Migrating action potential complexes in a patient with secretory diarrhea.

abstract：:As immunosuppressive agents, corticosteroids may be considered an appropriate treatment for primary biliary cirrhosis, even if bone loss and other side effects may occur. We studied biliary lipid metabolism in 10 nonicteric patients, with histologically proven primary biliary cirrhosis (stage I-IV). We administered me...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Mazzella G,Fusaroli P,Pezzoli A,Azzaroli F,Mazzeo C,Zambonin L,Simoni P,Festi D,Roda E

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine the possible effects of omeprazole on human natural killer cells. Peripheral venous blood samples were taken from 20 peptic ulcer patients before and at the 14th and the 28th days of omeprazole treatment. Mononuclear cells were removed from blood and their capability of making conj...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Alkim H,Unal S,Okur H,Imir T

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated clinical factors affecting long-term survival after treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to predict the reliability of the prognosis of patients with HCC. We analyzed 157 patients who received treatment for HCC. The prognostic index (PI) was evaluated using the Cox regression model...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kogo M,Kano A,Kiuchi Y,Mitamura K,Yoneyama K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients were prospectively studied using 99mTc-PIPIDA imaging to evaluate the effects of fasting and parenteral alimentation on gallbladder function. Three of ten patients had initial nonvisualization of the gallbladder for up to 2 hr, yet had normal visualization on repeat imaging performed after resumption of o...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Potter T,McClain CJ,Shafer RB

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not known whether transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS) is safe in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of TIPS on transplant-free survival in patients with liver cirrhosis and MELD score ≥15. METHODS:All adult patients who underwent T...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ascha M,Hanouneh M,S Ascha M,Zein NN,Sands M,Lopez R,Hanouneh IA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoregulation of blood flow in the denervated, autoperfused dog stomach was studied before and during local intraarterial infusion of histamine. Histamine caused an increase in gastric blood flow and oxygen uptake. The increased oxygen uptake was due entirely to an increased blood flow, ie, oxygen extraction was not ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Perry MA,Murphree D,Granger DN

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of performing ampullary balloon dilation (ABD) following endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES). METHODS:Retrospective review of patients that underwent ABD at Thomas Jefferson University from 2000 to 2007. In all cases, dilation was performed with Hurricane RX hydrostatic balloons ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kowalski T,Nathwani RA,Assis D,Salese L,Banwait K,Loren D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The motor function of the gallbladder after partial distal gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma (Billroth-I reconstruction) and its relationship to the motor function of the stomach was investigated using a double-isotope method. In this method, [99mTc]N-54-pyridoxyl-5-methyltryptophan ([99mTc]PMT) was utilized as a trac...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hamasaki T,Hamanaka Y,Adachi A,Suzuki T

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used double-contrast radiographic techniques to clarify what changes in the configuration and movements of the gastroduodenal junction result when peptic lesions involve the distal gastric segment between the proximal (PPL) and the distal pyloric muscle loop (DPL). Among 50 cases of pyloric ulceration diagnose...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lu CC,Schulze-Delrieu K

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All cases of hepatolithiasis showed features of chronic proliferative cholangitis, and it has been speculated that the atypical glandular proliferation might be a precursor to overt cholangiocarcinoma. Proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a nuclear protein synthesized in the G1/S phase of the cell cycle and th...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lee KT,Sheen PC

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a major determinant in decision-making for surgery in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). This study was designed to investigate the short- and long-term effect of surgical resection for CD on HRQOL. Sixteen patients were investigated within one week before surg...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tillinger W,Mittermaier C,Lochs H,Moser G

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve partially gastrectomized subjects who have consecutively undergone total biliary diversion for severe bilious vomiting were studied before and after operation in order to assess the effects of surgery on gastric histology and enterogastric reflux. Before and six months after operation, the following protocol wa...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Bechi P,Amorosi A,Mazzanti R,Buccarelli A,Pantalone D,Cortesini C

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) has been developed to estimate the extent of hepatic steatosis. AIMS:The purpose was to evaluate the usefulness of CAP in assessing hepatic steatosis and its change using magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) as reference standard. METHODS:...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wang JH,Ou HY,Yen YH,Chen CH,Lu SN

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Assessment of whole gut transit, by radio-opaque markers or scintigraphy, is used to evaluate patients with constipation for slow gastrointestinal transit. Wireless capsule motility, using the SmartPill GI monitoring system, samples and transmits intraluminal pH, pressure, and temperature data from a capsu...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Maqbool S,Parkman HP,Friedenberg FK

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the short-term benefits of exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) for induction of remission in children with Crohn's disease (CD) are well documented, the longer-term outcomes are less clear. AIM:This retrospective study aimed to ascertain the outcomes for up to 24 months following EEN in a group of child...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lambert B,Lemberg DA,Leach ST,Day AS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, two antiallergic compounds, betamethasone and disodium cromoglycate were tested in an animal model of intestinal anaphylaxis. Rats, immunized with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, were challenged intravenously with whole worm antigen or saline. Antigen challenge resulted in significant abnormalities: epith...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： D'Incà R,Hunt RH,Perdue MH

