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  • 1
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    Evaluation of tumor growth rate in patients with early gastric carcinoma of the elevated type (1991)
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    Abdominal imaging 16 (1991), S. 289-292 
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    ISSN: 1432-0509
    Keywords: Stomach, neoplasms ; Gastric cancer ; doubling time ; Gastric tumors, prognosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The growth rates of elevated-type early gastric carcinoma in 12 patients were determined chronologically using serial radiographs. Eight progressed from an early to an advanced stage during periods of observation ranging from 4–82 months (mean 31.7 months), while four patients were still in an early stage at final examination, despite an increase in tumor size. The tumor volume doubling time ranged from 2.2–23.4 months (mean 10.1 months) but varied considerably among patients. Aggressive endoscopy should be performed for all elevated lesions of the stomach because they can harbor malignancy; some can grow rapidly as reported here.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01887370
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    Factors That Affect Results of the 13C Urea Breath Test in Japanese Patients (2000)
    Boston, MA, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Helicobacter 5 (2000), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. The 13C urea breath test (UBT) is considered to be the most accurate way of diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection. Our objective was to investigate the accuracy of the UBT in Japanese patients and the association of UBT values with histological findings.Materials and Methods. A total of 169 consecutive patients were studied by endoscopy with histology, by serology with IgG antibody and test serum pepsinogen (PG), and by UBT. The association between UBT values and histological findings and the PG I / II ratio were analyzed in H. pylori–positive patients.Results. Of 169 Japanese patients, 135 were H. pylori–positive on both histology and serology analysis, 27 were H. pylori–negative on both histology and serology analysis, and 7 patients showed differing results. Using a cutoff value of 2.5‰, test sensitivity was 100%, while specificity was 96%. Among the 135 H. pylori–positive patients, a significant relation was observed between UBT value and H. pylori colonization density of the corpus and antrum, neutrophil activity of the antrum, atrophy, and intestinal metaplasia of the corpus in the H. pylori–positive patients. Also, UBT values correlated with the PG I /II ratio. In multivariate analysis, the PG I /II ratio was the most important factor related to UBT values (odds ration [OR], 4.99; 95% confidence interval, 1.60–15.55).Conclusions. The UBT is an accurate method for detecting H. pylori infection in the Japanese population, which shows a high prevalence of atrophic gastritis. Values are affected by H. pylori infection and by the severity of atrophic gastritis.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5378.2000.00015.x
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    Effect of Smoking and Histological Gastritis Severity on the Rate of H. pylori Eradication with Omeprazole, Amoxicillin, and Clarithromycin (1999)
    Boston, MA, USA : Blackwell Science Inc
    Helicobacter 4 (1999), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. The combination of omeprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin is a common regimen against Helicobacter pylori. Several recent studies have shown that smoking, high intragastric acidity, and the degree of histological gastritis are associated with H. pylori eradication failure.Materials and Methods. One hundred and thirty-seven H. pylori–positive patients were treated with a 1-week regimen composed of omeprazole, 20 mg once daily; amoxicillin, 500 mg; and clarithromycin, 200 mg thrice daily. Success of the treatment was evaluated by histology and the 13C-urea breath test at least 4 weeks after completion of therapy. Data about age, gender, alcohol intake, smoking habits, and previous proton pump inhibitor intake were collected in patient interviews. We evaluated fasting gastric pH and the degree of histological gastritis before eradication of H. pylori.Results. The overall eradication of H. pylori at 4 weeks was successful in 98 of 137 patients (72%). On the multivariate analysis, a low grade of inflammation in the antrum (p≤ .01; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.34–16.75), low grade of activity in the fundus (p≤ .05; 95% CI, 1.31–9.65), and smoking (p≤ .05; 95% CI, 1.27–6.82) were the significant independent factors predicting treatment failure.Conclusions. These findings indicate that H. pylori eradication therapy with omeprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin is less effective in patients who smoke and more effective in patients with high scores of antral inflammation and fundal activity at baseline biopsy.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5378.1999.99299.x
