Suprahepatic vein oxygen tension in alcoholics with severe and mild liver damage.

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the value of quantitative attenuation values (Hounsfield units) and of gallstone pattern by computerized tomography in predicting response to bile acid therapy. We carried out a prospective study in a multicenter setting on 90 consecutive outpatients with radiolucent gallstones. All ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Petroni ML,Jazrawi RP,Grundy A,Lanzini A,Pigozzi MG,Biasio A,Heaton KW,Virjee J,Northfield TC

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orocecal transit time was determined by the lactulose hydrogen breath test in nine healthy volunteers after administration of placebo, loperamide (16 mg per os), and loperamide (16 mg per os) followed by oral naloxone at doses of 16 and 32 mg. The four tests were performed in double-blind conditions and in random sequ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Basilisco G,Camboni G,Bozzani A,Paravicini M,Bianchi PA

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to determine the effect of intestinal transection and resection on the prevalence of enteric flora and evaluate whether any such changes alter luminal SCFA and lactic acid content. Dogs underwent either 50% proximal (PR, N = 6) or distal (DR, N = 7) resection, distal resection with bypass of the ileocecal ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Thompson JS,Quigley EM,Adrian TE

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-year prospective study was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of transjugular liver biopsy with a Trucut-type needle employing an automated device. Fifty-two consecutive patients (39 women and 13 men), ages 46.3+/-14.6 years, in whom percutaneous liver biopsy was contraindicated were included in the s...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： De Hoyos A,Loredo ML,Martínez-Ríos MA,Gil MR,Kuri J,Cárdenas M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspected risk factors for adenocarcinoma of the small bowel in Crohn's disease include surgically excluded small bowel loops, chronic fistulous disease, and male sex. Review of all seven University of Chicago cases failed to confirm any suspected risk factor. A case-control study was performed to identify possible al...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lashner BA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data about colonic mucosa transport of short-chain fatty acids in cirrhotic patients are still lacking. The aim of the present study was to compare the rectal mucosa transport of n-butyrate and its effect on transport of other electrolytes and endoluminal pH in normal subjects and in cirrhotic patients by using a rect...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Onori L,Pimpo MT,Palumbo GC,Gili L,Marchetti G,Saltarelli P,Aggio A,Frieri G

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of the article unfortunately contained an error in the surname of the second author, Dr. Ferdinando D'Amico in the author group. ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chateau T,D'Amico F,Zallot C,Mathieu N,Peyrin-Biroulet L

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceramide plays an important role in regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis. Recent studies indicate that generation of ceramide in the intestine from sphingomyelin hydrolysis may be implicated in colon cancer development. The enzymes that catalyze the further hydrolysis of ceramide in the intestine have, however,...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lundgren P,Nilsson A,Duan RD

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The living conditions of many aboriginal communities in Canada may place their residents at risk for H. pylori infection. Our aims were to determine: (1) the seroprevalence of H. pylori in a traditional Indian community, (2) the clinical relevance of H. pylori infection in this population, and (3) if H. pylori could b...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Bernstein CN,McKeown I,Embil JM,Blanchard JF,Dawood M,Kabani A,Kliewer E,Smart G,Coghlan G,MacDonald S,Cook C,Orr P

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These studies were done to determine the effects of fluoride (F) on the structure and function of the canine gastric mucosa and the possible protective effects of 16,16-dimethyl-prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2). A portion of the stomach with its vascular supply intact was mounted in a two-compartment chamber, one side of whi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Whitford GM,Pashley DH,Garman RH

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The chemokine SDF-1 and its receptor CXCR4 are essential for the proper functioning of multiple organs. In the liver, cholangiocytes and hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) are the main cells that produce SDF-1, and SDF-1 is thought to be essential for HPC-stimulated liver regeneration. AIMS:In this study, CXCR...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tsuchiya A,Imai M,Kamimura H,Takamura M,Yamagiwa S,Sugiyama T,Nomoto M,Heike T,Nagasawa T,Nakahata T,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred one consecutive patients with gallstone disease who had undergone cholecystectomy were analyzed to determine the relative frequency of occurrence of cholesterol and pigment gallstones and to identify distinguishing features of the two stone types. Cholesterol stones (CS) formed the majority (94%) of gallst...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sarin SK,Kapur BM,Tandon RK

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Sulglycotide were evaluated in a pilot study of active H. pylori+ atrophic gastritis. Ten informed patients (mean age 51 +/- 13 years) entered a double-blind study. Five received Sulglycotide 400 mg three times a day for one year, the other 5, placebo. At 0, 30, 90, 270, and 360 days of treatment, patie...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Bazuro GE,Dezi A,Pallotta L,Masci P,Teodori L,Trinca ML,Koch M,Capurso L

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) is an accepted pathologic precursor to gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC). While surveillance of GIM in Europe and Asia is common, only limited recommendations related to endoscopic surveillance of GIM exist in the United States. AIM:To understand the clinical practice patterns...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Vance RB Jr,Kubiliun N,Dunbar KB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive deficiency noted post-liver transplantation might be a result of consequential metabolic derangement before liver transplantation. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), affect the development of the central nervous system and its ab...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chen CC,Huang LT,Tain YL,Chaung HC,Hsieh CS,Eng HL,Wei YC,Yang CY

