Adjuvant Second-Dose Chemotherapy before Surgery for Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Malignancy Is Not Beneficial: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

abstract：Background and Aims:Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) has become an important modality of radiological imaging in the evaluation of Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of MRE in the assessment of disease activity and abdominal complications and in the making of therapeutic deci...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Chinem ESS,Esberard BC,Moreira ADL,Barbassa TG,da Cunha GM,Carneiro AJV,de Souza HS,Carvalho ATP

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The da Vinci robotic system was considered an effectively alternative treatment option for early gastric cancer patients in recent years. The aim of our study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of robot-assisted gastrectomy in our center. Methods:This study included 33 patients who underwent robot-a...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Sun LF,Liu K,Su XS,Wei X,Chen XL,Zhang WH,Chen XZ,Yang K,Zhou ZG,Hu JK

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. No predictive or prognostic biomarker is available for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) undergoing perioperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Members of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family of receptor tyrosine kinases EGFR (HER1, ERBB1), HER2 (ERBB2), HER3 (ERBB3), and HE...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Kripp M,Merx K,Wirtz RM,Gaiser T,Eidt S,Schwaab J,Post S,Wenz F,Hochhaus A,Hofheinz RD,Erben P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resveratrol is a natural polyphenol studied for its possible protective properties in inflammatory bowel diseases. Moreover, it has been shown to interact with estrogen receptors. In the present study, we aimed to investigate possible diverse effects of resveratrol on female and male mice in DSS-induced colitis. Thirt...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Wagnerova A,Babickova J,Liptak R,Vlkova B,Celec P,Gardlik R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been increasingly reported worldwide. However, studies concerning EUS-BD from Mainland China are sporadic. This study aims to investigate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of EUS-BD using SEMS in a single center from Mainland China. Methods. Betwe...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Lu L,Tang X,Jin H,Yang J,Zhang X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims. The association between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is still controversial. Here we performed a retrospective study to explore this issue. Methods. A total of 502 inpatients with Rome III confirmed IBS-D and known H. pylori status from 8 hos...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Xiong F,Xiong M,Ma Z,Huang S,Li A,Liu S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Aims. The study was a repeated evaluation of the experience of capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Patients and Methods. A standardized questionnaire was sent by the manufactors Given Imaging and Olympus to all centers in Germany, Au...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Bandorski D,Jakobs R,Brück M,Hoeltgen R,Wieczorek M,Keuchel M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. Radical surgical resection with adjuvant chemotherapy or chemo-radiotherapy is the most effective treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, relatively few studies investigate the prognostic significance of biological markers in PDAC. This study aims to look into the expressions of viment...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Myoteri D,Dellaportas D,Lykoudis PM,Apostolopoulos A,Marinis A,Zizi-Sermpetzoglou A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. The aim of the study was evaluation of the diagnostic utility of serum oxidized low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL), antibodies against oxLDLs (o-LAB), and CEA as risk markers of colorectal cancer (CRC). Material and Methods. The serum levels of study factors were measured in 73 patients with CRC and in 35 ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Diakowska D,Grabowski K,Nienartowicz M,Zarębski P,Fudalej K,Markocka-Mączka K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. There is increasing evidence suggesting that the laparoscopic technique is the treatment of choice for large bowel resection, including for malignancy. The purpose of the study was to assess whether general surgeons, with particular skills in advanced laparoscopy, can adequately provide safe laparoscopic c...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Gandy RC,Berney CR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio (NMR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and non-CD controls. These ratios were all derived from complete ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Feng JR,Qiu X,Wang F,Chen PF,Gao Q,Peng YN,Lin X,Liu Q,Liu J,Zhao Q,Li J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explain the state of the art of the immunohistochemical markers of response in rectal cancers treated with neoadjuvant medical therapies and its implication with prognosis. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is widely used to improve the outcome of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, and the evaluation of the ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Del Gobbo A,Ferrero S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) involves a complex anatomical region where bile ducts, arteries, and veins create a complex network. HCCA can lead to biliary strictures at the main hepatic confluence, involving the right and left radicles. Endoscopic drainage of jaundiced patients with HCCA is challenging and carries ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Tringali A,Boškoski I,Costamagna G

