Low-free triiodothyronine is associated with poor prognosis of portal hypertension in cirrhosis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate gallbladder function by use of cholescintigraphy in patients with acute cholecystitis before and after percutaneous gallbladder drainage. DESIGN:A cholescintigraphy was performed in 40 patients with acute cholecystitis before and after the performance of percutaneous gallbladder drainage. Duri...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Borly L,Stage JG,Grønvall S,Højgaard L

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents the data that are now available concerning the effects of dietary polyamines at either postnatal or adult stages in non-neoplastic growth and disease. Polyamines provided by food have a potential role in growth and development of the digestive system in neonatal mammals (and fishes). In humans, th...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Deloyer P,Peulen O,Dandrifosse G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initial venesection therapy in dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome (DIOS) was shown to improve insulin resistance. However, no data are available on the long-term outcome of iron store, thus questioning the relevance of maintenance therapy. AIM:The aim of the study was to describe the long-term evolution of...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bardou-Jacquet E,Lainé F,Morcet J,Perrin M,Guyader D,Deugnier Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old woman was admitted to our department with symptoms of nausea, anorexia and asthenia. Serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels were increased; all serological tests for viral hepatitis and autoimmune disorders were negative. She had taken Lycopodium similiaplex solution as seda...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Conti E,De Checchi G,Mencarelli R,Pinato S,Rovere P

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Body composition has emerged as a prognostic factor for end-stage liver disease. We therefore investigated muscle mass, body fat and other clinical-pathological variables as predictors of posttransplant survival. METHODS:A total of 368 patients, who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pinto Dos Santos D,Kloeckner R,Koch S,Hoppe-Lotichius M,Zöller D,Toenges G,Kremer WM,Zimmermann T,Mittler J,Lang H,Düber C,Galle PR,Weinmann A,Sprinzl MF

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outcome of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is affected by both genetic and environmental factors. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to study the effect of smoking on liver histology and mortality in a genetically homogeneous population having PBC. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Smoking and drinking habits at...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mantaka A,Koulentaki M,Samonakis D,Sifaki-Pistolla D,Voumvouraki A,Tzardi M,Kouroumalis E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild liver dysfunction occurs in patients with coeliac disease frequently, but severe liver diseases in combination with coeliac disease are rare. A 19-year-old woman was referred for evaluation for emergency liver transplantation with progressive jaundice and prolongation of prothrombin time. She had a history of non...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Schmidt B,Novacek G,Brichta A,Vogelsang H,Wrba F,Ferenci P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variceal bleeding is a medical emergency with 20% mortality at 6 weeks. The role of vasoactive agents in achieving hemostasis and preventing rebleeding has been well documented. The optimal duration of these agents has not been well established. There are no previous studies yielding the exact duration of oc...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Rengasamy S,Ali SM,Sistla SC,Lakshmi CP,Harichandra Kumar KT

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The actual degree of pain or discomfort experienced during colonoscopy varies between patients. This prospective study was conducted to determine what variables, apart from the endoscopist's skill, are associated with a patient's discomfort during this procedure. DESIGN/METHODS:From December 2003 to Septembe...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Park DI,Kim HJ,Park JH,Cho YK,Sohn CI,Jeon WK,Kim BI,Ryu SH,Sung IK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gangliocytic paraganglioma (GP) is a rare tumor, usually located in the second part of the duodenum. On pathological examination, GP is characterized by the association of the histological features of paragangliomas, ganglioneuromas, and carcinoid tumors. Classical clinical presentations are upper gastrointestinal ble...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Barret M,Rahmi G,Duong van Huyen JP,Landi B,Cellier C,Berger A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studying factors associated with positive gastroscopies in dyspeptic patients can help limit and rationalize waiting lists for endoscopies. Dyspepsia guidelines have a controversial role because their main purpose is to provide specifications on efficient global management of primary care patients. AIM:To a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Cardin F,Zorzi M,Terranova O

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As it has been demonstrated that a careful duodenal inspection during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy may be useful in predicting coeliac disease, we tried to define the usefulness of endoscopy in detecting unsuspected coeliac patients. DESIGN AND METHODS:We considered all the first diagnoses of coeliac dis...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vjero K,Martucci S,Alvisi C,Broglia F,Viera FT,Perego M,Corazza GR

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 66-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C and a slowly growing left chest wall mass. Two years after the patient first noticed the mass, it was resected. A diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was established. The liver was studied by ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonan...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Asselah T,Condat B,Cazals-Hatem D,Hassani Z,Bernuau J,Groussard O,Mussot S,Lesèche G,Marcellin P,Erlinger S,Valla D

