GERD assessment including pH metry predicts a high response rate to PPI standard therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The occurrence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is found to be higher in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is characterized by intermittent hypoxia. Activation of hypoxia-inducible factors has been shown in the development and progression of NAFLD, implying a cause and effects re...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zhang X,Huang C,Li X,Shangguan Z,Wei W,Liu S,Yang S,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare multisystem non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that is characterized histologically by xanthogranulomatous infiltrates and radiologically by symmetrical sclerosis of long bones. The xanthomatous process is characterized by prominent foamy histiocytes staining positive f...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Pan A,Doyle T,Schlup M,Lubcke R,Schultz M

更新日期：2011-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a hepatotropic DNA virus, and its DNA may be a potent inflammatory molecule. Interferon-inducible protein 16 (IFI16), a newly discovered DNA sensor, plays an important role in the process of inflammation in viral infections. Our study sought to identify a correlation between IFI16 ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Pang X,Li X,Mo Z,Huang J,Deng H,Lei Z,Zheng X,Feng Z,Xie D,Gao Z

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vedolizumab has become a standard treatment for the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). However, there is an ongoing debate on the ideal individual treatment algorithms and means to predict treatment response are not routinely established. AIMS:We aimed to describe ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mühl L,Becker E,Müller TM,Atreya R,Atreya I,Neurath MF,Zundler S

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemorrhoids are a common problem in daily practice. However, symptoms may also be caused by other abnormalities in the rectum or colon. Data on the presence of these abnormalities in patients with haemorrhoids is sparse. To examine the prevalence of abnormalities of the colon or rectum in patients with and ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Koning MV,Loffeld RJ

更新日期：2010-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to provide empirical evidence of how spectrum effects can affect the sensitivity of histological assessment of Helicobacter pylori infection, which may contribute to explain the heterogeneity in prevalence estimates across populations with expectedly similar prevalence. METHODS:Cross-sectional eval...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Lunet N,Peleteiro B,Carrilho C,Figueiredo C,Azevedo A

更新日期：2009-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous results have shown that in rats with non-ascitic cirrhosis there is an altered transport of sugars and amino acids associated with elongated microvilli. These alterations returned to normal with the administration of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I). The aims of this study were to explore the ev...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Castilla-Cortázar I,Pascual M,Urdaneta E,Pardo J,Puche JE,Vivas B,Díaz-Casares A,García M,Díaz-Sánchez M,Varela-Nieto I,Castilla A,González-Barón S

更新日期：2004-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An intravascular ultrasound catheter (IVUSc) was developed for intracardiac ultrasound to assess interventions with compelling results. However, intrahepatic vascular exploration was rarely tested and was always associated with X-ray techniques. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility to nav...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Urade T,Verde JM,García Vázquez A,Gunzert K,Pessaux P,Marescaux J,Giménez ME

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is a rare event. Rectal cancer to primary thyroid neoplasm metastasis is extremely rare. Herein, we reported a case of metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma to a papillary thyroid carcinoma. The incidence and clinicopathological characteristics of metastatic colorectal cancer to a thyroi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Luo M,Huang Y,Li Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Imatinib mesylate has been the standard therapeutic treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, advanced and metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). It is well tolerated with mild adverse effects. Gynecomastia development during the course of treatment has been rarely reported. METHODS:Ninety-eight pa...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Liu H,Liao G,Yan Z

更新日期：2011-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Foreign body ingestion complicated by perforation of the digestive tract is a well-known occurrence. Contrary to this, perforation by fishbones has most often been described in South East Asian populations, and has the unusual characteristic of often being paucisymptomatic until secondary complications occur...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Dangoisse C,Laterre PF

更新日期：2014-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have focused mostly on neoplastic disease. Few studies have considered immunocompetent patients who are not severely immunocompromised. Liver cirrhosis is associated with various levels of immune dysfunction. In the current study, we determined EBV infection rates, the inf...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Hu J,Zhang X,Yu G,Cai H,Gu J,Hu M,Xiang D,Lian J,Yu L,Jia H,Zhang Y,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysphagia and feeding intolerance are common in neurologically handicapped children. The aim is to determine the etiologies of feeding intolerance in neurologically handicapped children who are intolerant of tube feedings. METHODS:Eighteen neurologically handicapped children, followed in the Tube Feeding Cl...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Werlin SL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a disorder that is common by seen in childhood and may lead to severe complications. In this study, we ascertained the incidence of GER among the children who had typical and atypical complaints of GER and whether there was a difference between two groups comparing the findin...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Uzun H,Alagoz D,Okur M,Dikici B,Kocabay K,Senses DA,Ozkan A,Kaya M

更新日期：2012-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An epidermoid cyst in an intrapancreatic accessory spleen (ECIPAS) in the pancreas head is an extremely rare condition. The natural course of this condition is not well known, and it is difficult to diagnose before surgery due to the lack of specific imaging findings. CASE PRESENTATION:A tumor was found in ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Ko HJ,Shim JR,Lee TB,Choi BH,Lee JH,Ryu JH,Yang K

