Chronic pancreatitis.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Exciting new developments and applications of imaging techniques in pancreatic diseases have emerged. This review discusses these new advances and how they are improving our ability to diagnose malignancies and inflammatory lesions, to grade severity of pancreatitis, and to stage pancreatic cancer acc...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kwon RS,Brugge WR

更新日期：2005-09-01 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:The aim of this article is to review studies that improve the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis and suggest new drug and molecular interventions. RECENT FINDINGS:Elderly patients have an indolent but aggressive disease that responds well to corticosteroid therapy. Variant syndromes are ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Czaja AJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Significant advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of the complications of portal hypertension that have occurred in the last year are reported. RECENT FINDINGS:The specific areas reviewed are those that refer to experimental studies aimed at modifying the factors that lead to port...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Garcia-Tsao G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review evidence relating to the strength of associations that have appeared in largely observational studies, between high-dose or long-term use of proton pump inhibitor drugs and certain possibly attributable side-effects, which emerge from studies confounded by other variables. In retrospective s...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： McCarthy DM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Most colorectal cancers (CRCs) have deletions, duplications, and rearrangements of their chromosomes that reflect a destabilizing process called chromosomal instability (CIN). The cause of CIN is controversial, but no intrinsic mutation in cancer cells has been reported that can reasonably account for...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Niv Y,Goel A,Boland CR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The workup of chronic unexplained diarrhea can be equally frustrating for care providers and patients. It carries a physical, financial, and social toll. In this review we provide a sensible approach to evaluating and managing chronic diarrhea. RECENT FINDINGS:Bile acid diarrhea is becoming increasin...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Dosanjh G,Pardi DS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal parasites continue to be a significant health problem in both developed and developing countries. In developed countries, protozoans are more commonly the cause of gastrointestinal infections than are helminths. Some protozoan parasites have stages in which, in addition to being resistant to chemicals used ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Harp JA

更新日期：2003-01-01 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:Increasing use of small bowel endoscopy unravels ulcers in a relevant number of patients. Although often attributed to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), these ulcers may be unspecific or caused by a variety of other diseases. This review summarizes the recent literature related to differential diagnos...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Keuchel M,Kurniawan N,Baltes P

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Traditional anatomic pathology studies and molecular investigations both contributed to the breadth of current information in the field of liver pathology this year. Techniques such as reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction can identify recurrence of hepatitis C virus infection in the liver as early as 5 days...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Lefkowitch JH

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize published research on pancreatic surgery over the past year. RECENT FINDINGS:Improvements in the treatment of patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis with regards to the timing of ERCP and cholecystectomy as well as management of pancreatic pseudocysts have been reported. It is often ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Donahue TR,Reber HA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The 'precision medicine' refers to the generation of identification and classification criteria for advanced taxonomy of patients, exploiting advanced models to infer optimized clinical decisions for each disease phenotype. RECENT FINDINGS:The current article reviews new advances in the past 18 month...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Putignani L,Gasbarrini A,Dallapiccola B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review article, we address emerging evidence for the medical and surgical treatment of the hospitalized patient with ulcerative colitis. RECENT FINDINGS:Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease involving the colon and rectum. About one-fifth of patients will be hospitalized from u...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Levy LC,Coburn ES,Choi S,Holubar SD

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Prevention of colorectal cancer relies on the detection and removal of colorectal neoplasia. Recent advances in mucosal imaging and inspection techniques have increased the detection of small and diminutive colorectal polyps with unknown clinical impact. The ability to accurately predict whether a pol...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Coe SG,Wallace MB

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Over the past several years, the pharmacologic treatment of obesity has undergone changes in safety, efficacy, and therapeutic targeting. The prevalence of cardiac valvulopathy associated with treatment with phentermine, fenfluramine, and dexfenfluramine is now becoming clarified with the publication of longer-term st...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kushner RF,Manzano H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To critically appraise evidence on probiotic use for prevention and treatment of diarrhea in children and adults. RECENT FINDINGS:Several randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses suggested that probiotics are effective in primary and secondary prevention of gastroenteritis and its treatment. Se...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Guarino A,Lo Vecchio A,Canani RB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To consider observations suggesting that the bacterial protein flagellin, the primary structural component of flagella, plays a major role in mediating gut inflammation associated with infection by enteric pathogens and in inflammatory bowel disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Biochemical dissection of an in-vi...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Gewirtz AT

更新日期：2006-01-01 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

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：:Therapeutic biliary endoscopy continues to evolve. Key articles this year primarily involve biliary stenting and biliary stone removal, the two important maneuvers available to the biliary endoscopist. The issues addressed in this review include follow-up after the use of multiple stents for benign strictures, unilate...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Barnett JL

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The dynamic interplay of the intestinal microbiota and host has been the focus of many studies because of its impact on the health status in human life. Recent reports on the time-resolved immune and metabolic interactions between the host and microbiota, as well as the molecular signatures that mark ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： El Aidy S,Kleerebezem M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine recent advances in the techniques and technologies of endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Endoscopic mucosal resection of early gastric cancer with no risk of lymph node metastasis has been a standard technique in Japan and is increasingly becoming accepted and re...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Gotoda T

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the recent literature on endoscopic spray cryotherapy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Endoscopic spray cryotherapy is a relatively new ablative modality for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Spray cryotherapy rapidly cools tissues...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Greenwald BD,Dumot JA

更新日期：2011-07-01 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:Taking advantage of their rapid growth and capacity for continuous genetic adaptation, prokaryotes have colonized all possible ecological environments on earth, including the body surfaces of eukaryotes and their gastrointestinal tract. The mammalian gut contains a complex community of 10 bacteria wit...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Gaboriau-Routhiau V,Lécuyer E,Cerf-Bensussan N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of expanding knowledge of cellular and molecular mechanisms of intestinal inflammation, the etiology and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain obscure. The link between the environment and IBD is still circumstantial, but definite progress is occurring in defining genetic susceptibility loci...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Katz JA,Itoh J,Fiocchi C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review important manuscripts published over the previous 2 years relative to sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD). RECENT FINDINGS:The long-term outcomes of the Evaluating Predictors and Interventions of SOD (EPISOD) trial further substantiated results from the initial EPISOD study, reinforcing tha...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Hyun JJ,Kozarek RA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00