Clinical and microbiological characteristics associated with mortality in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a multicenter cohort study.

abstract：:Our aim was to study the possible alterations of redox status (enzymatic and nonenzymatic parameters and metal elements) in erythrocytes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) and benign liver neoplasms. The function of redox homeostasis is closely connected to the energy l...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Váli L,Hahn O,Kupcsulik P,Drahos A,Sárváry E,Szentmihályi K,Pallai Z,Kurucz T,Sípos P,Blázovics A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-stage liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major indication for liver transplantation. HCV re-infection after transplantation is almost constant, and recent data confirm that it significantly impairs patient and graft survival. Factors that may influence disease severity and consequent progress...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Roche B,Samuel D

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to clarify the relationship between pre-sarcopenia (PS) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study evaluated 335 patients with CLD. PS was diagnosed on the basis of the assessment criteria by the Japan Society of Hepatolo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ohashi K,Ishikawa T,Imai M,Suzuki M,Hoshii A,Abe H,Koyama F,Nakano T,Ueki A,Noguchi H,Hasegawa E,Hirosawa S,Kobayashi M,Hirosawa H,Sato K,Munakata M,Yoshida T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage (LGIH) has traditionally been defined as bleeding that occurs distal to the ligament of Treitz. More recently, however, it has been subdivided into mid-intestinal (small bowel) hemorrhage and bleeding that originates from the colon. Acute LGIH has diverse etiologies, is a freque...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Das A,Wong RC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver steatosis (LS) and chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are two common causes of chronic liver disease in Iran. LS is also a common histopathological feature of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Association of chronic HBV infection and LS has not been extensively studied. AIM:We investigated the pr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Minakari M,Molaei M,Shalmani HM,Mohammad Alizadeh AH,Jazi AH,Naderi N,Shavakhi A,Mashayekhi R,Zali MR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acute pancreatitis is a multifactorial disease caused by activation of several inflammatory mediators. Leukotrienes, beside other mediators, may be involved in acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 'zafirlukast', a leukotriene receptor antagonist, in acute pancreatitis a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Oruc N,Yukselen V,Ozutemiz AO,Yuce G,Celik HA,Musoglu A,Batur Y

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioembolization (RE) is a relatively novel treatment modality for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. Microspheres embedded with a β-emitting radioisotope are injected into the hepatic artery, resulting in microsphere deposition in the tumor arterioles and normal portal triads. Microsphere deposition in nont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braat MN,van Erpecum KJ,Zonnenberg BA,van den Bosch MA,Lam MG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Because bacteria represent the sole source of gut hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4), fasting breath H2 and CH4 gases have been used as markers of colonic fermentation. The presence of carbohydrates in the colonic lumen inhibits gastric and pancreatic secretions, and also influences lower oesophageal sphincter ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Urita Y,Sugimoto M,Hike K,Torii N,Kikuchi Y,Kurakata H,Kanda E,Sasajima M,Miki K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Liver transplant recipients are often screened for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis during the immediate preoperative evaluation to determine medical fitness to proceed. However, it is unknown whether subclinical spontaneous bacterial peritonitis impacts on post-transplant outcomes. Our aim was to determine...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McDonald DP,Leithead JA,Gunson BK,Ferguson JW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Severe viral hepatitis B is a disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Clinical controlled trials show that the efficacy of treatment of severe viral hepatitis B with glucocorticoids remains debatable. Therefore, we carried out this meta-analysis to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and side...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： He B,Zhang Y,Lü MH,Cao YL,Fan YH,Deng JQ,Yang SM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) impairs daily functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The modalities of treatment of MHE have not been adequately studied. AIMS:To compare lactulose, probiotics, and L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA) in treatment of MHE and effect on HRQoL by Sickness Impact...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mittal VV,Sharma BC,Sharma P,Sarin SK

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to evaluate the role of technetium-99m (99mTc) hexamethyl propylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labelled leucocyte imaging as an initial screening test in patients suspected of having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-one patients in whom a final diagnosis of irrit...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Giaffer MH,Tindale WB,Holdsworth D

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In advanced stages of Hodgkin's disease, liver involvement is common. However, Hodgkin's disease mimicking cholestatic hepatitis at presentation is rare. We describe a patient with Hodgkin's disease who was initially considered to have acute cholestatic hepatitis. Liver biopsy demonstrated prominent bile duct injury a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Liangpunsakul S,Kwo P,Koukoulis GK

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) aims to eradicate high-risk oesophageal varices. There is a small risk of precipitating bleeding from EVBL-induced oesophageal ulceration, which is associated with significant mortality. We explore the risk factors and outcome of EVBL-induced ulcer bleeding. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sinclair M,Vaughan R,Angus PW,Gow PJ,Parker F,Hey P,Efthymiou M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal microbial flora support the health of the host by diverse mechanisms. When antibiotics, stress, disease or medications disrupt normal microflora, the ability to ward off infection by pathogens is compromised. The use of beneficial microbes (also known as biotherapeutic agents, probiotics, synbiotics) has been s...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McFarland LV

