Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug associated ulcer: epidemiology, causation and treatment.

abstract：:There are over 500-750 000 deaths per year because of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis and liver cancer worldwide and the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region has some of the highest endemic levels of HBV in the world, particularly within China, South East Asia and Pacific Island Countries and Ter...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Howell J,Van Gemert C,Lemoine M,Thursz M,Hellard M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:According to the Rome III definition, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been a biopsychosocial dysfunction. We tried to know whether the IBS clinical manifestations were comparable to other countries. METHOD:We have reviewed the IBS publications in Taiwan, thus its clinical significances are summar...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chang FY,Lu CL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy is widely applied, there is no clear consensus on the optimal biopsy technique. We described a modified wet suction technique (MWEST) with the aim to compare the efficacy and safety between MWEST and the dry suction technique (DST). METHODS:In...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tong T,Tian L,Deng M,Liu Y,Yang Y,Yin H,Long X,Pan S,Yang Z,Luo W,Nie K,Meng X,Xiao M,Wu X,Zhang C,Wang X

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and the recovery of ALC after treatment have been identified as a prognostic biomarker for several malignancies. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prognostic role of peritransplant ALC and ALC recovery after liver transplantation (LT) in hepatocellular carcin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zheng Z,Lin B,Zhang J,Yang Z,Xie H,Zhou L,Zhang M,Zheng S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with end-stage liver disease have significant mortality often associated with intercurrent episodes of bleeding or sepsis. Intact adrenal function is essential in such situations. In order to test the hypothesis that adrenal insufficiency might be present in severe liver disease, hypothalamic-pituitary adrena...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： McDonald JA,Handelsman DJ,Dilworth P,Conway AJ,McCaughan GW

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) superinfection on the long-term outcome of Japanese subjects with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, we examined the presence of antibodies to hepatitis delta antigen (anti-HD) in serial serum samples collected from 1127 subjects with chronic HBV infecti...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tamura I,Kurimura O,Koda T,Ichimura H,Katayama S,Kurimura T,Inaba Y

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Ecabet sodium is reported to have a bactericidal effect on Helicobacter pylori and inhibit urease activity in vitro. METHODS:Seven male volunteers (mean age, 51.3 years; range, 45-55 years) with H. pylori infection were medicated with 1 g ecabet sodium t.i.d. for 4 weeks. The urea breath test (UBT) ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Okuda M,Yamamoto N,Fukuda N,Maekawa K,Kusaka T,Hashimoto M,Kotake J,Koizuka H,Fukuda Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antipyrine metabolism is widely used as an index of the drug-metabolizing reserve of the liver. It is well known that metabolism of this drug is impaired in subjects with acute hepatitis or cirrhosis, but conflicting data have been reported regarding patients with chronic postinfectious hepatitis or liver cancer. We s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Grieco A,Castellano R,Matera A,Marcoccia S,Di Rocco P,Ragazzoni E,Vecchio FM,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:A recent study in Indian subjects suggested common variants in apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) (T-455C at rs2854116 and C-482T at rs2854117) to contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), plasma apoC3 and triglyceride concentrations. Our aim was to determine the contribution of genetic variati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hyysalo J,Stojkovic I,Kotronen A,Hakkarainen A,Sevastianova K,Makkonen J,Lundbom N,Rissanen A,Krauss RM,Melander O,Orho-Melander M,Yki-Järvinen H

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the characterization of liver hemangiomas and malignant tumors using power Doppler sonography before and after intravenous injection of a sonocontrast agent. METHODS:Forty-five patients with 57 liver tumors (22 hemangiomas, 24 metastases, 10 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and one cholangiocellular car...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Karabacakoglu A,Karakose S,Cil AS,Kaya A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of a 58 year old Caucasian male with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) who first presented with acanthosis nigricans of both axillae, skin pigmentation, which was pronounced over the posterior surface of the neck, and generalized pruritus. Following orthotopic liver transplantation for progressive li...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Pham TH,Kaushik S,Lin BP,Jones DB

