Prognostic significance of inflammation-based score in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation.

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

abstract：:We describe a 55-year-old patient with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis, a large mediastinal pseudocyst and a hemorrhagic pleural effusion. A single thoracocentesis and withdrawal of alcohol without other conservative or invasive measures resulted in a complete resolution of the pleural effusion and the mediastinal pseu...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Groeneveld JH,Tjong A Lieng JG,de Meijer PH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irisin, as a novel and versatile hormone secreted by skeletal myocytes and fat tissues, is reported to be involved in inflammation-related diseases; one of the main characteristics of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is inflammatory responses. This study aims to describe the characteristics of irisin in SAP. ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Chen S,Wang L,Gao X,Chen M,Zeng Z,Zhao L

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endoscopic resection is a standard treatment for gastric superficial lesions. A positive or a nonevaluable margin is considered a noncurative criterion. We aimed to systematically review recurrence, residual disease, lymph node metastasis (LNM) and cancer-related death following Rx/R1 resection of gastric les...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Figueiredo PC,Pimentel-Nunes P,Libânio D,Dinis-Ribeiro M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a case of recurrent variceal bleeding from gastric varices, which was treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and Histoacryl injection into the gastric varices. Furthermore, the patient had a small patent foramen ovale without a right-to-left shunt. After the intervention, the pa...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Appenrodt B,Schepke M,Kuntz-Hehner S,Schmiedel A,Sauerbruch T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with liver cirrhosis have a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms. The use of antiacid therapy (AAT) in these patients is unexplored. We aimed to assess the use of AAT in cirrhotic patients. METHODS:A total of 128 consecutive cirrhotic patients were evaluated for the use of and indications f...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kalaitzakis E,Björnsson E

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease is generally well controlled with gluten-free diet but a small proportion of patients require corticosteroids or immunomodulatory agents. Response to anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents raises interesting questions about both the pathogenesis of coeliac disease and the mechanism of action of ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Chaudhary R,Ghosh S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report two cases of inverted hyperplastic polyps of the colon. The first patient showed three inverted hyperplastic polyps in the ascending colon, one of which was associated with adenoma. We immunostained this adenoma-associated polyp using anti-beta-catenin antibody and found accumulation of beta-catenin in ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kuribayashi K,Ishii T,Ishidate T,Ban N,Hirata Y,Hashida H,Saito K,Iwashiro N,Ohara M,Ishizaka M,Azumad M,Hayashi T,Takayama T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2005, national guidelines on the diagnosis, staging and treatment of oesophageal cancer were published. We investigated whether staging and treatment strategies of oesophageal cancer had changed over the last decade and indeed followed these guidelines. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 2001, a questionnaire inve...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Homs MY,van Oijen MG,Wijnhoven BP,van Hillegersberg R,de Boer-Dennert M,Siersema PD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of a hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) identification and surveillance policy. METHODS:Familial clustering of colorectal cancer (CRC) and extracolonic cancers (ECs) was investigated in 1520 consecutive CRC patients and relatives. HNPCC was identified by Amsterdam criteria, ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Arrigoni A,Sprujevnik T,Alvisi V,Rossi A,Ricci G,Pennazio M,Spandre M,Cavallero M,Bertone A,Foco A,Rossini FP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data are limited for comparison of the long-term efficacy of telbivudine (LdT) between hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related compensated and decompensated cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of LdT in treatment-naive patients with HBV-related compensated and decompensated cirrhosis in 96 we...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Yang X,Li J,Zhou L,Liu J,Wang J,Lu W

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of ileorectal anastomosis on vitamin B12 absorption, as measured by the Schilling test, in patients with Crohn's disease. PATIENTS:Eighty-two patients with Crohn's disease who had undergone ileorectal anastomosis. METHODS:Of the 82 patients with Crohn's disease and ileorectal anastomos...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Behrend C,Jeppesen PB,Mortensen PB

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Crohn's disease with infliximab is an important drug therapy for patients with refractory and fistulating disease. There are concerns over its use in a proportion of Crohn's patients with concurrent hepatitis C infection, since there are theoretical risks of accelerated hepatic decompensation due to the i...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Campbell S,Ghosh S

