Two novel protocols for cleaning residual simethicone and fluid in patient-ready duodenoscopes.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Tumor thrombi in the bile duct caused by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and cholangiocarcinoma show polypoid lesions on cholangiographic findings. This study prospectively compared the images of intraductal ultrasonography between HCC and polypoid cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS:In five patients with t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tamada K,Isoda N,Wada S,Tomiyama T,Ohashi A,Satoh Y,Ido K,Sugano K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following partial hepatectomy (PH), there is a rapid and highly orchestrated series of biochemical events which occur prior to cellular proliferation. Some of these events are presumably intimately linked with the eventual regeneration of the liver, whereas others are likely to be stress related or required for the co...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Brenner DA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Second-generation argon plasma coagulation (APC; APC 2/VIO APC) with its modes 'forced', 'pulsed', and 'precise' is a further development of the ICC/APC 300 system (first-generation APC). Until now, only limited data has existed on the use of APC 2. METHODS:Fundamental data on the characteristics of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Manner H,Enderle MD,Pech O,May A,Plum N,Riemann JF,Ell C,Eickhoff A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the characterization of liver hemangiomas and malignant tumors using power Doppler sonography before and after intravenous injection of a sonocontrast agent. METHODS:Forty-five patients with 57 liver tumors (22 hemangiomas, 24 metastases, 10 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and one cholangiocellular car...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Karabacakoglu A,Karakose S,Cil AS,Kaya A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a key regulator of vascular resistance, sodium and water homeostasis and the response to tissue injury. Historically, angiotensin II (Ang II) was thought to be the primary effector peptide of this system. Ang II is produced predominantly by the effect of angiotensin converting enz...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lubel JS,Herath CB,Burrell LM,Angus PW

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Annexin A10 (ANXA10) and its liver-specific short isoform (ANXA10S) had tissue-restricted expression. The downregulation of ANXA10S is correlated with tumor progression and poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of the present study was to validate the tissue distribution and explore th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lu SH,Chen YL,Shun CT,Lai JN,Peng SY,Lai PL,Hsu HC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel experimental model of submassive liver necrosis with impaired regeneration has been established. A novel lipid A analogue, FS-112, was injected intravenously into male BALB/c mice, followed 2 days later by a 70% partial hepatectomy. Over the next 9 days, mice became severely jaundiced, with a peak total biliru...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Maeda T,Ohnishi H,Hayashi T,Ishiki Y,Moriwaki H,Muto Y

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and chronic liver disease worldwide. Recent developments and advances in HCV replication systems in vitro and in vivo, transgenic animal models, and gene expression profiling approaches have provided novel insights into the mechanisms...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yamashita T,Honda M,Kaneko S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Low-grade erosive esophagitis (i.e. Los Angeles grade A) is the most predominant type of esophagitis in Japan. It is unclear whether all the mucosal breaks detected by conventional endoscopy are indicative of esophageal mucosal erosion. Hospital-based, cross-sectional, cross-over, observational stud...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Amano Y,Yamashita H,Koshino K,Ohshima T,Miwa H,Iwakiri R,Fujimoto K,Manabe N,Haruma K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Controversies remain over the need for antiulcer treatment following 1-week eradication triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori-positive peptic ulcers. The usefulness of combination therapy for gastric ulcers in Japanese patients, which consists of H. pylori eradication followed by gastroprotective th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Terano A,Arakawa T,Sugiyama T,Yoshikawa T,Haruma K,Asaka M,Shimosegawa T,Sakaki N,Ishii H,Sakamoto C,Takahashi S,Kinoshita Y,Fujioka T,Kobayashi K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flexible sigmoidoscopy has been recommended as a screening method to reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer in asymptomatic, average-risk subjects through the early detection and removal of polyps. However, the association between distal and proximal colonic neoplasia and, hence, the requirement for colonoscopic fo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Collett JA,Platell C,Fletcher DR,Aquilia S,Olynyk JK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunogenicity and adverse reaction of an inactivated hepatitis A (HA) vaccine were investigated. Sixty healthy adult volunteers who lacked antibody to HA virus (anti-HAV) received three doses of vaccine containing 720 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) units (EL.U) according to a 0, 1 and 6 month schedule....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Horng YC,Chang MH,Lee CY,Safary A,Andre FE,Chen DS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typhoid fever is often associated with abnormal liver biochemical tests, but severe hepatic involvement with a clinical feature of acute hepatitis is a rare complication. There have been more than 150 cases of salmonella hepatitis reported from both developed and developing countries. The documented incidence varies w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Pramoolsinsap C,Viranuvatti V

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Sepsis is an important complication and cause of morbidity and mortality in acute pancreatitis (AP). The source of sepsis may be infected pancreatic and peripancreatic collections and/or necrosis or extrapancreatic including infections in the bloodstream or respiratory and urinary tracts. We studied...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rao C,Bhasin DK,Rana SS,Gupta R,Gautam V,Singh K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are clinical reports that Helicobacter heilmannii, as well as Helicobacter pylori, has been clinically reported to cause gastric low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-type (MALT) lymphoma, although its precise mechanism remains to be clarified. Thus, the present study was undertaken to elucidate ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakamura M,Takahashi S,Matsui H,Murayama SY,Aikawa C,Sekiya Y,Nishikawa K,Matsumoto T,Yamada H,Tsuchimoto K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although interleukin (IL)-8 is well known as a chemotactic agent for neutrophil migration in vitro, the relationship between IL-8 activity and the degree of neutrophil infiltration in gastric mucosa is still unclear. In the present study, we investigated IL-8 and myeloperoxidase activity, a marker of neutrophil infilt...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sasayama Y,Kawano S,Tsuji S,Fusamoto H,Kamada T,Fukui H,Yoneda S,Okishio T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To elucidate the incidence of the rare cases of icteric type hepatocellular carcinoma (IHCC), we conducted a retrospective study. The clinical outcomes of IHCC cases were also analyzed. METHODS:From January 1986 to December 1997, newly diagnosed HCC cases were evaluated and reviewed from an admission regist...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Huang JF,Wang LY,Lin ZY,Chen SC,Hsieh MY,Chuang WL,Yu MY,Lu SN,Wang JH,Yeung KW,Chang WY

