abstract：:Background. Previous studies have established norms of 24-hour gastric pH profiles for western countries. This study was designed to establish the pattern for a rural African population with a high incidence of oesophageal cancer. Methods. After lower oesophageal manometry a probe was placed 10 cm distal to the lower ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Sammon AM,Ndebia EJ,Umapathy E,Iputo JE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. There has been an increasing interest in the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as potential surrogate markers of gut dysbiosis in gastrointestinal disease. Gut dysbiosis occurs when pathological imbalances in gut bacterial colonies precipitate disease and has been linked to the dysmetabolism of bile...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Sagar NM,Cree IA,Covington JA,Arasaradnam RP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The role of endoglin in the Dukes B rectal cancer is still unexplored. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of endoglin (CD105) in resected rectal cancer and to evaluate the relationship between microvessels density (MVD), clinicopathological factors, and survival rates. Methods. The study i...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Martinovic Z,Kovac D,Martinovic M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. To describe the stroke characteristics of patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Background. A hypercoagulable state associated with IBD has been frequently implicated as a risk factor for ischemic stroke. Variable mechanisms and infrequent occurrence limit prospective clinical researc...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Shaban A,Hymel B,Chavez-Keatts M,Karlitz JJ,Martin-Schild S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal impairment is common in patients with chronic liver disease, occurring in approximately 19% of hospitalised patients with cirrhosis. A variety of types of renal impairment are recognised. The most important of these is the hepatorenal syndrome, a functional renal impairment due to circulatory and neurohorm...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Low G,Alexander GJ,Lomas DJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding microRNAs may play important role in the development of gastric cancer. It has been reported that common SNPs rs2910164 in miR-146a and rs11614913 in miR-196a2 are associated with susceptibility to gastric cancer. The published results remain inconcl...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Ni Q,Ji A,Yin J,Wang X,Liu X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common cause of chronic pancreatitis (CP) is alcohol abuse. The aim of the present study was to identify patients with genetic predisposition to CP abusing alcohol. The question posed was whether CP manifests at a younger age and diabetes mellitus develops earlier in individuals with genetic predisposition. T...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Madro A,Ciesielka M,Celinski K,Slomka M,Czechowska G,Kurzepa J,Kaszelan-Szczerbinska B,Buszewicz G,Madro R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are the leading cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), and the C allele of JAK2 rs4495487 was reported to be an additional candidate locus that contributed to MPNs. In the present study, we examined the role of JAK2 rs4495487 in the etiology and clinical presentation of Chinese BCS pa...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Zhang P,Zhang Y,Zhang J,Wang H,Ma H,Wang W,Gao X,Xu H,Lu Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton underlies cell migration in a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes, such as embryonic development, wound healing, and tumor cell invasion. It has been shown that actin assembly and disassembly are precisely regulated by intracellular signaling cascades that ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Steinestel K,Wardelmann E,Hartmann W,Grünewald I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Aims. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the role of hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN), amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP), and collagen IV (CIV) in predicting the presence of gastroesophageal varices (GEVs) in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods....

