Liver cirrhosis with synchronous gas gangrene and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to E. coli.

abstract：:A patient with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) presented with a relapsing attack of acute pancreatitis. Evaluation using computed tomography, ultrasonography, and duodenoscopy revealed an ampullary adenoma, which was classified as Spigelman's stage III according to Spigelman's criteria. The patient underwent a py...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murakami Y,Uemura K,Hayashidani Y,Sudo T,Sueda T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous passage of colon cast from a 76-year-old Japanese female patient is reported. Macroscopically, the colon case was shaped like the airbladder of a fish. Histopathologically, the cast consisted of degenerated colonal mucosa, including glands. No inflammatory reaction was apparent. The patient lacked any ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoshiji H,Nakae D,Sugiya R,Mizumoto Y,Tsutsumi M,Hiriguchi K,Yokose Y,Sakurai R,Fukui H,Tsujii T

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is the key ultimate goal set in essentially all treatment guidelines. There has been solid evidence supporting the relationship between serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level and risk of HCC. Antiviral treatment with o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yip TC,Lai JC,Wong GL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subunit A of coagulation factor XIII (FXIII-A) is important for clot stability and acts in the subsequent wound healing process. Loss of plasma FXIII-A has been reported after surgery, sepsis, and inflammatory conditions. In the intestinal mucosa, FXIII-A is expressed by macrophages and cellular FXIII-A has ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Soendergaard C,Kvist PH,Seidelin JB,Pelzer H,Nielsen OH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The precise pathogenic mechanism of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug-induced small intestinal injury is still unknown. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism by which indomethacin induced mucosal injury by using an in vitro model of small intestine. METHODS:The colon cancer cell line Caco-2, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Omatsu T,Naito Y,Handa O,Hayashi N,Mizushima K,Qin Y,Hirata I,Adachi S,Okayama T,Kishimoto E,Takagi T,Kokura S,Ichikawa H,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro- d-glucose (FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of two cases of malignant intraductal papillary mucinous tumor (IPMT) of the pancreas. A 56-year-old man and a 72-year-old man, both with tumors in the pancreatic head, were referred to Akita University Medical Cent...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yoshioka M,Sato T,Furuya T,Shibata S,Andoh H,Asanuma Y,Hatazawa J,Koyama K

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In elderly patients with superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the optimal treatment strategy after non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the validity of additional treatments after non-curative ESD and post-ESD survival predictors in elder...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakajo K,Abe S,Oda I,Ishihara R,Tanaka M,Yoshio T,Katada C,Yano T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dynamic change in gastric emptying on a minute-by-minute basis (gastric velocity) is evaluated by the 13C-octanoate breath test with deconvolution analysis. However, deconvolution is impractical, because it requires dual experiments to obtain 13CO2 excretion profiles following intraduodenal and oral admi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sanaka M,Yamamoto T,Osaki Y,Kuyama Y

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is controversial whether patients with gastric marginal zone lymphomas of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) have higher risk of second malignancies. The aim of this study was to define the risk of second malignancies in these patients. METHODS:We analyzed prospective follow-up data of 146 consecut...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tajika M,Matsuo K,Ito H,Chihara D,Bhatia V,Kondo S,Tanaka T,Mizuno N,Hara K,Hijioka S,Imaoka H,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T,Yatabe Y,Yamao K,Niwa Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic surveillance of Barrett's esophagus has become a foundation of the management of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Surveillance for Barrett's esophagus commonly involves periodic upper endoscopy with biopsies of suspicious areas and random four-quadrant biopsies. However, targeted biopsies using narrow-band ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishihara R,Goda K,Oyama T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To further clarify the clinico-epidemiological features of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in Japan, we conducted the fourth nationwide epidemiological survey. METHODS:This study consisted of two stage surveys; the number of AIP patients was estimated by the first survey and their clinical features were asses...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masamune A,Kikuta K,Hamada S,Tsuji I,Takeyama Y,Shimosegawa T,Okazaki K,Collaborators.

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus, interferon has been used for the purpose of viral suppression by loss of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) with or without seroconversion to antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe). However, discussion about the effect of interferon on the development of hepatocellular ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Miyake Y,Kobashi H,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol-related diseases have multiple and varied associations with acetaldehyde, a highly toxic product of ethanol oxidation that accumulates in the absence of active aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). This study was designed to clarify the role of acetaldehyde in liver injury, specifically in vivo and in vitro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakamura Y,Yokoyama H,Higuchi S,Hara S,Kato S,Ishii H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrointestinal epithelium is a unique model for the study of mammalian stem cells. Not only does it have a highly stereotypical organization, its remarkable rate of self-renewal provides a daily readout of stem cell activity. The past decade has seen a major investment in developing technologies dedicated to rev...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin SA,Barker N

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inconsistencies and omissions in current explanations for the well known depressions of gastric acid secretion and blood gastrin levels following acidification by antral stimulants are discussed. Evidence is presented which favors a reciprocal sensitivity relationship between the fundic mucosa and the antral G cells, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Magee DF

