Electronic endoscopy in perspective.

abstract：:A rare case of simple ulcer of the colon in a 7-year-old girl is reported. Simple ulcer is clinically and pathologically recognized as a serious disease linked to intestinal Behcet's disease. Recently, some immunomodulators, such as thalidomide and antitumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibody, have been used to treat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kasahara E,Yamagishi N,Tanaka M,Yashiro K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman was admitted to our department for detailed examination of a polypoid lesions of the gallbladder detected at the time of a mass survey by ultrasound. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) demonstrated a broad-based mass lesion, about 10 mm in size, with an irregular surface, at the peritoneal side of th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujita N,Noda Y,Kobayashi G,Kimura K,Yago A,Okaniwa S

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new triple therapy using a proton pump inhibitor and two antibiotics shows high efficiency against Helicobacter pylori infection. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal dose and duration of lansoprazole (LA) administration in combination with amoxicillin (AMPC) and metronidazole (MNZ). A total of 91 pati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nishikawa K,Sugiyama T,Ishizuka J,Kudo T,Komatsu Y,Katagiri M,Sukegawa M,Kagaya H,Kudo M,Kato M,Takeda H,Toyota J,Asaka M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because most gastric cancers develop from a background of Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa, H. pylori plays an important role in gastric carcinogenesis. Therefore, eradication of H. pylori may inhibit the incidence of gastric cancers. In experimental studies, H. pylori eradication has proved to act as a pro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kato M,Asaka M,Ono S,Nakagawa M,Nakagawa S,Shimizu Y,Chuma M,Kawakami H,Komatsu Y,Hige S,Takeda H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the adiponectin gene have been reported to be associated with insulin resistance and the prevalence of type-2 diabetes. We investigated the SNPs of adiponectin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. METHODS:One hundred nineteen patients histologically d...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tokushige K,Hashimoto E,Noto H,Yatsuji S,Taniai M,Torii N,Shiratori K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We estimated the levels of free sialic acid and sialylated oligosaccharides excreted in the urine of normal donors (n = 10) and patients with gastric cancer (n = 6) and colorectal cancer (n = 4). The total sialic acid level in cancer patients was similar to that in normal donors. However, the ratios of glycosidically ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shimada I,Shoji M,Futatsuya R,Katoh T,Kominato Y,Sakamoto T,Fujikura T

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with obstructive jaundice remains controversial because of the short survival of these patients. To evaluate the effectiveness of this procedure, we retrospectively studied 18 patients who had unresectable HCC with obstructive...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsueda K,Yamamoto H,Umeoka F,Ueki T,Matsumura T,Tezen T,Doi I

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have investigated measures to prevent small bowel injuries induced by aspirin. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of probiotic treatment on the small bowel injuries induced by chronic low-dose aspirin use. METHODS:Thirty-five patients who took low-dose enteric-coated aspirin 100 mg daily (for mo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Endo H,Higurashi T,Hosono K,Sakai E,Sekino Y,Iida H,Sakamoto Y,Koide T,Takahashi H,Yoneda M,Tokoro C,Inamori M,Abe Y,Nakajima A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old woman with a 9-year history of ulcerative colitis involving the entire colon was admitted to our hospital in August 1992 because of bloody stools and left lower abdominal pain. She had been treated with sulfasalazine since 1983 and the colitis had been clinically quiescent or mild for 7 years. She had al...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Seo M,Okada M,Osamura S,Hara S,Umeno T,Maeshiro K,Yamada Y,Yuh K

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine and compare serum trace metal levels in viral hepatitis-associated chronic liver disease. Of 98 patients aged 43 (+/- 13) [mean (+/- SD)] years, 83 (85%) were seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and 15 (15%) were seropositive for anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV). Twen...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pramoolsinsap C,Promvanit N,Komindr S,Lerdverasirikul P,Srianujata S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the safety and feasibility of an alternative postoperative oral intake protocol for Japanese patients who had had oncological colorectal surgery, with the goal of shortening the length of postoperative stay to the same level as that in Western countries. The subjects of the study were 42 consecut...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawamura YJ,Uchida H,Watanabe T,Nagawa H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus, interferon has been used for the purpose of viral suppression by loss of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) with or without seroconversion to antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe). However, discussion about the effect of interferon on the development of hepatocellular ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Miyake Y,Kobashi H,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efficacy and safety of interferon induction therapy alone or in combination with ribavirin or ribavirin plus amantadine were evaluated in chronic hepatitis C patients who were nonresponders to primary antiviral treatment. METHODS:The study was designed to have 225 HCV nonresponder patients, but at an interi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gramenzi A,Andreone P,Cursaro C,Verucchi G,Boccia S,Giacomoni PL,Galli S,Furlini G,Biselli M,Lorenzini S,Attard L,Bonvicini F,Bernardi M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We simultaneously recorded gastric emptying of radio-opaque markers (ROMs) and monitored serial changes in plasma acetaminophen (AAP) levels to demonstrate the relationship between the ROM and the AAP methods, and we investigated the effect of a single intravenous dose of erythromycin (EM) on gastric emptying in healt...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park HJ,Jung JK,Song KS,Lee SI,Itoh Z,Park IS

