Adequacy and quality of abdominal echographies requested by primary care professionals.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The small intestine is extremely sensitive to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and a range of microcirculatory disturbances which contribute to tissue damage. Previous studies have shown that leptin plays an important physiological role in the microvasculature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prot...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Hacioglu A,Algin C,Pasaoglu O,Pasaoglu E,Kanbak G

更新日期：2005-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous results have shown that in rats with non-ascitic cirrhosis there is an altered transport of sugars and amino acids associated with elongated microvilli. These alterations returned to normal with the administration of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I). The aims of this study were to explore the ev...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Castilla-Cortázar I,Pascual M,Urdaneta E,Pardo J,Puche JE,Vivas B,Díaz-Casares A,García M,Díaz-Sánchez M,Varela-Nieto I,Castilla A,González-Barón S

更新日期：2004-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perforation of the colon occurring during or shortly following colonoscopy or barium enema is a rare complication of collagenous colitis (CC). "Spontaneous" perforation in CC, in which no instigating factor is identified, is even less common, with only five cases reported to date. We report herein an additio...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mitchell A,Dugas A

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common cancer in Europe with a mortality rate of almost 50%. The prognosis of patients is largely determined by the clinical and pathological stage at the time of diagnosis. Population screening has been shown to reduce CRC-related mortality rate. Most screening programs w...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Stegeman I,de Wijkerslooth TR,Mallant-Hent RC,de Groot K,Stroobants AK,Fockens P,Mundt M,Bossuyt PM,Dekker E

更新日期：2012-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gas-related symptoms represent very common complaints in children. The reduction of gas production can be considered as a valuable target in controlling symptoms. α-galactosidase has been shown to reduce gas production and related symptoms in adults. To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of α-galactosida...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Di Nardo G,Oliva S,Ferrari F,Mallardo S,Barbara G,Cremon C,Aloi M,Cucchiara S

更新日期：2013-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wireless capsule pH-metry (WC) is better tolerated than standard nasal pH catheter (SC), but endoscopic placement is expensive. AIMS:to confirm that non-endoscopic peroral manometric placement of WC is as effective and better tolerated than SC and to perform a cost analysis of the available esophageal pH-me...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Andrews CN,Sadowski DC,Lazarescu A,Williams C,Neshev E,Storr M,Au F,Heitman SJ

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) is the most specific serum biomarker of heavy alcohol consumption, defined as ≥ 350-420 g alcohol/week. Despite introduction of a standardized reference measurement technique, widespread use of CDT remains limited due to low sensitivity. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Fagan KJ,Irvine KM,McWhinney BC,Fletcher LM,Horsfall LU,Johnson L,O'Rourke P,Martin J,Scott I,Pretorius CJ,Ungerer JP,Powell EE

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We prepared an oral W/O microemulsion for the removal of colonic ammonia (ME-RCA). The effect of this microemulsion was influenced by the digestion process in the gastrointestinal tract. In this paper, we aim to show that stability was improved by using a microemulsion-based gel for the removal of colonic am...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wang AH,Duan ZJ,Tian G,Lu D,Zhang WJ,He GH,Fang GH

更新日期：2011-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric tuberculosis mimicking submucosal tumors is extremely rare and often misdiagnosed. CASE PRESENTATION:Three cases of gastric tuberculosis mimicking submucosal tumors were identified among patients admitted to local county hospitals because of upper abdominal discomfort and pain, with gastroscopy show...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zhu R,Zhou Y,Wang H,Di L,Zhao K,Tuo B,Wu H

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is commonly associated with a disturbance of glucose metabolism. However, there have been conflicting reports on whether the clearance of the HCV may be followed by changes of serum blood glucose and insulin resistance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Li Y,Wang X,Yu G,Sun H,Lv J,Chi X,Wu R,Gao X,Niu J

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection is one of the important causes of death in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), but the bacterial spectrum and antibiotic resistance are constantly changing. Making good use of antibiotics and controlling multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections are of vital importance in improving...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Fan N,Hu Y,Shen H,Liu S,Zhao G,Sun L,Li C,Zhao X,Li Y,Wang J,Cui Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycoprotein 2 (GP2) was discovered as the major autoantigen of Crohn's disease (CD)-specific pancreatic autoantibodies (PAB). We investigated anti-GP2 IgA and IgG antibodies as novel serological parameters in CD and assessed their association with distinct disease phenotypes. METHODS:Anti-GP2 and anti-Sacc...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Bogdanos DP,Roggenbuck D,Reinhold D,Wex T,Pavlidis P,von Arnim U,Malfertheiner P,Forbes A,Conrad K,Laass MW

更新日期：2012-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms suggestive of functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) frequently overlap with those of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Despite the high prevalence of symptomatic overlap, the underlying etiology remains poorly defined. We assessed the correlation of symptomatic relief and healt...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mönnikes H,Schwan T,van Rensburg C,Straszak A,Theek C,Lühmann R,Sander P,Tholen A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication following cholecystitis. Its presentation with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) is even rarer. Thirteen patients with cystic artery pseudoaneurysm have been reported in the literature but only 2 of them presented with UGIH alone. CASE PRESENTATION:...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Saluja SS,Ray S,Gulati MS,Pal S,Sahni P,Chattopadhyay TK

更新日期：2007-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies concerning clinical course and outcome of acute pancreatitis (AP) according to etiologies were rare, especially after year 2000. This study was designed to investigate the difference between the clinical course of alcoholic and biliary AP. METHODS:Of the 153 patients diagnosed as AP with a first att...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Cho JH,Kim TN,Kim SB