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Qi X,Li H,Chen J,Xia C,Peng Y,Dai J,Hou Y,Deng H,Li J,Guo X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is nowadays a public health problem both in the industrialized world and developing countries. The different treatments to fight against obesity are not very successful with the exception of gastric surgery. The mechanism behind the achievement of this procedure remains unclear although the modifications in th...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Barja-Fernández S,Folgueira C,Castelao C,Leis R,Casanueva FF,Seoane LM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2014/904307.]. ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Müller KE,Lakatos PL,Papp M,Veres G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. We aimed to determine the effectiveness of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with inoperable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma and establish the incidence of cholangitis development following ERCP. Material and Method. This retrospective study enrolled patients diagnosed with inop...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Ipek S,Alper E,Cekic C,Cerrah S,Arabul M,Aslan F,Unsal B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract. Weight recidivism in bariatric surgery failure is multifactorial. It ranges from inappropriate patient selection for primary surgery to technical/anatomic issues related to the original surgery. Most bariatric surgeons and centers focus on primary bariatric surgery while weight recidivism and its complicatio...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： de Gara CJ,Karmali S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Fat affects gastric emptying (GE). 5-Hydroxythryptophan (5-HTP) is involved in central and peripheral satiety mechanisms. Influence of 5-HTP in addition to saturated or monounsaturated fatty acids (FA) on GE and hormone release was investigated. Subjects/Methods. 24 healthy individuals (12f : 12m, 22-29 ye...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Sauer H,Mack I,Kohler S,Siegle S,Rieber N,Zipfel S,Otto B,Ritze Y,Bischoff SC,Enck P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. There is increasing evidence suggesting that the laparoscopic technique is the treatment of choice for large bowel resection, including for malignancy. The purpose of the study was to assess whether general surgeons, with particular skills in advanced laparoscopy, can adequately provide safe laparoscopic c...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Gandy RC,Berney CR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to establish a retrospective evaluation and comparison of the hydrogen/methane (H2/CH4) breath test and genetic test (C/T-13910 polymorphism) results in lactose malabsorption testing. In total 263 consecutive patients with suspected lactose malabsorption were included in this study. They unde...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Enko D,Rezanka E,Stolba R,Halwachs-Baumann G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Aim of the present work is to review the literature to point out the role of laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann procedure. Material and Methods. Number of patients, age, sex, etiology, Hinchey classification, interval between procedure and reversal, position of the first trocars, mean operative time (min)...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Toro A,Ardiri A,Mannino M,Politi A,Di Stefano A,Aftab Z,Abdelaal A,Arcerito MC,Cavallaro A,Cavallaro M,Bertino G,Di Carlo I

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy with a high rate of mortality and poor prognosis. Numerous studies have proved that microRNA (miRNA) may play a vital role in a wide range of malignancies, including PDAC, and dysregulated miRNAs, including circulating miRNAs, are associated with PDAC...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Sun T,Kong X,Du Y,Li Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients involved on coeliac disease (CD) have atypical symptoms and often remain undiagnosed. Specific oral manifestations are effective risk indicators of CD and for this reason an early diagnosis with a consequent better prognosis can be performed by the dentist. There are not researches analysing the frequency of ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Bramanti E,Cicciù M,Matacena G,Costa S,Magazzù G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival rates among HIV patients have significantly improved since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV management. However, persistent disease progression and clinical complications in virally suppressed individuals point to additional contributing factors other than HIV replication; microbial tra...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Nwosu FC,Avershina E,Wilson R,Rudi K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Available evidence for routine terminal ileoscopy during colonoscopy is equivocal. We investigated the place of routine terminal ileoscopy and biopsy during colonoscopy, in a tropical setting. Materials and Methods. All consenting adults undergoing colonoscopy had routine TI and biopsy. Patients with rig...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Wijewantha HS,de Silva AP,Niriella MA,Wijesinghe N,Waraketiya P,Kumarasena RS,Dassanayake AS,Hewawisenthi Jde S,de Silva HJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Since the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus is rising, the prognosis is poor, and surveillance programs are expensive and mostly cost ineffective, there is a need to increase the knowledge of risk factors in Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal cancer in order to be able to give attention to me...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Horna Strand A,Franzén T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined comparative efficacy of i-Scan for detection and diagnosis of gastric cancer. Ten patients diagnosed with early gastric cancer based on histopathological findings were analyzed. White light and i-Scan moving images recorded from these patients in twin mode were separated into white light and i-Scan. Twel...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Nishimura J,Nishikawa J,Nakamura M,Goto A,Hamabe K,Hashimoto S,Okamoto T,Suenaga M,Fujita Y,Hamamoto Y,Sakaida I

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic appendectomy has become favored over open surgical methods for its association with decreased postoperative pain, more rapid return to daily activities, and improved cosmetic results. Mini-incision appendectomy was being performed in our clinic for a long time especially in patients with noncomplicated ap...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Özsan İ,Karabuğa T,Yoldaş Ö,Alpdoğan Ö,Aydın Ü

