Correction to: Effect of TELEmedicine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Patient Activation and Self-Efficacy.

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is rare in Asian countries compared to the West, and an exceptionally low prevalence was noted previously in Taiwan. Using the revised criteria of the IAIHG, 48 cases of AIH patients were diagnosed. All patients were consecutively diagnosed over a period of 5 years. Detailed medical historie...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Koay LB,Lin CY,Tsai SL,Lee C,Lin CN,Sheu MJ,Kuo HT,Sun CS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxaliplatin is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic drugs used for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, intervention that attenuates the resistance of oxaliplatin is still required in the treatment of CRC. AIMS:To investigate the role of miR-325 in changing the oxaliplatin sensitivity to...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zhang L,Chen H,Song Y,Gu Q,Zhang L,Xie Q,Xu J,Zhang M

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of a "bread-barium" swallow for diagnosis of disordered esophageal motility was examined in 53 patients, 20 of whom complained of dysphagia, 20 retrosternal chest pain, and 13 heartburn; a further 19 subjects served as controls. Esophageal manometry in the patients with dysphagia and chest pain revealed majo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Davies HA,Evans KT,Butler F,McKirdy H,Williams GT,Rhodes J

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal motility disorder is an important pathological basis for functional dyspepsia (FD). Epigastric ache and discomfort are the main symptoms of FD, and ghrelin deficiency is closely related to the occurrence and development of FD. While electroacupuncture (EA) alleviated the symptoms of FD patie...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tang L,Zeng Y,Li L,Wang J,Peng D,Zhang T,Zhang H,An X

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much of the economic burden of Crohn's disease (CD) is related to surgery. Twenty percent of patients with CD have isolated colonic disease. While permanent end ileostomy (EI) is generally the procedure of choice for patients with refractory CD colitis, single-center experiences suggest that restorative proc...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Taleban S,Van Oijen MG,Vasiliauskas EA,Fleshner PR,Shen B,Ippoliti AF,Targan SR,Melmed GY

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver fibrosis can progress to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver failure. Unfortunately, the antifibrotic agents are limited. Thrombin activates hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Therefore, we investigated the effects of a direct thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran, on liver fibrosis. METHODS:Adult male...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lee KC,Hsu WF,Hsieh YC,Chan CC,Yang YY,Huang YH,Hou MC,Lin HC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Hepatoportal sclerosis (HPS) is a clinicopathologic condition that is clinically characterized by portal hypertension (varices and portosystemic collateral vessels), splenomegaly and pancytopenia, in the absence of cirrhosis. Although the etiology is obscure, a number of theories such as immunologic...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Beyazit Y,Ibis M,Purnak T,Turhan T,Kekilli M,Kurt M,Sayilir A,Onal IK,Turhan N,Tas A,Köklü S,Haznedaroglu IC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide mediates neuromuscular events in the opossum esophagus. The NADPH diaphorase stain is used to localize nitric oxide synthase-containing enteric neurons. Cells stain by the NADPH diaphorase technique because they reduce nitroblue tetrazolium to the visible formazan. The effects of nitroblue tetrazolium on ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Conklin JL,O'Meara BW,Murray JA,Fang SY,Clark ED,Christensen J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic normovolemic anemia on gastric microcirculation and gastric mucosal susceptibility to ethanol-induced gastric damage were investigated in anesthetized rats. Blood exchange by a plasma expander during four consecutive days rendered the animals anemic with a 34% decrease in the baseline hematocrit...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Marroni N,Casadevall M,Panés J,Piera C,Jou JM,Pique JM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic mucus is decreased in a rat model of spastic constipation, and some types of water-insoluble dietary fiber increase colonic mucus when consumed by rats for several weeks. However, little is known about the effect of water-soluble dietary fiber on the colonic mucus. The aim of the present study was to investiga...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Shimotoyodome A,Meguro S,Hase T,Tokimitsu I,Sakata T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary mucin was regarded as a major contributing factor in formation of pigment stones as well as cholesterol ones. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of biliary mucin secretion in canine gallbladder epithelial (CGBE) cells treated by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) with special reference to cyclooxygena...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kim HJ,Lee SK,Kim MH,Seo DW,Min YI

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea, a major pathological hallmark of inflammatory bowel disease, is characterized by a significant reduction in the expression and function of key intestinal ion transporters. The adoptive naïve CD4+ T cell transfer colitis is an immune-based, chronic colitis mouse model which resembles human Crohn's d...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jayawardena D,Tyagi S,Nazmi A,Olivares-Villagómez D,Dudeja PK

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partially covered metal stents (PCMS) have been increasingly used for both malignant and benign biliary indications. This study reports their complications and subsequent management. METHODS:Over 5 years, all patients receiving biliary PCMS were followed prospectively until stent-related dysfunction or deat...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ho H,Mahajan A,Gosain S,Jain A,Brock A,Rehan ME,Ellen K,Shami VM,Kahaleh M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diamine oxidase (DAO) is an enzyme whose low plasma values are enhanced by an intravenous injection of heparin, which releases the enzyme from the enterocytes of the villous tips. In 20 normal controls and 15 untreated subjects affected with an overt malabsorption syndrome and subtotal atrophy shown by Crosby jejunal ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： D'Agostino L,Ciacci C,Daniele B,Barone MV,Sollazzo R,Mazzacca G