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several components of the gastrointestinal tract including the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) show circumferential asymmetry in the formation of pathological lesions, which is caused by the morphological and functional asymmetry of the gastrointestinal tract. Pressure in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is higher ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinoshita Y,Furuta K,Adachi K,Amano Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of granular cell tumor occurring in the sigmoid colon is reported. The patient, a 56-year-old man, visited our hospital for further evaluation of occult blood in his stool. Endoscopic examination revealed a yellowish, hemispheric submucosal tumor (SMT) with redness, about 6 mm in diameter, in the sigmoid colon....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Endo S,Hirasaki S,Doi T,Endo H,Nishina T,Moriwaki T,Nakauchi M,Masumoto T,Tanimizu M,Hyodo I

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between Crohn's disease and gastric cancer has not been clearly defined. A 34-year-old man was referred to our hospital for the evaluation of a gastric lesion and treatment of small-bowel Crohn's disease. We diagnosed the gastric lesion as adenocarcinoma, using endoscopy and histological studies. The pa...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ikeuchi H,Kusunoki M,Yamamura T,Nishigami T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy are widely used for the pathological diagnosis of suspected malignant biliary strictures (MBS). However, the sensitivity of these methods remains insufficient, and it can be difficult to confirm the diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic abi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohshima Y,Yasuda I,Kawakami H,Kuwatani M,Mukai T,Iwashita T,Doi S,Nakashima M,Hirose Y,Asaka M,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonrotation of the midgut in adults and appendiceal mucocele are both rare pathological conditions. We report here the first case of nonrotation of the midgut associated with appendiceal mucocele. The patient was a 51-year-old man admitted to hospital with ileus. An upper gastrointestinal series and a barium enema rev...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawashima K,Ishihara S,Amano K,Hirakawa K,Adachi K,Fukuda R,Sumi S,Watanabe M,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, nutritional therapy as both a primary and as a secondary treatment is widely used for Crohn's disease (CD). The rationale for its use is based on a variety of reasons. The first is its ability to induce remission and to ameliorate the activity of intestinal lesions in the short term by enteral (EN) or by par...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsui T,Sakurai T,Yao T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old woman was admitted to Hokuso Shiroi Hospital because of recurrent pain in the lower right side of the abdomen. Small-intestinal cancer was strongly suspected after fluoroscopy of the small intestine. Laparotomy showed advanced cancer of the ileum, of complete annular constrictive type, 9.5 x 5cm in size....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Amano M,Imai Y,Hashimoto T,Saito Y,Miyaoka M,Kawaguchi M,Saito T

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insufflation with carbon dioxide (CO(2)) in colonoscopy has not been widely adopted and, consequently, limited data are available on insufflated gas volume and blood pCO(2). The aim of this study was to compare CO(2) and air as an insufflation agent in patients undergoing colonoscopy without sedation in term...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamano HO,Yoshikawa K,Kimura T,Yamamoto E,Harada E,Kudou T,Katou R,Hayashi Y,Satou K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 54-year-old Japanese woman who developed liver tumors 102 months after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava (MOVC), which is one form of Budd-Chiari syndrome. In the present admission workup...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takamura M,Ichida T,Yokoyama J,Matsuda Y,Nomoto M,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, generally, patients with chronic hepatitis C are aged. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of interferon (IFN) therapy on the mortality of chronic hepatitis C patients over age 60. METHODS:Seven-hundred and seven patients with histologically proven chronic hepatitis C were enrolled...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Imai Y,Kasahara A,Tanaka H,Okanoue T,Hiramatsu N,Tsubouchi H,Yoshioka K,Kawata S,Tanaka E,Hino K,Hayashi K,Tamura S,Itoh Y,Sasaki Y,Kiyosawa K,Kakumu S,Okita K,Hayashi N

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musashi-1 (Msi-1) is a RNA-binding protein, known as a putative marker of intestinal stem cells (ISCs). However, little is known about the function of Msi-1 within human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). Thus, the present study aimed to clarify the role of Msi-1 in differentiation and proliferation of IECs...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murayama M,Okamoto R,Tsuchiya K,Akiyama J,Nakamura T,Sakamoto N,Kanai T,Watanabe M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) often recurs after surgical or medical treatment. METHODS:Eighty consecutive patients with HBV-positive cirrhosis and HCC who underwent potentially curative ablation for HCC were analyzed. Eleven patients received long-term interferon (IFN) th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Someya T,Ikeda K,Saitoh S,Kobayashi M,Hosaka T,Sezaki H,Akuta N,Suzuki F,Suzuki Y,Arase Y,Kumada H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The endoscopic abnormalities present in the small bowel (SB) of patients with portal hypertension (PH) are not well understood. This study sought to evaluate endoscopic findings of the SB in patients with PH by double balloon endoscopy (DBE). METHODS:We evaluated the endoscopic findings of SB in 15 patients...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kodama M,Uto H,Numata M,Hori T,Murayama T,Sasaki F,Tsubouchi N,Ido A,Shimoda K,Tsubouchi H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we quantitatively measured glycogen levels in tissue samples obtained from tumors, regions adjacent to tumor, and regions of normal colorectum to determine whether the levels were related to cell cycle and cancer growth. Glycogen levels were analyzed in relation to histopathological factors, (tumor size...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi S,Satomi A,Yano K,Kawase H,Tanimizu T,Tuji Y,Murakami S,Hirayama R

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00