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There has been a dramatic increase in recent years in the incidence of Barrett's oesophagus and the oesophageal adenocarcinoma associated with it. Alongside surgical treatment for early Barrett's carcinomas, endoscopic treatment procedures such as photodynamic therapy (PDT), which have much lower complication...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pech O,Nagy CD,Gossner L,May A,Ell C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and ethnic diversity is dominated by studies from the USA. There are no such published data from the UK bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) population. The Wolverhampton Bowel Cancer Screening Centre serves a population of 900,000 in the Black ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Padmanabhan H,Widlak M,Nevill A,McKaig B,Brookes M,Veitch A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high vascularity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) seems to be a potential therapeutic target. We evaluated the efficacy, toxicity, and histologic response to thalidomide in advanced HCC in a single center phase I/II pilot trial. METHODS:Between September 2000 and August 2004 patients with HCC uneligibl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pinter M,Wichlas M,Schmid K,Plank C,Müller C,Wrba F,Peck-Radosavljevic M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Noninvasive tests are primarily used for staging hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. In clinical practice, serum aminotransferase levels, coagulation parameters, and platelet count have been used to predict whether or not a patient has cirrhosis. In addition, several studies have...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Eminler AT,Ayyildiz T,Irak K,Kiyici M,Gurel S,Dolar E,Gulten M,Nak SG

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine demographic and clinical features in children diagnosed with gallstones, risk factors for gallstone formation, the effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy, and the course of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients aged 0-18 years were followed up for at least 6 mont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Serdaroglu F,Koca YS,Saltik F,Koca T,Dereci S,Akcam M,Akcam FZ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Nowadays, interferon alfa-2b is still in widespread use for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in China. In this study, peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin was compared with interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin for the initial treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ma P,Yang JM,Hou W,Song SD,Wang L,Lu W

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to clarify the relationship between pre-sarcopenia (PS) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study evaluated 335 patients with CLD. PS was diagnosed on the basis of the assessment criteria by the Japan Society of Hepatolo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ohashi K,Ishikawa T,Imai M,Suzuki M,Hoshii A,Abe H,Koyama F,Nakano T,Ueki A,Noguchi H,Hasegawa E,Hirosawa S,Kobayashi M,Hirosawa H,Sato K,Munakata M,Yoshida T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver can be considered an ideal target to design gene therapy strategies because of the unique properties of hepatic cells. The great amount of work carried out in this field clearly delineates the quality of the new approaches that have been developed in the last few years and demonstrates the feasibility of thi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Di Campli C,Wu J,Gasbarrini A,Gasbarrini G,Zern MA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid antibodies are a heterogeneous group of acquired autoantibodies that react with anionic phospholipids, such as cardiolipin. Anticardiolipin antibodies (ACAs) are frequently found in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune disorders and can react with the phospholipid alone or b...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Yuste JR,Prieto J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a debilitating immune disorder that impairs function and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). A goal of IBD treatment is mucosal healing, but it is not known whether it achieves normalization of the patients' perception of health. This can be assessed by using a cut-off...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Casellas F,Barreiro de Acosta M,Iglesias M,Robles V,Nos P,Aguas M,Riestra S,de Francisco R,Papo M,Borruel N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic varices are a recognized cause of rectal bleeding in portal hypertension. We report here a patient who presented with melaena several months after resection of an ileal carcinoid tumour. Subsequent colonoscopy for continued episodes of rectal bleeding demonstrated extensive colonic varices. In the absence of p...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Miao YM,Catnach SM,Barrison IG,O'Reilly A,Divers AR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Outcomes may be optimized by centralization. Recent trends suggest further improvement by localization to transplant centers. This study examines outcomes from the management of PHCC in a nontransplant hepatopancreatobiliary center. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Jegatheeswaran S,Sheen AJ,Siriwardena AK

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although sorafenib is the first systemic therapy to show survival benefit for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), its survival benefit is variable for HCC. Systemic inflammation may be associated with survival in HCC. We investigated the use of systemic inflammation markers, including neutrophil...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hong YM,Yoon KT,Hwang TH,Heo J,Woo HY,Cho M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioembolization (RE) is a relatively novel treatment modality for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. Microspheres embedded with a β-emitting radioisotope are injected into the hepatic artery, resulting in microsphere deposition in the tumor arterioles and normal portal triads. Microsphere deposition in nont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braat MN,van Erpecum KJ,Zonnenberg BA,van den Bosch MA,Lam MG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Oesophageal dysmotility contributes to the pathogenesis of Barrett's epithelium (BE) allowing prolonged mucosal contact with injurious refluxate. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is effective for BE ablation, but it is unknown whether the procedure affects oesophageal motility. AIM:To assess the effect of l...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Basu KK,Talwar V,de Caestecker JS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a useful technique for early gastric neoplasms without lymph node metastasis. However, a critical complication is unpredictable post-ESD bleeding. Some risk factors for post-ESD bleeding have been reported previously, although those risk factors have not directly cont...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ebi M,Shimura T,Nishiwaki H,Tanaka M,Tsukamoto H,Ozeki K,Sawada T,Mizoshita T,Mori Y,Kubota E,Tanida S,Kataoka H,Joh T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare condition, which is characterized by the dilation of small bowel lymphatics and presents with signs and symptoms of protein-losing enteropathy. Some patients have complained of occlusive symptoms attributable to the mechanical obstruction caused by the considerable mucosal edema a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Paggi S,Ferrero S,Braidotti P,de Rai P,Conte D,Basilisco G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00