更新日期：1996-11-01 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:It has been suggested that Chlamydia is an organism that may have the potential to cause inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in susceptible individuals. Chlamydia pneumoniae has emerged as an important human pathogen in the last decade. The objective of the present study was to investigate the frequency...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen W,Li D,Wilson I,Chadwick VS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although gastric hypermotility is one of the mechanisms proposed to explain the ulcerogenic action of indomethacin, the drug has shown relaxatory effects on isolated longitudinal and transverse rat gastric fundus. To explain the above discrepancy, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Keshavarz M,Afshin S,Djahanguiri B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Dendritic cells (DCs) are observed on the Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. DCs generally play an important role in the regulation of inflammation. Although stimulation of gastric epithelial cells with H. pylori vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) has been reported to induce apoptosis and endopla...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kim JM,Kim JS,Kim N,Ko SH,Jeon JI,Kim YJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification that can promote the development of various cancers. The STAT1 and SOCS3 have been observed to be hypermethylated in tumor tissues and peripheral blood. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the methylation status of the STAT1 and...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Han Q,Zhou H,Xie W,Sun T,Wei R,Nie C,Hong J,Zhu L,Tian W

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Asia recently conducted a survey of primary-care physicians in Asia, which revealed that many physicians administer boosters in their clinical practice and that there is considerable variation and uncertainty among physicians regarding thi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： John TJ,Cooksley G,Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Asia.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a useful tool for the evaluation of gastric wall infiltration including gastric lymphoma. The aims of this study were to characterize gastric low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma according to EUS findings and to evaluate the role of a miniat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yeh HZ,Chen GH,Chang WD,Poon SK,Yang SS,Lien HC,Chang CS,Chou G

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining high levels of intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) is known to inhibit the growth of various proliferating cells including hepatocytes. We show here that transient (30 min) elevations of cAMP induced by addition of 8-bromo-cAMP (1 mmol/L) to rat hepatocytes in primary culture at three time points (12 h, 16 h a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kikukawa M,Okamoto Y,Nakano H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an indolent neoplasm involving mucocutaneous sites predominantly in elderly Mediterranean or Jewish persons. Whilst gastrointestinal involvement is common, it is usually asymptomatic. This case report presents a case of massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a patient with stable cu...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chapman SM,Bell SJ,Chen S,Cosolo W

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Colorectal cancer screening is recommended for average-risk persons beginning at age 50. However, information about the incidence and risk factors of precursor adenoma in preceding decades is limited. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of colorectal adenoma in pers...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chung SJ,Kim YS,Yang SY,Song JH,Park MJ,Kim JS,Jung HC,Song IS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in Australian patients with hepatitis C and to identify factors associated with particular genotypes. Serum isolates of HCV-RNA were genotyped using a commercial oligonucleotide hybridization (line probe) assay. Relationships ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kaba S,Dutta U,Byth K,Crewe EB,Khan MH,Coverdale SA,Lin R,Liddle C,Farrell GC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1988 and 1992 ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsies of thromboses in the main branches of the portal vein were carried out in 15 patients with liver cirrhosis. The aims of the study were to evaluate the usefulness, feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of this procedure in cirrhotics with known or su...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： De Sio I,Castellano L,Calandra M,Romano M,Persico M,Del Vecchio-Blanco C

更新日期：1995-11-01 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 AND AIM:This study investigated whether diabetes mellitus (DM) increased the risk of pancreatic cancer and whether anti-diabetic drugs reduced the risk in Taiwan. METHODS:We designed a population-based cohort study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database, which consisted of 49,803 patients aged ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liao KF,Lai SW,Li CI,Chen WC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The clinical significance and prognosis of mixed adenocarcinoma in early gastric cancer (EGC) are incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics and long-term outcomes of mixed adenocarcinoma diagnosed as EGC after endoscopic submucosal dissect...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Han JP,Hong SJ,Kim HK

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Epidemics pose a great challenge to health care of patients. However, the impact of unprecedented situation of COVID-19 outbreak on health care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in real-world setting has seldom been investigated. METHODS:We performed an observational study in a tertiary ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zhang YF,Qiu Y,He JS,Tan JY,Li XZ,Zhu LR,Chen Y,Liu ZJ,Iacucci M,Chen BL,He Y,Ben-Horin S,Shen B,Zeng ZR,Ghosh S,Chen MH,Mao R

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Two intertwined compartments coexisting in nonpolypoid conventional (i.e. tubular or villous) adenomas are highlighted in this review: one built of dysplastic tissue on top and the other portraying crypts with irregular, corrupted shapes, albeit lined with normal epithelium, below. The latter compartment has remained ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rubio CA

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is used for passive immunotherapy in certain cases of hepatitis B infection. The authors have earlier reported a high-affinity mouse monoclonal (5S) against HBsAg. However, this mouse antibody cannot be used for therapeutic purposes because it may elicit a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bose B,Khanna N,Acharya SK,Sinha S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00