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Screening by means of faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) has proved to be effective in reducing colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. We performed a pilot screening for colorectal cancer by latex immunological FOBT in two municipalities of the region Valle d'Aosta, Italy, focusing on problems and obtaining ind...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Crotta S,Castiglione G,Grazzini G,Valle F,Mosconi S,Rosset R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the indications, technical success and outcomes of open access percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion in the district general hospital setting. DESIGN:This study was a retrospective audit of patients receiving PEG by the thread pull method from November 1998 to November 1999, follow...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Fox MR,Harris AW

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Few studies have been carried out on the trace element status in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Many trace elements are critical for the normal development and function of the immune system. This study was conducted in order to assess the serum levels of zinc and copper and the possible interrelation(...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dalekos GN,Ringstad J,Savaidis I,Seferiadis KI,Tsianos EV

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a lifelong disease. Patients with UC have an approximately 20% risk of developing colorectal cancer. The risk of neoplasia increases with the duration of the disease. Why some patients develop colorectal cancer and others do not is still poorly understood. UC patients who develop cancer have...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vieth M,Tannapfel A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Serrated polyposis (SP) is an infrequent colorectal cancer (CRC) predisposition syndrome. An unidentified genetic defect is believed to play a role in this condition. The risk of SP and/or CRC for first-degree relatives (FDRs) is not yet well known. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of bo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Oquiñena S,Guerra A,Pueyo A,Eguaras J,Montes M,Razquin S,Ciaurriz A,Aznárez R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate information provided on pregnancy, personal decision making, disease course, and outcome of pregnancy from a patient's perspective in a population of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) attending two general hospitals. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A questionnaire w...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hoekstra J,van Roon AHC,Bekkering FC,van Tilburg AJP,West RL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The accuracy of diagnostic tests to assess Helicobacter pylori eradication has rarely been performed. AIM:To compare the tests most commonly used for this purpose, i.e. histology, culture and (13)C urea breath test performed in centralized facilities. METHODS:Prospective study where patients were included ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mégraud F,Burette A,Glupczynski Y,Fiocca R,Logan R,Quina M,Ericsson S,O'Morain C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have revealed that combining of the platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) [(combination of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (CNP)] links with dismal prognosis in diverse cancers. Here, we elucidated the prognostic significance ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kong W,Qu E,Sheng N,Zhang J,Li X,Zheng J,Gao Y

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune pancreatitis is a clinical entity with many different clinical and biological characteristics that make diagnosis difficult. Sensitive and specific pancreatic antibodies are still lacking to assess the diagnosis as is the availability of interpretable pathological specimens. However, suggestive features con...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Sahel J,Barthet M,Gasmi M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease. Frequently, it can slowly progress to cirrhosis and, finally, death. Liver transplantation is the only way to avoid this endpoint. For patients not accepted for liver transplantation, only symptomatic treatment remains. In advanced PBC, one of the...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tan AC,Mulder CJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes research studies published in recent years that are useful for clinicians considering the enteral route as a means of nutritional support for their patients. In this period, there has been a move away from emphasis on what nutrients are given to a more considered appraisal of how nutrients are p...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Payne-James JJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the haemodynamic changes during treatment with high-volume plasmapheresis in patients with chronic liver failure compared to patients with acute liver failure. METHODS:Haemodynamic measurements were performed with a Swan-Ganz catheter and thermodilution technique. High-volume plasmapheresis (mean...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Clemmesen JO,Larsen FS,Ejlersen E,Schiødt FV,Ott P,Hansen BA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The hybrid allele of the carboxyl ester lipase gene (CEL-HYB1) is a genetic risk factor for chronic pancreatitis (CP) although the mechanism promoting disease development is largely unknown. Here, we aimed to clinically describe subjects carrying the CEL-HYB1 allele and to elucidate why the protein product i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tjora E,Gravdal A,Engjom T,Cnop M,Johansson BB,Dimcevski GG,Molven A,Fjeld K

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID) represents a spectrum of clinicopathological entities including alpha-chain disease and other types of lymphoplasmacytic proliferations of the lamina propria of the small intestine, presenting with severe malabsorption. IPSID has been described mainly in t...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Economidou I,Manousos ON,Triantafillidis JK,Vaslamatzis MM,Zafiropoulou R,Papadakis T

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess performance and cutoffs of the 2-dimensional shear wave elastography technique available on the Aplio i800 ultrasound system (Canon Medical Systems, Japan), using transient elastography as reference standard, and to assess the correlation of shear-wave-speed dispersion with liver fibrosis or steato...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ferraioli G,Maiocchi L,Dellafiore C,Tinelli C,Above E,Filice C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00