A case of choledochal cyst associated with adenocarcinoma exhibiting sarcomatous features.

abstract：:We report two cirrhotic patients with gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) in whom chronic blood loss presented a major problem. Case 1, a 69-year-old man, had alcoholic liver cirrhosis, and case 2, a 75-year-old woman, had liver cirrhosis associated with hepatitis C virus. The patients required repeated blood trans...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamada M,Nishimura D,Hoshino H,Katada N,Sano H,Kato K

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypersensitive esophagus (HE) is defined by endoscopy-negative heartburn with a normal acid exposure time but positive symptom association probability (SAP) and/or symptom index (SI) on impedance-pH monitoring, and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) responsiveness. Functional heartburn (FH) is distinguished by nega...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Frazzoni M,de Bortoli N,Frazzoni L,Furnari M,Martinucci I,Tolone S,Farioli A,Marchi S,Fuccio L,Savarino V,Savarino E

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine gastric myoelectrical activity in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study comprised 11 female PBC patients (average age 53.4 years, range 43-70) and two aged-matched control groups: 11 (53.4 years, range 37-78) healthy women, and 10 female patients with chron...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kasicka-Jonderko A,Krusiec-Swidergoł B,Jonderko K,Musialik J,Gonciarz M,Błońska-Fajfrowska B,Gonciarz Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed articles on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Japan to clarify these features of GERD in this country. Although the definition of GERD depends on the individual study, the prevalence of GERD has been increasing since the end of the 1990s. The reasons...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujiwara Y,Arakawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the influence of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin on gastric epithelial restoration in vitro. Rabbit gastric epithelial cells were cultured and formed a complete monolayer cell sheet in 2 days. We created a wound (1.8 +/- 0.05 mm2) by denuding an area of cells, and EGF (0.1-30 ng/ml) and/or insuli...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Maehiro K,Watanabe S,Hirose M,Iwazaki R,Miwa H,Sato N

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver cirrhosis affects the results of many of the traditional techniques currently used to evaluate nutritional status. Our aim was to compare the traditional two-compartment model (subjective global assessment and anthropometry and blood tests) of nutritional assessment with a multicompartmental model (bod...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Figueiredo FA,Perez RM,Freitas MM,Kondo M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)-autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) overlap syndrome with concurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and Hashimoto's disease with positivity for anticentromere antibody. The patient was a 64-year-old woman with symptoms of jaundice and general fatigue. About 30 year...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arakawa Y,Amaki S,Miyakawa H,Sakai T,Gotou I,Tanaka N,Moriyama M,Iwasaki A,Sugitani M,Arakawa Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies investigating the impact of tumor location on colorectal cancer prognosis only compared two groups by location, e.g., 'right-sided colon vs. left-sided colon,' 'colon vs. rectum,' and 'right-sided (right-sided colon) vs. left-sided (left-sided colon and rectum).' This nationwide multicenter ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shida D,Inoue M,Tanabe T,Moritani K,Tsukamoto S,Yamauchi S,Sugihara K,Kanemitsu Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in its early stage is an extremely difficult task. If the genetic predispositions are identified, it may help make possible the earlier diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis or the detection of patients at risk. There are two major hypotheses about the pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Naruse S,Fujiki K,Ishiguro H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of human diseases has become a major focus of biomedical investigators around the world. Our current screening and treatment regimens for colorectal cancer are not effective, as indicated by the fact that this disease is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. Recently published ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： DuBois RN,Smalley WE

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:Although polycystic liver disease (PLD) is known to be associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, a finding of PLD with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is extremely rare. We have experienced one such case of a ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in a patient with Potter type III cystic disease of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakurai Y,Shoji M,Matsubara T,Ochiai M,Funabiki T,Urano M,Mizoguchi Y,Fuwa N

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis is the most frequent complication of ERCP. Several meta-analyses have examined the effects of protease inhibitors (gabexate mesilate, ulinastatin, and nafamostat mesilate) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on post-ERCP pancreatiti...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yuhara H,Ogawa M,Kawaguchi Y,Igarashi M,Shimosegawa T,Mine T

