Collagenous colitis presenting as spontaneous perforation in an 80 year old woman: Report of a Case.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bicyclol, the most commonly-used liver hepatoprotective drug in China, is often selected to control disease progression in CHB patients who refuse anti-viral treatment. However, data on histological changes after bicyclol treatment in these patients are scarce. Therefore, this study has been conducted to fin...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Chi X,Xiao H,Shi M,Cai G,Xie Y,Jiang J,Tian G,Wu S,Zhang C,Zhao P,Chen J

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gallstone disease (GSD) is a common gastrointestinal disorder throughout the world. The authors explored the incidence of GSD in Taiwan and its condition-associated predictive factors. METHODS:The initial study cohort comprised 2386 healthy adult participants, who were voluntarily admitted to a teaching hos...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Chen JY,Hsu CT,Liu JH,Tung TH

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controversy exists regarding the role of PD1 and its ligand PD-L1 in chronic hepatitis B infection. In some studies, persistent HBV infection has been attributed to high levels of PD-1 and PD-L1 expression on HBV-specific T-cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) respectively. Other studies revealed that t...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wenjin Z,Chuanhui P,Yunle W,Lateef SA,Shusen Z

更新日期：2012-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin K deficiency results in serious coagulation dysfunction, but hemorrhagic shock is rare. Herein, we describe a case of vitamin K deficiency and abnormality in the path of the intercostal artery, the combination of which led to hemorrhagic shock. CASE PRESENTATION:An 83-year-old woman was hospitalized...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Itagaki H,Hagino T

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal liver metastases (CLM) occur frequently and postoperative intestinal infection is a common complication. Our previous study showed that probiotics could decrease the rate of infectious complications after colectomy for colorectal cancer. To determine the effects of the perioperative administration...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Liu Z,Li C,Huang M,Tong C,Zhang X,Wang L,Peng H,Lan P,Zhang P,Huang N,Peng J,Wu X,Luo Y,Qin H,Kang L,Wang J

更新日期：2015-03-20 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:Oral anticoagulants like the coumarin derivatives are characterised by a particularly narrow therapeutic range. Any interfering co-medication can pose a challenge to establishing a stable anticoagulant dosage regimen and thus present a serious risk for the patient. Here we describe two cases of patients on a...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Enderle C,Müller W,Grass U

更新日期：2001-01-01 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:Capillary patterns (CP) observed by magnifying Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) are useful for differentiating non-adenomatous from adenomatous colorectal polyps. However, there are few studies concerning the effectiveness of magnifying NBI for determining the depth of invasion in early colorectal neoplasms. We aim...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Ikematsu H,Matsuda T,Emura F,Saito Y,Uraoka T,Fu KI,Kaneko K,Ochiai A,Fujimori T,Sano Y

更新日期：2010-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intussusception (IS) is a form of acute intestinal obstruction that occurs mainly in infants and is usually of unknown cause. An association between IS and the first licensed rotavirus vaccine, a reassortant-tetravalent, rhesus-based rotavirus vaccine (RRV-TV), led to the withdrawal of the vaccine. New rotav...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Sáez-Llorens X,Velázquez FR,Lopez P,Espinoza F,Linhares AC,Abate H,Nuñez E,Venegas G,Vergara R,Jimenez AL,Rivera M,Aranza C,Richardson V,Macias-Parra M,Palacios GR,Rivera L,Ortega-Barria E,Cervantes Y,Rüttimann R,Ru

更新日期：2013-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coeliac disease is characterised by villous atrophy, which usually normalises after gluten withdrawal. Sometimes the revaluation of duodenal histology is required during follow-up, even if the methodology for comparing duodenal histology before and after introducing a gluten-free diet is not yet established....

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Elli L,Zini E,Tomba C,Bardella MT,Bosari S,Conte D,Runza L,Roncoroni L,Ferrero S

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-adherence to drug therapy is common in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Patients' beliefs about treatment have an important influence on adherence. An in-depth understanding of this area is, therefore, important for patient-centred care. The aim of the study was to assess patients' perspectives and beli...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Hall NJ,Rubin GP,Hungin AP,Dougall A

更新日期：2007-06-08 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:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is commonly associated with a disturbance of glucose metabolism. However, there have been conflicting reports on whether the clearance of the HCV may be followed by changes of serum blood glucose and insulin resistance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Li Y,Wang X,Yu G,Sun H,Lv J,Chi X,Wu R,Gao X,Niu J

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) and adipocytokines are involved in the metabolic syndrome, which has been putatively associated with the progression of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). However, the association between these cytokines and CHC is not fully elucidated. The aim of this study is to test whether...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mera K,Uto H,Mawatari S,Ido A,Yoshimine Y,Nosaki T,Oda K,Tabu K,Kumagai K,Tamai T,Moriuchi A,Oketani M,Shimada Y,Hidaka M,Eguchi S,Tsubouchi H

