Comparison of three different stents for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collection: A large retrospective study.

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:Incidental pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are being diagnosed more frequently. However, little is known about the prevalence of PCLs in the Chinese population. The aim of the study was to assess the crude prevalence of PCLs in individuals who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sun L,Wang Y,Jiang F,Qian W,Shao C,Jin Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative measurement of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA is useful in patients with chronic hepatitis C, especially with interferon treatment. We examined the clinical usefulness of the AMPLICOR monitor assay, a newly developed assay for quantitative measurement, by comparing it with two other assays with different pri...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ichijo T,Matsumoto A,Kobayashi M,Furihata K,Tanaka E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic liver diseases. The plasma level of 8-isoprostane, a product of lipid peroxidation, is a marker of oxidative stress in vivo. The aim of the present study was to clarify whether the degree of lipid peroxidation, as measured by the plasma ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Konishi M,Iwasa M,Araki J,Kobayashi Y,Katsuki A,Sumida Y,Nakagawa N,Kojima Y,Watanabe S,Adachi Y,Kaito M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPS) technique consists of a transhepatic puncture of the portal vein and stenting of the parenchymal tract between the hepatic and portal veins. Complications of both puncture and stenting are observed in approximately 5% of procedures. Most of the complicatio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rössle M,Haag K,Blum HE

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) invading the gastrointestinal tract is very uncommon. We report the case of a 61 year old man who had a large bleed from HCC invading the fundus of the stomach. Diagnosis was eventually made at laparotomy and he is still alive 7 months after local resection. ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nicoll AJ,Ireton HJ,Crotty B

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major cancers in the world. There is a striking variation in HCC incidence rates between various countries, with a highest-to-lowest ratio of 112.5 for males and 54.7 for females. The high-risk populations are clustered in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Asia. The male-to-fe...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen CJ,Yu MW,Liaw YF

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Current treatments of functional dyspepsia (FD) are unsatisfied. Tricyclic antidepressants alter visceral hypersensitivity and brain-gut interaction. We assessed the efficacy and safety of nortriptyline in patients with FD. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with FD according to Rome III criteria who failed...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kaosombatwattana U,Pongprasobchai S,Limsrivilai J,Maneerattanaporn M,Leelakusolvong S,Tanwandee T

更新日期：2018-02-01 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 AIM:Delayed gastric emptying occurs in more than 50% of chronic diabetic patients, and this is associated with significant impairments in quality of life. Traditional therapy for delayed gastric emptying has focused on supportive treatment, and there is no significant effective therapy. The effect of low...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wu KL,Chiu YC,Yao CC,Tsai CE,Hu ML,Kuo CM,Tai WC,Chuah SK,Hsiao CC

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of eradication of Helicobacter pylori and subsequent resolution of H. pylori-related gastritis, have focused mainly on medium and long-term change following eradication therapies. Results from those studies have shown that both acute and chronic inflammatory changes found in gastric mucosa eventually...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen W,Shu D,Wilson IR,Tie A,Chadwick VS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver is very rare; only 18 cases have been recorded. In the present report we document an additional case who had a unique history of stage III non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with a full course of radiotherapy in July 1993. Two small hypoechoic cyst-like lesio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chou YY,Lee WJ,Su CT,Hsu HC

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Gastric cancer is a major health burden in the Asia-Pacific region but consensus on prevention strategies has been lacking. We aimed to critically evaluate strategies for preventing gastric cancer. METHODS:A multidisciplinary group developed consensus statements using a Delphi approach. Relevant dat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fock KM,Talley N,Moayyedi P,Hunt R,Azuma T,Sugano K,Xiao SD,Lam SK,Goh KL,Chiba T,Uemura N,Kim JG,Kim N,Ang TL,Mahachai V,Mitchell H,Rani AA,Liou JM,Vilaichone RK,Sollano J,Asia-Pacific Gastric Cancer Consensus Co

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This study was aimed to find clinical predictors for developing delirium tremens (DT) in alcohol dependence. METHODS:This cohort study was retrospectively carried out among patients who were diagnosed as having alcohol dependence between January 2001 and July 2004. Fifteen parameters were compared ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lee JH,Jang MK,Lee JY,Kim SM,Kim KH,Park JY,Lee JH,Kim HY,Yoo JY

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive, inborn error of copper metabolism. The basic defect is unknown but decreased biliary excretion of copper is associated with copper accumulation and damage to the liver, brain and other organs with variable clinical expression. The gene for the disease has been mapped to band...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Frydman M

