Bleeding Meckel's diverticulum in an adult.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the therapeutic efficacy of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) in patients with colonic diverticular disease performing a systematic review of the literature. DATA SOURCES:Cochrane Trial Register (until Issue 4, 2008), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (1966 to October 1, 2008), Ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gatta L,Vakil N,Vaira D,Pilotto A,Curlo M,Comparato G,Leandro G,Ferro U,Lera M,Milletti S,Di Mario F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old woman developed multiple liver abscesses caused by Campylobacter jejuni, as a consequence of unrecognized and inadequately treated Campylobacter enteritis. The diagnosis was established by isolation of Campylobacter jejuni from blood and pus obtained from one of the liver abscesses during laparoscopy. Th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Brmbolić B

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To determine the long-term efficacy of endoluminal gastroplication (ELGP) and the most effective plication configuration. BACKGROUND:Endoluminal gastroplication is an intriguing therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease. We conducted a retrospective review of a prospective experience of patient cohorts compari...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Davis RE,Iqbal A,Gerhardt JD,Welch RA,Turaga K,Tierney B,Haider M,Filipi CJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) management have recommended that a liver biopsy be repeated at 3-year intervals for HIV/HCV-coinfected patients and 5-year intervals for those with HCV monoinfection to assess fibrosis progression. However, it is unclear if patients are willing to repeat this pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Amorosa VK,Aibana O,Shire NJ,Dorey-Stein Z,Ferrara T,Gilmore J,Kostman JR,Lo Re V 3rd

更新日期：2013-05-01 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

abstract：:Associations between diverticular disease of the colon and the colorectal cancer has been studied for >60 years. Observational, cross-sectional, and case-control studies as well as large population-based studies gave conflicting results and association was not fully proven. Obtaining the proof was difficult because bo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Regula J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal barrier serves 2 critical functions for the survival of the individual: first, it allows nutrient absorption and second, it defends the body from dangerous macromolecule penetration. It is a complex multilayer system, consisting of an external "anatomic" barrier and an inner "functional" immunological b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Scaldaferri F,Pizzoferrato M,Gerardi V,Lopetuso L,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) is a polypeptide that stimulates gastric epithelial cell proliferation and inhibits gastric acid secretion. Effects of TGF alpha are mediated by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). A recent study has shown the importance of TGF alpha in repairing gastric mucosa. Mu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nakajima N,Kuwayama H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Spastic esophageal motility disorders (SEMD) are a rare group of motility disorders including type III achalasia, distal esophageal spasm (DES), and Jackhammer esophagus (JHE). Limited data suggest that per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) may be effective in these disorders. In this study, we aimed t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nabi Z,Chavan R,Ramchandani M,Basha J,Jagtap N,Karyampudi A,Darisetty S,Tandan M,Goud R,Rao GV,Reddy DN

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Risk factors for osteoporotic fracture as well as inpatient utilization and mortality have not been thoroughly studied in patients with cirrhosis. We analyzed data from a national database to determine fracture risk in patients with cirrhosis, specific risk factors, and the effect of fractures on he...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Patel A,Silverman S,Baghdadi J,Shah O,Sundaram V

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverticular disease includes a spectrum of conditions sharing the underlying pathology of acquired diverticula of the colon: symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, recurrent symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, and complicated diverticular disease. Goals of therapy in diverticular disease should b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Di Mario F,Comparato G,Fanigliulo L,Aragona G,Cavallaro LG,Cavestro GM,Franzé A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many aspects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) have been addressed in the literature, attention to psychologic and social outcomes of PEG has been limited. Our goal was to assess a range of physical, psychologic, and social outcomes related to PEG feeding. This study is a follow-up survey of patien...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Verhoef MJ,Van Rosendaal GM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disposable biopsy forceps have recently been introduced into the field of endoscopy. We have analyzed biopsy size and histologic interpretation of samples obtained with the disposable forceps and compared them to those obtained with reusable forceps. In the 18 patients studied, 49 samples were collected with the reusa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Turk DJ,Kozarek RA,Botoman VA,Patterson DJ,Ball TJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 15 cases of poisoning from ingestion of yellow phosphorus-containing fireworks and analyzed its associated acute hepatotoxic effects. Two patients (13%) had no clinical or biochemical evidence of hepatic damage, four (27%) had subclinical hepatic injury, five (33%) manifested varying degrees of hepatocellu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fernandez OU,Canizares LL

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antidepressants to treat patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been extended in recent years because of their possible neuromodulatory and analgesic effects, generally in doses that do not have antidepressant effects. There seems to be sufficient evidence to support the recommendation that psycho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wald A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal varices are a direct consequence of portal hypertension. Nonselective beta-adrenergic blockers decrease portal pressure and are effective in preventing variceal hemorrhage. However, a large multicenter placebo-controlled trial demonstrates that nonselective beta-adrenergic blockers are not effective i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Garcia-Tsao G

