To resect or not to resect: a review of pancreatic cyst disease management.

abstract：:Endoscopic management of biliary disease remains at the forefront of minimally invasive means of providing therapy, as well as contributing important diagnostic information in complex clinical scenarios. The authors review recent advances and reported trials of therapy and revisit important controversial issues. The m...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Lew RJ,Kochman ML

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the advances in diagnostic modalities and management options for defecatory dysfunction and highlight the areas in need of further research. RECENT FINDINGS:The diagnostic utility of high-resolution anorectal manometry (ARM), which has emerged as a promising tool for the diagnosis of def...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Neshatian L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hereditary liver diseases resulting in copper and iron overload may cause significant morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed and treated early. The goal of this review is to highlight the key publications on genetics, diagnosis and management of hemochromatosis and Wilson disease over the past 18 mo...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Maxwell KL,Kowdley KV

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most effective treatment against obesity as it results in significant weight reduction and a high rate of remission of obesity-related comorbidities. However, bariatric surgery is not uncommonly associated with complications and an endoscopic approach to manageme...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kumbhari V,Cai JX,Schweitzer MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon carcinogenesis is a multistep process that involves deletions, mutations, and changes in expression of genes that regulate growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. Hyperproliferation can initiate dysplastic growth, resulting in accumulation of genetic defects and progression of colon cancer. Although genetic inst...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Singh P,Dai B,Wu H,Owlia A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a condition characterized by dense mucosal eosinophilia in conjunction with symptoms of esophageal dysfunction. Since both the incidence and prevalence of EoE are on the rise in both children and adults, understanding the various treatment options available is imperat...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Gonsalves N

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Conflicting reports in the literature have been misinterpreted by clinicians, who conclude that nutritional therapy for the hospitalized patient is of marginal value. The true benefit of such therapy is derived from the provision of early enteral nutrition. This article describes the physiologic respo...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： McClave SA,Omer E

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pancreatic resection remains among the most formidable and complex of abdominal surgical operations. Nonetheless, recent observations have continued to provide incremental improvement in both our evidence for treatment regimens and the technology, resulting in better outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS:Neoadju...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Warshaw AL,Lillemoe KD,Fernandez-del Castillo C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There have been considerable advances in our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection. Given the difficulty of infecting laboratory mice with these diarrhea-causing pathogens, a growing number of studies have found the mur...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Borenshtein D,McBee ME,Schauer DB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highlighting this year was the National Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the-Science Conference on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The panel addressed controversies in biliary endoscopy and set the framework for future funding for clinical research endeavors. With respect to biliary endoscopy, the l...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Beilstein MC,Kochman ML

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Endoscopic approaches to obesity may help fulfill the unmet need of over half the US adult population who would benefit from therapy for obesity but are not receiving it. Endoluminal approaches have the potential to be more efficacious than antiobesity medications and have a lower risk-cost profile co...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kumbhari V,Oberbach A,Nimgaonkar A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Jaundice, the physical finding associated with hyperbilirubinemia, results when the liver is unable to properly metabolize or excrete bilirubin. The purpose of this review is to examine some of the most common causes of jaundice in adults, provide insight into the diagnostic evaluation of jaundice, an...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Sullivan JI,Rockey DC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the recent literature on endoscopic spray cryotherapy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Endoscopic spray cryotherapy is a relatively new ablative modality for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Spray cryotherapy rapidly cools tissues...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Greenwald BD,Dumot JA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past several years, the pharmacologic treatment of obesity has undergone changes in safety, efficacy, and therapeutic targeting. The prevalence of cardiac valvulopathy associated with treatment with phentermine, fenfluramine, and dexfenfluramine is now becoming clarified with the publication of longer-term st...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Kushner RF,Manzano H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of expanding knowledge of cellular and molecular mechanisms of intestinal inflammation, the etiology and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain obscure. The link between the environment and IBD is still circumstantial, but definite progress is occurring in defining genetic susceptibility loci...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Katz JA,Itoh J,Fiocchi C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) still remains universally problematic worldwide. The primary focus of this review is to critique articles published over the past 18 months that describe strategies for the diagnosis and management of this prevalent condition. RECENT FINDINGS:The medical community continu...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Clark SF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:One of the significant limitations to the investigation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in humans is the impossibility of studying this condition from the beginning of the disease process to understand the individual contribution of the various microbiological and immunological components to its p...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Wu H,Shen B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in cellular and molecular biology of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder adenocarcinoma are providing innovative means for the diagnosis and treatment of biliary tract cancer. Similarly, refinements in noninvasive studies--including helical computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreat...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Abdalla EK,Vauthey JN

