Sequential Versus Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation in the USA.

abstract：:The hydrogen (H2) lactose breath test (BT) is a test commonly used for the diagnosis of hypolactasia. However, its sensitivity is not always good. In the last few years, the new Quick Lactase Test (QLT) has been developed for endoscopic diagnosis of adult-type hypolactasia. The aim of this study was to compare the eff...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ojetti V,La Mura R,Zocco MA,Cesaro P,De Masi E,La Mazza A,Cammarota G,Gasbarrini G,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For evaluation of the prognostic relevance of p53 expression in gastric cancer, the immunohistochemical tissue status of 133 primary gastric cancer patients was investigated for p53 expression and the association between p53 tissue status and clinicopathological parameters was analyzed. P53 immunoreactivity was detect...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Mönig SP,Eidt S,Zirbes TK,Stippel D,Baldus SE,Pichlmaier H

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship of gastric cancer to the presence of interleukin-8 (IL-8) 251 T/A has been reported with conflicting results. AIM:To further explore the association of IL-8 251 allele polymorphism with gastric cancer susceptibility. METHODS:We performed an extensive search of relevant studies and carried ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wang J,Pan HF,Hu YT,Zhu Y,He Q

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) is a second-generation form of optical coherence tomography (OCT) providing comprehensive cross-sectional views of the distal esophagus at a resolution of ~7 μm. AIM:Using validated OCT criteria for squamous mucosa, gastric cardia mucosa, and Barrett's esophagus (BE),...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sauk J,Coron E,Kava L,Suter M,Gora M,Gallagher K,Rosenberg M,Ananthakrishnan A,Nishioka N,Lauwers G,Woods K,Brugge W,Forcione D,Bouma BE,Tearney G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-year prospective study was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of transjugular liver biopsy with a Trucut-type needle employing an automated device. Fifty-two consecutive patients (39 women and 13 men), ages 46.3+/-14.6 years, in whom percutaneous liver biopsy was contraindicated were included in the s...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： De Hoyos A,Loredo ML,Martínez-Ríos MA,Gil MR,Kuri J,Cárdenas M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of secretin and somatostatin on secretion of epidermal growth factor (EGF) from Brunner's glands was investigated in rats. Secretin increased volume secretion and the median output of EGF rose from 720 fmol/5 hr (total range 460-1320) in controls to 2065 fmol/5 hr (total range 1560-2730) at a dose of 50 pmo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Olsen PS,Kirkegaard P,Poulsen SS,Nexø E

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) arises from a number of cirrhosis-related and non-cirrhosis-related exposures and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Achieving a durable cure currently relies on either resection or transplantation, but since most patients will be diagnosed with inoperable d...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Saffo S,Taddei TH

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This analysis evaluated the association between sleep disturbance and gastrointestinal symptoms in women with and without irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and examined the role of psychological distress in this relationship. Women with IBS (N = 82) reported considerably higher levels of sleep disturbance compared to co...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jarrett M,Heitkemper M,Cain KC,Burr RL,Hertig V

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The impact of antithrombotic treatment on the findings of small-bowel capsule endoscopy for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding remains contentious. We aimed to determine the effect of these agents on small-bowel video capsule endoscopy positive findings. METHODS:MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tziatzios G,Gkolfakis P,Papanikolaou IS,Triantafyllou K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globus sensation is common, but its pathogenesis is not yet clear. AIMS:Our purpose was to investigate subjective perception of swallowing and esophageal motility by combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and manometry (MII-EM) for patients with globus sensation. METHODS:Combined MII-EM was performed...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chen CL,Yi CH,Liu TT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The proliferation of cholangiocarcinoma cells is suppressed in cell culture by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) through the inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase-2 enzyme and also by statins which decrease the production of mediators of the cell cycle. AIMS:To investigate whether there is an inverse ass...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Burr NE,Talboys RJ,Savva S,Clark A,Phillips M,Metcalfe M,Dennison A,Robinson R,Lewis MP,Rhodes M,Rushbrook S,Hart AR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Bowel-cleansing studies are frequently underpowered, poorly designed, and with subjective assessments. Consensus on tolerability of the bowel-cleansing agents is thus lacking. This study developed and validated a bowel-preparation tolerability questionnaire and used it to assess the tolerabili...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lawrance IC,Willert RP,Murray K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The headword "overlap syndromes" of liver diseases includes the coexistence of autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. These syndromes often represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for hepatologists; it remains unclear whether these overlap syndromes form distinct ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Durazzo M,Premoli A,Paschetta E,Belci P,Spandre M,Bo S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose is to describe seven cases of disseminated aseptic abscesses with regard to clinical, biological, radiological, and histological information, treatment, and outcome. Data were collected on seven Caucasian patients who had proven sterile deep abscesses diagnosed in French university hospitals. The onset of ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： André M,Aumaître O,Papo T,Kemeny JL,Vital-Durand D,Rousset H,Ninet J,Pointud P,Charlotte F,Godeau B,Schmidt J,Marcheix JC,Piette JC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal lesions of the small bowel are mucosal changes characterized by an increased number of intraepithelial lymphocytes (with or without crypt hyperplasia) and normal villous architecture. Such changes are associated with a wide spectrum of conditions, ranging from food intolerances to infections, and from drugs to...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Volta U,Caio G,Ghirardi C,Lungaro L,Mansueto P,Carroccio A,De Giorgio R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Safety-net hospitals are enriched in ethnic minorities and provide opportunities for high-impact hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening. AIM:We aim to evaluate the impact of a pilot program integrating HBV screening into outpatient endoscopy among urban safety-net populations. METHODS:From July 2015 to May 2017...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Campbell B,Lopez A,Liu B,Bhuket T,Wong RJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high mobility group protein A2 (HMGA2) is an architectural transcription factor that plays an important role in the development and progression of many malignant neoplasms. High expression of HMGA2 in gastric cancer correlates with invasiveness of cancer and is an independent prognostic factor. The reaso...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zha L,Zhang J,Tang W,Zhang N,He M,Guo Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An imbalance in gut microbiota seems to contribute to the development of chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, such as ulcerative colitis (UC). Although it has been suggested that probiotic supplementation is an effective approach to colitis, its effects on intestinal flora and on muc...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： D'Incà R,Barollo M,Scarpa M,Grillo AR,Brun P,Vettorato MG,Castagliuolo I,Sturniolo GC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new extracorporeal piezoelectric lithotripter was tested for its gallstone disintegration capability. A total of 177 surgically removed gallbladder stones were submitted to piezoelectric shock-wave treatment. Prior to shock-wave application, the diameter, weight, and volume of all the stones and CT density and MR si...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ell C,Kerzel W,Langer H,Heyder N,Foerster E,Domschke W

