Safety limit of the extent of hepatectomy for rats with moderately fatty liver: experimental study concerning living liver donor safety.

abstract：:A frequent association of biliary tract carcinoma and anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union (APBD) is well recognized, especially gall-bladder carcinoma in undilated type APBD. However, little is known about the presence and incidence of adenomyomatosis (AMT) of the gall-bladder, a presumed premalignant lesion, in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tanno S,Obara T,Maguchi H,Fujii T,Mizukami Y,Shudo R,Takahashi K,Nishino N,Arisato S,Ura H,Kohgo Y

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The rate of fibrosis progression per year can predict the time for the development of cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). We assessed the rate of fibrosis progression and the predictors of disease severity in Indian CHC patients. METHODS:Of the 355 treatment-naïve, histologically-proven CHC pati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hissar SS,Kumar M,Tyagi P,Goyal A,Suneetha PV,Agarwal S,Rastogi A,Sakhuja P,Sarin SK

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The fibrosis stage of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely associated with long-term prognosis, including liver-related mortality. However, it is not yet clear whether noninvasive fibrosis markers can predict the incidence of non-liver-related complications in Japanese NAFLD. In this ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ito T,Ishigami M,Ishizu Y,Kuzuya T,Honda T,Hayashi K,Nishimura D,Toyoda H,Kumada T,Goto H,Hirooka Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver is very rare; only 18 cases have been recorded. In the present report we document an additional case who had a unique history of stage III non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with a full course of radiotherapy in July 1993. Two small hypoechoic cyst-like lesio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chou YY,Lee WJ,Su CT,Hsu HC

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:There are few studies investigating the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in current and former drug users. With this in mind, we sought to evaluate the antiviral efficacy of interferon alpha-2b (IFN alpha-2b) or pegylated-interferon alpha-2b (PEG-IFN alpha-2b) and ribavirin (RBV) in inj...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Grebely J,Raffa JD,Meagher C,Duncan F,Genoway KA,Khara M,McLean M,Mead A,Viljoen M,DeVlaming S,Fraser C,Conway B

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:Low-dose aspirin (ASA) has emerged as one of the most important causes of peptic ulcer bleeding in developed countries. Among the risk factors of ASA-associated ulcer bleeding, Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the few that is treatable. Recent evidence showed that among patients with a history of ASA-associated...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chan FK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Recently, microRNAs (miRNA) have been linked to the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progression to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). First transcribed as pri-miRNA, these molecules are further processed by a complex of endonuclear and cytosolic RNA binding molecu...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sharma H,Estep M,Birerdinc A,Afendy A,Moazzez A,Elariny H,Goodman Z,Chandhoke V,Baranova A,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2013-08-01 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:Experimental acute gastric ulcerations (EAGU) are healed very rapidly. This healing process has two steps; mucosal restitution and delayed repair. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-dependent potassium channels (K(ATP)) have a regulatory role in the gastrointestinal physiology. In the present study, th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rahgozar M,Pazokitoroudi H,Bakhtiarian A,Djahanguiri B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Thyroid dysfunction is the most common endocrinopathy associated with hepatitis C and its interferon-based treatment. When undergoing treatment, interferon and ribavirin synergize to potently stimulate the immune system in order to eradicate the virus. One of the innocent bystanders in this accentuat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tran HA,Malcolm Reeves GE,Gibson R,Attia JR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in East has risen over the past decade to become a global disease. The increasing number of studies on the incidence and course of IBD in East has enabled us to explore East versus West differences in the epidemiology of IBD which could enhance our understanding of th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mak WY,Zhao M,Ng SC,Burisch J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on anorectal physiology in patients with disordered thyroid metabolism are lacking. This prospective study was performed to evaluate anorectal physiology in patients with either hyperthyroidism and diarrhoea, or hypothyroidism and constipation in order to assess slow transit in hypothyroid patients. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Deen KI,Seneviratne SL,de Silva HJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the response to this vaccine seems to be lower in IBD patients than in the general population. This study aims to evaluate the immunogenicity of the HBV vaccine in a cohort of pa...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cossio-Gil Y,Martínez-Gómez X,Campins-Martí M,Rodrigo-Pendás JÁ,Borruel-Sainz N,Rodríguez-Frías F,Casellas-Jordà F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of tumour staging for colorectal cancer (CRC) is to help define clinical management, facilitate communication between physicians, provide a basis for stratification and analysis of treatment results in prospective studies, and provide some prognostic information for patients and their families. The World C...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fielding LP,Arsenault PA,Chapuis PH,Dent O,Gathright B,Hardcastle JD,Hermanek P,Jass JR,Newland RC

