Clinical characteristics and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma with different sets of serum AFP and PIVKA-II levels.

abstract：:Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is characterized by dilated small bowel lymphatics and loss of lymph into the bowel lumen resulting in hypoproteinaemia and oedema. Some patients have a more generalized lymphatic abnormality associated with lymphoedema of the limbs and chylous pleural effusions. There is no specifi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ballinger AB,Farthing MJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Serine Protease Inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) protects against premature intracellular activation of trypsinogen and development of acute pancreatitis. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of SPINK1 mutations (a) in unselected patients with first-time acute pancreatitis and (b) in the Danish background ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jøergensen MT,Brusgaard K,Novovic S,Andersen AM,Hansen MB,Gerdes AM,de Muckadell OB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The quality of Barrett's surveillance relies on an adequate endoscopic inspection, obtaining a sufficient number of biopsy specimens, good communication of the endoscopic findings to the pathologist, and an accurate description of the histological findings by the pathologist. The aim of this study was to asse...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Curvers WL,Peters FP,Elzer B,Schaap AJ,Baak LC,van Oijen A,Mallant-Hent RM,Ten Kate F,Krishnadath KK,Bergman JJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-stage liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major indication for liver transplantation. HCV re-infection after transplantation is almost constant, and recent data confirm that it significantly impairs patient and graft survival. Factors that may influence disease severity and consequent progress...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Roche B,Samuel D

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Under-recognition of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is well documented in AATD-lung disease but is rarely reported in patients with liver cirrhosis requiring liver transplantation. This report examines the frequency of newly diagnosed AATD based on pathologic examination of explanted livers following l...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Shah RS,Alsuleiman B,Bena J,Stoller JK,Wakim-Fleming J

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the influence of dietary factors in Italian patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. DESIGN:We studied dietary habits immediately prior to the onset of disease in 104 patients enrolled in a prospective, epidemiological study of the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Italy. ME...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tragnone A,Valpiani D,Miglio F,Elmi G,Bazzocchi G,Pipitone E,Lanfranchi GA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Monitoring of mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is of major importance. New noninvasive markers for intestinal inflammation are needed. Previous studies have reported that pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) correlates with clinical activity in IBD subgroups. Our aim was to i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bodelier AG,Pierik MJ,van den Heuvel T,Bovee-Oudenhoven IM,de Boer E,Hameeteman W,Masclee AA,Jonkers D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Correa's hypothesis proposes that gastric carcinogenesis is due to atrophic gastritis and hypochlorhydria which permit gastric bacterial colonization, the reduction of dietary nitrates to nitrites and the formation of potentially carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds (NOCs). OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Viani F,Siegrist HH,Pignatelli B,Cederberg C,Idström JP,Verdu EF,Fried M,Blum AL,Armstrong D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and ethnic diversity is dominated by studies from the USA. There are no such published data from the UK bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) population. The Wolverhampton Bowel Cancer Screening Centre serves a population of 900,000 in the Black ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Padmanabhan H,Widlak M,Nevill A,McKaig B,Brookes M,Veitch A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant lymphoma of the bowel is a rare complication of inflammatory bowel disease. The association of gastrointestinal lymphoma, inflammatory bowel disease and prior immunosuppression remains unclear. We report the first case of azathioprine-treated ulcerative colitis developing rectal lymphoma. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tan CW,Wilson GE,Howat JM,Shreeve DR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylaxis with norfloxacin has been shown to be effective in preventing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in liver cirrhosis. This therapy is associated with the appearance of quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli. However, only four cases of SBP caused by quinolone-resistant E. coli have been reported so far. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cereto F,Genescà J,Smithson A,González A,Moreno G,del Valle Ortiz O,Esteban R,Guardia J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood tests are usually designed to identify significant fibrosis. We evaluated their diagnostic accuracy, and how to increase it, for the clinically important targets of severe fibrosis and cirrhosis. METHODS:The accuracy for severe fibrosis or cirrhosis of four blood tests was evaluated based on Metavir st...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Boursier J,Bacq Y,Halfon P,Leroy V,de Ledinghen V,de Muret A,Bourlière M,Sturm N,Foucher J,Oberti F,Rousselet MC,Calès P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum IgG4 levels are frequently elevated in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). AIP is sometimes associated with various extrapancreatic lesions. This study examined whether there is a correlation between serum IgG4 levels and associated extrapancreatic lesions in AIP patients. METHODS:Serum IgG4 l...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kamisawa T,Imai M,Egawa N,Tsuruta K,Okamoto A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs have been highly effective in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Limited data exist comparing the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of DAAs in African-American (AA) patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 (HCV GT-1) in the community practice settin...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Gayam V,Tiongson B,Khalid M,Mandal AK,Mukhtar O,Gill A,Garlapati P,Shrestha B,Khalid M,Chakraborty S,Guss D,Sherigar J,Mansour M,Mohanty S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have sleep disruption. The aim of this study is to understand how underlying factors such as diet, degree of liver disease and morningness-eveningness tendencies contribute to this sleep disruption. METHODS:Patients with NAFLD were recruited from liver ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Akram ST,Ewy MW,Said A