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occurrence of metastatic cancer to the stomach is rare, particularly in patients with prostate cancer. Gastric metastasis generally presents as a solitary and submucosal lesion with a central depression. CASE PRESENTATION:We describe a case of gastric metastasis arising from prostate cancer, which is almost...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Inagaki C,Suzuki T,Kitagawa Y,Hara T,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of extra-intestinal manifestations (EIMs), including hepatobiliary complications, are associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown to play a potential role in the therapy of IBD. This study was designed to investigate the effect and mechanism of MS...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Niu GC,Liu L,Zheng L,Zhang H,Shih DQ,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated a possible role of Escherichia coli in propagation and perpetuation of the chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis (UC). The lesions of UC are located superficially on the rectal and/or colonic mucosa. It is suggested that the commensal bacteria of the digestive tract may play a ro...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Pilarczyk-Zurek M,Chmielarczyk A,Gosiewski T,Tomusiak A,Adamski P,Zwolinska-Wcislo M,Mach T,Heczko PB,Strus M

更新日期：2013-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To exam the biochemical, obstetric management and pregnancy outcome in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). METHODS:Pregnancy outcome in patients with ICP (N = 307) was studied and patients treated with UDCA (N = 208) vs. no UDCA were compare...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Joutsiniemi T,Timonen S,Linden M,Suvitie P,Ekblad U

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel in vitro system was employed to investigate liver tissue respiration (mitochondrial O2 consumption) in mice treated with concanavalin A (Con A). This study aimed to investigate hepatocyte bioenergetics in this well-studied hepatitis model. METHODS:C57Bl/6 and C57Bl/6 IFN-γ-/- mice were injected intr...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Al-Shamsi M,Shahin A,Mensah-Brown EP,Souid AK

更新日期：2013-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a very rare tumor derived from plasma cells and found outside the bone marrow. Most have been identified in patients with the more aggressive anaplastic form of the disease. Only a few cases of primary pancreatic plasmacytoma have been reported. CASE PRESENTATION:We present a ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Lu T,Pu H,Zhao G

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FibroTest (FT) is a validated biomarker of fibrosis. To assess the applicability rate and to reduce the risk of false positives/negatives (RFPN), security algorithms were developed. The aims were to estimate the prevalence of RFPN and of proven failures, and to identify factors associated with their occurren...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Poynard T,Munteanu M,Deckmyn O,Ngo Y,Drane F,Messous D,Castille JM,Housset C,Ratziu V,Imbert-Bismut F

更新日期：2011-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Current severity scores include multiple variables and some of them are only complete within 48 h of admission. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a simple and routine parameter that seems to be related to inflammatory status....

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Gravito-Soares M,Gravito-Soares E,Gomes D,Almeida N,Tomé L

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gastric microbiota has recently been implicated in the causation of organic/structural gastroduodenal diseases (gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastric cancer) in patients with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. We aimed to ascertain, in patients harbouring H. pylori, the role of the gastric microbi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Pereira V,Abraham P,Nallapeta S,Shetty A

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only effective treatment for celiac patients and assessing adherence to this diet is important. Celiac disease Adherence Test (CDAT) is a valid English-language questionnaire that is used for assessing the adherence to the GFD. In the present study, we aimed to translate the C...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Nikniaz Z,Asghari Jafarabadi M,Ghaffarifar S,Saeedi Z,Akbari Namvar Z,Shirmohammadi M

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed how the diagnosis of Celiac Disease (CD) is made and how the new ESPGHAN guidelines can be applied in children from countries with different resources. METHODS:A real life prospective study was performed in 14 centres of 13 different Mediterranean countries. Participants were asked to apply the ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Smarrazzo A,Misak Z,Costa S,Mičetić-Turk D,Abu-Zekry M,Kansu A,Abkari A,Bouziane-Nedjadi K,Ben Hariz M,Roma E,Velmishi V,Legarda Tamara M,Attard T,Djurisic V,Greco L,Magazzù G

更新日期：2017-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little data exists on the factors associated with health care seeking behaviour for primary symptoms of colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to identify individual, provider and psychosocial factors associated with (i) ever seeking medical advice and (ii) seeking early medical advice for primary symptom...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Courtney RJ,Paul CL,Sanson-Fisher RW,Macrae FA,Attia J,McEvoy M

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wireless capsule pH-metry (WC) is better tolerated than standard nasal pH catheter (SC), but endoscopic placement is expensive. AIMS:to confirm that non-endoscopic peroral manometric placement of WC is as effective and better tolerated than SC and to perform a cost analysis of the available esophageal pH-me...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Andrews CN,Sadowski DC,Lazarescu A,Williams C,Neshev E,Storr M,Au F,Heitman SJ

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gastric lesions of various lymphomas were observed at the cellular level using endocytoscopy. METHODS:Endocytoscopy and magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging (NBI) were performed in 17 patients with lymphomas of the stomach. The lesions consisted of 7 with low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid ti...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Isomoto H,Matsushima K,Hayashi T,Imaizumi Y,Shiota J,Ishii H,Minami H,Ohnita K,Takeshima F,Shikuwa S,Miyazaki Y,Nakao K

更新日期：2013-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous iron replacement is recommended for iron-deficient patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but may be associated with hypophosphataemia, predisposing to osteomalacia and fractures. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and risk factors for hypophosphataemia following intravenous ferr...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Fang W,Kenny R,Rizvi QU,McMahon LP,Garg M

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00