Pharmacologic prophylaxis of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: protease inhibitors and NSAIDs in a meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have only been a few prospective studies investigating risk factors associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among chronic hepatitis B patients all over the world, and no study has been conducted in Japanese population. METHODS:A population-based cohort consisting of 19393 sub...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kusakabe A,Tanaka Y,Inoue M,Kurbanov F,Tatematsu K,Nojiri S,Joh T,Tsugane S,Mizokami M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to develop a model to predict the development of severe anemia during pegylated interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin combination therapy. METHODS:Data were collected from 1081 genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C patients who were treated at 6 hospitals in Japan. These patients were randomly assig...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hiramatsu N,Kurosaki M,Sakamoto N,Iwasaki M,Sakamoto M,Suzuki Y,Sugauchi F,Tamori A,Kakinnuma S,Matsuura K,Izumi N

更新日期：2011-09-01 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:Pancreatic cancer is obstinate and resistant to gemcitabine, a standard chemotherapeutic agent for the disease. We previously showed a therapeutic effect of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) inhibition against gastrointestinal cancer and glioblastoma. Here, we investigated the effect of GSK3β inhibition on...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shimasaki T,Ishigaki Y,Nakamura Y,Takata T,Nakaya N,Nakajima H,Sato I,Zhao X,Kitano A,Kawakami K,Tanaka T,Takegami T,Tomosugi N,Minamoto T,Motoo Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine gastric myoelectrical activity in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study comprised 11 female PBC patients (average age 53.4 years, range 43-70) and two aged-matched control groups: 11 (53.4 years, range 37-78) healthy women, and 10 female patients with chron...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kasicka-Jonderko A,Krusiec-Swidergoł B,Jonderko K,Musialik J,Gonciarz M,Błońska-Fajfrowska B,Gonciarz Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound-guided procedures are sometimes of limited use because the tumor is located under the diaphragm or near the surface of the liver. We investigated the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with artificial pleural effusion and/or artificial ascites. METHODS:Between January 2002 and M...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uehara T,Hirooka M,Ishida K,Hiraoka A,Kumagi T,Kisaka Y,Hiasa Y,Onji M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine whether the prevalence of vacuolating cytotoxin production differed among Helicobacter pylori isolates obtained from patients with chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, or duodenal ulcer. We examined the vacuolating cytotoxin production of 114 clinical H. pylori isolates in rabbit gastic epi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kodama K,Fujioka T,Ito A,Kubota T,Murakami K,Nasu M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been few reports on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and the natural history of NASH. Accordingly, we assessed the clinical features of HCC in NASH, the risk factors for HCC, and natural history of NASH with advanced fibrosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:There were 3...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hashimoto E,Yatsuji S,Tobari M,Taniai M,Torii N,Tokushige K,Shiratori K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Mac-2 Binding Protein Glycosylation Isomer (M2BPGi) is a novel fibrosis marker. We examined the ability of M2BPGi to predict liver fibrosis in patients with biliary atresia. METHODS:Sixty-four patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) were included [median age, 1.1 years (rang...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamada N,Sanada Y,Tashiro M,Hirata Y,Okada N,Ihara Y,Urahashi T,Mizuta K

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection has been found to decrease the expression of antral somatostatin and to increase the release of the acid-stimulating hormone gastrin. The reversal of these changes in gut hormones by the eradication of H. pylori, and in-vivo and in-vitro studies in animals either infected with H. pylori o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko H,Konagaya T,Kusugami K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapy for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients has been reported to reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. However, survival rates and causes of death in CHB patients either treated or not treated with NA therapy are unclear. Therefore, we investi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tada T,Kumada T,Toyoda H,Kiriyama S,Tanikawa M,Hisanaga Y,Kanamori A,Kitabtake S,Ito T

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fulminant non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis has a high mortality rate, making the identification of its causative agent imperative. Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus-6, and herpes simplex virus are all members of the herpesviridae family that are associated with fatal hepatic failure. We inv...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishikawa K,Hasegawa K,Naritomi T,Kanai N,Ogawa M,Kato Y,Kobayashi M,Torii N,Hayashi N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, nutritional therapy as both a primary and as a secondary treatment is widely used for Crohn's disease (CD). The rationale for its use is based on a variety of reasons. The first is its ability to induce remission and to ameliorate the activity of intestinal lesions in the short term by enteral (EN) or by par...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsui T,Sakurai T,Yao T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few epidemiologic studies have examined the role of nutrient intake in the development of pancreatic cancer in Japan. We addressed this association in a population-based case-control study. METHODS:The cases were 109 patients who were newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between January 2000 and March 200...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin Y,Tamakoshi A,Hayakawa T,Naruse S,Kitagawa M,Ohno Y

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a pilot study of direct dissolution therapy of gallstones with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), endoscopic transpapillary catheterization in the gallbladder (ETCG) was performed. Complete dissolution was seen in 8 out of 12 (66%) patients and partial dissolution was seen in 2 (16%) patients. In one of the 8 complete...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchida N,Nakatsu T,Hirabayashi S,Minami A,Fukuma H,Ezaki T,Morshed SA,Fuke C,Ameno K,Ijiri I

