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Open Journal of Gastroenterology (OJGas) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in Gastroenterology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Gas…
Jason B. Welch, Richa Shukla, Nnenna Igbo, Ashwani K. Singal, Joao Kazan-Tannus, Roger D. Soloway
Background: Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high risk populations has traditionally involved the use of ultrasound (US), followed by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for confirmation of suspected lesions. The aim of…
Duk Joo Choi, Yeon Suk Kim, Jung Ho Kim, Yang Suh Ku, Min Su Ha, Ju Hyeon Kim
Background/Aims: Recently, endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation (EPLBD) using a large balloon (12 - 20 mm) for extraction of difficult common bile duct (CBD) stones has been widely accepted with favorable outcomes. However, there is no consensus with r…
I. Charif, H. Abid, D. Benajah, O. Addou, I. Kamaoui, S. Tizniti, A. Boly, C. Nejjari, A. Ibrahimi, M. El Abkari, M. El Yousfi
Background and Aims: Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Endoscopy and radiology play an important role in the diagnosis and management of this specific disease. The ability of each of these two tests to detect the gastrointestinal…
Jun Chen, Donghua Li, Shaoyong Xu, Zequn Sun, Bin Wang, Changsheng Deng
Purpose: To investigate the influence of meteorological factors on the esophagogastric variceal bleeding. The rhythmicity and variation mechanism of the onset of esophagogastric variceal bleeding were determined by large sample study. Methods: 572 patients wi…
Hisashi Hidaka, Makoto Ohbu, Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Tsutomu Minamino, Juichi Takada, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Yusuke Okuwaki, Masaaki Watanabe, Takahide Nakazawa, Akitaka Shibuya, Wasaburo Koizumi
Aim: We evaluated the long-term effects of olmesartan, an angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker, in pa tients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) com plicated with hypertension. Methods: All patients were given a standard calorie diet and exercise counsel…
A. Abd Elrehim, O. Fekry, Abd Elaziz, W. Fathalah, M. Abd Elbary, T. Darwish
Background: Chronic liver disease may be associated with protein energy malnutrition. Those malnourished patients undergoing liver transplantation suffer great morbidities and even mortalities. Estimating the degree of malnutrition in patients with end stage…
Mohamed Yousef, Aisha Elsharkawy, Mohammad El Beshlawy, Gamal Esmat, Zakaria Salama
Background and Aim: Hepatic focal lesions differ in their tissue composition and in the degree of stiffness, so our aim was to evaluate the role of Ultrasonic Transient Elastography (Fibroscan) in the measurement of hepatic focal lesions stiffness in order to…
Manal Kamel, Magdy El-Serafy, Hussein Attia, Hanan Abdeel-Haleem, Naglaa Zayed, Maha Hasab-Allah, Zakaria Salama
Background: Although non-specific, transabdominal bowel ultrasonography, in real time or in color Doppler; has been beneficial in evaluating the location, extent and activity of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Aim: To assess the potential role of bowel tran…
Amir Hossein Rasekh, Zeinab Liaghat, Alireza Tabebordbar
Nowadays medicines believe that the only definite method to diagnose the existence of Helicobacter pylori microbe is performing endoscope, however it’s painful and insufferable for young children. Thus in this paper we used data mining algorithms to diagnose…
Veronica Ojetti, Tortora Annalisa, Ianiro Gianluca, Bertucci Flavio, Ferrarese Daniele, Buccelletti Francesco, Zuccala’ Giuseppe, Gasbarrini Antonio
BACKGROUND Lactose malabsorption is variably associated with lactose intolerance (LI). The determinants of symptom onset have not yet been completely identified. Visceral sensitivity may play a role i n the pathogenesis of functional symptoms; an increasing b…
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Open Journal of Gastroenterology (OJGas) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in Gastroenterology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Gas… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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