Which should go first during same-day bidirectional endosocopy with propofol sedation?

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine expression of interferon-alpha (IFN A) genes in general and the expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding the subtypes IFN-alpha-2 and IFN-alpha-4 in blood and liver biopsy samples from patients with chronic hepatitis C or hepatitis non-A, non-B (HC/HNANB) infe...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Brandt ER,Devenish RJ,Hertzog PJ,Dudley FJ,Linnane AW

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing burden in digestive cancer in the coming years. With the advancement of endoscopic therapy, new molecular target therapy and minimally invasive ablation therapy, the treatment of digestive cancer will become more complicated. In Asia where gastric cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma are still pr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sung J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is used for the treatment of large colorectal superficial neoplasms. However, there have been no large studies on electrocoagulation syndrome developing after colorectal ESD. The aim of this study was to clarify the incidence and clinical risk factors...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ito S,Hotta K,Imai K,Yamaguchi Y,Kishida Y,Takizawa K,Kakushima N,Tanaka M,Kawata N,Yoshida M,Ishiwatari H,Matsubayashi H,Ono H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In the condition of high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a new diagnostic algorithm to efficiently identify NAFLD patients with significant fibrosis is urgently required. We evaluated the predictive ability of the fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4 index) for significant liver fibrosis ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tomeno W,Imajo K,Kuwada Y,Ogawa Y,Kikuchi M,Honda Y,Kato T,Kessoku T,Kirikoshi H,Yoneda M,Kitahora T,Saito S,Ozawa Y,Nakajima A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To elucidate the cause of possible occurrence of reflux esophagitis after Helicobacter pylori eradication, gastric and esophageal function among H. pylori infected Japanese patients were evaluated both before and after eradication therapy. METHODS:Nine H. pylori-positive patients were studied before and 6 m...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tanaka I,Tatsumi Y,Kodama T,Kato K,Fujita S,Mitsufuji S,Kashima K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Incidental pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are being diagnosed more frequently. However, little is known about the prevalence of PCLs in the Chinese population. The aim of the study was to assess the crude prevalence of PCLs in individuals who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sun L,Wang Y,Jiang F,Qian W,Shao C,Jin Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis, a programmed cell death, was ignored, just like Helicobacter pylori, only to reappear recently. However, the number of current publications dealing with apoptosis or H. pylori has increased exponentially. Although gastric epithelial apoptosis is a programmed physiological event in the superficial aspect of ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Suzuki H,Ishii H

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Early endoscopic intervention reduces morbidity and mortality for patients with high-risk gastrointestinal hemorrhage and gallstones causing pancreatitis or ascending cholangitis. For low-risk bleeds 'after-hours' endoscopy services allow risk stratification and early, safe discharge leading to reduc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Gibson R,Hitchcock K,Duggan AE

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:The identification of activated hepatic stellate cells and related cell types as key fibrogenic effectors during liver injury has led to intense evaluation of transcriptional events underlying their behavior. While initial studies focused on characterizing interactions between transcription factors and regulatory regi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Friedman SL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In the gastric mucosa of portal hypertensive rats, adaptive cytoprotection against ethanol-induced damage is impaired. The aim of this study was to determine relation between impaired adaptive cytoprotection and oxidative stress. METHODS:Portal hypertension was produced in male Sprague-Dawley rats ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kawano Y,Ohta M,Eguchi H,Iwashita Y,Inomata M,Kitano S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Significant changes in hepatic haemodynamics occur after major hepatectomy, but the pathogenesis of this phenomenon is unclear. This study investigates the serum profile of prostaglandin and nitric oxide in the hepatic and systemic circulation before and after hepatectomy and the temporal relationsh...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lai OF,Chow PK,Tan S,Song IC,Soo KC,Aw SE,Yu WK,Fook-Chong SM,Satchithanantham S,Chan ST

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although rabeprazole (RPZ), a proton pump inhibitor, has been reported to have a bactericidal effect on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), no studies have been conducted regarding the effect of RPZ on gastric mucosal lesion formation caused by this bacterium. In the present study, we investigated the e...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Suzuki H,Miyazawa M,Nagahashi S,Sato M,Bessho M,Nagata H,Miura S,Ishii H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel experimental model of submassive liver necrosis with impaired regeneration has been established. A novel lipid A analogue, FS-112, was injected intravenously into male BALB/c mice, followed 2 days later by a 70% partial hepatectomy. Over the next 9 days, mice became severely jaundiced, with a peak total biliru...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Maeda T,Ohnishi H,Hayashi T,Ishiki Y,Moriwaki H,Muto Y

