Silybin treatment is associated with reduction in serum ferritin in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

abstract：:Although many aspects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) have been addressed in the literature, attention to psychologic and social outcomes of PEG has been limited. Our goal was to assess a range of physical, psychologic, and social outcomes related to PEG feeding. This study is a follow-up survey of patien...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Verhoef MJ,Van Rosendaal GM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary aortoesophageal fistula is a rare cause of severe and often fatal gastrointestinal bleeding. The classic diagnostic triad consists of midthoracic pain and sentinel hemorrhage, followed by fatal exsanguination. A prompt, definitive diagnosis at the time of the initial bleeding episode is essential for timely, l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Khawaja FI,Varindani MK

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our study, we evaluated whether the combination of two endoscopic abnormalities in the duodenum (the "mosaic" appearance and loss of duodenal folds) is significantly associated with duodenal villous atrophy secondary to celiac sprue in adults. Fourteen patients referred for esophagogastroduodenoscopy for suspected ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Magazzu G,Bottari M,Tuccari G,Arco A,Pallio S,Lucanto C,Tortora A,Barresi G

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinicopathologic findings in eight Mexican patients with immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID) are analyzed. Four of these cases have been previously reported and the remainder were found in a retrospective review of 42 lymphoproliferative disorders of the small bowel (9.5% of the cases at our inst...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Arista-Nasr J,González-Romo MA,Mantilla-Morales A,Lazos-Ochoa M,Ortiz-Hidalgo C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To identify patients likely to fail metronidazole as initial treatment of C. difficile infection. BACKGROUND:For moderate to severe Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, metronidazole is the drug of choice for treatment. Oral vancomycin is given to patients who fail metronidazole or have intolerable side eff...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fernandez A,Anand G,Friedenberg F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased amounts of small bowel gas are a frequent finding on plain abdominal films in toxic megacolon (TMC), but they may also be found in patients with severe colitis. We studied 69 consecutive patients with severe ulcerative colitis to evaluate whether an increased gas content of the small intestine may identify p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caprilli R,Vernia P,Latella G,Torsoli A

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of serotonin reuptake transporter (SERT-P) polymorphism and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have shown diverse results among different populations, which might be due to racial and ethnic difference. AIM:This study was to investigate the potential association between the SERT-P polymorphism and clini...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sikander A,Rana SV,Sinha SK,Prasad KK,Arora SK,Sharma SK,Singh K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotics are investigated as single-strain and multistrain products. In the market, however, there is an increasing tendency to work with multistrain probiotics, in particular, products with a high number of different strains. There are some thoughts behind this: more strains imply more chances of success; it can me...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ouwehand AC,Invernici MM,Furlaneto FAC,Messora MR

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various esophageal functional abnormalities have been described in patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE). A significantly higher esophageal acid exposure especially in the supine position has been documented in BE, as compared with the other gastroesophageal reflux disease phenotypes. In addition, weakly acidic reflu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fass R,Teramoto O,Kurin M,Khalessi A,Kitayama Y,Shibli F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a rare cause of pancreatitis. Pancreatitis secondary to HTG, presents typically as an episode of acute pancreatitis (AP) or recurrent AP, rarely as chronic pancreatitis. A serum triglyceride (TG) level of more than 1,000 to 2,000 mg/dL in patients with type I, IV, or V hyperlipidemia (Fre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yadav D,Pitchumoni CS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly affects women of childbearing age, leading to concerns about the effects of the disease on fertility and pregnancy, the effect of pregnancy on the disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of IBD in the pregnancy women. The literature regarding these issues is reviewed, and a r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vender RJ,Spiro HM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gastrointestinal safety of the novel injectable cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor, parecoxib sodium, was compared with the nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ketorolac, and placebo in healthy subjects. STUDY:In a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design, 123 adu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Harris SI,Stoltz RR,LeComte D,Hubbard RC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To determine the effect of the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) on active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). BACKGROUND:IBD is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory intestinal disorder associated with fecal dysbiosis. Diet is a potential therapeutic option for IBD based on the hypothesis that changing the fecal dysbio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Suskind DL,Cohen SA,Brittnacher MJ,Wahbeh G,Lee D,Shaffer ML,Braly K,Hayden HS,Klein J,Gold B,Giefer M,Stallworth A,Miller SI

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tissue distribution of a previously identified M(r) 40 K epithelial autoantigen in ulcerative colitis was examined in situ in the fetal tissue by immunocytochemical method, using an immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal antibody (7E12H12). Fetal-autopsy tissue from 9 to 19 weeks of development (11-21 gestational weeks...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Das KM,Squillante L,Chitayet D,Kalousek DK

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients developed life-threatening enterocolitis after receiving gold salt therapy. This disorder is attended by a mortality rate of 50% but the intestinal lesion appears to be reversible. The mechanism of the drug toxicity is not known. The course may be fulminant and recovery may occur only after many weeks. To...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sckolnick BR,Katz LA,Kozower M

