Cardiac dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis: is the systolic component its main feature?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although antimony electrodes are by far the most popular for performing oesophageal pH monitoring, there are few data comparing the accuracy of glass and antimony electrodes. Therefore, we tested the accuracy of both electrodes in the prediction of oesophagitis. METHOD:pH monitoring using a glass electrode a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vandenplas Y,Badriul H,Verghote M,Hauser B,Kaufman L

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP) is a relatively common form of chronic pancreatitis in parts of Asia and Africa. The SPINK1 variant p.N34S is strongly associated with TCP, but other genetic factors remain to be defined. Chymotrypsinogen C (CTRC) degrades trypsinogen and loss-of-function variants have be...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Derikx MH,Szmola R,te Morsche RH,Sunderasan S,Chacko A,Drenth JP

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment uptake and responses were assessed among HCV/HIV co-infected individuals referred for HCV therapy at an urban HIV clinic. METHODS:Retrospective review of HIV/HCV patients enrolled in the HCV treatment program at the John Ruedy Immunodeficiency Cl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Murray MC,Barrios R,Zhang W,Hull M,Montessori V,Hogg RS,Montaner JS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Technical feasibility and safety of portal vein (PV) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) resection during pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for cancer has been confirmed, but oncological benefits remain unclear. The present study aimed to explore the long-term outcomes of PD with PV/SMV resection and proven histol...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Martin D,Petermann D,Fontanella S,Pu Y,Halkic N,Demartines N,Schäfer M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classification of sites in tumors of the oral cavity, oropharynx, pharynx, and hypopharynx varies in the literature. More than 90% of these tumors of the mucosal lining are classified as squamous cell carcinoma developed from premalignant lesions such as leukoplakia and erythroleukoplakia. These carcinomas are ass...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Lambert R,Sauvaget C,de Camargo Cancela M,Sankaranarayanan R

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening colonoscopy is less effective in preventing proximal colon cancers than distal colon cancers. A repeat examination of the right side of the colon may increase the lesion detection. The study aimed to assess the results of a second examination of the right side of the colon with forward-view or retr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ai X,Qiao W,Han Z,Tan W,Bai Y,Liu S,Zhi F

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced bone mineral density has been reported in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and recent studies indicate that there is also an increase in the relative risk of fracture. Absolute risk of fracture is, however, generally low and thus measurement of bone mineral density as a screening procedure for all pati...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Compston JE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate the expression of cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-1 and COX-2) in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) by immunohistochemistry, based on the hypothesis that COXs expression could vary according to genotype, viral load, liver steatosis, BMI and response to therapy an...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Giannitrapani L,Soresi M,Ingrao S,La Spada E,Vuturo O,Florena AM,Cervello M,Montalto G

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual prevalence of dyspepsia in the UK is about 25%. Dyspepsia is one of the most common reasons for a patient to visit a primary care physician (PCP), accounting for between 3 and 4% of all PCP consultations. Antisecretory drugs prescribed by PCPs to relieve dyspepsia consume over 7% of the annual UK National H...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Harris A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first-line management of the later complications of severe acute pancreatitis has moved increasingly towards a non-operative approach. Asymptomatic pseudocysts may be safely observed while awaiting spontaneous resolution. Symptomatic, enlarging or complicated pseudocysts, particularly those with an immature wall, ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Wilson C

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We here report a case of celiac disease and Budd Chiari syndrome. This 19-year-old boy was diagnosed to have portal hypertension in another hospital when he had developed variceal bleeding. In our hospital, he was found to have occlusion of all three hepatic veins as the cause of portal hypertension. On a routine endo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kochhar R,Masoodi I,Dutta U,Singhal M,Miglani A,Singh P,Singh K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis and hepatic fibrosis. Liver biopsy, because of its limitations and risks, might be considered an imperfect gold standard for assessing the severity of chronic liver diseases. In this study, we aimed to prospectively validate FibroTest (FT) and Act...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： El-Shabrawi MH,Mohsen NA,Sherif MM,El-Karaksy HM,Abou-Yosef H,El-Sayed HM,Riad H,Bahaa N,Isa M,El-Hennawy A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes' promoter and JC virus infection may be etiologic factors in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). OBJECTIVES:To look at both JC virus T antigen and hMLH1 promoter methylation in CRC tissue in Israeli ethnic groups with different incidence of CRC. METHODS:Tw...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Niv Y,Vilkin A,Brenner B,Kendel Y,Morgenstern S,Levi Z

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Nowadays, interferon alfa-2b is still in widespread use for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in China. In this study, peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin was compared with interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin for the initial treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ma P,Yang JM,Hou W,Song SD,Wang L,Lu W

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To ascertain whether therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for benign biliary disease in frail elderly patients with comorbid conditions can be safely undertaken in a district general hospital, and whether the procedure is facilitated by the use of short-acting general an...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cocking JB,Ferguson A,Mukherjee SK,Giancola G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), rapidly progressive cerebral oedema remains the main fatal complication and an obstacle in liver transplantation. A 29-year-old Japanese woman presented with sudden-onset hepatic encephalopathy and jaundice. Hepatic encephalopathy deteriorated within 2 days of the onset of jaundice....

