Wegener's granulomatosis masquerading as pancreatic carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In liver cirrhosis, intestinal mucus barrier is rarely studied. AIMS:This study aimed to investigate whether mucus barrier in ileum is altered in cirrhotic rats and its underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Thioacetamide was injected to induce liver cirrhosis in rats. Serum from portal vein blood, and ileum and l...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zhang L,Tai Y,Tang S,Zhao C,Tong H,Gao J,Tang C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to investigate if interferon plus ribavirin has any effect on serum HCV quasispecies distribution and the relationship between diversity of HCV quasispecies and treatment response. In all, 21 patients were treated with interferon plus ribavirin for 48 weeks. The presence of HCV quasispecies was determined ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sookoian S,Castaño G,Frider B,Cello J,Campos R,Flichman D

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the contribution of alcohol abuse to liver failure among patients undergoing liver transplantation by reviewing their records for alcohol consumption, hepatitis serology, and outcome. Anti-HCV was present in the serum of 42 patients (39%), while 35 had consumed more than 80 g/day of alcohol for at least 1...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Dhar S,Omran L,Bacon BR,Solomon H,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilation of malignant esophageal strictures often is required to complete staging by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). This study was designed to determine the successful dilation rate (ability to complete staging) and complication rate of through-the-scope (TTS) balloon dilation for malignant esophageal strictures during ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jacobson BC,Shami VM,Faigel DO,Larghi A,Kahaleh M,Dye C,Pedrosa M,Waxman I

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal mast cells are thought to contribute to the mucosal inflammation in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease through release of inflammatory mediators. Since sulfasalazine and its metabolite 5-aminosalicylic acid are effective therapeutic agents in inflammatory bowel disease and have been shown to inhibit gen...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Fox CC,Moore WC,Lichtenstein LM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wound-healing property of Preparation-H, a widely used over-the-counter hemorrhoidal product was investigated in a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Artificial ulcers were created in the rectum of 12 healthy male volunteers and the size of these ulcers followed until complete healing by visual examinatio...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Subramanyam K,Patterson M,Gourley WK

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the multifactorial causes of undernutrition in old age, gastrointestinal mucosa altered function and resulting specific malabsorption are the most relevant. Despite numerous studies that have dealt with the effects of aging on the digestive tract of mammals, results showed discrepancies in terms of proliferation...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Foligne B,Sénégas-Balas F,Antoine JM,Cayuela C,Rolf-Pedersen N,Balas D

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of mast cells, potential mediators of mucosal immunity and inflammation, was studied morphologically in the rectal mucosa in two acute diarrheal diseases, cholera and shigellosis. Quantitation of mucosal mast cells showed that they were significantly higher in the deeper lamina propria where blood vessels and...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Pulimood AB,Mathan MM,Mathan VI

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious neuropsychiatric complication in both acute and chronic liver disease. AIMS:To establish the utility of a portable noninvasive method to measure ammonia in the breath of healthy subjects and patients with HE. METHODS:The study included 106 subjects: 44 women and 62 ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Adrover R,Cocozzella D,Ridruejo E,García A,Rome J,Podestá JJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work-up of a 62-year-old black male, with a complaint of low back pain for three months, revealed a mass in the porta hepatis, narrowing of the common hepatic duct, and dilated intrahepatic bile ducts. A 3 X 4-cm tumor in the common hepatic duct was excised and biliary continuity restored by hepaticojejunostomy. The e...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jutte DL,Bell RH Jr,Penn I,Powers J,Kolinjivadi J

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:miR-30a expression is down-regulated and regulates tumor suppressors in various cancers. AIM:We investigated the mechanisms underlying the biological role of miR-30a in CRC. METHODS:MicroRNA, mRNA, and protein expression were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot. The migration and invasi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Liu YC,Park YR,Kim SL,Lee ST,Kim SW

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concordance between gram-negative enteric and other toxin-producing bacteria in blood and stool culture, endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) was measured in 60 preterm infants (600-1600 g) as a clinical index in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Clost...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Duffy LC,Zielezny MA,Carrion V,Griffiths E,Dryja D,Hilty M,Rook C,Morin F 3rd

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous open studies, misoprostol and metronidazole reduced nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced intestinal permeability changes and inflammation respectively. We assessed the effects of indomethacin treatment (50 mg three times a day) for one week with either coadministered metronidazole (400 mg twice a da...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Davies GR,Wilkie ME,Rampton DS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and complications of BRTO for gastric varices. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A systematic review was performed to identify relevant articles. Inclusion criteria were applied to select studies with at least ten patients with acute bleeding or at-risk gas...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Park JK,Saab S,Kee ST,Busuttil RW,Kim HJ,Durazo F,Cho SK,Lee EW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major etiology of chronic liver disease worldwide. In the past decade, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a common liver disorder in general population. Accordingly, the patient number of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) concomitant with NAFLD grows rapidly. The pre...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lin CW,Huang XL,Liu HL,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous infusion of platelet-activating factor (PAF-acether) induces extensive vasocongestion and damage in the stomach and small intestine of the rat. The effect of pretreatment with the corticoid dexamethasone (2 mg/kg) on such gastrointestinal damage in the rat has now been investigated, using macroscopic obser...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wallace JL,Whittle BJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the use of cold snare polypectomy (CSP) has spread rapidly, its safety for pedunculated (Ip) polyps remains controversial. In particular, the outcomes of hot snare polypectomy (HSP) and CSP for Ip polyps have not been previously compared. AIMS:This study evaluated whether the rate of delayed postpo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Arimoto J,Chiba H,Ashikari K,Fukui R,Tachikawa J,Okada N,Suto T,Kawano N,Niikura T,Kuwabara H,Nakaoka M,Ida T,Goto T,Nakajima A