更新日期：2015-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemolytic uraemic syndrome is a rarely seen in adults often leading to critical illness. This case highlights how difficult it can be to establish a diagnosis and treat when a patient presents with bloody diarrhoea. CASE PRESENTATION:A 17-year-old Iraqi man presented to the emergency department with abdomi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Radhakrishnan ST,Ruban A,Uthayakumar AK,Cohen P,Levy J,Teare J

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune hepatitis causes chronic hepatitis and often leads to cirrhosis and death without treatment. We wanted to see if having access to primary care or insurance prior to diagnosis is associated with better outcomes for patients in an urban, public hospital with mostly socioeconomically disadvantaged Hi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Kim D,Eshtiaghpour D,Alpern J,Datta A,Eysselein VE,Yee HF

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are many pathological conditions with hepatic iron overload. Classical definite diagnostic methods of these disorders are invasive and based on a direct tissue biopsy material. For the last years the role of MR imaging in liver diagnostics has been increasing. MRI shows changes of liver intensity in pa...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Szurowska E,Sikorska K,Izycka-Swieszewska E,Nowicki T,Romanowski T,Bielawski KP,Studniarek M

更新日期：2010-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence on the role of gut microbiota in post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) is convincing. Lactobacillus spp. positively affect IBS symptoms, although the mechanisms through which probiotics exert their beneficial effects are largely unknown. The aim of the study is to evaluate the role o...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Compare D,Rocco A,Coccoli P,Angrisani D,Sgamato C,Iovine B,Salvatore U,Nardone G

更新日期：2017-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with biofluids, target tissues and organs more directly reflect the pathophysiological state of a disease process. In this study, a D-galactosamine (GalN) / lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse model was constructed to investigate metabonomics of liver tissue and directly characterize metabolic ch...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Feng B,Wu S,Liu F,Gao Y,Dong F,Wei L

更新日期：2013-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of boceprevir or telaprevir with peginterferon-alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of patients infected with HCV genotype 1 has led to significantly increased rates of sustained virological response (SVR) in phase III trials. There is only limited data regarding the safety and efficacy in a ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wehmeyer MH,Eißing F,Jordan S,Röder C,Hennigs A,Degen O,Hüfner A,Hertling S,Schmiedel S,Sterneck M,van Lunzen J,Lohse AW,Schulze zur Wiesch J,Lüth S

更新日期：2014-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of H. pylori infection in Vietnam is reportedly high, but the spectrum of H. pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases has not been systematically investigated. Moreover, despite the similarities of ethnicity and diet, the age-standardized incidence rate of gastric cancer in the northern city of Han...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Nguyen TL,Uchida T,Tsukamoto Y,Trinh DT,Ta L,Mai BH,Le SH,Thai KD,Ho DD,Hoang HH,Matsuhisa T,Okimoto T,Kodama M,Murakami K,Fujioka T,Yamaoka Y,Moriyama M

更新日期：2010-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric cancer can progress from a chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa resulting from Helicobacter pylori infection that activates the inflammatory response of the host. Therefore, polymorphisms in genes involved in the inflammatory response, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2), have been i...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Jorge YC,Duarte MC,Silva AE

更新日期：2010-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little data exists on the factors associated with health care seeking behaviour for primary symptoms of colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to identify individual, provider and psychosocial factors associated with (i) ever seeking medical advice and (ii) seeking early medical advice for primary symptom...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Courtney RJ,Paul CL,Sanson-Fisher RW,Macrae FA,Attia J,McEvoy M

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with liver cirrhosis typically exhibit abnormal coagulation parameters in conventional coagulation tests (CCTs). Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) is a holistic blood coagulation assay. This method provides an insight into the global hemostatic capabilities and has been suggested to provide a be...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Seeßle J,Löhr J,Kirchner M,Michaelis J,Merle U

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral anticoagulants like the coumarin derivatives are characterised by a particularly narrow therapeutic range. Any interfering co-medication can pose a challenge to establishing a stable anticoagulant dosage regimen and thus present a serious risk for the patient. Here we describe two cases of patients on a...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Enderle C,Müller W,Grass U

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the indications for adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in patients with stage IIa gastric cancer (T3N0M0 and T1N2M0) according to the 7th American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). METHODS:A total of 1593 patients with T3N0M0 or T1N2M0 stage gastric cancer were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiolo...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Huang ZN,Desiderio J,Chen QY,Zheng CH,Li P,Xie JW,Wang JB,Lin JX,Lu J,Cao LL,Lin M,Tu RH,Lin JL,Zheng HL,Huang CM

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric Crohn's disease is characterized by a higher incidence of complicated phenotypes. Murine models help to better understand the dynamic process of intestinal fibrosis and test therapeutic interventions. Pre-pubertal models are lacking. We aimed to adapt a model of chronic colitis to pre-pubertal rats...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Dupont-Lucas C,Marion-Letellier R,Pala M,Guerin C,Amamou A,Jarbeau M,Bôle-Feysot C,Nicol L,David A,Aziz M,Colasse E,Savoye-Collet C,Savoye G

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only a paucity of large-scale perspective and cross-sectional studies on H. pylori infection in China have been published. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for H. pylori infection among residents of Jidong community located in Hebei Province of China. METHODS:A pe...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wang W,Jiang W,Zhu S,Sun X,Li P,Liu K,Liu H,Gu J,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distal diminutive colorectal polyps are common and accurate endoscopic prediction of hyperplastic or adenomatous polyp histology could reduce procedural time, costs and potential risks associated with the resection. Within this study we assessed whether digital chromoendoscopy can accurately predict the hist...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Rath T,Tontini GE,Nägel A,Vieth M,Zopf S,Günther C,Hoffman A,Neurath MF,Neumann H

更新日期：2015-10-22 00:00:00