Esophagorespiratory Fistulas: Survival and Outcomes of Treatment.

abstract：GOALS:To review the published experience with acute pancreatitis in childhood. STUDY:Computerized search of the English medical literature since 1965 using MEDLINE. RESULTS:Details of 589 patients were reviewed. Mean age was 9.2 +/- 2.4 years (range: 1 week to 21 years). Male to female ratio was 1.2. Etiologies inclu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Benifla M,Weizman Z

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To evaluate clinical, biochemical, and radiologic parameters at admission, which predict the development of acute pseudocyst (AP) after acute pancreatitis. BACKGROUND:There is limited data on factors that predict the development of AP. STUDY:Seventy-five consecutive patients with AP were prospectively enrolled ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Poornachandra KS,Bhasin DK,Nagi B,Sinha SK,Rana SS,Shafiq N,Greer K,Gupta R,Kang M,Malhotra S,Singh K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the first symptoms of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The frequency of endocrine disorders is estimated between 40% and 80% in patients with pancreatic cancer. DM is a risk factor for cancer development but it may also be a consequence of the tumor growth. Data confirming t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wlodarczyk B,Gasiorowska A,Malecka-Panas E

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There is no consensus concerning small bowel preparation before capsule endoscopy (CE). This study evaluated the effects of 4 regimens on small bowel cleansing and diagnostic yield. METHODS:Patients were randomly divided into 4 groups. Group A consumed a clear liquid diet after lunch on the da...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Chen HB,Huang Y,Chen SY,Song HW,Li XL,Dai DL,Xie JT,He S,Zhao YY,Huang C,Zhang SJ,Yang LN

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The goal of this study was to examine the effect of a standardized silybin and soy phosphatidylcholine complex (IdB 1016) on serum markers of iron status. BACKGROUND:Milk thistle and its components are widely used as an alternative therapy for liver disease because of purported antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bares JM,Berger J,Nelson JE,Messner DJ,Schildt S,Standish LJ,Kowdley KV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To assess the number of chronic hepatitis C patients eligible for therapy. BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown improved response rates to treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. However, treatment with interferon alfa has major side effects, and many patients may not be eligible for therapy. STUDY:One hundr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Muir AJ,Provenzale D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to analyze the overall survival of patients with cirrhosis and small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and identify independent pretreatment predictors of survival in Brazil. METHODS:Between 1998 and 2003, 74 patients with cirrhosis and small HCC were evaluated. Predictors of surviv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kikuchi LO,Paranaguá-Vezozzo DC,Chagas AL,Mello ES,Alves VA,Farias AQ,Pietrobon R,Carrilho FJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1984 and 1992, 14 cases of "secondary" achalasia were diagnosed at our institution, five due to malignancy and nine as a result of esophageal or paraesophageal surgery. Preoperative manometry had excluded preexistent achalasia in eight of nine of the latter patients. Dysphagia developed immediately postoperati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ellingson TL,Kozarek RA,Gelfand MD,Botoman AV,Patterson DJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bronchobiliary fistula is a rare entity that manifests as bilioptysis. We report a 73-year-old woman with a hepato-cellular carcinoma who developed a bronchobiliary fistula. Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy and insertion of a prosthesis led to successful resolution of symptoms and restoration of normal bile flow. W...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Khandelwal M,Inverso N,Conter R,Campbell D

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old man had a 2-year history of fatigue, weight loss, drug-resistant ascites, and decreased intestinal motility. During adolescence he began to suffer frequent episodes of acute benign peritonitis that spontaneously subsided at age 35. The fact that his younger brother was taking colchicine for the same symp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gentiloni N,Febbraro S,Barone C,Lemmo G,Neri G,Zannoni G,Capelli A,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we reported the first case in Taiwan of human intestinal myiasis caused by larvae of Telmatoscopus albipunctatus. The 21-year-old male patient experienced gastroenteritis and anal itching. During the patient's first hospital visit the doctor suspected Enterobius infection. After treatment with anthelmintic mebend...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tu WC,Chen HC,Chen KM,Tang LC,Lai SC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ascites due to cirrhosis may be difficult to distinguish from ascites due to heart failure by clinical features alone. More invasive testing is usually necessary, such as measurement of the hepatic venous pressure gradient, or paracentesis with measurement of the ascitic fluid total protein. AIM:The aim of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sheer TA,Joo E,Runyon BA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The role of alcohol consumption in insulin resistance remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the association between alcohol consumption and insulin resistance in a large asymptomatic population. METHODS:A total of 2463 asymptomatic Japanese men aged 28 years or above undergoing a com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gunji T,Matsuhashi N,Sato H,Iijima K,Fujibayashi K,Okumura M,Sasabe N,Urabe A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 6 to 12-week double-blind trial, the effect of cisapride (10 mg q.i.d.) was compared with that of placebo in 63 patients with esophagitis confirmed by endoscopy and/or biopsy. In only one patient (3%) in the cisapride group but in 43% of the placebo patients (p = 0.001), symptoms had not improved after 6 weeks. F...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Baldi F,Bianchi Porro G,Dobrilla G,Iascone C,Lobello R,Marzio L,Sabbatini F,Tittobello A,Verme G