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic gastritis is an inflammation of the gastric mucosa and has multiple etiologies. Here we discuss the pathological alterations induced by Helicobacter pylori (HP) leading to chronic gastritis and the epigenetic bases underlying these changes. We review the histology of the normal gastric mucosa and overview the ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Carrasco G,Corvalan AH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. In a previously published article the authors reported the long-term follow-up results in 138 consecutive patients with gallstones and common bile duct (CBD) stones who underwent laparoscopic transverse choledochotomy (TC) with T-tube biliary drainage and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Aim of this st...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Quaresima S,Balla A,Guerrieri M,Lezoche G,Campagnacci R,D'Ambrosio G,Lezoche E,Paganini AM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the thread-traction (TT) method has been found useful during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancers, the movement of the thread interferes with the movement of the endoscope, and the lesion can only be pulled to the mouth side. We have developed the novel TT method using a sheath of ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Noda H,Ogasawara N,Koshino A,Fukuta S,Nagoya T,Hoshino H,Nagao K,Sugiyama T,Kondo Y,Ito Y,Izawa S,Ebi M,Funaki Y,Sasaki M,Kasugai K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) related to aortic aneurysm and dissection is an uncommon but life-threatening condition. We performed a systematic review of risk factors for mortality and factors associated with the prognosis of AEF. Methods:A systematic search of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library datab...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Li S,Gao F,Hu HO,Shi J,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Aim. Crohn's disease is associated with gut microbiota (GM) dysbiosis. Treatment with the anti-IL-12p40 monoclonal antibody (12p40-mAb) has therapeutic effect in Crohn's disease patients. This study addresses whether a 12p40-mAb treatment influences gut microbiota (GM) composition in mice with adoptive ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Castro-Mejía J,Jakesevic M,Krych Ł,Nielsen DS,Hansen LH,Sondergaard BC,Kvist PH,Hansen AK,Holm TL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corrosive injury results from the intake of corrosive-acid-based chemicals. However, this phenomenon is limited to a small number of cases and cannot be extrapolated to the epidemiology of corrosive injuries in actual situations. This study focuses on the annual incidence of corrosive injury and its connection to gend...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Chen CM,Chung YC,Tsai LH,Tung YC,Lee HM,Lin ML,Liu HL,Tang WR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric ectopic pancreas is an uncommon developmental anomaly and its histological diagnosis is usually difficult by using a conventional biopsy forceps. In the literature, most cases of gastric ectopic pancreas were usually diagnosed by gross pattern during endoscopic examination or features of endoscopic ultrasound....

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Chou JW,Cheng KS,Ting CF,Feng CL,Lin YT,Huang WH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background/Aims. This study aimed to establish optimal propofol anesthesia for therapeutic endoscopy, which has not been established. Methodology. We retrospectively investigated data on 89 patients who underwent upper-GI endoscopic submucosal dissection or endoscopic mucosal resection under anesthesia with propofol. ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Matsumoto K,Nagahara A,Matsumoto K,Akazawa Y,Komori H,Nakagawa Y,Takeda T,Ueyama H,Shimada Y,Asaoka D,Hojo M,Watanabe S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined comparative efficacy of i-Scan for detection and diagnosis of gastric cancer. Ten patients diagnosed with early gastric cancer based on histopathological findings were analyzed. White light and i-Scan moving images recorded from these patients in twin mode were separated into white light and i-Scan. Twel...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Nishimura J,Nishikawa J,Nakamura M,Goto A,Hamabe K,Hashimoto S,Okamoto T,Suenaga M,Fujita Y,Hamamoto Y,Sakaida I

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is a diagnostic test with relatively rare usage. In this study, we aimed to evaluate both the optimal cleaning regimen for CCE and the diagnostic value of test in the study group. Methods. A total of 62 patients were enrolled in this study. In the first step, 3 different colon...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Akyüz Ü,Yılmaz Y,İnce AT,Kaya B,Pata C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori colonizes the stomachs of greater than 50% of the world's human population making it arguably one of the most successful bacterial pathogens. Chronic H. pylori colonization results in gastritis in nearly all patients; however in a subset of people, persistent infection with H. pylori is associated ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Haley KP,Gaddy JA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Surgical treatment of hydatid liver disease (HLD) is divided into conservative and radical procedures. While conservative techniques are easier and faster to perform, there is an emerging need to reduce their morbidity and recurrence rates. Our aim was to present and evaluate the efficiency and safety of t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Mantonakis E,Papalampros A,Moris D,Dimitrokallis N,Sakarellos P,Griniatsos J,Felekouras E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The aims of this study were to evaluate the C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CRP/ALB), inflammatory markers, and parameters from the complete blood count (CBC) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their associations with disease activity. Methods:A total of 876 IBD patients, composed of 27...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Chen YH,Wang L,Feng SY,Cai WM,Chen XF,Huang ZM

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is nowadays a public health problem both in the industrialized world and developing countries. The different treatments to fight against obesity are not very successful with the exception of gastric surgery. The mechanism behind the achievement of this procedure remains unclear although the modifications in th...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Barja-Fernández S,Folgueira C,Castelao C,Leis R,Casanueva FF,Seoane LM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Abdominal and anorectal disorders may be the cause of clinical decompensation in neutropenic febrile patients, particularly those with hematologic diseases. Infection is a cause for concern for the colorectal surgeon. Some conditions have few manifestations and can lead to death within a short period of ti...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Perazzoli C,Parra RS,Feitosa MR,Sfoggia E,Simões BP,Rocha JJR,Féres O

更新日期：2019-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the differences in the results of esophageal function tests for functional heartburn (FH) and reflux hypersensitivity (RH). METHODS:Patients with FH and RH and healthy volunteers (HVs) from the Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital and Beijing Chao-Yang hospital, who underwen...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Gao F,Gao Y,Chen X,Qian J,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A relationship between intestinal motility and ileostomy prolapse has been suggested but not demonstrated objectively. AIMS:This study evaluated the association between ileostomy prolapse and intestinal dysmotility in children. METHODS:IRB-approved retrospective review of 163 patients with ileostomies (199...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Sparks EA,Velazco CS,Fullerton BS,Fisher JG,Khan FA,Hall AM,Jaksic T,Rodriguez L,Modi BP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00