Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in treatment-naive patients in 'true life': a plea in favor of independent postmarketing evaluations.

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis is the most common, potentially lethal genetic defect in the Caucasian population. During recent years it has been increasingly associated with a number of hepatic and biliary abnormalities, of which chronic cholestatic liver disease is by far the most relevant. Plugging of intrahepatic bile ducts with...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Colombo C,Battezzati PM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first-line management of the later complications of severe acute pancreatitis has moved increasingly towards a non-operative approach. Asymptomatic pseudocysts may be safely observed while awaiting spontaneous resolution. Symptomatic, enlarging or complicated pseudocysts, particularly those with an immature wall, ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Wilson C

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Some people believe that chocolate and other foods or beverages may cause constipation. This study was undertaken to quantify the effect of potentially constipating foods and beverages on apparently healthy and constipated populations of German individuals. METHODS:A questionnaire asking for the effect of certain ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Müller-Lissner SA,Kaatz V,Brandt W,Keller J,Layer P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this research was to assess how the use of sedation during colonoscopy influences patient anxiety, fear, satisfaction, and acceptance of repeat examinations. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A prospective case-control study quantifying the anxiety and fears of patients appointed for colonoscopy, comparing patients...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Baudet JS,Aguirre-Jaime A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to small studies carried out in preselected populations, the estimated prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies in Poland ranges from 0.6 to 2.1%. AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of anti-HCV and HCV RNA among patients and healthcare workers. METHODS:Anti-HCV...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Flisiak R,Halota W,Horban A,Juszczyk J,Pawlowska M,Simon K

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We here report a case of celiac disease and Budd Chiari syndrome. This 19-year-old boy was diagnosed to have portal hypertension in another hospital when he had developed variceal bleeding. In our hospital, he was found to have occlusion of all three hepatic veins as the cause of portal hypertension. On a routine endo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kochhar R,Masoodi I,Dutta U,Singhal M,Miglani A,Singh P,Singh K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An inappropriate mucosal immune response to the commensal bacterial flora may play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study we determined the percentage of immunoglobulin-coated bacteria in the stools of patients and controls. METHODS:Faecal samples were obtained from 18 ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： van der Waaij LA,Kroese FG,Visser A,Nelis GF,Westerveld BD,Jansen PL,Hunter JO

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The distribution of the intestinal vascular lesions and their relation with the fibrinolysis process are poorly known in Crohn's disease (CD). The mediators of the plasminogen activator system, namely urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA), tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activa...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Desreumaux P,Huet G,Zerimech F,Gambiez L,Balduyck M,Baron P,Degand P,Cortot A,Colombel JF,Janin A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosome 9 and p16 (MTS1/CDKN2) gene mutations have been reported in various human cancers. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of LOH in 100 oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) by typing microsatellite loci and mutations of the p16 gene. The methods used incl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Giroux MA,Audrezet MP,Metges JP,Lozac'h P,Volant A,Nousbaum JB,Labat JP,Gouérou H,Ferec C,Robaszkiewicz M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the growing popularity and use of herbal remedies in the industrial countries there has been an increasing recognition and reporting of adverse reactions. Drug development represents discovery and characterization of naturally occurring plant metabolites or their synthetic analogues. Therefore, a herbal remedy sh...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Aithal GP

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Liver cirrhosis is considered as a premalignant state, as about 80% of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with liver cirrhosis. Although alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has a high negative predictive value, its sensitivity for detecting HCC is poor. The aim of this study was to evaluate circulating endoglin...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Yagmur E,Rizk M,Stanzel S,Hellerbrand C,Lammert F,Trautwein C,Wasmuth HE,Gressner AM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of the determination of Helicobacter pylori infection by a stool immunoassay in patients with upper-gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) of peptic origin, in comparison with the routine histological study, serology, rapid urease and 13C-breath tests. METHODS:Sixty-eight patients with endosc...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Griñó P,Pascual S,Such J,Casellas JA,Niveiro M,Andreu M,Sáez J,Aparicio JR,Griñó E,Compañy L,Laveda R,Pérez-Mateo M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher risk of developing thromboembolic events (TE) compared with the healthy population. AIM:This study aimed to describe a cohort of IBD patients with a history of TE focusing on recurrence of TE, disease activity and IBD medication at the time of TE ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bollen L,Vande Casteele N,Ballet V,van Assche G,Ferrante M,Vermeire S,Gils A

