ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Mortality Among Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Analysis Across a Decade.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inactive and active phases of hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are diagnosed by serum HBV DNA levels, with cutoff at 2000 IU/mL. However, it is difficult to distinguish inactive carriers at a single time point because HBV DNA levels can transiently decrease to <2000 IU...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yim SY,Um SH,Jung JY,Seo YS,Yim HJ,Ryu HS,Chun HJ,Jeen YT,Kim CD,Keum B,Lee HS

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the activities of culture-extracted or commercially available toll-like receptors (TLRs) ligands to establish their direct impact on target gastrointestinal motor cells. METHODS:Short-term and long-term effects of Shigella flexneri M90T and Escherichia coli K-2 strains-extracted lipopolysaccharides (LPS), ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tattoli I,Petitta C,Scirocco A,Ammoscato F,Cicenia A,Severi C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selection of landmark articles for a given year in any subject risks being somewhat subjective, and subjectivity is best avoided in scientific endeavor. However, the very nature of such a selection process invites judgment. Like most judges, I, too, claim to avoid conscious bias, but no one who has ever graced the b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kapadia CR

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred forty-six consecutive specimens of excised bowel from patients with Crohn's disease were studied to determine the relationships between strictures, sinuses, and "fissures." A significant coincidence of sinuses and strictures was observed and sinuses tended to arise proximal to the point of maximal strictur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kelly JK,Siu TO

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the nonorganic abdominal disorders the celiac/solar plexus syndrome represents a frequently seen entity characterized by the typical association of epigastric pain and "lambda-type" tenderness. It is a special type of abdominal neurosis in which the pain arises in the periaortic nervous plexuses. Its clinical impor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Maratka Z

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now a plethora of methods to diagnose colonization of the human stomach with Campylobacter pylori, such as microbiological culture on various media, identification of C. pylori in biopsies or biopsy smears using various stains or neurological methods, serological demonstration of specific anti-C. pylori antib...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tytgat GN,Rauws EA,de Koster EH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome not clinically evident and without esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension are presented. The diagnosis was made by real-time ultrasonography, which showed echographic caput medusae with large afferent umbilical veins and efferent inferio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caturelli E,Sperandeo G,Squillante MM,Mangia A,Gabbrielli L

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple lymphomatous polyposis is very rare. We report two cases affecting duodenum, small intestine and colon/rectum, both with extensive disease, making radical surgery impossible and chemotherapy the treatment of choice. One patient died 23 days after initial treatment of myocardial infiltration, and the other is ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Norum J,Hovde O,Stalsberg H

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori antibody testing is accurate for diagnosing untreated patients. Rapid serum testing is as accurate as formal enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing. As whole blood fingerstick tests may become the diagnostic method of choice if they are of similar accuracy, 51 patients were studied who h...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Harrison JR,Bevan J,Furth EE,Metz DC

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We evaluated the efficacy of initial and follow-up hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), models of end-stage liver disease (MELD), and MELD-Na for predicting the survival of patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis (LC). BACKGROUND:MELD with/without Na score and HVPG have been important predictors of morta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Suk KT,Kim CH,Park SH,Sung HT,Choi JY,Han KH,Hong SH,Kim DY,Yoon JH,Kim YS,Baik GH,Kim JB,Kim DJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefit of early endoscopy in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding remains controversial. In this study we looked at the role of early endoscopy in bleeding peptic ulcer patients with clear, "coffee grounds," or bloody nasogastric aspirate. A consecutive series of 325 patients with peptic ulcer bleeding were in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lin HJ,Wang K,Perng CL,Chua RT,Lee FY,Lee CH,Lee SD

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Risk factors for osteoporotic fracture as well as inpatient utilization and mortality have not been thoroughly studied in patients with cirrhosis. We analyzed data from a national database to determine fracture risk in patients with cirrhosis, specific risk factors, and the effect of fractures on he...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Patel A,Silverman S,Baghdadi J,Shah O,Sundaram V

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To determine the long-term efficacy of endoluminal gastroplication (ELGP) and the most effective plication configuration. BACKGROUND:Endoluminal gastroplication is an intriguing therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease. We conducted a retrospective review of a prospective experience of patient cohorts compari...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Davis RE,Iqbal A,Gerhardt JD,Welch RA,Turaga K,Tierney B,Haider M,Filipi CJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe four patients with a benign hepatic malformation most consistent with the rarely described anomaly known as corset liver. Three of these patients were extensively evaluated to rule out a malignancy because of an abdominal mass. These patients illustrate several features which may help in making the diagnos...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Philips DM,LaBrecque DR,Shirazi SS

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased amounts of small bowel gas are a frequent finding on plain abdominal films in toxic megacolon (TMC), but they may also be found in patients with severe colitis. We studied 69 consecutive patients with severe ulcerative colitis to evaluate whether an increased gas content of the small intestine may identify p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caprilli R,Vernia P,Latella G,Torsoli A

