Faecal calprotectin: a novel test for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer?

abstract：:Twenty-five children and adults with concomitant coeliac disease and selective IgA deficiency are described. IgG-class reticulin antibodies were positive in 94%. The clinical course of coeliac disease did not differ from that of patients with normal serum IgA level. Patients with IgA deficiency also had other concomit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Collin P,Mäki M,Keyriläinen O,Hällström O,Reunala T,Pasternack A

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) is based on histology in combination with anti-tissue transglutaminase (a-tTG) and anti-endomysial antibodies (EMAs). The increase of intraepithelial lymphocytes defines the Marsh 1 histology that appears not to be specific for CD. AIM:To explore the positive predictiv...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tortora R,Capone P,Imperatore N,De Stefano G,Gerbino N,Leo M,Caporaso N,Rispo A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of Crohn disease accompanied by a small-bowel carcinoma that developed in a 54-year-old Japanese man. The ulcerating tumor, which histologically proved to be a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma and dysplasia surrounding the carcinoma, was located in the diseased ileum. The Ki-67 immunoreactive...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uesugi H,Mitomi H,Sada M,Takahashi H,Kobayashi K,Igarashi M,Katsumata T,Ihara A,Ohtani Y,Ikeda S,Okayasu I

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intragastric concentrations of bile acid (BAC) and pH were measured over 24 h in 13 patients with duodenal (DU), in 11 with prepyloric (PU) ulcer disease, and in 12 healthy controls. Large fluctuations in bile acid concentration occurred for individuals from all three groups. PU patients had BACs higher than DU pa...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gotthard R,Bodemar G,Tjädermo M,Tobiasson P,Walan A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of follow-up study after colorectal polypectomy, 156 patients with symptomatic stalked adenomas with light to severe dysplasia were allocated at random to colorectal examination every 6 (A) and 24 (B) months after colonoscopic polypectomy. No high-risk group could be identified. Twenty-one of...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kronborg O,Hage E,Adamsen S,Deichgraeber E

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and microvessel parameters have not yet been quantified in the colonic mucosa of ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of this study was to correlate the parameters with clinical responsiveness to steroid therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Colorectal biopsy specimen...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hanabata N,Sasaki Y,Tanaka M,Tsuji T,Hatada Y,Hada R,Munakata A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main disadvantage of endoscopic insertion of an endoprosthesis is the tendency of the stent to clog after a few months. In this study we determined the role of bile viscosity in stent clogging. METHODS:Sixty patients were stented with 10 Fr 11-cm stents. The stents were electively removed after 2 months...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Coene PP,Groen AK,Davids PH,Hardeman M,Tytgat GN,Huibregtse K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The clinical impact of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in cirrhotic patients remains unclear. The aim of the study is whether recanalization of acute PVT in nonmalignant cirrhotic patients is associated with their prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We identified subject with PVT in cirrhotic patients from instit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Endo K,Oikawa T,Kakisaka K,Tamura A,Ehara S,Takikawa Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of emergency endoscopy in patients with portal hypertension and oesophageal varices referred to King's College Hospital with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, initial endoscopic examination on 90 separate consecutive hospital admissions carried out within 24 h of clinical haemorrhage showed...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mitchell KJ,MacDougall BR,Silk DB,Williams R

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 4-year period 1980-83 sclerosing cholangitis was demonstrated in 7 out of 151 patients with ulcerative colitis hospitalized in our department. Total ulcerative colitis was demonstrated in all patients with sclerosing cholangitis, whereas abnormal pancreatograms compatible with chronic pancreatitis were seen in ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Børkje B,Vetvik K,Odegaard S,Schrumpf E,Larssen TB,Kolmannskog F

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morphologic, histochemical, and cytoproliferative characteristics differentiate hyperplastic polyps from adenomas. Even so, these polyps are indicators of populations with a high colorectal cancer risk. Since changes in mucosal cell proliferation are highly predictive biomarkers of the adenomacarcinoma seque...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Risio M,Arrigoni A,Pennazio M,Agostinucci A,Spandre M,Rossini FP

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and one first-degree relatives (series) of 73 gastric carcinoma patients and 358 control relatives (controls) of 73 computer-matched probands from a general population were studied by direct-vision gastric biopsy and functional and immunological examinations. The controls were representative of the serie...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ihamäki T,Varis K,Siurala M

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a well-recognized complication of peptic ulcers and erosions. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence rate and identify risk factors for this complication in southeastern Norway. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between March 2015 and December 2017, a prospective obse...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Romstad KK,Detlie TE,Søberg T,Ricanek P,Jahnsen ME,Lerang F,Jahnsen J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In theory, the optimal method for diagnosing acute hepatitis C is nucleotide amplification. This is because of the significant delay in the emergence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies. We studied whether the use of HCV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening for acute HCV infection in a clinical settin...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Møller JM,Krarup HB

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have developed and validated a three-dimensional ultrasound system for transabdominal imaging. The aims of this study was to evaluate its applicability in scanning and volume estimation of the gastric antrum in humans. METHODS:Twenty patients with functional dyspepsia and 20 healthy controls, comparable ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gilja OH,Hausken T,Odegaard S,Berstad A