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Functional gastrointestinal disorders are the most common disorders in gastroenterology and are currently considered as gut-brain interaction disorders with multiple related factors including motility disturbance. However, high-resolution manometry (HRM) had revealed a new disease concept known as mi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sato H,Takahashi K,Mizuno KI,Hashimoto S,Kawata Y,Mizusawa T,Tominaga K,Yokoyama J,Terai S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Multi-detector-row computed tomography (MDCT) has been reported to be a potentially useful modality for detection of the bleeding origin in patients with acute upper massive gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of MDCT as a routine method for detect...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Miyaoka Y,Amano Y,Ueno S,Izumi D,Mikami H,Yazaki T,Okimoto E,Sonoyama T,Ito S,Fujishiro H,Kohge N,Imaoka T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Reactive oxygen species produced by cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) are believed to play a role in pathophysiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, little is known about the expression, protein content and activity of anti-oxidant enzymes and the role of inducible nitric oxide synth...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kathirvel E,Chen P,Morgan K,French SW,Morgan TR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Liver biopsy is the gold standard test to determine the grade of fibrosis, but there are associated problems. Because gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid is secreted partially in hepatocytes and bile, it is possible that ethoxybenzyl-magnetic resonance imaging (EOB-MRI) corre...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nojiri S,Kusakabe A,Fujiwara K,Shinkai N,Matsuura K,Iio E,Miyaki T,Joh T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constantly challenged by luminal bacteria, intestinal epithelium forms both a physical and biochemical defense against pathogens. Besides, intestinal epithelium senses dynamic and continuous changes in luminal environment and transmits signals to subjacent immune cells accordingly. It has been long accepted that adapt...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lu JT,Xu AT,Shen J,Ran ZH

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:Mucus and bicarbonate secretions have been widely implicated as an important pre-epithelial protective barrier against autodigestion of the gastric mucosa by acid and pepsin. Evidence from several independent studies shows there is a continuous layer of resilient viscoelastic mucus gel adherent to the surface of the g...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Copeman M,Matuz J,Leonard AJ,Pearson JP,Dettmar PW,Allen A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Experimental acute gastric ulcerations (EAGU) are healed very rapidly. This healing process has two steps; mucosal restitution and delayed repair. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-dependent potassium channels (K(ATP)) have a regulatory role in the gastrointestinal physiology. In the present study, th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rahgozar M,Pazokitoroudi H,Bakhtiarian A,Djahanguiri B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:At present, there is no recognized diagnostic criteria for gastric low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (LGIN). The purpose of this study was to determine whether an "endoscopic acanthosis nigricans appearance (EANA)" could be a useful endoscopic marker for distinguishing LGIN lesions from peripheral ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cheng J,Xu X,Zhuang Q,Luo S,Gong X,Wu X,Wan X,Zhou H

更新日期：2020-08-01 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:Estimates suggest that in Asia, more than 31 million individuals have hepatitis C virus infection. The present analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of elbasvir/grazoprevir in Asian participants enrolled in the elbasvir/grazoprevir phase 2/3 clinical trials. METHODS:This is an int...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wei L,Kumada H,Perumalswami PV,Tanwandee T,Cheng W,Heo J,Cheng PN,Hwang P,Mu SM,Zhao XM,Asante-Appiah E,Caro L,Hanna GJ,Robertson MN,Haber BA,Talwani R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Low-grade erosive esophagitis (i.e. Los Angeles grade A) is the most predominant type of esophagitis in Japan. It is unclear whether all the mucosal breaks detected by conventional endoscopy are indicative of esophageal mucosal erosion. Hospital-based, cross-sectional, cross-over, observational stud...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Amano Y,Yamashita H,Koshino K,Ohshima T,Miwa H,Iwakiri R,Fujimoto K,Manabe N,Haruma K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. However, there is no general consensus as to which staging system is the most reliable for predicting the survival of patients with HCC. The aims of this study were to compare commonly-used staging systems in a cohort of Chin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lu W,Dong J,Huang Z,Guo D,Liu Y,Shi S

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:It has been proposed that the expression of Fas ligand (Fas L) in tumors may play an important role in immune escape. This study was undertaken to test a 'counterattack' theory as a mechanism of immune escape in gastric carcinoma. METHODS:Expression of Fas and Fas L was examined in the human gastri...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lee TB,Min YD,Lim SC,Kim KJ,Jeon HJ,Choi SM,Choi CH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus (BE), a common condition, is the only known precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). There is uncertainty about the best way to manage BE as most people with BE never develop EAC and most patients diagnosed with EAC have no preceding diagnosis of BE. Moreover, there have been recent advances i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Whiteman DC,Appleyard M,Bahin FF,Bobryshev YV,Bourke MJ,Brown I,Chung A,Clouston A,Dickins E,Emery J,Eslick GD,Gordon LG,Grimpen F,Hebbard G,Holliday L,Hourigan LF,Kendall BJ,Lee EY,Levert-Mignon A,Lord RV,Lord SJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00