An assessment of bisacodyl-based bowel preparation for colonoscopy in children.

abstract：:In recent years autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) has been established as a special type of chronic pancreatitis. It is characterized by its histopathological and immunological features. The morphological hallmarks are periductal infiltration by lymphocytes and plasma cells, granulocytic epithelial lesions with focal dest...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Klöppel G,Sipos B,Zamboni G,Kojima M,Morohoshi T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ideal medication for the treatment of acid-related diseases, for example, hemorrhagic ulcers and stress-related gastric bleeding, should have a rapid onset of action to promote hemostasis and alleviate symptoms. The aim of our study was to investigate the inhibitory effects on gastric acid secretion afte...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abe Y,Inamori M,Togawa J,Kikuchi T,Muramatsu K,Chiguchi G,Kawamura H,Kobayashi N,Kirikoshi H,Sakaguchi T,Takamura T,Nakajima A,Ueno N,Sekihara H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little data are available regarding the effects of hepatitis virus serostatus and the severity of coexisting chronic inflammation on intrahepatic recurrence after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated the extent to which these factors modified the prognosis of hepatectomized patients. A total...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamanaka N,Takada M,Tanaka T,Yamanaka J,Yasui C,Ando T,Maeda S,Matsushita K,Okamoto E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection has been found to decrease the expression of antral somatostatin and to increase the release of the acid-stimulating hormone gastrin. The reversal of these changes in gut hormones by the eradication of H. pylori, and in-vivo and in-vitro studies in animals either infected with H. pylori o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko H,Konagaya T,Kusugami K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It remains unknown whether the Rome III criteria can exclude organic colonic lesions prior to the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We evaluated the colonoscopy results of patients meeting the Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of IBS to determine the presence of organic colonic lesions. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishihara S,Yashima K,Kushiyama Y,Izumi A,Kawashima K,Fujishiro H,Kojo H,Komazawa Y,Hamamoto T,Yamamoto T,Sasaki Y,Shimizu T,Okamoto E,Yoshimura T,Furuta K,Noguchi N,Tanaka H,Murawaki Y,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine and compare serum trace metal levels in viral hepatitis-associated chronic liver disease. Of 98 patients aged 43 (+/- 13) [mean (+/- SD)] years, 83 (85%) were seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and 15 (15%) were seropositive for anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV). Twen...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pramoolsinsap C,Promvanit N,Komindr S,Lerdverasirikul P,Srianujata S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional-computed tomography (3D-CT) cholangiography is a 3D shaded surface display image of the biliary tract obtained by using helical CT after intravenous cholangiography or cholangiography per percutaneous transhepatic cholangio-drainage tube. We investigated whether 3D-CT cholangiography could provide a ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinami S,Yao T,Kurachi M,Ishizaki Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the effects of cholecystokinin (CCK) on the development of ethionine-induced pancreatitis and pancreatic recovery. We used Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a model lacking pancreatic CCK-A receptor gene expression. METHODS:Ethionine-induced pancreatitis was induced in the 7-week-o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato T,Niikawa J,Usui I,Imamura T,Yoshida H,Tanaka S,Mitamura K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 27-year-old male with Crohn's disease (CD) of the small and large intestine, whose peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) showed increased cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CTL). Autologous and allogeneic effector cells from PBL and intestinal lymph nodes (LN) were isolated on a Ficoll-Hypaque gradient. Colonic cell...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okazaki K,Yokoyama Y,Yamamoto Y,Kobayashi M,Araki K,Ogata T

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fulminant non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis has a high mortality rate, making the identification of its causative agent imperative. Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus-6, and herpes simplex virus are all members of the herpesviridae family that are associated with fatal hepatic failure. We inv...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishikawa K,Hasegawa K,Naritomi T,Kanai N,Ogawa M,Kato Y,Kobayashi M,Torii N,Hayashi N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Innate immunity mechanisms have been shown to play a paramount role in organ transplantation. Our aim was to investigate the hypothesis that activation of the interferon system may affect clinically relevant outcomes, such as acute rejection and/or early fibrosis progression, after liver transplantation. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minisini R,Giarda P,Grossi G,Bitetto D,Toniutto P,Falleti E,Avellini C,Occhino G,Fabris C,Pirisi M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver histology is the gold standard for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Noninvasive, simple, reproducible, and reliable biomarkers are greatly needed to differentiate NASH from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:To construct a scoring system for predicting NASH, 177 Jap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sumida Y,Yoneda M,Hyogo H,Yamaguchi K,Ono M,Fujii H,Eguchi Y,Suzuki Y,Imai S,Kanemasa K,Fujita K,Chayama K,Yasui K,Saibara T,Kawada N,Fujimoto K,Kohgo Y,Okanoue T,Japan Study Group of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that the presence of a papillary adenocarcinoma (pap) component was an independent risk factor for lymphatic involvement in endoscopically resected early gastric cancer (EGC). This study aimed to investigate the potential association between the presence of a pap component in EGC and lym...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sekiguchi M,Kushima R,Oda I,Suzuki H,Taniguchi H,Sekine S,Fukagawa T,Katai H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several small, prospective, open studies suggest that leukocytapheresis might be efficient in patients with steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis (UC). AIM:To evaluate the short- and long-term effectiveness of leukocytapheresis for the management of steroid-dependent UC in clinical practice. METHODS:A Web-b...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cabriada JL,Domènech E,Ibargoyen N,Hernández V,Clofent J,Ginard D,Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea I,Hinojosa J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) syndromes are characterized by defects in transporters of conjugated bile acids into the bile canaliculus. Three genes (ATP8B1, ABCB11, ABCB4) are associated with the different forms, but no easy genotype-phenotype correlations help in the prioritization for gene te...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nobili V,Di Giandomenico S,Francalanci P,Callea F,Marcellini M,Santorelli FM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with obstructive jaundice remains controversial because of the short survival of these patients. To evaluate the effectiveness of this procedure, we retrospectively studied 18 patients who had unresectable HCC with obstructive...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsueda K,Yamamoto H,Umeoka F,Ueki T,Matsumura T,Tezen T,Doi I

