Treatment of benign chronic gastric ulcer with ranitidine. A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled six week trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:After radiation treatment of head and neck cancer, placement of gastrostomy feeding tubes can be technically difficult. The practice of placing tubes before treatment is probably justified if the tube is used for more than 4 weeks and if complications are infrequent. The aim of this study was to determine th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Scolapio JS,Spangler PR,Romano MM,McLaughlin MP,Salassa JR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the nonorganic abdominal disorders the celiac/solar plexus syndrome represents a frequently seen entity characterized by the typical association of epigastric pain and "lambda-type" tenderness. It is a special type of abdominal neurosis in which the pain arises in the periaortic nervous plexuses. Its clinical impor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Maratka Z

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor preparation for elective colonoscopy is exceedingly common in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). This unsatisfactory outcome is likely due to long-standing difficulty with evacuation and decreased colonic motility, which may result in inadequate responses to conventional bowel preparation regimens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Korsten MA,Spungen AM,Radulovic M,Rosman AS,Hunt K,Galea MD,Kornfeld SD,Lyons BL,Yen C,Bauman WA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosing a potentially life-threatening disease may adversely affect patient quality of life (QOL) independent of biologic effects. It is unknown whether the mere diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus (BE) adversely impacts patients' preferences (health-state utility) sufficiently to impair the cost-effectivene...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rubenstein JH,Inadomi JM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To evaluate the diagnostic yield of push enteroscopy in relation to indication and compare the yield in patients who had capsule endoscopy followed by push enteroscopy against capsule endoscopy naive patients. BACKGROUND:With the advent of capsule endoscopy the role of push enteroscopy needs to be reevaluated. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sidhu R,McAlindon ME,Kapur K,Hurlstone DP,Wheeldon MC,Sanders DS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digestive endoscopy is currently the main diagnostic procedure for investigation of the digestive tract whenever a digestive disease is suspected. From 1970 to 1985, digestive endoscopy was performed with endoscopes equipped with fiberoptic bundles, whereas the last decade was marked by the development of electronic e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Delvaux MM,Crespi M,Armengol-Miro JR,Hagenmüller F,Teuffel W

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man developed obstructive jaundice and had ultrasonographic and cholangiopancreatographic findings consistent with carcinoma of the pancreas. However, pathologically the obstruction proved to be from heterotopic pancreatic tissue compressing the common bile duct. This patient and eight previously reporte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： O'Reilly DJ,Craig RM,Lorenzo G,Yokoo H

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Maastricht 2-2000 guidelines on the current management of Helicobacter pylori infection were recently adopted by the Israeli Gastroenterological Association. GOAL:To determine the impact of these clinical guidelines on the current knowledge, attitudes, and management of H. pylori among primary care phys...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shirin H,Birkenfeld S,Shevah O,Levine A,Epstein J,Boaz M,Niv Y,Avni Y

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To evaluate the impact of age on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA). BACKGROUND:Whether age plays an important role in the outcomes of HCC after RFA remains controversial. STUDY:Two hundred fifty-eight consecutive treatment naive H...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kao WY,Chiou YY,Hung HH,Su CW,Chou YH,Huo TI,Huang YH,Wu WC,Lin HC,Lee SD,Wu JC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) remains challenging. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) have been proposed as highly accurate diagnostic modalities. Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been previously used as a gold sta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Pungpapong S,Wallace MB,Woodward TA,Noh KW,Raimondo M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on subjective evaluation of symptoms alone is challenging. GOALS:To test the validity and reliability of a graded response questionnaire to identify patients with GERD. STUDY:Patients presenting with upper abdominal symptoms for more than a month, a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ho KY,Gwee KA,Khor JL,Selamat DS,Yeoh KG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoid tumors may occur sporadically or as part of the extraintestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis. Different phenotypes have been described and some genotype-phenotype correlations have been raised, associated with different sites of germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Benoit L,Faivre L,Cheynel N,Ortega-Deballon P,Facy O,Marty M,Olschwang S,Fraisse J,Cuisenier J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis (EIP) is a rare disease, characterized by multiple, small flask-shaped diverticula in the esophageal wall, and best demonstrated on single-contrast barium examination. Though the condition is often associated with reflux esophagitis, Candida esophagitis, and esophageal dysmot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kochhar R,Mehta SK,Nagi B,Goenka MK

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a nuclear receptor, originally described in adipose tissue, which controls the expression of a large number of regulatory genes in lipid metabolism and insulin sensitization. Well known by endocrinologists, thiazolidinedionesare classical PPARγ synthetic agonists...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Speca S,Dubuquoy L,Desreumaux P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To evaluate the impact of Karnofsky Performance Status score (KPSS) at the time of liver transplantation (LT) on post-LT survival. BACKGROUND:While the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is used to prioritize individuals for LT, it does not specifically incorporate functional status into patient asses...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： McCabe P,Gish RG,Cheung R,Wong RJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM:Newer capsule with a panoramic viewing mode is available and might increase the detection rate of bleeding lesions in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). Furthermore, an improved patient acceptance rate is expected. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a randomized prospective comparat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zwinger LL,Siegmund B,Stroux A,Adler A,Veltzke-Schlieker W,Wentrup R,Jürgensen C,Wiedenmann B,Wiedbrauck F,Hollerbach S,Liceni T,Bojarski C

