The cost of knowing the truth-limitations to a cost-benefit analysis of upper GI endoscopy.

abstract：:In a double-blind placebo-controlled study, we examined the effect of calcitonin on gastric emptying, and on serum concentrations of gastrin, insulin, glucose, calcium, and phosphorus after a mixed solid-liquid meal in 11 healthy men. Synthetic salmon calcitonin was administered as a 415 pmol i.v. bolus injection foll...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jonderko K,Jonderko G,Gołab T

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease is controversial when abnormal sensation of the laryngopharynx is felt without heartburn. GOALS:The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between abnormal sensation of the laryngopharynx and gastroesophageal reflux, and to elucidate the path...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wada T,Sasaki M,Kataoka H,Ogasawara N,Kanematsu T,Tanida S,Nojiri S,Ando T,Okochi M,Joh T

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a persistently wide caliber artery that is observed more frequently at the fifth decade of life in the male population with multiple comorbidities. There are a variety of endoscopic therapies that have been used to treat DL; however, there are no clear guidelines on the best treatment modali...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nguyen DC,Jackson CS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated, in a randomized double-blind trial, the efficacy of oral paromomycin sulfate administration in the prevention of endotoxemia in 24 cirrhotic patients with endotoxemia. Renal function was evaluated by glomerular-filtration rate and renal plasma flow at the beginning and at the end of the study period. Aft...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tarao K,Moroi T,Hirabayashi Y,Ikeuchi T,Endo O,Takamura Y

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding caused by ectopic varices is an uncommon but important and life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. Spontaneous external hemorrhage from a recanalized umbilical varix is an extremely rare source of ectopic variceal bleeding. We report on the acute presentation of a patient with a bleeding umbilic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Assis DN,Pollak J,Schilsky ML,Emre S

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Portal hypertension, a consequence of end-stage liver disease and liver cirrhosis can lead to significant morbidity and mortality for patients through abnormal fluid accumulation as well as the formation of portosystemic shunts and varices. Treatment of the sequelae of portal hypertension can be achieved through endov...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Shreve L,Lee EW

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of consensus as to whether there is a difference in the amount of gastroesophageal reflux when lying with the right versus the left side down. In an attempt to answer this question we conducted a two-part study. The first consisted of a questionnaire distributed to 103 gastroenterologists with a specia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Katz LC,Just R,Castell DO

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori infection has been linked with the development of gastric adenocarcinoma and its precursor lesion, intestinal metaplasia (IM). The presence of gastric IM is not associated with symptoms, which makes identification of individuals with this lesion difficult. It is not clear whether eradicat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Morales TG,Sampliner RE,Camargo E,Marquis S,Garewal HS,Fennerty MB

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects approximately 30% of adults and 20% of children in the United States. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is its most severe histologic form and progresses to cirrhosis in 20% of these patients. Once developed, 30% to 40% of patients with NASH cirrhosis will experience ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： McCullough AJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 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 sought to clarify the role of nitric oxide (NO) generated from inducible NO synthase (iNOS) during healing of rat gastric ulcers. After gastric ulcers were induced by acetic acid, rats were treated with vehicle, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), aminoguanidine (AG), and dexamethasone (Dex) by gastric int...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Akiba Y,Nakamura M,Mori M,Suzuki H,Oda M,Kimura H,Miura S,Tsuchiya M,Ishii H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyogenic abscesses of the liver occur in association with a variety of diseases. Sometimes they are caused by anaerobic infections of liver metastases. Uncommonly, however, multiple hepatic abscesses caused by anaerobic bacteria are the presenting signs of unsuspected colonic cancer in the absence of liver metastases....

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lonardo A,Grisendi A,Pulvirenti M,Della Casa G,Melini L,Di Gregorio C,Nasi G,Sarti M,Tamborrino E,Lonardo F

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of diverticular disease (DD) remains a point of debate. GOALS:To investigate the current opinion of participants of the 2nd International Symposium on Diverticular Disease, on real-life management of patients with DD of the colon. STUDY:Twelve questions were aimed at the diagnosis, treatment, an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tursi A,Picchio M,Elisei W,Di Mario F,Scarpignato C,Brandimarte G