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine and human exocrine pancreatic secretion into the duodenum during fasting is cyclical and related to intestinal motility. To characterize the composition of pure pancreatic juice during the cyclically recurring sequence of propagated motor events (interdigestive motor complex) and to establish whether pancreatic...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Keane FB,Dozois RR,Go VL,Dimagno EP

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old woman developed exfoliative dermatitis while taking cimetidine for gastritis. She had no history of previous drug reactions, allergies, or skin disorders and had taken no other medications for three months. Although cimetidine is a relatively safe drug, severe reactions such as exfoliative dermatitis can...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yantis PL,Bridges ME,Pittman FE

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients with pneumothorax as a complication of ERCP with sphincterotomy. With conservative treatment all patients recovered. Previously, 16 comparable cases have been reported in the literature. The main risk factor for this rare complication seems (pre-cut) sphincterotomy. Pneumothorax is usually righ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Schepers NJ,van Buuren HR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sumatriptan, a 5-HT1-receptor agonist has been shown to delay gastric emptying of liquids and solids in humans. However, no data are available of the effect of sumatriptan on gastric adaptation after distension with liquids and on symptoms induced by gastric distension. In 23 normal subjects and 30 dyspeptic patients ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Malatesta MG,Fascetti E,Ciccaglione AF,Cappello G,Grossi L,Ferri A,Marzio L

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose is to develop a standard method for preparing the bile for beta-glucuronidase determination by removal of bile acids and conjugated bilirubin which interfere with its activity. The bile acids and conjugated bilirubin in their purified solutions and in the diluted gallbladder biles could be extracted comple...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ho YC,Ho KJ

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether abnormalities of the lymphocyte populations are associated with alcoholic liver disease, we have characterized the subpopulations of lymphocytes in 30 alcoholic patients with and without liver disease. Total T lymphocytes were decreased in patients with alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis....

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jovanovic R,Worner T,Lieber CS,Paronetto F

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystectomy is one of the commonest surgical procedures in the Western world, with more than half a million procedures performed annually in the United States alone. In recent years, studies of gallstone pathogenesis and gallbladder disease have increasingly focused on abnormal gallbladder motility in the pathogen...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Patankar R,Ozmen MM,Bailey IS,Johnson CD

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a devastating syndrome, which sometimes results in death or liver transplantation, in which inflammation would aggravate the development of fetuin-A which would act as an anti-inflammatory factor and may be an available approach to attenuate FHF. AIMS:The purpose of this s...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zhang P,Shen H,Huang J,Wang H,Zhang B,Zhou R,Zhong B,Fan X

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of whether alcohol drinking is a risk factor for fatty liver as shown by ultrasonography was investigated by both cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches in Japanese undergoing a health checkup. In this cross-sectional study, 32,438 males (49.0 +/- 11.9 years old) and 31,009 females (48.2 +/- 11.6 yea...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yamada T,Fukatsu M,Suzuki S,Yoshida T,Tokudome S,Joh T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) is an accepted screening test for colorectal cancer (CRC). It has been shown to decrease mortality by up to 30%. The outcome of screening failures has not been adequately studied. AIMS:The purpose of this study was to assess the outcome of patients who were diagnosed with CRC ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Half EE,Mlynarsky L,Naftali T,Benjaminov F,Konikoff FM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secondary bile acid deoxycholic acid is believed to be a promoter of large bowel cancer, in part by inducing colonic epithelial proliferation. The effects of deoxycholic acid on [3H]thymidine incorporation by the human colon cancer cell line HT29 and two differentiated subclones were measured and compared. The sub...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Peiffer LP,Peters DJ,McGarrity TJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is the mildest form of the spectrum of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) that impairs health-related quality of life. We assessed (1) the usefulness of psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score and critical flicker frequency for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopath...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Dhiman RK,Kurmi R,Thumburu KK,Venkataramarao SH,Agarwal R,Duseja A,Chawla Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many physiological factors can alter gastric emptying, and the role of gastric emptying in functional dyspepsia is controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of different factors (age, sex, the degree of dyspeptic and irritable bowel symptoms, lactase deficiency, smoking habits, the use of antiinfl...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Koskenpato J,Kairemo K,Korppi-Tommola T,Färkkilä M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old male who developed a pancreatic pseudocyst during the active phase of polyarteritis nodosa is described. Cytotoxic therapy with cyclophosphamide and prednisolone was unable to control the manifestation of this disease, and he required percutaneous drainage of the pseudocyst. The drainage resulted in com...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ghosh AK,Sakhuja V,Malik N,Kathuria P,Chugh KS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progressive hepatic fibrosis with development of cirrhosis is a feature of almost all chronic liver diseases. AIMS:We assessed the performance of Fibroscan in patients with chronic viral hepatitis, and in comparison with and combined with several surrogate serum markers for predicting cirrhosis. METHODS:In...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lee MH,Cheong JY,Um SH,Seo YS,Kim DJ,Hwang SG,Yang JM,Han KH,Cho SW

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00