Lymphocyte subpopulations in patients with alcoholic liver disease.

abstract：:Ascites is more difficult to detect when only a small quantity is present. The aim of this pilot study was to determine the optimal bowel sound characteristics in order to distinguish no ascites from small-volume ascites by advanced processing of bowel sound wave patterns. This analysis results in the definition of th...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Liatsos C,Hadjileontiadis LJ,Mavrogiannis C,Patch D,Panas SM,Burroughs AK

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling has been extensively studied for its role in developmental biology and cancer biology. The association between Shh and cancer development in general is well established but the functional role of Shh in the development and progression of gastric cancer specifically is largely unknown. Bo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Martin J,Donnelly JM,Houghton J,Zavros Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Recent evidence suggests that psychological factors may affect esophageal as well as intestinal motility. To study this further, we compared the psychological profiles of 20 irritable bowel patients and 20 patients with recurrent noncardiac chest pain associated with high-amplitude peristaltic contractions i...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Richter JE,Obrecht WF,Bradley LA,Young LD,Anderson KO

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to use simultaneous anal manometry and high-frequency endoluminal ultrasonography (EUS) to determine the relationship between resting anal pressure and cross-sectional area of the internal and external anal sphincters. Eleven normal subjects underwent simultaneous anal EUS and manometry u...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wong RF,Bonapace ES Jr,Chung CY,Liu JB,Parkman HP,Miller LS

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intrarectal administration of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid in rats induces ulcerative colitis, which results in histological alterations of colonic mucosa, severe modification of the cellular antioxidant defense system, and enhanced production of inflammatory eicosanoids. This study evaluated the influence of dif...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Nieto N,Fernandez MI,Torres MI,Ríos A,Suarez MD,Gil A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Obesity and diabetes are risk factors for advanced alcoholic liver disease, and both are components of the metabolic syndrome. We aimed to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in a contemporary US cohort of adults with alcoholic liver disease and compare it to a historic co...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Singh A,Amin H,Garg R,Gupta M,Lopez R,Alkhouri N,MCCullough A

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of the combination of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) and partial splenic embolization (PSE) compared with EVL alone in cirrhosis patients with thrombocytopenia. In a prospective study, 84 cirrhosis patients with esophageal varices and thrombocytopenia (platelet coun...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ohmoto K,Yoshioka N,Tomiyama Y,Shibata N,Takesue M,Yoshida K,Kuboki M,Yamamoto S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subjects with fatty liver disease (FLD) can show increased hepatic 2-deoxy-2-((18)F)fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake, but the role of hepatic inflammation has not been explored. AIMS:We investigated whether hepatic inflammatory response, as implicated by elevated serum markers, is associated with increased liv...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hong SP,Noh TS,Moon SH,Cho YS,Lee EJ,Choi JY,Kim BT,Lee KH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new technique for ambulatory manometry of the small intestine with digital storage of signals is presented. Postprandial motility after a 1700-kJ meal and nighttime fasting motility were recorded in 19 healthy young adults. A comprehensive statistical approach was worked out to illuminate the statistical properties ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Husebye E,Skar V,Aalen OO,Osnes M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in insulin and glucagon levels might account for the plasma amino acid imbalance of cirrhotics. In order to verify this hypothesis we evaluated basal insulin, glucagon, branched-chain amino acids, aromatic amino acids, and free tryptophan in 13 controls and 37 cirrhotics divided on the basis of their menta...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Marchesini G,Forlani G,Zoli M,Angiolini A,Scolari MP,Bianchi FB,Pisi E

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the success rate and complications of three precut techniques of sphincterotomy after failure of conventional techniques of cannulation of common bile duct (CBD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 2003 and October 2011, 2,903 consecutive ERCPs were perf...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Katsinelos P,Gkagkalis S,Chatzimavroudis G,Beltsis A,Terzoudis S,Zavos C,Gatopoulou A,Lazaraki G,Vasiliadis T,Kountouras J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a one-year period, 95 children and adolescents presenting with epigastric pain and/or vomiting, and without associated risk factors for development of peptide disease, underwent endoscopic antral biopsies for pathologic diagnosis and to detect presence of Campylobacter ss. pylori (C. pylori). Additional biopsies ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Glassman MS,Schwarz SM,Medow MS,Beneck D,Halata M,Berezin S,Newman LJ

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase (HO)-1, the rate-limiting enzyme in heme degradation, is induced by oxidative stress and its major end product, bilirubin, is a potent physiological antioxidant. We studied the induction of HO-1 and bilirubin production in intestinal mucosa using a rat model of sepsis. E. coli lipopolysaccharide was adm...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Otani K,Shimizu S,Chijiiwa K,Morisaki T,Yamaguchi T,Yamaguchi K,Kuroki S,Tanaka M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic and splanchnic hemodynamics in experimental liver cirrhosis in rats induced by thioacetamide were evaluated by the radioactive microsphere method. Cardiac output and regional blood flow were measured in conscious and anesthetized control and cirrhotic rats. The conscious thioacetamide-treated rats had hyperdy...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hori N,Okanoue T,Sawa Y,Mori T,Kashima K

