Management of chronic hepatitis B.

abstract：:We report on four cases displaying the wide range of aetiological risk factors (presence or absence of family history of dyslipidaemia and cryptogenic cirrhosis, from subnormal body mass index through morbid obesity, from absent through hepatotoxic alcohol consumption), laboratory test results (from subnormal through ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lonardo A,Bagni A,Tarugi P,Loria P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fructose is absorbed by GLUT transporters in the small intestine. If this process is inadequate, abdominal symptoms because of fructose intolerance may arise. The effect of a tailored fructose-restricted diet on gastrointestinal complaints was assessed in patients with fructose intolerance. MATERIALS AND MET...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bonfrate L,Krawczyk M,Lembo A,Grattagliano I,Lammert F,Portincasa P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 68-year-old Caucasian man with gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma without increased levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the serum. The patient had a strong history of gastric cancer in his family, affecting seven members, including a brother and a sister. The patient underwent subtotal gastrecto...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Trompetas V,Varsamidakis N,Frangia K,Polimeropoulos V,Kalokairinos E

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Oesophageal dysmotility contributes to the pathogenesis of Barrett's epithelium (BE) allowing prolonged mucosal contact with injurious refluxate. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is effective for BE ablation, but it is unknown whether the procedure affects oesophageal motility. AIM:To assess the effect of l...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Basu KK,Talwar V,de Caestecker JS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians should try to reach an optimal cure rate with initial anti-Helicobacter therapy. Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is more likely to be cured then in patients with 'functional' dyspepsia (FD). Differences in cure rates of 5-15% are usually reported, which is considere...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： de Boer WA,Tytgat GN

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine demographic and clinical features in children diagnosed with gallstones, risk factors for gallstone formation, the effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy, and the course of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients aged 0-18 years were followed up for at least 6 mont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Serdaroglu F,Koca YS,Saltik F,Koca T,Dereci S,Akcam M,Akcam FZ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum biomarkers of steatosis such as the SteatoTest are recommended for large-scale screening studies, because imaging is less accessible and more expensive. AIMS:The primary aim of this retrospective analysis of prospective studies was to construct a new SteatoTest-2 that was not inferior to the reference...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Poynard T,Peta V,Munteanu M,Charlotte F,Ngo Y,Ngo A,Perazzo H,Deckmyn O,Pais R,Mathurin P,Myers R,Loomba R,Ratziu V,FLIP consortium, the FibroFrance-CPAM group, the FibroFrance-Obese group, and the Selonsertib group.

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac axis compression syndrome (CACS) is a rare entity of mesenteric ischemia, secondary to inadequate blood supply to the intestine, resulting in weight loss because of postprandial abdominal pain. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction manifesting with epigastric p...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tseng CK,Su WB,Lai HC,Chou JW,Feng CL,Peng CY,Chen YF

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstetric trauma is by far the commonest cause of anal incontinence in women. Denervation and reinnervation of the pelvic floor and anal sphincter following vaginal delivery has been previously demonstrated. The advent of anal endosonography, however, has enabled the identification of occult anal sphincter defects fol...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sultan AH,Stanton SL

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary gastric lymphomas (PGL) are rare and represent only 5% of gastric malignancies, but are apparently increasing in incidence worldwide. Optimal treatment of PGL remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinicopathological characteristics, prognostic factors, survival rates, and trea...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Belaid I,Chabchoub I,Mejri N,Zaghouani H,Chafai R,Ezairi F,Hochlaf M,Gharbi O,Fatma LB,Ahmed SB

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore the underlying pathophysiological mechanism for portal hypertension in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) using radiological findings. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 10 patients with PBC (Scheuer stage I, one patient; stage II, two patients; and cirrhosis, seven pat...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Maruyama H,Kondo T,Sekimoto T,Takahashi M,Fujiwara K,Imazeki F,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis and hepatic fibrosis. Liver biopsy, because of its limitations and risks, might be considered an imperfect gold standard for assessing the severity of chronic liver diseases. In this study, we aimed to prospectively validate FibroTest (FT) and Act...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： El-Shabrawi MH,Mohsen NA,Sherif MM,El-Karaksy HM,Abou-Yosef H,El-Sayed HM,Riad H,Bahaa N,Isa M,El-Hennawy A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have previously identified that primary human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with altered guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (G-protein) expression concomitant with decreased adenylyl cyclase (AC) and increased mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity in vivo. This study aims to ad...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Schmidt CM,McKillop IH,Cahill PA,Sitzmann JV

