Reversing Hyperammonemia in Neuroendocrine Tumors.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM:Newer capsule with a panoramic viewing mode is available and might increase the detection rate of bleeding lesions in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). Furthermore, an improved patient acceptance rate is expected. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a randomized prospective comparat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zwinger LL,Siegmund B,Stroux A,Adler A,Veltzke-Schlieker W,Wentrup R,Jürgensen C,Wiedenmann B,Wiedbrauck F,Hollerbach S,Liceni T,Bojarski C

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycosphingolipid (GSL) compositions of the human, rabbit, and rat gastric mucosa were studied and compared. In neutral GSLs, although GalCer was the most abundant component in every tissue examined, species-specific differences were clearly observed in their composition. Acidic GSLs were composed of sulfatides an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Natomi H,Sugano K,Takaku F,Iwamori M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of ascitic fluid tests, e.g., fibronectin and cholesterol, have been proposed as helpful in detecting malignancy as the cause of ascites. Unfortunately, these "humoral tests of malignancy" are nonspecific. Although the ascitic fluid concentrations of these proteins or protein-bound substances tend to be...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Runyon BA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS AND BACKGROUND:Nearly 40% of cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) activity is located in the small intestine. An earlier study has shown that cirrhotics with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) have diminished intestinal CYP3A activity. We hypothesized that oral CYP3A substrates known to prolong QT interv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vuppalanchi R,Juluri R,Ghabril M,Kim S,Thong N,Gorski JC,Chalasani N,Hall SD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We determined yearly rates of upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) hospitalizations in Quebec, Canada and compared the 1-year readmission and mortality risks among those discharged from lower versus upper GI hospitalizations. BACKGROUND:The burden of serious upper and lower GI events is substantial. STUDY:Demo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rahme E,Roussy JP,Woolcott J,Nedjar H,Barkun A

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Between 1984 and 1992, 14 cases of "secondary" achalasia were diagnosed at our institution, five due to malignancy and nine as a result of esophageal or paraesophageal surgery. Preoperative manometry had excluded preexistent achalasia in eight of nine of the latter patients. Dysphagia developed immediately postoperati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ellingson TL,Kozarek RA,Gelfand MD,Botoman AV,Patterson DJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim of this exploratory trial was to establish if the probiotic Bifidobacterium natren life start (NLS) strain strain may affect the clinical course and pathophysiological features of patients with untreated celiac disease (CD). Positive findings would be helpful in directing future studies. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Smecuol E,Hwang HJ,Sugai E,Corso L,Cherñavsky AC,Bellavite FP,González A,Vodánovich F,Moreno ML,Vázquez H,Lozano G,Niveloni S,Mazure R,Meddings J,Mauriño E,Bai JC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We suggest an approach to patients with gastric polyps, based on a study of 73 patients seen at this institution over a 5-year period. There were 40 cases of adenomatous and 20 cases of hamartomatous polyps. Differentiation between these two groups of polyps was not possible on the basis of clinical presentation, labo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fabry TL,Frankel A,Waye JD

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is recognized to be present in 10-20% of cases of chronic cough. Proving that it is the cause of the cough is more difficult. This problem is illustrated by way of a case report demonstrating that GERD can still be the cause, even when the patient is unresponsive to conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Johnston BT,Gideon RM,Castell DO

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an adenocarcinoma of the jejunum that developed in congenital heterotopic gastric mucosa, a rare event. In our patient, the absence of other intestinal malformation and the presence of gastric glands with variable grades of dysplasia, together with the histological pattern of the tumor, strongly favor the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caruso ML,Marzullo F

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease (CeD) is a systemic disease with manifestations not limited to small intestine. The data on association between CeD and infertility is contradictory. There are no recommendations for the screening of female patients with infertility for CeD. AIM:We conducted a meta-analysis to find out whethe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Singh P,Arora S,Lal S,Strand TA,Makharia GK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin deficiency is frequently associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Supplementation of vitamins could thus serve as an adjunctive therapy. The present meta-analysis reviews the deficiencies and alterations in serum fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) reported in IBD patients. MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fabisiak N,Fabisiak A,Watala C,Fichna J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjogren syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that affects exocrine glands and therefore may affect the gastrointestinal system, from the mouth, esophagus, and bowel to the liver and pancreas. Oral involvement in SS is mainly characterized by dryness, with a wide spectrum of symptoms, from mild-to-severe xerostomia w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ebert EC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a highly fatal disease with limited therapeutic options. The determinants, trends, and outcomes of different therapies for ICC are largely unknown in the United States. METHODS:Using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results-(SEER) Medicare database, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shaib YH,Davila JA,Henderson L,McGlynn KA,El-Serag HB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Capsule endoscopy (CE) can detect Crohn's disease in patients with suggestive symptoms but with negative results from the traditional diagnostic work-up (ileocolonoscopy and small bowel follow-through). The objective of this study was to determine which clinical features predict the diagnosis of Crohn's di...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Valle J,Alcántara M,Pérez-Grueso MJ,Navajas J,Muñoz-Rosas C,Legaz ML,Cuena R,Carrobles JM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jejunal varices were a cause of recurrent gastrointestinal hemorrhage in an 18-year-old man with common variable immunodeficiency and nodular lymphoid hyperplasia of the small intestine. Despite numerous procedures, including upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, arteriography, and exploratory laparotomy no a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Freiman JS,Gallagher ND

