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  1. Three-dimensional (3D) whole-liver perfusion magnetic resonance(MR) imaging with parallel imaging, a novel imaging method to characterize tumor vascularization in vivo, has recently been applied to comprehensivel...

    Authors: Sheng-Xiang Rao, Cai-Zhong Chen, Hao Liu, Meng-Su Zeng and Xu-Dong Qu
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:53
  2. Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints with a highly prevalent and often chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting health-related quality of life. The aim of the presen...

    Authors: Mengyi Zhou, Ping Jia, Jinping Chen, Aihui Xiu, Yue Zhao, Yibei Zhan, Peng Chen and Jianfa Zhang
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:52
  3. Long-term outcomes of partial liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain satisfactory due to high incidences of recurrence. This study was intended to see whether preoperative transcatheter arter...

    Authors: Yanming Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang, Lupeng Wu, Feng Ye, Xu Su, Lehua Shi and Bin Li
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:51
  4. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is frequently associated with extrahepatic autoimmune disorders while interferon (IFN) and ribavirin treatment may exacerbate these conditions. Autoantibodies from HCV...

    Authors: Laura M Stinton, Robert P Myers, Carla S Coffin and Marvin J Fritzler
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:50
  5. In current practice, patients with chronic pancreatitis undergo surgical intervention in a late stage of the disease, when conservative treatment and endoscopic interventions have failed. Recent evidence sugge...

    Authors: Usama Ahmed Ali, Yama Issa, Marco J Bruno, Harry van Goor, Hjalmar van Santvoort, Olivier RC Busch, Cornelis HC Dejong, Vincent B Nieuwenhuijs, Casper H van Eijck, Hendrik M van Dullemen, Paul Fockens, Peter D Siersema, Dirk J Gouma, Jeanin E van Hooft, Yolande Keulemans, Jan W Poley…
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:49
  6. Surface electrogastrography (EGG) is a non-invasive method for clinical assessment of gastric myoelectrical activity. Different forms of general anaesthesia might have various effects on porcine EGG. The aim o...

    Authors: Ilja Tachecí, Jaroslav Květina, Martin Kuneš, Michal Pavlík, Marcela Kopáčová, Vladimír Černý, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jithinraj Edakkanambeth Varayil and Jan Bureš
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:48
  7. The principle to avoid surgery for haemorrhoids and/or anal fissure in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients is still currently valid despite advances in medical and surgical treatments. In this study we report our pr...

    Authors: Stefano D'Ugo, Luana Franceschilli, Federica Cadeddu, Laura Leccesi, Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco, Emma Calabrese, Giovanni Milito, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Achille L Gaspari and Pierpaolo Sileri
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:47
  8. The US CDC estimates over 2 million foodborne illnesses are annually caused by 4 major enteropathogens: non-typhoid Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Shigella spp. and Yersinia enterocoltica. While data sugges...

    Authors: Chad K Porter, Daniel Choi, Brooks Cash, Mark Pimentel, Joseph Murray, Larissa May and Mark S Riddle
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:46
  9. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common condition characterised by pain, distension and altered bowel habit. Evidence suggests functional foods containing probiotics improve gastrointestinal transit, howeve...

    Authors: Lesley M Roberts, Deborah McCahon, Roger Holder, Sue Wilson and FD Richard Hobbs
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:45
  10. Less than 67% of patients with intermediate risk for common bile duct (CBD) stones require therapeutic intervention. It is important to have an accurate, safe, and reliable method for the definitive diagnosis ...

    Authors: Hoi-Hung Chan, E-Ming Wang, Meng-Shun Sun, Ping-I Hsu, Wei-Lun Tsai, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Kai-Ming Wang, Wen-Chi Chen, Huay-Min Wang, Huei-Lung Liang, Kwok-Hung Lai and William Robert Brugge
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:44
  11. Haemobilia usually occurs secondary to accidental or iatrogenic hepatobiliary trauma. It can occasionally present with cataclysmal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage posing as a life threatening emergency. Hae...

