Overview of hepatitis B prevalence, prevention, and management in the Pacific Islands and Territories.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Second-generation argon plasma coagulation (APC; APC 2/VIO APC) with its modes 'forced', 'pulsed', and 'precise' is a further development of the ICC/APC 300 system (first-generation APC). Until now, only limited data has existed on the use of APC 2. METHODS:Fundamental data on the characteristics of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Manner H,Enderle MD,Pech O,May A,Plum N,Riemann JF,Ell C,Eickhoff A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The optimal management of acute Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) with liver failure is controversial. Options include anticoagulation, portal systemic shunting or liver transplantation. In recent years, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) have been tried in place of shunt surgery. We rep...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kavanagh PM,Roberts J,Gibney R,Malone D,Hegarty J,McCormick PA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP). The aim of the present paper was to study the profile of anti- and proinflammatory cytokines in AP and to determine their predictive value for severity of AP, organ failure and mortality. METHODS:Consecutive patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sathyanarayan G,Garg PK,Prasad H,Tandon RK

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biliary tract complications are frequent after orthotopic liver transplantation. Late biliary tract complications occurring after T-tube removal mostly include stones and strictures which may be associated with sepsis and worsening of the liver function. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mosca S,Militerno G,Guardascione MA,Amitrano L,Picciotto FP,Cuomo O

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Gastric cancer (GC) has the fifth highest incidence rate of all cancers and has a poor prognosis. However, no recent large-scale and long-term studies have evaluated the incidence and survival rates of individuals with GC. METHODS:In order to explore the change of GC incidence and survival rates by ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sun F,Sun H,Mo X,Tang J,Liao Y,Wang S,Su Y,Ma H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The authors' previous report revealed that endothelin-1 might be released from B lymphocytes in cirrhotic patients with hypersplenism. Other investigators have shown that persistent exposure to environmental contaminants including arsenic might induce idiopathic portal hypertension. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yamaguchi E,Yamanoi A,Ono T,Nagasue N

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid-sensing pathways, which trigger mucosal defense mechanisms in response to luminal acid, involve the rapid afferent-mediated "capsaicin pathway" and the sustained "prostaglandin (PG) pathway." Luminal acid quickly increases protective PG synthesis and release from epithelia, although the mechanism by which luminal...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Akiba Y,Kaunitz JD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The role of octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4) has been implicated in the clinical prognosis of various kinds of digestive system cancers, but the results remain controversial. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to assess the potential role of Oct4 as a prognostic marker in digestive sys...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen Z,Zhang L,Zhu Q,Wang X,Wu J,Wang X

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The introduction of sofosbuvir has revolutionized the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. This study was planned to observe whether the efficacy and tolerability of sofosbuvir-based regimens demonstrated in phase 3 clinical trial results translate into real-life clinical practice. METHODS:This prospec...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sood A,Midha V,Mahajan R,Narang V,Mehta V,Wander P,Sharma S,Kaur K,Singh D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because most of the characteristics of the portal hypertensive enteropathy can be explained on the basis of increased levels of mast cell mediators, the purpose of the present paper was to study mast cell splanchnic infiltration. METHODS:Duodenum, jejunum, ileum and mesenteric lymph node complex infiltratio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Prieto I,Aller MA,Santamaría L,Nava MP,Madero R,Pérez-Robledo JP,Arias J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 18 patients with cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell activity was studied and compared with that of healthy subjects. After cultivation with 10(3) iu/mL of recombinant interleukin-2, the cytotoxicity of patients' lymphoid cells was increased from 13.6 +/- 6.8% to 76.2 +/- 1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsugita M,Yamauchi K,Komatsu T,Suzuki H,Hanyu F

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of the present study was to determine whether rats with moderately fatty liver could withstand a 90% hepatectomy, which rats with normal livers can survive. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Nine-week-old male Wistar rats were used. Normal rat chow was fed to the normal liver group, and fat-enriched rat chow w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Morioka D,Watanabe K,Makino H,Saito S,Ueda M,Kubota T,Sekido H,Matsuo K,Ichikawa Y,Endo I,Togo S,Shimada H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy of the liver and is the third most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide. Although advances in HCC detection and treatment have increased the likelihood of a cure at early stages of the disease, HCC remains largely incurable because of late pr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tong CM,Ma S,Guan XY