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The principle of treating-to-target has been successfully applied to many diseases with significant improvement in patient care and as a useful guidance for healthcare providers. Appreciation of the central role for arterial vasodilatation in the pathogenesis of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) has led to routine ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Cai CX,Maddukuri G,Jaipaul N,Zhang Z

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the muscularis mucosae and mucosa are not pharmacologically homogeneous throughout the rat colon. The aim of this study was to simultaneously characterize all three neurokinin (NK) receptors in the muscularis mucosae and mucosa along the length of the rat colon. Strips of proximal, mid, and distal col...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Appleyard CB,Morales M,Percy WH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to define the utility of breath ammonia measurement in assessing Helicobacter pylori infection. Volunteers breathed into a device containing three fiberoptic NH3 sensors at baseline and after ingesting 300 mg of urea. Breath ammonia levels were compared to the [14C]urea breath test. Thirteen subjects were ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kearney DJ,Hubbard T,Putnam D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Not much is known about the relationship between portal hemodynamics and the grades of cirrhosis. Using pulsed Doppler ultrasonography, we studied portal vein diameter, portal flow velocity, and portal blood flow rate in 37 patients with liver cirrhosis (11 Child's A, 13 Child's B, and 13 Child's C) and 10 healthy con...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chawla Y,Santa N,Dhiman RK,Dilawari JB

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the antioxidative effects of water-soluble vitamin E derivative, 2-(alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)methyl-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-6-ol (TMG), on ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) -induced gastric mucosal injury in rats. Gastric ischemia was induced by applying a small clamp to the c...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ichikawa H,Yoshida N,Takano H,Ishikawa T,Handa O,Takagi T,Naito Y,Murase H,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During topical dissolution of gallstones, solvent can escape to the duodenum causing toxic effects that have not yet been adequately quantified. We compared the local intestinal cytotoxic and systemic hepatotoxic effects of two gallstone solvents, methyl tert-butyl ether and ethyl propionate, on the rabbit's duodenum....

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Clerici C,Gentili G,Zakko SF,Balò S,Miglietti M,Giansanti M,Modesto R,Guttermuth CF,Morelli A

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the preventive effect of metoclopramide on the development of esophageal varices in a rat model. Thirty rats were divided into three groups: metoclopramide (7.5 mg/kg twice a day, intraperitoneally), control group I (saline 2 ml/kg twice a day, intraperitoneally), and control group II (incised lower esopha...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ohta M,Hashizume M,Tanoue K,Ueno K,Komori K,Ishii T,Kitano S,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five children with cholestatic cirrhosis due to extrahepatic biliary atresia received a course of hepatitis B vaccine. Forty-seven received a plasma-derived vaccine and eight a recombinant vaccine. Antibody determination was evaluated before and after liver transplantation in 30 patients. Twenty-five additional ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sokal EM,Ulla L,Otte JB

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence estimates for irritable bowel syndrome from surveys in Western countries are 4.4% to 22%, generally higher in women than men, and only a minority seek health care. There are few studies of bowel patterns in Asian countries. We conducted a survey of a nonpatient population in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to de...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zuckerman MJ,Nguyen G,Ho H,Nguyen L,Gregory GG

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenogastric reflux (DGR) was assessed with 24-hour gastric bilirubin monitoring in 345 patients (219 men; 49 +/- 13 years) with foregut symptoms and 41 healthy subjects (24 men, 28 +/- 5 years). Bilirubin exposure was measured as percent time above absorbance level 0.25 and excessive DGR was defined above the 95th ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Fein M,Freys SM,Sailer M,Maroske J,Tigges H,Fuchs KH

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder of unknown etiology. Several studies suggest possible herpes or measles virus etiology, but results are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to test whether herpesvirus (HV), measles (MV), or human papilloma virus (HPV) sequences could be detected in myotomy specimens fr...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Birgisson S,Galinski MS,Goldblum JR,Rice TW,Richter JE

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00