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As life expectancy rises worldwide and the prevalence of gallstones increases with age, the number of very elderly patients requiring treatment for gallstone diseases is increasing. The aim of this study was to compare the results of cholecystectomy in patients 80 years or older according to different clinic...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lupinacci RM,Nadal LR,Rego RE,Dias AR,Marcari RS,Lupinacci RA,Farah JF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) score has been shown to predict 3-month prognosis following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPS) in liver cirrhosis; however, that score was derived from a mixed cohort, including patients with refractory ascites and variceal bleeding. This study...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pitton MB,Zimmermann T,Mildenberger P,Weinmann A,Kloeckner R,Düber C,Mittler J,Hoppe-Lotichius M,Otto G

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Osseous metaplasia within the gastrointestinal tract is rare and occurs in benign, premalignant, and malignant neoplasms. Here, we report the youngest case of an adenomatous polyp with the presence of ossification and a concomitant review of the literature with regard to ossification of colonic polyps. A 28-year-old m...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bowman EA,Stevens EC,Pfau PR,Spier BJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) need long-term treatment with acid-suppressive therapy. Data on long-term follow-up are very rare. For this reason, a study was performed to detect complaints many years after diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients diagnosed with reflux oesophagit...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Loffeld SM,Dackus GM,Loffeld RJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that (Lamiaceae) may alleviate CCl(4)-induced acute hepatotoxicity in rats, possibly blocking the formation of free radicals generated during CCl(4) metabolism. Carnosol, one of the main constituents of Rosmarinus, has been shown to have antioxidant and scavenging activities. Therefore, ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sotelo-Félix JI,Martinez-Fong D,Muriel De la Torre P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate the expression of cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-1 and COX-2) in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) by immunohistochemistry, based on the hypothesis that COXs expression could vary according to genotype, viral load, liver steatosis, BMI and response to therapy an...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Giannitrapani L,Soresi M,Ingrao S,La Spada E,Vuturo O,Florena AM,Cervello M,Montalto G

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：AIM:Many researchers consider portal thrombosis (PT) as a contraindication to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the feasibility and long-term prognosis of TIPS in cirrhotic patients, with and without, complete PT. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Four hundred ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Perarnau JM,Baju A,D'alteroche L,Viguier J,Ayoub J

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Radioembolization (RE) is a relatively novel treatment modality for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. Microspheres embedded with a β-emitting radioisotope are injected into the hepatic artery, resulting in microsphere deposition in the tumor arterioles and normal portal triads. Microsphere deposition in nont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braat MN,van Erpecum KJ,Zonnenberg BA,van den Bosch MA,Lam MG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the usefulness of a twice-a-day, simplified quadruple therapy to cure Helicobacter pylori infection. DESIGN:Helicobacter pylori-positive ulcer patients were treated with omeprazole 20 mg twice a day (b.d.), amoxicillin 1 g b.d., tinidazole 500 mg b.d. and bismuth subcitrate 240 mg b.d. for 7 days in ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Garcia N,Calvet X,Gené E,Campo R,Brullet E

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study is to present the contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography findings of hepatic venous outflow obstruction in patients in whom surgery had been performed for hepatic hydatidosis. No patient history of parasitic hepatic venous invasion or earlier hepatic venous outflow obstructi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Haliloglu N,Erden A

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma is a low-grade malignancy, distinct from other lymphomas in terms of biological activity and response to treatment. We describe a 77-year-old woman with a five-year history of chronic hepatitis C infection who developed a lower-limb lesion over a period of 3 months which was diagnosed...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McKiernan S,Pilkington R,Ramsay B,Walsh A,Sweeney E,Kelleher D

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to test a new mathematical model of the electrolyte concentrations in basal gastric secretion and to demonstrate whether this model was better than the old formula. Previous evidence suggests that primary gastric acid secretion has an electrolyte composition of [H+] 145, [Na+] 7, [K+...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tunio AM,Whitfield PF,Hobsley M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The early identification of factors contributing to the successful treatment of hepatitis C infection is important for researchers and clinicians. Studies carried out on the role of an ultrarapid viral response (URVR) for the prediction of a sustained viral response (SVR) have shown its high positive predict...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Karchava M,Sharvadze L,Chkhartishvili N,Nelson K,Gochitashivli N,Gatserelia L,Dvali N,Dolmazashvili E,Dzigua L,Badridze N,Zhamutashvili M,Tsertsvadze T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of nonA, nonB hepatitis worldwide. A high prevalence of immunological abnormalities has been shown to occur in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the development of sicca syndrome in a cohort of patients inf...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Smyth CM,McKiernan SM,Hagan R,Pilkington R,O'Regan M,Lawlor E,Kelleher D

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00