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. However, there is no general consensus as to which staging system is the most reliable for predicting the survival of patients with HCC. The aims of this study were to compare commonly-used staging systems in a cohort of Chin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lu W,Dong J,Huang Z,Guo D,Liu Y,Shi S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPS) technique consists of a transhepatic puncture of the portal vein and stenting of the parenchymal tract between the hepatic and portal veins. Complications of both puncture and stenting are observed in approximately 5% of procedures. Most of the complicatio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rössle M,Haag K,Blum HE

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman who was being treated with 10 million units (mu) of natural interferon (IFN)-alpha per day for chronic active hepatitis C at a local clinic, developed coma on the fourth day of treatment. On admission to Yamagata University Hospital, she was still in a state of semicoma with severe hyponatraemia (1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mabe K,Shinzawa H,Yamatani K,Takeda T,Ishibashi M,Yamada N,Misawa H,Wakabayashi H,Togashi H,Takahashi T

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:With the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection rapidly decreasing in Japan, endoscopic findings and dyspeptic symptoms need to be re-evaluated. METHODS:In a health check-up program, endoscopy was performed on 530 young Japanese subjects (371 men and 159 women) born in the 1970s. Helicobact...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shimatani T,Inoue M,Iwamoto K,Hyogo H,Yokozaki M,Saeki T,Tazuma S,Horikawa Y

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Hepatic steatosis is a histological characteristic in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hepatic steatosis in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis C, and to look for possible correlation with various histopathological c...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hwang SJ,Luo JC,Chu CW,Lai CR,Lu CL,Tsay SH,Wu JC,Chang FY,Lee SD

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for gastrointestinal disorders, causing mucosal damage and impairing immune responses. However, smoking has been found to be protective against ulcerative colitis (UC). Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) is a major susceptibility locus for UC, and HLA-DRB1*15:02 has the st...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lee HS,Kim K,Jung S,Hong M,Kim BM,Yoo DS,Moon JW,Baek J,Hwang SW,Park SH,Yang SK,Han B,Song K,Ye BD

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholic liver diseases (ALD) are frequently associated with iron overload. Until recently, the effects of ethanol in hepatic iron uptake and intestinal iron absorption have not been clarified in detail. Two possible mechanisms for iron overload are the uptake of iron into hepatocytes in a specific manner through the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kohgo Y,Ohtake T,Ikuta K,Suzuki Y,Torimoto Y,Kato J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The Baveno VI Consensus recommends repeating examination in patients with high liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography to reduce false-positive diagnosis of advanced liver disease. We tested whether repeating transient elastography can increase the overall diagnostic accuracy. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chow JC,Wong GL,Chan AW,Shu SS,Chan CK,Leung JK,Choi PC,Chim AM,Chan HL,Wong VW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Monosaccharides And Polyols (FODMAP) diet has been described, evaluated, and found efficacious for the treatment of patients with irritable bowel syndrome primarily in Western countries. The aim of this review was to address the applicability of this diet to Sou...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hewawasam SP,Iacovou M,Muir JG,Gibson PR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Bacterial infections are among the main causes of death in patients with cirrhosis. While there are unquestionable benefits of using albumin in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, the benefits of albumin are controversial for those with extraperitoneal infections. The aim was to compare ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Leão GS,John Neto G,Jotz RF,Mattos AA,Mattos ÂZ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is commonly used to detect liver damage. Recent studies indicate that ALT levels at the upper range of normal limits are predictors of adverse outcomes, especially diabetes mellitus (DM) and the metabolic syndrome. The aim of our study was to define the ALT thres...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shlomai A,Kariv R,Leshno M,Beth-or A,Sheinberg B,Halpern Z

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Primary liver cancer, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a significant disease worldwide. It is among the top three causes of cancer death in the Asia Pacific region because of the high prevalence of its main etiological agents, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. I...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yuen MF,Hou JL,Chutaputti A,Asia Pacific Working Party on Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:A novel virus, SEN-virus (SENV), was recently discovered. It has been reported as a candidate for a non-A-E hepatitis virus. However, much is still unknown about the clinical significance of SENV. The aim of the present study was to clarify the clinical significance of SENV in patients coinfected wit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lin JG,Goto T,Nakane K,Miura K,Mikami K,Ohshima S,Yoneyama K,Watanabe S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00