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We investigated the prognosis of Crohn's disease (CD) in Korean patients with jejunal involvement. BACKGROUND:Although jejunal involvement is considered a poor prognostic factor of CD in whites, it has never been validated in Asian populations. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1403 Kor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Park SK,Yang SK,Park SH,Park SH,Kim JW,Yang DH,Jung KW,Kim KJ,Ye BD,Byeon JS,Myung SJ,Yu CS,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal leaks and fistulae are common postoperative complications, whereas intestinal perforation more commonly complicates advanced endoscopic procedures. Although these complications have classically been managed surgically, there exists an ever-expanding role for endoscopic therapy and the involvement of a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rustagi T,McCarty TR,Aslanian HR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To assess the impact of interferon treatment on celiac disease onset in hepatitis C patients and to clarify its clinical relevance and outcome. BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C is associated with autoimmunity, which can be exacerbated by interferon treatment. Cases of celiac disease activation during interferon treatment ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Durante-Mangoni E,Iardino P,Resse M,Cesaro G,Sica A,Farzati B,Ruggiero G,Adinolfi LE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fecal incontinence (FI), defined as the involuntary loss of solid or liquid feces through the anus is a prevalent condition with significant effects on quality of life. FI can affect individuals of all ages and in many cases greatly impairs quality of life but, incontinent patients should not accept their debility as ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Guillaume A,Salem AE,Garcia P,Chander Roland B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-A, non-B viral hepatitis may cause many different hematologic abnormalities, such as transient anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, atypical lymphcytosis, or aplastic anemia. We describe a patient who developed a myelodysplastic syndrome (refractory anemia with excess blasts) after prednisone therapy for no...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jacoby RF,Brasitus TA

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 23 patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and five patients with linear-IgA bullous dermatosis (BD), we evaluated the occurrence of histologic jejunal changes and small-bowel function abnormalities. None of the patients showed clinical signs or symptoms of malabsorption. Morphological jejunal changes consisten...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： deFranchis R,Primignani M,Cipolla M,Vecchi M,Agape D,Monti M,Berti E,Zuccato E,Mussini E

更新日期：1983-10-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Vitamin deficiency is frequently associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Supplementation of vitamins could thus serve as an adjunctive therapy. The present meta-analysis reviews the deficiencies and alterations in serum fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) reported in IBD patients. MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fabisiak N,Fabisiak A,Watala C,Fichna J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) with gastrointestinal hemorrhage is presented. SWS is a neurocutaneous disorder characterized by cutaneous facial angioma leptomeningeal angioma with seizures and other neurologic complications. Associated anomalies beyond the encephalofacial territory are very rare. The patient p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Castilla-Guerra L,Fernández-Moreno MC,Franco E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND GOAL:Peribiliary cysts, which are known to be associated with various hepatobiliary diseases including alcoholic liver disease, have been reported to originate in the peribiliary glands along the biliary tree. The causal relationship between the peribiliary cysts and alcohol-related hepatic and pancreati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Matsubara T,Sato Y,Igarashi S,Matsui O,Gabata T,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous erythromycin is a potent gastric prokinetic with demonstrated efficacy in the acute therapy of gastroparesis; long-term oral therapy has been limited by tolerance and modest efficacy. Our aim was to review our experience with prolonged administration of intravenous erythromycin in an ambulatory setting as ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： DiBaise JK,Quigley EM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the therapeutic efficacy of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) in patients with colonic diverticular disease performing a systematic review of the literature. DATA SOURCES:Cochrane Trial Register (until Issue 4, 2008), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (1966 to October 1, 2008), Ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gatta L,Vakil N,Vaira D,Pilotto A,Curlo M,Comparato G,Leandro G,Ferro U,Lera M,Milletti S,Di Mario F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the first symptoms of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The frequency of endocrine disorders is estimated between 40% and 80% in patients with pancreatic cancer. DM is a risk factor for cancer development but it may also be a consequence of the tumor growth. Data confirming t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Wlodarczyk B,Gasiorowska A,Malecka-Panas E

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 99mtechnetium pertechnetate nuclear red blood cell scan proved to be a valuable diagnostic tool in localizing the site of bleeding, from a Meckel's diverticulum, in a 41-year-old man. When peptic ulcer or colorectal disease has been excluded by panendoscopy, bleeding Meckel's diverticulum remains a diagnostic cons...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Farr CM,Iqbal R,Bezmalinovic Z,Gladen HE,Stern R

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom cyproheptadine-induced hepatitis was followed by prolonged cholestasis marked by elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase levels, gammaglutamyltransferase and bile acid levels, and disappearance of small bile ducts. Chlorpromazine and imipramine, which can induce a similar acute hepatitis fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Larrey D,Geneve J,Pessayre D,Machayekhi JP,Degott C,Benhamou JP

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00