Eosinophilic esophagitis and achalasia - just a coincidence?

abstract：:We describe a 52-year-old woman who presented with severe diarrhea, nausea, intermittent abdominal pain and weight loss of 18 kg within ten months. Jejunal and duodenal ulcers were detected by endoscopy and multiple biopsies revealed villous atrophy of the jejunum. However, neither gliadin nor endomysium antibodies we...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Widjaja A,Wagner S,Mix H,Rifai K,Rambusch E,Stolte M,Meier PN,Nashan B,Reimann J,Böker K,Heil G,Manns MP

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of antipyrine to each of its three major metabolites 4-hydroxy-, 3-methylhydroxy- and norantipyrine has previously been demonstrated to be differentially affected in alcoholic cirrhosis. This study compared the metabolism of antipyrine to its metabolites in 30 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis to 15 pat...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Wensing G,Hoffmann K,Heidemann HT

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Die COVID-19-Pandemie ist ein weltweiter Ausbruch von neu aufgetretenen Infektionen mit dem SARS-CoV-2-Virus, von denen weltweit derzeit mehr als 10.670.000 Menschen erkrankt sind bzw. waren. In Deutschland leiden ca. 450.000 Patienten an einer chronisch entzündlichen Darmerkrankung; diese Patienten benötigen in der R...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Autoren.,Collaborators:.

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrointestinal hormones influence gastric mucosal blood flow in different ways. Gastrin, secretin and pancreocymin increase gastric mucosal blood flow, glucagon, vip and somatostatin decrease it. Motilin has a special position. Given alone motilin improves gastric mucosal blood flow, wheras it reduces gastric mu...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Koch H

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA from PBMCs of both hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive patients and healthy HCV-negative human individuals tested thus far contains essential parts--up to 272/341 nucleotides--of the HCV 5'-non-coding region (5'-NCR). These findings bring up the question of the possible evolutionary background of these sequences....

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Dennin RH,Wo J,Chen Z,Roos C

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 33 patients (duodenal ulcer 11, gastric ulcer 10, nonulcerous bulbar lesions 7, anastomotic ulcer 4, antral erosions 1), approximately 4 ml HCL 0,1 N were instilled under endoscopic view directly onto the lesion, with the purpose of eliciting patients-specific pain. Five (5) patients were test-positive; their pain ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Weithofer G,Langbein G,Lübke H,Bloch R

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infective esophagitis is a rare disease, affecting mostly immunocompromised patients. Very few cases of a multiple viral infection have been reported. We present a case of combined cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) esophagitis in an 81-year-old female with extracapillary sclerosing glomerulonephriti...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Vodovnik A,Cerar A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 3/1982 to 12/1989 773 patient underwent an elective Cholezystectomy at the Surgical University Hospital of Ulm. In 87% of cases the indication was a symptomatic cholelithiasis, the mean age being 55.4 years for females and 56.6 years for males. Intraoperative complications were rare (2.8%) and of a technical natu...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Orth K,Haas S,Oettinger W,Beger HG

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with multiple hamartoma syndrome or Cowden's disease with multiple gastrointestinal polyps and malignant melanoma is presented. The syndrome is characterized by hamartomatous tumors of the skin, fibrocystic disease of the breasts, gastrointestinal polyps and disease of the thyroid gland such as goiter and ad...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Petritsch W,Pristautz H,Schreiber F,Stauber R,Kullnig P,Höfler H,Smolle J

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The median plasma level of prolactin in 94 women with cirrhosis of the liver did not differ significantly when compared with a control group (8,0 versus 7,2 ng/ml). Nevertheless 22% of the investigated women exhibited a plasma prolactin level higher than 15 ng/ml. The prolactin concentrations correlated to the severen...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Grün R

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the most frequent underlying diseases leading to HCC development. Sorafenib is the standard of care for HCC patients not amenable to local treatment, r...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Waidmann O,Peveling-Oberhag J,Eichler K,Schulze F,Vermehren J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue specific regulation of gene expression by transcription factors is a fascinating new field in molecular immunology. This review summarizes data on specific regulation of promoters and enhancers by nuclear trans-acting factors in lymphocytes. The structural classes of transcription factors are described and basi...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Neurath MF,Meyer zum Büschenfelde KH

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and aims Therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mainly depends on tumor stage and liver function. The aim of this study was to identify additional predictors of overall survival in HCC patients with a particular attention to multimodal therapies. Methods Six hundred and seven consecutive HCC-patients tre...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Göbel T,Graf D,Hosnowsky C,Blondin D,Knoefel WT,Häussinger D,Erhardt A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) plays an important role in non-immunocompetent patients due to its high seroprevalence and life-long persistence. However, cases of severe CMV infections are also described in the immunocompetent. Here in particular, the gastrointestinal involvement is of major importance. We describe the case of...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Spinner CD,Vogelmann R,Hoffmann D,Nährig J,Schmid RM,von Delius S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humoral and/or cell-mediated (CMI) immune responses to HBAg components, human and rabbit liver specific proteins (HLP and RLP) and tuberculin were tested in patients with acute virus B and non-B-hepatitis, asymptomatic HBsAg carriers and HBsAg positive chronic active hepatitis (CAH). Furthermore, the presence of HBsAg...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Meyer zum Büschenfelde KH,Arnold W,Knolle J,Hess G