    Authors: Hazrah Priya, Gupta Anshul, Tiwari Alok, Kale Saurabh, Nath Ranjit, Lal Romesh and Sharma Deborshi
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:43
  12. Microscopic polyangiitis is characterized by pauci-immune, necrotizing small-vessel vasculitis and an anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Although gastrointestinal involvement in micros...

    Authors: Masashi Fukushima, Satoko Inoue, Yuichiro Ono, Yoshitaka Tamaki, Hajime Yoshimura, Yukihiro Imai and Tetsuro Inokuma
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:42
  13. Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are treated with prednisolone (PSL), which causes adverse side effects. Extracorporeal granulocyte/monocyte adsorption (GMA) with an Adacolumn depletes elevated/activated ...

    Authors: Keiichi Tominaga, Masakazu Nakano, Mina Hoshino, Kazunari Kanke and Hideyuki Hiraishi
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:41
  14. Patients with persistent symptoms and/or villous atrophy despite strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) have non-responsive celiac disease (NRCD). A subset of these patients has refractory celiac disease...

    Authors: Justin R Hollon, Pamela A Cureton, Margaret L Martin, Elaine L Leonard Puppa and Alessio Fasano
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:40
  15. Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disorder that negatively impacts health-related quality of life (HRQL) and work productivity. Many patients have only a partial response to proton pump inhibi...

    Authors: Stanislas Bruley des Varannes, Helena Granstedt Löfman, Maria Karlsson, Peter Wahlqvist, Magnus Ruth, Mary Lou Furstnau, Nicolas Despiégel and Nils-Olov Stålhammar
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:39
  16. Advanced liver disease predisposes to bacterial translocation and endotoxaemia which can contribute to elevated circulating levels of IL-10 and down-regulation of MHC class II on antigen-presenting cells. We s...

    Authors: Jack Peter, Oliver Frey, Andreas Stallmach and Tony Bruns
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:37
  17. There is uncertainty on the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage II colorectal cancers. The aim of this study is to investigate the combined role of clinical, pathological and molecular para...

    Authors: Marisa Donada, Serena Bonin, Renzo Barbazza, Daniel Pettirosso and Giorgio Stanta
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:36
  18. A reliable and accurate estimation of liver size by physical examination is an important aspect of the clinical assessment of a patient. The scratch test uses auscultation to detect the lower liver edge by usi...

    Authors: Krishan Gupta, Akash Dhawan, Christian Abel, Nicholas Talley and John Attia
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:35
  19. Earlier, we reported a highly statistically significant association between T-helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 cytokine genotypes and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk among natives of southern Guangxi, China, a hyper...

    Authors: Jian-Min Yuan, Yunhua Fan, Simona Ognjanovic, Renwei Wang, David Van Den Berg, Sugantha Govindarajan and Mimi C Yu
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:32
  20. Although endoscopic biliary stents have been accepted as part of palliative therapy for cases of malignant hilar obstruction, the optimal endoscopic management regime remains controversial. In this study, we e...

    Authors: Osamu Inatomi, Shigeki Bamba, Makoto Shioya, Yosuke Mochizuki, Hiromitsu Ban, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Yasuharu Saito, Akira Andoh and Yoshihide Fujiyama
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:31
  21. Gallstone disease is associated with p.D19H of ABCG8 as well as alterations of cholesterol and bile acid metabolism. However, molecular mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. It is important to understand the...

    Authors: Olga Renner, Dieter Lütjohann, Dominique Richter, André Strohmeyer, Silke Schimmel, Oliver Müller, Eduard F Stange and Simone Harsch
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:30
  22. The transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) has been implicated in gastric cancer metastasis, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the role of the interaction between ...

    Authors: Jiyeon Yoon, Sung Jin Cho, Young San Ko, Jinju Park, Dong Hoon Shin, In Chan Hwang, Sang Yeun Han, Seon Young Nam, Min A Kim, Mee Soo Chang, Hye Seung Lee, Woo Ho Kim and Byung Lan Lee
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:29
  23. A high prevalence of chronic fatigue has previously been reported following giardiasis after a large waterborne outbreak in Bergen, Norway in 2004. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate differenti...