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a nuclear receptor, originally described in adipose tissue, which controls the expression of a large number of regulatory genes in lipid metabolism and insulin sensitization. Well known by endocrinologists, thiazolidinedionesare classical PPARγ synthetic agonists...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Speca S,Dubuquoy L,Desreumaux P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus associated perianal ulcerations. Both complained of chronic, painful, nonhealing ulcers that required surgical intervention for diagnosis and palliation. One patient developed diffuse cytomegalovirus infection and both had poor res...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kamel PL

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to clarify the role of nitric oxide (NO) generated from inducible NO synthase (iNOS) during healing of rat gastric ulcers. After gastric ulcers were induced by acetic acid, rats were treated with vehicle, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), aminoguanidine (AG), and dexamethasone (Dex) by gastric int...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Akiba Y,Nakamura M,Mori M,Suzuki H,Oda M,Kimura H,Miura S,Tsuchiya M,Ishii H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current COVID-19 pandemic, there has been concern regarding the use of ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents by COVID-19 infected patients. Aminosalicylates (5-ASAs) are structurally similar and have anti-inflammatory functions that resemble those of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ehrenpreis ED,Kruchko DH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have analyzed the potential of advanced endoscopic imaging techniques for differentiating hyperplastic and adenomatous colorectal lesions. Latest endoscopic resection techniques now also allow for treatment of more advanced staged lesions including treatment of early cancerous lesions. AIMS:T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Albrecht H,Nägel A,Tasdelen H,Rath T,Grauer M,Vieth M,Neurath MF,Neumann H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic esophagitis is a recently described disease characterized by the presence of upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms in association with a dense esophageal eosinophilic infiltrate. The awareness and interest of physicians and researchers in this disease has been increasing as reflected by the number of publ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Almansa C,Devault KR,Achem SR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with pernicious anemia developed gastric carcinoid, one 20 years and the other 1 year after diagnosis of pernicious anemia. One of the patients underwent successful resection of the tumor, while the second, with diffuse gastric carcinoid, was managed conservatively. She is well and asymptomatic 32 months ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Stalnikowicz R,Eliakim R,Steiner D,Gross D,Okon E

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report in the American literature of a recently described histologic variant of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Only six examples of this unique entity, called cholangitis glandularis proliferans (CGP), or proliferative cholangitis, have previously been reported. This disorder typically present...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Graham SM,Barwick K,Cahow CE,Baker CC

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a highly fatal disease with limited therapeutic options. The determinants, trends, and outcomes of different therapies for ICC are largely unknown in the United States. METHODS:Using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results-(SEER) Medicare database, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shaib YH,Davila JA,Henderson L,McGlynn KA,El-Serag HB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia is a neurotoxin that is normally cleared by the intact liver and if not, hyperammonemia results in hepatic encephalopathy. Hyperammonemia may be owing to primary or secondary causes. Early diagnosis is important to prevent permanent brain damage. Advanced malignancy involving the liver is associated with hyper...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Broadbridge V,Townsend A,Pittman K,Kimber R,Patterson W,Sukumaran S,Price TJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have found 20 cases of ectopic gastric mucosa in the proximal esophagus. Five patients had symptoms, usually a burning sensation in the neck and/or dysphagia. We report the results of immunoperoxidase staining of this tissue for gastrin, somatostatin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, and bombesin. In 85% of biopsy sp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shah KK,DeRidder PH,Shah KK

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unbuffered rapid urease test (RUT) is an accurate, rapid, and inexpensive method of detecting Helicobacter pylori. However, it is generally recommended to prepare the reagent daily. This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the shelf-life of our unbuffered RUT at -20 degrees C. Two sets of antral biopsies (X2)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ng FH,Wong SY,Ng WF,Wong BC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antidepressants to treat patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been extended in recent years because of their possible neuromodulatory and analgesic effects, generally in doses that do not have antidepressant effects. There seems to be sufficient evidence to support the recommendation that psycho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wald A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To report the clinical profile and natural course in a large series of patients with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and acute pancreatitis (AP). BACKGROUND:The natural history of HTG-related pancreatitis is poorly defined. STUDY:Medical records of 121 patients with serum triglycerides (TG) levels of ≥500 mg/dL suff...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vipperla K,Somerville C,Furlan A,Koutroumpakis E,Saul M,Chennat J,Rabinovitz M,Whitcomb DC,Slivka A,Papachristou GI,Yadav D

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a malignancy-associated polyposis syndrome. We describe a histopathologic phenomenon easily encountered when examining the nature of Peutz-Jeghers polyps but that is underreported in the literature. This phenomenon of "pseudo-invasion" may mimic invasive carcinoma due to epithelial displaceme...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Westerman AM,van Velthuysen ML,Bac DJ,Schouten WR,Wilson JH

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00