Post-transplantation sequential entecavir monotherapy following 1-year combination therapy with hepatitis B immunoglobulin.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is caused by compression of the third part of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. It occurs most frequently in patients with rapid weight loss. METHODS:We report two young patients, who each presented with a longstanding history of po...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lippl F,Hannig C,Weiss W,Allescher HD,Classen M,Kurjak M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rice extract has been shown to protect gastric mucosa from stress-induced damage. In this study, the antibiotic effect and the anti-inflammatory effect of orally administered aqueous rice extract on Helicobacter pylori infection and H. pylori-induced gastritis, respectively, in Mongolian gerbils were investi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murakami M,Ota H,Sugiyama A,Ishizone S,Maruta F,Akita N,Okimura Y,Kumagai T,Jo M,Tokuyama T

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) usually has a fatal prognosis without liver transplantation. We describe the case of a woman who developed FHF, and was evaluated as a candidate for liver transplantation, but who was cured without transplantation through intensive medical care that included glucagon-insulin therapy, me...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masuhara M,Yagawa T,Aoyagi M,Suzuki C,Sakaguchi E,Segawa M,Hironaka K,Kayano K,Tamura F,Seguchi M,Soejima Y,Murakami F,Sakaida I,Tateishi A,Fukumoto Y,Okita K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the appropriate period for formalin fixation in order to detect p53 abnormalities in formalin-fixed tissue, we used seven surgically resected human colorectal cancer specimens. The immunohistochemical reactivity of p53 immunostaining and amplification of DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the p53 gene ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsubayashi H,Watanabe H,Nishikura K,Ajioka Y,Maejima T,Kijima H,Saitoh T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using commercial quantitative assays, quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (qHBsAg) has improved our understanding and management of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The HBsAg level is highest in the immune tolerance phase, starts to decline during the immune clearance phase, and decreases slowly but progressively after...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tseng TC,Kao JH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new capsule endoscope has been developed by Olympus Medical Systems. The visualization and usefulness of its real-time image viewer for gastric transit abnormality were evaluated by using this new device. METHODS:Thirty-seven consecutive patients were enrolled. In cases of gastric transit abnormality (gas...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ogata H,Kumai K,Imaeda H,Aiura K,Hisamatsu T,Okamoto S,Iwao Y,Sugino Y,Kitajima M,Hibi T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although pancreatic duct guidewire placement (P-GW) for achieving selective biliary cannulation is reported to be effective in patients in whom endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is difficult, this technique entails a possible increased risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis. We conducted a prospe...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Fujita N,Noda Y,Kobayashi G,Obana T,Horaguchi J,Takasawa O,Koshita S,Kanno Y,Ogawa T

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is controversial whether patients with gastric marginal zone lymphomas of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) have higher risk of second malignancies. The aim of this study was to define the risk of second malignancies in these patients. METHODS:We analyzed prospective follow-up data of 146 consecut...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tajika M,Matsuo K,Ito H,Chihara D,Bhatia V,Kondo S,Tanaka T,Mizuno N,Hara K,Hijioka S,Imaoka H,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T,Yatabe Y,Yamao K,Niwa Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman was treated at our hospital for multiple sclerosis. Therapy consisted of glucocorticosteroids and cyclosporin. In the 7th week after these drugs were discontinued the patient developed acute liver failure due to fulminant hepatitis (FH) and died. Post-mortem examination showed massive liver necrosi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Funaoka M,Kato K,Komatsu M,Ono T,Hoshino T,Kato J,Kuramitsu T,Ishii T,Toyoshima I,Masamune O

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver is a rare benign lesion that probably reflects a local hyperplastic response of hepatocytes to a vascular abnormality. Currently, the natural history of the disease remains largely unknown. We present a patient with FNH of the liver who was followed up for 4 years. A 22-yea...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohmoto K,Honda T,Hirokawa M,Mitsui Y,Iguchi Y,Kuboki M,Yamamoto S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In elderly patients with superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the optimal treatment strategy after non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the validity of additional treatments after non-curative ESD and post-ESD survival predictors in elder...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakajo K,Abe S,Oda I,Ishihara R,Tanaka M,Yoshio T,Katada C,Yano T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver histology is the gold standard for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Noninvasive, simple, reproducible, and reliable biomarkers are greatly needed to differentiate NASH from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:To construct a scoring system for predicting NASH, 177 Jap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sumida Y,Yoneda M,Hyogo H,Yamaguchi K,Ono M,Fujii H,Eguchi Y,Suzuki Y,Imai S,Kanemasa K,Fujita K,Chayama K,Yasui K,Saibara T,Kawada N,Fujimoto K,Kohgo Y,Okanoue T,Japan Study Group of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) therapy is the current standard of care for patients with chronic hepatitis C. Determining precisely the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) and mortality from a single study is rather difficult because of the infrequency of such events. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minami T,Kishikawa T,Sato M,Tateishi R,Yoshida H,Koike K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms in the gene for interleukin 1beta (IL-1B) have been found to increase the risks of gastric cancer and its precursors in response to Helicobacter pylori infection in white populations. however, there has been no independent confirmation of the role of IL-1B markers in gastric cancer patients fro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee KA,Ki CS,Kim HJ,Sohn KM,Kim JW,Kang WK,Rhee JC,Song SY,Sohn TS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 27-year-old male with Crohn's disease (CD) of the small and large intestine, whose peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) showed increased cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CTL). Autologous and allogeneic effector cells from PBL and intestinal lymph nodes (LN) were isolated on a Ficoll-Hypaque gradient. Colonic cell...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okazaki K,Yokoyama Y,Yamamoto Y,Kobayashi M,Araki K,Ogata T

