Reflections on Crohn's disease and healing.

abstract：GOALS:To review the published experience with acute pancreatitis in childhood. STUDY:Computerized search of the English medical literature since 1965 using MEDLINE. RESULTS:Details of 589 patients were reviewed. Mean age was 9.2 +/- 2.4 years (range: 1 week to 21 years). Male to female ratio was 1.2. Etiologies inclu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Benifla M,Weizman Z

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:Two preparations of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) were tested for their effects on gastroduodenal mucosa in a randomized crossover double-blind study that involved 12 healthy volunteers. Medication M (Monobeltin) consisted of 1,050 mg ASA provided with an enteric coat and medication C (Colfarit) consisted of 1,000 mg of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Malfertheiner P,Stanescu A,Rogatti W,Ditschuneit H

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Helicobacter pylori has been established as a major etiologic factor of chronic gastritis and makes an important contribution to peptic ulceration, the reason why H. pylori causes different gastroduodenal diseases in different people is at present not clear. GOALS:The aim of this study is to identi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Chen TS,Lee YC,Li FY,Chang FY

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional imaging is frequently used in the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts, but there can be overlap in radiographic appearance. We present a case of a patient with presumed intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) who was ultimately found to have a serous cystadenoma in communication with the pancreatic du...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Berman L,Mitchell KA,Israel G,Salem RR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cytoprotection in response to different agents (prostaglandins, carotenoids, etc.) failed to occur after surgical vagotomy. Decreased gastric emptying and the increased vascular permeability were tested in ethanol-treated rats without and with bilateral surgical vagotomy. The experiments were carried out on Sp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Mózsik G,Király A,Garamszegi M,Jávor T,Nagy L,Németh A,Sütö G,Vincze A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients with idiopathic ulcerative colitis--25 with acute exacerbation of the disease (Group I) and 25 in quiescent phase (Group II)--were studied. None of the patients had a history of recent exposure to antimicrobial drugs or hospitalization. Evidence of infection with protozoal and bacterial agents and/or pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kochhar R,Ayyagari A,Goenka MK,Dhali GK,Aggarwal R,Mehta SK

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its frequency, ulcerative proctosigmoiditis is poorly recognized and its prognosis is not well understood. This study reviews experience at the Cleveland Clinic from 1960 through 1972, with a 97% follow-up. A total of 359 patients with a diagnosis of ulcerative proctosigmoiditis were followed for a mean of 11 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Farmer RG

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an ulcerated gastric wall mass ultimately found to be splenosis is presented in which the index patient had endoscopic and endoscopic ultrasonographic evaluation prior to resection. Although no visual features identified this mass as a splenic implant preoperatively, the lesion appeared to be atypical for le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Deutsch JC,Sandhu IS,Lawrence SP

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old man had fever, weight loss, malaise, right upper quadrant pain, lymphadenopathy, and a twofold elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase, transaminases, and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase. Granulomas were found on liver biopsy after 2 1/2 months of illness. Treatment with isoniazid and rifampin for 2 months...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Biest S,Schubert TT

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus is a common premalignant condition that predisposes to the development of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus through a process of transformation from metaplasia to dysplasia and then carcinoma. Periodic endoscopic surveillance with multiple biopsies is adopted by most physicians to detect dysplasia or...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hsu CW,Krevsky B,Sigman LM,Thomas RM

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-galactosyl-human serum albumin (Tc-GSA) is a receptor binding agent, specific for asialoglycoprotein receptor, that resides exclusively on the plasma membrane of mammalian hepatocytes. The usefulness of Tc-GSA for estimating the hepatic functional reserve was retrospec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fujioka H,Kawashita Y,Kamohara Y,Yamashita A,Mizoe A,Yamaguchi J,Azuma T,Furui J,Kanematsu T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:This study aimed to characterize the impact of stool consistency on patient-reported bowel movement (BM) satisfaction in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation, with a focus on linaclotide. BACKGROUND:As new medications for constipation become availabl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Taylor DCA,Abel JL,Doshi JA,Martin C,Goolsby Hunter A,Essoi B,Korrer S,Reasner DS,Carson RT,Chey WD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) developed quadrihemianopsia caused by lacunar brain infarction. Extensive evaluation revealed high titers of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA). Following interferon treatment (6 x 10(6), three times a week for 2 months and 3 x 10(6) for another 7 months), liver tra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Malnick SD,Abend Y,Evron E,Sthoeger ZM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To identify patients likely to fail metronidazole as initial treatment of C. difficile infection. BACKGROUND:For moderate to severe Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, metronidazole is the drug of choice for treatment. Oral vancomycin is given to patients who fail metronidazole or have intolerable side eff...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Fernandez A,Anand G,Friedenberg F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visual characteristics seen during digital single-operator cholangioscopy (DSOC) have not been validated. The aim of this 2-phase study was to define terminology by consensus for the visual diagnosis of biliary lesions to develop a model for optimization of the diagnostic performance of DSOC. MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sethi A,Tyberg A,Slivka A,Adler DG,Desai AP,Sejpal DV,Pleskow DK,Bertani H,Gan SI,Shah R,Arnelo U,Tarnasky PR,Banerjee S,Itoi T,Moon JH,Kim DC,Gaidhane M,Raijman I,Peterson BT,Gress FG,Kahaleh M

