Gastrointestinal manifestations of leukemia.

abstract：:This study examined Na+/H+ ion exchange of caecal and colonic mucus. Two distinct Na+/H+ ion exchange populations of caecal mucus were identified, one group being a cation exchanger and the other an anion exchanger, suggesting that caecal mucus has ampholyte properties responsive to changing physical and chemical prop...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Duncan CE,Tasman-Jones C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Biliary disease is one of the most common causes of acute pancreatitis in adults; however, this cause and outcome in children have rarely been described in the literature. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the role of biliary disease as a cause of acute pancreatitis in children....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Choi BH,Lim YJ,Yoon CH,Kim EA,Park YS,Kim KM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Lipids play important roles in inflammation and may be involved in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here, we evaluated the characteristics of the plasma lipid profile in patients with IBD. METHODS:Plasma samples were collected from 20 patients with Crohn's disease (CD), 20 pa...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Iwatani S,Iijima H,Otake Y,Amano T,Tani M,Yoshihara T,Tashiro T,Tsujii Y,Inoue T,Hayashi Y,Takeda K,Hayashi A,Fujita S,Shinzaki S,Takehara T

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Monotherapy has been proven insufficient in achieving sustained control of chronic hepatitis B. We aimed to assess the efficacy of combined sequential administration of lamivudine and pegylated interferon alfa-2b in patients with hepatitis Be antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:Eig...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Vassiliadis T,Tziomalos K,Patsiaoura K,Zagris T,Giouleme O,Soufleris K,Grammatikos N,Theodoropoulos K,Mpoumponaris A,Dona K,Zezos P,Nikolaidis N,Orfanou-Koumerkeridou E,Balaska A,Eugenidis N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide the need for effective therapy for chronic hepatitis B is similar to that for chronic hepatitis C. Current licensed treatment for chronic hepatitis B (interferon (IFN)-alpha, lamivudine) does not significantly alter the natural history of the disease because the frequency of sustained response is too low; ho...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Schalm SW,De Man RA,Janssen HL

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinicopathological profiles and outcome of chronic hepatitis B can differ by hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes. In Japan, genotype B and C are two major HBV genotypes. The basic core promoter and precore mutations are other known viral factors for disease activity, although the relationship between HBV ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Watanabe K,Takahashi T,Takahashi S,Okoshi S,Ichida T,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:It has been reported that the branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) to tyrosine ratio (BTR) is a useful indicator of liver function and BCAA therapy is associated with a decreased incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there has not been sufficient research on the relationship between BTR a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tada T,Kumada T,Toyoda H,Kiriyama S,Tanikawa M,Hisanaga Y,Kanamori A,Kitabatake S,Yama T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of carbon dioxide-enhanced ultrasonography (CO2-US) in the evaluation of viable hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) which were treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI), or a combination treatment (TAE and PEI). Forty-o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen RC,Wang CK,Chiang LC,Lo HY,Duh SJ,Chen WT,Tu HY,Liao LY,Wang CS,Chen PH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The Baveno VI Consensus recommends repeating examination in patients with high liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography to reduce false-positive diagnosis of advanced liver disease. We tested whether repeating transient elastography can increase the overall diagnostic accuracy. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chow JC,Wong GL,Chan AW,Shu SS,Chan CK,Leung JK,Choi PC,Chim AM,Chan HL,Wong VW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether liver biopsy might be useful in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis when bone marrow examination and serologic tests are inconclusive. METHODS:Over a 10-year period, liver biopsy was performed in five children with suspected visceral leishmaniasis when indirect hemagglutination tests and b...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Artan R,Yilmaz A,Akçam M,Aksoy NH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preferred treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C, either treatment-naive, relapsers or nonresponders to IFN monotherapy, is now IFN-ribavirin combination treatment. The adverse effects of IFN are well established and familiar to hepatologists all over the world. More than 25,000 patients worldwide have be...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chutaputti A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In general, the spleen is one of the abdominal organs connected by the portal system, and a splenectomy improves hepatic functions in the settings of partial hepatectomy (Hx) for portal hypertensive cases or living donor liver transplantation with excessive portal vein flow. Those precise mechanisms ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Arakawa Y,Shimada M,Utsunomiya T,Imura S,Morine Y,Ikemoto T,Mori H,Kanamoto M,Iwahashi S,Saito Y,Takasu C

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Saccharomyces cerevisiae may contribute to the pathophysiology of Crohn's disease. We determined serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) levels in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:Immunoglobulin G (IgG) ASCA was measured by using an ELISA in serum samples from 19 pat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Oshitani N,Hato F,Matsumoto T,Jinno Y,Sawa Y,Hara J,Nakamura S,Seki S,Arakawa T,Kitano A,Kitagawa S,Kuroki T

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbial agents are a possible cause of ulcerative colitis. We have previously reported evidence of bacteria invading the colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis. We have isolated bacteria from inflamed colonic mucosa, examined the localization of the species in the mucosa, and assayed for serum ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ohkusa T,Sato N,Ogihara T,Morita K,Ogawa M,Okayasu I

