Juvenile chronic pancreatitis--a cause of painless jaundice in a patient with multiple somatic abnormalities.

abstract：:Myopericarditis is a rare but important manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease. It can be the sole or one of several extracolonic manifestations of either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Because of the therapeutic implications, we report a patient with ulcerative colitis associated with myopericarditis, wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Becker SA,Wishnitzer R,Botwin S,Eliraz A,Bass DD

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various esophageal functional abnormalities have been described in patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE). A significantly higher esophageal acid exposure especially in the supine position has been documented in BE, as compared with the other gastroesophageal reflux disease phenotypes. In addition, weakly acidic reflu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fass R,Teramoto O,Kurin M,Khalessi A,Kitayama Y,Shibli F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe, to our knowledge, the first reported case of nortriptyline-induced fulminant hepatic failure. This tricyclic antidepressant drug was taken by a postmenopausal woman for 64 days before her presentation. The absence of fever, rash, or marked eosinophilia, the predominant zone 3 necrosis with bridging, and t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Berkelhammer C,Kher N,Berry C,Largosa A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A man who previously had several episodes of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from erosive gastritis developed recurrent hemorrhage. Endoscopy showed punctate hemorrhages in the fundus and body of the stomach, plus a discrete area of thickened folds in the anterior wall. Biopsies revealed a dense mucosal infiltrate t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zucker GM,Otis C,Korowski K,Navab F

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-galactosyl-human serum albumin (Tc-GSA) is a receptor binding agent, specific for asialoglycoprotein receptor, that resides exclusively on the plasma membrane of mammalian hepatocytes. The usefulness of Tc-GSA for estimating the hepatic functional reserve was retrospec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fujioka H,Kawashita Y,Kamohara Y,Yamashita A,Mizoe A,Yamaguchi J,Azuma T,Furui J,Kanematsu T

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：GOALS:The current study presents 1 tertiary endoscopy center's 20-year experience using endoscopic therapy to treat patients with symptomatic primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). BACKGROUND:Endoscopic therapy for patients with PSC and dominant strictures has been used for more than 20 years, but there is concern that...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gluck M,Cantone NR,Brandabur JJ,Patterson DJ,Bredfeldt JE,Kozarek RA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM/BACKGROUND:Achalasia may be associated with extraesophageal dysmotility. However, this relation is still poorly understood. In the present study, we used noninvasive real-time ultrasonography to examine the motility function of the gallbladder in the patients with achalasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-three acha...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Alagozlu H,Unal S,Karakan T,Cindoruk M,Ergun M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus is a common premalignant condition that predisposes to the development of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus through a process of transformation from metaplasia to dysplasia and then carcinoma. Periodic endoscopic surveillance with multiple biopsies is adopted by most physicians to detect dysplasia or...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hsu CW,Krevsky B,Sigman LM,Thomas RM

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：:We previously established a model of cell damage induced by an acidified medium in the rat gastric epithelial cell line RGM1. Treatment of the cells with epidermal growth factor (EGF, 1-10 ng/ml) for 4 h prevented acid-induced cell damage in a concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, basic fibroblast growth factor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Furukawa O,Okabe S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twenty-four-hour multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH (MII-pH) esophageal monitoring allows detection of both acid and nonacid gastroesophageal reflux episodes. The MII-pH catheter contains 6 impedance segments placed 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, and 17 cm above the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), plus a pH elect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hila A,Chowdhury N,Hajar N,Castell DO

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The goal of this study was to elucidate the most important predictors for elevation of gastrin in patients on long-term PPI therapy through analysis of data from 2 published studies in Icelandic patients with erosive GERD. BACKGROUND:Gastrin elevation is a known but variable consequence of proton pump inhibitor ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Helgadóttir H,Lund SH,Gizurarson S,Metz DC,Björnsson ES

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver dysfunction in hyperthyroid patients has not been well characterized. We analyzed the clinical records of 43 patients with hyperthyroidism to define the spectrum of clinical and liver test abnormalities. The patients were divided into three categories: (a) 18 patients with uncomplicated hyperthyroidism (HT) (b) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fong TL,McHutchison JG,Reynolds TB

