Impact of water exchange colonoscopy on serum sodium and potassium levels: an observational study.

abstract：:Hepatopulmonary syndrome has yet not been sufficiently assessed in noncirrhotic portal hypertension. The prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome was determined in 31 consecutive patients with noncirrhotic portal hypertension (19 idiopathic portal hypertension, 7 portal vein thrombosis, 5 congenital hepatic fibrosis) an...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kaymakoglu S,Kahraman T,Kudat H,Demir K,Cakaloglu Y,Adalet I,Dincer D,Besisik F,Boztas G,Sözen AB,Mungan Z,Okten A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic sclerosis (SS) patients with severe esophageal affection have impaired peristalsis. However, motor function evaluated in vivo by manometry and fluoroscopy does not provide detailed information about the individual contraction cycles. AIMS:To apply, for the first time in gastrointestinal (GI) patien...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Gregersen H,Villadsen GE,Liao D

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin inhibitor (CI)-associated renal dysfunction has emerged as a major cause of morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation. In this retrospective study, we compared the efficacy, safety, and renal protective effect of sirolimus monotherapy (Group A; n = 26) with sirolimus in combination (Group B; n = ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Maheshwari A,Torbenson MS,Thuluvath PJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is thought to be involved in the regulation of gastric and mesenteric blood flow, in the control of gastric acid secretion and in the modulation of intestinal motility, yet the precise physiological roles of CGRP remain to be elucidated. To further examine the role(s) of CGRP in ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Thompson BJ,Washington MK,Kurre U,Singh M,Rula EY,Emeson RB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to investigate the role of renal colic, a clinical condition characterized by excruciating pain, in the etiopathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Two groups of patients were enrolled in the study. Group I consisted of 59 patients (33 male and 26 female) with a median age of 41.9 (18 to 58) years....

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Erdem E,Akbay E,Sezgin O,Doruk E,Canpolat B,Cayan S

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:A case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with eosinophilic colitis, eosinophilic cholecystitis, and increased serum levels of interleukin-5 (IL-5) and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is reported. Immunohistochemical studies of cholecystectomy and colon biopsy specimens with monoclonal antibodies, which are specifi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tajima K,Katagiri T

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Vascularity is a critical feature in the evaluation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET). When done by EUS, contrast agents are recommended. However, vascular architecture (VA) can also be evaluated by routine Doppler flow in EUS without contrast agents. Our aim was to provide a simple VA classi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chen K,Zhang W,Zhang Z,He Y,Liu Y,Yang X

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic accuracy of two different methods of sectioning rectal biopsies was evaluated prospectively. The frequency of focal and diffuse findings in more than 80 serial sections from a limited portion of the well-oriented areas of 74 biopsies was compared with that found in three or more step sections distribute...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Surawicz CM

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, two antiallergic compounds, betamethasone and disodium cromoglycate were tested in an animal model of intestinal anaphylaxis. Rats, immunized with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, were challenged intravenously with whole worm antigen or saline. Antigen challenge resulted in significant abnormalities: epith...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： D'Incà R,Hunt RH,Perdue MH

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory activity of selenium-enriched probiotics against pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) in vitro and in vivo. Escherichia coli was co-cultured in vitro with each probiotic strain individually, and a mixture of the four strains and its population was counted at va...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yang J,Huang K,Qin S,Wu X,Zhao Z,Chen F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segments of rat ileum and colon were infused in vivo to test if 0.1 M lactate, 10(-4) M H+, or both altered mucosal structure and function. In the first series of experiments, lactate concentration was kept at 0.1 M while H+ was varied from 10(-4) to 10(-7) M. Lactate and 10(-4) M H+ in the colon, and lactate and 10(-...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Saunders DR,Sillery J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) frequently have meal-related symptoms and can recognize specific trigger foods. Lactose intolerance is a well-established carbohydrate malabsorption syndrome that causes symptoms similar to IBS such as bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. However, the prevalenc...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kim SB,Calmet FH,Garrido J,Garcia-Buitrago MT,Moshiree B

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The NIH-sponsored Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms scales were developed to assess patients' GI symptoms in clinical settings. AIMS:To assess responsiveness to change and provide minimally important difference (MID) estimates for the PROMIS GI ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Khanna D,Hays RD,Shreiner AB,Melmed GY,Chang L,Khanna PP,Bolus R,Whitman C,Paz SH,Hays T,Reise SP,Spiegel B

