Clinical significance of discordant positive hepatitis C virus transcription-mediated amplification following end of treatment response.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) requires manual quantification of tissue eosinophils. Eosinophil peroxidase (EPX) is an eosinophil-specific, cytoplasmic granule protein released during degranulation. AIMS:The objective of this study was to evaluate image analysis of EPX immunohistochemistry as a...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wright BL,Doyle AD,Shim KP,Pai RK,Barshow SM,Horsley-Silva JL,Luo H,Rank MA,Jacobsen EA,Katzka DA,Kita H,Dellon ES

更新日期：2020-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of fatal, progressive hepatotoxicity in a patient treated with lamotrigine. After presenting with a rash and fever, she developed elevated liver function tests and clinical sequelae of hepatic failure. The subacute course of her progressive liver damage is documented in serial liver biopsies. While h...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Overstreet K,Costanza C,Behling C,Hassanin T,Masliah E

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy is known to cause a variety of motility abnormalities, but the correlation between these changes and symptomatology has not been clearly defined. To assess the effects of endoscopic sclerosis of varices on esophageal function and symptoms, we prospectively studied esophageal motility...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Cohen LB,Simon C,Korsten MA,Scherl EJ,Skorniky J,Guelrud MB,Waye JD

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity, gastroesophageal reflux, and Barrett's esophagus have all been linked to esophageal adenocarcinoma. In addition, the decline in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in affluent societies has also been suggested to be a major factor in the recent rise in the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinom...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lee YY,Raj SM,Sharif SE,Salleh R,Ayub MC,Graham DY

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The age to stop screening or surveillance colonoscopy is not well established, and unplanned hospital use after colonoscopy in the elderly is not well understood. AIMS:To evaluate unplanned emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization in patients over 75 within 7 days of outpatient colonoscopy. MET...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Grossberg LB,Papamichael K,Leffler DA,Sawhney MS,Feuerstein JD

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A classification of gastrointestinal motility disorders is offered based upon the type of disorder in transit (delay or acceleration), and the region of the gastrointestinal tract affected. Specific abnormalities of myoelectrical patterns are identified when possible and related to disturbances in transit in the stoma...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Vantrappen G,Janssens J,Coremans G,Jian R

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work was to study the influence of insulin resistance and adipokines on the grade of steatosis in patients with NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) diagnosed by liver biopsy. A sample of 24 NAFLD patients was analyzed in a cross-sectional study. All patients with a two-week weight-stabilizat...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Aller R,de Luis DA,Fernandez L,Calle F,Velayos B,Olcoz JL,Izaola O,Sagrado MG,Conde R,Gonzalez JM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New studies monitoring ambulatory esophageal pressures during food ingestion often compare results to normal values obtained from supine liquid swallows. We compared distal esophageal peristaltic and lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressures in 15 normal subjects during six liquid swallows in the upright and supine p...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sears VW Jr,Castell JA,Castell DO

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musashi-1 (Msi-1), a mammalian neural RNA-binding protein, has been found to play important roles in the maintenance of stem cell states and differentiation in neural stem cells and mouse intestinal cells. We explored Msi-1 expression and its potential implications in the human stomach. Reverse transcription-PCR revea...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Murata H,Tsuji S,Tsujii M,Nakamura T,Fu HY,Eguchi H,Asahi K,Okano H,Kawano S,Hayashi N

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared changes in gastric mucosal blood flow (GMBF) and left gastric artery blood flow (LGABF) in response to pharmacological, physiological, and pathological stimuli. GMBF and LGABF were measured by the hydrogen gas clearance and perivascular ultrasonic transit time techniques, respectively, under baseline condi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Méndez A,Casadevall M,Wachter CH,Elizalde JI,Del Rivero M,Heinemann A,Holzer P,Quintero E,Piqué JM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eosinophilic esophagitis is among the causes of refractory reflux disease. Biopsy of esophagus is the gold standard for diagnosis. In this study we determined the frequency of eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) in refractory reflux cases referred to Motility Department of Shahid Beheshti Research Center of Gastro...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Foroutan M,Norouzi A,Molaei M,Mirbagheri SA,Irvani S,Sadeghi A,Derakhshan F,Tavassoli S,Besharat S,Zali M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major host defense mechanisms against bacterial overgrowth in the small bowel are the normal propulsive activity of the bowel itself and gastric acid secretion. Microbial interactions are a major factor in regulating the indigenous bacterial flora. Studies of the bacterial enzymes of the gut suggest that changes i...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Simon GL,Gorbach SL

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is rare in Asian countries compared to the West, and an exceptionally low prevalence was noted previously in Taiwan. Using the revised criteria of the IAIHG, 48 cases of AIH patients were diagnosed. All patients were consecutively diagnosed over a period of 5 years. Detailed medical historie...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Koay LB,Lin CY,Tsai SL,Lee C,Lin CN,Sheu MJ,Kuo HT,Sun CS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate a potential new treatment for gastric Helicobacter pylori infection, we have examined the use of the natural antibiotic lactoferrin, found in bovine milk, for activity against Helicobacter species both in vitro and in vivo. Lactoferrin was bacteriostatic to H. pylori when cultured at concentrations > or...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Dial EJ,Hall LR,Serna H,Romero JJ,Fox JG,Lichtenberger LM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with several episodes of jaundice associated with sulfamethoxazole therapy is described. In contrast to the histologic picture of hepatocellular necrosis with or without cholestasis that is generally associated with sulfonamide hepatotoxicity, in the present case a relatively pure cholestatic pattern was fou...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Steinbrecher UP,Mishkin S

