Unique features of primary sclerosing cholangitis in children.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide a critical review of the literature concerning the significance of mucosal healing as a predictor of future clinical and endoscopic course in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Particular focus is given to articles published within the last year. RECENT FINDINGS:In patients with Cro...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Flynn A,Kane S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This report reviews recent animal model and human studies associated with inflammatory responses in acute and chronic pancreatitis. RECENT FINDINGS:Animal model and limited human acute and chronic pancreatitis studies unravel the dynamic nature of the inflammatory processes and the ability of the imm...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Habtezion A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The goal is to review the most recent literature about biosimilars in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with emphasis on controversial regulatory issues. RECENT FINDINGS:Although biosimilars have been in use in Europe since 2005, the recent approval of CT-P13 (Remsima, Inflectra), a biosimilar of the...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Gomollón F

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Endoscopic approaches to obesity may help fulfill the unmet need of over half the US adult population who would benefit from therapy for obesity but are not receiving it. Endoluminal approaches have the potential to be more efficacious than antiobesity medications and have a lower risk-cost profile co...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kumbhari V,Oberbach A,Nimgaonkar A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of colorectal neoplasms can be characterized by an ordered series of events that are referred to as the dysplasia-carcinoma sequence. These histologic changes occur as a result of genetic alterations in proto-oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes. This review emphasizes important studies characterizing ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Shattuck-Brandt RL,DuBois RN

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Rotavirus infection is the leading cause of severe dehydrating gastroenteritis, responsible for an estimated 440,000 deaths per year in children less than 5 years of age worldwide. There was great optimism when the first rotavirus vaccine was licensed in the United States in July 1998 (rhesus rotaviru...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Bines JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Enteral nutrition is now the preferred route of nutritional support in malnourished and ICU patients. Studies providing evidence of its efficacy, techniques of administration, and outcome are appearing daily in the literature. This review presents the most important publications in this area and criti...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Jeejeebhoy KN

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic disease characterized by a lymphocyte infiltrate in the liver. For decades, nonspecific immunosuppression has been used to limit chronic liver inflammation. The high risk of relapse, the treatments side effects, and the significant number of refractory patients ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Cardon A,Conchon S,Renand A

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the recent literature on endoscopic spray cryotherapy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Endoscopic spray cryotherapy is a relatively new ablative modality for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Spray cryotherapy rapidly cools tissues...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Greenwald BD,Dumot JA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review new advances in gastric interventional endoscopy. RECENT FINDINGS:Implementation of gastric endoscopy as a therapeutic option in obesity, gastric cancer, and gastroparesis. SUMMARY:Less invasive new gastric endoscopic procedures can potentially replace currently offered laparoscopic approa...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Mahmoud M,Holzwanger E,Wassef W

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:One of the significant limitations to the investigation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in humans is the impossibility of studying this condition from the beginning of the disease process to understand the individual contribution of the various microbiological and immunological components to its p...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Wu H,Shen B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Human colitis-associated cancers (CAC) represent a heterogeneous group of conditions in which multiple oncogenic pathways are involved. In this article, we review the latest studies using genetic, chemical, bacterial and innate immune-mediated experimental models of CAC. RECENT FINDINGS:Using the azo...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Sussman DA,Santaolalla R,Strobel S,Dheer R,Abreu MT

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pancreatic resection remains among the most formidable and complex of abdominal surgical operations. Nonetheless, recent observations have continued to provide incremental improvement in both our evidence for treatment regimens and the technology, resulting in better outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS:Neoadju...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Warshaw AL,Lillemoe KD,Fernandez-del Castillo C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will assess recent clinical and mechanistic data examining glutamine's ability to reduce morbidity and mortality in critical illness. RECENT FINDINGS:Updated metaanalysis data reveal a significant benefit of glutamine supplementation on mortality, length of stay, and infectious morbidity ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Wischmeyer PE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of the complications of portal hypertension that have occurred in the past year. RECENT FINDINGS:The specific topics reviewed are the pathophysiology of portal hypertension (including recent findings regarding intrah...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Garcia-Tsao G