    Authors: Kristine Mørch, Kurt Hanevik, Ann C Rivenes, Jørn E Bødtker, Halvor Næss, Bjarte Stubhaug, Knut-Arne Wensaas, Guri Rortveit, Geir E Eide, Trygve Hausken and Nina Langeland
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:28
  24. Adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis (GMA) with an Adacolumn in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has been applied as a non-pharmacological treatment strategy, but the efficacy has been encouragin...

    Authors: Yoko Yokoyama, Mikio Kawai, Ken Fukunaga, Koji Kamikozuru, Kazuko Nagase, Koji Nogami, Tomoaki Kono, Yoshio Ohda, Masaki Iimuro, Nobuyuki Hida, Shiro Nakamura, Hiroto Miwa and Takayuki Matsumoto
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:27
  25. The cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome (CMLNS) is a rare manifestation of celiac disease, with an estimated mortality rate of 50%. Specific infections and malignant lymphoma may complicate its clinical ...

    Authors: Cristina Pojoga, Lidia Ciobanu, Alexandru Florin Badea, Emil Boţan, Cosmin Caraiani, Claudia Hagiu, Grigore Băciuţ and Radu Badea
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:26
  26. Cirrhotic patients with ascites are prone to develop various infectious diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and effect of major infectious diseases on the mortality of cirrhotic patients with...

    Authors: Tsung-Hsing Hung, Chih-Wei Tseng, Yu-Hsi Hsieh, Kuo-Chih Tseng, Chih-Chun Tsai and Chen-Chi Tsai
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:25
  27. Although high non-adherence to medication has been noticed for ulcerative colitis (UC), little is known about adherence to mesalamine treatments and determinants that can predict adherence. The objective of th...

    Authors: Jean Lachaine, Linnette Yen, Catherine Beauchemin and Paul Hodgkins
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:23
  28. Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been reported to be a new therapeutic option for esophageal achalasia. The possibility that POEM could reduce the risk of developing esophageal squamous cell carcinoma wa...

    Authors: Hitomi Minami, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Kayoko Matsushima, Yuko Akazawa, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Haruhiro Inoue, Kazuhiko Nakao and Hajime Isomoto
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:22
  29. Overdosed acetaminophen (paracetamol, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol; APAP) causes severe liver injury. We examined the effects of ozagrel, a selective thromboxane A2 (TXA2) synthase inhibitor, on liver injury induced by...

    Authors: Yoshiro Tomishima, Yoichi Ishitsuka, Naoya Matsunaga, Minako Nagatome, Hirokazu Furusho, Mitsuru Irikura, Shigehiro Ohdo and Tetsumi Irie
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:21
  30. Alterations in the fecal bacterial flora occur in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We examined the abundance and diversity of Clostridium leptum group, an important group of carbohydrate-fermenting bacteria, in ...

    Authors: Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss, Vijayalakshmi Sankaran, Srinivasan Pugazhendhi and Balakrishnan S Ramakrishna
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:20
  31. The objective of this study was to compare celiac disease (CD)– specific antibody tests to determine if they could replace jejunal biopsy in patients with a high pretest probability of CD.

    Authors: Annemarie Bürgin-Wolff, Buser Mauro and Hadziselimovic Faruk
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:19
  32. Studies have shown psychological distress in patients with cirrhosis, yet no studies have evaluated the laboratory and physiologic correlates of psychological symptoms in cirrhosis. This study therefore measur...

    Authors: Fang-Yuan Ko, Albert C Yang, Shih-Jen Tsai, Yang Zhou and Lie-Ming Xu
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:18
  33. Many studies have suggested that the immune response may play a crucial role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Therefore, our aim was to establish a (i) functional culture of primary human ...