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophil elastase (NE) is a major secretory product from activated neutrophils and a major contributor to tissue destruction. However, little is known about the pathogenic contribution of NE to ulcerative colitis (UC). This study was designed to investigate the contribution of NE by measuring NE activity i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Morohoshi Y,Matsuoka K,Chinen H,Kamada N,Sato T,Hisamatsu T,Okamoto S,Inoue N,Takaishi H,Ogata H,Iwao Y,Hibi T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a major gastrointestinal motility disorder that causes severe nutritional and respiratory complications in elderly and neurological patients. In an earlier study, we found that stimulation of pharyngeal sensory neurons by capsaicinoids acting on transient receptor potential va...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rofes L,Arreola V,Martin A,Clavé P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Styrene-maleic acid neocarzinostatin (SMANCS) sometimes causes hepatic vascular side effects, including arterial stricture, obstruction, and arterio-portal shunt. A total of 128 intra-arterial SMANCS injection treatments, performed for 89 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, were analyzed to determine the relations...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ikeda K,Saitoh S,Kobayashi M,Suzuki Y,Suzuki F,Tsubota A,Arase Y,Chayama K,Murashima N,Kumada H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 66-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma who was positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, and was hospitalized because of hypoglycemia and hypertension. His plasma renin activity was normal (2.3 ng/ml per h), but concentrations of angiotensin I (>2500 pg/ml) and II (86 pg/ml) were high. Increased ang...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arai H,Saitoh S,Matsumoto T,Makita F,Mitsugi S,Yuasa K,Takagi H,Mori M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional-computed tomography (3D-CT) cholangiography is a 3D shaded surface display image of the biliary tract obtained by using helical CT after intravenous cholangiography or cholangiography per percutaneous transhepatic cholangio-drainage tube. We investigated whether 3D-CT cholangiography could provide a ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinami S,Yao T,Kurachi M,Ishizaki Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal gastrinoma is recognized as a relatively common cause of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, but its clinical and biological features are not well known. Here we report a case of duodenal gastrinoma with lymph node metastasis which was confirmed by pathology examinations. Hypergastrinemia and gastric acid hypersecret...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takasu A,Shimosegawa T,Fukudo S,Asakura T,Uchi M,Kimura K,Kashimura J,Satoh K,Koizumi M,Sasaki I,Hongo M,Suzuki T,Toyota T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult midgut rotational anomalies are difficult to diagnose. Any symptoms present in adults may be the result of intermittent volvulus of the midgut. Successful outcome of this clinical condition depends on prompt diagnosis and timely surgical intervention. Computed tomography (CT) is useful in early identification of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang TK,Yeh CH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is considered to be a pancreatic lesion of IgG4-related systemic disease, but about 20% of AIP patients do not have elevated serum IgG4 levels. This study aimed to clarify the pathophysiology of AIP patients without elevated serum IgG4 levels. METHODS:Fifty-eight AIP patients w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kamisawa T,Takuma K,Tabata T,Inaba Y,Egawa N,Tsuruta K,Hishima T,Sasaki T,Itoi T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft drinks containing dietary fiber are popular in Japan. There seem to be two types, one containing polydextrose and the other, oligosaccharide. These beverages are claimed to be useful for constipation or obesity, but data are scanty. We examined four such fiber-containing beverages [Fibe-mini Otsuka Pharmaceutical...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kondo T,Nakae Y

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has been shown to affect the progression of various inflammatory disorders, including pancreatitis. To investigate the role of MCP-1 in acute pancreatitis and to seek possible therapeutic means, we evaluated the effect of a plasmid expression vector containing a dom...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishibashi T,Zhao H,Kawabe K,Oono T,Egashira K,Suzuki K,Nawata H,Takayanagi R,Ito T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a unique form of pancreatitis and can be complicated with various extrapancreatic lesions. Little is known about the long-term clinical course of AIP. Here we aimed to document the clinical course of AIP. METHODS:For this study, we recruited 21 patients, averaging 66.5 years in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchida K,Yazumi S,Nishio A,Kusuda T,Koyabu M,Fukata M,Miyoshi H,Sakaguchi Y,Fukui T,Matsushita M,Takaoka M,Okazaki K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver is a rare benign lesion that probably reflects a local hyperplastic response of hepatocytes to a vascular abnormality. Currently, the natural history of the disease remains largely unknown. We present a patient with FNH of the liver who was followed up for 4 years. A 22-yea...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohmoto K,Honda T,Hirokawa M,Mitsui Y,Iguchi Y,Kuboki M,Yamamoto S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin D1 overexpression is remarkably frequent in several human carcinomas and is believed to be a critical event in oncogenesis. We examined cyclin D1 expression, p53 expression, and the Ki-67 labeling index by immunostaining in human gallbladder mucosa in conditions varying from normal to malignant tissue. We also ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Itoi T,Shinohara Y,Takeda K,Nakamura K,Takei K,Sanada J,Horibe T,Saito T,Kasuya K,Ebihara Y

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemotactic activity of Helicobacter pylori is important for its colonization. H. pylori exhibited chemotactic responses to urea and potassium bicarbonate, which can be supplied from human gastric epithelium. The chemotactic activities of H. pylori in a fluid environment were higher on the urease-positive strain t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoshiyama H,Nakamura H,Kimoto M,Okita K,Nakazawa T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute and chronic pancreatitises are gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases, the incidence of which is increasing worldwide. Most (~ 80%) acute pancreatitis (AP) patients have mild disease, and about 20% have severe disease, which causes multiple organ failure and has a high mortality rate. Chronic pancreatitis (CP) i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato T,Shibata W,Maeda S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sclerosing cholangitis is very rare in Japan. The aim of the present study was to identify the characteristics of such patients in Japan. A questionnaire was sent to the members of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology and responses for 192 cases were analyzed. There was male predominancy (61%), and two pea...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takikawa H,Manabe T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual oral therapy with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir yielded an SVR rate of 85% among patients with genotype 1b HCV. Treatment failure mainly occurred in patients with pre-existing HCV with NS5A-Y93H mutation. The significance of the mutation was evaluated. METHODS:The percent of serum NS5A-Y93H strains rela...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchida Y,Kouyama J,Naiki K,Sugawara K,Ando S,Nakao M,Motoya D,Inao M,Imai Y,Nakayama N,Mochida S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00