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abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Submucosal endoscopy with mucosal flap (SEMF), a new diagnostic and therapeutic intervention of flexible endoscopy, has been examined from the perspective of developmental laboratory work, procedural details, and results of early clinical experiences. RECENT FINDINGS:Diagnostic natural orifice transl...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Sumiyama K,Gostout CJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The 'Final Rule,' issued by the Health Resources and Service Administration in 2000, mandated that liver allocation policy should be based on disease severity and probability of death, and - among other factors - should be independent of a candidate's residence or listing. As a result, the Organ Procu...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kalra A,Biggins SW

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highlighting this year was the National Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the-Science Conference on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The panel addressed controversies in biliary endoscopy and set the framework for future funding for clinical research endeavors. With respect to biliary endoscopy, the l...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Beilstein MC,Kochman ML

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is a continually evolving area and a major focus of the current literature in gastroenterology. As further information is gained in the areas of etiology, pathophysiology, and natural history of the disease, new agents are developed, and management strategies are revised. Th...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Nash CL,Sutherland LR

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Several gastrointestinal diseases including the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and malignancy are associated with elevated expression of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase-1 (IDO1). IDO1 initiates tryptophan catabolism along a pathway that generates several bioactive kynurenine-based metabolites. Promoti...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Ciorba MA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Ampullary tumors, usually adenomas, are often encountered during endoscopic evaluation, especially in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Because of the risk of progression to adenocarcinoma, ampullary adenomas should be treated. Endoscopic therapy is an appropriate option and recent e...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Wong RF,DiSario JA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of the complications of portal hypertension that have occurred in the past year. RECENT FINDINGS:The specific topics reviewed are the pathophysiology of portal hypertension (including recent findings regarding intrah...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Garcia-Tsao G

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Rotavirus infection is the leading cause of severe dehydrating gastroenteritis, responsible for an estimated 440,000 deaths per year in children less than 5 years of age worldwide. There was great optimism when the first rotavirus vaccine was licensed in the United States in July 1998 (rhesus rotaviru...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Bines JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare autoimmune liver disease that increasingly is diagnosed at early stages of disease. Although survival has improved, a majority suffers from one or more symptom complexes associated with PBC. Much remains unknown about the mechanisms, significance, or effecti...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kuo A,Kuo A,Bowlus CL

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The human gut is the natural habitat for a large and dynamic bacterial community. There is a substantial body of evidence implicating the resident flora in the pathogenesis of chronic intestinal inflammation. This review discusses the possible role of a microbial imbalance in the pathophysiology of in...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Guarner F

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent investigations into the regulation of pancreatic acinar cell function have led to a more detailed understanding of the mechanisms regulating digestive enzyme synthesis and secretion. This review identifies and puts into context those articles which further our understanding in this area. RECEN...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Williams JA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) account for a major source of morbidity in children with intestinal failure. Many of these patients require long-term central venous access, placing them at significant risk for these infections. The purpose of this review is to highlight the most curre...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Piper HG,Wales PW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:One of the significant limitations to the investigation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in humans is the impossibility of studying this condition from the beginning of the disease process to understand the individual contribution of the various microbiological and immunological components to its p...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Wu H,Shen B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of patients with unexplained chest pain is difficult and challenging. After a cardiac etiology has been ruled out, a diligent search for an esophageal etiology-gastroesophageal reflux disease, motility abnormalities, or esophageal hypersensitivity-should be undertaken with judicious use of a diagnostic (...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Katz PO

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide a critical review of the literature concerning the significance of mucosal healing as a predictor of future clinical and endoscopic course in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Particular focus is given to articles published within the last year. RECENT FINDINGS:In patients with Cro...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Flynn A,Kane S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Virulence factors are related to the ability of a microbe to induce disease. True virulence factors must therefore have a disease association, an in-vivo correlate with disease such as increased mucosal inflammation, or both. RECENT FINDINGS:The cytotoxin-associated gene pathogenicity island; the out...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Lu H,Yamaoka Y,Graham DY

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Increasing antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella Typhi is a serious public health concern, especially in industrializing countries. Here we review recent clinical and laboratory data concerning the evolution of antimicrobial resistance, with particular reference to the emergence resistance against fl...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Karkey A,Thwaites GE,Baker S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Our objective was to review advances in bile acids in health and disease published in the last 2 years. Bile acid diarrhea (BAD) is recognized as a common cause of chronic diarrhea, and its recognition has been facilitated by development of new screening tests. RECENT FINDINGS:Primary BAD can account...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Oduyebo I,Camilleri M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pancreatic resection remains among the most formidable and complex of abdominal surgical operations. Nonetheless, recent observations have continued to provide incremental improvement in both our evidence for treatment regimens and the technology, resulting in better outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS:Neoadju...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Warshaw AL,Lillemoe KD,Fernandez-del Castillo C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of small bowel transplantation has long been hindered by the immunological and infectious barriers peculiar to the small bowel. Gradual progress has been achieved during the past decade with the use of tacrolimus and the availability of better anti-infection prophylaxis. The current status of small bow...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Prasad KR,Pollard SG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is an increasingly recognized clinical condition. Our objective is to provide a concise review of the advances in the past year in our understanding of AIP. RECENT FINDINGS:In a hospital survey from Japan, the prevalence of AIP was estimated at 0.82 per 100,000 individua...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Pannala R,Chari ST

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review recent literature (2009-2010) on acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. RECENT FINDINGS:There is a decreasing trend in the incidence and hospitalization for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage worldwide, with significant improvement in rebleeding and mortality....

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Chiu PW,Sung JJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Endoscopic ampullectomy has proven its safety and efficacy in multiple studies, making it the favorable option for the management of endoscopic ampullectomy. In this review, we plan to review the basic steps every endoscopist should be familiar with before undertaking endoscopic ampullectomy. RECENT ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Klair JS,Irani S,Kozarek R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There have been considerable advances in our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection. Given the difficulty of infecting laboratory mice with these diarrhea-causing pathogens, a growing number of studies have found the mur...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Borenshtein D,McBee ME,Schauer DB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Esophageal varices and Mallory Weiss syndrome are the two major esophageal bleeding disorders. Although there have been major breakthroughs in the treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding, the management of esophageal bleeding disorders remains a challenging problem. This review focuses on studies published...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Wu JC,Chan FK

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) was introduced 13 years ago by Given Imaging (Yokneam, Israel). It has become one of the most important investigational tools of the small bowel. The capsule is swallowed with water after a 12 h fast, propelled via peristalsis through the gastrointestinal tract and...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Eliakim R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Diet has a significant impact on the risk of developing CRC, but though processed meat is a known positive contributor, the effects of other dietary components are largely mixed. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Pan P,Yu J,Wang LS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular-phylogenetic methods have revolutionized the analysis of complex microbial communities. Polymerase chain reaction amplification and phylogenetic analysis of small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences allow microbes to be identified objectively, even in the absence of cultivation. Furthermore, the sequence in...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Frank DN,Pace NR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral gastroenteritis is a major public health problem worldwide, and the number of identified pathogens continuously increases. Investigators have made considerable progress toward understanding both the epidemiology and the mechanisms of virus-cell interactions, host responses, and pathogenesis. A vaccine for the mo...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Shaw RD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hyperplastic polyps, once considered to have no malignant potential, are now recognized to be part of a larger group of polyps known as serrated polyps. Serrated polyps can progress to CRC through an epigenetic pathway known as CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (CIMP), characterized by hypermethylation ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Lindholm CR,Anderson JC,Srivastava A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00