Color Doppler endoscopic ultrasonography in identifying groups at a high-risk of recurrence of esophageal varices after endoscopic treatment.

abstract：:Combined hepatocellular (HCC) and cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) (mixed carcinoma) is a rare subtype of primary hepatic carcinoma. We report a case of mixed carcinoma that developed in a non-cirrhotic liver, in a patient who was serologically negative for both hepatitis B and C viruses. A 65-year-old Japanese woman...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shiraishi M,Takushi Y,Simoji H,Oshiro T,Shinzato S,Tanigawa N,Kusano T,Muto Y

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatolithiasis frequently results in severe complications. We conducted a cohort study to identify prognostic factors and to establish a hepatolithiasis severity classification system. METHODS:The study cohort comprised 396 patients who were identified through a 1998 nationwide survey and followed up for 1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki Y,Mori T,Yokoyama M,Kim S,Momose H,Matsuki R,Kogure M,Abe N,Isayama H,Nakazawa T,Notohara K,Tanaka A,Tsuyuguchi T,Tazuma S,Takikawa H,Sugiyama M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The abnormal expression of several genes is involved in the development of colorectal tumors. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of KAI1, CAR, and Smad4, which has been associated with the progression of other cancers. METHODS:We examined 12 adenomas, 38 primary carcinomas, 10 liver metastases...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mikami T,Ookawa K,Shimoyama T,Fukuda S,Saito H,Munakata A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) therapy is the current standard of care for patients with chronic hepatitis C. Determining precisely the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) and mortality from a single study is rather difficult because of the infrequency of such events. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minami T,Kishikawa T,Sato M,Tateishi R,Yoshida H,Koike K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histopathological changes due to chronic Helicobacter pylori infection are well characterized. Nevertheless, the clinical and pathological outcomes resulting from the cure of this infection remain incompletely described. In particular, the influence of eradication of H. pylori on nonulcer dyspepsia, the long-term ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Franceschi F,Genta RM,Sepulveda AR

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Cancer is caused by the accumulation of inherited and/or acquired alterations in specific genes. The recent decline in the cost of DNA sequencing has allowed tumor sequencing to be conducted on a large scale, which, in turn, has led to an unprecedented understanding of the genetic events that drive neoplasia. This und...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matthaei H,Semaan A,Hruban RH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, there are few studies of long-term (more than 1 month) interferon (IFN) therapy for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). In this retrospective study, we investigated the efficacy and predictors of response to 6-month IFN therapy. METHODS:We analyzed 66 Japanese patients with CHB who were treated with IFN fo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki F,Arase Y,Akuta N,Tsubota A,Suzuki Y,Sezaki H,Hosaka T,Someya T,Kobayashi M,Saitoh S,Ikeda K,Kobayashi M,Matsuda M,Satoh J,Kumada H

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:The virologic impact of adding interferon to antiviral nucleoside therapy was studied in Japanese patients having perinatally transmitted hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype C. METHODS:Sixty-four patients including 41 positive for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) were assigned to receive either (1) a combination ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yuki N,Nagaoka T,Nukui K,Omura M,Hikiji K,Kato M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In acute pancreatitis, pancreatic phospholipase A(2) (PLA2) in the circulating blood hydrolyzes phospholipids contained in plasma lipoproteins, liberating eicosanoid precursors that are subsequently converted to various eicosanoids. The pathophysiological significance of eicosanoid synthesis via this pathway...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Motoyoshi M,Sugiyama M,Atomi Y,Kimura W,Nagawa H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loss of imprinting (LOI) of the insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) is an early event in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Whether LOI of IGF2 denotes a molecular or clinical cancer subgroup is currently unknown. METHODS:Tumor biopsies and paired normal mucosa from 399 patients with extensive clin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Belharazem D,Magdeburg J,Berton AK,Beissbarth L,Sauer C,Sticht C,Marx A,Hofheinz R,Post S,Kienle P,Ströbel P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inconsistencies and omissions in current explanations for the well known depressions of gastric acid secretion and blood gastrin levels following acidification by antral stimulants are discussed. Evidence is presented which favors a reciprocal sensitivity relationship between the fundic mucosa and the antral G cells, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Magee DF

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common cancer type in China. In this study, we aimed to develop aneuploidy markers for diagnosis and prognosis of ESCC. METHODS:Chromosomal aneuploidies were detected in 493 primary tumors and 61 precancerous lesions by fluorescence in situ hybridization with c...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hao JJ,Yao HQ,Dai GY,Kang W,Jia XM,Xu X,Cai Y,Zhan QM,Wang GQ,Wang MR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein a case of a 75-year-old Japanese man who had developed a pancreatic abscess 7 years after a longitudinal pancreatojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis. The patient, a heavy drinker of alcohol, underwent surgical decompression of a ductal obstruction to relieve persistent abdominal pain due to severel...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki A,Matsunaga T,Aoki S,Hirayama T,Nakagawa N,Shibata K,Yabana T,Kawasaki H,Takasaka H,Sasaki K,Katsuramaki T,Mukaiya M,Hirata K,Imai K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The remnant stomach corresponds to the gastric cardia, but is exposed to a completely different environment. The present study was performed to investigate the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in patients with gastric remnant carcinoma (GRC). METHODS:Clinicopathological features, gastritis, and in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaizaki Y,Hosokawa O,Sakurai S,Fukayama M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel disease affects the quality of a patient's life in many ways, but no validated instrument for measuring disease-specific quality of life in these patients is available in Japan. We developed a Japanese version of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), together with the author...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hashimoto H,Green J,Iwao Y,Sakurai T,Hibi T,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the appropriate period for formalin fixation in order to detect p53 abnormalities in formalin-fixed tissue, we used seven surgically resected human colorectal cancer specimens. The immunohistochemical reactivity of p53 immunostaining and amplification of DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the p53 gene ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsubayashi H,Watanabe H,Nishikura K,Ajioka Y,Maejima T,Kijima H,Saitoh T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed reports on the efficacy of clarithromycin in eradicating Helicobacter pylori. Reports on dual and 1-week triple therapy that included clarithromycin were analyzed to assess the eradication rates of H. pylori infection. Dual therapy with clarithromycin and a proton pump inhibitor achieved eradication rates ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Satoh K,Kimura K,Takimoto T,Kihira K,Taniguchi Y,Saifuku K