    Authors: Polyxeni P Doumba, Marilena Nikolopoulou, Ilias P Gomatos, Manousos M Konstadoulakis and John Koskinas
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:17
  34. Few studies have examined the impact of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on patient reported outcomes in Europe. This study was conducted to assess the burden of HCV infection in terms of work productivity lo...

    Authors: Jeffrey Vietri, Girish Prajapati and Antoine C El Khoury
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:16
  35. Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) combined with large-balloon dilation (LBD) has been proposed as an alternative to manage large bile duct stones. However, recent reports indicate that LBD without EST may be saf...

    Authors: Jae Chul Hwang, Jin Hong Kim, Sun Gyo Lim, Soon Sun Kim, Sung Jae Shin, Kee Myung Lee and Byung Moo Yoo
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:15
  36. The glycoprotein MFG-E8 mediates phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells and influences the pathogenesis and progression of inflammatory diseases. MFG-E8 was shown to attenuate the progression of inflammation ...

    Authors: Jan G D’Haese, Ihsan Ekin Demir, Timo Kehl, Jannik Winckler, Nathalia A Giese, Frank Bergmann, Thomas Giese, Markus W Büchler, Helmut Friess, Mark Hartel and Güralp O Ceyhan
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:14
  37. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a severe complication in patients with hepatic cirrhosis, which causes numerous hospital admissions and deaths. Antibiotics are the best options in HE treatment, but head-to-head...

    Authors: Fernando Gomes Romeiro, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Madileine Francely Américo, Luciana Aparecida Corá, Giovanni Faria Silva, JoséRicardodeArruda Miranda and Carlos Antonio Caramori
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:13
  38. Inadequate response to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is reported in up to 40%. Patients with non erosive reflux disease (NERD) have lower response ...

    Authors: Arne Kandulski, Ulrich Peitz, Klaus Mönkemüller, Helmut Neumann, Jochen Weigt and Peter Malfertheiner
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:12
  39. Acute pancreatitis is the most common complication of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In spite of continuing research, no pharmacologic agent capable of effect...

    Authors: Gabriele Fluhr, Julia Mayerle, Eckhard Weber, Ali Aghdassi, Peter Simon, Thomas Gress, Thomas Seufferlein, Joachim Mössner, Andreas Stallmach, Thomas Rösch, Martina Müller, Britta Siegmund, Petra Büchner-Steudel, Ina Zuber-Jerger, Marcus Kantowski, Albrecht Hoffmeister…
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:11
  40. Four and one half LIM domain protein 2 (FHL2) has been reported to be a key regulator in many cellular processes being associated with fibrogenesis such as cell migration and contraction. Moreover, hepatic FHL...

    Authors: Sebastian Huss, Christian Stellmacher, Diane Goltz, Inna Khlistunova, Alexander C Adam, Jonel Trebicka, Jutta Kirfel, Reinhard Büttner and Ralf Weiskirchen
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:8
  41. Numerous diagnostic tests are available to detect Helicobactor pylori (H. pylori). There has been no single test available to detect H. pylori infection reliably. We evaluated the accuracy of a new fluorescence q...

    Authors: Zhiying Ou, Liya Xiong, Ding-You Li, Lanlan Geng, Lixia Li, Peiyu Chen, Min Yang, Yongmei Zeng, Zhenwen Zhou, Huimin Xia and Sitang Gong
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:7
  42. 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...

    Authors: Mariam Al-Shamsi, Allen Shahin, Eric PK Mensah-Brown and Abdul-Kader Souid
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:6
  43. Internet websites are a resource for patients seeking information about probiotics. We examined a sample of 71 websites presenting probiotic information. We found that descriptions of benefits far outnumbered ...

    Authors: Margaret A Brinich, Mary Beth Mercer and Richard R Sharp
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:5
  44. Ulceration of the oesophageal squamous mucosa (ulcerative oesophagitis) is a pathological manifestation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and is a major risk factor for the development of Barrett’s oesopha...

    Authors: Cameron M Smith, Michael Z Michael, David I Watson, Grace Tan, David St J Astill, Richard Hummel and Damian J Hussey
    Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2013 13:4

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