Influence of spasmolytic analgesics on motility of sphincter of Oddi.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the antithrombotic drugs aspirin and enoxaparin on fibrosis progression and regenerative activity in a rat model of liver cirrhosis and to determine if these two drugs are beneficial in animals with advanced fibrosis or with established cirrhosis undergoing partial he...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Assy N,Hussein O,Khalil A,Luder A,Szvalb S,Paizi M,Spira G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtained follow-up information on 13 patients who underwent subtotal colectomy for severe idiopathic constipation 19-45 months previously. Stool frequency increased from one bowel movement per 11.5 days before colectomy to 5.3 bowel movements per day after colectomy. Nine patients have required readmissions for abd...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Leon SH,Krishnamurthy S,Schuffler MD

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During topical dissolution of gallstones, solvent can escape to the duodenum causing toxic effects that have not yet been adequately quantified. We compared the local intestinal cytotoxic and systemic hepatotoxic effects of two gallstone solvents, methyl tert-butyl ether and ethyl propionate, on the rabbit's duodenum....

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Clerici C,Gentili G,Zakko SF,Balò S,Miglietti M,Giansanti M,Modesto R,Guttermuth CF,Morelli A

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) has been developed to estimate the extent of hepatic steatosis. AIMS:The purpose was to evaluate the usefulness of CAP in assessing hepatic steatosis and its change using magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) as reference standard. METHODS:...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wang JH,Ou HY,Yen YH,Chen CH,Lu SN

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one (98%) of 42 patients with achalasia of the esophagus had pneumatic dilatation performed successfully using the Brown-McHardy dilator. One to four dilatations (mean, 1.9) were done on each patient with inflation pressures of 8-15 psi (mean, 11.1 psi). Immediately after the procedure, all patients were examine...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ott DJ,Richter JE,Wu WC,Chen YM,Castell DO,Gelfand DW

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of localized jejunal amyloidosis occurring in a 74-year-old man who experienced an episode of digestive bleeding while he was receiving oral anticoagulation. It illustrates a rare entity, characterized by an endoscopic aspect of polypoid, pseudotumoral formations. Histologically, submucosal connective...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Peny MO,Debongnie JC,Haot J,Van Gossum A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Defective autophagic machinery, such as that in Crohn's disease patients homozygous for ATG16L1 risk allele, is associated with alteration of resident gut bacterial communities. However, whether or not host autophagy responds to changes in the resident gut microbial community is not known. Here, we investiga...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Singh SB,Wilson M,Ritz N,Lin HC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small intestinal permeability was employed to assess the efficacy of commercially available yoghurts containing probiotics in a rat model of methotrexate (MTX)-induced mucositis. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were allocated to four groups (n = 8): MTX + water, MTX + cow's milk yoghurt (CY; fermented with Lactobacillus john...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Southcott E,Tooley KL,Howarth GS,Davidson GP,Butler RN

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of intestinal resection on several intestinal parameters have been studied in the large intestine of rats one month after the surgical operation. The results show that both 50% and 80% distal small bowel resection increased net fluid absorption and mucosal permeability and caused expansion of the intercell...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Vázquez CM,Molina MT,Ilundaín A

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EOGE) is a rare idiopathic disease characterized by eosinophil-predominant inflammation of the stomach and/or intestines. Our aims are to determine the epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of EOGE cases in a tertiary-care hospital. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Alhmoud T,Hanson JA,Parasher G

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different factors have been associated with prolonged fluoroscopy time (FT) during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). AIM:We hypothesize that FT depends on both the anatomical location of the pathology managed during ERCP and the complexity of the ERCP. METHODS:Three centers participate...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Alkhatib AA,Abdel Jalil AA,Faigel DO,Pannala R,Crowell M,Harrison ME

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short chain fatty acids may protect colonic mucosa against neoplastic transformation by modulating colonocyte phenotype, DNA synthesis, and c-myc levels. To test this hypothesis, nonmalignant and malignant human colonocytes were isolated from surgical specimens and treated with 10 mM acetate, propionate, or butyrate. ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Emenaker NJ,Basson MD

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The detailed risk factors such as bleeding pattern, comorbidities, and medication usage of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) are largely unknown. We evaluated the risk factors related to ulcerative and vascular lesions of the small intestine diagnosed by capsule endoscopy or bal...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Okamoto J,Tominaga K,Sugimori S,Kato K,Minamino H,Ominami M,Fukunaga S,Nagami Y,Kamata N,Yamagami H,Tanigawa T,Shiba M,Watanabe T,Fujiwara Y,Arakawa T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis who represent higher than normal surgical risks may be the most suitable candidates for medical dissolution of gallstones. Chenodeoxycholic acid was given to 97 patients in a dosage of 15 mg/kg of body weight per day for a period of two years. Complete gallstone dissolution occ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tangedahl T,Carey WD,Ferguson DR,Forsythe S,Williams M,Paradis K,Hightower NC