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To explore the CT signs which permit estimation of clinically severe portal hypertension (PH) [≥ 12 of hepatic vein pressure gradient (HVPG)]. METHODS:One-hundred and seven consecutive patients who underwent HVPG measurement in the PH group and 52 controls were included. The diameters of main portal...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lee JY,Kim TY,Jeong WK,Kim Y,Kim J,Kim KW,Kim YH,Sohn JH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of experimental cholecystitis produced by lysophosphatidylcholine is associated with reversal of the normal absorptive characteristics of gallbladder mucosa, resulting in the intraluminal accumulation of water, glycoprotein, and protein. The purpose of the present study was to attempt to ascertain if t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kaminski DL,Deshpande YG,Li A,Dysart F,Nag M

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of disease activity by clinical parameters in ulcerative colitis is still controversial. Different clinical indexes have been proposed. Colonoscopy provides detailed information on mucosal damage. The aim of this study was to identify, among 21 clinical and laboratory parameters, which were predictive of en...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Azzolini F,Pagnini C,Camellini L,Scarcelli A,Merighi A,Primerano AM,Bertani A,Antonioli A,Manenti F,Rigo GP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia slows gastric emptying and increases the intensity of perception of gastric distension during fasting and small intestinal nutrient stimulation. In order to examine the possibility that abnormalities of gastric electrical rhythm may be associated with the effects of hyperglycemia, the gastric electrical ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hebbard GS,Samson M,Andrews JM,Carman D,Tansell B,Sun WM,Dent J,Horowitz M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Current genetic research of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis is limited by our ability to accurately identify cases on a large scale. Our objective was to develop and validate an electronic health record (EHR) algorithm to accurately identify cases of NASH cirrhosis in the EHR. METHODS...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Danford CJ,Lee JY,Strohbehn IA,Corey KE,Lai M

更新日期：2020-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal bacterial overgrowth (IBO) has been suggested to play a pathogenic role in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Delayed intestinal transit may contribute to IBO development. Ten nondiabetic patients with NAFLD and abnormal liver enzymes were recruited. Ten healthy individuals, matched by ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Soza A,Riquelme A,González R,Alvarez M,Pérez-Ayuso RM,Glasinovic JC,Arrese M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal-dominant inherited disorder characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation, hamartomatous polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract, and an increased risk for the development of both gastrointestinal and extraintestinal malignancies. Germline mutation of the STK11 gene, which en...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Gao Y,Zhang FM,Huang S,Wang X,Zhang P,Huang XD,Ji GZ,Fan ZN

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with progression of their disease despite optimized medical therapy may warrant "curative" proctocolectomy with end ileostomy or ileo-anal pouch (IPAA) anastomosis. The aim of our study was to assess the incidence of later recurrent ileitis that lead to altering the ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Shamah S,Schneider J,Korelitz BI

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate pancreatic exocrine function in uremia, 25 patients undergoing regular hemodialysis without clinical evidence of pancreatic disease and 25 healthy control subjects were studied by fecal elastase 1 and chymotrypsin. Abdominal ultrasonography and measurement of serum lipase, calcium, phosphate, and parathorm...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ventrucci M,Cipolla A,Middonno M,Racchini C,Simoni P,Afandi K,Grammatico F,Campieri C

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morin, a plant-derived flavonoid, has been reported to exhibit a wide range of pharmacological properties. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of morin on hepatic fibrosis induced by dimethylnitrosamine (DMN) in rats. Oral administration of morin remarkably prevented weight loss in the body and liver ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lee HS,Jung KH,Park IS,Kwon SW,Lee DH,Hong SS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose is to focus attention on the cancer family history, coupled with an understanding of the natural history and extracolonic tumor spectrum of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), through a family study. This family report provides an example of how colorectal cancer (CRC) can be prevented by knowledgeable g...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lynch HT,Thorson AG,McComb RD,Franklin BA,Tinley ST,Lynch JF

更新日期：2001-11-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reflux-like dyspepsia (RLD), where predominant epigastric pain is associated with heartburn and/or regurgitation, is a common clinical syndrome in both primary and specialty care. Because symptom frequency and severity vary, overlap among gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), non-erosive reflux disease (NE...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Roorda AK,Marcus SN,Triadafilopoulos G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on bile lipid composition and bile acid kinetics was evaluated in seven cholesterol gallstone patients following one month of UDCA administration (12 mg/kg/day). UDCA administration induces a significant reduction in the cholesterol saturation index (SI). After UDCA treatment,...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Roda E,Roda A,Sama C,Festi D,Mazzella G,Aldini R,Barbara L

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the use of cold snare polypectomy (CSP) has spread rapidly, its safety for pedunculated (Ip) polyps remains controversial. In particular, the outcomes of hot snare polypectomy (HSP) and CSP for Ip polyps have not been previously compared. AIMS:This study evaluated whether the rate of delayed postpo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Arimoto J,Chiba H,Ashikari K,Fukui R,Tachikawa J,Okada N,Suto T,Kawano N,Niikura T,Kuwabara H,Nakaoka M,Ida T,Goto T,Nakajima A

更新日期：2020-07-04 00:00:00