Herpes simplex esophagitis from 1307 autopsy cases.

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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Whether an antiviral interferon (IFN)-based therapy (IBT) after curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) improves the prognosis in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related HCC remains to be elucidated. METHODS:A total of 178 patients within the Milan criteria underwent curative trea...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kanogawa N,Ogasawara S,Chiba T,Saito T,Motoyama T,Suzuki E,Ooka Y,Tawada A,Kanda T,Mikami S,Azemoto R,Kaiho T,Shinozaki M,Ohtsuka M,Miyazaki M,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Psychological factors and subtle histopathological changes have been implicated in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aims of the present study were to investigate whether the numbers of enterochromaffin (EC) cells, mast cells, and lamina propria T lymphocytes are altered in IBS, and evaluate the relat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lee KJ,Kim YB,Kim JH,Kwon HC,Kim DK,Cho SW

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The attenuated antisecretory activity observed during continuous administration of ranitidine has been described as tolerance. However, it remains unclear whether a similar phenomenon occurs with other histamine H2 receptor antagonists (H2RA). We investigated whether tolerance to famotidine, a strong...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Komazawa Y,Adachi K,Mihara T,Ono M,Kawamura A,Fujishiro H,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:At Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia in April 1982, spiral bacteria were first cultured from a gastric biopsy specimen. Several important taxonomic features were identified which indicated that these bacteria represented a new genus. In October 1989 the new genus name Helicobacter was published. Helicobacter pyl...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Goodwin CS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and fifty-three cases of acute viral hepatitis admitted to Ibn Al-Khateeb Infectious Disease Hospital, Baghdad, were studied prospectively regarding the viral aetiological agent. The most common cause was infection with one of the non-A, non-B viruses (51%). The second most common cause was infection with ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rassam SW,Goudeau AM,Dubois F,al-Khoury BN,al-Deen JA,Sadik AM

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In November 2001, a 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of dysphagia due to an apallic state caused by cerebral anoxia. Nutritional support was maintained by nasogastric tube feeding for approximately 3 months. For improvement of the body state maintenance and quality of life, a percutaneous endosco...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen W,Kawahara H,Takahasi M,Matsushima A,Takase S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a strong risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. In 2013, the Japanese government approved H. pylori eradication therapy in patients with chronic gastritis as well as peptic ulcer. However, the continuing decline in eradication rates for first-l...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kawai T,Takahashi S,Suzuki H,Sasaki H,Nagahara A,Asaoka D,Matsuhisa T,Masaoaka T,Nishizawa T,Suzuki M,Ito M,Kurihara N,Omata F,Mizuno S,Torii A,Kawakami K,Ohkusa T,Tokunaga K,Mine T,Sakaki N

更新日期：2014-12-01 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:Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is the most common adenomatous polyposis syndrome. Patients with FAP are screened for germline mutations of two genes, APC and MUTYH. However, limited data exist on the clinical characterization and genotypic spectrum of FAP in China. This study was aimed to deter...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Li N,Kang Q,Yang L,Zhao XJ,Xue LJ,Wang X,Li AQ,Li CG,Sheng JQ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although larger biopsies sample had been recommended for the study of non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment, few studies with larger biopsies for transient elastography (TE) detecting liver fibrosis had been reported. The present study tries to re-evaluate the performance of TE for detecting advance...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen YP,Liang XE,Zhang Q,Peng J,Zhu YF,Wen WQ,Hou JL

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:As bacterial resistance to clarithromycin limits the efficacy of clarithromycin-based regimens for Helicobacter pylori infection, attention has turned to quinolone-based rescue therapies. Resistance of H. pylori to both clarithromycin and quinolone can be predicted by genetic testing. Here, we used t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yamade M,Sugimoto M,Uotani T,Nishino M,Kodaira C,Furuta T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gilbert's syndrome, an hereditary, chronic, mild, unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia resulting from impaired hepatic bilirubin clearance and otherwise normal liver function, is arguably the most common syndrome known in humans. Recent molecular genetic studies have determined that the clinical phenotype can be described...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Burchell B,Hume R

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis C virus was first identified in 1989. It causes chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Global anti-HCV prevalence is 1-3%. Contaminated blood product, dirty needles and instruments, and injection drug use are the main parenteral routes of transmission. Cultural practices, such as acup...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Leung NW

