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Effects of the Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Antagonist RC-3095 in a Rat Model of Ulcerative Colitis
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Conclusions RC-3095 reduced the colitis severity in a well-established experimental model of IBD. The anti-inflammatory activity of this
compound was associated with a reduction in the colonic expression of TNF-α. These results suggest that interference with
GRP pathway might represent a potential new strategy for the treatment of ulcerative colitis that deserves further investigational
studies.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10620-009-1032-9Authors
Daniel C. Damin, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Division of Coloproctology, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Al...
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - November 6, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Digestive Diseases and Sciences Source Type: journals
The concurrence of histologically positive resection margins and sessile morphology is an important risk factor for lymph node metastasis after complete endoscopic removal of malignant colorectal polypsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Polypectomy artefacts appear to be responsible for the discrepancy between histology and the tumour remnants actually present.
On the other hand, histologically incompletely removed sessile malignant polyps represent an appreciably higher risk for lymph
node metastasis. Such cases should, therefore, be submitted to further oncological resection.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00384-009-0836-6Authors
Lars Boenicke, University Hospital Wuerzburg Department of General, Visceral, Vascular & Paediatric Surgery Oberduerrbacher Str. 6 97078 Wuerzburg GermanyMart...
Source: International Journal of Colorectal Disease - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: International Journal of Colorectal Disease Source Type: journals
HBV Reduces Recurrence-Free Survival After Surgery for Hepatocellular CarcinomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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In cirrhotic patients, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with a poorer long-term prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: General Surgery Source Type: info
Characterization of Follicular Lymphoma in the Small Intestine Using Double-Balloon EndoscopyEmail this article to a colleague.
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We describe endoscopic analysis of 3 cases of follicular lymphoma in the small intestine using double-balloon endoscopy. Double-balloon endoscopy revealed multiple nodular lesions and elevated white patches, multiple polypoid lesions, and scattered white polypoid and nodular lesions in the duodenum and small intestine. Fuji Intelligent Chromo Endoscopy demonstrated small, whitish nodules, and narrow-band imaging showed a coiled, elongated vascular pattern within the elevated lesions. These cases are the first follicular lymphomas in the small intestine evaluated using narrow-band imaging or Fuji Intelligent Chromo Endoscopy to be reported.
Source: Gastroenterology Research and Practice - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: journals
Prognostic Value of Microvascular Density in Dukes A and B (T1–T4, N0, M0) Colorectal CarcinomasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. MVD expressed as the total number of vessels had no a statistically significant influence on the evolution of CRC. However, neoplasias with a greater % of vascular were associated to a better outcome.
Source: Gastroenterology Research and Practice - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: journals
AASLD: Direct Antivirals Can Beat HCV Without Interferon (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- The first clinical trial of direct antiviral drugs against hepatitis C virus (HCV) without interferon was a success, researchers said, though the FDA currently won't permit such a strategy in the U.S.
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Gastroenterology/Hepatology Societies Release Report Evaluating Fellowship Training CurriculumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Due to the increasing complexities of treating digestive diseases, allowing gastroenterological (GI) trainee physicians the opportunity to develop enhanced abilities and experiences in specific disease areas or procedures will be a great benefit to patients, according to a "Report of the Multisociety Task Force on GI Training." Additionally, GI training programs need to measure the achievements of trainees based on specific defined competencies rather than the duration of training alone.
Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Study Examines Campaign To Increase Use Of Zinc To Prevent Childhood DiarrheaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientific American reports on a multiyear PLoS Medicine study, published on Monday, which "followed a nationwide public health campaign to increase zinc use for childhood diarrhea in Bangladesh." "A 10-day course of zinc tablets ...
Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
How Symbiotic Bacteria Evolve: Free Public Lecture At UC RiversideEmail this article to a colleague.
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Symbiotic bacteria, which thrive on all plants and animals, are a key yet poorly understood facet of our natural world. Living in symbiosis with their hosts, these bacteria perform a variety of useful functions, such as processing or "fixing" gaseous nitrogen into forms usable by plants, and helping break down fibrous foods in the digestive tract of animals.
Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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A surgeon at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, involved nearly 50 girls and boys ages 14-17. The participants showed significant decreases in total and android fat mass 2 years after surgery.
Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas: An Unexpected Finding After Minor Abdominal TraumaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Stanford Multidisciplinary SeminarsDOI 10.1007/s10620-009-1030-yAuthors
Robin Cisco, Stanford University Medical Center Department of Surgery 701B Welch Road, Suite 225 Stanford CA 94305-5784 USAR. Brooke Jeffrey, Stanford University Medical Center Department of Radiology Stanford CA USAJeffrey A. Norton, Stanford University Medical Center Department of Surgery 701B Welch Road, Suite 225 Stanford CA 94305-5784 USA
Journal Digestive Diseases and SciencesOnline ISSN 1573-2568Print ISSN 0163-2116
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Digestive Diseases and Sciences Source Type: journals
Hepatic Stellate Cell-Specific Gene Silencing Induced by an Artificial MicroRNA for Antifibrosis In VitroEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Activated-HSC-cell-specific gene silencing could be induced well by the artificial intronic microRNA expression system to
realize antifibrosis in vitro.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10620-009-1021-zAuthors
Ying Chang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Institute of Liver Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College 1095# Jie Fang Da Dao 430022 Wuhan ChinaHua-jun Jiang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Department of Nephrology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College 430022 Wuhan ChinaXue-mei Sun, Huazhong University of Sc...
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Digestive Diseases and Sciences Source Type: journals
What to Do if You Think You Have H1N1 Swine Flu VirusEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: What to Do if You Think You Have H1N1 Swine Flu VirusCategory: Health FactsCreated: 11/5/2009 10:55:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/5/2009 10:55:39 AM
Source: MedicineNet Crohn's Disease General - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: consumer
New Cure for 4-Hour Erections?Email this article to a colleague.
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Title: New Cure for 4-Hour Erections?Category: Health NewsCreated: 11/5/2009 10:27:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/5/2009 10:27:31 AM
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Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: SurveyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: SurveyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/4/2009 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/5/2009
Source: MedicineNet Crohn's Disease General - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: consumer
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?Email this article to a colleague.
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Title: Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?Category: Health NewsCreated: 11/4/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/5/2009
Source: MedicineNet Crohn's Disease General - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: consumer
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, ColitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, ColitisCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/4/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/5/2009
Source: MedicineNet Crohn's Disease General - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: consumer
Health Tip: Triggering Abdominal BloatingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Health Tip: Triggering Abdominal BloatingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/5/2009 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/5/2009
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SCYNEXIS' SCY-635 Demonstrates Positive Antiviral Activity In Combination With Approved And Investigational Anti-HCV AgentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Drug discovery company SCYNEXIS, Inc. presented positive data from an in vitro study evaluating the antiviral activity of SCY-635 in combination with approved and investigational non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitors, nucleoside polymerase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, ribavirin and interferon alpha 2b. SCY-635 exhibited additive to synergistic antiviral activity when combined with each of the six compounds tested and all combinations exhibited greater-than-anticipated antiviral activity.
Source: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Latest updates to UK DUETSEmail this article to a colleague.
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We have been looking for treatment uncertainties from the last-but-one update to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Issue 3, 2009). Click the link for the full list of newly added items.
Source: Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Small intestine - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: organizations
Hepatitis C treatment completion rates in routine clinical careEmail this article to a colleague.
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Treatment completion rates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in clinical practice settings are unknown. We assembled a national cohort of HCV-infected veterans-in-care from 1998 to 2003, using the VA National Patient Care Database for demographical/clinical information, Pharmacy Benefits Management database for pharmacy records and the Decision Support Systems database for laboratory data. We used logistic regression to determine the factors predicting treatment non-completion for HCV. We identified 134 934 HCV-infected veterans of whom 16 043 [11.9%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 11.7[ndash]12.1] were prescribed treatm...
