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abstract：OBJECTIVES:Severe viral hepatitis B is a disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Clinical controlled trials show that the efficacy of treatment of severe viral hepatitis B with glucocorticoids remains debatable. Therefore, we carried out this meta-analysis to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and side...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： He B,Zhang Y,Lü MH,Cao YL,Fan YH,Deng JQ,Yang SM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As it has been demonstrated that a careful duodenal inspection during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy may be useful in predicting coeliac disease, we tried to define the usefulness of endoscopy in detecting unsuspected coeliac patients. DESIGN AND METHODS:We considered all the first diagnoses of coeliac dis...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vjero K,Martucci S,Alvisi C,Broglia F,Viera FT,Perego M,Corazza GR

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical presentation, biochemical (ascites and serum) and laparoscopic findings, and to assess the efficacy of triple antituberculous therapy without rifampicin for 6 months in patients with tuberculous peritonitis. METHODS:Twenty-six tuberculous peritonitis patients (11 male, 15 female) wit...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Demir K,Okten A,Kaymakoglu S,Dincer D,Besisik F,Cevikbas U,Ozdil S,Bostas G,Mungan Z,Cakaloglu Y

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known on gallbladder emptying and gallstone composition in the elderly. AIMS AND SUBJECTS: Cross-sectional survey on the prevalence of gallstone disease and associated factors, gallstone characteristics and gallbladder emptying in a population aged > or = 60 years. METHODS:Gallstone number and siz...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lirussi F,Nassuato G,Passera D,Toso S,Zalunardo B,Monica F,Virgilio C,Frasson F,Okolicsanyi L

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ulcerative colitis (UC) is predominantly a disease of non-smokers and treatment with transdermal nicotine improves symptoms in UC patients, whereas smoking seems to have a deleterious effect in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). In CD the cytokine profile is of a dominant TH1 (T helper 1) pattern whereas in ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Madretsma S,Wolters LM,van Dijk JP,Tak CJ,Feyerabend C,Wilson JH,Zijlstra FJ

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may reduce iron absorption and serum ferritin levels in patients with homeostatic iron regulator (HFE)-related hemochromatosis, reducing the need for frequent phlebotomies. Our study aimed to perform for the first time a meta-analysis of existing observational and rando...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dirweesh A,Anugwom CM,Li Y,Vaughn BP,Lake J

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and ethnic diversity is dominated by studies from the USA. There are no such published data from the UK bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) population. The Wolverhampton Bowel Cancer Screening Centre serves a population of 900,000 in the Black ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Padmanabhan H,Widlak M,Nevill A,McKaig B,Brookes M,Veitch A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calprotectin is a promising diagnostic biomarker for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) among cirrhotic patients, but published studies report a wide variation of its diagnostic accuracy. We systematically searched six databases for eligible studies (i.e., all original studies that reported ascitic calprotectin a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dibas M,Rajab AM,Zaghloul MS,Atiah MJ,Aljundi S,Amir A,Saquib N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 55-year-old patient with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis, a large mediastinal pseudocyst and a hemorrhagic pleural effusion. A single thoracocentesis and withdrawal of alcohol without other conservative or invasive measures resulted in a complete resolution of the pleural effusion and the mediastinal pseu...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Groeneveld JH,Tjong A Lieng JG,de Meijer PH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenosis of inferior vena cava can be a cause of or a consequence of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). However, its occurrence after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) insertion has only been twice reported. We report the case of a 23-year-old man who presented BCS of the three suprahepatic veins. The caus...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vergniol J,Laharie D,Drouillard J,Etienne G,Pigneux A,Plessier A,Couzigou P,de Lédinghen V

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review and updated report of an ongoing prospective investigation of two different adjustable silicone gastric banding devices is presented. One cohort of this study includes 40 subjects who have had a band placed by laparotomy. A second cohort includes 22 subjects who have had a newly designed adjustable silicone g...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Doherty C,Maher JW,Heitshusen DS

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections may seriously affect survival rate. The median length of life in developed countries is increasing and the elderly may be considered as an epidemiologically distinct group due to higher whole-life risk of blood-borne viral infections. AIM:To...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hartleb M,Gutkowski K,Zejda JE,Chudek J,Więcek A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acute pancreatitis is a multifactorial disease caused by activation of several inflammatory mediators. Leukotrienes, beside other mediators, may be involved in acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 'zafirlukast', a leukotriene receptor antagonist, in acute pancreatitis a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Oruc N,Yukselen V,Ozutemiz AO,Yuce G,Celik HA,Musoglu A,Batur Y