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxic hepatitis (HH) occurring after gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhotic patients has been scarcely studied and is reported as a rare occurrence carrying a severe prognosis. The management of bleeding from esophageal varices (BEV) and similarly the prognosis has improved in the last decades. GOALS:To e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Amitrano L,Guardascione MA,Martino R,Manguso F,Menchise A,Balzano A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year old woman suffered from severe dysphagia, abdominal pain, and weight loss. The dysphagia was accompanied by nasal speech, nasal regurgitation of food, weakness, and wasting of the proximal muscles of the upper and lower girdles. Laboratory data revealed T3 sephadex uptake 65.2%; T4 15.1 mcg%; and T3 250 ng%....

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Branski D,Levy J,Globus M,Aviad I,Keren A,Chowers I

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to clarify the role of leukotrienes (LTs) in gastric injury induced by ischemia-reperfusion in rats. Gastric lesions were produced by clamping of the celiac artery and by reoxygenation following clamping. Administration of AA-861, a lipoxygenase inhibitor, significantly inhibited the increase i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yoshikawa T,Ichikawa H,Naito Y,Kondo M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past three decades, important advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of chronic pancreatitis (CP), improved results of major pancreatic resections (including pancreatoduodenectomy), and integration of sophisticated diagnostic methods in clinical practice resulted in significant changes in our ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sakorafas GH,Tsiotou AG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal neoplasms are a rare and not often considered cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. During a 4-year period, 859 endoscopies in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding revealed a duodenal tumor to be the cause of bleeding in eight patients. Three patients had a primary duodenal neoplasm, two ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sharon P,Stalnikovicz R,Rachmilewitz D

更新日期：1982-02-01 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：:Insulin resistance is an integral part of the underlying pathophysiology in most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Insulin-sensitizing agents are therefore likely to be of key importance in the treatment of this disorder, especially in the histologically more severe form known as nonalcoholic ste...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Caldwell SH,Argo CK,Al-Osaimi AM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meal period exclusion from 24-h pH testing allows better separation between controls and patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. We reviewed the results of 24-h pH studies of 350 patients with reflux symptoms. They were divided into two groups based on the 95th percentile of the total percentage of time when pH...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ter RB,Johnston BT,Castell DO

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To assess the number of chronic hepatitis C patients eligible for therapy. BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown improved response rates to treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. However, treatment with interferon alfa has major side effects, and many patients may not be eligible for therapy. STUDY:One hundr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Muir AJ,Provenzale D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-directed transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (EDGE) is a minimally invasive option for pancreaticobiliary access in patients with Roux-en-Y anatomy. The procedure involves creating a fistulous tract between the remnant stomach or jejunum and the bypassed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tyberg A,Kedia P,Tawadros A,Tarnasky PR,Gaidhane M,Nieto J,Kahaleh M

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease. The objective of this study was to describe the recent trend of health care resource utilization and short-term mortality of Medicare beneficiaries with NAFLD. METHODS:This study utilized data from a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Younossi ZM,Zheng L,Stepanova M,Henry L,Venkatesan C,Mishra A

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Cross-sectional imaging is frequently used in the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts, but there can be overlap in radiographic appearance. We present a case of a patient with presumed intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) who was ultimately found to have a serous cystadenoma in communication with the pancreatic du...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Berman L,Mitchell KA,Israel G,Salem RR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of plasma cyclic AMP to glucagon was investigated in 18 patients with acute liver injury to determine its value as a marker for the severity of the hepatic damage. We also investigated the interrelationship between plasma cyclic AMP response and the hyperglucagonemia often seen in this disease. Plasma cyc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Miyakoshi H,Noda Y,Uchida S,Tanaka N,Noto Y,Kato Y,Kawai K,Hayakawa H,Kobayashi K,Hattori N

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is absent in the antrum of approximately 5, 25, and 35% of patients with duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and non-ulcer dyspepsia respectively and in the majority of asymptomatic healthy subjects from the West. The absence of H. pylori from the antrum could result from failure of exposure to (Group A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Desai HG,Gill HH

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00