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elucidation of metabolic pathways and the genetic basis for diseases of the liver continues to increase our understanding of disease pathogenesis and advance treatment options. This selective review covers a wide range of subjects, from the identification of novel proteins and the importance of specific transport ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Schilsky ML

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past year, numerous important papers were published on chronic pancreatitis, its causes, and its diagnosis; the cause of fibrosis; and pain in pancreatic cancer. More than 750 mutations have been described in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene. Some mutations cause relatively mild reduction...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Chari ST,Dimagno EP

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, much progress has been made in the field of tumor immunology. Much of this work has focused on understanding and exploiting the innate immune response to tumor cells. A novel human receptor-ligand system that mediates natural killer (NK) and gammadelta T-cell killing of carcinoma cells has been identified, a...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Golby SJ,Spencer J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To quantify antiplatelet-related gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB), characterize patients at greatest risk and summarize risk-management strategies emphasizing evolving knowledge in acute management of antiplatelet-related bleeding. RECENT FINDINGS:New paradigms for acute management of antiplatelet-rel...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Abraham NS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nutrition in the critically ill patient remains a controversial topic. Most clinicians have viewed nutrition as part of patient care but not as a therapeutic intervention. Recent studies have looked at type and timing of nutrition to determine whether they affect important clinical outcomes. RECENT F...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Fremont RD,Rice TW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensive investigation into the interactions of Helicobacter pylori with the human host during the period of this review has led to several important developments in our understanding of H. pylori pathogenesis. There is direct evidence to support a central role for bacterial adhesion to host gastric epithelial Lewis ...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Wilson KT,Fantry GT

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Knowledge on and understanding of the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is continuously growing. Important insights from the last years are summarized in this review. RECENT FINDINGS:Further genetic risk factors for IBD have been identified and confirmed. Novel studies analyzing the...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Scharl M,Rogler G

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Significant advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of the complications of portal hypertension that have occurred in the last year are reported. RECENT FINDINGS:The specific areas reviewed are those that refer to experimental studies aimed at modifying the factors that lead to port...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Garcia-Tsao G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pancreatic acinar cell is a valuable cell model for understanding how activation of plasma membrane receptors generates signals that propagate, amplify, diversify, and integrate to control cellular function. A primary signaling system involves the activation of heterotrimeric G proteins that stimulate phospholipas...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Logsdon CD

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review recent literature (2009-2010) on acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. RECENT FINDINGS:There is a decreasing trend in the incidence and hospitalization for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage worldwide, with significant improvement in rebleeding and mortality....

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Chiu PW,Sung JJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article describes the evolution of combination therapy in inflammatory bowel disease and how to determine when combination may not be necessary. RECENT FINDINGS:The combination of an immunosuppressive agent with an antibody to tumor necrosis factor has proven to be more effective than monotherap...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Bernstein CN

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes recent progress on endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of esophageal high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and early adenocarcinoma and critically analyzes the literature in the context of preexisting scientific data. RECENT FINDINGS:Narrow band imaging and computed virtual chrom...

journal_title：Current opinion in gastroenterology

authors： Seewald S,Ang TL,Groth S,Zhong Y,Bertschinger P,Altorfer J,Thonke F,Soehendra N

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00