Corticosteroid-dependent eosinophilic oesophagitis: azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine can induce and maintain long-term remission.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Ascitic fluid infection (AFI) is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) may be considered as simple and inexpensive indicators of inflammation in some diseases. We aimed to investigate whether platelet size altera...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdel-Razik A,Eldars W,Rizk E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver ultrasound has been revolutionized by the development of microbubble contrast agents and multipulse software designed to detect their nonlinear resonances. The ability to visualize all parts of the liver's vasculature, including the sinusoids, at high spatial and temporal resolution gives unique insights into th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cosgrove DO

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the treatment of hepatitis C, anaemia may necessitate pegylated-interferon and ribavirin dose reductions with reduced sustained viral response rates. Although erythropoietic growth factors are frequently used to improve anaemia, it is controversial whether endogenous erythropoietic response is insuffi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Van Vlerken LG,Van Soest H,Janssen MP,Boland GJ,Drenth JP,Burger DM,Siersema PD,Van Erpecum KJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection is caused by an RNA virus. HCV infection is considered to induce systemic disease that causes steatosis, alters lipid metabolism, and results in metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic outcome in HCV genotype 3 patients with metabolic syndrome. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Aziz H,Gill U,Raza A,Gill ML

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Small intestinal lesions in coeliac disease (CD) have a variable severity. Early diagnosis of CD is important because treatment allows a normal psycho-physical development, especially in children, and can avoid associated disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Rostami K,Mulder CJ,van Overbeek FM,Kerckhaert J,Meijer JW,von Blomberg MB,Heymans HS

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Treatment of Crohn's disease with infliximab is an important drug therapy for patients with refractory and fistulating disease. There are concerns over its use in a proportion of Crohn's patients with concurrent hepatitis C infection, since there are theoretical risks of accelerated hepatic decompensation due to the i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Campbell S,Ghosh S

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One study has suggested that markers of acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection are present in 3.6% of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH). However, validation of these preliminary results is lacking, as well as the impact of HEV infection on the 6-month survival. AIMS:The aims of this study were ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Rudler M,Thibault V,Mouri S,Akhavan S,Mallet M,Charlotte F,Poynard T,Thabut D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 55-year-old patient with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis, a large mediastinal pseudocyst and a hemorrhagic pleural effusion. A single thoracocentesis and withdrawal of alcohol without other conservative or invasive measures resulted in a complete resolution of the pleural effusion and the mediastinal pseu...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Groeneveld JH,Tjong A Lieng JG,de Meijer PH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The potential diagnostic value of performing Doppler measurements of liver vasculature to assess early stages of liver fibrosis has not been established. Due to the potential clinical impact, this study focused on the correlation between Doppler measurements and histologically proven liver fibrosis. METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bernatik T,Strobel D,Hahn EG,Becker D

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential usefulness of contrast-enhanced power Doppler ultrasound in the detection and follow-up of local complications (phlegmon and abscess) in Crohn's disease. METHODS:With this aim, 28 patients with suspected abdominal inflammatory mass were examined with po...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Esteban JM,Aleixandre A,Hurtado MJ,Maldonado L,Mora FJ,Nogués E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this analysis was to identify predictors of relapse in genotype 1 patients after 48 weeks of treatment with peginterferon plus ribavirin. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of data from treatment-naive genotype 1 patients with an end-of-treatment response after 48 weeks of treatment with peginte...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Deschênes M,Bain VG,Lee SS,Sherman M,Cooper CL,Yoshida EM,Marotta PJ,Krajden M,Usaty C,Balshaw R,Peltekian KM,Canadian Pegasys Study Group.

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the evidence that Helicobacter pylori promotes gastric carcinogenesis, with particular reference to gastric epithelial proliferation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Gastric epithelial kinetics were reviewed and a series of studies of gastric mucosal proliferation in H. pylori-associated gastritis were performed i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lynch DA,Axon AT

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The early identification of factors contributing to the successful treatment of hepatitis C infection is important for researchers and clinicians. Studies carried out on the role of an ultrarapid viral response (URVR) for the prediction of a sustained viral response (SVR) have shown its high positive predict...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Karchava M,Sharvadze L,Chkhartishvili N,Nelson K,Gochitashivli N,Gatserelia L,Dvali N,Dolmazashvili E,Dzigua L,Badridze N,Zhamutashvili M,Tsertsvadze T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis is the most common, potentially lethal genetic defect in the Caucasian population. During recent years it has been increasingly associated with a number of hepatic and biliary abnormalities, of which chronic cholestatic liver disease is by far the most relevant. Plugging of intrahepatic bile ducts with...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Colombo C,Battezzati PM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival of Helicobacter pylori is dependent upon urease in the cytoplasm and at the bacterial surface. We have sought to clarify how alkaline ammonium salts, released from urea by this enzyme, might alter mucus pH and so affect growth and motility of the bacterium in the gastric mucus environment. METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sidebotham RL,Worku ML,Karim QN,Dhir NK,Baron JH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy is one of the main factors limiting the development and application of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). Our study aimed to verify the efficacy of the albumin-bilirubin score, an objective and simple scoring system, to predict post-TIPS he...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lin X,Gao F,Wu X,Cai W,Chen X,Huang Z

