Impact of albumin-bilirubin grade on survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who received sorafenib: An analysis using time-dependent receiver operating characteristic.

abstract：:Inflammation of the pancreas has many presentations in children and adolescents. The etiology is often elusive, with a great number of cases being idiopathic. However, there have been a number of recent advances in the areas of cell biology, genetics and imaging technology, which should be highlighted. Herein is provi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nydegger A,Couper RT,Oliver MR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Non-invasive diagnosis of colorectal disease remains problematic, fecal biomarkers presenting the only current option. Colorectal mucus is the diagnostically informative element of stool samples, but its separation from stool is difficult. We aimed to: (i) test a novel method of non-invasive colorect...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Loktionov A,Chhaya V,Bandaletova T,Poullis A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is known to be age dependent; the influence of age on prognosis is, however, controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the tumor characteristics and survival rates of young and old HCC patients, with respect to tumor stage. METHODS:We reviewed the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cho SJ,Yoon JH,Hwang SS,Lee HS

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula is rare. We treated a patient with this problem 6 years after small bowel resection for intestinal obstruction. The symptoms and signs were those of intestinal ischaemia and portal hypertension with an abdominal bruit. Ultrasonography and enhanced computerized tomog...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Iwai M,Kashiwadani M,Suyama Y,Miyoshi M,Kashima K

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Real-world data on sofosbuvir/velpatasvir with and without ribavirin (SOF/VEL ± RBV), particularly among patients with genotype 3 (GT3) decompensated cirrhosis, prior treatment, coinfection, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are scarce. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of SOF/VEL ± RBV in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong YJ,Thurairajah PH,Kumar R,Tan J,Fock KM,Law NM,Li W,Kwek A,Tan YB,Koh J,Lee ZC,Kumar LS,Teo EK,Ang TL

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although gastric hypermotility is one of the mechanisms proposed to explain the ulcerogenic action of indomethacin, the drug has shown relaxatory effects on isolated longitudinal and transverse rat gastric fundus. To explain the above discrepancy, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Keshavarz M,Afshin S,Djahanguiri B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common functional disorder of the biliary tract and pancreas relates to the activity of the Sphincter of Oddi. The Sphincter of Oddi is a small smooth muscle sphincter strategically placed at the junction of the bile duct, pancreatic duct, and duodenum. The sphincter controls flow of bile and pancreatic juice...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Toouli J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of a 58 year old Caucasian male with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) who first presented with acanthosis nigricans of both axillae, skin pigmentation, which was pronounced over the posterior surface of the neck, and generalized pruritus. Following orthotopic liver transplantation for progressive li...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Pham TH,Kaushik S,Lin BP,Jones DB

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of phagocytosis by Kupffer cells has been shown to be related to the Ca(2+)-calmodulin and the actomyosin systems. However the role of the transmembrane signal transmitter, G-protein, is still unknown. In this study, a quantitative evaluation of phagocytosis by Kupffer cells of rats in culture and the ef...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hirose M,Watanabe S,Ueno T,Kitami N,Sato N

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro binding of 125I-labelled human alpha-interferon to peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 13 patients with chronic hepatitis B during interferon therapy was assayed in order to identify changes in the number of interferon receptors during treatment. Nine patients were treated with human alpha-interferon ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakajima S,Kuroki T,Kurai O,Kobayashi K,Yamamoto S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver is an active site for the biosynthesis of haem and porphyrinogens/porphyrins, which are intermediates of the haem biosynthetic pathway, because haem is required for functional activity of the cytochrome P 450 system and other critical hepatic haemoproteins. The production of hepatic haem is regulated primari...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bloomer JR