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) to investigate the activated region associated with visceral pain in the brains of infant rats in a model of IBS. Sixteen newborn rats were randomized into an IBS model group and a control group. Those in the IBS group were separated fr...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Zhu X,Zhu X,Chen W,Chen J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that daily intake of nondigestible saccharides delays senescence onset through the improvement of intestinal microflora. Here, we raised senescence accelerated mice prone 8 (SAMP8) on the AIN93 diet (CONT), with sucrose being substituted for 5% of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) or 5% of glucomannan (GM), ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Nakamura S,Kondo N,Yamaguchi Y,Hashiguchi M,Tanabe K,Ushiroda C,Kawahashi-Tokuhisa M,Yui K,Miyakoda M,Oku T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision are considered the standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer. Various studies have reported pathological downstaging and a complete pathological response rate of 15%-27% following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy which has translated in...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Sinukumar S,Patil P,Engineer R,Desouza A,Saklani A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. In the present study, the prognostic significance of CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in stage II/III sporadic colorectal cancer was evaluated using a five-gene panel. Methods. Fifty stage II/III colorectal cancer patients who received radical resection were included in this study. Promoter methylation ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Wang Y,Long Y,Xu Y,Guan Z,Lian P,Peng J,Cai S,Cai G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Aims. Conventional endoscopic submucosal resection (EMR) of carcinoid tumors often involves the resection margin, which necessitates further intervention. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is widely accepted for removing carcinoid tumors. We aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of ESD with tha...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Kim HH,Kim GH,Kim JH,Choi MG,Song GA,Kim SE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric ectopic pancreas is an uncommon developmental anomaly and its histological diagnosis is usually difficult by using a conventional biopsy forceps. In the literature, most cases of gastric ectopic pancreas were usually diagnosed by gross pattern during endoscopic examination or features of endoscopic ultrasound....

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Chou JW,Cheng KS,Ting CF,Feng CL,Lin YT,Huang WH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The injurious effects of NSAIDs on the small intestine were not fully appreciated until the widespread use of capsule endoscopy. It is estimated that over two-thirds of regular NSAID users develop injury in the small intestinal injuries and that these injuries are more common than gastroduodenal mucosal injuries. Rece...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Lim YJ,Chun HJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is an aggressive disease that has poor outcomes despite maximal traditional therapies. Thus, treatment of this cancer demands innovative strategies to be used in addition to standing therapies in order to provide new avenues of care. Here, we describe the technique of using endoscopic ultraso...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Shirley LA,Aguilar LK,Aguilar-Cordova E,Bloomston M,Walker JP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) is a distinct pattern of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is defined as a subcategory of GERD characterized by troublesome reflux-related symptoms in the absence of esophageal mucosal erosions/breaks at conventional endoscopy. In clinical practice, patients with reflux sympto...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Chen CL,Hsu PI

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can fail in 3-10% of the cases even in experienced hands. Although percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and surgery are the traditional alternatives, there are morbidity and mortality associated with both. In this paper, we have discussed the efficacy an...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Iqbal S,Friedel DM,Grendell JH,Stavropoulos SN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Endoscopic-Ultrasonography- (EUS-) guided puncture and drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst is currently one of the most widely accepted nonsurgical treatments. To date, this technique has only been used for pancreatic pseudocysts adhesive to the gastric wall. This study introduces the technique of EUS-guided...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Nan G,Siyu S,Xiang L,Sheng W,Guoxin W

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of gastrectomy (GX) on cortical and cancellous bones in rats. Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into the two groups of 10 animals each: a sham operation (control) group and a GX group. Seven weeks after surgery, the bone mineral content and densit...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Iwamoto J,Sato Y,Matsumoto H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain edema in acute liver failure (ALF) remains lethal. Cytotoxic mechanisms associated with brain edema have been well recognized, but the role of vasogenic mechanisms of brain edema has not been explored. Intact tight junctions (TJs) between brain capillary endothelial cells are critical for normal BBB function. Re...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Cui W,Sun CM,Liu P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic gastritis is an inflammation of the gastric mucosa and has multiple etiologies. Here we discuss the pathological alterations induced by Helicobacter pylori (HP) leading to chronic gastritis and the epigenetic bases underlying these changes. We review the histology of the normal gastric mucosa and overview the ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Carrasco G,Corvalan AH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. Balloon enteroscopy (BE) and capsule enteroscopy (CE) are enteroscopy methods that allow examination and treatment of the small bowel. Before the CE and BE era, the small intestine was difficult to access for investigation. Small intestinal tumours are infrequent conditions, but about half of them are malig...

journal_title：Gastroenterology research and practice

authors： Kopáčová M,Rejchrt S,Bureš J,Tachecí I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00