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare benign disease characterized by tissue eosinophilic infiltration that may involve several digestive tract layers. Also known as allergic, or eosinophilic allergic, gastroenteropathy, it usually involves the stomach and small intestine: rarely the colon. It may or may not be accom...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Méndez-Sánchez N,Chávez-Tapia NC,Vazquez-Elizondo G,Uribe M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Avoidance of gluten is critical for individuals with celiac disease (CD), but there is also concern that "extreme vigilance" to a strict gluten-free diet may increase symptoms such as anxiety and fatigue, and therefore, lower quality of life (QOL). We examined the associations of QOL with energy lev...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wolf RL,Lebwohl B,Lee AR,Zybert P,Reilly NR,Cadenhead J,Amengual C,Green PHR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is characterized by a distinct Th2-predominant cytokine profile. However, antigens that shift the immune response toward the Th2 profile are unknown. AIM:We examined the effects of rebamipide on the esophageal microbiome and BE development in a rat model. METHODS:BE was induced by ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kohata Y,Nakahara K,Tanigawa T,Yamagami H,Shiba M,Watanabe T,Tominaga K,Fujiwara Y,Arakawa T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of treatment on progression of fibrosis in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is unknown. We assessed the changes in liver fibrosis before and after treatment among these patients. Nineteen AIH patients who had paired liver biopsies were studied. Of these, seven had been treated with 6 months of cyclosporine A and ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Mohamadnejad M,Malekzadeh R,Nasseri-Moghaddam S,Hagh-Azali S,Rakhshani N,Tavangar SM,Sedaghat M,Alimohamadi SM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The NIH-sponsored Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms scales were developed to assess patients' GI symptoms in clinical settings. AIMS:To assess responsiveness to change and provide minimally important difference (MID) estimates for the PROMIS GI ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Khanna D,Hays RD,Shreiner AB,Melmed GY,Chang L,Khanna PP,Bolus R,Whitman C,Paz SH,Hays T,Reise SP,Spiegel B

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:While gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in Middle Eastern countries, little data exists on the epidemiology of Barrett's esophagus (BE). AIMS:We aimed to determine the prevalence of BE among patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in a cohort of Saudi patients. METHODS:We retros...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Alsahafi M,Mimish H,Salem F,Hijazi M,Aljahdli E,Jawa H,Bazarah S,Bokhary R,Qari Y,Mosli M

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As several factors can contribute to low bone mineral density (BMD), we investigated the role of vitamin D in low BMD while controlling for other risk factors in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) patients. METHODS:We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study between 2008 and 2012 in adult IBD patients. ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Abraham BP,Prasad P,Malaty HM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut endocrine gene, neurotensin (NT/N), is expressed in a strict temporally and spatially specific pattern. Utilizing a sensitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction procedure, we analyzed foregut and midgut organs for NT/N expression, determined the earliest apparent time point that NT/N is expressed ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wang XM,Evers BM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonoscopy is the dominant colorectal cancer screening strategy in the USA. There are no randomized controlled trials completed of screening colonoscopy, but multiple lines of evidence establish that colonoscopy reduces colorectal cancer incidence in both the proximal and distal colon. Colonoscopy is highly operator ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Rex DK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score is a widely used and validated predictor of long-term survival in cirrhosis. However, the cutpoints for stratifying laboratory variables in CTP have never been validated. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify evidence-based cutpoints for the CTP laboratory...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kaplan DE,Dai F,Skanderson M,Aytaman A,Baytarian M,D'Addeo K,Fox R,Hunt K,Knott A,Mehta R,Pedrosa M,Pocha C,Valderrama A,Taddei T,VOCAL Study Group.

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to investigate if interferon plus ribavirin has any effect on serum HCV quasispecies distribution and the relationship between diversity of HCV quasispecies and treatment response. In all, 21 patients were treated with interferon plus ribavirin for 48 weeks. The presence of HCV quasispecies was determined ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sookoian S,Castaño G,Frider B,Cello J,Campos R,Flichman D

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article deals with the clinical value of capsule endoscopy for visualization of the colon. Since its introduction in 2006, the colon capsule endoscopy underwent major technological improvements. The improved performance of colon capsule endoscopy is reviewed based on three multicenter prospective studies. ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Eliakim R,Adler SN

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays are the standard for detecting hepatitis C virus viremia. The transcription-mediated amplification (TMA)-based assay is more sensitive. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients with a post-end of treatment (EOT) PCR-/TMA+ result to assess the clinical...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Thadani A,Harley J,Rubin J,Lebovics E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS:We studied the intestinotrophic hormone glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) as a possible therapy for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced intestinal ulcers. Luminal nutrients release endogenous GLP-2 from enteroendocrine L cells. Since GLP-2 is degraded by dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPI...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Inoue T,Higashiyama M,Kaji I,Rudenkyy S,Higuchi K,Guth PH,Engel E,Kaunitz JD,Akiba Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00