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:A significant proportion of patients presenting with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) have negative small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) examinations, and yet remain at risk of rebleeding. We aimed to evaluate whether a second-look review of SBCE images using flexible spectral color enhanceme...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dias de Castro F,Magalhães J,Boal Carvalho P,Cúrdia Gonçalves T,Rosa B,Moreira MJ,Cotter J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening colonoscopy is less effective in preventing proximal colon cancers than distal colon cancers. A repeat examination of the right side of the colon may increase the lesion detection. The study aimed to assess the results of a second examination of the right side of the colon with forward-view or retr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ai X,Qiao W,Han Z,Tan W,Bai Y,Liu S,Zhi F

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the published data on novel drug treatments for inflammatory bowel disease. Steroids that are topically active or rapidly metabolized have a definite therapeutic role and have fewer long-term side-effects than other steroids. Methotrexate can promote remission in approximately 50% of patients, but i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Debinski HS,Kamm MA

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deoxycholic acid and other secondary bile acids have long been considered tumour promoters in the colon. However, their effect on cell migration, known to play an important role in colon carcinogenesis, has not been studied so far. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possible effects of deoxycholic acid on colon c...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Milovic V,Teller IC,Murphy GM,Caspary WF,Stein J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is characterized by dilated small bowel lymphatics and loss of lymph into the bowel lumen resulting in hypoproteinaemia and oedema. Some patients have a more generalized lymphatic abnormality associated with lymphoedema of the limbs and chylous pleural effusions. There is no specifi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ballinger AB,Farthing MJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective medical treatment of ulcerative colitis is available. However, 20-40% of patients remain refractory and become steroid dependent, or have chronic activity. Azathioprine and its metabolite 6-mercaptopurine have been found to be effective in this setting, although duration of treatment and doses are not entire...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Schölmerich J

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family studies suggest that genetic factors play a role in determining susceptibility to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). A number of polymorphic genes with small and additive effects may thus encode factors predisposing to this 'polygenic' disease. All the published data on genetic predisposition to PBC have been obt...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Agarwal K,Jones DE,Bassendine MF

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with stage III (pre-cirrhotic) primary biliary cirrhosis was referred for liver transplantation because of intractable pruritus. Oral administration of 50 mg naltrexone precipitated a severe opioid withdrawal-like reaction. Subsequently, when oral naltrexone therapy was reintroduced following a cautious infusi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Neuberger J,Jones EA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) is increasingly used to treat complications of portal hypertension, but proven tools for risk assessment of early mortality are lacking. DESIGN:The prospective evaluation of a new 60-day mortality score. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a tertiary medical c...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Brensing KA,Raab P,Textor J,Görich J,Schiedermaier P,Strunk H,Paar D,Schepke M,Sudhop T,Spengler U,Schild H,Sauerbruch T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity affects the functioning of the gastrointestinal system through both local and systemic effects and may play an important role in the aetiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma. We investigated, for the first time in a large prospective ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lam S,Alexandre L,Luben R,Hart AR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Enterally administered glucose modifies gut sensation, diminishes hunger, and slows gastric emptying by suppressing antral motility and stimulating pyloric pressures. We aimed to clarify the mechanism of small intestinal glucose sensing. METHODS:We studied eight healthy males twice, in random order. An antro...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Chaikomin R,Jones KL,Feinle-Bisset C,Meyer JH,Horowitz M,Rayner CK

更新日期：2009-03-01 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/OBJECTIVES:The data regarding the microbial spectrum in necrotizing pancreatitis and its impact on mortality is limited. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the agents identified in cultures and their impact on in-hospital and 1-year all-cause mortality. METHODS:Patients with necrotizing pancr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Biberci Keskin E,Okay G,Muhiddin D,Sharif R,Taşlidere B,Şentürk H

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The diagnostic and prognostic value of critical flicker frequency (CFF) analysis for assessment of severity and dynamics of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) was studied before and after implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). BASIC METHODS:Sixty-three cirrhotic patients were retro...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kircheis G,Bode JG,Hilger N,Kramer T,Schnitzler A,Häussinger D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The endoscopic (13)C-urea breath test ((13)C-EUBT), which combines the urea breath test (UBT) with endoscopy, provides high accuracy for the detection of Helicobacter pylori. This study was conducted to determine whether the (13)C-EUBT using low doses of urea and short sampling times could preserve accuracy i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Isomoto H,Inoue K,Shikuwa S,Furusu H,Nishiyama T,Omagari K,Mizuta Y,Murase K,Murata I,Enjoji A,Kanematsu T,Kohno S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transforming growth factor betas (TGF-betas) are a group of homologous polypeptides that exert pleiotropic effects on various cell types and stimulate the formation of extracellular matrix and fibrosis. To evaluate whether TGF-beta isoforms (TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2 and TGF-beta3) and their receptors (types I-II...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Baer HU,Friess H,Abou-Shady M,Berberat P,Zimmermann A,Gold LI,Korc M,Büchler MW

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00