Copper deficiency in celiac disease.

abstract：:The autopsy data at the University of Southern California Liver Unit was studied during a 6-year period to investigate the relationship of fibrinous pericarditis with liver diseases. We found 18 cases of fibrinous pericarditis in 220 patients with alcoholic liver disease but none in 32 patients with fulminant and suba...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yang SS,Kanel G

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined 2,253 consecutive dyspeptic patients referred to our endoscopy service by general practitioners ("open" group) and hospital clinicians ("clinic" group) to study the prevalence of the various endoscopic findings according to patient age and the route of endoscopic referral. The results obtained are represen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mansi C,Mela GS,Savarino V,Mele MR,Valle F,Celle G

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Crohn's disease developed acute pancreatitis 4 h after retaking one 50 mg dose of orally administered 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). All seven previously reported patients who were rechallenged with 50 mg or more of 6-MP developed pancreatitis within 48 h. These findings suggest that 6-MP can produce pancreat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Cappell MS,Das KM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA positivity among hemodialysis patients varies between 10 and 70%. Few previous surveys revealed high frequency of seroconversion of HCV-RNA-negative patients over the years of hemodialysis. Only few studies reported HCV genotype variability. We evaluated all 65 patients on...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zamir D,Storch S,Zonder HB,Zamir C,Weiner P

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Over 2.1 million individuals in the United Stats have cirrhosis, including 513,000 with decompensated cirrhosis. Hospitals with high safety-net burden disproportionately serve ethnic minorities and have reported worse outcomes in surgical literature. No studies to date have evaluated whether hospital safety-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wong RJ,Hirode G

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND GOALS:Neurohormonal factors might play a role in the pathogenesis of functional dyspepsia (FD). However, the role of ghrelin, a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates gastric motility, in FD is not yet clearly defined. The present study was designed to investigate plasma ghrelin levels and their relati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Takamori K,Mizuta Y,Takeshima F,Akazawa Y,Isomoto H,Ohnita K,Ohba K,Omagari K,Shikuwa S,Kohno S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopericarditis is a rare but important manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease. It can be the sole or one of several extracolonic manifestations of either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Because of the therapeutic implications, we report a patient with ulcerative colitis associated with myopericarditis, wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Becker SA,Wishnitzer R,Botwin S,Eliraz A,Bass DD

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a malignancy-associated polyposis syndrome. We describe a histopathologic phenomenon easily encountered when examining the nature of Peutz-Jeghers polyps but that is underreported in the literature. This phenomenon of "pseudo-invasion" may mimic invasive carcinoma due to epithelial displaceme...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Westerman AM,van Velthuysen ML,Bac DJ,Schouten WR,Wilson JH

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Assess neoplasia and polypectomy-related adverse event (AE) rates in gastric hyperplastic polyps (GHPs). BACKGROUND:GHPs carry a risk of neoplastic transformation. The rate of neoplastic transformation and the risk of polypectomy-related bleeding are unclear in the West, as data are derived from Asian or small s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bar N,Kinaani F,Sperber AD,Amir-Barak H,Dekel R

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sessile serrated adenomas (SSAs) may represent a separate and important pathway for colorectal cancer (CRC), little is known about the risk factors for these lesions. Molecular abnormalities such as BRAF have been observed in SSA and smokers. Our hypothesis is that smoking may be associated with the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Anderson JC,Rangasamy P,Rustagi T,Myers M,Sanders M,Vaziri H,Wu G,Birk JW,Protiva P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic placement of nasoenteric feeding tubes is a common technique used in clinical practice. However, use of the endoscopic "drag and pull" method to pull the tube into position by grasping the feeding tube with a biopsy forceps requires considerable skill. In this paper, we describe a modified suture, which mar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Chang WK,McClave SA,Chao YC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper (presented in Rome, Italy, at the 2nd Congress of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and New Food, September 7-9, 2003) was to provide an objective view of the regulatory trends at the European level specifically referring to probiotics, because until now they have never been directly mentioned nor official...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Prevot MB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 50-year-old woman with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (PiSZ phenotype) who developed clinical features of malabsorption after vagotomy and pyloroplasty. The intestinal biopsy demonstrated total villous atrophy with hypertrophy of the crypts. After gluten withdrawal, digestive function and the appearance of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Pons Romero F,Casafont F,Rodriguez de Lope C,San Miguel G,Artiñano E,Cagigas J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile is a bacterial pathogen associated with significant morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis. GOALS:Our primary aim is to identify variables that are predictive of poor outcomes in cirrhosis patients with C. difficile infection (CDI). We also aim to further characterize the r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Smith EZ,Northup PG,Argo CK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "diverticulitis" indicates the inflammation of a diverticulum or diverticula, which is accompanied by detectable or microscopical perforation. Diverticulitis is a common condition with an estimated incidence of 25%. At present, elective sigmoid resection is recommended after 2 episodes of uncomplicated divert...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Comparato G,Di Mario F,NDSG.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now a plethora of methods to diagnose colonization of the human stomach with Campylobacter pylori, such as microbiological culture on various media, identification of C. pylori in biopsies or biopsy smears using various stains or neurological methods, serological demonstration of specific anti-C. pylori antib...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tytgat GN,Rauws EA,de Koster EH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIMP) is a recently described clinical entity causing chronic pancreatitis. It often presents with diffuse enlargement of the pancreas and/or a focal mass at the head of the pancreas causing common bile duct obstruction and jaundice. In most instances, AIMP is mistaken for pancreatic cancer. A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Venu RP,Radke JS,Brown RD,Deutsch SF,Zaytsev PM,Miyaji E,Nishimori I

