HCV hepatitis associated with anticardiolipin antibody and a cerebrovascular accident. Response to interferon therapy.

abstract：:There is a paucity of data on the long-term behavior of dyspepsia, endoscopic findings, and gastroduodenal histology in patients with or without Helicobacter pylori colonization. We evaluated these parameters during a period of 7 to 19 years (average, 12.3 years) by baseline and follow-up studies. In 36 patients studi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： DeLuca VA Jr,West AB,Haque S,Katz DL,Ciarolla D,Goldenberg S,Fette G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of four genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV)--types 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b--has been suggested based on variations in nucleotide sequences of the core region. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HCV genotypes in chronic type C liver disease in Taiwan and correlate distinct genotypes to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kao JH,Chen PJ,Lai MY,Yang PM,Sheu JC,Wang TH,Chen DS

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between pretransplant measures of reflux and longer-term outcomes of chronic allograft rejection in lung transplant recipients. BACKGROUND:Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is a primary measure of morbidity and mortality following lung transplantation, a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Lo WK,Moniodis A,Goldberg HJ,Feldman N,Chan WW

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is a complex barrier between the thoracic and abdominal luminal gut compartments, comprised primarily of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and crural diaphragm. Although closed at rest, the EGJ relaxes to allow antegrade bolus transit and retrograde venting of air. Abnormal relaxa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rogers BD,Gyawali CP

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of Helicobacter pylori is decreasing in the developed countries, but few long-term studies are available from the United States. We retrospectively assessed the annual H. pylori infection rate in symptomatic children seen in our clinic over a 13-year study period. STUDY:A retrospective analysis of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Elitsur Y,Dementieva Y,Rewalt M,Lawrence Z

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of granulomatous gastritis of unknown etiology is reported. The patient, a 43-year-old Haitian woman, suffered a gastric perforation from a disease process limited to the stomach. The stomach was markedly enlarged and edematous with transmural, serpiginous granulomatous tracks throughout the gastric wall...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Compton CC,Von Lichtenberg F

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, I have focused on the issue of the clinical gastroenterologist who refuses to evaluate and endoscope the patient with AIDS. The discussion centers around the legal and ethical properties of such a decision, and the legal doctrine of abandonment. Finally, I have reviewed recent recommendations regarding ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Plumeri PA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of probiotics in diarrheal diseases of children is increasing. Probiotics, mostly lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, but also the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii, have been tried in many double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled studies, and several well-conducted meta-analyses ar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Guandalini S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cetirizine, a human metabolite of hydroxyzine, is a selective H1-receptor antagonist currently approved for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis, and chronic urticaria. In U.S. clinical trials, transient reversible hepatic transaminase elevations were observed in <2% of patients dur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fong DG,Angulo P,Burgart LJ,Lindor KD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with classical features of amiodarone hepatotoxicity who died of progressive liver failure. Throughout the course of his illness, he had epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and persistent mild to moderate elevation of amylase and lipase in his serum and peritoneal fluid. Pancreatitis due to amiodaro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sastri SV,Diaz-Arias AA,Marshall JB

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease (CeD) is a systemic disease with manifestations not limited to small intestine. The data on association between CeD and infertility is contradictory. There are no recommendations for the screening of female patients with infertility for CeD. AIM:We conducted a meta-analysis to find out whethe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Singh P,Arora S,Lal S,Strand TA,Makharia GK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:Our objective was to determine whether high serologic IgA tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTGA) are exclusively associated with celiac disease (CD). BACKGROUND:IgA TTGA are found in the serum of most individuals with CD. This serologic marker is used to screen individuals with suspected CD for duodenal biops...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Donaldson MR,Book LS,Leiferman KM,Zone JJ,Neuhausen SL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rarely reported in Taiwan. GOALS:To determine the prevalence and risk factors of NAFLD in an adult population of Taiwan. STUDY:The cross-sectional community study examined 3245 adults in a rural village of Taiwan. The diagnostic criteria for NAF...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Chen CH,Huang MH,Yang JC,Nien CK,Yang CC,Yeh YH,Yueh SK

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the relationship between chronic gastric ulcers and the appearance of connexin 32 or connexin 43. Samples were taken endoscopically and the appearance of connexin 32 or connexin 43 was assessed by Western blotting using anticonnexin 32 or anticonnexin 43 antibodies. Normal gastric mucosa ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mine T,Yusuda H,Kataoka A,Tajima A,Nagasawa J,Takano T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies are nonpathogenic manifestations of immune reactivity, and they may occur in acute and chronic liver diseases. Autoantibodies may be consequences rather than causes of the liver injury, and they should be regarded as diagnostic clues rather than etiologic markers. Conventional autoantibodies used in the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Czaja AJ,Norman GL

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of gastroenterology is undergoing sweeping changes that demand improvements in efficiency and effectiveness within the practice and ambulatory endoscopy centers. This article discusses core principles of practice and endoscopic ambulatory surgery center function and management that lead to the improvement...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Overholt BF

