Alcoholic complications

 Alcoholic Hepatitis - Prednisolone  8/13/98 (Branch)

Question: Does Prednisolone improve survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis?

- A randomized trial of prednisolone in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis.;  New England Journal of Medicine. 326(8)507-12, 1992 Feb 20.;  UI:92123307  Citation/Abstract

- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu disease): new insights in pathogenesis, complications, and treatment  [Review] [99 refs];  Archives of Internal Medicine. 156(7):714-9, 1996 Apr 8.;  UI:96194208  Citation/Abstract

Alcoholic complications

 Alcoholic Liver Disease - Electrolyte Imbalances  3/31/00 (Brady)  

Question:  What changes in electrolytes can be anticipated in alcoholic liver disease?

- Alcohol and the liver: 1994 update. [Review] [274 refs];  Gastroenterology. 106(4):1085-105, 1994 Apr.;  UI:94192944  Citation/Abstract

- Alcoholic liver disease. [Review] [131 refs];   Medical Clinics of North America. 73(4):815-30, 1989 Jul.;  UI:89260615  Citation/Abstract

Appendicitis

 Appendicitis, Diagnosis  2/09/99 (Del Rio)

Question: a) What is the value of CT-scan for the diagnosis of appendicitis?

- Effect of computed tomography of the appendix on treatment of patients and use of hospital resources;  New England Journal of Medicine. 338(3):141-6, 1998 Jan 15.;  UI:98080361 Citation/Abstract

 b) What is the value of ultrasound for the diagnosis of appendicitis?

- A prospective study of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of appendicitis.;  New England Journal of Medicine. 317(11):666-9, 1987 Sep 10.;  UI:87315209  Citation/Abstract

Appendicitis

 Appendicitis, Diagnosis - Ultrasound vs. CT Scan 4/13/01 (Hahn)

Question: What is the comparative effectiveness of ultrasound vs. ct scan in the diagnosis of appendicitis?

- A prospective trial of computed tomography and ultrasonography for diagnosing appendicitis in the atypical patient.; American Journal of Surgery. 179(5):379-81, 2000 May.; UI: 20389074 Citation/Abstract Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Science Direct

Ascites

 Ascites - Physical Examination  10/19/99 (Doyle)

Question: How effective are current methods of physical examination in the diagnosis of ascites?

- Does this patient have ascites? How to divine fluid in the abdomen. [Rational Clinical Examination] [Review] [13 refs];  JAMA. 267(19):2645-8, 1992 May 20.;  UI:92243628  Citation/Abstract

Ascites

 Management of Ascites  1/12/99 (Del Rio)

Question: a) What is the management of ascites in a patient with cirrhosis.

- Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis. [Review] [78 refs];  Hepatology. 27(1):264-72, 1998 Jan.;  UI:98085915  Citation/Abstract

- Ascites and renal functional abnormalities in cirrhosis. Pathogenesis and treatment. [Review] [113 refs];  Baillieres Clinical Gastroenterology. 11(2):365-85, 1997 Jun.;  UI:98057494  Citation/Abstract

- Management of ascites in the patient with portal hypertension with emphasis on spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. [Review] [55 refs];  Seminars in Gastrointestinal Disease. 8(4):200-9, 1997 Oct.;  UI:98024601  Citation/Abstract

- Treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites. [Review] [72 refs];  Seminars in Liver Disease. 17(3):249-60, 1997.;  UI:97453430  Citation/Abstract

b) What is the current management of refractory ascites in patients with cirrhosis?

Paracentesis with intravenous infusion of albumin as compared with peritoneovenous shunting in cirrhosis with refractory ascites.;  New England Journal of Medicine. 325(12):829-35, 1991 Sep 19.;  UI:91342712 Citation/Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma

 Sclerosing Adenocarcinoma  3/03/00 (Lubin)

Question: What are the presenting features of sclerosing adenocarcinomas of the colon?

- Cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a multicenter case-control study;  Hepatology. 31(1):7-11, 2000 Jan.;  UI:20080843  Citation/Abstract

- Primary sclerosing cholangitis and cholangiocarcinoma as a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. [Review] [56 refs];  Annals of Oncology. 10 Suppl 4:89-93, 1999.;  UI:99365847  Citation/Abstract

Cholantiocarcinoma

 Cholangiocarcinoma  3/16/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What are the clinical characteristics and presentations of cholangiocarcinoma?

- Cholangiocarcinoma: a review. [Review] [33 refs];  Gastroenterologist. 5(4):306-15, 1997 Dec.;  UI:98098337 Citation/Abstract 

Cholecystitis

 Cholecystitis - Diagnosis  9/01/98 (Del Rio)

Question: How does one diagnose acute cholecystitis?

- Revised estimates of diagnostic test sensitivity and specificity in suspected biliary tract disease;  Archives of Internal Medicine. 154(22)2573-81, 1994 Nov 28.;  UI:95070641 Citation/Abstract

Cirrhosis

 Liver Cirrhosis - Child’s Classification  12/15/99 (Del Rio)

Question: How useful is Child’s classification in determining prognosis in cases of liver cirrhosis?

- Superiority of the Child-Pugh classification to quantitative liver function tests for assessing prognosis of liver cirrhosis.;  Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 24(3):269-76, 1989 Apr.;  UI:89283612   Citation/Abstract

- Prognostic value of Child-Turcotte criteria in medically treated cirrhosis.;  Hepatology. 4(3):430-5, 1984 May-Jun.;  UI:84210398  Citation/Abstract

Cirrhosis

 Liver Cirrhosis  12/15/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What is the work of Sheila Sherlock on cirrhosis of the liver?

- Alcoholic liver disease [see comments]. [Review] [20 refs];  Lancet. 345(8944):227-9, 1995 Jan 28.;  UI:95124074  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Therapeutic trials in primary biliary cirrhosis.;  QJM. 87(11):701-3, 1994 Nov.;  UI:95120464  Citation/Abstract 

- Primary biliary cirrhosis: clarifying the issues. [Review] [27 refs];  American Journal of Medicine. 96(1A):27S-33S, 1994 Jan 17.;  UI:94152655  Citation/Abstract 

Colon and Rectum

 Diarrhea, Infectious - Management 12/8/98 (Del Rio)

Question: a) What should be the management of diarrhea in adults today?

- Guidelines on acute infectious diarrhea in adults. The Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. [Review] [104 refs];  American Journal of Gastroenterology. 92(11)1962-75, 1997 Nov.;  UI:98026497 Citation/Abstract

Colon and Rectum

 HIV and Anal & Rectal Fistula  8/24/98 (Del Rio)

Question: What are the healing parameters for anal or rectal fistula in HIV patients, with attention to CD4 levels?

- Healing after anal fistulotomy: comparative study between HIV+ and HIV- patients.;  Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 41(2)177-9, 1998 Feb.;  UI:98215528  Citation/Abstract

Colon and Rectum

 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Thromboembolic Complications  3/03/00 (Lubin)

Question: How common are arterial thromboemboli as complications of inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn's disease?

- Thromboembolism in inflammatory bowel disease. [Review] [55 refs];  Acta Gastroenterologica Belgica. 62(2):182-6, 1999 Apr-Jun.;  UI:99356786  Citation/Abstract 

- Arterial thromboembolic complications of inflammatory bowel disease. Report of three cases.;  Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 35(2):193-6, 1992 Feb.;  UI:92136967  Citation/Abstract

- Vascular complications of inflammatory bowel disease.;  Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 61(2):140-5, 1986 Feb.;  UI:86117051 Citation/Abstract

Colon and Rectum

 Intestinal Angina  12/03/98 (Lubin)

Question: What is intestinal angina?

- Occlusive and non-occlusive gastrointestinal ischaemia: a clinical review with special emphasis on the diagnostic value of tonometry. [Review] [161 refs];  Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Supplement. 225:3-12, 1998.;  UI:98175496  Citation/Abstract

- Recent trends in the diagnosis and management of chronic intestinal ischemia.;  Annals of Vascular Surgery. 4(2)126-32, 1990 Mar.;  UI:90181255  Citation/Abstract

Colon and Rectum - Crohn's

 Crohn's Disease - Tracheoesophageal Fistula  9/24/98 (Lubin)

Question: Can tracheoesophageal fistual occur with Crohn's disease?

