A predictive index for the diagnosis of cirrhosis in hepatitis C based on clinical, laboratory, and ultrasound findings.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a principal cause of severe liver diseases worldwide and a possible source of significant morbidity and fatality in the long term. Information on the genotype is more significant because it has prognostic value in the response to antiviral therapy. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Waqar M,Khan AU,Rehman HU,Idrees M,Wasim M,Ali A,Niaz Z,Ismail Z,Rehman MU,Tariq M,Shah M,Murtaza BN

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Helicobacter pylori appears to be the most important cause of gastritis and gastric and duodenal ulcer. Its eradication, in fact, promotes healing of these diseases and significantly reduces ulcer recurrence. In the last few years, moreover, besides a local tissue damage, an association between H. pylori infection and...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Gasbarrini A,Franceschi F,Gasbarrini G,Pola P

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylaxis with norfloxacin has been shown to be effective in preventing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in liver cirrhosis. This therapy is associated with the appearance of quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli. However, only four cases of SBP caused by quinolone-resistant E. coli have been reported so far. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cereto F,Genescà J,Smithson A,González A,Moreno G,del Valle Ortiz O,Esteban R,Guardia J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Outcomes may be optimized by centralization. Recent trends suggest further improvement by localization to transplant centers. This study examines outcomes from the management of PHCC in a nontransplant hepatopancreatobiliary center. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jegatheeswaran S,Sheen AJ,Siriwardena AK

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PillCam patency capsule (PC) is a novel and radiofrequency identification tag-free device that remains intact in the gastrointestinal tract for 30-33 h after ingestion and then disintegrates. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical relevance of PC combined with abdominal ultrasonography as a reli...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Shiotani A,Hata J,Manabe N,Imamura H,Ishii M,Fujita M,Matsumoto H,Tarumi K,Honda K,Haruma K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease is generally well controlled with gluten-free diet but a small proportion of patients require corticosteroids or immunomodulatory agents. Response to anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents raises interesting questions about both the pathogenesis of coeliac disease and the mechanism of action of ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Chaudhary R,Ghosh S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The accurate detection of synchronous neoplasia is important to reduce the risk of recurrence after endoscopic resection. Trimodal imaging endoscopy (TMIE) was developed for this purpose. Our aim was to compare the effects of TMIE and white-light imaging endoscopy (WLIE) in gastric neoplasia detectio...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Gweon TG,Park JM,Lim CH,Kim JS,Cho YK,Kim SW,Choi MG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic splenectomy is a feasible and safe technique in the hands of skilled laparoscopic surgeons. The special characteristics of the spleen, a fragile solid organ with a rich vascularization, pose a number of technical questions (patient position, organ mobilization and retrieval) which have been successfully r...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Trías M,Targarona EM,Benarroch G,Fernández-Cruz L

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Currently, there are no competing risk analyses of cause-specific mortality in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We estimated a cumulative incidence function for cause-specific mortality. The first nomogram for predicting cause-specific mortality was constru...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Li Z,Du S,Feng W,Zhang W,Li G,Wei J,Zhang G,Zhao L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This study was performed to evaluate the treatment efficacy of endoscopic variceal obturation (EVO) in patients with gastric variceal bleeding (GVB) according to the type of varices. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients who were treated with EVO for bleeding from gastric varices (GVs) were included. P...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lee HA,Chang JM,Goh HG,Kim TH,Lee YS,Suh SJ,Jung YK,Choi HS,Kim ES,Kim JH,An H,Seo YS,Yim HJ,Jeen YT,Yeon JE,Chun HJ,Byun KS,Um SH,Kim CD,Korean Portal Hypertension Study Group.

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Retroperitoneal necrosis in the pelvic cavity is a rare complication of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), mainly developing in critically ill patients. Because of its particular anatomy, it is difficult to perform drainage or surgery. We hypothesized that computed tomography (CT)-guided drainage is an effecti...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Shen X,Tong Z,Li W,Li N,Li J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infliximab and tacrolimus are effective for the treatment of patients with moderate or severe corticosteroid-dependent/refractory ulcerative colitis. However, regarding treatment for these patients, whether tacrolimus therapy should precede infliximab as a second-line therapy remains controversial. To address...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tsukamoto H,Tanida S,Mizoshita T,Ozeki K,Ebi M,Shimura T,Mori Y,Kataoka H,Kamiya T,Joh T

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Detection and characterization of all focal lesions in the liver are critical for screening patients with chronic liver disease. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spiral computed tomography for the diagnosis of hepatic nodules in cirrhotic patient...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： de Lédinghen V,Laharie D,Lecesne R,Le Bail B,Winnock M,Bernard PH,Saric J,Couzigou P,Balabaud C,Bioulac-Sage P,Drouillard J

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Functional dyspepsia (FD) can be described as the presence of symptoms such as bothersome postprandial fullness, early satiation, epigastric pain, and burning without any evidence of structural disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the autonomic nervous system using heart rate variability (HRV) in pa...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dal K,Deveci OS,Kucukazman M,Ata N,Sen O,Ozkan S,Yeniova AO,Başer S,Beyan E,Nazligul Y,Yavuz B,Ertugrul DT