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current prevalence of primary antibiotic resistance of H. pylori is not known in Korea. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence of primary antibiotic resistance of H. pylori, and to evaluate the effect of point mutations of 23S rRNA on the rate of eradication of H. pylori. METHODS:H. pylori were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hwang TJ,Kim N,Kim HB,Lee BH,Nam RH,Park JH,Lee MK,Park YS,Lee DH,Jung HC,Song IS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:The goal of this study was to evaluate the safety of propofol when used by gastroenterologists in patients who have an inadequate response to standard sedation (narcotics and benzodiazepines). BACKGROUND:Many patients fail to achieve adequate sedation from narcotics and benzodiazepines during colonoscopy. The adm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Okeke FC,Shaw S,Hunt KK,Korsten MA,Rosman AS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA positivity among hemodialysis patients varies between 10 and 70%. Few previous surveys revealed high frequency of seroconversion of HCV-RNA-negative patients over the years of hemodialysis. Only few studies reported HCV genotype variability. We evaluated all 65 patients on...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zamir D,Storch S,Zonder HB,Zamir C,Weiner P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fundic gland polyps (FGPs) are now the most common gastric polyp encountered by endoscopists. However, they have minimal clinical significance. If they could be reliably predicted by endoscopic features, it might prevent the need for and cost of biopsy. GOALS:To determine the positive predictive value of en...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Weston BR,Helper DJ,Rex DK

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1992, a 61-year-old man who complained of recurrent episodes of fever and jaundice was diagnosed as having sclerosing cholangitis. In the three years that followed, the clinical picture progressively worsened; and, in 1995, the patient was hospitalized again for biliary obstruction. A liver transplantation was excl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tritto G,Iaccarino V,De Martino S,D'Agostino L

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single technological advancement that Bravo pH monitoring offers over conventional pH monitoring is the elimination of the transnasal catheter. This was not a trivial advance in terms of technologic achievement. Development of a delivery system that could temporarily place a wireless capsule on the esophageal muco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Pandolfino JE,Kwiatek MA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 6 to 12-week double-blind trial, the effect of cisapride (10 mg q.i.d.) was compared with that of placebo in 63 patients with esophagitis confirmed by endoscopy and/or biopsy. In only one patient (3%) in the cisapride group but in 43% of the placebo patients (p = 0.001), symptoms had not improved after 6 weeks. F...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Baldi F,Bianchi Porro G,Dobrilla G,Iascone C,Lobello R,Marzio L,Sabbatini F,Tittobello A,Verme G

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In healthy volunteers, we studied the effect in intragastric administration of 100 ml 40% alcohol or isotonic saline on the ultrastructure of gastric oxyntic mucosa with emphasis on gastric mucosal microvasculature. We found that a single dose of 40% alcohol produces exfoliation of the surface epithelium, damage to th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tarnawski A,Stachura J,Gergely H,Hollander D

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung's disease is one of the more common causes of childhood bowel obstruction. The disease can cause enterocolitis which, untreated, may result in considerable mortality. We describe our evaluation of two infants who suffered from intractable diarrhea of infancy secondary to Hirschsprung's disease. We found t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Branski D,Lebenthal E

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To investigate the association between treatment nonadherence and patients' knowledge of the prescribed medication among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and evaluate the impact of nonadherence on relapse. BACKGROUND:The patient's knowledge of the prescribed medication has been identified as an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Tae CH,Jung SA,Moon HS,Seo JA,Song HK,Moon CM,Kim SE,Shim KN,Jung HK

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of psychosocial factors in peptic ulcer remains controversial. We have investigated the relationship between socioeconomic status, concrete stressors, and ulcers in a longitudinally followed, population-based cohort, taking confounding risk factors into account. A total of 6,928 adults completed the Alameda C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Levenstein S,Kaplan GA,Smith M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meal period exclusion from 24-h pH testing allows better separation between controls and patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. We reviewed the results of 24-h pH studies of 350 patients with reflux symptoms. They were divided into two groups based on the 95th percentile of the total percentage of time when pH...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ter RB,Johnston BT,Castell DO

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We highlight one medical center's experiences with primary malignancies of the small bowel. During a 27-year period, 79 patients were treated for small bowel tumors. Of these, 15 (20%) were lost to follow-up; thus, 64 patients were reviewed retrospectively with emphasis on histological distribution and their topograph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Ojha A,Zacherl J,Scheuba C,Jakesz R,Wenzl E

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old man had a massive intraabdominal hemorrhage from a hepatocellular adenoma (HCA). The tumor arose within a liver that demonstrated generalized nodular regenerative hyperplasia. The patient had no factors predisposing to either HCA or nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) of the liver. Although rare, HCA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Nguyen TD,Oakes D,Fogel MR,Williams L,Sherck JP,Kozar M

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00