- A 34-year-old woman with persistent cough and diarrhea.;  JAMA. 255(20)2785-7, 1986 May 23-30.;  UI:86200565 Citation/Abstract

Colon and Rectum - Crohn's

 Crohn's Disease, Infectious Etiology  7/06/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What is the organism which has been most commonly implicated in the etiology of Crohn's disease?

Question: If it is a Mycobacteria, is there any evidence of benefit from antituberculous therapy for Crohn's diseases?

- Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease. [Review] [21 refs];  Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Supplementum. 98:27-9, 1995.;  UI:97020816  Citation/Abstract

- Controlled trial of antituberculous chemotherapy in Crohn's disease: a five year follow up study.;  Gut. 42(4):497-500, 1998 Apr.;  UI:98279282  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Crohn's disease

 Crohn's Disease - Tracheoesophageal Fistula  9/24/98 (Lubin)

Question: Can tracheoesophageal fistual occur with Crohn's disease?

- A 34-year-old woman with persistent cough and diarrhea.;  JAMA. 255(20)2785-7, 1986 May 23-30.;  UI:86200565 Citation/Abstract

Crohn's disease

 Crohn's Disease, Infectious Etiology  7/06/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What is the organism which has been most commonly implicated in the etiology of Crohn's disease?

Question: If it is a Mycobacteria, is there any evidence of benefit from antituberculous therapy for Crohn's diseases?

- Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease. [Review] [21 refs];  Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Supplementum. 98:27-9, 1995.;  UI:97020816  Citation/Abstract

- Controlled trial of antituberculous chemotherapy in Crohn's disease: a five year follow up study.;  Gut. 42(4):497-500, 1998 Apr.;  UI:98279282  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Diabetes

 Gastroparesis in Diabetics  7/16/98 (Branch)

Question: What are aspects of gastroparesis in diabetics?

- Gastroparesis and dyspepsia in patients with diabetes mellitus. [Review] [42 refs];  European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 7(8):717-23, 1995 Aug.;  UI:96100057 Citation/Abstract

Diagnostic procedures

 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) - Indications 3/21/01 (Smith)

Question: What are the indications for emergency ERCP?

- ASGE guidelines for clinical application. The role of ERCP in diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.; Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 50(6):915-20, 1999 Dec.; UI: 20101976  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 20101976

- Major early complications from diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP: a prospective multicenter study [see comments].; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 48(1):1-10, 1998 Jul.; UI: 98347799  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 98347799

Emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in critically ill patients.; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 47(5):368-71, 1998 May.; UI: 98270591  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 98270591

Clinical utility of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [see comments].;  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 46(5):393-9, 1997 Nov.; UI: 98063703  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 98063703

E coli

 E.scherichia Coli O157:H7 - Hemolytic/Uremic Syndrome 12/22/98 (Del Rio)

Question: What are aspects of hemolytic/uremic syndrome in E. coli O157:H7 infections?

- Escherichia coli and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome. [Review] [42 refs];  Southern Medical Journal. 91(9)798-804, 1998 Sep.;  UI:98413981 Citation/Abstract

E coli

 Escherichia Coli O157:H7 - Epidemiology 12/8/98 (Del Rio)

Question:  How prevalent is E. coli 0157:H7 as a cause of diarrhea after eating hamburgers?

- Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7--an emerging pathogen [Review] [26 refs];  American Family Physician. 56(3)853-6, 859-61, 1997 Sep 1.;  UI:97447126 Citation/Abstract

- Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli [Review] [719 refs];  Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 11(1)142-201, 1998 Jan. [published erratum appears in Clin Microbiol Rev 1998 Apr;11(2)403].;  UI:98118758  Citation/Abstract

Enteric duplication cysts

 Enteric Duplication Cysts 9/20/00  (Millhouse)

Question: What are the characteristics and therapies for enteric duplication cysts?

