Effect of small bowel obstruction on functional outcome and quality of life in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: 10-year follow-up study.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Nonattendance of outpatient colonoscopy leads to inefficient use of health-care resources. We aimed to study the effectiveness of using Short Message Service (SMS) reminder prior in patients scheduled for outpatient colonoscopy on their nonattendance rate. METHODS:Patients who scheduled for an outpa...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lam TYT,Hui AJ,Sia F,Wong MY,Lee CCP,Chung KW,Lau JYW,Wu PI,Sung JJY

更新日期：2020-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the clinical usefulness of a protein induced by vitamin K absence, antagonist-prothrombin (PIVKA-II), in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) specifically in patients with liver cirrhosis, and the possible correlation between levels of PIVKA-II and pathological features of HCC. Plasma levels of PIVKA-...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takikawa Y,Suzuki K,Yamazaki K,Goto T,Madarame T,Miura Y,Yoshida T,Kashiwabara T,Sato S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current antibiotic prophylaxis for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is not standardized and may be inadequate. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of 3 days of additional oral antibiotics in the prevention of ERCP-related sepsis. One hundred and fifty-six patients were randomized prospectively to re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Smith BC,Alqamish JR,Watson KJ,Shaw RG,Andrew JH,Desmond PV

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Rejection of liver grafts is a difficult issue that has not been resolved. Preoperative replacement of liver cells in the graft with cells from the intended recipient may attenuate rejection. We investigated whether preoperative transplant of recipient bone marrow cells (BMCs) to the donor replaced l...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Endo K,Hori T,Jobara K,Hata T,Tsuruyama T,Uemoto S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a metabolic disorder of the liver that may evolve into fibrosis or cirrhosis. Recent studies have shown reduction of experimental liver fibrosis with the use of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor antagonists. The aim of this study w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ibañez P,Solis N,Pizarro M,Aguayo G,Duarte I,Miquel JF,Accatino L,Arrese M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major issue among dialysis patients. It is associated with a high risk of hepatic complication. The liver disease runs a unique clinical course in dialysis patients, as it can progress with modest hepatic inflammation and prominent fibrosis. The conventional cut-off level of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong PN,Fung TT,Mak SK,Lo KY,Tong GM,Wong Y,Loo CK,Lam EK,Wong AK

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Contrast harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH-EUS) was recently introduced to clinical practice; its reproducibility among endosonographers is unknown. Our aim was to assess the interobserver agreement (IA) in CH-EUS. METHODS:Fifteen endosonographers (eight experienced and seven non-experienced) from ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fusaroli P,Kypraios D,Mancino MG,Spada A,Benini MC,Bianchi M,Bocus P,De Angelis C,De Luca L,Fabbri C,Grillo A,Marzioni M,Reggio D,Togliani T,Zanarini S,Caletti G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All gut movements are claimed to be activated essentially by the concentric contraction of the circular muscle, moving the chyme aborally. The role of the longitudinal smooth muscle of the small intestine in gut motility is poorly understood; this point was investigated in the current study. METHODS:The abd...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shafik A,Shafik AA,Ahmed I

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic resection (ER) has become an important therapeutic option for early gastric cancer (EGC). Some investigators have suggested that this indication should be extended. We aimed to compare the extended indication of ER for intramucosal EGC based on data from a large, single-center study. METHODS:We a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chung JW,Jung HY,Choi KD,Song HJ,Lee GH,Jang SJ,Park YS,Yook JH,Oh ST,Kim BS,Kim JH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The regulation of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) gene expression and enzyme activity by corticosterone during rat liver regeneration induced by partial hepatectomy (PH) was evaluated. METHODS:Bilateral adrenalectomies were performed on ether-anesthetized rats 3 days before PH. Corticosterone in sesame oil was inje...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ning Q,Li C,Wei K,He J,Xu C,Shao Q

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether a single inoculation of Helicobacter pylori can colonize the stomachs of ulcerated rats and delay their healing and whether an antibiotic drug and acid pump inhibitors can enhance the ulcer healing in infected rats. Ulcers were produced by a submucosal injection of acetic acid solution into the gas...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Li T,Okabe S

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula is rare. We treated a patient with this problem 6 years after small bowel resection for intestinal obstruction. The symptoms and signs were those of intestinal ischaemia and portal hypertension with an abdominal bruit. Ultrasonography and enhanced computerized tomog...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Iwai M,Kashiwadani M,Suyama Y,Miyoshi M,Kashima K

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Host genetic factors have been reported as influencing the progress to fulminant hepatitis (FH). Our previous data showed the serum level of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha influenced by gene polymorphisms to be markedly increased. It was investigated whether polymorphisms in the IL-10 gene, in add...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takakura M,Tokushige K,Matsushita N,Hashimoto E,Shiratori K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AL amyloidosis complicating multiple myeloma is rare but well recognized. Endoscopic appearances of amyloid in the gastrointestinal tract can, however, be highly variable. Macroscopic appearances of the duodenum can range from scalloping (often seen in celiac disease) to that of duodenitis; erosive disease, frank ulce...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hurlstone DP

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Real-world data on sofosbuvir/velpatasvir with and without ribavirin (SOF/VEL ± RBV), particularly among patients with genotype 3 (GT3) decompensated cirrhosis, prior treatment, coinfection, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are scarce. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of SOF/VEL ± RBV in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong YJ,Thurairajah PH,Kumar R,Tan J,Fock KM,Law NM,Li W,Kwek A,Tan YB,Koh J,Lee ZC,Kumar LS,Teo EK,Ang TL

