Improvement in survival associated with embolisation of spontaneous portosystemic shunt in patients with recurrent hepatic encephalopathy.

abstract：AIM:To compare endoscopic banding ligation vs. no treatment in cirrhotics with intolerance or contraindications to beta-blockers for prevention of first bleeding in portal hypertension. METHODS:A sample size of 214 was planned with all sizes of varices. However, the trial was stopped due to increased bleeding in 52 pa...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Triantos C,Vlachogiannakos J,Armonis A,Saveriadis A,Kougioumtzian A,Leandro G,Manolakopoulos S,Tzourmakliotis D,Raptis SA,Burroughs AK,Avgerinos A

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori eradication has become the standard treatment for duodenal ulcer. However, there is no relevant evidence for antibacterial treatment of the white scar stage of duodenal ulcer (duodenal ulcer scar) in patients with no past history of duodenal ulcer. AIM:To investigate whether H. pylori er...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kim JS,Kim SG,Choi IJ,Park MJ,Kim BG,Jung HC,Song IS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is extensive. While the incidence of new treatments remains stable, the prevalence of long-term treatment is rising. Studies have shown that up to 70% of patients on chronic acid suppression lack a verified indication for treatment. AIMS:To investigate primary care p...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Reimer C,Bytzer P

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) prolongs transplantation-free survival in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, the optimal therapeutic dose has not been established. AIM:To compare the effects of UDCA administered in daily doses of 10 vs. 20 mg/kg on symptoms, liver biochemistry and biliary UDCA enrichment...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Van Hoogstraten HJ,De Smet MB,Renooij W,Breed JG,Engels LG,Den Ouden-Muller JW,Rijk MC,Smit AM,Zwertbroek R,Hop WC,van Berge Henegouwen GP,Schalm SW,van Buuren HR

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Faecal calprotectin and lactoferrin increasingly serve as surrogate markers of disease activity in IBD. Data on the correlation of these markers with simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD) and with histological findings are as yet limited. Aim To study the correlation of faecal calprotectin and...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sipponen T,Kärkkäinen P,Savilahti E,Kolho KL,Nuutinen H,Turunen U,Färkkilä M

更新日期：2008-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic liver disease and components of metabolic syndrome may be at higher risk for fibrosis. AIM:To assess the impact of clinicodemographic factors on hepatic fibrosis in CLD. METHODS:Of 1028 chronic liver disease patients, 964 were included in the analysis. Extensive clinico-demographic an...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Stepanova M,Aquino R,Alsheddi A,Gupta R,Fang Y,Younossi Z

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild impairments of cognition or 'Brain fog' are often reported by patients with coeliac disease but the nature of these impairments has not been systematically investigated. AIM:This longitudinal pilot study investigated relationships between cognitive function and mucosal healing in people with newly diag...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lichtwark IT,Newnham ED,Robinson SR,Shepherd SJ,Hosking P,Gibson PR,Yelland GW

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a previous study, the use of a citric acid test meal produced a rapid dose-dependent increase in urease activity that was significantly greater than that resulting from a pudding meal, ascorbic acid or sodium citrate. The mechanism was hypothesized to be related to the ability of citric acid to delay gast...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Shiotani A,Saeed A,Yamaoka Y,Osato MS,Klein PD,Graham DY

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare but fatal disease caused by obstruction in the hepatic venous outflow tract. AIM:To provide an update of the pathophysiology, aetiology, diagnosis, management and follow-up of BCS. METHODS:Analysis of recent literature by using Medline, PubMed and EMBASE databases. RES...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Khan F,Armstrong MJ,Mehrzad H,Chen F,Neil D,Brown R,Cain O,Tripathi D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The detrimental effect of smoking on development and progression of Crohn's disease (CD) is generally accepted. AIM:To evaluate the awareness of smoking risks in a Belgian inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population. METHODS:In the out-patient clinic of a tertiary referral centre, 625 consecutive patients ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： De Bie C,Ballet V,Hendriks N,Coenen S,Weyts E,Van Assche G,Vermeire S,Ferrante M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While current medications used to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) effectively produce sustained viral response (SVR), postponement of therapy is often times attributed to patient perceptions of unfavourable outcomes. However, an instrument to assess patient perceptions of therapy (i.e. tr...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Szeinbach SL,Baran RW,Dietz B,Gazzouola Rocca L,Littlefield D,Yawn BP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of lactulose and polyethylene glycol on colonic transit are poorly established. AIM:To assess the effects of these laxatives on colonic transit in normal subjects. METHODS:Colonic transit (mean residence time, cumulative counts in stool, counts remaining in the proximal or distal colon) was mea...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Fritz E,Hammer HF,Lipp RW,Högenauer C,Stauber R,Hammer J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alterations in serotonergic (5-HT) metabolism and/or intestinal integrity have been associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). AIMS:To assess the effects of the precursor of 5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), on mucosal 5-HT availability and intestinal integrity, and to assess potential differences bet...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Keszthelyi D,Troost FJ,Jonkers DM,van Eijk HM,Lindsey PJ,Dekker J,Buurman WA,Masclee AA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous data have indicated low bone formation as a mechanism of osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease. Fluoride can stimulate bone formation. AIM:To assess the effect of fluoride supplementation on lumbar spine bone mineral density in osteoporotic patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated in p...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Abitbol V,Mary JY,Roux C,Soulé JC,Belaiche J,Dupas JL,Gendre JP,Lerebours E,Chaussade S,Groupe D'etudes Thérapeutiques des Affections Inflammatoires Digestives (GETAID).

