Prediction of outcome in acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage: role of artificial neural network.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2005, national guidelines on the diagnosis, staging and treatment of oesophageal cancer were published. We investigated whether staging and treatment strategies of oesophageal cancer had changed over the last decade and indeed followed these guidelines. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 2001, a questionnaire inve...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Homs MY,van Oijen MG,Wijnhoven BP,van Hillegersberg R,de Boer-Dennert M,Siersema PD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to draw a picture of diagnostic assessment and patterns of care for rectal cancer in France using population-based registries data. METHODS:The study included a random sample of 669 cases of rectal cancers diagnosed in 2005. RESULTS:Diagnostic assessment was performed by colonoscop...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Desgrippes R,Bouvier V,Delafosse P,Robaszkiewicz M,Molinié F,Trétarre B,Lepage C,Faivre J,Jooste V,Bouvier AM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Several studies have reported associations of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment with the incidence of complications and even increased mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Up to now, there are no studies on the impact of PPI treatment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sturm L,Muller L,Schultheiss M,Binder B,Huber JP,Thimme R,Bettinger D

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) can exert both protective and proinflammatory actions in the gastrointestinal tract. NO, formed physiologically by constitutive NO synthases, regulates vascular tone, protects the microvasculature from injury, and modulates adhesion of inflammatory cells. In contrast, expression of an inducible isofo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Whittle BJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare zaldaride maleate, a calmodulin inhibitor with gastrointestinal antisecretory properties, with loperamide and a placebo in the treatment of travellers' diarrhoea. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, double-dummy study. SETTING:Study clinic staffed by European residents on Nile cruise ships. PATIENT...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Silberschmidt G,Schick MT,Steffen R,Kilpatrick ME,Murphy JR,Oyofo BA,el-Etr S,Gyurech D,Mourad AS,Mathewson JT

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents the data that are now available concerning the effects of dietary polyamines at either postnatal or adult stages in non-neoplastic growth and disease. Polyamines provided by food have a potential role in growth and development of the digestive system in neonatal mammals (and fishes). In humans, th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Deloyer P,Peulen O,Dandrifosse G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most patients with severe upper dyspepsia are treated empirically with ulcer drugs. Drug-induced dyspepsia might therefore be reflected in the sequencing of ulcer drugs relative to other medications. Our aim was to screen a large population-base prescription database for evidence of drug-induced dyspepsia. M...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hallas J,Bytzer P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Liver transplant recipients are often screened for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis during the immediate preoperative evaluation to determine medical fitness to proceed. However, it is unknown whether subclinical spontaneous bacterial peritonitis impacts on post-transplant outcomes. Our aim was to determine...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McDonald DP,Leithead JA,Gunson BK,Ferguson JW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to determine which type and dose of sedative drugs should be given to cirrhotic patients with compensation or decompensation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to prevent hepatic encephalopathy (HE) after sedation. METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of cirrhotic patients c...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jeong J,Jung K,Seo KI,Yun BC,Han BH,Lee SU,Moon W

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gilbert's syndrome is a common inherited disorder, in which genetic defects in uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 lead to deficient glucuronidation of bilirubin and hence hyperbilirubinaemia. Although usually considered asymptomatic, Gilbert's syndrome can be associated with gastrointestinal and psychiatr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lee P,Jones G,Seibel MJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood tests are usually designed to identify significant fibrosis. We evaluated their diagnostic accuracy, and how to increase it, for the clinically important targets of severe fibrosis and cirrhosis. METHODS:The accuracy for severe fibrosis or cirrhosis of four blood tests was evaluated based on Metavir st...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Boursier J,Bacq Y,Halfon P,Leroy V,de Ledinghen V,de Muret A,Bourlière M,Sturm N,Foucher J,Oberti F,Rousselet MC,Calès P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This work evaluates the burden and trends of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated hospitalisations in Spain before and after the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Tackling Hepatitis C in the National Health System in 2015. METHODS:HCV-related hospitalisation discharges from 2005 to 2017 were obtained...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Garrido-Estepa M,Latasa P,Flores-Herrera J,García Comas L

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Excessive alcohol consumption has steadily risen to become the third leading cause of preventable death in the USA. One consequence of heavy alcohol use recently under considerable investigation is alcoholic hepatitis. Although many risk factors for developing alcoholic hepatitis have been documented, our ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Al-Azzawi Y,Albo B,Fasullo M,Coukos J,Watts GJ,Tai R,Radcliffe D,Kroll-Desrosiers A,Devuni D,Szabo G