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sadamori H,Yagi T,Inagaki M,Shima Y,Matsuda H,Tanaka N,Sakaguchi K,Tsuji T,Matsumi M,Katayama H,Hirakawa N

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver steatosis (LS) and chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are two common causes of chronic liver disease in Iran. LS is also a common histopathological feature of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Association of chronic HBV infection and LS has not been extensively studied. AIM:We investigated the pr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Minakari M,Molaei M,Shalmani HM,Mohammad Alizadeh AH,Jazi AH,Naderi N,Shavakhi A,Mashayekhi R,Zali MR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a clinically important and severe complication in patients with cancer. Leptomeningeal involvement as a secondary event in gastric carcinoma is rarely reported and usually occurs late in advanced disease. Herein, we report a case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis as the initial manifest...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braeuninger S,Mawrin C,Malfertheiner P,Schildhaus HU,Seiler C,Dietzmann K,Lins H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and side-effect profile of two currently advocated treatment regimens for eradicating Helicobacter pylori. DESIGN:A randomized, controlled, open, single-centre study. SETTING:A community hospital in The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-six consecutive patients with (chronic) ulcer d...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： de Boer WA,Driessen WM,Jansz AR,Tytgat GN

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive amounts of patient data are captured daily in electronic medical records (EMR). Utilizing the power of such large data may help identify disease associations and generate hypotheses that can lead to a better understanding of disease associations and mechanisms. We aimed to comprehensively identify an...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Waljee AK,Noureldin M,Berinstein JA,Cohen-Mekelburg SA,Wallace BI,Cushing KC,Hanauer DA,Keeney-Bonthrone TP,Nallamothu B,Higgins PDR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In western and northern but not southern Europe, the prevalence of coeliac disease among patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is higher than in the general population. We analysed the prevalence of coeliac disease among patients with PBC in Poland, a central European country. METHODS:In 115 patient...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Habior A,Lewartowska A,Orłowska J,Zych W,Sankowska M,Bauer A,Butruk E

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Liver cirrhosis is considered as a premalignant state, as about 80% of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with liver cirrhosis. Although alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has a high negative predictive value, its sensitivity for detecting HCC is poor. The aim of this study was to evaluate circulating endoglin...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Yagmur E,Rizk M,Stanzel S,Hellerbrand C,Lammert F,Trautwein C,Wasmuth HE,Gressner AM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Pancreatitis and hyperamylasaemia are common complications of ERCP and this study was designed to explain which operative and patient factors predispose to them. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A 1 year prospective study of consecutive patients in a single operator centre with detailed attention to technical f...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dickinson RJ,Davies S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The number of cases with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exceeded seven million worldwide. However, the data describing the global prevalence of liver injury associated with COVID-19 is lacking secondary to the novelty of this ongoing pandemic. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to determin...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Wijarnpreecha K,Ungprasert P,Panjawatanan P,Harnois DM,Zaver HB,Ahmed A,Kim D

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intestinal complications in inflammatory bowel disease indicate active inflammation and typically result in the intensification of therapy. AIM:To analyse whether the rates of intestinal complications were associated with age at disease onset. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data from 1506 individuals with Crohn's ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Herzog D,Fournier N,Buehr P,Rueger V,Koller R,Heyland K,Nydegger A,Braegger CP,Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of lansoprazole 30 mg given in the morning compared with high-dose ranitidine 300 mg twice daily in the treatment of patients with oesophageal strictures. DESIGN:A multicentre, outpatient, double-blind, parallel group, prospectively randomized clinical trial. PATIENTS:One hundred a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Swarbrick ET,Gough AL,Foster CS,Christian J,Garrett AD,Langworthy CH

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The response to immunosuppressive therapy in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a matter of debate. The aim of this work is to identify the histological, biochemical, and clinical predictive factors of incomplete response/treatment failure to the standard treatment (prednisone with or without azath...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdel-Razik A,Mousa N,Zakaria S,Elhelaly R,Elzehery R,Zalata K,Awad M,Eldeeb AA,Abdelsalam M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fructose is absorbed by GLUT transporters in the small intestine. If this process is inadequate, abdominal symptoms because of fructose intolerance may arise. The effect of a tailored fructose-restricted diet on gastrointestinal complaints was assessed in patients with fructose intolerance. MATERIALS AND MET...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bonfrate L,Krawczyk M,Lembo A,Grattagliano I,Lammert F,Portincasa P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a series of inflammatory genes were associated with the development of the most common pathologies thought to precede gastric cancer development namely; Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-associated gastritis and intestinal metaplasia....

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Murphy G,Thornton J,McManus R,Swan N,Ryan B,Hughes DJ,O'Morain CA,O'Sullivan M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of food allergy reaches 3% in the adult population. Chronic gastrointestinal allergy is a rare entity: 4.2% of food allergies in adults, and represents 3.2% of all intestinal disorders. Non-specific symptoms are the rule but eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are the subject of much interest. Endos...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Moneret-Vautrin AD

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00