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:An endoscopic clip device was newly designed to accomplish the closure of large gastrointestinal defects. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and efficacy of this device in an ex vivo experimental setting. METHODS:This prospective study was conducted in porcine colons (n = 5). A l...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wang ZJ,Li SY,Zhang YH,Chen Y,Zhang PP,Li ZS,Bai Y,Wang D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation between gastric adenomas and type IIa early gastric cancer by macroscopic and histologic examinations is often difficult. This study has shown that there are differences in the distribution of S-phase cells in these two types of tumour, and these differences can be exploited to differentiate between th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Miwa H,Wada R,Abe H,Ohkura R,Yang SW,Watanabe H,Ogihara T,Hamada T,Sato N

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective double blind and randomized study was conducted to compare 4-aminosalicylic acid (4-ASA) and prednisolone-21-phosphate enemas in inducing remission in patients with acute distal ulcerative colitis. Patients with ulcerative colitis distal to the splenic flexure as assessed by flexible colonoscopy, barium ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sharma MP,Duphare HV,Dasarathy S

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the morphological changes of intratumoral microvessels after administration of thalidomide in occult hepatic metastases. METHODS:Twenty mice with hepatic metastases created by injection of colon-26 tumor cells into the spleen were enrolled. Ten mice were treated with thalidomide (200 mg/kg) by intra...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liu Y,Li H,Matsui O

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Because of its long duration, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes high use of health services and high lifetime costs for medical care. The aim of the present study was to measure the costs of outpatient care in patients with IBD in a German University Hospital and to identify potentially relevan...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ebinger M,Leidl R,Thomas S,Von Tirpitz C,Reinshagen M,Adler G,Konig HH

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate granulocytapheresis (GCAP) in active ulcerative colitis (UC), with particular attention to the long-term effects of such treatment. METHODS:We included 80 patients with UC. Activity of the disease was evaluated by clinical activity index and endoscopic index. Patients were randomly divided in two group...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bresci G,Parisi G,Mazzoni A,Scatena F,Capria A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell proliferation in the gastroduodenal mucosa of patients with duodenal ulcers was evaluated using flow cytometry. Forty patients with duodenal ulcers and 12 normal subjects were investigated. Biopsy samples were obtained during endoscopic examination and subjected to DNA analysis by flow cytometry. Thirty patients ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kobayashi I,Kawano S,Tsuji S,Nakama A,Sawaoka H,Masuda E,Nagano K,Fusamoto H,Kamada T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a clinical entity where there is a potential for reversibility of hepatic dysfunction once the acute hepatic insult resolves. The portal and systemic hemodynamics in ACLF patients to study its relevance in determining the clinical outcomes was studied. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Garg H,Kumar A,Garg V,Kumar M,Kumar R,Sharma BC,Sarin SK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Epimorphin is suggested to play a key role in the morphogenesis of epithelial cells. We focused on epimorphin and attempted to clarify the relationship between expression of this molecule and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS:Colonic specimens were taken from 23 patients with ulcerative coli...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shirasaka T,Iizuka M,Yukawa M,Hirai Y,Horie Y,Itou H,Kon-No S,Fukushima T,Watanabe S

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is the most common adenomatous polyposis syndrome. Patients with FAP are screened for germline mutations of two genes, APC and MUTYH. However, limited data exist on the clinical characterization and genotypic spectrum of FAP in China. This study was aimed to deter...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Li N,Kang Q,Yang L,Zhao XJ,Xue LJ,Wang X,Li AQ,Li CG,Sheng JQ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the long-term efficacy and the timing of booster injection of a lyophilized, inactivated hepatitis A vaccine (HAV), we studied the acquired anti-hepatitis A virus titres in 45 subjects who received either two or three doses of the vaccine. With three doses > or = 0.5 microgram administered at 0, 1 and 6 mo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fujiyama S,Odoh K,Tanaka M,Kuramoto I,Tomita K

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in Australian patients with hepatitis C and to identify factors associated with particular genotypes. Serum isolates of HCV-RNA were genotyped using a commercial oligonucleotide hybridization (line probe) assay. Relationships ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kaba S,Dutta U,Byth K,Crewe EB,Khan MH,Coverdale SA,Lin R,Liddle C,Farrell GC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:T-cell activation, mediated by the interaction with major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide complexes and B7 costimulatory molecules on antigen-presenting cells, is an essential event in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We investigated the expression of B7 costimulatory mo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Grose RH,Howarth GS,Xian CJ,Hohmann AW

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Barrett's esophagus and colorectal polyps have several overlapping risk factors. Whereas several reports in Western countries have indicated a close relationship between Barrett's esophagus and colorectal polyps, the relationship between these two diseases remains unclear in Japan. This study was per...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takedomi H,Tsuruoka N,Takamori A,Miyahara K,Yamanouchi K,Shimamura T,Fujimoto Y,Noda T,Matsunaga T,Takara Y,Shimada F,Hidaka H,Endo H,Anzai K,Fujimoto K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the intragastric pH measured by 24 h pH monitoring system and the serum pepsinogen I/II ratio was studied in 68 cases. When pepsinogen I/II ratio was compared with pH 3.0 holding time (the percentage time during which the gastric pH is above 3.0), there was a negative correlation between these...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kinoshita Y,Yamashita Y,Kitajima N,Tojo M,Itoh T,Fukuzaki H,Chiba T

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Endoscopic obliteration of esophageal varices by endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is an effective form of secondary prophylaxis. However, there is no consensus regarding the technical aspects of EVL for secondary prophylaxis. The present study compares the technical aspects of EVL (frequency of sessions,...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Harewood GC,Baron TH,Song LM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00