Predictors of Mortality in Cirrhosis Inpatients With Clostridium difficile Infection.

abstract：:The authors studied the motility of transverse colon used for reconstruction of the pharyngogastric transit after esophagectomy. The study included 10 patients who underwent esophagectomy 15 to 201 months (median, 48.5 months) before motility evaluation. Nine patients underwent operation because of caustic injury and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Dantas RO,Mamede RC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis the air sacs are generally small and the mesentery is rarely involved. We describe a 23-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease and known esophageal ulcer who developed hematemesis and abdominal distention. Colonoscopy showed pneumatosis coli. A computed tomography (CT...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lanspa SJ,Liu MW,Jenkins HJ Jr

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia frequently follows stroke, but often resolves quickly. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or other feeding tubes are placed to improve nutrition and hydration, and reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonitis. We evaluated the impact of modified barium swallow in determining PEG placements and the influe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Akpunonu BE,Mutgi AB,Roberts C,Khuder SA,Federman DJ,Lee L

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on subjective evaluation of symptoms alone is challenging. GOALS:To test the validity and reliability of a graded response questionnaire to identify patients with GERD. STUDY:Patients presenting with upper abdominal symptoms for more than a month, a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ho KY,Gwee KA,Khor JL,Selamat DS,Yeoh KG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review acid rebound, the seemingly paradoxical increase in acid secretion resulting from administration of an antacid. Primarily a laboratory observation, the demonstration of the phenomenon was a major contributing factor to the swift, and possibly unjustified, fall from grace of calcium carbonate in the therapy o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hade JE,Spiro HM

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe, to our knowledge, the first reported case of nortriptyline-induced fulminant hepatic failure. This tricyclic antidepressant drug was taken by a postmenopausal woman for 64 days before her presentation. The absence of fever, rash, or marked eosinophilia, the predominant zone 3 necrosis with bridging, and t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Berkelhammer C,Kher N,Berry C,Largosa A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) are presented, involving different segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Both cases display the characteristic clinical and pathologic features of MLP. In addition, we were able to document, for the first time, the endoscopic ultrasonographic findings in this diseas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Viana HL,Henrique RM,Ferreira ES,Correia AM,Silva RA,Dias LM,Viana RL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lansoprazole is the first proton pump inhibitor developed in Japan. We studied the clinical efficacy of lansoprazole 30 mg q.d. on peptic ulcers and the subsequent relapse rates. The endoscopic healing rate of gastric ulcers (n = 86) after 8 weeks of treatment and duodenal ulcers (n = 52) after 6 weeks of treatment we...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ohashi T,Sakata J,Haraguchi Y,Eto T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have seen three patients with acute ulcerative colitis after hydrogen peroxide enemas. The colitis is probably the result of the explosive entrance of gas into the loose connective tissues of the mucosa and submucosa of the rectum and sigmoid. Fortunately, it is transitory in nature, but it should be distinguished ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Meyer CT,Brand M,DeLuca VA,Spiro HM

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed retrospectively the characteristics of 87 patients with ulcerative colitis seen in a tertiary care center in north India. Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed on the basis of clinical features, sigmoidoscopy, rectal biopsy, and exclusion of microbiological causes of colitis. Severe clinical disease was seen in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Duphare H,Misra SC,Patnaik PK,Mathur M,Tandon RK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal neoplasm is a rare cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome. We report a case of fulminant acute Budd-Chiari syndrome due to inferior vena cava thrombosis stemming from invasion by a clinically nonfunctioning adrenal neoplasm. We also review briefly the clinical characteristics of the seven previously reported cases. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Moreira V,Aller R,De Luis DA,San Roman AL,Ferreiro A

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:During the past three decades, important advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of chronic pancreatitis (CP), improved results of major pancreatic resections (including pancreatoduodenectomy), and integration of sophisticated diagnostic methods in clinical practice resulted in significant changes in our ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sakorafas GH,Tsiotou AG

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:We report two patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus associated perianal ulcerations. Both complained of chronic, painful, nonhealing ulcers that required surgical intervention for diagnosis and palliation. One patient developed diffuse cytomegalovirus infection and both had poor res...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kamel PL