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the adverse effects of sulfasalazine in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in Japan. In our first survey, adverse effects were observed in 52 out of 751 patients with ulcerative colitis (6.9%) and in 8 out of 221 patients with Crohn's disease (3.6%); i.e., such effects were observed in 60 out ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakajima H,Munakata A,Yoshida Y

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of gastric neuroendocrine (NE) carcinoma associated with chronic atrophic gastritis type A (CAG/A) or reversed atrophic type gastritis. A 9 x 6 cm tumor was resected from the stomach to control pain in a 55-year-old Japanese woman with peritoneal dissemination and metastatic tumors of the liver and ov...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaizaki Y,Fujii T,Kawai T,Saito K,Kurihara K,Fukayama M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The apelin receptor (APJ) is related to angiotensin-like-receptor 1 (AGTRL1). This study was designed to elucidate the in vivo localization and changes of APJ in cirrhotic liver, and the in vitro changes of APJ expression in cultured hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and capillarized sinusoidal endothelial cells...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yokomori H,Oda M,Yoshimura K,Machida S,Kaneko F,Hibi T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute and chronic pancreatitises are gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases, the incidence of which is increasing worldwide. Most (~ 80%) acute pancreatitis (AP) patients have mild disease, and about 20% have severe disease, which causes multiple organ failure and has a high mortality rate. Chronic pancreatitis (CP) i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato T,Shibata W,Maeda S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 13-year-old girl who presented with hepatic failure and hemolytic anemia. Laboratory findings showed a normal serum copper level (104 microg/dl), high urinary copper level (2370 microg/dl), and low serum ceruloplasmin level (14.3 microg/dl). Slit-lamp examination revealed Kayser-Fleischer rings on her corn...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakaida I,Kawaguchi K,Kimura T,Tamura F,Okita K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The risk factors in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have not been fully clarified. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g) has been considered to be a confounding risk factor for systemic diseases. We aimed to evaluate the effect of P.g infection on risk of progression to NASH. M...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakahara T,Hyogo H,Ono A,Nagaoki Y,Kawaoka T,Miki D,Tsuge M,Hiraga N,Hayes CN,Hiramatsu A,Imamura M,Kawakami Y,Aikata H,Ochi H,Abe-Chayama H,Furusho H,Shintani T,Kurihara H,Miyauchi M,Takata T,Arihiro K,Chayama

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies evaluating visceral sensation measure visceromotor response (VMR) to colorectal distention (CRD). However, CRD itself induces visceral sensitization, and little is known about the detailed characteristics of this response. The present study tried to clarify this question. METHODS:VMR was determ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nozu T,Kumei S,Miyagishi S,Takakusaki K,Okumura T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that rates of gastroesophageal reflux disease are increasing in the Asia-Pacific region, where patients tend to have predominantly non-erosive reflux disease as opposed to erosive (reflux) esophagitis. At present, data for the responsiveness of non-erosive reflux disease to proton pump inhi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tan VP,Wong WM,Cheung TK,Lai KC,Hung IF,Chan P,Pang R,Wong BC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hepatic steatosis is frequently observed in subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS). In type 2 diabetics, it is independently associated with cardiovascular diseases. In order to confirm and extend this finding, a large group of patients with risk factors for atherosclerosis was studied. METHODS:Carotid atherosc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Carallo C,Mancuso G,Mauro G,Laghi F,Madafferi B,Irace C,Gnasso A,Scavelli F,Dell'Aquila F,Bartone M,Gullo F,Ferraro M,Spagnuolo V,Belmonte M,Ferrara A,Silvano Rotondaro A,Brandolino N,Parasporo F,Scopelliti F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relative contribution of gastric acid secretion and Helicobacter pylori infection to low-dose aspirin-induced gastropathy remains to be clarified. This is partly because the capability of the infection to modify gastric acid secretion complicates the interaction. The aim of this study was to estimate the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iijima K,Ara N,Abe Y,Koike T,Iwai W,Uno K,Asano N,Imatani A,Ohara S,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between sphincter of Oddi pressure and the morphological structure of the sphincter was studied in eight dogs prepared with a duodenal cannula. Sphincter of Oddi manometry was performed in awake animals in three directions, ventral, left dorsal, and right dorsal, using a catheter with three radial sid...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takeda T,Tohma H,Yoshida J,Naritomi G,Konomi H,Deng ZL,Kinukawa N,Tanaka M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00