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trials of thymosin treatment in chronic hepatitis B virus infection have been small and the results have been inconsistent. AIM:To conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of thymosin treatment in chronic hepatitis B virus infection. METHODS:Randomized controlled trials comparing thymosin for over ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Chan HL,Tang JL,Tam W,Sung JJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferon might induce mutation in regions of hepatitis B virus DNA that encode for immunologic target of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. AIM:To investigate the short-term effect of steroid priming and interferon therapy on hepatitis B virus, we followed the nucleotide changes in the precore and core region of he...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： How W,Ng WC,Tan MF,Seet BL,Guan R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythromycin is a prokinetic agent for the lower oesophageal sphincter, the stomach, the gallbladder and the small bowel, acting directly on motilin receptors. Its effect on pressure activity of the human colon has not been investigated. Eight healthy volunteers were studied on 2 occasions and given intravenous or ora...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Jameson JS,Rogers J,Misiewicz JJ,Raimundo AH,Henry MM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently a new 'all in one' single capsule with the three components of bismuth-based triple therapy became available in trials for treating Helicobacter pylori. AIM:To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of this new capsule when combined with lansoprazole. METHODS:A total of 66 consecutive infected ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： De Boer WA,Van Etten RJ,Van De Wouw BA,Schneeberger PM,Van Oijen AH,Jansen JB

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) frequently affects women during their reproductive years. Pregnancy outcome in women with IBD is well described, particularly in retrospective studies. AIM:To evaluate the pregnancy outcome in patients with IBD in a prospective European multicentre case-control study. METHO...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bortoli A,Pedersen N,Duricova D,D'Inca R,Gionchetti P,Panelli MR,Ardizzone S,Sanroman AL,Gisbert JP,Arena I,Riegler G,Marrollo M,Valpiani D,Corbellini A,Segato S,Castiglione F,Munkholm P,European Crohn-Colitis Organisat

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both simple proportions and statistical tests are utilised for symptom-reflux association. We systematically compared three such tests in a clinical setting. AIM:To compare the three commonly used symptom reflux association tests in a large cohort of patients undergoing ambulatory pH monitoring for the eval...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kushnir VM,Sathyamurthy A,Drapekin J,Gaddam S,Sayuk GS,Gyawali CP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge of the natural history of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma is important to estimate the prognosis at diagnosis and indicate the best therapy. Prognosis is related to tumour stage at diagnosis, degree of liver function impairment induced either by the tumour itself or by the underlying cirrhosis, ge...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Varela M,Sala M,Llovet JM,Bruix J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of its frequent use in the treatment of irritable bowel disease little is known about mebeverine's mode of action in man. AIM:To examine mebeverine's effect on transit though the gut during lactulose-induced diarrhoea. METHODS:Nine healthy volunteers undertook a two-way randomized crossover study....

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Washington N,Ridley P,Thomas C,Spiller RC,Watts PJ,Wilson CG

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trospium chloride is a muscarinergic antagonist acting on oesophageal smooth muscle and on ganglionic and/or myenteric neurons. The effect of this drug on oesophageal motility was tested in 16 healthy male subjects in a double-blind randomized cross-over examination of trospium chloride or placebo following phentolami...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Frieling T,Enck P,Dohmann R,Wienbeck M,Lübke HJ

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter has been identified in isolated cases of hepato-biliary diseases, but its role in the pathogenesis of these conditions remains unclear. AIM:To determine whether Helicobacter could be detected in bile obtained at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and to evaluate the prevalence of t...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Fallone CA,Tran S,Semret M,Discepola F,Behr M,Barkun AN

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence and mortality of gastric cancer (GC) are high in Mongolia despite Helicobacter pylori in the Mongolian population being less virulent. AIM:To evaluate gastric bacterial microbiota profiles in patients with GC and its precursor histological conditions. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study amo...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Gantuya B,El Serag HB,Matsumoto T,Ajami NJ,Uchida T,Oyuntsetseg K,Bolor D,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high proportion of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not achieve clinical remission with the current therapies including mesalazine (mesalamine), immunossupresants (IMS) and antibodies against tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF). Moreover, IMS and anti-TNF involve a nonnegligible risk for inf...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lobatón T,Vermeire S,Van Assche G,Rutgeerts P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In behavioural economics, a 'nudge' describes configuration of a choice to encourage a certain action without taking away freedom of choice. AIM:To determine the impact of a 'nudge' strategy - prefilling either 3mL or 5mL syringes with midazolam - on endoscopic sedation practice. METHODS:Consecutive patien...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Harewood GC,Clancy K,Engela J,Abdulrahim M,Lohan K,O'Reilly C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether adherence to prescribing standards has been achieved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). AIM:To determine how prescribing of 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASAs), steroids and thiopurines has changed in response to emerging evidence. METHODS:We examined trends in oral and topical therapies in...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Chhaya V,Saxena S,Cecil E,Subramanian V,Curcin V,Majeed A,Pollok RC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the cost-effectiveness over a 4-year duration of lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil for patients with hepatitis B 'e' antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:A decision analysis model has been used to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil from the perspective o...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Buti M,Casado MA,Calleja JL,Salmerón J,Aguilar J,Rueda M,Esteban R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between ulcerative colitis and cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been recognised for over 50 years; and the role of CMV in ulcerative colitis in general, and steroid resistance in particular, remains a topic of ongoing controversy. The outcome for patients with CMV reactivation appears worse than tha...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sager K,Alam S,Bond A,Chinnappan L,Probert CS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00