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the in vitro effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on function of neutrophils in acute liver failure (ALF). METHODS:Neutrophil functions (superoxide and hydrogen peroxide production; phagocytosis and killing; complement receptor expression) were determined simultaneously in 23 ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Rolando N,Clapperton M,Wade J,Panetsos G,Mufti G,Williams R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mannose-binding lectin is an immune molecule that can bind to pathogens and initiate the complement cascade. In certain clinical situations, often characterized by immune compromise, mannose-binding lectin deficiency can increase the risk of infectious complications. Helicobacter pylori is one of the most co...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Worthley DL,Mullighan CG,Dean MM,Gordon DL,Phillips P,Heatley S,Young GP,Bardy PG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is one of the Eastern European countries that lacks data on the epidemiology of ulcerative colitis (UC). AIMS:We aimed to assess the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of UC in Tuzla Canton of B&H during a 12-year period (1995-2006). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospect...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Salkic NN,Pavlovic-Calic N,Gegic A,Jovanovic P,Basic M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 62-year-old man with known coeliac disease who was admitted for investigation of abdominal pain and weight loss. He underwent multiple biochemical, haematological, radiological and endoscopic investigations (which were all normal) and also had a normal laparoscopy. Abdominal computerized tomogra...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hearnshaw SA,Bateson M,Jackson R,Thompson NP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive amounts of patient data are captured daily in electronic medical records (EMR). Utilizing the power of such large data may help identify disease associations and generate hypotheses that can lead to a better understanding of disease associations and mechanisms. We aimed to comprehensively identify an...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Waljee AK,Noureldin M,Berinstein JA,Cohen-Mekelburg SA,Wallace BI,Cushing KC,Hanauer DA,Keeney-Bonthrone TP,Nallamothu B,Higgins PDR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of the study was to examine the characteristics of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) caused by streptococci, in particular viridans group streptococci (VGS), and to investigate a potential association between the long-term administration of norfloxacin and high-level resistance to fluoroq...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bert F,Noussair L,Lambert-Zechovsky N,Valla D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon therapy is the cornerstone of chronic hepatitis C treatment. Side effects of interferon include possible triggering or exacerbation of immune diseases in consequence of immunomodulatory effects. We describe the unique case, in which pyoderma gangrenosum and exacerbation of psoriasis were developed 8 weeks a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Yurci A,Guven K,Torun E,Gursoy S,Baskol M,Akgun H,Ozbakir O,Yucesoy M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Pancreatitis and hyperamylasaemia are common complications of ERCP and this study was designed to explain which operative and patient factors predispose to them. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A 1 year prospective study of consecutive patients in a single operator centre with detailed attention to technical f...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dickinson RJ,Davies S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the impact of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy on liver fibrosis regression measured by transient elastography (TE) in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective cohort study was carried out in HCV monoinfected patients with advanced liver fib...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dolmazashvili E,Abutidze A,Chkhartishvili N,Karchava M,Sharvadze L,Tsertsvadze T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the value of the recently developed aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) for predicting significant fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:In total, 489 patients (chronic hepatitis C, 284 patients; HBeAg-negat...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Chrysanthos NV,Papatheodoridis GV,Savvas S,Kafiri G,Petraki K,Manesis EK,Archimandritis AJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Various techniques of endoscopy have been developed to treat rectal carcinoids. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of rectal carcinoids smaller than 10 mm in diameter. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 18 consec...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hamada Y,Tanaka K,Tano S,Katsurahara M,Kosaka R,Noda T,Aoki M,Toyoda H,Takei Y,Katayama N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National surveys have been used to obtain information on sedation and monitoring practices in endoscopy in several countries. AIMS:To provide data from Portugal and query the Portuguese endoscopists on nonanesthesiologist administration of propofol. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 31-item web survey was sent to al...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ferreira AO,Torres J,Dinis-Ribeiro M,Cravo M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a constant balance in cancer cells between division and death. The malignant phenotype is associated with a continuing cell cycle or 'immortalization'. Telomeres, structures that cap the chromosomes, are related to cell longevity and are regulated by a ribonucleoprotein called telomerase. This review describe...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Crocker J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a clinically important and severe complication in patients with cancer. Leptomeningeal involvement as a secondary event in gastric carcinoma is rarely reported and usually occurs late in advanced disease. Herein, we report a case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis as the initial manifest...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Braeuninger S,Mawrin C,Malfertheiner P,Schildhaus HU,Seiler C,Dietzmann K,Lins H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment uptake and responses were assessed among HCV/HIV co-infected individuals referred for HCV therapy at an urban HIV clinic. METHODS:Retrospective review of HIV/HCV patients enrolled in the HCV treatment program at the John Ruedy Immunodeficiency Cl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Murray MC,Barrios R,Zhang W,Hull M,Montessori V,Hogg RS,Montaner JS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of expandable metal stents in the mid 1980s led to the development of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) as we know it today. Short-lived detrimental effects on the hyperdynamic circulation in cirrhosis accompany the acute reduction in portal pressure following TIPSS creation....

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tripathi D,Redhead D

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data from studies in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) suggest an increased hepatic fatty acid oxidation. We have previously shown higher fasting plasma bile acid concentrations in patients with NASH. In-vivo and in-vitro studies suggest that bile acids by binding to peroxisome proliferator-a...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Dasarathy S,Yang Y,McCullough AJ,Marczewski S,Bennett C,Kalhan SC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00