News tagged with gastroenterology
Different signaling pathways of cholangiocarcinoma
Overexpression of receptor tyrosine kinase Met has frequently been found in cholangiocarcinoma. A research group in Thailand demonstrated that hepatocyte growth factor, a Met ligand, induced invasion and motility and altered ...
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Thiopurine therapy improves quality of life
Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis do perceive a benefit from thiopurine treatment. A report in the open access journal BMC Gastroenterology has demonstrated improv ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Those who have colonoscopy performed by GIs less likely to develop colorectal cancer
Following a negative complete colonoscopy, those who had their colonoscopies at a hospital and had their procedures performed by a non-gastroenterologist may be at a significantly increased risk of developing subsequent colorectal ...
Feb 23, 2010 |
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New endoscopic treatment may spare Barrett's esophagus patients from surgery
Early tumor formation in Barrett's esophagus (BE) can be effectively and safely treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), in combination with prior endoscopic removal of visible lesions, according to a new study in Clinical Ga ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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New finding of the expression of Helicobacter pylori in Chilean patients
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonize the human stomach and present genetic mechanisms to evade the host immune response allowing their persistence in this habitat for years. A study involving 130 H. pylori strains isolated ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Which intestinal metapasia is closer with gastric cancer? Simple or atypical?
The classification of intestinal metapasia (IM) is confusing. A research group in China observed IM in gastric biopsies and divided IM into simple IM (SIM) and atypical IM (AIM). By detecting three tumor-associated proteins, ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Is hepatitis B virus genotype C independently associated with cirrhosis?
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most important risk factor of liver cirrhosis in HBV endemic areas. A research group in China performed a large epidemiological study to investigate the association of HBV ...
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Feb 09, 2010 |
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Clinical course of subepithelial lesions
Although several studies pertaining to the natural history of subepithelial tumors have been published, they have been limited by small sample size and relatively short follow-up. The natural history of subepithelial lesions ...
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Distinct demographic profiles between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) [comprising mainly Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)] is thought to affect about 150 000 people in the United Kingdom, the prevalence of severe IBD is not known. Mortality ...
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Feb 05, 2010 |
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Shape of Barrett's epithelium effects prevalence of erosive esophagitis
Barrett's epithelium is recognized as a complication of erosive esophagitis and is the pre-malignant condition for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Endoscopy-based research can effect quality of life in healthy volunteers?
The involvement of healthy volunteers (HV) in clinical and preclinical research, especially in the gastroenterology, has grown dramatically over the past few years. However, many issues of ethical, methodological or even ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma benefit from neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Esophageal carcinoma (EC) is one of the major malignant diseases worldwide. Surgery alone cannot obtain satisfactory effects in patients with EC. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has been a hotspot for EC treatment research. ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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An alternative method of pancreatic biopsy
It is reasonable to obtain a histological diagnosis before treating patients who have pancreatic masses and are unsuitable or unwilling to undergo surgery. As the pancreas is a deep seated organ surrounded by other vital ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Bacterial phylotype alterations in irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal functional disorder that can greatly affect the patient's well being. Multiple interacting mechanisms, including alterations in the intestinal microbiota, are suspected ...
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Jan 15, 2010 |
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Pitt researchers raise concern over frequency of surveillance colonoscopy
How often patients receive surveillance colonoscopy may need to be better aligned with their risks for colorectal cancer, according to two papers published this month by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers. ...
Jan 14, 2010 |
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