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal and histalog-stimulated gastric acid secretion and serum gastrin levels before and after a standard protein meal were compared in eight children with active duodenal ulcer (DU), four with active gastric ulcer (GU), and in seven children with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) of undetermined etiology. There was no d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Liebman WM

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional abdominal bloating is a condition dominated by a feeling of abdominal fullness or bloating and without sufficient criteria for another functional gastrointestinal disorder. The currently used therapeutic approaches aim to reduce the volume of intestinal gas, thus increasing intestinal gas elimination or red...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Di Stefano M,Miceli E,Armellini E,Missanelli A,Corazza GR

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell myoblastoma, a rare, but generally benign tumor, is being encountered with increasing frequency in the digestive tract. Seventy-two cases have been described in the esophagus; we report two additional cases. A follow-up, available in 13 patients (including ours), reveals a low likelihood of malignant tra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Subramanyam K,Shannon CR,Patterson M,Davis M,Gourley WK

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) developed quadrihemianopsia caused by lacunar brain infarction. Extensive evaluation revealed high titers of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA). Following interferon treatment (6 x 10(6), three times a week for 2 months and 3 x 10(6) for another 7 months), liver tra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Malnick SD,Abend Y,Evron E,Sthoeger ZM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune mediated chronic liver disease with a prevalence of 17 cases/100,000. Resistance to the standard treatment of AIH (prednisone and azathioprine) occurs in 15% to 20%. There is currently no standard treatment of patients with steroid refractory AIH. GOALS:Determine the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Aqel BA,Machicao V,Rosser B,Satyanarayana R,Harnois DM,Dickson RC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is closely correlated with gastric cancer and is predominant in Japan. Epidemiologically, food habits are the primary factor in both CAG and gastric cancer. Two potential serum markers for CAG have recently been investigated, i.e., the concentration of serum pepsinogen (PG) and the pre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Matsukura N,Onda M,Tokunaga A,Fujita I,Okuda T,Mizutani T,Kyono S,Yamashita K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) causes smooth muscle atrophy and fibrosis of the distal two-thirds of the esophagus. Motility studies show reduced-amplitude or absent peristaltic contractions in this region and normal or decreased lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Patients complain of dysphagia, heartburn, and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ebert EC

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the morphologic aspects of the duodenal bulb in relation to Helicobacter pylori infection in a large group of patients with endoscopically assessed duodenitis to learn more about the pathogenesis of nonspecific duodenitis (bulbitis) and to clarify the specific role of H. pylori. Eight duodenal biopsy s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caselli M,Gaudio M,Chiamenti CM,Trevisani L,Sartori S,Saragoni L,Boldrini P,Dentale A,Ruina M,Alvisi V

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few data regarding the prevalence of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) markers in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in Korea, which is a hepatitis-B-endemic area. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HBV markers in IBD patients in comparison with controls. METHODS:We enrolled 513 IB...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kim ES,Cho KB,Park KS,Jang BI,Kim KO,Jeon SW,Kim EY,Yang CH,Kim WJ,Daegugyeongbuk Gastrointestinal Study Group (DGSG).

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman receiving continuous infusions of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxy-uridine into the hepatic artery through a surgically implanted intraarterial catheter for hepatic metastases from adenocarcinoma of the colon, developed acute epigastric pain and anemia. Endoscopy demonstrated a duodenal ulcer with a portion of th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hutchins LF,Webb RT,Ortego TJ,Lang NP,Navab F

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly affects women of childbearing age, leading to concerns about the effects of the disease on fertility and pregnancy, the effect of pregnancy on the disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of IBD in the pregnancy women. The literature regarding these issues is reviewed, and a r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vender RJ,Spiro HM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of data on the long-term behavior of dyspepsia, endoscopic findings, and gastroduodenal histology in patients with or without Helicobacter pylori colonization. We evaluated these parameters during a period of 7 to 19 years (average, 12.3 years) by baseline and follow-up studies. In 36 patients studi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： DeLuca VA Jr,West AB,Haque S,Katz DL,Ciarolla D,Goldenberg S,Fette G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses gastrointestinal manifestations of parathyroid diseases. Parathyroid hormone is the primary regulator of calcium physiology. Hypoparathyroidism can be idiopathic, hereditary, or secondary to surgery in the neck. Hyperparathyroidism is usually from adenomas or hyperplasia. Hypoparathyroidism is as...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ebert EC

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two patients underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy in the radiology department. After maximal insertion of the sigmoidoscope, a supine abdominal film documented the position of the tip of the instrument. Correlation with barium enema in all patients determined the extent of visualization of the colon relative to the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ott DJ,Wu WC,Gelfand DW

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00