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate interdigestive cycling and postprandial release of pancreatic polypeptide (PP) in relation to exocrine pancreatic function in chronic pancreatitis (CP). We investigated nine patients with mild-moderate CP (MCP), eight patients with severe CP and steathorrea (SCP), and 17 he...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Pieramico O,Nelson DK,Glasbrenner B,Malfertheiner P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) without polycystic kidney is infrequent in clinical setting. Family clustering is found in patients with PCLD, and it is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. Through positional cloning in North America and Europe (mostly in Dutch and Finnish descents), mutations in PRKCSH gene on...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yang AM,Shih SC,Chu CH,Wang TE,Yang WS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 36-year-old man with advanced multiple myeloma (Salmon and Durie stage III) who developed jaundice and severe cholestasis after a first cure with systemic chemotherapy of vincristine, doxorubicin, and oral dexamethasone (VAD). Serology for hepatitis A, B, and C and for CMV was negative. A liver ultrasoun...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Michopoulos S,Petraki K,Petraki C,Dimopoulos MA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CRP is a marker of inflammation and infection of the gastric mucosa with Helicobacter pylori, which causes an inflammatory reaction. It has been reported that CagA(+) H. pylori strains induce more severe gastric inflammation and are also associated with higher risks of peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. The pur...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jafarzadeh A,Hassanshahi GH,Nemati M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of a computerized auscultation method for providing an objective, quantitative measure characteristic of irritable bowel syndrome. Bowel sounds from irritable bowel patients and normal controls were digitized using an electronic stethoscope. Computerized analy...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Craine BL,Silpa M,O'Toole CJ

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction with ophthalmoplegia has been reported previously in visceral myopathies. We report a case of this association in which muscle mitochondria had a crystalline appearance, a dense core, and decreased cytochrome c oxidase and succinate cytochrome c reductase activit...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Li V,Hostein J,Romero NB,Marsac C,Mezin P,Bost R,Degoul F,Fardeau M,Fournet J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral intake of food is important for the observed compensatory hyperplasia in the remnant small intestine after resection but the molecular events governing this response are not known. Peptides, of molecular weight 4500 and 1000 daltons, present in the the proximal intestine for 96 hr after resection and mitogeni...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Grey VL,Morin CL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intussusception of the small intestine in association with a long tube usually occurs in the vicinity of the mercury-filled bag and can be visualized radiographically by instilling barium directly into the tube. On rare occasions, an intussusception develops in the proximal jejunum and is difficult to recognize. We...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Peskin SR,Langevin RE Jr,Banks PA

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine whether there are dominating racial differences in patient preferences for surgery that may explain the disparities in proctocolectomy utilization between African Americans (AA) and whites. We used the time trade-off technique to measure health preferences for undergoing ileal pouch anal...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Nguyen GC,Tuskey A,Bayless TM,LaVeist TA,Brant SR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Response to interferon (IFN) therapy for chronic hepatitis C has been determined by the alteration of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values. However, eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) could be another aim of the therapy. Thus, we serially measured serum HCV RNA levels during therapy and for at least 12 mont...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Aiyama T,Yoshioka K,Hirofuji H,Kusakabe A,Yamada M,Tanaka K,Kakumu S

更新日期：1994-10-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Second harmonic generation (SHG) is a novel imaging technology that could provide optical biopsy during endoscopy with advantages over current technology. SHG has the unique ability to evaluate the amount of extracellular matrix collagen protein and its alignment. METHODS:Hematoxylin- and eosin-stai...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Birk JW,Tadros M,Moezardalan K,Nadyarnykh O,Forouhar F,Anderson J,Campagnola P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 28-yr-old woman who presented with severe, recurrent cholangitis due to Caroli's disease in association with congenital hepatic fibrosis. Cystic dilatation of the segmental bile ducts was diffuse, but predominated in the right lobe and left medial segment of the liver. Extended right lobectomy was follow...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ramond MJ,Huguet C,Danan G,Rueff B,Benhamou JP

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The purpose of this prospective study was to demonstrate the ability to measure pancreatic tumor tissue blood flow (TBF) with a noninvasive method using xenon inhalation computed tomography (xenon-CT) and to correlate TBF with histological features, particularly microvascular density (MVD). METHODS...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kubota M,Murakami T,Nagano H,Eguchi H,Marubashi S,Kobayashi S,Wada H,Tanemura M,Dono K,Nakamori S,Sakon M,Monden M,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of a human strain of Bifidobacterium bifidum (B. bifidum) against murine group A rotavirus (MRV) was examined in the intestines of BALB/c infected mice. In experiments designed to determine whether B. bifidum mediated MRV shedding during diarrheal disease, pregnant dams (and their expected litter...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Duffy LC,Zielezny MA,Riepenhoff-Talty M,Dryja D,Sayahtaheri-Altaie S,Griffiths E,Ruffin D,Barrett H,Ogra PL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves (CSANs) are involved in the protection of gastric mucosa. To clarify the role of CSANs in human Helicobacter pylori-negative or -positive chronic gastritis, after bacterium detection by rapid urease test, (14)C urea breath test, and specific histological staining, the immunodistribu...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Dömötör A,Kereskay L,Szekeres G,Hunyady B,Szolcsányi J,Mózsik G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00