Fecal Impaction in the Emergency Department: An Analysis of Frequency and Associated Charges in 2011.

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is characterized by episodes of nausea and vomiting separated by symptom-free intervals. Rome IV guidelines have now distinguished CVS from other disorders such as cannabinoid hyperemesis. The pathogenesis of CVS, however, is poorly understood. Limited data exist on gast...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kamal A,Sarvepalli S,Selvakumar P,Lopez R,Radhakrishnan K,Gabbard S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia is a neurotoxin that is normally cleared by the intact liver and if not, hyperammonemia results in hepatic encephalopathy. Hyperammonemia may be owing to primary or secondary causes. Early diagnosis is important to prevent permanent brain damage. Advanced malignancy involving the liver is associated with hyper...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Broadbridge V,Townsend A,Pittman K,Kimber R,Patterson W,Sukumaran S,Price TJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:The purpose of this study was to characterize outcomes of esophagorespiratory fistulas (ERF) by etiology and initial treatment strategy. BACKGROUND:ERF is a morbid condition for which optimal treatment strategies and outcomes are still in evolution. STUDY:Medical records and images were reviewed for all patients...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lenz CJ,Bick BL,Katzka D,Nichols FC,Depew ZS,Wong Kee Song LM,Baron TH,Buttar NS,Maldonado F,Enders FT,Harmsen WS,Dierkhising RA,Topazian MD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as a major cause of gastroduodenal diseases has led to the use of antibiotics to treat these diseases. However, antibiotics used alone are not very effective, and adjuvant therapy is required. The most potent adjuvant therapy consists of increasing the stomach pH with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mégraud F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To determine whether the presence of dupA Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) influences the cure rate of primary eradication therapy. BACKGROUND:Several virulence factors of H. pylori have been reported to affect the efficacy of the eradication rate. However, no study has investigated whether the presence of dupA a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shiota S,Nguyen LT,Murakami K,Kuroda A,Mizukami K,Okimoto T,Kodama M,Fujioka T,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic esophagitis is a recently described disease characterized by the presence of upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms in association with a dense esophageal eosinophilic infiltrate. The awareness and interest of physicians and researchers in this disease has been increasing as reflected by the number of publ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Almansa C,Devault KR,Achem SR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:although azathioprine (AZA) is an effective immunomodulator in treating Crohn's disease, some patients develop leukopenia and risk severe infections. Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) is an enzyme responsible for the metabolism of AZA, and its activity is inversely related to the risk of developing acute l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Regueiro M,Mardini H

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old Japanese woman had primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and chronic pancreatitis associated with ulcerative colitis. The association of PBC and ulcerative colitis may prove to be valid. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kato Y,Morimoto H,Unoura M,Kobayashi K,Hattori N,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently treated a patient with adult-onset Still's disease who developed macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) secondary to disseminated histoplasmosis while being treated with adalimumab. The gastroenterology service was consulted early, before diagnosis, as the patient presented with elevated liver enzymes and di...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jayakar BA,Hashkes PJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recently, an increasing interest to nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson disease (PD) has shown. Gastrointestinal dysfunction is a prominent nonmotor manifestation of PD and precedes motor symptoms for several years. Neuropathologic studies show early accumulation of α-synuclein (α-SYN) in Lewy neurites and Lewy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mrabet S,Ben Ali N,Achouri A,Dabbeche R,Najjar T,Haouet S,Belal S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Our primary goal was to evaluate whether anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α trough levels above author-determined thresholds are associated with increased rates of mucosal healing among patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. BACKGROUND:The introduction of anti-TNF agents has considerably advanced ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Barnes EL,Allegretti JR

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constipation is not a sign but a symptom, which is not measurable scientifically. It has emotional components and must be dealt with in a holistic manner. The scientific approach aims only at the physiological derangement and serves to place the complaint in a more objective perspective. An algorithm can be constructe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Devroede G

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To estimate the hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in the Medicaid cirrhotic population. BACKGROUND:Most studies predate 2005 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases surveillance recommendations and do not examine the primary target population, cirrhotics. STUDY:From 2006 to 2007, we identified ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Palmer LB,Kappelman MD,Sandler RS,Hayashi PH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease, especially when refractory to standard therapy, remains a significant clinical problem. Although symptom pathogenesis in erosive reflux disease is relatively easy to understand, it is less clear how exposure of the macroscopically normal mucosa in nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) is ab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Woodland P,Sifrim D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To evaluate the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsies and to identify predictors of positive colonic histology in patients with chronic diarrhea. BACKGROUND:Colonoscopy with biopsies is performed in chronic diarrhea with negative initial work-up. STUDY:We reviewed electron...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Atieh J,Chedid V,Khoshbin K,Kane S,Camilleri M