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To identify patients likely to fail metronidazole as initial treatment of C. difficile infection. BACKGROUND:For moderate to severe Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, metronidazole is the drug of choice for treatment. Oral vancomycin is given to patients who fail metronidazole or have intolerable side eff...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fernandez A,Anand G,Friedenberg F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human large intestine harbors a complex microbiota containing many hundreds of different bacterial species. Although structure/function relationships between different components of the microbiota are unclear, this complex multicellular entity plays an important role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. Many of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Macfarlane GT,Macfarlane S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom cyproheptadine-induced hepatitis was followed by prolonged cholestasis marked by elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase levels, gammaglutamyltransferase and bile acid levels, and disappearance of small bile ducts. Chlorpromazine and imipramine, which can induce a similar acute hepatitis fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Larrey D,Geneve J,Pessayre D,Machayekhi JP,Degott C,Benhamou JP

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digestive endoscopy is currently the main diagnostic procedure for investigation of the digestive tract whenever a digestive disease is suspected. From 1970 to 1985, digestive endoscopy was performed with endoscopes equipped with fiberoptic bundles, whereas the last decade was marked by the development of electronic e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Delvaux MM,Crespi M,Armengol-Miro JR,Hagenmüller F,Teuffel W

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated surgical interventions on the biliary ductal system increase morbidity and mortality, particularly in the geriatric patient. In an attempt to prevent these complications, side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy was performed as the primary operative procedure in 54 patients, age 72 +/- 13 years. This was the pati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Berlatzky Y,Freund HR

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The authors aimed to compare preperistaltic distal esophageal pressure in patients with esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) with and without reported dysphagia. BACKGROUND:Manometric EGJOO is characterized by elevated integral relaxation pressure (>15 mm Hg) without achalasia. The nomenclature i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Csucska M,Masuda T,Bremner RM,Mittal SK

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical profile of antituberculosis treatment (ATT)-induced hepatotoxicity is variable, and the reintroduction of ATT in patients who have developed such injury is controversial. We conducted a prospective study to determine the clinical profile in patients with ATT-induced hepatotoxicity and to test a predefined...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Singh J,Garg PK,Tandon RK

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on Asian patients who present to primary care physicians with dyspepsia are limited. AIM:To determine predictors of response to a trial of proton pump inhibitor therapy. METHOD:One hundred ninety patients presenting to their general practitioners with dyspeptic symptoms but without alarm symptoms, und...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gwee KA,Hwang JE,Ho KY,Yeoh KG,Lum CF,Ang PK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silybum marianum (milk thistle) and its derivatives have been used for centuries for the treatment of liver disease. This review focuses exclusively on published literature pertaining to the potential use of Silybum marianum or its derivatives for the treatment of alcoholic liver disease. Clinical studies have varied ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ball KR,Kowdley KV

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of hepatitis C virus (HCV) with neoplasia is not completely understood. Hepatitis C virus is hepatolymphotrophic. It is considered an inducing factor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is associated with various types of lymphomas. We describe a patient with HCV cirrhosis who developed gastric lymph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shapira MY,Muszkat M,Braunstein I,Gotsman I

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lansoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, has been reported to inhibit ethanol-induced injury in rats. However, the mechanism of the protective effect is not known. This study was carried out to investigate the role of prostaglandin (PG) in the protective effect of lansoprazole. Male Wistar rats were given either 30 mg/k...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fukuda T,Arakawa T,Shimizu Y,Ohtani K,Higuchi K,Kobayashi K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus genotype differences seem to be of considerable clinical significance because they affect responses to antiviral therapy. HCV genotype 4 is rare in the United States and there are few published data regarding response to therapy in patients with HCV genotype 4 infection. OBJECTIVES:To asse...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lyra AC,Ramrakhiani S,Bacon BR,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective series of 284 upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopies, outcome was evaluated by a cost-benefit analysis. Two-thirds of the endoscopies had a negative result, or a diagnosis was found which was not worth the costs of the endoscopy. The overall diagnostic gain of 284 endoscopies, however, outweighed the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sonnenberg A,Blum AL

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1992, a 61-year-old man who complained of recurrent episodes of fever and jaundice was diagnosed as having sclerosing cholangitis. In the three years that followed, the clinical picture progressively worsened; and, in 1995, the patient was hospitalized again for biliary obstruction. A liver transplantation was excl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tritto G,Iaccarino V,De Martino S,D'Agostino L

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00