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:National surveys have been used to obtain information on sedation and monitoring practices in endoscopy in several countries. AIMS:To provide data from Portugal and query the Portuguese endoscopists on nonanesthesiologist administration of propofol. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 31-item web survey was sent to al...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ferreira AO,Torres J,Dinis-Ribeiro M,Cravo M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Time trend studies in the USA have shown that the incidences of adenocarcinomas of the oesophagus and gastric cardia have risen strongly since the 1970s, whereas the incidence of squamous cell carcinomas of the oesophagus has declined. Earlier, we found that the incidence of these adenocarcinomas also rose in...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Steevens J,Botterweck AA,Dirx MJ,van den Brandt PA,Schouten LJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease (CD) are varied and concentrated mainly to the skin and eye. Urinary tract or renal involvement is extremely rare. Herein we report on a case of renal lesion of a 50-year-old woman with a 15-year history of CD. Abdominal computed tomography scan of the patient identifi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Semjén D,Fábos Z,Pakodi F,Vincze A,Szabó I,Degrell P,Csete M,Tornóczky T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:It has been reported that the incidence of liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct tumours might be increasing in some developed countries. The purpose of this study was to examine time trends of incidence and mortality rates of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer for the period 1980-1997 in Catalonia,...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ribes J,Clèries R,Borràs J,Galceran J,Bosch FX

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before the discovery of Helicobacter pylori infection some 12 years ago, three major disturbances in gastric physiology had been identified in patients with duodenal ulcer disease. These abnormalities were: impaired acid inhibition of gastrin release from the antral mucosa, increased basal and stimulated acid secretio...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McColl KE

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The prognostic value of p53 protein accumulation in colonic adenomas is still controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the evaluation of p53 protein accumulation in newly diagnosed colonic adenomas could predict the development of metachronous adenomas. DESIGN/METHODS:Fifty-five ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Triantafyllou K,Paspatis GA,Zizi A,Papatheodoridis GV,Tzouvala M,Chlouverakis GJ,Elemenoglou I,Karamanolis DG

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver ultrasound has been revolutionized by the development of microbubble contrast agents and multipulse software designed to detect their nonlinear resonances. The ability to visualize all parts of the liver's vasculature, including the sinusoids, at high spatial and temporal resolution gives unique insights into th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cosgrove DO

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Perforated jejunal diverticulitis (PJD) is rare, but it has high mortality rates. The role of nonsurgical management is debated. The aim of this study is to assess the outcomes of medical and surgical management of PJD. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A single-centre study on a series of emergency patients diagnosed w...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Garcia-Granero A,Argüelles BG,Gallardo CM,Carreño O,Giner F,Pellino G,Frasson M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Functional dyspepsia (FD) can be described as the presence of symptoms such as bothersome postprandial fullness, early satiation, epigastric pain, and burning without any evidence of structural disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the autonomic nervous system using heart rate variability (HRV) in pa...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dal K,Deveci OS,Kucukazman M,Ata N,Sen O,Ozkan S,Yeniova AO,Başer S,Beyan E,Nazligul Y,Yavuz B,Ertugrul DT

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients with gangrene or an abscess of the falciform ligament. We describe the first complete laparoscopic resection of a gangrenous falciform ligament in a 44-year-old female patient with first signs and symptoms of peritonitis. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Czymek R,Bouchard R,Hollmann S,Kagel C,Frank A,Bruch HP,Buerk C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current treatments of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) are effective, but expensive and susceptible to induce significant side effects. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the proportion of HCV patients who are eligible for a treatment. METHODS:In a database comprising 1726 viraemic HCV patients, the files of 299 patien...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Delwaide J,El Saouda R,Gérard C,Belaïche J,Groupe Liègeois d'Etude des Virus Hépatotropes.

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver can be considered an ideal target to design gene therapy strategies because of the unique properties of hepatic cells. The great amount of work carried out in this field clearly delineates the quality of the new approaches that have been developed in the last few years and demonstrates the feasibility of thi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Di Campli C,Wu J,Gasbarrini A,Gasbarrini G,Zern MA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a clinically important and severe complication in patients with cancer. Leptomeningeal involvement as a secondary event in gastric carcinoma is rarely reported and usually occurs late in advanced disease. Herein, we report a case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis as the initial manifest...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braeuninger S,Mawrin C,Malfertheiner P,Schildhaus HU,Seiler C,Dietzmann K,Lins H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 23-year-old woman who presented with cytomegalovirus infection complicated by pancytopaenia, haemolysis and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy on a background diagnosis of coeliac crisis as the first presentation of coeliac disease. This is the first reported case of coeliac crisis presen...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kelly E,Cullen G,Aftab AR,Courtney G

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated assessment and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among illicit drug users accepting referral to a weekly HCV peer-support group at a multidisciplinary community health centre. METHODS:From March 2005 to 2008, HCV-infected individuals were referred to a weekly peer-support group and assessed...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Grebely J,Knight E,Genoway KA,Viljoen M,Khara M,Elliott D,Gallagher L,Storms M,Raffa JD,DeVlaming S,Duncan F,Conway B

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Nowadays, interferon alfa-2b is still in widespread use for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in China. In this study, peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin was compared with interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin for the initial treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ma P,Yang JM,Hou W,Song SD,Wang L,Lu W

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00