagnosis confirmed by endoscopy and intestinal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Saffouri B,Mishriki Y,Bartolomeo RS,Fuchs B

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To understand the degree to which psychosocial factors were preventing veterans with chronic hepatitis C virus from being eligible for antiviral treatment. BACKGROUND:Nearly 2% of the US population is infected with hepatitis C. Antiviral treatment requires substantial adherence despite challenging side effects. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rowan PJ,Tabasi S,Abdul-Latif M,Kunik ME,El-Serag HB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of Helicobacter pylori is decreasing in the developed countries, but few long-term studies are available from the United States. We retrospectively assessed the annual H. pylori infection rate in symptomatic children seen in our clinic over a 13-year study period. STUDY:A retrospective analysis of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Elitsur Y,Dementieva Y,Rewalt M,Lawrence Z

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silybum marianum (milk thistle) and its derivatives have been used for centuries for the treatment of liver disease. This review focuses exclusively on published literature pertaining to the potential use of Silybum marianum or its derivatives for the treatment of alcoholic liver disease. Clinical studies have varied ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ball KR,Kowdley KV

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe sepsis with associated multisystem organ dysfunction is a leading cause of death in patients hospitalized in intensive care units. The gastrointestinal system plays a key role in the pathogenesis of multisystem organ dysfunction owing to a breakdown of intestinal barrier function and increased translocation of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Madsen K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beneficial findings concerning probiotics are increasing day by day. However, one of the most important parameter which affects the probiotic activity of a microorganism is its survival during the gastroduodenal transit. Some microencapsulation techniques could be applied to bacterial cells to improve this p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Del Piano M,Carmagnola S,Andorno S,Pagliarulo M,Tari R,Mogna L,Strozzi GP,Sforza F,Capurso L

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We approached the early diagnosis of gastric infiltrating carcinoma, scirrhous cancer, by a retrospective study of 19 patients, together with a prospective study of a single patient, by reexamination and follow-up of gastric roentgenographs and endoscopic films. This study suggests that an early feature of this type o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kohli Y,Takeda S,Kawai K

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 2 decades, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has evolved from a noninvasive diagnostic tool to a combined diagnostic and therapeutic modality. The use of EUS complementary to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has made possible biliary and pancreatic drainage in situations where conventional...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gavini H,Lee JH

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：: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：:A detailed history and examination removes much of the vagueness from the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome patients. The syndrome is much more homogeneous than suggested by the patient's complaints. Detailed questioning and examination contribute to further information in over two-thirds of patients. Examination r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fielding JF

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report six cases of pseudolipoma of Glisson's capsule. The patients ranged from 53 to 83 years old (mean 67.7 years), and all were men. Pseudolipoma of Glisson's capsule was detected by imaging studies before operation in two cases, and noted incidentally in the remaining four. Computed tomography demonstrated a su...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sasaki M,Harada K,Nakanuma Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sessile serrated adenomas (SSAs) may represent a separate and important pathway for colorectal cancer (CRC), little is known about the risk factors for these lesions. Molecular abnormalities such as BRAF have been observed in SSA and smokers. Our hypothesis is that smoking may be associated with the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Anderson JC,Rangasamy P,Rustagi T,Myers M,Sanders M,Vaziri H,Wu G,Birk JW,Protiva P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosing a potentially life-threatening disease may adversely affect patient quality of life (QOL) independent of biologic effects. It is unknown whether the mere diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus (BE) adversely impacts patients' preferences (health-state utility) sufficiently to impair the cost-effectivene...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rubenstein JH,Inadomi JM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding caused by ectopic varices is an uncommon but important and life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. Spontaneous external hemorrhage from a recanalized umbilical varix is an extremely rare source of ectopic variceal bleeding. We report on the acute presentation of a patient with a bleeding umbilic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Assis DN,Pollak J,Schilsky ML,Emre S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00