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Recently, the Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Disability Index (IBD-DI) was developed to assess disability in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our aim was to validate the Portuguese version of IBD-DI according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of the health Measurement INstruments (COSMI...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Soares JB,Pereira R,Costa JM,Arroja B,Gonçalves R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection tends to be a self-limiting disease without serious sequelae, but fulminant hepatitis, with a high mortality, develops in 0.1-0.2% of the cases. Sometimes, HAV infection precipitates autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). We aimed to assess the frequency and clinical significance of se...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdel-Ghaffar TY,Sira MM,Sira AM,Salem TA,El-Sharawy AA,El Naghi S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To audit whether our patients with Barrett's oesophagus (BO) enter into our endoscopic surveillance programme and whether they continue with it after entry. We have determined the incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma among our surveyed patients. DESIGN:We retrospectively audited prospectively collected da...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Gladman L,Chapman W,Iqbal TH,Gearty JC,Cooper BT

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although sorafenib is the first systemic therapy to show survival benefit for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), its survival benefit is variable for HCC. Systemic inflammation may be associated with survival in HCC. We investigated the use of systemic inflammation markers, including neutrophil...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hong YM,Yoon KT,Hwang TH,Heo J,Woo HY,Cho M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2005, national guidelines on the diagnosis, staging and treatment of oesophageal cancer were published. We investigated whether staging and treatment strategies of oesophageal cancer had changed over the last decade and indeed followed these guidelines. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 2001, a questionnaire inve...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Homs MY,van Oijen MG,Wijnhoven BP,van Hillegersberg R,de Boer-Dennert M,Siersema PD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate any potential influence of a family history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on the clinical phenotypes and the course of IBD in children. METHODS:In this retrospective study, the notes of 411 children with the diagnosis of IBD, 244 (59.4%) with ulcerative colitis, 1...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Roma ES,Panayiotou J,Pachoula J,Constantinidou C,Polyzos A,Zellos A,Lagona E,Mantzaris GJ,Syriopoulou VP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An inappropriate mucosal immune response to the commensal bacterial flora may play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study we determined the percentage of immunoglobulin-coated bacteria in the stools of patients and controls. METHODS:Faecal samples were obtained from 18 ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： van der Waaij LA,Kroese FG,Visser A,Nelis GF,Westerveld BD,Jansen PL,Hunter JO

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Liver transplant recipients are often screened for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis during the immediate preoperative evaluation to determine medical fitness to proceed. However, it is unknown whether subclinical spontaneous bacterial peritonitis impacts on post-transplant outcomes. Our aim was to determine...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McDonald DP,Leithead JA,Gunson BK,Ferguson JW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A 7 day treatment scheme based on rabeprazole/levofloxacin/amoxycillin or tinidazole achieved an eradication rate over 90%. However, the combination of drugs and duration of treatment for the correct use of levofloxacin in the eradication of are still unclear. OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy and tolerabil...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Di Caro S,Zocco MA,Cremonini F,Candelli M,Nista EC,Bartolozzi F,Armuzzi A,Cammarota G,Santarelli L,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Anthropometry is a good evaluation tool that establishes the association between body fat distribution and metabolic risk factors precisely. The aim of this study was to test the association of anthropometric measurements with subclinical atherosclerosis and liver fibrosis. METHODS:A total of 78 patients with nona...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dogan T,Ozturk K,Celikkanat S,Aykan MB,Uygun A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following observations on the effect of subcutaneous nicotine on rectal mucosal eicosanoids and mucus in the rabbit we have repeated the work in ferrets which may be a more suitable animal model. AIMS AND METHODS:The effect of nicotine on mucosal eicosanoids, the adherent mucus layer, and faecal proteinases...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Thomas GA,Pullan RD,Zijlstra FJ,Rankin BJ,Russell MA,Feyerabend C,Allen A,Rhodes J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is a controversy about the performance of blood tests for the diagnostic of metabolic liver disease in patients with type-2-diabetes in comparison with patients without type-2-diabetes. These indirect comparisons assumed that the gold-standard is binary, whereas fibrosis stages, steatosis and nonalcohol...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Poynard T,Peta V,Deckmyn O,Pais R,Ngo Y,Charlotte F,Ngo A,Munteanu M,Imbert-Bismut F,Monneret D,Housset C,Thabut D,Valla D,Boitard C,Castera L,Ratziu V,FLIP consortium, the FibroFrance Group, the EPIC-3 program and the QU

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated assessment and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among illicit drug users accepting referral to a weekly HCV peer-support group at a multidisciplinary community health centre. METHODS:From March 2005 to 2008, HCV-infected individuals were referred to a weekly peer-support group and assessed...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Grebely J,Knight E,Genoway KA,Viljoen M,Khara M,Elliott D,Gallagher L,Storms M,Raffa JD,DeVlaming S,Duncan F,Conway B

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the interdigestive and postprandial antroduodenal motility patterns of patients with functional dyspepsia using prolonged ambulatory antroduodenal manometry and to compare these findings with conventional stationary manometry. METHODS:Prolonged ambulatory and short-term stationary antroduodenal m...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jebbink RJ,vanBerge-Henegouwen GP,Akkermans LM,Smout AJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00