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:In order to provide a comparative evaluation of available pharmacologic treatments for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), we conducted a network meta-analysis. BACKGROUND:A variety of pharmacologic treatments for EoE have been reported, however there exists a paucity of direct comparisons. STUDY:We searched random...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tomizawa Y,Melek J,Komaki Y,Kavitt RT,Sakuraba A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A man who previously had several episodes of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from erosive gastritis developed recurrent hemorrhage. Endoscopy showed punctate hemorrhages in the fundus and body of the stomach, plus a discrete area of thickened folds in the anterior wall. Biopsies revealed a dense mucosal infiltrate t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zucker GM,Otis C,Korowski K,Navab F

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is often preceded by an infectious disease. A case of GBS after hepatitis A in a pregnant woman is described. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and had full recovery with no neurologic sequelae. She gave birth in term to a healthy baby. This is the first reported cas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Breuer GS,Morali G,Finkelstein Y,Halevy J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five consecutive patients with acute hematochezia, negative gastric aspirates, and negative sigmoidoscopy underwent urgent colonoscopy after Golytely purgation. Mucosal visualization was excellent. Colonic bleeding lesions were identified in 24 of 35 patients, and hemorrhage originating proximal to the ileoceal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caos A,Benner KG,Manier J,McCarthy DM,Blessing LD,Katon RM,Gogel HK

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-A, non-B viral hepatitis may cause many different hematologic abnormalities, such as transient anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, atypical lymphcytosis, or aplastic anemia. We describe a patient who developed a myelodysplastic syndrome (refractory anemia with excess blasts) after prednisone therapy for no...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jacoby RF,Brasitus TA

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 33-year-old man with giant hypertrophic gastropathy (Menetrier's disease), which, on operative biopsy of the stomach, showed a significant inflammatory component. The patient was treated with prednisone and quickly responded. Although a review of the literature revealed only two cases similarly treated, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Davis GE,O'Rourke MC,Metz JR,Kindig WV,Sweeney JG,Kane KN

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantitative information is scarce with regard to guidelines for currently prescribed medications for constipation. Furthermore, these guidelines do not reflect the differences in the number of bowel movements caused by each drug. GOALS:In this study, we used a model-based meta-analysis to quantitatively es...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zhang Y,Yin F,Xu L,Li YF,Chen JC,Liu HX,Zheng QS,Li LJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemiology of meningitis is unknown in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. GOALS:We aimed to determine the incidence of and risk factors for meningitis in IBD patients. STUDY:We conducted a retrospective cohort and nested case-control study in the Quintiles IMS Legacy PharMetrics Adjudicated C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kochar B,Jiang Y,Long MD

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a novel imaging technique used for noninvasive work-up of patients with pancreaticobiliary disease. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is useful in the evaluation of a host of pancreaticobiliary disorders, such as congenital disorders, calculus disease, bi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Prasad SR,Sahani D,Saini S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although of unproven benefit for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), thiazolidinediones (TZDs) have emerged as a promising therapy. Little evidence exists, however, regarding sustained effects of TZDs in NASH after drug discontinuation. A recent clinical study suggests that relapse of NASH pathophysiology i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Argo CK,Iezzoni JC,Al-Osaimi AM,Caldwell SH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities in esophageal peristaltic function and acid clearance appear to be responsible for prolonged esophageal acid exposure, a major determinant of the reflux esophagitis and esophageal stricture. We evaluated esophageal motility by manometry in 50 healthy controls and in 35 symptomatic reflux patients before,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Grande L,Lacima G,Ros E,Pujol A,Garcia-Valdecasas JC,Fuster J,Visa J,Pera C

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA), an inflammatory sclerosing cholangiopathy, is the leading indication for liver transplantation in children. The cause is still unknown, although possible infectious, genetic, and immunologic etiologies have received much recent focus. These theories are often dependent on each othe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bassett MD,Murray KF

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 50-year-old woman with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (PiSZ phenotype) who developed clinical features of malabsorption after vagotomy and pyloroplasty. The intestinal biopsy demonstrated total villous atrophy with hypertrophy of the crypts. After gluten withdrawal, digestive function and the appearance of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Pons Romero F,Casafont F,Rodriguez de Lope C,San Miguel G,Artiñano E,Cagigas J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autopsy data at the University of Southern California Liver Unit was studied during a 6-year period to investigate the relationship of fibrinous pericarditis with liver diseases. We found 18 cases of fibrinous pericarditis in 220 patients with alcoholic liver disease but none in 32 patients with fulminant and suba...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yang SS,Kanel G

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis to examine the efficacy and safety of oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) capsules for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI). BACKGROUND:FMT through colonoscopy is established as effective and safe in treating multiple recurrences of CDI, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Du C,Luo Y,Walsh S,Grinspan A

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00