Comparison of the efficacy and safety of 1.5 compared with 3.0 g oral slow-release mesalazine (Pentasa) in the maintenance treatment of ulcerative colitis. Dutch Pentasa Study Group.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional bowel disorders are recognized as being common, but remain very difficult to diagnose accurately and to differentiate from one another, despite their significant impact on the quality of life of patients.The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the clinical sign of 'floating stools' is associ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Bouchoucha M,Devroede G,Benamouzig R

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The PGAA index was one of the first composite liver fibrosis markers. This study aims, prospectively, to confirm the diagnostic value of PGAA and Fibrotest in patients with alcoholic liver disease and to compare their diagnostic performances. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We prospectively included 200 conse...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Naveau S,Essoh BM,Ghinoiu M,Marthey L,Njiké-Nakseu M,Balian A,Lachgar M,Prévot S,Perlemuter G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease is a T-cell-mediated enteropathy induced by gluten. A minority of patients who fail to respond to a gluten-free diet may require intervention with immunomodulating drugs. We report a case of refractory coeliac disease where remission was induced by the anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha antibody inflixi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Turner SM,Moorghen M,Probert CS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with erosive oesophagitis in comparison with asymptomatic subjects. DESIGN:Hospital based case-control study. METHODS:Two hundred and nineteen consecutive patients with erosive oesophagitis diagnosed over 2 years were studied. Patients with s...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Hackelsberger A,Schultze V,Günther T,von Arnim U,Manes G,Malfertheiner P

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Crohn's disease is frequently associated with extraintestinal manifestations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of association between the development of extraintestinal manifestations, the clinical forms of Crohn's disease according to the Vienna Classification and to the presence of several ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Barreiro-de Acosta M,Domínguez-Muñoz JE,Núñez-Pardo de Vera MC,Lozano-León A,Lorenzo A,Peña S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Screening by means of faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) has proved to be effective in reducing colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. We performed a pilot screening for colorectal cancer by latex immunological FOBT in two municipalities of the region Valle d'Aosta, Italy, focusing on problems and obtaining ind...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Crotta S,Castiglione G,Grazzini G,Valle F,Mosconi S,Rosset R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is known that duodenogastro-oesophageal reflux (DGOR) increases with worsening gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). It is unclear whether this is accompanied by increasing duodenogastric reflux (DGR). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the extent of DGR in a control group and 66 patients with GORD, using the ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Marshall RE,Anggiansah A,Owen WA,Manifold DK,Owen WJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is thought to play an important role in cellular immunological reactions. Expression can be induced by inflammatory cytokines in a wide variety of cells, including hepatocytes. OBJECTIVE:To compare the behaviour of ICAM-1 in liver diseases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Soresi M,Cervello M,Lipani G,Carroccio A,Cartabellotta A,Marasà L,Casto C,Virruso L,Montalto G

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Anticoagulant therapy has been recommended in patients with cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis especially in candidates for liver transplantation. These patients are also likely to need variceal band ligation. This study aimed to assess the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding after electi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ponthus S,Spahr L,Casini A,Berney T,Frossard JL,Majno P,Elkrief L

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Echo-enhanced power Doppler sonography is an increasingly used procedure for the differentiation of liver tumours. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the accuracy of echo-enhanced power Doppler sonography in comparison with conventional ultrasound and fundamental power Doppler sono...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Rickes S,Schulze S,Neye H,Ocran KW,Wermke W

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda and in their recently described high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection. DESIGN:Consecutive patients diagnosed as having porphyria cutanea tarda and chr...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Fargion S,Sergi C,Bissoli F,Fracanzani AL,Suigo E,Carazzone A,Roberto C,Cappellini MD,Fiorelli G

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have both beneficial and deleterious effects on the colon. Long-term use is associated with a substantial decrease in colorectal cancer incidence and regression of adenomatous polyps. In contrast, significant adverse effects are also interesting, but rare, and include muco...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mulcahy HE,O'Donoghue D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The diagnostic and prognostic value of critical flicker frequency (CFF) analysis for assessment of severity and dynamics of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) was studied before and after implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). BASIC METHODS:Sixty-three cirrhotic patients were retro...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Kircheis G,Bode JG,Hilger N,Kramer T,Schnitzler A,Häussinger D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Forty percent of patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) present with acute jaundice/hepatitis. Such patients, when treated promptly, are thought to have a good prognosis. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to describe the natural history of AIH in patients presenting with jaundice/hepatitis and to...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Panayi V,Froud OJ,Vine L,Laurent P,Woolson KL,Hunter JG,Madden RG,Miller C,Palmer J,Harris N,Mathew J,Stableforth B,Murray IA,Dalton HR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of heterotopic gastric mucosa in the upper oesophagus (inlet patch) and the factors that may influence its finding. To study its macroscopic and microscopic characteristics and its relationship with symptoms and oesophago-gastroduodenal diseases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study was carri...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Maconi G,Pace F,Vago L,Carsana L,Bargiggia S,Bianchi Porro G