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is endemic in several developing countries. Clinical manifestations of this infection vary widely from asymptomatic infection to uncomplicated acute viral hepatitis and fulminant hepatic failure. The pathogenesis of this disease and the reason of varying disease seve...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Srivastava R,Aggarwal R,Sachdeva S,Alam MI,Jameel S,Naik S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:As an important cytokine that modulate the cell cycle, the involvement of transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta1) in carcinogenesis has been extensively studied for many years. Literatures have demonstrated that TGF-beta1 gene polymorphisms may alter the risk of various cancers, such as lung, p...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Li T,Cao BW,Dai Y,Cui H,Yang HL,Xu CQ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:We elucidated the clinical significance of distal contractile integral-to-esophageal impedance integral (EII) ratio (DCIIR) in ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) adult patients. METHODS:We recruited 101 patients with IEM (48.38 ± 1.58 years) and 42 matched healthy volunteers (44.28 ± 1.85 years) ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wu JF,Tsai IJ,Tong TW,Lin YC,Yang CH,Tseng PH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reproducibility of echo-Doppler measurements of portal vein and superior mesenteric artery blood flow has not been extensively studied. In the present study, two groups of subjects were examined to test inter- and intra-observer reproducibility. Each study population consisted of 15 nonportal hypertensive and 15 p...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Iwao T,Toyonaga A,Shigemori H,Oho K,Sumino M,Sato M,Tanikawa K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depth of invasion beyond the muscularis propria (MP) by T3 rectal cancer can vary. The purpose of the present paper was to determine if depth of invasion beyond MP, as assessed by preoperative endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), can predict tumor recurrence in patients with T3 rectal tumors. METHODS:Patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Harewood GC,Kumar KS,Clain JE,Levy MJ,Nelson H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A lack of published data remains on factors associated with the treatment response to proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in patients with non-erosive reflux disease (NERD). METHODS:Studies on effectiveness of PPI in patients with NERD were identified using the MEDLINE database and manual searches of the available...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hiyama T,Matsuo K,Urabe Y,Fukuhara T,Tanaka S,Yoshihara M,Haruma K,Chayama K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to achieve possible greater therapeutic efficacy, ranitidine 300 mg bid (R2) may be given rather than 300 mg qhs (R1), or nizatidine 300 mg bid (N2) may be given rather than 300 mg qhs (N1). A randomized placebo-controlled crossover study was performed in six healthy volunteers (four males, two females) who r...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Thompson A,Kirdeikis P,Jamali F,Tavernini M,Zuk L,Marriage B,Simpson I,Mahachai V

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A nitroxide radical, 4-hydroxyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPOL), is directly reduced to hydroxylamine by ascorbic acid (AsA). Ascorbic acid is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) by ascorbic acid oxidase (AAOx), and DHA is reduced to AsA by glutathione (GSH). In the present study, in vivo and...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tada M,Yokoyama H,Ito O,Ohya H,Ogata T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In the gastric mucosa of portal hypertensive rats, adaptive cytoprotection against ethanol-induced damage is impaired. The aim of this study was to determine relation between impaired adaptive cytoprotection and oxidative stress. METHODS:Portal hypertension was produced in male Sprague-Dawley rats ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kawano Y,Ohta M,Eguchi H,Iwashita Y,Inomata M,Kitano S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Gilbert's syndrome is a common familial hyperbilirubinemia that may reduce the risk of various age-related diseases because of the antioxidant properties of bilirubin. We conducted a large cohort study using The Health Improvement Network primary care database and compared all-cause mortality rates ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Horsfall LJ,Nazareth I,Pereira SP,Petersen I

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia in April 1982, spiral bacteria were first cultured from a gastric biopsy specimen. Several important taxonomic features were identified which indicated that these bacteria represented a new genus. In October 1989 the new genus name Helicobacter was published. Helicobacter pyl...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Goodwin CS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Portal-systemic collateral vascular resistance and vasoconstrictor responsiveness are crucial in portal hypertension and variceal bleeding control. Statins enhance vasodilators production, but their influence on collaterals is unknown. This study aimed to survey the effect of simvastatin on collatera...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Huang HC,Wang SS,Lee JY,Chen YC,Lee FY,Lin HC,Chang CC,Lee SD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author visited China in 1981 and 1984 and obtained data comparing the incidence of duodenal ulcer in the rice eating districts of the south with the incidence in the wheat, maize and millet eating areas of the north. The evidence suggested a higher prevalence of duodenal ulcer in the rice eating areas than in the ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tovey FI

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The prevalence of ulcerative colitis (UC) is increasing steadily in Japan. In Western countries, a bimodal distribution, with UC onset peaks in youth and middle age, is observed, and smoking cessation is reported as a risk factor for UC. However, there are few reports on a bimodal distribution of ons...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takahashi H,Matsui T,Hisabe T,Hirai F,Takatsu N,Tsurumi K,Kanemitsu T,Sato Y,Kinjyo K,Yano Y,Takaki Y,Nagahama T,Yao K,Washio M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is commonly used to detect liver damage. Recent studies indicate that ALT levels at the upper range of normal limits are predictors of adverse outcomes, especially diabetes mellitus (DM) and the metabolic syndrome. The aim of our study was to define the ALT thres...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shlomai A,Kariv R,Leshno M,Beth-or A,Sheinberg B,Halpern Z

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) has been shown to combat oxidative stress by quenching a variety of reactive oxygen species. It is involved in the regeneration of exogenous and endogenous antioxidants, chelation of metal ions, and repair of oxidized proteins. This study aimed to evaluate the potential benefi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kolgazi M,Jahovic N,Yüksel M,Ercan F,Alican I

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes and toxicities of repeated stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Fourteen HCC patients with local recurrence (18 lesions) after liver SABR received repeated radiotherapy with SABR using CyberKnife. No patients e...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lo CH,Huang WY,Lin KT,Lin MJ,Lin TP,Jen YM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00