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current COVID-19 pandemic, there has been concern regarding the use of ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents by COVID-19 infected patients. Aminosalicylates (5-ASAs) are structurally similar and have anti-inflammatory functions that resemble those of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ehrenpreis ED,Kruchko DH

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Two patients with primary malignant lymphoma underwent spontaneous regression. One was a 40-year-old woman with a large ulcerating tumor on the greater curvature of the gastric antrum. This tumor shrank spontaneously, leaving only a small shallow ulcer. The resected specimen showed a minute focus of malignant lymphoma...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shigematsu A,Iida M,Lien GS,Imamura T,Okada M,Fuchigami T,Fujishima M,Itoh H,Iwashita A

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized trial with a blind observer compared the efficacy of an emulsion containing micronized sucralfate (1 g four times daily) and ranitidine (150 mg twice daily) in the short-term healing of peptic ulcer. Patients with a minimum ulcer size of 5 mm located in the duodenal bulb, the pyloric canal, or in the prep...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lykkegaard Nielsen MC,Vagn Nielsen O,Moesgaard F

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the mechanisms of gastric mucosal injury associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, we investigated the contents of cytokines and inflammatory cell infiltration in the gastric mucosa. Ninety-six patients with dyspepsia were studied (58 gastric ulcer, 38 nonulcer dyspepsia). Of the 96 patients, 63 were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Katagiri M,Asaka M,Kobayashi M,Kudo M,Kato M,Takeda H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After radiation treatment of head and neck cancer, placement of gastrostomy feeding tubes can be technically difficult. The practice of placing tubes before treatment is probably justified if the tube is used for more than 4 weeks and if complications are infrequent. The aim of this study was to determine th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Scolapio JS,Spangler PR,Romano MM,McLaughlin MP,Salassa JR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To determine the incidence of renal function deterioration in adult patients with Salmonella infection. BACKGROUND:Renal impairment has been described during severe Salmonella infection and is mainly due to shock, dehydration, or rhabdomyolysis. However, it is unclear whether less severe Salmonella infection als...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Janssen van Doorn K,Pierard D,Spapen H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death in Western countries. An increased risk for PC is known in a number of hereditary tumor syndromes. In selected individuals at high risk of developing PC, surveillance of the pancreas might be able to detect premalignant lesions and early inv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kluijt I,Cats A,Fockens P,Nio Y,Gouma DJ,Bruno MJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current prevalence of primary antibiotic resistance of H. pylori is not known in Korea. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence of primary antibiotic resistance of H. pylori, and to evaluate the effect of point mutations of 23S rRNA on the rate of eradication of H. pylori. METHODS:H. pylori were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hwang TJ,Kim N,Kim HB,Lee BH,Nam RH,Park JH,Lee MK,Park YS,Lee DH,Jung HC,Song IS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have seen three patients with acute ulcerative colitis after hydrogen peroxide enemas. The colitis is probably the result of the explosive entrance of gas into the loose connective tissues of the mucosa and submucosa of the rectum and sigmoid. Fortunately, it is transitory in nature, but it should be distinguished ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Meyer CT,Brand M,DeLuca VA,Spiro HM

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman receiving continuous infusions of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxy-uridine into the hepatic artery through a surgically implanted intraarterial catheter for hepatic metastases from adenocarcinoma of the colon, developed acute epigastric pain and anemia. Endoscopy demonstrated a duodenal ulcer with a portion of th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hutchins LF,Webb RT,Ortego TJ,Lang NP,Navab F

更新日期：1988-08-01 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：:The existence of four genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV)--types 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b--has been suggested based on variations in nucleotide sequences of the core region. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HCV genotypes in chronic type C liver disease in Taiwan and correlate distinct genotypes to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kao JH,Chen PJ,Lai MY,Yang PM,Sheu JC,Wang TH,Chen DS

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00