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high vascularity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) seems to be a potential therapeutic target. We evaluated the efficacy, toxicity, and histologic response to thalidomide in advanced HCC in a single center phase I/II pilot trial. METHODS:Between September 2000 and August 2004 patients with HCC uneligibl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pinter M,Wichlas M,Schmid K,Plank C,Müller C,Wrba F,Peck-Radosavljevic M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess performance and cutoffs of the 2-dimensional shear wave elastography technique available on the Aplio i800 ultrasound system (Canon Medical Systems, Japan), using transient elastography as reference standard, and to assess the correlation of shear-wave-speed dispersion with liver fibrosis or steato...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ferraioli G,Maiocchi L,Dellafiore C,Tinelli C,Above E,Filice C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory process, the aetiology of which is complex and probably multi-factorial. Nutrition has been proposed to be an important aetiological factor for IBD. The present review critically examines the relationship between components of the diet (such as sugar, fat, fib...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cashman KD,Shanahan F

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gluten-free diet is the cornerstone treatment of coeliac disease. Until now, it is not known conclusively whether trace amounts of gluten might be allowed in the diet, as suggested by Codex Alimentarius. Gluten-free foods intended for dietary use can now be analysed reliably for residual gluten by the new R5 enzyme-...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mothes T,Stern M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may reduce iron absorption and serum ferritin levels in patients with homeostatic iron regulator (HFE)-related hemochromatosis, reducing the need for frequent phlebotomies. Our study aimed to perform for the first time a meta-analysis of existing observational and rando...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dirweesh A,Anugwom CM,Li Y,Vaughn BP,Lake J

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:At present, all colonic polyps are removed and sent for histopathological evaluation, resulting in laboratory and reporting costs. Recent American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) guidelines have set standards for in-vivo diagnosis in place of conventional histopathology, and all future technolo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Longcroft-Wheaton GR,Higgins B,Bhandari P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recently, we often encounter hepatocellular carcinoma patients with bone metastases. We therefore examined the changes in the incidence of bone metastases in hepatocellular carcinoma from 1978 to 1997 and tried to identify the characteristic clinical features. We also discuss the reasons for the increased in...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Fukutomi M,Yokota M,Chuman H,Harada H,Zaitsu Y,Funakoshi A,Wakasugi H,Iguchi H

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify significant risk factors for perforation in gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection. Studies published in the English language were searched for in Embase, WEB OF SCIENCE, Medline (PubMed and Ovid) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Tria...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ding X,Luo H,Duan H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Placental growth factor (PlGF) is known for its role in pathological conditions to protect parenchymal cells of different organs from injury, whereas its presence in the liver and its potential importance in stimulating liver regeneration has never been described. This was investigated in this study usi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vanheule E,Fan YD,Van Huysse J,Meester D,Olievier K,Praet M,de Hemptinne B,Colle I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease of unknown aetiology. A number of drugs have been used in its treatment, but only ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has been shown to improve survival. Our aims were to determine the current prescribing habits in PBC of all practising gastroent...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Verma A,Jazrawi RP,Ahmed HA,Northfield TC

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the indications, technical success and outcomes of open access percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion in the district general hospital setting. DESIGN:This study was a retrospective audit of patients receiving PEG by the thread pull method from November 1998 to November 1999, follow...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Fox MR,Harris AW

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis and hepatic fibrosis. Liver biopsy, because of its limitations and risks, might be considered an imperfect gold standard for assessing the severity of chronic liver diseases. In this study, we aimed to prospectively validate FibroTest (FT) and Act...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： El-Shabrawi MH,Mohsen NA,Sherif MM,El-Karaksy HM,Abou-Yosef H,El-Sayed HM,Riad H,Bahaa N,Isa M,El-Hennawy A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the number of ulcerative colitis patients has increased rapidly in Japan, few reports have been published regarding their clinical aspects. We investigated the clinical characteristics and chronological change of ulcerative colitis in Japanese patients. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with ulcerative co...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Fujimoto T,Kato J,Nasu J,Kuriyama M,Okada H,Yamamoto H,Mizuno M,Shiratori Y,Japan West Ulcerative Colitis (JWUC) Study Group.

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variceal bleeding is a medical emergency with 20% mortality at 6 weeks. The role of vasoactive agents in achieving hemostasis and preventing rebleeding has been well documented. The optimal duration of these agents has not been well established. There are no previous studies yielding the exact duration of oc...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Rengasamy S,Ali SM,Sistla SC,Lakshmi CP,Harichandra Kumar KT

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate in a large group of volunteer blood donors the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) and the relation of transaminase (ALT) levels and viraemia to liver damage. DESIGN:A prospective study. SETTING:Transfusion Centre of the Autonomous Community of Madrid and the Liver Unit of t...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Muñoz-Gómez R,García-Monzón C,García-Buey L,Lo Iacono O,Borque MJ,Garía-Sánchez A,Pajares JM,Moreno-Otero R

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypothesis about the inflammatory etiopathogeny mediated by astroglia of hepatic encephalopathy is being proposed. Three evolutive phases are considered in chronic hepatic encephalopathy: an immediate or nervous phase with ischemia-reperfusion, which is associated with reperfusion injury, edema and oxidative stress;...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Arias JL,Aller MA,Sánchez-Patan F,Arias J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00