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric emptying of a solid meal and of 10 indigestible radiopaque solids was measured with scintigraphic and radiological techniques in 50 healthy volunteers (controls), 41 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and 50 patients with functional dyspepsia. Gastroparesis was found in 51% of our diabetic pati...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Caballero-Plasencia AM,Muros-Navarro MC,Martin-Ruiz JL,Valenzuela-Barranco M,de los Reyes-Garcia MC,Vilchez-Joya R,Casado-Caballero FJ,Gil-Extremera B

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The influence of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) on chronic hepatitis C (CHC)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial. We investigated the effect of eradicating CHC using DAAs on treatment outcomes in patients with CHC-related HCC treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TA...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hyun HK,Cho EJ,Park SY,Hong YM,Kim SS,Kim HY,Heo NY,Park JG,Sinn DH,Kang W,Jeong SW,Song MJ,Park H,Lee D,Lee YS,Cho SB,An CS,Rhee HJ,Lee HW,Kim BK,Park JY,Kim DY,Ahn SH,Han KH,Lee JH,Yu SJ,Kim YJ,Yoo

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the short-term benefits of exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) for induction of remission in children with Crohn's disease (CD) are well documented, the longer-term outcomes are less clear. AIM:This retrospective study aimed to ascertain the outcomes for up to 24 months following EEN in a group of child...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lambert B,Lemberg DA,Leach ST,Day AS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) is a common inpatient procedure. Prior data from National Inpatient Sample (NIS) in 2006 reported a mortality rate of 10.8% and recommended more careful selection of PEG candidates. This study assessed for improvement in the last 10 years in mortality rate and complica...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Stein DJ,Moore MB,Hoffman G,Feuerstein JD

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different factors have been associated with prolonged fluoroscopy time (FT) during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). AIM:We hypothesize that FT depends on both the anatomical location of the pathology managed during ERCP and the complexity of the ERCP. METHODS:Three centers participate...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Alkhatib AA,Abdel Jalil AA,Faigel DO,Pannala R,Crowell M,Harrison ME

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a safe and effective way to sample lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. Rapid on-site specimen evaluation (ROSE) improves the accuracy of EUS-FNA. While data suggests that EUS with fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) is effective, it remains unclear...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Krishnan K,Dalal S,Nayar R,Keswani RN,Keefer L,Komanduri S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary injury with leukocyte infiltration is a frequent occurrence in obstructive cholangitis patients. We wished to evaluate the roles of reactive oxygen species and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in this distant organ failure. Wild type (WT) and transgenic (SODtg) mice overexpressing superoxide dismut...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Morise Z,Ueda M,Kitajima M,Epstein CJ,Granger DN,Grisham MB

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the T-cell-receptor repertoire and oligoclonal expansion of lamina propria T cells in patients with Crohn's disease suggest restricted antigen processing in this disease. We examined HPLC elution profiles of HLA-DR-bound peptides isolated from human intestine. Surgical samples of colon and ileum were obtain...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Oshitani N,Hato F,Jinno Y,Sawa Y,Hara J,Nakamura S,Matsumoto T,Arakawa T,Kitano A,Kitagawa S,Kuroki T

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized trial, 75 patients with an endoscopically confirmed and symptomatic duodenal (N = 50) or prepyloric (N = 25) ulcer were allocated to cimetidine treatment (1 g/day) either regularly for four weeks (standard treatment group) or regularly for a minimum of one week and thereafter only until the symptoms we...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Gustavsson S,Adami HO,Lööf L,Nyberg A,Nyrén O

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma pancreatic polypeptide (PP) responses to food, secretin (1 CU/kg, intravenous) and bombesin (60 pmol/kg/20 min intravenous) were compared in 14 normal subjects and in 17 patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency. Basal plasma PP concentrations were significantly higher in normal subjects t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lamers CB,Diemel CM,Jansen JB

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case with prolonged survival of 2 years in a female patient with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who, at diagnosis, already had liver spread and eventually succumbed to brain metastases which scanned positive with [(111)In-DTPA] octreotide scintiscan (OctreoScan). Subsequently, the patient underwent a c...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Marepaily R,Micheals D,Sloan A,Hatfield J,Adsay V,Joyrich R,Ullah N,Tobi M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind study on 19 patients with the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis, the effects of treatment with a granulated pancreatic enzyme preparation (Pankreon) were compared with those of placebo administration. One week of treatment with each preparation was preceded by one week without any medication. The pat...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Isaksson G,Ihse I

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information on functional status and well-being is available in patients with functional gastrointestinal disease. We aimed to evaluate whether quality of life is poorer in patients with functional dyspepsia. A consecutive sample of 73 patients with functional dyspepsia completed a validated questionnaire prior...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Talley NJ,Weaver AL,Zinsmeister AR

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often immunosuppressed, and those patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) therapy can have lower antibody responses to vaccines. Pertussis cases are at their highest levels in the post-vaccine era. There is little data regarding responses to th...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Caldera F,Saha S,Wald A,Garmoe CA,McCrone S,Megna B,Ley D,Reichelderfer M,Hayney MS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthetic prostanoid, Ro 22-6923, was studied for its effects on canine gastric secretion. Histamine-stimulated acid secretion was inhibited for up to 8 hr after an orally administered dose of 0.25 mg/kg Ro 22-6923. In the Amdrup (modified Pavlov) pouch model, Ro 22-6923 significantly inhibited food-stimulated aci...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Gaginella TS,Bertko RJ,Müller RK,Gallo-Torres H,Sullivan AC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00