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 74-year-old man with triple synchronous cancers occurring in the gallbladder, common bile duct, and pancreas. The patient had consulted a nearby physician because of epigastralgia and icterus. On September 30, 1997, the patient was admitted to our department for further evaluation and treatment. Abdominal ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato K,Maekawa T,Yabuki K,Tamasaki Y,Maekawa H,Kudo K,Sengoku H,Kawa I,Wada R,Matsumoto M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 66-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma who was positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, and was hospitalized because of hypoglycemia and hypertension. His plasma renin activity was normal (2.3 ng/ml per h), but concentrations of angiotensin I (>2500 pg/ml) and II (86 pg/ml) were high. Increased ang...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arai H,Saitoh S,Matsumoto T,Makita F,Mitsugi S,Yuasa K,Takagi H,Mori M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether extravariceal collateral pattern contributed to the development of portal-hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) before and after sclerotherapy. Ninety-nine patients with cirrhosis and large esophageal varices were examined in this retrospective study. They were divided into four groups according to tr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakayama M,Iwao T,Oho K,Toyonaga A,Tanikawa K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity is a risk factor for the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). "Hybrid training", a training that involves both voluntary and electrical muscle contractions, causes beneficial alterations in muscles even after short durations of exercise. The aim of this study was to i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawaguchi T,Shiba N,Maeda T,Matsugaki T,Takano Y,Itou M,Sakata M,Taniguchi E,Nagata K,Sata M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efficacy and safety of interferon induction therapy alone or in combination with ribavirin or ribavirin plus amantadine were evaluated in chronic hepatitis C patients who were nonresponders to primary antiviral treatment. METHODS:The study was designed to have 225 HCV nonresponder patients, but at an interi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gramenzi A,Andreone P,Cursaro C,Verucchi G,Boccia S,Giacomoni PL,Galli S,Furlini G,Biselli M,Lorenzini S,Attard L,Bonvicini F,Bernardi M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined hepatocellular (HCC) and cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) (mixed carcinoma) is a rare subtype of primary hepatic carcinoma. We report a case of mixed carcinoma that developed in a non-cirrhotic liver, in a patient who was serologically negative for both hepatitis B and C viruses. A 65-year-old Japanese woman...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shiraishi M,Takushi Y,Simoji H,Oshiro T,Shinzato S,Tanigawa N,Kusano T,Muto Y

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) consists of nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); the latter progresses to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Discriminating NASH from NAFL typically involves liver biopsy. The mechanism of NASH progression is unclear but ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kado A,Tsutsumi T,Enooku K,Fujinaga H,Ikeuchi K,Okushin K,Moriya K,Yotsuyanagi H,Koike K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various types of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been suggested to exert different effects on the colon in terms of promotion or inhibition of tumor development. Results of in vitro and in vivo studies are, however, inconsistent and it remains unclear whether or not the cellular effects of PUFAs change along ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsai WS,Nagawa H,Kaizaki S,Tsuruo T,Muto T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is widely available and its application with 2-[(18)F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) in oncology has become one of the standard imaging modalities in diagnosing and staging of tumors, and monitoring the therapeutic efficacy in hepatic malignancies. Recently, investigators have...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsurusaki M,Okada M,Kuroda H,Matsuki M,Ishii K,Murakami T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most commonly used methods for bowel preparation are polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution (PEG-ELS) and sodium phosphate. Both are problematic in children. The use of bisacodyl together with fleet enema has been suggested as an alternative; however, its use without dietary restriction is infer...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shaoul R,Haloon L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the role played by hepatic sinusoidal cells in the regulation of the circulatory status in the liver, the effect of endothelins (ETs) on primary-cultured stellate cells was examined. Kinetic analysis with 125I-labeled ET-1 revealed that stellate cells have ET receptors with a Kd value of 141 pM and a Bmax...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawada N,Kuroki T,Kobayashi K,Inoue M,Kaneda K,Decker K

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the coexistence of symptomatic viral, bacterial, and fungal infection of the upper gastrointestinal tract in a heart transplant recipient. Endoscopic findings were normal at all levels but, because of severe symptoms and recent conversion to positive serology for Cytomegalovirus, biopsies were taken. These s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huwez FU,McPhaden AR,Belcher PR,Naik SK,Wheatley DJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance of small intestinal damage caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) remains under-appreciated. It occurs with greater frequency than the damage caused by these drugs in the upper gastrointestinal tract, but is much more difficult to diagnose and treat. Although the pathogenesis...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Syer SD,Blackler RW,Martin R,de Palma G,Rossi L,Verdu E,Bercik P,Surette MG,Aucouturier A,Langella P,Wallace JL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the safety and feasibility of an alternative postoperative oral intake protocol for Japanese patients who had had oncological colorectal surgery, with the goal of shortening the length of postoperative stay to the same level as that in Western countries. The subjects of the study were 42 consecut...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawamura YJ,Uchida H,Watanabe T,Nagawa H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the role of endogenous substance P in ethanol-induced mucosal damage, two experiments were performed. In the first experiment, the stomachs of anesthetized rats were doubly cannulated and gastric damage was induced with 5ml of 30% ethanol in the gastric lumen. The damage was ameliorated by pretreatment wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hayashi H,Nishiyama K,Majima M,Katori M,Saigenji K

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00