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are diagnostically challenging and there are currently several different guidelines. The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic performance of the most widely utilized International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) guidelines and the recent evidence-based European guide...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kovacevic B,Hansen MC,Kristensen TS,Karstensen JG,Klausen P,Storkholm J,Hansen CP,Vilmann P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zinc (Zn) is protective and enhances epithelial repair in gut diseases. In this study we investigate the localization and distribution of Zn and its binding protein, metallothionein (MT), in the gut of rats fed diets varying in Zn content. METHODS:Male-Sprague Dawley rats were fed low, normal, high, or exce...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tran CD,Butler RN,Howarth GS,Philcox JC,Rofe AM,Coyle P

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten healthy young male subjects took part in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial to assess the effect of colloidal bismuth subcitrate (De-No) on prostaglandin (PG) E2 generation and mucosal integrity in an aspirin (ASA)-treated stomach. After administration of ASA (2.5 g) plus placebo, a marked reducti...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Konturek SJ,Kwiecień N,Obtułowicz W,Hebzda Z,Oleksy J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the recognition of tissue transglutaminase (tTG) as the target antigen of anti-endomysium antibodies, several ELISA assays using either guinea pig or human recombinant tTG have been developed. The aim of the study was to compare the behaviour of anti-tTG and anti-endomysium antibodies assays in coeliac...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vecchi MD,Folli C,Donato MF,Formenti S,Arosio E,Franchis R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a striking male predominance in esophageal cancer patients. Sex hormones have been suggested as a contributing factor and these are influenced by age and race. In this study, we examined the male-to-female incidence rate ratios of esophageal cancer in the United States. METHODS:We used data from 13...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nordenstedt H,El-Serag H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity and specificity of several immunologic and absorption tests were determined in infants with celiac disease (31 male, 39 female; median age, 2.6 years) in different phases of the disease and in a group of control subjects with chronic diarrhea of different etiologies (32 male, 28 female; median age, 1.2...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Carroccio A,Iacono G,Montalto G,Cavataio F,Soresi M,Kazmierska I,Notarbartolo A

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Treatment with 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) derivatives is one of the main principles in the therapy of uncomplicated mild to moderate inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The beneficial effect of 5-ASA in the treatment of IBD is attributed to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties within the inflam...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Baumgart DC,Vierziger K,Sturm A,Wiedenmann B,Dignass AU

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight outpatients with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of duodenal ulcer completed a double-blind randomized trial of the effect of cimetidine on ulcer symptoms. Patients normally treated in general practice were included in the trial. The patients in the treatment group received cimetidine 1 g daily and t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gudmand-Höyer E,Frost F,Jensen KB,Krag E,Rask-Madsen J,Rahbek I,Rune S,Wulff HR

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In autoimmune hepatitis, data on the prognostic value of baseline liver biopsy and the sequential histology is controversial. Our aim was to evaluate the prognostic value of clinical variables and biopsy at the time of diagnosis and during the disease course. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All 98 patients in our hosp...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Puustinen L,Boyd S,Mustonen H,Arkkila P,Arola J,Färkkilä M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure responses to cholecystokinin (CCK-PZ, approximately 500 U/mg) and gastrin (human synthetic gastrin) were investigated in isolated guinea-pig antral and fundal pouches. Both drugs stimulated motor activity, in the antrum mainly by increasing amplitudes and rhythmic activity, in the fundus by increasing basal t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gerner T,Haffner JF

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 588 consecutive patients who were operated on on suspicion of appendicitis were randomized into three groups: the control group (no prophylaxis); the single-dose group (preoperatively 500 mg of tinidazole intravenously); and the 3-day group (in addition to the former, a 3-day tinidazole treatment). To discover any...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Viitanen J,Tunturi T,Auvinen O,Pessi T

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandins of the E type stimulate bicarbonate secretion by the duodenal mucosa and inhibit gastric acid secretion, effects that have been related to their anti-ulcer activity. Leukotrienes constitute a more recently discovered branch of the arachidonic acid cascade, and C4 and D4 have been suggested to be ulcerog...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Knutson L,Nimbratt C,Flemström G

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the inhibitory influence on esophageal motility of prolonged beta-2-adrenergic stimulation, esophageal peristalsis was studied in 10 volunteers. The beta-2 agonist terbutaline was given orally, 5 mg three times daily, for 10 days, and the subjects were studied before medication (basal), on days 3 and 10...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lyrenäs E,Sand C,Abrahamsson H

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biologic gastrin activity in serum from 14 patients with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome was assessed by the stimulation of histamine release and acid secretion from the isolated vascularly perfused rat stomach and compared with the immunologic activity as determined by radioimmunoassay using an antibody directed t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Waldum HL,Mignon M,Sandvik AK,Bonfils S

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori plays a key role in production of reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs). However, the importance of virulent CagA-positive H. pylori strains remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to assess ROMs production in gastric biopsies of patients infected by H. pylori. Results were corre...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

authors： Danese S,Cremonini F,Armuzzi A,Candelli M,Papa A,Ojetti V,Pastorelli A,Di Caro S,Zannoni G,De Sole P,Gasbarrini G,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00