Double-blind pilot study of mesalamine vs. placebo for treatment of chronic diarrhea and nonspecific colitis in immunocompetent HIV patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) is a common inpatient procedure. Prior data from National Inpatient Sample (NIS) in 2006 reported a mortality rate of 10.8% and recommended more careful selection of PEG candidates. This study assessed for improvement in the last 10 years in mortality rate and complica...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Stein DJ,Moore MB,Hoffman G,Feuerstein JD

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with pernicious anemia have an estimated risk of gastric adenocarcinoma that ranges from three- to fivefold greater than that of the general population. It has been reported that NK cells may be involved in immunosurveillance against tumor spread. The natural killer cell activity of peripheral blood mononucle...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Vargas JA,Alvarez-Mon M,Manzano L,Albillos A,Fernández-Corugedo A,Gea-Banacloche JC,Gonzalez FM,Durántez A

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Other studies have shown that both morphological and functional adaptation occur in the ileal mucosa after total colectomy and may be mediated by humoral factors. To elucidate the participation of peptide YY (PYY) in intestinal adaptation after total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), changes in...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Imamura M,Nakajima H,Mikami Y,Yamauchi H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large retrospective autopsy study of patients was analyzed to evaluate the major etiologic and pathologic factors contributing to fatal acute pancreatitis (AP). From an autopsy population of 50,227 patients, 405 cases were identified where AP was defined as the official primary cause of death. AP was classified acco...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Renner IG,Savage WT 3rd,Pantoja JL,Renner VJ

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of chemical deafferentation, vagotomy (VGX), and gangliosympathectomy (GSX) on the density of fibers containing calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (Sub.P) in the rat gastric wall was studied. Chemical deafferentation by capsaicin abolished the density of CGRP-immunoreactive (IR) fibers, ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Suzuki T,Kagoshima M,Shibata M,Inaba N,Onodera S,Yamaura T,Shimada H

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently there is no consensus on the optimal management of small-for-size syndrome following liver transplantation. Here we describe a technique to alleviate portal hypertension and improve the hepatocyte reperfusion in small-for-size liver transplantation in a Lewis rat model. METHODS:The rats underwent ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Feng Y,Han Z,Gu B,Li X,Wang B,Guo F,Praseedom RK,Wang F,Cheng H,Lucas A,Li Y,Chen H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheripheral edema was observed in five female patients after taking proton pump inhibitors omeprazole, lansoprazole, or pantoprazole for 7-15 days for peptic acid diseases in recommended standard doses. Edema disappeared two to three days after stopping therapy but reappeared in all five patients after being reexposed...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Brunner G,Athmann C,Boldt JH

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown vitamin D status to be associated with disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but its influence on the clinical course of IBD has not been established. AIMS:We aimed to analyze whether the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D] status is associated with...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ham NS,Hwang SW,Oh EH,Kim J,Lee HS,Park SH,Yang DH,Ye BD,Byeon JS,Myung SJ,Yang SK

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic data have shown that cholecystectomy is associated with a moderately increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. The study objective was to evaluate the role of refluxed bile. A total of 696 patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms were included in the study, of whom 55 had a history of cholecystec...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Fein M,Bueter M,Sailer M,Fuchs KH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) has resulted in acceptable survival rates compared to orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) alone and orthotopic heart transplantation alone. Using the US transplant registry, we compared outcomes following sequential and combined HLT. METHODS:We conducted a re...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yamaguchi Y,Burrier C,Roth C,Tumin D,Beal EW,Washburn K,Hayes D Jr,Tobias JD

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A role of an altered dietary pattern (e.g., a diet rich in sugar) but also alterations at the level of the intestinal barrier have repeatedly been discussed to be involved in the development and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). AIMS:To determine if the nutritional intake, intestinal ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Volynets V,Küper MA,Strahl S,Maier IB,Spruss A,Wagnerberger S,Königsrainer A,Bischoff SC,Bergheim I

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported impressive results in using a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog, leuprolide acetate (Lupron), in the treatment of moderate to severe symptoms (especially abdominal pain and nausea) in patients with functional bowel disease (FBD). Pain is the hallmark of patients with FBD, and there is n...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Mathias JR,Clench MH,Abell TL,Koch KL,Lehman G,Robinson M,Rothstein R,Snape WJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nongranulomatous chronic idiopathic enterocolitis is characterized by sudden onset of severe watery diarrhea, malabsorption, exudative enteropathy, frequent appearance of shallow ulcerations, and variable degrees of villus atrophy. In the absence of infectious and pharmacologic causes, the presence of a predominantly ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Soergel KH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrin ring granuloma is characterized by a fibrinous ring surrounding a central fat vacuole. It has been found in the liver and bone marrow of patients with Q fever, and occasionally with visceral leishmaniasis, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, Staphylococcus epidermidis infections, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and hypers...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ruel M,Sevestre H,Henry-Biabaud E,Courouce AM,Capron JP,Erlinger S

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholestasis, which affects phospholipid trafficking, therefore would be expected to alter canalicular membrane phospholipid composition and fluidity, as well as fatty acid composition of membrane phospholipid. These alterations may affect transcytotic vesicle fusion and would be expected to cause variety of cholestati...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hyogo H,Tazuma S,Kajiyama G