Source: Liver International - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Adeel A. Butt, Kathleen A. McGinnis, Melissa Skanderson, Amy C. Justice Source Type: journals
Liver fibrosis causes down-regulation of miRNA-150 and miRNA-194 in hepatic stellate cells and their over-expression causes decreased stellate cell activation.Email this article to a colleague.
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Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC) results in their proliferation and in the secretion of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, which leads to hepatic fibrosis. microRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to regulate various cell functions, such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Hence, we have analyzed the miRNAs that were differentially expressed in HSC isolated from sham-operated and bile duct-ligated rats. Expression of two miRNAs, miRNA-150 and miRNA-194, was reduced in HSC isolated from fibrotic rats compared with sham-operated animals. These two miRNAs were over-expressed in LX-2 cells and their abil...
Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Venugopal SK, Jiang J, Kim TH, Li Y, Wang SS, Torok NJ, Wu J, Zern MA Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: journals
Food restriction, refeeding, and gastric fill fail to affect emesis in musk shrews.Email this article to a colleague.
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Nausea and emesis are common side effects of gastrointestinal disease. Reports indicate that ghrelin and endocannabinoids, agents that stimulate appetite, also reduce emesis evoked by chemotherapy treatment, which suggests that stimulation of feeding inhibits the emetic system. In the following study we conducted a more direct test of this hypothesis by determining the impact of manipulating the motivation to eat on emesis, using food restriction and refeeding. Emesis was induced in musk shrews, a commonly used animal model for emesis research, using the cancer chemotherapy agent cisplatin (20 mg/kg, ip), nicotine (2 m...
Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Horn CC, Still L, Fitzgerald C, Friedman MI Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: journals
Peripheral peptide YY inhibits propulsive colonic motor function through Y2 receptor in conscious mice.Email this article to a colleague.
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Peptide YY (PYY) antisecretory effect on intestinal epithelia is well established while less is known about its actions to influence colonic motility in conscious animals. We characterized changes in basal and stimulated colonic motor function induced by PYY-related peptides in conscious mice. PYY(3-36), PYY and neuropeptipde Y (NPY) (8 nmol/kg) injected intraperitoneally (ip) inhibited fecal pellet output (FPO)/h during novel environment stress by 90%, 63% and 57% respectively while the Y(1) preferring agonists, [Pro(34)]PYY and [Leu(31),Pro(34)]NPY had no effect. Corticotrophin-releasing factor 2 receptor antagonist ...
Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Wang L, Gourcerol G, Yuan PQ, Wu SV, Million M, Larauche M, Taché Y Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: journals
Mounting evidence against the role of ICC in neurotransmission to smooth muscle in the gut.Email this article to a colleague.
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How nerves transmit their signals to regulate activity of smooth muscle is of fundamental importance to autonomic and enteric physiology, clinical medicine and therapeutics. A traditional view of neurotransmission to smooth muscles has been that motor nerve varicosities release neurotransmitters that act on receptors on smooth muscles to cause their contraction or relaxation via electromechanical and phamacomechanical signaling pathways in the smooth muscle. In recent years, an old hypothesis that certain interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) may transduce neural signals to smooth muscle cells has been resurrected. This la...
Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Goyal RK, Chaudhury A Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: journals
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENE EXPRESSION OF DUODENAL IRON TRANSPORTERS AND IRON STORES IN HEMOCHROMATOSIS SUBJECTS.Email this article to a colleague.
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To test the hypothesis that differences in duodenal iron absorption may explain the variable phenotypic expression among HFE C282Y homozygotes, we have compared relative gene expression of duodenal iron transporters among C282Y homozygotes (HH) with and without iron overload. Duodenal biopsy samples were analyzed using real time PCR for expression of DMT1, FPN1, DCYTB and HEPH relative to GAPDH from 23 C282Y homozygotes, including 5 "non-expressors" (serum ferritin<ULN and absence of phenotypic features of hemochromatosis) and 18 "expressors". Four subjects wild type for HFE mutations without iron overload or liver ...
Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - November 5, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Nelson JE, Mugford VR, Kilcourse E, Wang R, Kowdley KV Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: journals
Efficacy of sequential methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (MTX/5FU) in improving oral intake in patients with advanced gastric cancer with severe peritoneal disseminationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion MTX/5FU chemotherapy may be effective in treating peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer and might improve the patient’s
condition in terms of reducing ascites and improving oral intake.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10120-009-0517-8Authors
Masako Imazawa, Shizuoka Cancer Center Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho Shizuoka 411-8777 JapanTakashi Kojima, Shizuoka Cancer Center Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho Shizuoka 411-8777 JapanNarikazu Boku, Shizuoka Cancer Center Division ...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Intraabdominal Roux-en-Y reconstruction with a novel stapling technique after laparoscopic distal gastrectomyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Laparoscopic gastrectomy is widely used as minimally invasive surgery for gastric carcinoma. Billroth I or Roux-en-Y reconstruction
is commonly performed after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG). Roux-en-Y reconstruction after LDG is one of the best methods
for reconstruction of the alimentary tract when Billroth I reconstruction is difficult. There are few reports of intracorporeal
Roux-en-Y reconstruction after LDG because of the technical difficulties of such a procedure. In particular, in the case of
a very small gastric remnant, gastrojejunostomy using endoscopic linear staplers becomes more...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Metastatic gastric tumor from renal cell carcinomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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We report a rare case of
metastatic gastric tumor derived from right renal carcinoma. Gastric endoscopy confirmed a large, polypoid, friable mass (type
1 tumor, about 7 cm in diameter) in the middle part of the stomach body. The mass was surgically excised and pathological
examination showed that the gastric tumor was derived from a metastasis from the right kidney, because it was composed of
malignant cells that were identical to those from the removed RCC. In addition, the tumor cells were immunoreactive for CD10,
CD15, Ecadherin, early membrane antigen (EMA), and vimentin, but no reactivity was observed for cytoker...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Pilot study to assess the safety of local lidocaine injections during endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion Local lidocaine injections into the submucosal layer were safe when administered during ESDs performed on EGC patients under
sedation.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10120-009-0514-yAuthors
Shinsuke Kiriyama, National Cancer Center Hospital Endoscopy Division 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0045 JapanIchiro Oda, National Cancer Center Hospital Endoscopy Division 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0045 JapanFumiya Nishimoto, National Cancer Center Hospital Endoscopy Division 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0045 JapanYumi Mashimo, National Cancer Center Hospi...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Validation of the pepsinogen test method for gastric cancer screening using a follow-up studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion The PG test method alone with a PGI cutoff level of ≤30 ng/ml and PGI/PGII ≤ 2.0 is not appropriate for gastric cancer screening.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10120-009-0522-yAuthors
Shigeto Mizuno, Kobe Pharmaceutical University Department of Medical Pharmaceutics Kobe JapanMasao Kobayashi, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital Department of Health Care Kyoto JapanShohken Tomita, Kansai Occupational Health Association Osaka JapanIkuya Miki, Kobe Pharmaceutical University Department of Medical Pharmaceutics Kobe JapanAtsuhiro Masuda, Kobe Pharmaceutical Univ...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Incidence of lymph node metastasis and the feasibility of endoscopic resection for undifferentiated-type early gastric cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion UD-type intramucosal EGC 20 mm or less in size without lymphatic-vascular capillary involvement and ulcerative findings presents
a negligible risk of lymph node metastasis. We propose that in this circumstance ER could be considered.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10120-009-0515-xAuthors
Toshiaki Hirasawa, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Department of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital 3-10-6 Ariake, Koto-ku Tokyo 135-8550 JapanTakuji Gotoda, National Cancer Center Hospital Department of Endoscopy Tokyo JapanSatoshi Miyata, Japanese Foundat...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
The role of laparoscopy for gastric surgery in the WestEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The only potentially curative treatment available for gastric adenocarcinoma is surgical resection. However, many controversies
exist regarding treatment strategy, including whether the laparoscopic approach is appropriate. Many reports of laparoscopic
techniques for cancer resection have shown oncologic equivalency to the open technique, with the known benefits of the minimally
invasive approach, such as decreased pain, length of hospital stay, blood loss, and complications. The Eastern experience
with laparoscopic gastrectomy has been extensive, associated with the increased incidence of early gas...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Docetaxel: its role in current and future treatments for advanced gastric cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract A globally accepted standard chemotherapy remains undetermined in gastric cancer, but the recent introduction of active “new-generation
agents” such as taxanes, irinotecan (CPT-11), oxaliplatin, S-1, and capecitabine, offers hope for markedly improving patient
outcomes. Docetaxel, as well as the other new-generation agents, plays a key role in the development of the new-era chemotherapy,
and the incorporation of taxanes has provided several regimens, such as docetaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (DCF), that
could become standard treatment. The DCF regimen is now regarded as a standard treatm...