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Ethnic differences in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are well-documented, but there has been no study on the prognosis of Japanese NASH patients with cirrhosis. Accordingly, we compared cirrhotic NASH with liver cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis C (LC-C) to clarify its clinical features and...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yatsuji S,Hashimoto E,Tobari M,Taniai M,Tokushige K,Shiratori K

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The purpose of this study was to describe the computed tomography (CT) findings of sorafenib-treated hepatic tumors in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and to correlate the findings to the overall survival (OS). METHODS:Twenty-eight sorafenib-treated patients who had advanced hepatoce...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kim MJ,Choi JI,Lee JS,Park JW

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Numerous mutations of bilirubin uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase gene (UGT1A1) have been reported in patients with familial unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. The UGT1A1 mutation appears to be considerably different among ethnic groups. To clarify the incidence of this gene mutation in the J...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takeuchi K,Kobayashi Y,Tamaki S,Ishihara T,Maruo Y,Araki J,Mifuji R,Itani T,Kuroda M,Sato H,Kaito M,Adachi Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Epimorphin is suggested to play a key role in the morphogenesis of epithelial cells. We focused on epimorphin and attempted to clarify the relationship between expression of this molecule and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS:Colonic specimens were taken from 23 patients with ulcerative coli...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shirasaka T,Iizuka M,Yukawa M,Hirai Y,Horie Y,Itou H,Kon-No S,Fukushima T,Watanabe S

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Intubation of the terminal ileum (TI) demonstrates a complete colonoscopy, but its clinical value during screening exams is unknown. We aimed to determine whether TI intubation during screening colonoscopy is associated with colonoscopy quality measures or identifies subclinical pathology. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Leiman DA,Jawitz NG,Lin L,Wood RK,Gellad ZF

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET/CT) has been used to detect metastasis in the diagnosis of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). However, the utility of PET/CT to assess primary tumor for endoscopic resectability and prognosis in early EAC remains unclear. We conducted a retros...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sun G,Tian J,Gorospe EC,Johnson GB,Hunt CH,Lutzke LS,Leggett CL,Iyer PG,Wang KK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition to esophageal adenocarcinoma. It is currently not clear whether cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing BE, and no meta-analysis has been performed on the topic. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, providing a quantitativ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Andrici J,Cox MR,Eslick GD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Outer membrane proteins of Helicobacter pylori mediate important pathogen-host interactions such as colonization, adhesion and the inflammatory response. hopQ genotypes have been suggested to be associated with increased risk of peptic ulcer. The aim of this study was to test the relation of hopQ ge...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ohno T,Sugimoto M,Nagashima A,Ogiwara H,Vilaichone RK,Mahachai V,Graham DY,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiviral therapy has not been adequately evaluated in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related advanced liver disease due to apprehensions of adverse events and intolerance. The titrable dose of interferon (IFN)-alpha and ribavirin was evaluated in a flexible regimen in a pilot study. METHODS:Twenty-f...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kumar R,Kumar S,Sharma BC,Singh J,Sarin SK

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to determine the cumulative rate of flare-up of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level during a 10-year follow-up period, and characterize the clinical, virologic features in 120 hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-positive asymptomatic carriers with persistently normal ALT levels for 6 month...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsuji K,Yamasaki K,Yamanishi M,Kawakami M,Shirahama S

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysbiosis in the gut microbiota composition due to environmental or genetic variations can disrupt the immune system and may promote several diseases such as colorectal cancer (CRC). Gut microbiota can alter the toxicity and efficiency of an extensive range of CRC treatment methods, especially surgery, chemotherapy, r...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Taghinezhad-S S,Mohseni AH,Fu X

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a disease characterized by irreversible destruction and fibrosis of the parenchyma, leading to pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. In developed countries, the etiology for 60% to 70% of CP amongst male patients is alcohol and 25% are classified as idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (ICP). The ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Reddy DN,Prasad SS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:There is a paucity of literature regarding the clinical profile of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in children. The aims of this retrospective study were to determine the etiology and clinical presentation, and to present our experience in diagnosing CP in children in China. METHODS:Clinical data of chil...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wang W,Liao Z,Li ZS,Shi XG,Wang LW,Liu F,Wu RP,Zheng JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Population-based studies on post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (CRC) from Asia are sparse. We aimed to determine the characteristics and predictive factors and survival of post-colonoscopy CRC in Hong Kong. METHODS:This is a territory-wide retrospective cohort study. Patients aged ≥ 40 years with co...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cheung KS,Chen L,Seto WK,Leung WK

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00