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visual characteristics seen during digital single-operator cholangioscopy (DSOC) have not been validated. The aim of this 2-phase study was to define terminology by consensus for the visual diagnosis of biliary lesions to develop a model for optimization of the diagnostic performance of DSOC. MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sethi A,Tyberg A,Slivka A,Adler DG,Desai AP,Sejpal DV,Pleskow DK,Bertani H,Gan SI,Shah R,Arnelo U,Tarnasky PR,Banerjee S,Itoi T,Moon JH,Kim DC,Gaidhane M,Raijman I,Peterson BT,Gress FG,Kahaleh M

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell myoblastoma, a rare, but generally benign tumor, is being encountered with increasing frequency in the digestive tract. Seventy-two cases have been described in the esophagus; we report two additional cases. A follow-up, available in 13 patients (including ours), reveals a low likelihood of malignant tra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Subramanyam K,Shannon CR,Patterson M,Davis M,Gourley WK

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the most sensitive diagnostic test in patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Endoscopy performed by trained examiners, however, still misses lesions. Single-contrast upper gastrointestinal x-ray adds little new information to a complete endoscopic examination by a trained en...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tedesco FJ

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old man had a 2-year history of fatigue, weight loss, drug-resistant ascites, and decreased intestinal motility. During adolescence he began to suffer frequent episodes of acute benign peritonitis that spontaneously subsided at age 35. The fact that his younger brother was taking colchicine for the same symp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gentiloni N,Febbraro S,Barone C,Lemmo G,Neri G,Zannoni G,Capelli A,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is becoming increasingly recognized that purely clinical endpoints may not be sufficient in the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. As such, mucosal disease assessment has become a prominent component of the majority of recent clinical trials in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. There is mo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Osterman MT

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the anorectal band in the genesis of hemorrhoids is studied. The anorectal band is a fibroepithelial tube which is a remnant of the anorectal sinus. Seventy-six hemorrhoid patients and 32 controls were studied. Rectal neck pressure recording was done for all subjects. Two biopsies were taken from the lower...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shafik A

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal failure (IF) is a state in which the nutritional demands are not met by the gastrointestinal absorptive surface. A majority of IF cases are associated with short-bowel syndrome, which is a result of malabsorption after significant intestinal resection for numerous reasons, some of which include Crohn's dise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bharadwaj S,Tandon P,Meka K,Rivas JM,Jevenn A,Kuo NT,Steiger E

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man developed obstructive jaundice and had ultrasonographic and cholangiopancreatographic findings consistent with carcinoma of the pancreas. However, pathologically the obstruction proved to be from heterotopic pancreatic tissue compressing the common bile duct. This patient and eight previously reporte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： O'Reilly DJ,Craig RM,Lorenzo G,Yokoo H

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient who presented with mechanical obstruction of the small bowel secondary to impaction of the ileocecal valve from a gallstone. The stone impaction of the ileocecal valve was confirmed by colonoscopy. Although the stone was disimpacted, it could not be trapped and extracted during colonoscopy. There...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shenoy VN,Limbekar S,Long PB,Bashar AA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There is no consensus concerning small bowel preparation before capsule endoscopy (CE). This study evaluated the effects of 4 regimens on small bowel cleansing and diagnostic yield. METHODS:Patients were randomly divided into 4 groups. Group A consumed a clear liquid diet after lunch on the da...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Chen HB,Huang Y,Chen SY,Song HW,Li XL,Dai DL,Xie JT,He S,Zhao YY,Huang C,Zhang SJ,Yang LN

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) developed pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis associated with an intestinal infection with Cryptosporidium organisms. The pneumatosis resolved upon treatment of the cryptosporidiosis with paromomycin and clofazimine. Four other cases of benign pneumatosis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Samson VE,Brown WR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potential reduction in symptoms related to atrial fibrillation after treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms with proton pump inhibitor therapy has been previously described. However, illustration of this relationship by combined 24-hour pH and ambulatory Holter monitoring has not been performed. We re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gerson LB,Friday K,Triadafilopoulos G

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00