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methods used to discern the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the indigenous microbiota can be divided according to which aspect of the microbiota they can interrogate and are positioned accordingly. At the most basic level, methods can simply describe the community structure of the microbiota, that...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Koch M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) sites on morbidity and mortality is uncertain. AIM:We investigated the impact of known prior MRSA colonization on the incidence of symptomatic PEG site wound infection and mortality. M...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mainie I,Loughrey A,Watson J,Tham TC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopsy and autopsy materials excised from a 69-year-old woman were investigated. Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) showed a high value of 955 ng/mL. A plateaulike tumor was located in the gastric cardia and fundus to the entire gastric body. It showed severe proliferation and infiltration from the mucosa to the ser...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Morii S,Oka K,Hakozaki H,Nihei T,Mori N

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is commonly accepted as a risk factor for gastric ulcer; however, there is little published evidence linking aspirin consumption to duodenal ulcer. The effect of 1 g of aspirin per day on site-specific ulcer hospitalizations was examined using data from a 3-year randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled tri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kurata JH,Abbey DE

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) is a mitochondrial-matrix enzyme that catalyzes conversion of ornithine and carbamyl phosphate to citrulline, the second step in the urea cycle. The urea cycle is the most important pathway to detoxification of ammonia in human beings. Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Trivedi M,Zafar S,Spalding MJ,Jonnalagadda S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the influence of the brain-gut interactions on the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), we compared such patients (n = 10) with healthy control subjects (n = 11) by measuring the pressure of the colon and small intestine simultaneously with analysis of power spectrum of the electroencephal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fukudo S,Nomura T,Muranaka M,Taguchi F

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Despite a high success rate, pneumatic dilatation for achalasia is accompanied by a significant risk of esophageal perforation. Injection of botulinum toxin (botox) into the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) can lead to improvement in symptoms with reduced risk of complications. Direct comparisons of the two techn...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bansal R,Nostrant TT,Scheiman JM,Koshy S,Barnett JL,Elta GH,Chey WD

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We aimed to quantify pharyngeal exposure to gastric contents in patients diagnosed with reflux-related hoarseness and healthy controls using new diagnostic techniques. BACKGROUND:Hoarseness with typical signs on laryngoscopy is commonly thought to be caused by esophagopharyngeal reflux. New methods are proposed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hayat JO,Yazaki E,Moore AT,Hicklin L,Dettmar P,Kang JY,Sifrim D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To provide the statistical predictive model for neoplastic potential of gallbladder polyp (GBP). BACKGROUND:Many studies have attempted to define the risk factors for neoplastic potential of GBP. It remains difficult to precisely adapt the reported risk factors for the decision of surgery. Estimating the probabil...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yang JI,Lee JK,Ahn DG,Park JK,Lee KH,Lee KT,Chi SA,Jung SH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twenty-four-hour multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH (MII-pH) esophageal monitoring allows detection of both acid and nonacid gastroesophageal reflux episodes. The MII-pH catheter contains 6 impedance segments placed 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, and 17 cm above the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), plus a pH elect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hila A,Chowdhury N,Hajar N,Castell DO

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One patient's story is recounted. Relatively asymptomatic for 20 years, the patient reflects on factors that contributed to his healing. Psychosocial and spiritual dimensions are described as well as biomedical aspects. The story concludes that dealing with Crohn's disease triggered a spiritual quest which in turn con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sheehan DR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an elevated serum amylase level to diagnose acute pancreatitis in an alcoholic patient with abdominal pain may not be appropriate, because hyperamylesemia is common in asymptomatic alcoholics without acute pancreatitis. To determine whether serum lipase also suffers from the same drawback, we undertook a prospec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gumaste VV,Sereny G,Dave P,Bhardwaj A,Gumaste S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although our current understanding is limited, epidemiologic investigation of Crohn's disease holds great promise. Certain aspects of the epidemiology are clear. The incidence of Crohn's disease, which has increased over the past few decades, may have reached a plateau. The disease has its peak onset in early life, wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sandler RS,Golden AL

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To define whether human colonic mucosa exposure to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 53103, may influence intestinal muscle cell contractility. METHODS:Human colon specimens were obtained from disease-free margins of resected segments for cancer. The mucosa and submucosa, af...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Guarino MP,Altomare A,Stasi E,Marignani M,Severi C,Alloni R,Dicuonzo G,Morelli L,Coppola R,Cicala M

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound-guided percutaneous acetic acid injection (PAI) therapy is effective for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Posttreatment fever (>37.5 degrees C) may occur owing to acetic acid-induced tumor necrosis, but its incidence and clinical significance are not clear. METHODS:A total of 402 treatment session...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Huo TI,Huang YH,Huang HC,Wu JC,Lee PC,Chang FY,Lee SD

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00