更新日期：2020-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effect of preoperative total parenteral nutrition (TPN) on patients with Crohn's disease undergoing bowel resection, an historical cohort was assembled of 103 patients resected between 1982 and 1984 by a single surgical team. Preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative variables were compared between...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lashner BA,Evans AA,Hanauer SB

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information on functional status and well-being is available in patients with functional gastrointestinal disease. We aimed to evaluate whether quality of life is poorer in patients with functional dyspepsia. A consecutive sample of 73 patients with functional dyspepsia completed a validated questionnaire prior...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Talley NJ,Weaver AL,Zinsmeister AR

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of marked improvement in diagnosis and management, cystic fibrosis is now more frequently noted in young adults, many of whom have only mild clinical forms. Pancreatitis is a known complication of cystic fibrosis and may occur at any time in the course of the disease; in rare instances, pancreatitis is the fir...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Masaryk TJ,Achkar E

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein ornithine decarboxylase antizyme (AZ) is inhibitory to both polyamine transport and synthesis. Experiments were performed to examine the distribution and regulation of AZ mRNA in cells of the small intestinal epithelium, a tissue exposed to high concentrations of extracellular polyamines and high levels of...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Gill JE,Christian JF,Seidel ER

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as an indication to liver transplant (LT) started as palliative treatment, then moved to potentially curative anti-cancer therapy and more recently entered the era of competition with non-cancer indications, consequent to the need of the society to target equal distribution of the limite...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sposito C,Cucchetti A,Mazzaferro V

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to evaluate (i) the relationship between transpyloric flow (TF) assessed by Doppler ultrasonography and scintigraphy, (ii) the effects of healthy aging on TF and gastric emptying (GE), and (iii) the relationship between the glycemic response to oral glucose and TF. Ten healthy "young" (7 M,...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： O'Donovan D,Hausken T,Lei Y,Russo A,Keogh J,Horowitz M,Jones KL

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) model is necessary for evaluating the efficacy of extracorporeal liver support systems. Recognizing the multifaceted functions of the liver, including synthesis and degradation, we investigated blood chemistry, histological findings, and survival rate in D-galactosa...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Shito M,Balis UJ,Tompkins RG,Yarmush ML,Toner M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid (PHM) when used as a laxative and/or stool softener on serum cholesterol concentrations was examined in 176 ambulatory elderly participants attending a health screening program. The change in one-year serum cholesterol concentration in subjects using PHM was compared with t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Stewart RB,Hale WE,Moore MT,May FE,Marks RG

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the efficacy and mechanism of action of the intragastric bubble, 1- to 5-ml silicone bubbles were surgically implanted into the stomachs of 10- to 12-week-old female rats. To test the hypothesis that the satiety effects of the implant are mediated by visceral sensory nerves, a subgroup was treated as neonates...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Northway MG,Geisinger KR,Gilliam JH,MacLean DB

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The living conditions of many aboriginal communities in Canada may place their residents at risk for H. pylori infection. Our aims were to determine: (1) the seroprevalence of H. pylori in a traditional Indian community, (2) the clinical relevance of H. pylori infection in this population, and (3) if H. pylori could b...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Bernstein CN,McKeown I,Embil JM,Blanchard JF,Dawood M,Kabani A,Kliewer E,Smart G,Coghlan G,MacDonald S,Cook C,Orr P

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Negative association has been reported between presence of Helicobacter pylori and developing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its complications. The aim of this study was to determine whether H. pylori (HP) can be protective against GERD in an African American (AA) population. METHODS:Fro...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ashktorab H,Entezari O,Nouraie M,Dowlati E,Frederick W,Woods A,Lee E,Brim H,Smoot DT,Ghadyari F,Kamangar F,Razjouyan H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suppressive activity of recurrence by interferon-free direct-acting antivirals (DAA) is not elucidated after curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 177 patients received DAA after curative manners of HCC: 89 patients underwent DAA therapy after initial HCC trea...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ikeda K,Kawamura Y,Kobayashi M,Kominami Y,Fujiyama S,Sezaki H,Hosaka T,Akuta N,Saitoh S,Suzuki F,Suzuki Y,Arase Y,Kumada H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymoquinone (TQ) is the major constituent of Nigella sativa seed and has shown biological activity in various human carcinomas. However, few studies have reported its effect on esophageal carcinoma (EC). AIMS:To explore the chemosensitive effect and mechanism of TQ in augmentation of cisplatin (DDP)-induce...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hu X,Ma J,Vikash V,Li J,Wu D,Liu Y,Zhang J,Dong W

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00