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LYVE-1, a specific marker of lymphatics, is expressed in hepatic sinusoidal endothelium. A previous study revealed that LYVE-1 expression in sinusoidal endothelium was reduced in cirrhosis. However, it is still obscure how LYVE-1 expression in sinusoidal endothelium was reduced during the disease progression...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arimoto J,Ikura Y,Suekane T,Nakagawa M,Kitabayashi C,Iwasa Y,Sugioka K,Naruko T,Arakawa T,Ueda M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:EphA3, a member of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinases, plays important roles in tumor angiogenesis and progression. However, the function of EphA3 in solid tumors has not been widely studied. We aimed to explore EphA3 expression in gastric carcinoma and analyze its role as a potential prognostic factor. METH...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xi HQ,Wu XS,Wei B,Chen L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old female was admitted with diarrhea. Preoperatively, we diagnosed intussusception due to malignant lymphoma in the ileocecal region by image and colonoscopic examinations. We resected the right hemicolon for the tumor, which was located mainly in the cecum, causing intussusception. The stenotic terminal il...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsushita M,Hajiro K,Kajiyama T,Ohana M,Konishi Y,Kusumi F,Matsubayashi Y,Sawami H,Narusawa H,Takahashi Y

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-22 is a relatively new cytokine that is characterized by several unique biological properties. In the intestines, the effect of IL-22 is restricted mainly to non-lymphoid cells such as epithelial cells. Interestingly, the expression pattern and major cellular source of IL-22 have distinct difference between large a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mizoguchi A,Yano A,Himuro H,Ezaki Y,Sadanaga T,Mizoguchi E

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) plasma levels in patients with various chronic liver diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), also measuring these levels in healthy volunteers. Plasma u-PA levels in the group of patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis (mean modified Pugh score of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato S,Higashi T,Ouguchi S,Hino N,Tsuji T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary pancreatitis (HP) is a rare cause of chronic pancreatitis. We here report a nationwide survey to clarify the epidemiological, genetic, and clinical features of HP in Japan. METHODS:Target subjects were patients with HP and their family members who had visited selected hospitals between 2005 and 2...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masamune A,Kikuta K,Hamada S,Nakano E,Kume K,Inui A,Shimizu T,Takeyama Y,Nio M,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide updated clinico-epidemiological information on chronic pancreatitis (CP) in Japan. METHODS:We conducted a two-stage nationwide epidemiological survey; the number of CP patients was estimated in the first-stage survey, and their clinical features were examined in the second-stage survey. We survey...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masamune A,Kikuta K,Kume K,Hamada S,Tsuji I,Takeyama Y,Shimosegawa T,Okazaki K,Japan Pancreas Society.

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depth of submucosal invasion (SM depth) in submucosal invasive colorectal carcinoma (SICC) is considered an important predictive factor for lymph node metastasis. However, no nationwide reports have clarified the relationship between SM depth and rate of lymph node metastasis. Our aim was to investigate the ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kitajima K,Fujimori T,Fujii S,Takeda J,Ohkura Y,Kawamata H,Kumamoto T,Ishiguro S,Kato Y,Shimoda T,Iwashita A,Ajioka Y,Watanabe H,Watanabe T,Muto T,Nagasako K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our preliminary study indicated that either a high hepatofugal flow velocity in the left gastric vein (LGV) or an anterior branch dominant pattern seen under color Doppler EUS (CD-EUS) were possible contributing risk factors for variceal recurrence after endoscopic treatment. However, the sample size was too...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuramochi A,Imazu H,Kakutani H,Uchiyama Y,Hino S,Urashima M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a major gastrointestinal motility disorder that causes severe nutritional and respiratory complications in elderly and neurological patients. In an earlier study, we found that stimulation of pharyngeal sensory neurons by capsaicinoids acting on transient receptor potential va...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rofes L,Arreola V,Martin A,Clavé P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the numerous efforts of randomized studies on advanced gastric cancer, no globally accepted standard regimen has yet been established. Two triplet regimens have already demonstrated significant survival prolongation in Western studies. However, the benefit seems to be marginal, and these regimens may be replac...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohtsu A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catechin, a polyphenol contained in tea (a cup of tea contains approximately 0.1% [w/v] catechin), has various physiological effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of the inhibitory effect of catechin on gastric mucosal lesions. METHODS:We studied the effect of catechin on gastric m...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato H,Matsui T,Arakawa Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of post-vascular phase (Kupffer imaging) by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) using perflubutane microbubbles (Sonazoid) in comparison with conventional B-mode ultrasonography (US) for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) nodules. METHODS:A tota...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Goto E,Masuzaki R,Tateishi R,Kondo Y,Imamura J,Goto T,Ikeda H,Akahane M,Shiina S,Omata M,Yoshida H,Koike K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis show wide geographic differences. The frequency of this disease in Japan is lower than in Northern Europe. To elucidate the immunoreactivity of serum with enzymes of the 2-oxo-acid dehydrogenase complex (2-OADC) and the M2 mitochondrial antigenic complex in Jap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Omagari K,Rowley MJ,Jois JA,Feeney SJ,Komatsu K,Maeda T,Onishi S,Yamazaki K,Suzuki K,Galperin C,Mackay IR

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00