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Can an intramucosal undifferentiated-type gastric cancer become a candidate for endoscopic submucosal resection?Email this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory EditorialDOI 10.1007/s10120-009-0518-7Authors
Seigo Kitano, Oita University Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery I 1-1 Idaigaoka, Yufu Oita 879-5593 Japan
Journal Gastric CancerOnline ISSN 1436-3305Print ISSN 1436-3291
Journal Volume Volume 12
Journal Issue Volume 12, Number 3 / October, 2009
Source: Gastric Cancer - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastric Cancer Source Type: journals
Genetic Mutation Tied to Severe IBD (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Genetic mutations in interleukin-10 receptors may be responsible for inflammatory bowel disease in patients who inherit the disorder, researchers said.
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Clinical significance of alanine aminotransferase levels and the effect of ursodeoxycholic acid in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis CEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions These results indicate that HCV infection is a risk for thrombocytopenia which should be associated with hepatic fibrosis
in HD patients. In addition, the clinical course of ALT levels predicts the progression of thrombocytopenia, and UDCA may
effectively lower ALT levels in HD patients with HCV.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary TractDOI 10.1007/s00535-009-0149-0Authors
Chika Nishida, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Department of Digestive and Life-Style Related Disease, Health Research Course, Human an...
Source: Journal of Gastroenterology - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Journal of Gastroenterology Source Type: journals
WCE suitable for detecting small intestinal pathology in young childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wireless capsule endoscopy is feasible for detecting small intestinal pathology in children younger than 8 years of age, study findings show.
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Hepatitis B - out of the shadowsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Published in 2004 Summary: A report from the Foundation for Liver Research on chronic hepatitis B infection. It covers basic facts about the disease, the clinical and economic burden of hepatitis B in the UK, transmission and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and considerations for pregnant patients and those coinfected with HIV. It concludes by assessing the adequacy of current provision and makes recommendations for future development.
Source: Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Liver - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: organizations
Meckel’s Diverticulum with Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Role of Computed Tomography in DiagnosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Stanford Multidisciplinary SeminarsDOI 10.1007/s10620-009-1029-4Authors
Craig A. Munroe, Stanford University Medical Center Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive MC: 5187 Stanford CA 94305-5187 USAAndrew Copland, Stanford University Medical Center Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive MC: 5187 Stanford CA 94305-5187 USAReetesh Pai, Stanford University Medical Center Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive MC: 5187 Stanford CA 94305-5187 USASha...
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Digestive Diseases and Sciences Source Type: journals
Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children Is Associated with High Prevalence of Abnormal Microbial FermentationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Similar to adults with IBS, there is a significantly higher prevalence of SIBO in children with CAP. Randomized controlled
studies are needed to determine if eradication of SIBO will lead to symptom improvement in these patients.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10620-009-1026-7Authors
Brynie Slome Collins, University of Southern California Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine 4650 Sunset Blvd. MS #78 Los Angeles CA 90027 USAHenry C. Lin, New Mexico VA Health Care System Gastroenterology Secti...
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - November 4, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Digestive Diseases and Sciences Source Type: journals