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This exploratory study aimed to evaluate the presence of asbestos fibers in the biliary tract of patients living in an asbestos-polluted area using scanning electron microscopy. METHODS:Thin gallbladder sections were obtained from five patients who were operated on for gallbladder stones and the bile fluid of ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Grosso F,Randi L,Croce A,Mirabelli D,Libener R,Magnani C,Bellis D,Allegrina M,Bertolotti M,Degiovanni D,Rinaudo C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endoscopic resection is a standard treatment for gastric superficial lesions. A positive or a nonevaluable margin is considered a noncurative criterion. We aimed to systematically review recurrence, residual disease, lymph node metastasis (LNM) and cancer-related death following Rx/R1 resection of gastric les...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Figueiredo PC,Pimentel-Nunes P,Libânio D,Dinis-Ribeiro M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant pancreas is a congenital anomaly. In surgical series, its incidence varied from 0.2 to 0.8%. About 70% of aberrant pancreas occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Eighty percent of them locate in the stomach and duodenum, and only 0.2% in the ileum. We report on a 25-year-old woman with ileal aberrant pancreas ...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Huang WS,Kuo CH,Changchien CS,Hsu KL,Lin CC

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most serious health problems worldwide and thus it is important to assess health and economic impacts of preventative CRC screening strategies. METHODS:For this reason, a theoretical model based on Markov chains is proposed to compare these strategies: fecal occult bl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Wohl P,Bednařík M,Wohl P,Cervenka M,Spičák J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to clarify the relationship between pre-sarcopenia (PS) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study evaluated 335 patients with CLD. PS was diagnosed on the basis of the assessment criteria by the Japan Society of Hepatolo...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Ohashi K,Ishikawa T,Imai M,Suzuki M,Hoshii A,Abe H,Koyama F,Nakano T,Ueki A,Noguchi H,Hasegawa E,Hirosawa S,Kobayashi M,Hirosawa H,Sato K,Munakata M,Yoshida T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is conflicting evidence on the benefit of early transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) on the survival of patients with acute variceal bleeding (AVB). AIM:To assess the effect of early TIPSS on patient prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We carried out a meta-analysis of trials evaluati...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Deltenre P,Trépo E,Rudler M,Monescillo A,Fraga M,Denys A,Doerig C,Fournier N,Moreno C,Moradpour D,Bureau C,Thabut D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diathermy procedures are indispensable in interventional endoscopy. Argon beam coagulation is an innovative no-touch electrocoagulation technique in which high-frequency alternating current is delivered to the tissue through ionized argon gas. METHOD AND PATIENTS:Before clinical application, we conducted in...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Johanns W,Luis W,Janssen J,Kahl S,Greiner L

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the value of the recently developed aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) for predicting significant fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:In total, 489 patients (chronic hepatitis C, 284 patients; HBeAg-negat...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Chrysanthos NV,Papatheodoridis GV,Savvas S,Kafiri G,Petraki K,Manesis EK,Archimandritis AJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the influence of dietary factors in Italian patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. DESIGN:We studied dietary habits immediately prior to the onset of disease in 104 patients enrolled in a prospective, epidemiological study of the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Italy. ME...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Tragnone A,Valpiani D,Miglio F,Elmi G,Bazzocchi G,Pipitone E,Lanfranchi GA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varices are a late complication in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, patients without clinical jaundice do bleed from varices; whether their prognosis differs is unknown. AIM:Evaluate PBC patients, particularly those with bilirubin

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Vlachogiannakos J,Carpenter J,Goulis J,Triantos C,Patch D,Burroughs AK

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high vascularity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) seems to be a potential therapeutic target. We evaluated the efficacy, toxicity, and histologic response to thalidomide in advanced HCC in a single center phase I/II pilot trial. METHODS:Between September 2000 and August 2004 patients with HCC uneligibl...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Pinter M,Wichlas M,Schmid K,Plank C,Müller C,Wrba F,Peck-Radosavljevic M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the pattern of practice of sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy in the UK, and to estimate the rate of occurrence of important complications. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire enquiring about practice in the previous 2 years. SUBJECTS:Consultant members of the British Society of Gastroenterology. MAIN OU...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Robinson RJ,Stone M,Mayberry JF

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of when and how to drain a malignant biliary obstruction (MBO), both intrinsic or extrinsic, remains a controversial point among endoscopists. An important factor that influences the decision to drain an MBO or not is if the patient is a surgical candidate or not and, in the former case, if the patients m...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Mangiavillano B,Papanikolaou IS,Arvanitakis M,Auriemma F,Bianchetti M,Tarantino I,Traina M,Deviere J,Repici A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is a common medical emergency, initially managed with inpatient care. Bleeding stops spontaneously in over 80% of cases, indicating that patients with low-risk upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage may be more optimally managed in the community, without the need for admi...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： McLaughlin C,Vine L,Chapman L,Deering P,Whittaker S,Beckly J,Fortun P,Murray IA,Hussaini SH,Michell NP,Stableforth B,Thatcher P,Hare NC,Palmer J,Dalton HR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous regression of adult solid tumours is rare. Here, we present the case of a 51-year-old man who underwent a curative resection for an adenocarcinoma of the rectum in 1989. He remained well until 12 months after surgery when he developed a large-fixed mass proximal to the anastomosis, which was treated with r...

journal_title：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

authors： Abdelrazeq AS,Lund JN,Leveson SH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00