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared women with irritable bowel syndrome who had a history of an anxiety or depressive disorder to those without symptoms of either disorder on indicators of cardiac parasympathetic activity, autonomic nervous system balance, and general autonomic activity. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used to ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jarrett ME,Burr RL,Cain KC,Hertig V,Weisman P,Heitkemper MM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A classification of gastrointestinal motility disorders is offered based upon the type of disorder in transit (delay or acceleration), and the region of the gastrointestinal tract affected. Specific abnormalities of myoelectrical patterns are identified when possible and related to disturbances in transit in the stoma...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Vantrappen G,Janssens J,Coremans G,Jian R

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is an effective tool for diagnosing and treating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. The aim is to describe how outcomes differ with patient setting (with DBE diagnosis and intervention, with DBE diagnosis but without intervention, and without DBE diagnosis), and thus demonstrate the va...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lin WP,Chiu CT,Su MY,Hsu CM,Sung CM,Chen PC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objectives of this study were, firstly, to determine the diversity of the host's gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using a culture-independent method (DGGE of the 16S rRNA gene) and, secondly, to examine mucosal biopsies of IBS patients and compare them to their own fecal microbiota. METHODS...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Codling C,O'Mahony L,Shanahan F,Quigley EM,Marchesi JR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isosmotic liquid peptone meals adjusted to pH 7, 3, and 1.5 were instilled on separate days into the stomachs of 8 duodenal ulcer patients and 7 healthy controls. Using a marker-dilution method, duodenal acid load (DAL) was measured as the amount of unbuffered hydrogen ions delivered to the duodenum per unit time. Gas...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lam SK,Isenberg JI,Grossman MI,Lane WH,Hogan DL

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study set out to evaluate the effects of dietary fiber on cancer development in the large bowel under in vivo experimental conditions as similar as possible to those under which this cancer develops in vivo in humans. Forty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups that were fed either a nonfiber d...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Iwane S,Nakaji S,Ohta M,Tamura K,Sakamoto J,Munakata A,Sugawara K

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CRP is a marker of inflammation and infection of the gastric mucosa with Helicobacter pylori, which causes an inflammatory reaction. It has been reported that CagA(+) H. pylori strains induce more severe gastric inflammation and are also associated with higher risks of peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. The pur...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jafarzadeh A,Hassanshahi GH,Nemati M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant chemoradiation reduces local recurrence in locally advanced rectal cancer, and adherence to national and societal recommendations remains unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine variability in guideline adherence in rectal cancer treatment and investigate whether hospital volume correlated with variabil...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Midura EF,Jung AD,Daly MC,Hanseman DJ,Davis BR,Shah SA,Paquette IM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 28-yr-old woman who presented with severe, recurrent cholangitis due to Caroli's disease in association with congenital hepatic fibrosis. Cystic dilatation of the segmental bile ducts was diffuse, but predominated in the right lobe and left medial segment of the liver. Extended right lobectomy was follow...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ramond MJ,Huguet C,Danan G,Rueff B,Benhamou JP

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to assess safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes following transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) of acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ninety-five patients (male:female ratio = 53:42, mean age 62 years) that underwent 95 TAEs for GI hemorrhage between...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yap FY,Omene BO,Patel MN,Yohannan T,Minocha J,Knuttinen MG,Owens CA,Bui JT,Gaba RC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a serious clinical syndrome often associated with muscle wasting. Myostatin, a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, has been studied in diseases with muscle wasting; however, the role of myostatin in AH is unknown. AIMS:To investigate the association between my...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Shamseddeen H,Madathanapalli A,Are VS,Shah VH,Sanyal AJ,Tang Q,Liang T,Gelow K,Zimmers TA,Chalasani N,Desai AP

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reflux-like dyspepsia (RLD), where predominant epigastric pain is associated with heartburn and/or regurgitation, is a common clinical syndrome in both primary and specialty care. Because symptom frequency and severity vary, overlap among gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), non-erosive reflux disease (NE...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Roorda AK,Marcus SN,Triadafilopoulos G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our prospective randomized study involving 100 patients was to investigate whether Doppler ultrasound can be used to select patients at risk for ulcer rebleeding. Ulcers in the Forrest group classified as having a visible vessel or a clot were treated prophylactically by injection with epinephrine solution....

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kohler B,Maier M,Benz C,Riemann JF

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score is a widely used and validated predictor of long-term survival in cirrhosis. However, the cutpoints for stratifying laboratory variables in CTP have never been validated. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify evidence-based cutpoints for the CTP laboratory...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kaplan DE,Dai F,Skanderson M,Aytaman A,Baytarian M,D'Addeo K,Fox R,Hunt K,Knott A,Mehta R,Pedrosa M,Pocha C,Valderrama A,Taddei T,VOCAL Study Group.

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00