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted to determine whether ranitidine 150 mg b.i.d. for 6 weeks would expedite endoscopic healing or relief of symptoms in patients with benign gastric ulcer. Of 203 patients enrolled, 101 received ranitidine and 102 received placebo. Endoscopic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hirschowitz BI,DeLuca V,Graham D,Lorber S,Bright-Asare P,Katon R

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The metabolic syndrome (MetS) and/or its individual components have been linked to the development of cancer. Recent studies have suggested a similar link to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the direction and magnitude of the association between the MetS and HCC. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jinjuvadia R,Patel S,Liangpunsakul S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence and associated charges of fecal impaction for trends in hospital and patient demographics in emergency departments (ED) across the United States. BACKGROUND:In 2010, an ICD-9-CM code (560.32) for fecal impaction was introduced, allowing for assessment of fecal i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Corban C,Sommers T,Sengupta N,Jones M,Cheng V,Friedlander E,Bollom A,Lembo A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The occurrence of reflux disease seems to be rising in the United States. The aim of the present study was to follow the time trends of hospitalization for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other esophageal disease during the past 4 decades. METHODS:US hospital utilization data were availa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sonnenberg A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we reported the first case in Taiwan of human intestinal myiasis caused by larvae of Telmatoscopus albipunctatus. The 21-year-old male patient experienced gastroenteritis and anal itching. During the patient's first hospital visit the doctor suspected Enterobius infection. After treatment with anthelmintic mebend...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tu WC,Chen HC,Chen KM,Tang LC,Lai SC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a young man with persistent elevation of transaminases and indirect bilirubin following acute viral hepatitis. Liver biopsy showed chronic persistent hepatitis, and clinical evaluation was otherwise negative for significant liver disease. The indirect-reacting serum bilirubin rose after both caloric restric...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caldwell JH,Kirschner SD,Spagna VA,Inloes RL

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND THE STUDY AIM:Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder defined as a transmural inflammation of the bowel wall, affecting the small and large intestine. The Capsule Endoscopy Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CECDAI or Niv score) was devised to measure mucosal disease activity. We extended th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Niv Y,Gal E,Gabovitz V,Hershkovitz M,Lichtenstein L,Avni I

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few data regarding the prevalence of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) markers in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in Korea, which is a hepatitis-B-endemic area. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HBV markers in IBD patients in comparison with controls. METHODS:We enrolled 513 IB...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kim ES,Cho KB,Park KS,Jang BI,Kim KO,Jeon SW,Kim EY,Yang CH,Kim WJ,Daegugyeongbuk Gastrointestinal Study Group (DGSG).

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently treated a patient with adult-onset Still's disease who developed macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) secondary to disseminated histoplasmosis while being treated with adalimumab. The gastroenterology service was consulted early, before diagnosis, as the patient presented with elevated liver enzymes and di...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jayakar BA,Hashkes PJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of lipid peroxidation and endogenous oxygen-derived free radical scavengers on ischemia-reperfusion injury and tissue recovery in rat ulcer model corresponding to the gastric histopathology was investigated. Male Wistar rats weighting 200-250 g were heparinized before occlusion of the celiac axis for 1.5 h. E...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Oshima A,Asayama K,Sakai N,Kitajima M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Helicobacter pylori has been established as a major etiologic factor of chronic gastritis and makes an important contribution to peptic ulceration, the reason why H. pylori causes different gastroduodenal diseases in different people is at present not clear. GOALS:The aim of this study is to identi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Chen TS,Lee YC,Li FY,Chang FY

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal leaks and fistulae are common postoperative complications, whereas intestinal perforation more commonly complicates advanced endoscopic procedures. Although these complications have classically been managed surgically, there exists an ever-expanding role for endoscopic therapy and the involvement of a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rustagi T,McCarty TR,Aslanian HR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty consecutive patients with first-time presentation of suspected inflammatory bowel disease underwent both endoscopy with biopsy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within a 3-day period; the relative abilities of endoscopy and MRI to distinguish ulcerative colitis (UC) from Crohn's disease (CD) and to determine...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shoenut JP,Semelka RC,Magro CM,Silverman R,Yaffe CS,Micflikier AB

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension, a consequence of end-stage liver disease and liver cirrhosis can lead to significant morbidity and mortality for patients through abnormal fluid accumulation as well as the formation of portosystemic shunts and varices. Treatment of the sequelae of portal hypertension can be achieved through endov...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shreve L,Lee EW

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four new cases of oral manifestation in Crohn's disease (CD) and evaluate 75 reported cases for morphology and site of oral and intestinal manifestations of CD, clinical manifestation, and treatment. Oral CD was the presenting symptom in 43 of 72 (60%) patients and relapsed in 34 of 60 (57%). Median age at p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Plauth M,Jenss H,Meyle J

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00