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C virus infection can be associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia and systemic vasculitis. The pathogenesis remains poorly understood. 55 consecutive patients with chronic HCI infection (anti-HCV- and serum HCV RNA-positive) were studies prospectively. Cryoglobulinemia was detected in 28 patients (51%)...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Hartmann H,Schott P,Polzien F,Mihm S,Uy A,Kaboth U,Pardowitz I,Ramadori G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old Kenian lady with advanced immunodeficiency due to HIV infection started on an antiretroviral therapy. Five months later, a severe colitis was diagnosed, however, no causal pathogen could be found. In order to avoid imminent perforation, a hemicolectomy became necessary, and immediately the symptoms and i...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Ploch P,Schimanski CC,Goetz M,Orth C,Lang H,Galle PR,Schuchmann M,Kittner JM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans and many laboratory animals, protein and fat digestion products are potent intestinal stimulants of pancreatic enzyme secretion. Both neural and hormonal pathways mediate the enzyme response to these intestinal stimulants. Enteropancreatic, cholinergic, vago-vagal reflexes are probably the most important med...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Singer MV,Niebel W,Layer P

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of a continuously decreasing incidence in Western countries, gastric cancer remains a major health problem world-wide and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The molecular pathogenesis of the vast majority of sporadic tumours has not yet been clarified in detail, while for some familial cancer types cau...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Menges M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized, endoscopically controlled double-blind trial the effectiveness of a twice daily dose of the prostaglandin E2-analogue enprostil was compared with pirenzepine given to 97 ambulatory patients with duodenal ulcers. Under 35 micrograms b.i.d. enprostil the ulcer healing rates after 2, 4 and 6 weeks averag...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Rohner HG,Beckenbach HP,Daake H,Dammann HG,Hüttemann R,Kalek S,Kühn V,Müller P,Simon B

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized placebo-controlled parallel and double-blind study the gastroduodenal effects of 20 mg piroxicam daily was evaluated endoscopically in the presence of ranitidine 150 mg bid or 300 mg bid in 31 healthy volunteers. Drugs were taken over a period of 14 days. Endoscopies were performed at entry and repeate...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Müller P,Leucht U,Simon B

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peptic ulcers are the leading cause of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the recent clinical practice in drug therapy and endoscopic treatment of ulcer bleedings in Germany and to compare the results with the medical standard. METHODS:A structured questionnaire...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Maiss J,Schwab D,Ludwig A,Naegel A,Ende A,Hahn G,Zopf Y

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis describes a hepatic disorder with the typical characteristics of an alcoholic pathogenesis without alcohol consumption. It was first described in 1962 and named NASH by Ludwig et al. 1980. Many researchers worked on this disease since this time. It represents the hepatic manifestation of t...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Blechacz B,Stremmel W

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease (CD) is a common chronic systemic autoimmune disease in Europe. The prevalence of CD in Hungarian children is estimated at 1.2 - 1.4 %. To date, however, no data on adult CD prevalence has been published. AIMS:Analysis of the serological evidence for CD among Hungarian adults in order to esti...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Sárdy M,Kornseé Z,Kelemen D,Papp S,Medvecz M,Kárpáti S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of the phytopharmacon STW 5 versus metoclopramide in functional dyspepsia. METHODS:A retrolective, epidemiological cohort study with parallel groups in 23 randomised centres where both drugs were used routinely was performed. The main outcome variab...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Raedsch R,Hanisch J,Bock P,Sibaev A,Vinson B,Gundermann KJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main cause for failure of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy is resistance to clarithromycin which is due to point mutations. The use of real-time PCR allows the detection of these mutations directly on biopsy specimens within a few hours. In our routine laboratory, we compared LightCycler PCR to conventional...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Regnath T,Enninger A,Schalasta G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal dilatation is performed for the treatment of anatomic and sometimes functional narrowing of the esophageal lumen caused by a variety of benign and malignant conditions. Esophageal perforation is the major complication associated with endoscopic dilatation. AIM:The object of this study was to asse...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Fry LC,Mönkemüller K,Neumann H,Schulz HU,Malfertheiner P

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, innovative ultrasound technology has become the primary imaging method in Gastroenterology. Compared to other imaging techniques (e. g., computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging), conventional ultrasound images have the disadvantage of a restricted field-of-view (width), thus producing im...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Dietrich CF,Ignee A,Gebel M,Braden B,Schuessler G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver is an organ with unique immune regulatory potential. This review highlights the experimental evidence for the involvement of hepatic cell populations in the induction of oral tolerance. Although immune tolerance towards oral antigens is mainly induced in the gastrointestinal tract within gut associated lymph...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Knolle PA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of endogenous gastrin in the pathogenesis of "idiopathic" ulcer disease is difficult to determine; however, gastrin is probably only of limited importance besides various probable more important factors. In conditions associated with uncontrolled gastrin production by a gastrin secreting tumor or in cases in ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

authors： Koop H

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00