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic treatments, such as endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and laparoscopic gastrectomy, are increasingly used to treat a subset of patients with early gastric cancer (EGC). To achieve successful outcomes, it is very important to accurately determine the lateral extent of the tumor. Therefore, we ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Lee BE,Kim GH,Park DY,Kim DH,Jeon TY,Park SB,You HS,Ryu DY,Kim DU,Song GA

更新日期：2010-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) can occur in clinical scenarios such as organ transplantation, trauma and cardio-pulmonary bypass, as well as in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis or persistent ductus arteriosus. Pharmacological protection by pretreating ("preconditioning") with opioids attenuat...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Cho SS,Rudloff I,Berger PJ,Irwin MG,Nold MF,Cheng W,Nold-Petry CA

更新日期：2013-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Japanese patients with oral lichen planus and identify the impact of amino acid (aa) substitutions in the HCV core region and IFN-sensitivity-determining region (ISDR) of nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) associated wi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Nagao Y,Sata M

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As anorexia and hypermetabolism are common in cirrhosis, leptin levels may be increased in this disease. In this study, we investigated the relation between the severity of disease and serum leptin levels in post-hepatitis cirrhosis and the role of body composition, gender and viral aetiology of cirrhosis in...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Bolukbas FF,Bolukbas C,Horoz M,Gumus M,Erdogan M,Zeyrek F,Yayla A,Ovunc O

更新日期：2004-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A validated histopathological tool to precisely evaluate bowel fibrosis in patients with Crohn's disease is lacking. We attempted to establish a new index to quantify the severity of bowel fibrosis in patients with Crohn's disease-associated fibrostenosis. METHODS:We analyzed the histopathological data of 3...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Li XH,Fang ZN,Guan TM,Lin JJ,Sun CH,Huang SY,Mao R,Lu BL,Cao QH,Feng ST,Li ZP

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of boceprevir or telaprevir with peginterferon-alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of patients infected with HCV genotype 1 has led to significantly increased rates of sustained virological response (SVR) in phase III trials. There is only limited data regarding the safety and efficacy in a ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wehmeyer MH,Eißing F,Jordan S,Röder C,Hennigs A,Degen O,Hüfner A,Hertling S,Schmiedel S,Sterneck M,van Lunzen J,Lohse AW,Schulze zur Wiesch J,Lüth S

更新日期：2014-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence elucidating the pathogenic mechanisms of ulcerative colitis (UC) has accumulated and the disease is widely assumed to be the consequence of genetic susceptibility and an abnormal immune response to commensal bacteria. However evidence regarding an infectious etiology in UC remains elusive...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Miner J,Gillan MM,Alex P,Centola M

更新日期：2005-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic arterioportal shunt (A-P shunt) is defined as the direct blood flow established between hepatic artery and portal venous system; it is frequently observed in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Clinically, it is important to diagnose HCC associated A-P shunts, as it may impact the treatment...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wu H,Zhao W,Zhang J,Han J,Liu S

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amebiasis is a rare condition in developed countries but epidemiologically growing. Clinical manifestation may range from asymptomatic to invasive disease, amoebic liver abscess being the most common manifestation. We report a peculiar case of left hepatic amoebic liver abscess in a patient without a well-kn...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Borro M,Murdaca G,Greco M,Negrini S,Setti M

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with advanced cirrhosis of the liver typically display circulatory disturbance. Haemodynamic management may be critical for avoiding and treating functional renal failure in such patients. This study investigated the effects of plasma expansion with hyperoncotic albumin solution and the role of stat...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Umgelter A,Wagner K,Reindl W,Nurtsch N,Huber W,Schmid RM

更新日期：2008-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the outcomes of caustic ingestion differ between children and adults, it is unclear whether such outcomes differ among adults as a function of their age. This retrospective study was performed to ascertain whether the clinical outcomes of caustic ingestion differ significantly between elderly and no...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Chang JM,Liu NJ,Pai BC,Liu YH,Tsai MH,Lee CS,Chu YY,Lin CC,Chiu CT,Cheng HT

更新日期：2011-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the recommended treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients at Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) B-stage, whereas sorafenib is an orally administered small molecule target drug for BCLC C-stage. This updated systemic review and meta-analysis focuses on i...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Li L,Zhao W,Wang M,Hu J,Wang E,Zhao Y,Liu L

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a wide spectrum of liver diseases, ranging from pure steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and eventually to liver cirrhosis with its complications. Identifying advanced fibrosis in patients is crucial to evaluating prognosis and possible therapeu...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Raszeja-Wyszomirska J,Szymanik B,Ławniczak M,Kajor M,Chwist A,Milkiewicz P,Hartleb M

更新日期：2010-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive inflammatory disorder of the extrahepatic bile ducts leading to the obliteration of bile flow. The purpose of this study was to determine serum adiponectin in BA patients and to investigate the relationship of adiponectin with clinical parameters and liver stiffness scor...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Honsawek S,Chayanupatkul M,Chongsrisawat V,Theamboonlers A,Praianantathavorn K,Udomsinprasert W,Vejchapipat P,Poovorawan Y

更新日期：2011-02-28 00:00:00