Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease in Greece: presentation of 13 cases including two from Albania.

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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with ascites is established by definition with a polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell count in the ascitic fluid greater than 0.250 g/l determined via cytological (microscopic) examination. In this study, we correlated the automatically as...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Link BC,Ziske CG,Schepke M,Schmidt-Wolf IG,Sauerbruch T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well known complication of interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but resolution of interferon-induced DM was rarely reported. In HIV and HCV co-infected patients, only two cases of incident DM during interferon therapy were reported and both cases required perman...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lo YC,Chang SY,Sheng WH,Hung CC,Chang SC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Monitoring of mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is of major importance. New noninvasive markers for intestinal inflammation are needed. Previous studies have reported that pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) correlates with clinical activity in IBD subgroups. Our aim was to i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bodelier AG,Pierik MJ,van den Heuvel T,Bovee-Oudenhoven IM,de Boer E,Hameeteman W,Masclee AA,Jonkers D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We have shown that the introduction of a carbon urea breath test (13C-UBT) service for Helicobacter pylori screening and eradication is effective in reducing the rate of open access endoscopy referrals in patients aged < 40 years in the short term. This has been substantiated by several randomized controll...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sreedharan A,Clough M,Hemingbrough E,Gatta L,Chalmers DM,Axon AT,Moayyedi P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the variability in serum pepsinogen levels in an asymptomatic population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey of 420 men aged 18-63 years, without symptoms or a history of gastric disease, recruited from four factories in Stoke-on-Trent. METHODS:During an interview, data on history of gastric healt...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Knight T,Greaves S,Wilson A,Hengels K,Newell D,Corlett M,Webb P,Forman D,Elder J

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To propose two modified urease tests for the detection of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsy specimens. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The presence of H. pylori infection was determined in 237 patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Three media were used for the urease tests: Christensen's 2% urea bro...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Boyanova L,Stancheva I,Todorov D,Kumanova R,Petrov S,Vladimirov B,Pehlivanov N,Mitova R,Chakarski I,Churchev I

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The response to immunosuppressive therapy in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a matter of debate. The aim of this work is to identify the histological, biochemical, and clinical predictive factors of incomplete response/treatment failure to the standard treatment (prednisone with or without azath...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdel-Razik A,Mousa N,Zakaria S,Elhelaly R,Elzehery R,Zalata K,Awad M,Eldeeb AA,Abdelsalam M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several trials have demonstrated that oral delayed-release mesalamine might be administered once daily. We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to investigate this. METHODS:A comprehensive and multiple-source literature search was carried out. Only randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) were investigated by compar...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Zhu Y,Tang RK,Zhao P,Zhu SS,Li YG,Li JB

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a severe and frequent complication of liver cirrhosis characterized by abnormal cerebral function. Little is known about the underlying neural mechanisms in HE and human data are sparse. Electrophysiological methods such as evoked brain potentials after somatic stimuli ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Blauenfeldt RA,Olesen SS,Hansen JB,Graversen C,Drewes AM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing attention is paid to measure patient's experience using specific patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) as tool to assess the overall quality of care provided. The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the United European Gastroenterology have recognized the measure of quality of...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Apadula L,Capurso G,Arcidiacono PG

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a leading cause of liver fibrosis. OBJECTIVE:To compare utility of liver transient elastography, AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), fibrosis-4 index (FIB4), Forns Index and Goteborg University cirrhosis index (GUCI) in predicting fibrosis stage assessed by liver biopsy in Egypt...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdelsameea E,Alsebaey A,Abdel-Razek W,Ehsan N,Morad W,Salama M,Waked I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Quality of life is reduced in inflammatory bowel disease. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms seem to be common in inflammatory bowel disease patients during the remission phase. We aimed to (i) assess the prevalence of IBS-like symptoms in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients during the remission phase...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ansari R,Attari F,Razjouyan H,Etemadi A,Amjadi H,Merat S,Malekzadeh R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with liver cirrhosis have a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms. The use of antiacid therapy (AAT) in these patients is unexplored. We aimed to assess the use of AAT in cirrhotic patients. METHODS:A total of 128 consecutive cirrhotic patients were evaluated for the use of and indications f...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kalaitzakis E,Björnsson E

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) impairs daily functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The modalities of treatment of MHE have not been adequately studied. AIMS:To compare lactulose, probiotics, and L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA) in treatment of MHE and effect on HRQoL by Sickness Impact...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mittal VV,Sharma BC,Sharma P,Sarin SK