- Presentation and surgical management of bronchogenic and esophageal duplication cysts in adults.; Chest. 113(6):1492-6, 1998 Jun.;  UI: 98293544  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Esophageal carcinoma

 Esophageal Carcinoma, Risk Factors  6/16/98 (Walker)

Question: What are the risk factors for esophageal carcinoma, especially for south Georgia farmers?

- Factors associated with cancer of the oesophagus: an overview. [Review] [63 refs];  Cancer Detection & Prevention. 11(3-6):225-34, 1988.;  UI:88270414 Citation/Abstract 

- Silica and oesophageal cancer.;  Ciba Foundation Symposium. 121:214-30, 1986.;  UI:86299905 Citation/Abstract 

Esophageal complications

 Esophagitis - Etidronate / Alendronate (Bisphosphonate) Complications  10/4/99 (Doyle)

Question: What esophageal complications can arise from bisphosphonate therapy?

- Esophagitis associated with the use of alendronate [Review] [17 refs];  New England Journal of Medicine. 335(14):1016-21, 1996 Oct 3.  UI:96369587  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Esophageal complications

 Fosamax - Esophageal complications 5/18/01 (Desai) 

Question: What are the esophageal side effects of the diphosphanate class drugs?

- Endoscopic comparison of esophageal and gastroduodenal effects of risedronate and alendronate in postmenopausal women. [see comments].; Gastroenterology. 119(3):631-8, 2000 Sep.; UI: 20440588  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article Free on the Internet

- Alendronate-associated esophageal injury: pathologic and endoscopic features.; Modern Pathology. 12(12):1152-7, 1999 Dec.;  UI: 20084287  Citation/Abstract

Esophagus

 Crohn's Disease - Tracheoesophageal Fistula  9/24/98 (Lubin)

Question: Can tracheoesophageal fistual occur with Crohn's disease?

- A 34-year-old woman with persistent cough and diarrhea.;  JAMA. 255(20)2785-7, 1986 May 23-30.;  UI:86200565 Citation/Abstract

Esophagus

 Esophageal Disease - HIV Patients  8/10/98  (Akopov)

Question: Under what circumstances should endoscopy be used in the diagnosis of esophageal disease in HIV+ patients?

- Esophageal disease in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: etiology, diagnosis, and management. [Review] [102 refs];  American Journal of Medicine. 92(4):412-21, 1992 Apr.;  UI:92214477  Citation/Abstract

- Role of endoscopy in the investigation of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in HIV-infected patients. [Review] [49 refs];  Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology. 13(4):305-10, 1999 May.;  UI:99289635  Citation/Abstract

- Fluconazole compared with endoscopy for human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with esophageal symptoms.;  Gastroenterology. 110(6):1803-9, 1996 Jun.;  UI:96239688  Citation/Abstract

Gastric Adenocarcinoma

 Gastric Adenocarcinoma 1/12/01 (Galpin)

Question: What is the incidence of metastasis with gastric adenocarcinoma? 

- Occult lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer with submucosal invasion.; Surgery Today. 24(10):870-5, 1994.; UI: 95201459 Citation/Abstract 

- A clinicopathological analysis of early gastric cancer: retrospective study with special reference to lymph node metastasis.; Cancer Detection & Prevention. 18(6):437-41, 1994.; UI: 95171401 Citation/Abstract 

- Lymph node metastases of gastric cancer. General pattern in 1931 patients.; Annals of Surgery. 210(5):596-602, 1989 Nov.; UI: 90055418  Citation/Abstract 

Gerd

 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Management Guidelines  4/18/00 (Del Rio)  

Question: What are the current guidelines for management of GERD?

- Updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The Practice Parameters: Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology;  American Journal of Gastroenterology. 94(6):1434-42, 1999 Jun.;  UI:99290672  Citation/Abstract

- Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Practice Parameters Committee of the: American College of Gastroenterology;  Archives of Internal Medicine. 155(20):2165-73, 1995 Nov 13.;  UI:96048966  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Gi bleeding

 Angiodysplasia - hormone therapy  9/17/98 (Branch)

Question: Does hormonal therapy have any benefit for bleeding angiodysplasia?