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Octreotide, a long-acting somatostatin analogue, has been used in the treatment of various disorders. Octreotide has significant detrimental impacts upon wound healing. We tested the hypothesis that hyperbaric oxygen therapy may overcome octreotide-mediated suppression of wound healing. DESIGN:Prospective, r...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Yildiz S,Uluutku H,Gunay A,Yildirim I,Yildirim S,Gurbuz AK

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioembolization (RE) is a relatively novel treatment modality for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. Microspheres embedded with a β-emitting radioisotope are injected into the hepatic artery, resulting in microsphere deposition in the tumor arterioles and normal portal triads. Microsphere deposition in nont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braat MN,van Erpecum KJ,Zonnenberg BA,van den Bosch MA,Lam MG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National surveys have been used to obtain information on sedation and monitoring practices in endoscopy in several countries. AIMS:To provide data from Portugal and query the Portuguese endoscopists on nonanesthesiologist administration of propofol. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 31-item web survey was sent to al...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ferreira AO,Torres J,Dinis-Ribeiro M,Cravo M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ileocaecal resection is the most common operation performed in Crohn's disease. Our study aimed to identify the risk factors for anastomotic recurrence following primary ileocaecal resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analysed data from all Crohn's disease surgical patients in a single colorect...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Aaltonen G,Keränen I,Carpelan-Holmström M,Lepistö A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aetiology of ulcerative colitis (UC) is largely unknown, although it is plausible that dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may be protective. Metabolites derived from n-3 PUFAs are less proinflammatory than those from n-6 PUFAs. Earlier, no prospective cohort studies have investigated this hy...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： John S,Luben R,Shrestha SS,Welch A,Khaw KT,Hart AR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are characterized by a breakdown of colon epithelial barrier function. Antimicrobial peptides like cathelicidins are molecules of the innate immune system located at epithelial surfaces. Cathelicidins influence microbial growth and inflammation and may play a role in IBD. I...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Schauber J,Rieger D,Weiler F,Wehkamp J,Eck M,Fellermann K,Scheppach W,Gallo RL,Stange EF

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the exception of fungi, microbial infections are rare in the oesophagus. Herein, we aimed to systematically assess the distribution and quantity of different antimicrobial host factors as well as, for the first time, functional mucosal antimicrobial activity in the upper gastrointestinal tract. METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hosaka Y,Koslowski M,Nuding S,Wang G,Schlee M,Schäfer C,Saigenji K,Stange EF,Wehkamp J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-stage liver disease and its related complications exert a huge disease burden and reduce the survival rates of many patients. Albumin administration for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has been a controversial topic of discussion. The aim of this study is to investigate whether albumin reduces the mort...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ashour AA,Atta MA,Sadek KW,Obaid KR,Ashour MA,Ashour A,Danjuma MI,Doi SA,ElZouki AN

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The actual degree of pain or discomfort experienced during colonoscopy varies between patients. This prospective study was conducted to determine what variables, apart from the endoscopist's skill, are associated with a patient's discomfort during this procedure. DESIGN/METHODS:From December 2003 to Septembe...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Park DI,Kim HJ,Park JH,Cho YK,Sohn CI,Jeon WK,Kim BI,Ryu SH,Sung IK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by anaerobic, toxin-producing bacteria. During the course of CDI, there is a general inflammatory state. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the role of fatty acids (FAs) in the pathogenesis of acute infection we analy...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dróżdż M,Gdula-Argasińska J,Biesiada G,Jurczyszyn A,Perucki W,Wołkow P,Borys A,Sroczyńska K,Zając A,Librowski T,Garlicki A,Czepiel J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda and in their recently described high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection. DESIGN:Consecutive patients diagnosed as having porphyria cutanea tarda and chr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Fargion S,Sergi C,Bissoli F,Fracanzani AL,Suigo E,Carazzone A,Roberto C,Cappellini MD,Fiorelli G

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression may worsen during antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus, resulting in noncompliance treatment. AIM:The aim was to compare the response and compliance rates between the groups of veteran patients using two different methods of identifying depression, either the Centers for Epidemiology Studies...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Phillips FH,Prebis M,Grumbeck C,Hale T,Cubillas R,Brown GR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are widely used by patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Few data have been published on the impact of CAM on the quality of life (QOL). AIMS:The aim of the study was to describe CAM use in French patients with IBD, identify characteristics associated ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abitbol V,Lahmek P,Buisson A,Olympie A,Poupardin C,Chaussade S,Lesgourgues B,Nahon S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00