Aortoesophageal fistula. Review of clinical, radiographic, and endoscopic features.

abstract：:A 26-year-old man had a massive intraabdominal hemorrhage from a hepatocellular adenoma (HCA). The tumor arose within a liver that demonstrated generalized nodular regenerative hyperplasia. The patient had no factors predisposing to either HCA or nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) of the liver. Although rare, HCA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nguyen TD,Oakes D,Fogel MR,Williams L,Sherck JP,Kozar M

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old male patient, after 3 months' treatment with fluvastatin 40 mg/d for hypercholesterolemia, presented with acute pancreatitis. The pancreatitis was mild, and the patient settled on medical treatment. Other causes of the disease were ruled out. Some months later, the patient reintroduced fluvastatin on his...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tysk C,Al-Eryani AY,Shawabkeh AA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) may be the sole manifestation of celiac disease. The role of routine small bowel biopsies obtained during endoscopy in the evaluation of IDA is unclear. This study assessed the usefulness of routine small bowel biopsies in patients presenting with IDA. STUDY:Evaluation of 103 co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Grisolano SW,Oxentenko AS,Murray JA,Burgart LJ,Dierkhising RA,Alexander JA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated surgical interventions on the biliary ductal system increase morbidity and mortality, particularly in the geriatric patient. In an attempt to prevent these complications, side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy was performed as the primary operative procedure in 54 patients, age 72 +/- 13 years. This was the pati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Berlatzky Y,Freund HR

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Klebsiella pneumoniae peritonitis after endoscopic sclerotherapy and discuss its pathogenesis and risk factors. We also review previous cases in the literature and make recommendations for prophylactic therapy. Endoscopists should be aware of peritonitis as a possible complication of endoscopic scl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Trotter JF,Peterson WL

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is common in western Mediterranean countries. A strong link between visceral leishmaniasis and human immunodeficiency virus (coinfection) has been proved, especially in Spain, which is an endemic area. This suggests that Leishmania may behave opportunistically. We report a case of colon...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sebastián JJ,García S,Soria MT,Pac J,Vicente J,Uribarrena R

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of digestive tract disorders, such as chronic active gastritis, peptic ulceration, gastric cancer, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Disease outcome is dependent on many factors, including bacterial genotype, host physiology and gene...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Makola D,Peura DA,Crowe SE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article emphasizes and reviews the premise that because the pathogenesis of acute gastric mucosal injury is multifactorial, several protective mechanisms should also be considered in analyzing gastric mucosal defense. The first part of the article reviews the pathogenesis of acute gastric mucosal injury by major ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Szabo S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook a prospective study of the effect of incidental appendectomy on the safety of cholecystectomy in patients under the age of 50 years. One hundred twenty patients were randomized to have either cholecystectomy alone or cholecystectomy and appendectomy. All patients received preoperative antibiotic cover. Bo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： O'Malley VP,Finch DR,Powley PH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The efficacy of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) in the treatment and long-term maintenance of remission of inflammatory bowel disease and prevention of recurrence after resection in Crohn's disease have been established. Concern about 6-MP toxicity remains, especially the development of neoplasm. The aim of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Warman JI,Korelitz BI,Fleisher MR,Janardhanam R

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The study aimed to compare the level and characteristics of disease-related knowledge of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) between the West and the East using an international version of a questionnaire regarding knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD-KNOW). BACKGROUND:The authors recently dev...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kim JY,Yoon H,Hwang JS,Yang SK,Park SH,Loftus EV Jr

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Our aim was to study the prevalence of dysplasia and progression to high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in African Americans (AA) with Barrett's esophagus (BE) and compare it with that of non-Hispanic white (NHW) controls. BACKGROUND:BE, a precursor of EAC, is a disease of predominantl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Thota PN,Zackria S,Sanaka MR,Patil D,Goldblum J,Lopez R,Chak A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One patient's story is recounted. Relatively asymptomatic for 20 years, the patient reflects on factors that contributed to his healing. Psychosocial and spiritual dimensions are described as well as biomedical aspects. The story concludes that dealing with Crohn's disease triggered a spiritual quest which in turn con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sheehan DR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between pretransplant measures of reflux and longer-term outcomes of chronic allograft rejection in lung transplant recipients. BACKGROUND:Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is a primary measure of morbidity and mortality following lung transplantation, a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lo WK,Moniodis A,Goldberg HJ,Feldman N,Chan WW

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infection in women. Most UTIs are acute uncomplicated cystitis caused by Escherichia coli (86%). This study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of an association of a cranberry dry extract, D-mannose, a gelling complex composed of the exopo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vicariotto F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung's disease is one of the more common causes of childhood bowel obstruction. The disease can cause enterocolitis which, untreated, may result in considerable mortality. We describe our evaluation of two infants who suffered from intractable diarrhea of infancy secondary to Hirschsprung's disease. We found t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Branski D,Lebenthal E