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Owing to persistent controversy regarding the use of routine antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the availability of several new randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we conducted an up-to-date meta-analysis to provide the best current evidence. The ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liang B,Dai M,Zou Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disorders of the motor function of the upper gastrointestinal tract have been implicated in the pathogenesis of non-ulcer dyspepsia. Approximately 50% of patients with abdominal symptoms (without ulcer) have normal gastric emptying. Apart from gastric emptying, other mechanisms are very important in the etio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mizushima T,Sawa K,Ochi K,Tanioka H,Wakuta A,Matsushita K,Shirahige A,Kiura K,Tanimoto M,Koide N,Harada H

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The CLOtest and other rapid urease detection kits are widely used in the endoscopic diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori. A new formulation CLOtest has been developed with the goal of obtaining a positive result more rapidly. The aims of this study were to validate the sensitivity and specificity of the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Viiala CH,Windsor HM,Forbes GM,Chairman SO,Marshall BJ,Mollison LC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The present study examined the effects of NS-398, a specific cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor, on gastric mucosal cell kinetics and gastric wound healing following acid-induced injury. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fasted for 24 h and then 0.6 mol/L hydrochloric acid (HCl; 1 mL) was administered...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sun WH,Tsuji S,Tsujii M,Gunawan ES,Sawaoka H,Kawai N,Iijima H,Kimura A,Kakiuchi Y,Yasumaru M,Sasaki Y,Kawano S,Hori M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The differentiation between Crohn's disease (CD) and tuberculosis (TB) of the intestine can be difficult in areas where both diseases occur. The present study examined histological criteria that would enable the diagnosis in mucosal biopsies. METHODS:Colonoscopic biopsies from 33 patients with TB an...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Pulimood AB,Peter S,Ramakrishna B,Chacko A,Jeyamani R,Jeyaseelan L,Kurian G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The immunogenetic basis of autoimmune diseases has become more and more evident. We have analyzed the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) associations with type-1 autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) among patients from western India. METHODS:In 20 patients and 120 healthy controls, polymerase chain reaction ampli...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shankarkumar U,Amarapurkar DN,Kankonkar S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol induces Ca(2+)-dependent intracellular trypsinogen activation in the apical granular area via non-oxidative metabolites, such as fatty acid ethyl esters and fatty acids. Intracellular trypsinogen activation is a crucial initiating event in the development of acute pancreatitis, but the specific organelle in wh...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Petersen OH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension is now recognized to be a rare association of liver disease and portal hypertension. This report describes the slow resolution of symptomatic pulmonary hypertension in a 33-year-old woman with cirrhosis who underwent isolated liver transplantation. The patient survived the surgery and perioperat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Levy MT,Torzillo P,Bookallil M,Sheil AG,McCaughan GW

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether liver biopsy might be useful in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis when bone marrow examination and serologic tests are inconclusive. METHODS:Over a 10-year period, liver biopsy was performed in five children with suspected visceral leishmaniasis when indirect hemagglutination tests and b...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Artan R,Yilmaz A,Akçam M,Aksoy NH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and safety of peginterferon alpha-2a (40 KD) (peg-IFNalpha-2a) plus ribavirin has not been reported for Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study was to evaluate this combination in treatment-naïve patients and in non-responders or relapsers to interferon monotherapy. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kuboki M,Iino S,Okuno T,Omata M,Kiyosawa K,Kumada H,Hayashi N,Sakai T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The present study was designed to investigate the expression of and humoral response against NY-ESO-1 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and to analyze the relationship between expression of NY-ESO-1 mRNA and clinicopathological features. METHODS:NY-ESO-1 mRNA and protein expression in surgic...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakamura S,Nouso K,Noguchi Y,Higashi T,Ono T,Jungbluth A,Chen YT,Old LJ,Nakayama E,Shiratori Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and environmental hepatotoxins may have an indirect influence on health by altering the synthesis and function of hormones, particularly reproductive hormones. We aimed to evaluate liver diseases and sex steroid hormones in Egypt, which has the highest prevalence of HCV worldw...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Aguilar CE,Soliman AS,McConnell DS,Zekri AR,Banerjee M,Omar A,Sharawy M,Omar S,Raouf A,Sowers MR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bile duct damage and hepatic steatosis are two characteristic histological findings in hepatitis C virus infection; and high prevalence of hepatitis C antibody is noted in patients with cholangiocarcinoma. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between biliary diseases and hepatitis...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chang TS,Lo SK,Shyr HY,Fang JT,Lee WC,Tai DI,Sheen IS,Lin DY,Chu CM,Liaw YF

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral hepatitis is defined as a hepatitis virus infection in which hepatic inflammation and necrosis lead to a characteristic feature. It is caused by at least five viral agents with specific epidemiological attributes and distinctive immunoserologic findings. The well-characterized forms are hepatitis A, B, C, D and ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nishioka M,Morshed SA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact pathogenesis of centrilobular necrosis following congestion of the liver is still unknown. We reviewed the clinical data related to systemic circulatory disturbance and histopathology of the liver and the gut in 320 autopsy subjects. Congestion of the liver alone was associated only with atrophy and loss of ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shibayama Y,Urano T,Asaka S,Hashimoto K,Nakata K

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00