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    Helicobacter pylori Infection Increases Serum Nitrate and Nitrite More Prominently Than Serum Pepsinogens (2002)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Helicobacter 7 (2002), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. Helicobacter pylori infection causes chronic gastritis and results in increased serum concentrations of pepsinogens I and II as well as gastrin, while the ratio of pepsinogen I to II (I : II) is decreased. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is induced in H. pylori-associated gastritis and may modulate inflammation. However serum nitrate and nitrite (NOx) concentrations in patients with H. pylori-induced chronic gastritis have not been reported. We examined differences in serum NOx between H. pylori-negative and positive volunteers relative to differences in pepsinogens and gastrin.Materials and methods. Sera from 80 healthy asymptomatic volunteers younger than 36 years were analyzed for anti-H. pylori antibody, NOx, gastrin and pepsinogens.Results. In H. pylori antibody-positive subjects serum NOx concentrations were higher than in negative subjects (p 〈 .005). In H. pylori-negative subjects, NOx correlated with pepsinogen II (r = .405, p 〈 .05). In subjects with low pepsinogen I or II, NOx was higher in H. pylori-positive than negative subjects (p 〈 .001). In subjects with high pepsinogen I : II (6 or higher), serum NOx was higher in H. pylori-positive than in negative subjects.Conclusions. H. pylori-induced gastritis increases serum NOx concentrations more prominently than those of pepsinogen. In H. pylori-negative subjects, serum correlates with serum pepsinogen II.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5378.2002.00050.x
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    The Role of Endoscopic Findings for the Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection: Evaluation in a Country with High Prevalence of Atrophic Gastritis (1999)
    Boston, MA, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Helicobacter 4 (1999), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: This study examines endoscopic findings in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in the Japanese population.〈section xml:id="abs1-2"〉〈title type="main"〉Materials and Methods.The endoscopic findings (including gastric fold findings and degree of atrophy by the Kimura-Takemoto classification system), histologic severity of inflammation, and glandular atrophy were assessed according to the Sydney system in 642 patients (419 men; 223 women; mean age 43.5 years, range 13–86). H. pylori infection was evaluated by Giemsa staining and serum IgG antibodies.〈section xml:id="abs1-3"〉〈title type="main"〉Results.391 of 642 patients (60.9%) were diagnosed as having endoscopic gastritis. Of the 391 patients with endoscopic gastritis, 318 (82.6%) had histologic gastritis and 310 (79.3%) had H. pylori infection. Of the 251 patients with endoscopically normal stomachs, 43 (17.1%) had histologic gastritis and 32 (12.7%) had H. pylori infection. Atrophic gastritis was the most prevalent finding (56.3%) among those with endoscopic gastritis. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in patients with atrophic gastritis (92.7%) and rugal hyperplastic gastritis (92.3%) was significantly higher than in those with other types of gastritis or with a normal stomach (12.7%). A markedly high prevalence of H. pylori infection was found in subjects with tortuosity, hyperrugosity, and/or hyporugosity of the gastric folds.〈section xml:id="abs1-4"〉〈title type="main"〉Conclusions.The accurate endoscopic assessment of gastritis according to the Sydney system along with gastric fold findings and the endoscopically identified extent of gastric atrophy are valuable indicators for determining H. pylori infection and histologic gastritis in the Japanese population.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5378.1999.09016.x
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  • 6
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    Negative Association Between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Reflux Esophagitis in Older Patients: Case-Control Study in Japan (2000)
    Boston, MA, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Helicobacter 5 (2000), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. Recent studies have clarified a close association between H. pylori infection and gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, but there is little information concerning the relationship between H. pylori infection and reflux esophagitis (RE). We investigated the relationship between H. pylori, RE, and corpus gastritis.Subjects and Methods. Ninety-five patients with RE and 190 sex- and age-matched asymptomatic healthy controls demonstrating no localized lesions in the upper GI tract were studied and evaluated for H. pylori infection, histologic gastritis, serum gastrin, and pepsinogens (PGs).Results. H. pylori infection was significantly lower in RE patients than in asymptomatic controls (41% vs. 76%, p 〈 .01). Histologic gastritis of both the antrum and corpus was significantly less frequent (antrum; p 〈 .01, corpus; p 〈 .01), and serum levels of PGI and the PG I/II ratio were significantly higher in RE patients than in controls (PGI; p 〈 .05, PG I/II ratio; p 〈 .01). When the subjects were divided into two age groups (59 years of age and younger and 60 years of age and older), a significant difference was found only among patients over 60 years of age (29% vs. 85%, p 〈 .01). Among subjects in this age group, gastritis in both the antrum and corpus were significantly milder in RE patients than in controls. Although the prevalence of H. pylori infection was similar between the two groups of patients under 59 years of age, corpus gastritis was significantly milder in patients than in controls (p 〈 .05).Conclusions. A significantly low prevalence of H. pylori infection was found in RE patients over 60 years of age but not in those under 59 in comparison with sex- and age-matched controls. The relative lack of corpus gastritis might play a role in the pathogenesis of RE in our population through preservation of the acid secretion area.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5378.2000.00003.x
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  • 7
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    Serum pepsinogen in screening for gastric cancer (1995)
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    Journal of gastroenterology 30 (1995), S. 452-460 
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    ISSN: 1435-5922
    Keywords: pepsinogen ; gastric cancer ; gastric mass survey ; cut-off point