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From its pattern of metastasis and recurrence, gastric carcinoma can be recognized as a slow-growing malignancy whose local control is still the most important part of treatment. With application of asymptomatic population screening and awareness of the high risk of this disease among the general population in Japan, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sasako M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We carried out this study to evaluate the association between regulatory T cells (Treg) and prognosis and progression after cryoablation in patients with hepatitis-B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:Peripheral Treg frequency in 111 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was detected by ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou L,Fu JL,Lu YY,Fu BY,Wang CP,An LJ,Wang XZ,Zeng Z,Zhou CB,Yang YP,Wang FS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neovascularization was shown to be critically involved in the progression of multiple cancers, and treatment approaches targeting tumor-associated neovascularization provide convincing results in recent years in some tumor entities. However, little is known about the tumor-associated neovascularization in hi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Thelen A,Scholz A,Benckert C,Schröder M,Weichert W,Wiedenmann B,Neuhaus P,Jonas S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insufflation with carbon dioxide (CO(2)) in colonoscopy has not been widely adopted and, consequently, limited data are available on insufflated gas volume and blood pCO(2). The aim of this study was to compare CO(2) and air as an insufflation agent in patients undergoing colonoscopy without sedation in term...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamano HO,Yoshikawa K,Kimura T,Yamamoto E,Harada E,Kudou T,Katou R,Hayashi Y,Satou K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several components of the gastrointestinal tract including the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) show circumferential asymmetry in the formation of pathological lesions, which is caused by the morphological and functional asymmetry of the gastrointestinal tract. Pressure in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is higher ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinoshita Y,Furuta K,Adachi K,Amano Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a rarely diagnosed condition involving eosinophilic infiltration of the esophageal mucosa. Here we present a case of EE in a 69-year-old Japanese man, who presented with abdominal pain, appetite loss, and a history of bronchial asthma. Laboratory findings included peripheral eosinophil...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Furuta K,Adachi K,Kowari K,Mishima Y,Imaoka H,Kadota C,Koshino K,Miyake T,Kadowaki Y,Furuta K,Kazumori H,Sato S,Ishihara S,Amano Y,Honda M,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori infection is associated not only with gastroduodenal ulcers but with the development of gastric cancer. Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) is a potent inhibitor of gastric secretion. The -31 C-to-T base transition in the intron of this gene has been reported to be involved in carcinogenic cha...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kato S,Onda M,Yamada S,Matsuda N,Tokunaga A,Matsukura N

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A prospective, randomized study was performed to determine whether gemcitabine infusion at a low dose (250 mg/m2) is comparable or superior to the standard-dose infusion (1000 mg/m2) in terms of the survival period, clinical benefit, and frequency of adverse effects in patients with advanced pancreatic adeno...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakamoto H,Kitano M,Suetomi Y,Takeyama Y,Ohyanagi H,Nakai T,Yasuda C,Kudo M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate autonomic nervous function during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, we analyzed R-R interval variability from electrocardiograms obtained during endoscopy. Holter electrocardiogram recordings were made before and after premedication, and during endoscopy. Time- and frequency-domain analyses of heart rat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hayashi T,Nomura M,Honda H,Tezuka K,Torisu R,Takeuchi Y,Nakaya Y,Ito S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is often selected to treat gastric varices caused by portal hypertension, data comparing BRTO and splenectomy with gastric devascularization (Sp + Dev) are limited. METHODS:From January 2009 to February 2018, 100 patients with gastric vari...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oshita K,Ohira M,Honmyo N,Kobayashi T,Murakami E,Aikata H,Baba Y,Kawano R,Awai K,Chayama K,Ohdan H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) [carcinoids, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs)] are becoming an increasing clinical problem because not only are they increasing in frequency, but they can frequently present with advanced disease that requires diagnostic and treatment approaches different from those used in the neo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito T,Igarashi H,Jensen RT

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) exhibit overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and imbalance of colonic microflora. We previously developed a novel redox nanoparticle (RNP(O)), which effectively scavenged ROS in the inflamed mucosa of mice with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis afte...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vong LB,Yoshitomi T,Morikawa K,Saito S,Matsui H,Nagasaki Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the effects of cholecystokinin (CCK) on the development of ethionine-induced pancreatitis and pancreatic recovery. We used Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a model lacking pancreatic CCK-A receptor gene expression. METHODS:Ethionine-induced pancreatitis was induced in the 7-week-o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato T,Niikawa J,Usui I,Imamura T,Yoshida H,Tanaka S,Mitamura K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We simultaneously recorded gastric emptying of radio-opaque markers (ROMs) and monitored serial changes in plasma acetaminophen (AAP) levels to demonstrate the relationship between the ROM and the AAP methods, and we investigated the effect of a single intravenous dose of erythromycin (EM) on gastric emptying in healt...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park HJ,Jung JK,Song KS,Lee SI,Itoh Z,Park IS

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00