Distinction between Chronic Enteropathy Associated with the SLCO2A1 Gene and Crohn's Disease.

abstract：Background/Aims:The present study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of simeprevir-based triple therapy with reduced doses of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin for interferon (IFN) ineligible patients, such as elderly and/or cirrhotic patients, and to elucidate the factors contributing to a sustained ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Tamai H,Ida Y,Kawashima A,Shingaki N,Shimizu R,Moribata K,Nasu T,Maekita T,Iguchi M,Kato J,Nakao T,Kitano M

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Although gastric cancer (GC) prevalence in the United States overall is low, there is significantly elevated risk in certain racial/ethnic groups. Providers caring for high-risk populations may not be fully aware of GC risk factors and may underestimate the potential for selective screening. Our aim was...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Shah SC,Itzkowitz SH,Jandorf L

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis (EIP) is a rare benign disease that is characterized by multiple tiny flask-shaped outpouching lesions of the esophageal wall. The etiology is unknown, but the pathologic findings include dilatation of excretory ducts of submucosal glands. The predominant symptom is dysphagia...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Chon YE,Hwang S,Jung KS,Lee HJ,Lee SG,Shin SK,Lee YC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Left-sided diverticulitis is increasing in Japan, and many studies report that left-sided diverticulitis is more likely to be severe. Therefore, it is important to identify the features and risk factors for left-sided diverticulitis. We hypothesized that left-sided diverticulitis in Japan is related to ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Yamada E,Ohkubo H,Higurashi T,Sakai E,Endo H,Takahashi H,Uchida E,Tanida E,Izumi N,Kanesaki A,Hata Y,Matsuura T,Fujisawa N,Komatsu K,Maeda S,Nakajima A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension is a major pathophysiology in patients with cirrhosis. Portal pressure is the gold standard to evaluate the severity of portal hypertension, and radiological intervention is the only procedure for pressure measurement. Ultrasound (US) is a simple and noninvasive imaging modality available worldwide...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Maruyama H,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The notion that acute hepatitis A superimposed on chronic hepatitis B infection leads to a worse outcome than acute hepatitis A alone remains controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) on the severity of acute hepatitis A. ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim KM,Eo SJ,Gwak GY,Choi MS,Lee JH,Koh KC,Yoo BC,Paik SW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There has been a lack of research comparing balloon dilatation and self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement to determine which is better for long-term clinical outcomes in patients with benign colorectal strictures. We aimed to compare the clinical efficacy and complication rates of balloon dilatati...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Park CH,Yoon JY,Park SJ,Cheon JH,Kim TI,Lee SK,Lee YC,Kim WH,Hong SP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Knowledge of the risk factors associated with adverse outcomes after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may be helpful for developing PEG recommendations. The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical risk factors associated with adverse clinical outcomes after PEG, especially regarding ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Im JP,Cha JM,Kim JW,Kim SE,Ryu DY,Kim EY,Kim ER,Chang DK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), a new and potentially curative method for treating gastrointestinal neoplasms, may have longer procedure time and the risk of complications when compared to conventional endoscopic mucosal resection. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of ESD in patients ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim BJ,Chang TH,Kim JJ,Min BH,Lee JH,Son HJ,Rhee PL,Rhee JC,Kim KM,Park CK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Despite the potent suppression of the hepatitis B virus with modern antiviral agents, only a minority of HBeAg-positive patients achieve hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion. We aimed to explore the potential efficacy of combination therapy consisting of pegylated interferon (p-IFN) and an oral antivira...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Wi CI,Kim WR,Gross JB,Stadheim LM,Poterucha JJ

更新日期：2016-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection represents a high-risk state of gastric cancer, but the risk is even higher in gastric atrophy. H. pylori stool antigen (HpSA) and serum pepsinogen (PG) tests are useful tools for screening present infection and gastric atrophy, respectively. To ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Yamaoka M,Nakajima S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplantation has become a lifesaving procedure for patients who have chronic end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure. The satisfactory outcome of liver transplantation has led to insufficient supplies of deceased donor organs, particularly in East Asia. Hence, East Asian surgeons are concentrating on ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Moon DB,Lee SG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The role of Helicobacter pylori in gastric carcinogenesis is unclear, but H. pylori infection is thought to predispose carriers to gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the extent of DNA damage in normal gastric epithelial cells and H. pylori-positive and -neg...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Marie MA,Altahir IE

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic diverticula are common whereas but rectal diverticula are very rare, with only sporadic reports in the literature since 1911. Most patients with rectal diverticula are diagnosed incidentally, inflammatory processes may have developed at the time of the diagnosis. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman prese...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Jung SH,Kim JH

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Ischemic colitis includes a wide clinical spectrum ranging from mild to severe forms. This study aimed to determine the factors that are related to the occurrence of severe ischemic colitis. METHODS:This multicenter study was conducted retrospectively in Korea. The patients were divided into mild and s...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Choi SR,Jee SR,Song GA,Park SJ,Lee JH,Song CS,Park HU