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication of the article, the following errors were noted and corrected in this correction. ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koterazawa Y,Koyanagi-Aoi M,Uehara K,Kakeji Y,Aoi T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating data from animal models indicate that Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is mediated by a much more complicated mechanism than previously predicted. For example, the role of an individual molecule in the pathogenesis of IBD distinctly differs depending on several factors, including the fundamental mechanism...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mizoguchi A,Mizoguchi E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This hospital-based analysis was conducted to identify prognostic factors of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a hepatitis B virus endemic area. METHODS:A total of 6381 HCC cases, diagnosed from 1986 to 2002, were enrolled, and 2890 (42.3%) of them were not treated. Survival rates were analyzed by correlati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Changchien CS,Chen CL,Yen YH,Wang JH,Hu TH,Lee CM,Wang CC,Cheng YF,Huang YJ,Lin CY,Lu SN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has not been reported for human hepatoma, because cancer cells only weakly take up the photosensitizer. Indocyanine green (ICG) is a photosensitizer normally excreted into the bile, and bile excretion is impaired in human hepatomas. We examined whether human hepatoma cell lines pre...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko J,Inagaki Y,Ishizawa T,Gao J,Tang W,Aoki T,Sakamoto Y,Hasegawa K,Sugawara Y,Kokudo N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, squamous cell carcinoma accounts for most esophageal cancers in Japan; however, there is concern that the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in Japan is increasing in comparison to Western countries. Akita Prefecture, with a population of 1 million, has the highest rate of esophageal cancer-a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koizumi S,Motoyama S,Iijima K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to clarify what differences the last 25 years have made in surgical results for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We examined results for 716 hepatectomized patients in four treatment eras: first era (1973-1980; n = 58), second era (1981-1985; n = 155), third era (1986-1990; n = 243...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamanaka N,Takata M,Tanaka T,Yamanaka J,Yasui C,Ando T,Kuroda N,Maeda S,Okamoto E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk for lymph node metastasis and the prognostic significance of pedunculated-type T1 colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) require further study. We aimed to assess the validity of the 2014 Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines based on long-term outcomes of pedunculated-type T1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Asayama N,Oka S,Tanaka S,Nagata S,Furudoi A,Kuwai T,Onogawa S,Tamura T,Kanao H,Hiraga Y,Okanobu H,Kuwabara T,Kunihiro M,Mukai S,Goto E,Shimamoto F,Chayama K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinicopathologic features of cystic neoplasms of the liver, such as cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma, are poorly defined because these lesions are extremely rare. METHODS:Clinicopathologic findings in six patients who underwent surgery for a cystic hepatic neoplasm were reviewed retrospectively to de...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hai S,Hirohashi K,Uenishi T,Yamamoto T,Shuto T,Tanaka H,Kubo S,Tanaka S,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between sphincter of Oddi pressure and the morphological structure of the sphincter was studied in eight dogs prepared with a duodenal cannula. Sphincter of Oddi manometry was performed in awake animals in three directions, ventral, left dorsal, and right dorsal, using a catheter with three radial sid...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takeda T,Tohma H,Yoshida J,Naritomi G,Konomi H,Deng ZL,Kinukawa N,Tanaka M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality, early-stage detection improves survival rates dramatically. Because cancer impacts important metabolic pathways, the alteration of metabolite levels as a potential biomarker of early-stage cancer has been the focus of many...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchiyama K,Yagi N,Mizushima K,Higashimura Y,Hirai Y,Okayama T,Yoshida N,Katada K,Kamada K,Handa O,Ishikawa T,Takagi T,Konishi H,Kuriu Y,Nakanishi M,Otsuji E,Itoh Y,Naito Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the well-documented adverse side effects of sorafenib, many sorafenib-treated patients may need the reduced initial dose of the compound, and an alternative sorafenib-based therapy, which exerts similar clinical benefit, is anticipated. An angiostatic therapy with sorafenib is considered one of the pro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoshiji H,Noguchi R,Namisaki T,Moriya K,Kitade M,Aihara Y,Douhara A,Kawaratani H,Nishimura N,Fukui H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association of hidradenitis suppurativa with Crohn's disease is supported by previous repent. We here report a patient with hidradenitis suppurativa who subsequently developed peripheral arthritis, sacroiliitis, and Crohn's disease. A significant attenuation of bowel, cutaneous, and joint symptoms was achieved afte...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Roussomoustakaki M,Dimoulios P,Chatzicostas C,Kritikos HD,Romanos J,Panayiotides JG,Kouroumalis EA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although stomal varices are a rare complication, bleeding stomal varices often need to be treated owing to symptoms of hypovolemic shock, recurrence of stomal bleeding, or deterioration in the quality of life. Various treatment strategies for the management of bleeding stomal varices have thus far been reported. We re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minami S,Okada K,Matsuo M,Kamohara Y,Sakamoto I,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocturnal administration of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) granules improves serum albumin levels in patients with cirrhosis. However, it is unclear whether or not this administration method can improve the patients' quality of life (QOL). In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of BCAA granule...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hidaka H,Nakazawa T,Kutsukake S,Yamazaki Y,Aoki I,Nakano S,Asaba N,Minamino T,Takada J,Tanaka Y,Okuwaki Y,Watanabe M,Shibuya A,Koizumi W

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dynamic change in gastric emptying on a minute-by-minute basis (gastric velocity) is evaluated by the 13C-octanoate breath test with deconvolution analysis. However, deconvolution is impractical, because it requires dual experiments to obtain 13CO2 excretion profiles following intraduodenal and oral admi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sanaka M,Yamamoto T,Osaki Y,Kuyama Y

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatty liver is an important clinical feature not only in alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, but in other chronic liver diseases as well. Our aim was to elucidate the effect and relationship between habitual alcohol intake and obesity in the development of fatty liver disease. METHODS:We enrol...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi H,Ono M,Hyogo H,Tsuji C,Kitajima Y,Ono N,Eguchi T,Fujimoto K,Chayama K,Saibara T,Anzai K,Eguchi Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00