Issue 2/2004
Content (31 Articles)
REVIEW: The Use of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
Frank Friedenberg, Satya Gollamudi, Henry P. Parkman
Gastric Dysrhythmias and Transient Sleep Impairment in Healthy Subjects
Chien-Lin Chen, Hans Hsienhong Lin
Functional Mechanism Underlying COX-2 Expression Following Administration of Indomethacin in Rat Stomachs: Importance of Gastric Hypermotility
Koji Takeuchi, Akiko Tanaka, Yujiro Hayashi, Yoshiaki Kubo
Correlation of Gastric Liquid Emptying with Various Thresholds of Sensation in Healthy Controls and Patients with Functional Dyspepsia
Xiao-Hua Hou, Qixiang Li, Liangru Zhu, Xiaoping Xie, J. D. Z. Chen
A Nitrergic Secretomotor Neurotransmitter in the Chloride Secretory Response to Serotonin
Brian N. King, Michael C. Stoner, Sheikh M. Haque, John M. Kellum
Rebamipide Activates Genes Encoding Angiogenic Growth Factors and Cox2 and Stimulates Angiogenesis: A Key to Its Ulcer Healing Action?
A. S. Tarnawski, J. Chai, R. Pai, S.-K. Chiou
Adaptive Cytoprotection Induced by Pretreatment with Ethanol Protects Against Gastric Cell Damage by NSAIDs
Ken-Ichiro Tanaka, Kiyo Nishimoto, Wataru Tomisato, Shinji Tsutsumi, Tatsuya Hoshino, Tomofusa Tsuchiya, Tohru Mizushima
Analysis of Promoter Region of X-Linked pgk-1 Gene Polymorphisms: Evidence for Polyclonality of Adult Mouse Gastric Glands
Sachiyo Nomura, Michio Kaminishi, Nobuo Takagi, Hiroyasu Esumi
CASE REPORT: Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Solitary Hepatic Gastrinoma Metastases
Eldo Ermenegildo Frezza
Esophageal Bacteria and Barrett's Esophagus: A Preliminary Report
Glenn L. Osias, Matthew Q. Bromer, Rebecca M. Thomas, David Friedel, Larry S. Miller, Byungse Suh, Bennett Lorber, Henry P. Parkman, Robert S. Fisher
Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Endoscopic Esophagitis and Barrett's Esophagus: The Long and Short of It All
Shanmugarajah Rajendra, Kannan Kutty, Norain Karim
Relationship Between Hiatal Hernia and Inguinal Hernia
Leonardo De Luca, Pietro Di Giorgio, Giuseppe Signoriello, Enrico Sorrentino, Giuseppe Rivellini, Emilia D' Amore, Bruno De Luca, Joseph A. Murray
Esophageal Function and Sjögren's Syndrome
Françoise Volter, Olivier Fain, Emmanuel Mathieu, Michel Thomas
A Comparison Study of Gastric Cancer Risk in Patients with Duodenal and Gastric Ulcer: Roles of Gastric Mucosal Histology and p53 Codon 72 Polymorphism
Zun-Wu Zhang, Paul Newcomb, Andrew Hollowood, Moganaden, Jyoti Gupta, Roger Feakins, Alan Storey, Michael JG Farthing, Derek Alderson, Jeff Holly
CASE REPORT: Early Gastric Cancer Development in a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patient
Shouji Shimoyama, Fumio Aoki, Masaki Kawahara, Naohisa Yahagi, Toru Motoi, Shu Kuramoto, Michio Kaminishi
CASE REPORT: Successful Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Ruptured Gastric Fundal Varices in a Patient with Child–Pugh C Cirrhosis: Case Report and Literature Review
Yasuji Komorizono, Katsumi Sako, Yoriko Kajiya, Kiyohisa Kamimura, Niihara Tooru, Hiroto Nishimata, Kouichirou Shigeta, Kunio Fujisaki
High Ascitic Fluid Leptin Levels in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis and Sterile Ascites: Relationship with TNF-α Levels
Edoardo Giannini, Paola Romagnoli, Gian Luca Tenconi, Federica Botta, Federica Malfatti, Bruno Chiarbonello, Mario Mamone, Tommaso Barreca, Roberto Testa
Effect of Acute Self-Limited Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Superinfection on Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Cirrhosis. Virological Features of HBV–HCV Dual Infection
Norio Akuta, Fumitaka Suzuki, Mariko Kobayashi, Akihito Tsubota, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Tetsuya Hosaka, Takashi Someya, Masahiro Kobayashi, Satoshi Saitoh, Yasuji Arase, Kenji Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada
Natural Interferon α Treatment and Interferon α Receptor 2 Levels in Acute Hepatitis C
Kazuyuki Ohata, Koji Yano, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Manabu Daikoku, Michiaki Koga, Katsumi Eguchi, Michitami Yano
Influence of Age, Sex, and Degree of Liver Fibrosis on the Association Between Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Liver Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Hidenori Toyoda, Takashi Kumada, Seiki Kiriyama, Yasuhiro Sone, Makoto Tanikawa, Yasuhiro Hisanaga, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Takashi Honda, Teiji Kuzuya
CASE REPORT: Adefovir Dipivoxil as a Treatment for Hepatic Failure Caused by Lamivudine-Resistant HBV Strains
Reiichiro Kuwahara, Ryukichi Kumashiro, Hiroto Inoue, Ryo Tanabe, Eisuke Tanaka, Teruko Hino, Tatsuya Ide, Yuriko Koga, Michio Sata
CASE REPORT: Amebic Liver Abscess, Mirizzi Syndrome, and Acute Hepatic Failure
C. Severi, M. Zippi, F. Baccini, G. Gentile, M. Bezzi, F. Fiocca, R. Caprilli
CASE REPORT: Omental Mass Secondary to Metastatic Breast Cancer
Ehab Elakkary, Amit Dwivedi, Shivana Prakash
Modulation of the Effect of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Acute Colitis by the Administration of Different Probiotic Strains of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium
Nadia Osman, Diya Adawi, Siv Ahrne, Bengt Jeppsson, Göran Molin
Effect of Anti-TNF Therapy and Vitamin D Derivatives on the Proliferation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Crohn's Disease
Maria Stio, Cristina Treves, Maria Martinesi, Giuseppe d'Albasio, Siro Bagnoli, Andrea G. Bonanomi
CASE REPORT: Prolonged Remission of Severe Crohn's Disease After Fever and Leukopenia Caused by 6-Mercaptopurine
Efrat Z. Lobel, Burton I. Korelitz, Katherine Vakher, Georgia Panagopoulos
The Chronic Colitis Developed by HLA-B27 Transgenic Rats Is Associated with Altered In Vivo Mucin Synthesis
M. Faure, D. Moënnoz, C. Mettraux, F. Montigon, E. J. Schiffrin, C. Obled, D. Breuillé, J. Boza
CASE REPORT: Primary Epiploic Appendagitis: An Underappreciated Diagnosis. A Case Series and Review of the Literature
Simren Sangha, Jorge A. Soto, James M. Becker, Francis A. Farraye
LETTER: Invagination of the Appendix: Diagnostic Laparoscopy?
F. J. Vogelaar, I. Q. Molenaar, S. Adhin, P. Steenvoorde