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Immunoglobulin G4-associated cholangitis is a recently identified clinical entity characterized by infiltration of immunoglobulin G4 -bearing plasma cells in bile ducts and other affected tissues. This review is focused mainly on the most recent studies published during the last 2 years that have incr...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Björnsson E

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The gastroduodenum has multiple means by which it resists injury from intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including gastric acid, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and Helicobacter pylori. We review recent insights into the mechanisms by which the gastroduodenum resists injury and discuss factors con...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Nayeb-Hashemi H,Kaunitz JD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Intestinal iron absorption is an essential physiological process that is regulated by the liver-derived peptide hepcidin. This review will describe recent advances in hepcidin biology and enterocyte iron transport. RECENT FINDINGS:Hepcidin acts as a repressor of iron absorption and its expression in ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Anderson GJ,Frazer DM,McLaren GD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Knowledge on and understanding of the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is continuously growing. Important insights from the last years are summarized in this review. RECENT FINDINGS:Further genetic risk factors for IBD have been identified and confirmed. Novel studies analyzing the...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Scharl M,Rogler G

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The dynamic interplay of the intestinal microbiota and host has been the focus of many studies because of its impact on the health status in human life. Recent reports on the time-resolved immune and metabolic interactions between the host and microbiota, as well as the molecular signatures that mark ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： El Aidy S,Kleerebezem M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Exome sequencing studies have recently expanded the genetic characterization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas. Among a number of novel genes, isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is recurrently mutated in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas. We review the effects of these mutations on several biochemical pa...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Grassian AR,Pagliarini R,Chiang DY

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Taking advantage of their rapid growth and capacity for continuous genetic adaptation, prokaryotes have colonized all possible ecological environments on earth, including the body surfaces of eukaryotes and their gastrointestinal tract. The mammalian gut contains a complex community of 10 bacteria wit...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Gaboriau-Routhiau V,Lécuyer E,Cerf-Bensussan N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Endoscopic ampullectomy has proven its safety and efficacy in multiple studies, making it the favorable option for the management of endoscopic ampullectomy. In this review, we plan to review the basic steps every endoscopist should be familiar with before undertaking endoscopic ampullectomy. RECENT ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Klair JS,Irani S,Kozarek R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional anatomic pathology studies and molecular investigations both contributed to the breadth of current information in the field of liver pathology this year. Techniques such as reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction can identify recurrence of hepatitis C virus infection in the liver as early as 5 days...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Lefkowitch JH

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Availability of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) that demonstrate remarkable clinical efficacy and safety has revolutionized the ability to treat chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). An equal measure of clinical success has now been achieved in persons coinfected with HCV and the HIV, a hist...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Meissner EG

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most effective treatment against obesity as it results in significant weight reduction and a high rate of remission of obesity-related comorbidities. However, bariatric surgery is not uncommonly associated with complications and an endoscopic approach to manageme...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kumbhari V,Cai JX,Schweitzer MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral gastroenteritis is a major public health problem worldwide, and the number of identified pathogens continuously increases. Investigators have made considerable progress toward understanding both the epidemiology and the mechanisms of virus-cell interactions, host responses, and pathogenesis. A vaccine for the mo...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Shaw RD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is a continually evolving area and a major focus of the current literature in gastroenterology. As further information is gained in the areas of etiology, pathophysiology, and natural history of the disease, new agents are developed, and management strategies are revised. Th...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Nash CL,Sutherland LR

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) still remains universally problematic worldwide. The primary focus of this review is to critique articles published over the past 18 months that describe strategies for the diagnosis and management of this prevalent condition. RECENT FINDINGS:The medical community continu...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Clark SF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects many patients and has a negative effect on quality of life. Along with the increasing prevalence of GERD is an increase in GERD-related complications, including Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. The past year has yielded new insights into the pathophysiolog...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Sifrim D,Zerbib F

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00