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Crohn's disease is frequently associated with extraintestinal manifestations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of association between the development of extraintestinal manifestations, the clinical forms of Crohn's disease according to the Vienna Classification and to the presence of several ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Barreiro-de Acosta M,Domínguez-Muñoz JE,Núñez-Pardo de Vera MC,Lozano-León A,Lorenzo A,Peña S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of lansoprazole 30 mg given in the morning compared with high-dose ranitidine 300 mg twice daily in the treatment of patients with oesophageal strictures. DESIGN:A multicentre, outpatient, double-blind, parallel group, prospectively randomized clinical trial. PATIENTS:One hundred a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Swarbrick ET,Gough AL,Foster CS,Christian J,Garrett AD,Langworthy CH

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Although endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) has appeared with the expectation of better preserving sphincter of Oddi function than endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST), whether it can more effectively prevent bacterial contamination of the biliary tract than EST is controversial. To addre...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Natsui M,Honma T,Genda T,Nakadaira H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (EUS-FNA) may provide full-thickness biopsies, adequate for cytology and histology. In the present case report, we describe the first cases of a rare well-differentiated squamous esophageal carcinoma (verrucous esophageal cancer), finally diagnosed by E...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Adrián-de-Ganzo Z,Gimeno-García AZ,Elwassief A,Paquin S,Sahai AV,García-Castro C,Nicolás-Pérez D,Brito-García A,Martín-Corriente Mdel C,Garièpy G,Quintero E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man had a liver resection for a bilobar mass thought to be, by imaging techniques, an hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been treated for the last 12 years by venesections for genetic haemochromatosis complicated by well-compensated cirrhosis. At surgery, prothrombin time and platelet count were normal, as...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Blanc JF,Bernard PH,Carles J,Le Bail B,Balabaud C,Bioulac-Sage P

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the role of brain electrical activity mapping (BEAM) in the assessment of neuropsychiatric disturbances in 48 cirrhotic patients without clinical evidence of hepatic encephalopathy (no HE, n = 19), with subclinical HE (grade 0, denoting pathological psychometric tests, n = 13) and mild-to-moderate HE (grade...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kullmann F,Hollerbach S,Lock G,Holstege A,Dierks T,Schölmerich J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As life expectancy rises worldwide and the prevalence of gallstones increases with age, the number of very elderly patients requiring treatment for gallstone diseases is increasing. The aim of this study was to compare the results of cholecystectomy in patients 80 years or older according to different clinic...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lupinacci RM,Nadal LR,Rego RE,Dias AR,Marcari RS,Lupinacci RA,Farah JF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) are used as tumour markers for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigate whether combined liver function marker such as gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) with...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ekmen N,Akalin Ç,Akyildiz M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous regression of adult solid tumours is rare. Here, we present the case of a 51-year-old man who underwent a curative resection for an adenocarcinoma of the rectum in 1989. He remained well until 12 months after surgery when he developed a large-fixed mass proximal to the anastomosis, which was treated with r...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdelrazeq AS,Lund JN,Leveson SH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old previously healthy woman was diagnosed as having a vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-producing tumour of the pancreas. Her medical history was typical for neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumours, presenting initially with non-specific symptoms but eventually she developed life-threatening manifesta...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sjöqvist U,Permert J,Löfberg R,Larsson J,Gadaleanu V,Adrian TE

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Technical feasibility and safety of portal vein (PV) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) resection during pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for cancer has been confirmed, but oncological benefits remain unclear. The present study aimed to explore the long-term outcomes of PD with PV/SMV resection and proven histol...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Martin D,Petermann D,Fontanella S,Pu Y,Halkic N,Demartines N,Schäfer M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal pain is a common symptom in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). As prognosis has improved, CF has changed from a pediatric disease to the current situation wherein most people with CF are adults. With improved survival, the spectrum of pathologies causing abdominal pain in CF has shifted. Despite this, th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Nash EF,Ohri CM,Stephenson AL,Durie PR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Coeliac disease (CD) is common in patients with microscopic colitis (MC). The human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DR3-DQ2 haplotype is strongly associated with CD, and there is evidence for an association with MC. We analysed the genetic background of MC by assessing the haplotypes of HLA-DR3-DQ2 and HLA-DR4-DQ8. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Koskela RM,Karttunen TJ,Niemelä SE,Lehtola JK,Ilonen J,Karttunen RA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00