更新日期：2015-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Sacroiliitis (SI) is one of the most frequent extraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, but the exact prevalence has not been evaluated in Asia. There are few data on the association between SI and other clinical features of IBD. The prevalence of SI was evaluated usin...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Hwangbo Y,Kim HJ,Park JS,Ryu KN,Kim NH,Shim J,Jang JY,Dong SH,Kim BH,Chang YW,Chang R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To prospectively evaluate our palliative management of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma (CC) treated with tailored multimodal oncological therapy. METHODS:Between January 2005 and January 2010, 50 consecutive patients with unresectable CC and jaundice were palliated with percutaneous drainage. Forty-thr...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Andrašina T,Válek V,Pánek J,Kala Z,Kiss I,Tuček S,Slampa P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common but under-recognized syndrome comprising bothersome recurrent postprandial fullness, early satiety, or epigastric pain/burning. Epidemiologically, there are two clinically distinct FD syndromes (although these often overlap clinically): postprandial distress syndrome (PDS; compris...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Talley NJ

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoachalasia secondary to primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is extremely rare and has not been reported until now. Here, we report a unique case of primary SCC of the liver initially presenting with progressive dysphagia along with short periods of significant weight loss. A 58-year-old man initial...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Choi MK,Kim GH,Song GA,Nam HS,Yi YS,Ahn KH,Kim S,Kim JY,Park DY

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:As the incidence rate of and mortality from pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) are increasing worldwide, it is important to study the simple predictive risk factors for PMC among patients with hospital-acquired diarrhea (HAD). This study focused on identifying the clinical risk factors that can easily predi...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Yang BK,Do BJ,Kim EJ,Lee JU,Kim MH,Kang JG,Kim HS,Kim KH,Jang MK,Lee JH,Kim HY,Shin WG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:The presence of invasion is a diagnostic criterion of early gastric cancer (EGC) in Korea, whereas diagnosis in Japan is based on enlarged nuclei and prominent nucleoli. Moreover, the depth of invasion is the location of cancer cell infiltration in Korea, whereas it is the location of lymphovascular inv...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lee SY,Yoshida N,Dohi O,Lee SP,Ichikawa D,Kim JH,Sung IK,Park HS,Otsuji E,Itoh Y,Shim CS,Han HS,Kishimoto M,Naito Y

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the right buttock with multiple metastases to the lung, bone, and small intestine. He received resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the jejunum for the jejunal metastatic tumor, and mass excision of the metastatic tumor of the left femur followed by closed...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Yoo JW,Lee DH,Song HJ,Ahn JH,Kim SW,Suh C,Lee JS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year-old Japanese man with chronic hepatitis C was found to have a large liver tumor and multiple nodules in the bilateral lungs. We diagnosed the tumor as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with multiple lung metastases based on imaging studies and high titers of HCC tumor markers. Remarkably, without any anticancer...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Saito T,Naito M,Matsumura Y,Kita H,Kanno T,Nakada Y,Hamano M,Chiba M,Maeda K,Michida T,Ito T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Although balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) enables endoscopic visualization of small bowel (SB) involvement in Crohn's disease (CD), there is no data on the changes in outcomes over time. We therefore investigated the changes in BAE use on CD patients over different time periods in terms of its role an...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Jeon SR,Kim JO,Byeon JS,Yang DH,Ko BM,Goong HJ,Jang HJ,Park SJ,Kim ER,Hong SN,Im JP,Kim SE,Koo JS,Eun CS,Chang DK,Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Disease(KASID).

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Although studies using conventional animal models have shown that specific stressors cause irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), it is unclear whether depression itself causes IBS. Our aim was to establish a rat model to determine if depression itself promotes the onset of IBS and to elucidate the role of gut...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Takajo T,Tomita K,Tsuchihashi H,Enomoto S,Tanichi M,Toda H,Okada Y,Furuhashi H,Sugihara N,Wada A,Horiuchi K,Inaba K,Hanawa Y,Shibuya N,Shirakabe K,Higashiyama M,Kurihara C,Watanabe C,Komoto S,Nagao S,Kimura K,Mi

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients who require biliary drainage can be treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)- guided procedures. However, ERCP can be challenging in patients with complications, such as malignant duodenal obstruction, or a surgically-altered anatomy, such as a Rouxen- Y anastomosis, which prevent...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Ogura T,Higuchi K

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Bacteremia following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a severe complication, but the risk factors for this condition have not yet been clearly determined. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of post-ERCP bacteremia. METHODS:Among patients who underwen...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kwak MS,Jang ES,Ryu JK,Kim YT,Yoon YB,Park JK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study sought to characterize the current sedation practices of Korean endoscopists in real-world settings. METHODS:All active members of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy were invited to complete an anonymous 35-item questionnaire. RESULTS:The overall response rate was 22.7% (1,332...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lee CK,Dong SH,Kim ES,Moon SH,Park HJ,Yang DH,Yoo YC,Lee TH,Lee SK,Hyun JJ,Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Task Force on Endoscopic Sedation.

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review aimed to assess the efficacy of the current approach to tissue traction during the endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of superficial esophageal cancer, early gastric cancer, and colorectal neoplasms. We performed a systematic electronic literature search of articles published in PubMed and s...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Abe S,Wu SYS,Ego M,Takamaru H,Sekiguchi M,Yamada M,Nonaka S,Sakamoto T,Suzuki H,Yoshinaga S,Matsuda T,Oda I,Saito Y

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients with cholangiocarcinoma usually present at an advanced stage, and more than 50% of cases are not resectable at the time of diagnosis. Recently, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been proposed as a palliative and neoadjuvant modality. We evaluated whether combination of PDT and chemotherapy is more...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Hong MJ,Cheon YK,Lee EJ,Lee TY,Shim CS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00