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract To establish a sensitive and efficient screening method for gastric cancer using serum pepsinogen, we investigated the characteristics of serum pepsinogen I and II levels and the I/II ratio and their cut-off points. We found that the pepsinogen I level and the I/II ratio were significantly lower in patients with gastric cancer than in control subjects, especially in patients with cancers of the differentiated type, the elevated type, and the depressed type without ulceration. However, sex, depth of invasion, and location of tumor did not correlate with the pepsinogen levels. A suitable cut-off point in screening for gastric cancer was a pepsinogen I level of less than 50 ng/ml and a I/II ratio of less than 3.0, as determined by receiver operator characteristics curves. The sensitivity, the specificity, and the accuracy of detection for all types of gastric cancer were approximately 55%, 75%, and 72%, respectively. If restricted to cancers of the elevated and the depressed type without ulceration, the sensitivity was approximately 85%, and the specificity and accuracy were approximately 76% and 77%, respectively. These results suggest that, in screening for gastric cancer when using pepsinogen levels and morphological examinations, the suitable cut-off point in regard to specificity is as stated above. However, regarding sensitivity, when the pepsinogen method is used alone, a pepsinogen I level of less than 70 ng/ml and a I/II ratio of less than 3.0 is acceptable.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02347560
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    Endoscopic treatment of submucosal invasive colorectal carcinoma with special reference to risk factors for lymph node metastasis (1995)
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    Journal of gastroenterology 30 (1995), S. 710-717 
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    ISSN: 1435-5922
    Keywords: submucosal invasive colon cancer ; lymph node metastasis ; endoscopic treatment
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A clinicopathological analysis of the risk factors for lymph node metastasis was performed in 177 patients with submucosal invasive colorectal carcinoma (CRC). The submucosal deepest invasive portion was histologically subclassified as well (W), moderately (M), or poorly (Por) differentiated. M type was further subdivided into moderately-well (Mw) and moderatelypoorly (Mp) differentiated. The pattern of tumor growth was classified as polypoid growth (PG) and non-polypoid growth (NPG). Lymph node metastasis was detected in 21 (12%) of the 177 patients. Macroscopically, type IIc and IIa+IIc lesions showed a significantly higher incidence of lymph node metastasis (44% and 30%) than type IIa and I (4% and 8%). Regarding the histologic subclassification, Por and Mp lesions showed a significantly higher incidence of lymph node metastasis (67% and 37%) than W and Mw lesions (4% and 14%). NPG tumors showed a significantly higher incidence of lymph node metastasis (29%) than PG tumors (7%). The depth of submucosal invastion and lymphatic invasion (ly) were also significantly correlated with incidence of lymph node metastasis (submucosal scanty (sm-s) invasion 4%, massive invasion 20%; ly(+) 23%, ly(−) 5%). None of the lesions with both sm-s invasion and of W or Mw type showed lymph node metastasis. These results indicate that submucosal invasive CRC with both sm-s invasion and of W or Mw type, which shows no ly, is the appropriate indication for endoscopic curative treatment.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02349636
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    Somatostatin in gastric juice in normal subjects and patients with duodenal ulcer (1992)
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    Digestive diseases and sciences 37 (1992), S. 1020-1024 
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    ISSN: 1573-2568
    Keywords: somatostatin ; gastric juice ; duodenal ulcer
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Somatostatin in gastric juice was determined in normal subjects and patients with duodenal ulcer. Gel exclusion chromatography of gastric juice revealed that the main immunoreactivity existed at the position of somatostatin-14. A large amount of somatostatin was present in gastric juice, and the quantity increased following tetragastrin stimulation. Furthermore, there was a good inverse correlation between somatostatin concentration and acidity of gastric juice; however, there was no difference between normal subjects and patients with duodenal ulcer in the amount of somatostatin released into gastric juice.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01300281
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    Gastric emptying and bezoars in Japanese (1993)
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    Digestive diseases and sciences 38 (1993), S. 1422-1425 
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    ISSN: 1573-2568
    Keywords: bezoar ; gastric emptying ; gastric acid secretion ; pathogenesis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Bezoars are conglomerates of undigested material in the stomach. Previous reports have shown that a decrease in secretion of pepsin and gastric acid and a delay in gastric emptying might contribute to their formation. To clarify the pathogenesis of the formation of gastric bezoars, we studied gastric emptying in five patients who presented with a bezoar. In addition, gastric acid secretion was studied in three of the cases. Gastric emptying was not delayed in any case, and there was no trend toward a decrease in gastric acid secretion. The five patients were successfully treated by the endoscopic fragmentation and enzymatic dissolution of the benzoars. We conclude that, in Japanese, factors other than a delay in gastric emptying are the main contributors to bezoar formation.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01308598
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