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shunt surgery is considered to be the treatment of choice in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. There is little data on the effect of side-to-side lieno-renal (SSLR) shunt on oesophageal variceal size, splenic size and splenic pulp pressure (SPP) in patents with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. We eval...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sharma BC,Singh RP,Chawla YK,Narasimhan KL,Rao KL,Mitra SK,Dilawari JB

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether a single inoculation of Helicobacter pylori can colonize the stomachs of ulcerated rats and delay their healing and whether an antibiotic drug and acid pump inhibitors can enhance the ulcer healing in infected rats. Ulcers were produced by a submucosal injection of acetic acid solution into the gas...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Li T,Okabe S

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In Crohn's disease (CD), assessment of disease activity and extension is important for clinical management. Endoscopy is the most reliable tool for evaluating disease activity in these patients and it distinguishes between lesions based on ulcer, erosion, and redness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sato H,Tamura C,Narimatsu K,Shimizu M,Takajyo T,Yamashita M,Inoue Y,Ozaki H,Furuhashi H,Maruta K,Yasutake Y,Yoshikawa K,Watanabe C,Komoto S,Tomita K,Nagao S,Miura S,Shinmoto H,Hokari R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:There are few studies investigating the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in current and former drug users. With this in mind, we sought to evaluate the antiviral efficacy of interferon alpha-2b (IFN alpha-2b) or pegylated-interferon alpha-2b (PEG-IFN alpha-2b) and ribavirin (RBV) in inj...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Grebely J,Raffa JD,Meagher C,Duncan F,Genoway KA,Khara M,McLean M,Mead A,Viljoen M,DeVlaming S,Fraser C,Conway B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a tryptophan catabolic enzyme. Recent studies have focused on the immunoregulatory role of IDO in mononuclear cells. The role of IDO in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines and HCC patients was examined. METHODS:The expression of IDO mRNA in peripheral blood mononuc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ishio T,Goto S,Tahara K,Tone S,Kawano K,Kitano S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:T-cell responses against hepatitis C are believed to be critical in achieving both natural and treatment-induced clearance. However, rapid clearance of antigen with early treatment of primary infection may result in reduced or poorly sustained cellular immunity. This study longitudinally examined Th1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Flynn JK,Dore GJ,Hellard M,Yeung B,Rawlinson WD,White PA,Kaldor JM,Lloyd AR,Ffrench RA,ATAHC Study Group.

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Rabeprazole has been known to inhibit H(+)/K(+)-ATPase more rapidly than omeprazole, the prototype proton pump inhibitor (PPI). The aim of this study was to demonstrate equivalence between low-dose rabeprazole 10 mg and omeprazole 20 mg for the healing rapidity of active peptic ulcer and for improvement of symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ji S,Kim HS,Kim JW,Jee MK,Park KW,Uh Y,Lee DK,Song JS,Baik SK,Kwon SO

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of colorectal cancer is increasing in Asia. However, the age-standardized rate has reached a plateau in some countries. Some studies have shown a male predominance difference and increasing risk in the elderly, but not in the younger population. 'Right shifting' of colorectal cancer, not accountable by ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yee YK,Tan VP,Chan P,Hung IF,Pang R,Wong BC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangioma of the oesophagus is an extremely rare entity, with only nine cases having been reported worldwide. We report on a 52-year-old woman with oesophageal lymphangioma, diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopically resected. No case of malignant transformation of the lymphangioma has been repor...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Suwa T,Ozawa S,Ando N,Shinozaki H,Tsujitsuka K,Miki H,Makuuchi H,Kitajima M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:For reduction in cost, time and risk of complications, the number of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) passes should be minimized. Previous studies have shown that tumor differentiation and site of aspiration will affect the number of passes in patients with pancreatic c...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cheng TY,Wang HP,Jan IS,Chen JH,Lin JT

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare phenomenon. This case of a 65-year-old Korean man with HCC and metastatic frontal bone mass that regressed after radiotherapy for frontal bone mass without any other therapeutic modalities is described. The clinical diagnosis of HCC was made because of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nam SW,Han JY,Kim JI,Park SH,Cho SH,Han NI,Yang JM,Kim JK,Choi SW,Lee YS,Chung KW,Sun HS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:It is unclear how adding an anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agent to immunomodulator (IM) treatment, as a step-up strategy, affects long-term outcomes in ulcerative colitis. This retrospective study investigated persistence associated with biologic anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agents combined wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kobayashi T,Udagawa E,Uda A,Hibi T,Hisamatsu T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We identified patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to determine the predictive value of serum markers to diagnose histological steatohepatitis (NASH). METHODS:Demographic, serological, radiological and histological variables on 95 consecutive patients with NAFLD were recorded. The...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Malik R,Chang M,Bhaskar K,Nasser I,Curry M,Schuppan D,Byrnes V,Afdhal N

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00