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously developed a new diagnostic method for Helicobacter pylori infection and called it the endoscopic [13C]-urea breath test (EUBT). Here we evaluate the relationship between the EUBT results and the histological findings. METHODS:The EUBT was performed on 137 patients with gastroduodenal diseases....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Suto H,Azuma T,Ito S,Ito Y,Miyaji H,Yamazaki Y,Kohli Y,Kuriyama M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Helicobacter pylori cagA can be classified into mainly two types (East-Asian-type and Western-type cagA) according to the repeat regions located in the 3' region. Recent studies showed that the Western-type cagA in strains from Okinawa, Japan formed a different cluster (J-Western-type cagA subtype). ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Matsuo Y,Shiota S,Matsunari O,Suzuki R,Watada M,Binh TT,Kinjo N,Kinjo F,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:As bacterial resistance to clarithromycin limits the efficacy of clarithromycin-based regimens for Helicobacter pylori infection, attention has turned to quinolone-based rescue therapies. Resistance of H. pylori to both clarithromycin and quinolone can be predicted by genetic testing. Here, we used t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yamade M,Sugimoto M,Uotani T,Nishino M,Kodaira C,Furuta T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Chronic alcoholic liver disease is associated with hepatic insulin resistance, dysregulated lipid metabolism with increased toxic lipid (ceramide) accumulation, lipid peroxidation, and oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Peroxisome-proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) agonists are insu...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ramirez T,Tong M,Chen WC,Nguyen QG,Wands JR,de la Monte SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is the mildest form of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and is characterized by deficits in neurocognitive performance without any clinical symptoms of HE. In the current study, we aim to evaluate and compare the neurocognitive, biochemical, and brain magnetic resonan...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yadav SK,Goel A,Saraswat VA,Thomas MA,Wang E,Marincola FM,Haris M,Gupta RK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Celiac disease (CD) is emerging in Asia. While a few population-based studies from Asia have reported a prevalence of CD from 0.1% to 1.3%, the exact prevalence of CD in Asia is not known. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of CD in Asia. METHODS:On search ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Singh P,Arora S,Singh A,Strand TA,Makharia GK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Safety and efficacy data on endoscopic treatment of duodenal neoplasm are limited. We suggest the technical feasibility of endoscopic procedures by evaluating the results of endoscopic treatment for nonampullary duodenal adenoma and adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Forty-five patients who underwent endoscopi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Seo JY,Hong SJ,Han JP,Jang HY,Myung YS,Kim C,Lee YN,Ko BM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET/CT) has been used to detect metastasis in the diagnosis of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). However, the utility of PET/CT to assess primary tumor for endoscopic resectability and prognosis in early EAC remains unclear. We conducted a retros...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sun G,Tian J,Gorospe EC,Johnson GB,Hunt CH,Lutzke LS,Leggett CL,Iyer PG,Wang KK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP). The aim of the present paper was to study the profile of anti- and proinflammatory cytokines in AP and to determine their predictive value for severity of AP, organ failure and mortality. METHODS:Consecutive patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sathyanarayan G,Garg PK,Prasad H,Tandon RK

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis C virus was first identified in 1989. It causes chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Global anti-HCV prevalence is 1-3%. Contaminated blood product, dirty needles and instruments, and injection drug use are the main parenteral routes of transmission. Cultural practices, such as acup...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Leung NW

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastroduodenal lesions might be different between the general population and AIDS patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the prevalence of H. pylori and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in AIDS patients and HIV-negative controls. The impact ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chiu HM,Wu MS,Hung CC,Shun CT,Lin JT

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In hilar cholangiocarcinoma, an accurate assessment of preoperative resectability is important to optimize surgical resection. We investigated the accuracy of the combination of intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) and percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) for evaluating longitudinal extent i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kim HM,Park JY,Kim KS,Park MS,Kim MJ,Park YN,Bang S,Song SY,Chung JB,Park SW

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Liver fibrosis is an established determinant of prognosis and therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The role of fibroscan in assessing fibrosis in CHB remains unclear. Present study was designed to correlate fibroscan with liver biopsy and determine whether fibroscan can avoid liver biopsy in patient...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Goyal R,Mallick SR,Mahanta M,Kedia S,Shalimar,Dhingra R,Sharma H,Das P,Datta Gupta S,Panda S,Acharya SK

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the leading cause of cancer related mortality in certain geographic areas. Most of the patients with GBC have advanced disease at presentation, precluding curative resection resulting in a dismal prognosis. However, recent advances in the understanding of its epidemiology and pathogenesis c...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Dutta U

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Development of hepatic cirrhosis involves oxidative stress, inflammation, hepatic stellate cells (HSC)s activation and fibrosis. On the other hand, quercetin, a natural flavonoid is a potent antioxidant and activator of superoxide dismutase and catalase. The aim was to determinate the effect of querc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hernández-Ortega LD,Alcántar-Díaz BE,Ruiz-Corro LA,Sandoval-Rodriguez A,Bueno-Topete M,Armendariz-Borunda J,Salazar-Montes AM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four types of materials, type I collagen coat (Coat), acid-soluble type I collagen gel (Hardgel), pepsin-treated acid-soluble type I collagen gel (Softgel), and an extract of extracellular matrix of the murine Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm sarcoma (Matrigel), were used as matrices to culture rat hepatic parenchymal cells, and...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Awata R,Sawai H,Imai K,Terada K,Senoo H,Sugiyama T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Monosaccharides And Polyols (FODMAP) diet has been described, evaluated, and found efficacious for the treatment of patients with irritable bowel syndrome primarily in Western countries. The aim of this review was to address the applicability of this diet to Sou...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hewawasam SP,Iacovou M,Muir JG,Gibson PR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Exportin 4 (XPO4) is a recently-discovered candidate tumor-suppressor gene identified in a liver cancer mouse model. To investigate the role of XPO4 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pathogenesis, we determined XPO4 expression and its correlation to prognosis in human primary HCC. METHODS:The XPO4 m...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liang XT,Pan K,Chen MS,Li JJ,Wang H,Zhao JJ,Sun JC,Chen YB,Ma HQ,Wang QJ,Xia JC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00