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical recognition of Helicobacter pylori gastritis in children with recurrent abdominal pain is difficult. We assessed the value of a simplified 13C urea breath test (13C-UBT) in a selected group of children with nocturnal waking and disruptive recurrent abdominal pain who fulfilled criteria for endoscopy. Gast...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Eltumi M,Brueton MJ,Francis N

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an elevated serum amylase level to diagnose acute pancreatitis in an alcoholic patient with abdominal pain may not be appropriate, because hyperamylesemia is common in asymptomatic alcoholics without acute pancreatitis. To determine whether serum lipase also suffers from the same drawback, we undertook a prospec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Gumaste VV,Sereny G,Dave P,Bhardwaj A,Gumaste S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infliximab is efficacious for refractory Crohn's disease, but delayed hypersensitivity reactions preclude retreatment for patients experiencing this complication. We report the results of four patients offered enrollment in an open label trial of thalidomide as "salvage" therapy for their refractory disease. Two patie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kane S,Stone LJ,Ehrenpreis E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the clinical usefulness of titers of antibody to Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in a urine-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (URINELISA; Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan) by comparing values of serum antibody to Hp in an already commercialized kit in a population of 250 asymptomatic individ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Yamamoto T,Tamura M,Ishii T,Anjiki H,Hattori K,Saitoh M,Sanaka M,Kuyama Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：BACKGROUND/GOALS:Many patients with a history of injection drug use (IDU) are excluded from hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. This prospective multicenter study aimed to determine the impact of IDU history on HCV treatment candidacy and outcomes. STUDY:Between 1999 and 2001, 4318 HCV-infected patients seen at 24 VA M...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Seal KH,Currie SL,Shen H,Anand BS,Bini EJ,Brau N,Jeffers L,Wright TL,VA HCV-001 Study Group.

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterovesical fistula associated with lymphoma is exceedingly rare. We report three patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who presented with fecaluria and pneumaturia. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas involving the intestine and the urinary bladder creating an enterovesical fistula were found at surgery in two pat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Genta RM,Ramchandani MK,Gyorkey F,Buzanis CT,Lahart CJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 50-year-old woman with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (PiSZ phenotype) who developed clinical features of malabsorption after vagotomy and pyloroplasty. The intestinal biopsy demonstrated total villous atrophy with hypertrophy of the crypts. After gluten withdrawal, digestive function and the appearance of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Pons Romero F,Casafont F,Rodriguez de Lope C,San Miguel G,Artiñano E,Cagigas J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many aspects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) have been addressed in the literature, attention to psychologic and social outcomes of PEG has been limited. Our goal was to assess a range of physical, psychologic, and social outcomes related to PEG feeding. This study is a follow-up survey of patien...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Verhoef MJ,Van Rosendaal GM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare pancreatic neoplasms comprising only 1% to 2% of all pancreatic tumors. In recent years, the number of incidentally discovered PNETs has greatly increased given the widespread use of axial imaging. However, a significant proportion of PNETs may not be visualized on con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rustagi T,Farrell JJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effects of the mucoprotective drug sofalcone, which has direct and indirect effects on Helicobacter pylori in vitro, the eradication rate, adverse effects, and the quality of healing peptic ulcers were evaluated. Each study patient was given 500 mg t.i.d. amoxicillin and 200 mg t.i.d. clarithromycin. In ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sakaki N,Arakawa T,Kozawa H,Yamada Y,Kato H,Kamisawa T,Momma K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nighttime reflux has been demonstrated to be associated with a more aggressive presentation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, it has remained unknown until now if the difference in nighttime reflux between the different GERD groups is related to the distribution of intraesophageal pH level ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hershcovici T,Jha LK,Fass R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty consecutive patients with unresectable, locally advanced pancreatic cancer were treated with split courses of radiotherapy (RT) and simultaneous multidrug chemotherapy consisting of 5 fluorouracil, continuous infusion, streptozotocin, and cisplatin. A separate, retrospective study identified a group of 28 conte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bruckner HW,Kalnicki S,Dalton J,Snady H,Schwartz GK,Chesser MR,Lehrer D,Mandeli J,Harpaz N,Janus C

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIMP) is a recently described clinical entity causing chronic pancreatitis. It often presents with diffuse enlargement of the pancreas and/or a focal mass at the head of the pancreas causing common bile duct obstruction and jaundice. In most instances, AIMP is mistaken for pancreatic cancer. A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Venu RP,Radke JS,Brown RD,Deutsch SF,Zaytsev PM,Miyaji E,Nishimori I

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00