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：:The effects of ethanol and its metabolites on collagen synthesis in cultured rat Ito cells and hepatocytes were studied. In cultured Ito cells, collagen synthetic ability reached peak values after incubation for 24 h and after 8 h in cultured hepatocytes. The distribution patterns of 14C-activity in each collagen frac...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsutsumi M,Takada A,Takase S,Shimanaka K,Enyama K

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Dendritic cells (DCs) are observed on the Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. DCs generally play an important role in the regulation of inflammation. Although stimulation of gastric epithelial cells with H. pylori vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) has been reported to induce apoptosis and endopla...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kim JM,Kim JS,Kim N,Ko SH,Jeon JI,Kim YJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since receptor-binding cancer antigen expressed on SiSo cells (RCAS1) was first reported as a tumor-associated antigen of gynecologic cancer, its function and practical value as a tumor marker have been investigated in various types of carcinomas. Basic research has indicated that RCAS1 expression in cancer cells cont...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Enjoji M,Nakashima M,Yamaguchi K,Kotoh K,Nakamuta M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Covered metallic stents (CMSs) were developed to overcome tumor ingrowth in uncovered metallic stents (UMSs) for malignant biliary obstruction, but superiority of CMSs over UMSs is still controversial due to the high migration rate in CMS. Therefore, we conducted this retrospective analysis to clarif...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakai Y,Isayama H,Kogure H,Hamada T,Togawa O,Ito Y,Matsubara S,Arizumi T,Yagioka H,Mizuno S,Sasaki T,Yamamoto N,Hirano K,Tada M,Koike K

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-six patients with primary biliary cirrhosis from a single centre were studied in a randomized placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) over a 2 year period. The two groups were well-matched at baseline. For each parameter, by calculating the difference between the me...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Turner IB,Myszor M,Mitchison HC,Bennett MK,Burt AD,James OF

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Patients with HIV-hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection progress towards liver fibrosis and cirrhosis more rapidly compared with HCV mono-infected individuals. This necessitates an accurate assessment of liver stiffness with transient elastography to guide treatment. METHODS:Searches of PubMed, EMBASE...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Njei B,McCarty TR,Luk J,Ewelukwa O,Ditah I,Lim JK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. Several studies consistently show that coffee drinkers with chronic liver disease have a reduced risk of cirrhosis and a lower incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma regardless of primary etiology. With the increasing prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver dise...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen S,Teoh NC,Chitturi S,Farrell GC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) with transient elastography is a non-invasive and reliable test for liver fibrosis. However a small proportion of patients may have unreliable LSM or LSM failure. The aim of the present study was to investigate the factors associated with unreliable LSM or LSM failur...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong GL,Wong VW,Chim AM,Yiu KK,Chu SH,Li MK,Chan HL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Bacterial gastroenteritis has been known as a risk factor of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Several risk factors of post-infectious IBS (PI-IBS) have been documented. The aims of this study were to verify the role of bacterial gastroenteritis in the development of IBS and the risk factors for the d...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ji S,Park H,Lee D,Song YK,Choi JP,Lee SI

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliferating tumour cells in 92 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were identified by an immunohistochemical method using a monoclonal antibody against proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The rate of PCNA-positive cells in HCC tissues was positively correlated with histological grade and the tumour s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nishimori H,Tsukishiro T,Nambu S,Okada K,Shimizu Y,Miyabayashi C,Higuchi K,Watanabe A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of the regulatory T cells (Treg)/T-helper (Th) 17 cells and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/interleukin-17 (IL-17) ratios with the survival and disease progression in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated liver cirrhosis (LC). ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yu X,Guo R,Ming D,Su M,Lin C,Deng Y,Lin Z,Su Z

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expressions of CD95 (Fas/APO-1) and Bcl-2 are determinants of apoptosis in normal lymphocytes, and abnormalities in their expressions might contribute to the induction of autoimmunity. In this study, we examined the expressions of CD95 and Bcl-2 on freshly isolated T and B cells from patients with autoim...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ogawa S,Sakaguchi K,Takaki A,Shiraga K,Sawayama T,Mouri H,Miyashita M,Koide N,Tsuji T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1981-86, 76 children were diagnosed as having acute viral hepatitis at the Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, which is a major referral centre for hepatitis in children in northern Taiwan. The majority (64%) of children had acute hepatitis B which had occurred mainly during infancy. ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Huang LM,Chang MH,Hong JY,Lee CY,Chen DS

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Approximately 42-95% of working channels have been reported to show the presence of residual fluid despite endoscope reprocessing. The aim of this study was to design two novel protocols for cleaning residual simethicone and demonstrate its efficiency by evaluating the residual fluid and cleanliness ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Peng CL,Liu TC,Wang HP,Chang WK

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00