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：:The esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is a complex barrier between the thoracic and abdominal luminal gut compartments, comprised primarily of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and crural diaphragm. Although closed at rest, the EGJ relaxes to allow antegrade bolus transit and retrograde venting of air. Abnormal relaxa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rogers BD,Gyawali CP

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is recognized to be present in 10-20% of cases of chronic cough. Proving that it is the cause of the cough is more difficult. This problem is illustrated by way of a case report demonstrating that GERD can still be the cause, even when the patient is unresponsive to conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Johnston BT,Gideon RM,Castell DO

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical recognition of Helicobacter pylori gastritis in children with recurrent abdominal pain is difficult. We assessed the value of a simplified 13C urea breath test (13C-UBT) in a selected group of children with nocturnal waking and disruptive recurrent abdominal pain who fulfilled criteria for endoscopy. Gast...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Eltumi M,Brueton MJ,Francis N

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Markedly elevated alpha-fetoprotein levels in the range of >1,000 ng/mL are highly suspicious for the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma. This report describes three patients with cirrhosis and replicating hepatitis B virus infection who presented with initial serum alpha-fetoprotein levels of >1,000 ng/mL without c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yao FY

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of lansoprazole and famotidine on gastric basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) levels and ulcer healing in patients with gastric ulcer. Sixteen patients with active gastric ulcer were divided into two groups and received treatment with lansoprazole 30 mg/day or famotidine 40 mg/day. They were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tsuji S,Kawano S,Higashi T,Mukuda T,Imaizumi T,Tatsumi T,Miura N,Miyajima K,Fukuda M,Noguchi M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report six cases of pseudolipoma of Glisson's capsule. The patients ranged from 53 to 83 years old (mean 67.7 years), and all were men. Pseudolipoma of Glisson's capsule was detected by imaging studies before operation in two cases, and noted incidentally in the remaining four. Computed tomography demonstrated a su...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sasaki M,Harada K,Nakanuma Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing disorder of the intestine of unclear etiology. Increasing evidence has pointed to intestinal dysbiosis as a potential factor in a genetically susceptible individual. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been used to treat inflammatory bowel disease with var...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kao D,Hotte N,Gillevet P,Madsen K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed bowel sounds in controls and patients with acute abdominal conditions using a new computer-aided sound analysis system (C.A.S.A.S.). Sixty-three controls and 61 patients with an acute abdomen had 10-min recordings of bowel sounds in a silent environment with computer analysis of the digitized acoustic sign...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sugrue M,Redfern M

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal and histalog-stimulated gastric acid secretion and serum gastrin levels before and after a standard protein meal were compared in eight children with active duodenal ulcer (DU), four with active gastric ulcer (GU), and in seven children with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) of undetermined etiology. There was no d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Liebman WM

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inactive and active phases of hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are diagnosed by serum HBV DNA levels, with cutoff at 2000 IU/mL. However, it is difficult to distinguish inactive carriers at a single time point because HBV DNA levels can transiently decrease to <2000 IU...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yim SY,Um SH,Jung JY,Seo YS,Yim HJ,Ryu HS,Chun HJ,Jeen YT,Kim CD,Keum B,Lee HS

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been constant speculation about the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and colorectal neoplasia (CN); however, the published results are conflicting. The aims of this study are to conduct a systematic search, and assess the literature to determine the available evidence on the associatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jinjuvadia R,Lohia P,Jinjuvadia C,Montoya S,Liangpunsakul S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man developed leg edema, marked hypoalbuminemia, and proteinuria. Subsequent renal biopsy revealed a diffuse membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and, on electron microscopy, typical electron-dense deposits characteristic of an immune complex pathogenesis. Although protein wasting might have readily ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Scholey J,Freeman HJ

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：:Desmoid tumors may occur sporadically or as part of the extraintestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis. Different phenotypes have been described and some genotype-phenotype correlations have been raised, associated with different sites of germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Benoit L,Faivre L,Cheynel N,Ortega-Deballon P,Facy O,Marty M,Olschwang S,Fraisse J,Cuisenier J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00