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous lidocaine was infused at 0.82 ml/min in a concentration of 1.2 mg/ml (2.3 mg/kg) for 120 min in awake chair-restrained baboons (Papio anubis), and measurements of esophageal peristalsis and LES pressure were compared before and after lidocaine or control infusions. Lidocaine produced a progressive and sign...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sinar DR,Carey LC,Cordova C,Fletcher JR,Castell DO

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic accuracy of two different methods of sectioning rectal biopsies was evaluated prospectively. The frequency of focal and diffuse findings in more than 80 serial sections from a limited portion of the well-oriented areas of 74 biopsies was compared with that found in three or more step sections distribute...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Surawicz CM

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvesicular steatosis is a potentially severe manifestation of valproic acid hepatotoxicity due to an acquired impairment of mitochondrial function. Tests currently used to investigate mitochondrial fonction are cumbersome and cannot be used routinely. We report on a noninvasive breath test using [13C]methionine fo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Spahr L,Negro F,Rubbia-Brandt L,Marinescu O,Goodman K,Jordan M,Frossard JL,Hadengue A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often immunosuppressed, and those patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) therapy can have lower antibody responses to vaccines. Pertussis cases are at their highest levels in the post-vaccine era. There is little data regarding responses to th...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Caldera F,Saha S,Wald A,Garmoe CA,McCrone S,Megna B,Ley D,Reichelderfer M,Hayney MS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and cost-effective diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori gastritis has taken on major importance. Several serologic tests for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection are commercially available. We compared the performance of the FlexSure HP rapid IgG antibody test with the conventional HM-CAP ELISA to evaluate whethe...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kroser JA,Faigel DO,Furth EE,Metz DC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate whether the administration of antimicrobial agents before laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is more effective for prevention of postoperative infection. During the period from January 1991 to September 2001, 397 patients treated with sulbactam/cefoperazone (SBT/CPZ) for pr...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Uchiyama K,Kawai M,Onishi H,Tani M,Kinoshita H,Ueno M,Yamaue H

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orlistat (tetrahydrolipstatin) is a potent inhibitor of gastric and pancreatic lipase activity causing a diminution of free fatty acids in the intestinal lumen. The release of cholecystokinin (CCK) critically depends on the presence of free fatty acids in the small intestine. Postprandial CCK release and gallbladder c...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Froehlich F,Hartmann D,Guezelhan C,Gonvers JJ,Jansen JB,Fried M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Studies have shown that celiac disease can affect individuals in all age groups. However, few studies have described the disease in the elderly. The goal of this study is to characterize celiac disease in the elderly by comparing to a population of young adults with celiac disease. METHODS:Review of a ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Mukherjee R,Egbuna I,Brar P,Hernandez L,McMahon DJ,Shane EJ,Bhagat G,Green PH

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postmenopausal women have a higher risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) along with an increase in age, and vitamin D deficiency occurs in some patients with NASH. AIM:We performed ovariectomy (OVX) surgery on female mice to mimic menopause, fed them a choline-deficient high-fat (CDHF) diet to induce ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ma L,Ishigami M,Honda T,Yokoyama S,Yamamoto K,Ishizu Y,Kuzuya T,Hayashi K,Hirooka Y,Goto H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas within the stomach wall is a rare occurrence. A case of intramural gas is presented. When air or gas is seen within the gastric wall on x-ray, gastric emphysema, emphysematous gastritis, or pneumatosis intestinalis is diagnosed. These classifications have become vague and contradictory. Gas in the gastric wall can...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kussin SZ,Henry C,Navarro C,Stenson W,Clain DJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no requirements concerning the amplitude of simultaneous contractions among the present criteria for the manometric diagnosis of diffuse esophageal spasm. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the current criteria effectively identify an appropriately homogenous patient population. Sixty...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Allen ML,DiMarino AJ Jr

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of the recently described deamidated gliadin peptide antibodies was compared with that of the routinely used antigliadin, antiendomysial, and tissue transglutaminase antibodies in the sera of 128 untreated celiac patients and 134 controls. Sensitivity and specificity for celiac disease were 83.6 and 90....

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Volta U,Granito A,Fiorini E,Parisi C,Piscaglia M,Pappas G,Muratori P,Bianchi FB

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess clinical outcomes of endoscopic bougie dilation of esophageal strictures after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, and to assess the risk factors which affect the treatment success. METHODS:Thirty-one patients with esophageal stricture due to radiation...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tuna Y,Koçak E,Dinçer D,Köklü S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess resting energy expenditure in patients with chronic pancreatitis; 33 patients with alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis (group 1: 13 normal weight, group 2: 20 underweight) and 11 undernourished patients without identifiable disease (group 3) were studied. Body composition was deter...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hébuterne X,Hastier P,Péroux JL,Zeboudj N,Delmont JP,Rampal P

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choledochoduodenostomy may be followed by the "sump syndrome." This previously required surgical intervention. We describe the successful application of endoscopic therapy in two patients with this syndrome. ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Barkin JS,Silvis S,Greenwald R

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic ablation of duodenal ampullary malignancy has not been fully assessed. AIMS:The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograpy (ERCP)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for inoperable ampullary cancer. METHODS:Patients with inoperable ampullary...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hu B,Sun B,Gao DJ,Wu J,Ye X,Xia MX,Wang TT

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00