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal ulcer has not been observed in full-heritage Pima Indians, while gastric cancer is relatively frequent. To investigate possible underlying factors for this phenomenon, we determined gastric acid output, gastric emptying rate, and plasma levels of gastrin, pepsinogen I, and pepsinogen II in apparently healthy ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sasaki H,Nagulesparan M,Samloff IM,Straus E,Sievers ML,Dubois A

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newly developed enzymatic method for determining urinary 3 alpha-sulfated bile acids was used to measure serum 3 alpha-sulfated bile acid levels in 114 patients with hepatobiliary diseases and 56 healthy subjects. The lowest measurable amount of the 3 alpha-sulfated bile acids was 0.5 mumol/liter. The standard curve...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kato T,Yoneda M,Nakamura K,Makino I

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The lactulose breath test (LBT) and gastroenterocolonic scintigraphy (GECS) can both be used to measure orocecal transit time (OCTT). The aims of this study were (1) to measure OCTT by LBT and GECS and (2) to determine whether lactulose alters orocecal transit. METHODS:Eight normal subjects underwent simult...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Miller MA,Parkman HP,Urbain JL,Brown KL,Donahue DJ,Knight LC,Maurer AH,Fisher RS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a heterogeneous collection of chronic inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract. Clinical, genetic, and pathological heterogeneity makes it increasingly difficult to translate efficacy studies into real-world practice. Our objective was to develop a comprehensive natur...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Anderson AJ,Click B,Ramos-Rivers C,Babichenko D,Koutroubakis IE,Hartman DJ,Hashash JG,Schwartz M,Swoger J,Barrie AM 3rd,Dunn MA,Regueiro M,Binion DG

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the stress-strain distributions obtained from isolated segments of the guinea pig duodenum, jejunum, and distal ileum, and the relation between the elastic properties and the collagen content. The segments were immersed in Krebs-Ringer solution containing 10(-2) M MgCl2 to abolish contractile activity. Ste...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Storkholm JH,Villadsen GE,Jensen SL,Gregersen H

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune (gamma) interferon is a substance produced by immunologically activated mononuclear cells. Besides its antiviral activity, interferon gamma has a crucial role in immunoregulation, by acting directly upon lymphocytes and monocytes, and interacting with other soluble mediators of the immune response. Studies of t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lieberman BY,Fiocchi C,Youngman KR,Sapatnekar WK,Proffitt MR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objectives of this study were, firstly, to determine the diversity of the host's gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using a culture-independent method (DGGE of the 16S rRNA gene) and, secondly, to examine mucosal biopsies of IBS patients and compare them to their own fecal microbiota. METHODS...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Codling C,O'Mahony L,Shanahan F,Quigley EM,Marchesi JR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hepatic lymphoma is a rare disease. We report five cases here and summarize clinical and pathologic features of our own and reported cases from Western countries and Japan. The total number of cases was 68. The age of patients ranged from 7 to 87 years (median 55) with a male-to-female ratio of 3.1:1. Chronic ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ohsawa M,Aozasa K,Horiuchi K,Kataoka M,Hida J,Shimada H,Oka K,Wakata Y

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-one patients with idiopathic constipation had segmental colonic transit studied with radiopaque markers using a new simplified technique to determine frequency and type of colonic transit time (CTT) abnormalities and to determine the utility of this test in planning therapy. Colonic transit studies defined four...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chaussade S,Khyari A,Roche H,Garret M,Gaudric M,Couturier D,Guerre J

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, there are no studies reporting an association between vitamin D and Barrett's esophagus (BE), the precursor for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). AIMS:Our aim was to study the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and prevalence and incidence of dysplasia/EAC in BE. METHODS...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Thota PN,Kistangari G,Singh P,Cummings L,Hajifathalian K,Lopez R,Sanaka MR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of pancreatic cancer is elevated among people with new-onset diabetes (NOD). Based on Rochester Epidemiology Project Data, the Enriching New-Onset Diabetes for Pancreatic Cancer (END-PAC) model was developed and validated. AIMS:We validated the END-PAC model in a cohort of patients with NOD using r...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chen W,Butler RK,Lustigova E,Chari ST,Wu BU

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with eosinophilic colitis, eosinophilic cholecystitis, and increased serum levels of interleukin-5 (IL-5) and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is reported. Immunohistochemical studies of cholecystectomy and colon biopsy specimens with monoclonal antibodies, which are specifi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tajima K,Katagiri T

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of suspected esophageal chest pain is frustrating because of difficulty in clearly implicating the esophagus. Balloon distention was considered as a new provocative test in the esophagus because it has been shown to safely produce pain in other hollow gastrointestinal organs. Studies were performed in 5...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Barish CF,Castell DO,Richter JE

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose is to focus attention on the cancer family history, coupled with an understanding of the natural history and extracolonic tumor spectrum of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), through a family study. This family report provides an example of how colorectal cancer (CRC) can be prevented by knowledgeable g...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lynch HT,Thorson AG,McComb RD,Franklin BA,Tinley ST,Lynch JF

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Biosimilar approval, such as Inflectra™ (CT-P13) for treating ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), has reduced direct drug costs. Though clinicians are comfortable with biosimilar use in treatment-naïve patients, there are concerns in some jurisdictions that there are insufficient data ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Bernard EJ,Fedorak RN,Jairath V

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00