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the potentially life-threatening complications in ascitic cirrhotic patients with a mortality rate ranging between 30 and 50%. The improved survival might be explained by a more rapid diagnosis and treatment. The aim of our study was to assess the utility of t...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Thévenot T,Cadranel JF,Nguyen-Khac E,Tilmant L,Tiry C,Welty S,Merzoug N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile duct adenomas are rare tumours that arise more frequently in the distal extrahepatic biliary tree. We report the case of a papillary adenoma arising at the junction of the common and left hepatic ducts and review the available literature on this rare entity. A 73-year-old lady presented with a history of mild wei...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Morris-Stiff GJ,Senda Y,Verbeke CS,Lodge PA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the pattern of practice of sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy in the UK, and to estimate the rate of occurrence of important complications. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire enquiring about practice in the previous 2 years. SUBJECTS:Consultant members of the British Society of Gastroenterology. MAIN OU...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Robinson RJ,Stone M,Mayberry JF

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a lifelong disease. Patients with UC have an approximately 20% risk of developing colorectal cancer. The risk of neoplasia increases with the duration of the disease. Why some patients develop colorectal cancer and others do not is still poorly understood. UC patients who develop cancer have...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vieth M,Tannapfel A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This preliminary study aimed to investigate the effects of the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii on proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in patients with diarrhea-dominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). The other objectives were to document any clinical improvement as judged by symptoms, qual...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abbas Z,Yakoob J,Jafri W,Ahmad Z,Azam Z,Usman MW,Shamim S,Islam M

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:In this review, the role of chemotherapy in the palliative treatment of advanced gastrointestinal cancer is discussed. Emphasis is placed on chemotherapy-related problems, current chemo-therapy options, and new developments. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： van Riel JM,van Groeningen CJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have similar symptoms, and both adversely affect patients' quality of life. The objective of this study was to compare the perceptions of physicians and nurses regarding IBS and IBD. METHODS:The Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised, adap...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dickman R,Segev M,Levi S,Reicher-Atir R,Steinmetz A,Horev N,Niv Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Screening by means of faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) has proved to be effective in reducing colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. We performed a pilot screening for colorectal cancer by latex immunological FOBT in two municipalities of the region Valle d'Aosta, Italy, focusing on problems and obtaining ind...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Crotta S,Castiglione G,Grazzini G,Valle F,Mosconi S,Rosset R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variceal bleeding is a medical emergency with 20% mortality at 6 weeks. The role of vasoactive agents in achieving hemostasis and preventing rebleeding has been well documented. The optimal duration of these agents has not been well established. There are no previous studies yielding the exact duration of oc...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Rengasamy S,Ali SM,Sistla SC,Lakshmi CP,Harichandra Kumar KT

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic biopsy surveillance of Barrett's oesophagus is generally recommended. However, optimal patient selection and frequency of follow-up are subject to ongoing discussion. OBJECTIVE:To investigate current surveillance practices for Barrett's oesophagus in the Netherlands and to explore their concordan...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： van Sandick JW,Bartelsman JF,van Lanschot JJ,Tytgat GN,Obertop H

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In 2005, national guidelines on the diagnosis, staging and treatment of oesophageal cancer were published. We investigated whether staging and treatment strategies of oesophageal cancer had changed over the last decade and indeed followed these guidelines. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 2001, a questionnaire inve...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Homs MY,van Oijen MG,Wijnhoven BP,van Hillegersberg R,de Boer-Dennert M,Siersema PD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction has been reported in patients with liver cirrhosis. Although conventional Doppler echocardiography has been used to assess diastolic filling dynamics, this technique is limited in diagnosing left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The aim of the study was to va...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Raedle-Hurst TM,Welsch C,Forestier N,Kronenberger B,Hess G,Herrmann E,Zeuzem S,Raedle J

更新日期：2008-09-01 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