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:A clinical problem is posed by patients with symptoms suggestive of gluten sensitivity (diarrhea, weight loss, unresponsive iron-deficiency anemia, etc.); however, small intestinal biopsies reveal only minor abnormalities, such as lymphocytosis with or without crypt hyperplasia (Marsh I-II). Our aim was to assess...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tursi A,Brandimarte G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:There is no study verifying the predictive value of model for end-stage liver disease and sodium (MELD-Na) for rebleeding and its associated mortality in cirrhotic patients after cessation of acute esophageal variceal hemorrhage (AVH) by endoscopic therapy. This study aimed to determine the predicti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wang J,Wang AJ,Li BM,Liu ZJ,Chen L,Wang H,Shi F,Zhu X

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the association between gallstones and abdominal symptoms, comparing two different study designs. We asked questions on abdominal pain, dyspeptic symptoms, and food intolerance in (1) surgery patients referred for conditions unrelated to gallstones, screened by ultrasound (screening study, n = 892, 6...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Thijs C,Knipschild P

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus genotype differences seem to be of considerable clinical significance because they affect responses to antiviral therapy. HCV genotype 4 is rare in the United States and there are few published data regarding response to therapy in patients with HCV genotype 4 infection. OBJECTIVES:To asse...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lyra AC,Ramrakhiani S,Bacon BR,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autopsy data at the University of Southern California Liver Unit was studied during a 6-year period to investigate the relationship of fibrinous pericarditis with liver diseases. We found 18 cases of fibrinous pericarditis in 220 patients with alcoholic liver disease but none in 32 patients with fulminant and suba...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yang SS,Kanel G

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antacids, cimetidine, carbenoxolone, colloidal bismuth, and prostaglandins promote healing of gastric and duodenal ulcer at a rate nearly twice that of healing during placebo administration. These short-term, 4-12 week healing rates are nearly the same for each agent, with a 65 to 85% range. Drugs that appear to produ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kauffman GL Jr

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) of gallstones is a new and experimental treatment. Recent data seem to indicate that the use of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) after ESWL may optimize the results of the shock wave treatment. Most of the published data on the clinical use of such therapy emanate from two studi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fromm H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/GOALS:The endoscopic treatment of ampullary adenomas is established; however, the false-negative rate of endoscopic biopsy for carcinoma is 20% to 30%, and it remains uncertain whether identifiable features predict malignancy. Our aim in this study was to evaluate the predictable factors of malignancy in amp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kim HN,Kim KM,Shin JU,Lee JK,Lee KT,Lee KH,Kim KM,Lim JH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients with Crohn's disease (CD) who have colonoscopy during periods of clinical remission, the utility of taking ileocolonic biopsy specimens to assess disease activity is disputed. GOALS:We explored the clinical implications of histologic disease activity in such patients. STUDY:We reviewed medical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Brennan GT,Melton SD,Spechler SJ,Feagins LA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus associated perianal ulcerations. Both complained of chronic, painful, nonhealing ulcers that required surgical intervention for diagnosis and palliation. One patient developed diffuse cytomegalovirus infection and both had poor res...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kamel PL

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) is a polypeptide that stimulates gastric epithelial cell proliferation and inhibits gastric acid secretion. Effects of TGF alpha are mediated by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). A recent study has shown the importance of TGF alpha in repairing gastric mucosa. Mu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nakajima N,Kuwayama H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of granulomatous gastritis of unknown etiology is reported. The patient, a 43-year-old Haitian woman, suffered a gastric perforation from a disease process limited to the stomach. The stomach was markedly enlarged and edematous with transmural, serpiginous granulomatous tracks throughout the gastric wall...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Compton CC,Von Lichtenberg F

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinicopathologic features of 221 patients with intestinal-type (IT) gastric cancer were compared retrospectively with those of 290 diffuse type (DT). Intestinal type was characterized by an older mean age (65.0 +/- 10.8 years vs. 56.2 +/- 13 years), a higher male-female ratio (2.56 vs. 1.06), predominance of bloo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wu MS,Yang KC,Shun CT,Hsiao TJ,Lin CC,Wang HP,Chuang SM,Lee WJ,Lin JT

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS AND BACKGROUND:Nearly 40% of cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) activity is located in the small intestine. An earlier study has shown that cirrhotics with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) have diminished intestinal CYP3A activity. We hypothesized that oral CYP3A substrates known to prolong QT interv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Vuppalanchi R,Juluri R,Ghabril M,Kim S,Thong N,Gorski JC,Chalasani N,Hall SD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00