- Does hormonal therapy have any benefit for bleeding angiodysplasia?;  Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 15(2)99-103, 1992 Sep.;  UI:93017777  Citation/Abstract

GI bleeding

 Aortic Stenosis & GI Bleeding  8/18/98 (Del Rio)

Question: Is there a relationship between aortic stenosis and gastrointestinal bleeding?

- Aortic stenosis, idiopathic gastrointestinal bleeding, and angiodysplasia: is there an association? A methodologic critique of the literature. [Review] [33 refs];  Gastroenterology. 95(6)1670-6, 1988 Dec.;  UI:89031830  Citation/Abstract

Gi bleeding

 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage  8/05/99 (Lubin)

Question: What are the causes of gastrointestinal bleeding at Grady as shown in a study by Wilcox?

- Causes and outcome of upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: the Grady Hospital experience.;  Southern Medical Journal. 92(1):44-50, 1999 Jan.;  UI:99129606  Citation/Abstract   Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

Gi bleeding

 Melena - Source of Bleeding  3/23/99 (Walker)

Question: Is stool color a reliable indicator of the source (upper GI vs. lower GI) of gastrointestinal bleeding?

- The color of blood-containing feces following the instillation of citrated blood at various levels of the small intestine.;  Gastroenterology. 15(1):131-134, 1950 May.;  UI:00000000  Citation/Abstract

Gilbert's syndrome

 Gilbert's Syndrome  8/04/98 (Del Rio)

Question: What is Gilbert's disease?

- The genetic basis of the reduced expression of bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 in Gilbert's syndrome;  New England Journal of Medicine. 333(18)1171-5, 1995 Nov 2.;  UI:96006330  Citation/Abstract

- Gilbert's syndrome. [Review] [110 refs];  Baillieres Clinical Gastroenterology. 3(2)337-55, 1989 Apr.;  UI:89247904  Citation/Abstract

Helicobacter Pylori

 Helicobacter Pylori - Malignancies  3/29/00 (Del Rio)  

Question: What malignancies are associated with H. Pylori infections?

- High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with colonic adenomas and carcinomas;  Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 25(4):605-7, 1997 Dec.;  UI:98113641 Citation/Abstract

- Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer. [Review] [55 refs];  American Journal of Medicine. 106(2):222-6, 1999 Feb.;  UI:99245784   Citation/Abstract   Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Science Direct

Helicobacter Pylori

 Helicobacter Pylori - treatment 9/18/98 (K. Kokko)

Question: What are currently recommended treatments for Helicobacter Pylori infection?

- For what conditions is there evidence-based justification for treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection?. [Review] [35 refs];  Gastroenterology. 113(6 Suppl)S107-12, 1997 Dec.;  UI:98056752 Citation/Abstract

- Who should be treated for Helicobacter pylori infection? A review of consensus conferences and guidelines. [Review] [63 refs];  Gastroenterology. 113(6 Suppl)S99-106, 1997 Dec.;  UI:98056751 Citation/Abstract

- Current European concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection. The Maastricht Consensus Report. European Helicobacter Pylori Study Group  [Review] [50 refs];  Gut. 41(1)8-13, 1997 Jul.;  UI:97419958  Citation/Abstract

Helicobacter Pylori

 Helicobacter Pylori Infection - Diagnosis  9/20/99 (Doyle)

Question:  What are the characteristics (sensitivity, specificity) of tests used in the diagnosis of H. Pylori infection?

- Blood tests in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection. Italian Helicobacter pylori Study Group. [Review] [80 refs];  Gut. 43 Suppl 1:S39-46, 1998 Jul.;  UI:98436530  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Role of seroconversion in confirming cure of Helicobacter pylori infection.;  JAMA. 280(4):363-5, 1998 Jul 22-29.;  UI:98349343 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Helicobacter Pylori

 Helicobacter Pylori Infection - Treatment  9/20/99 (Doyle)

Question:  What is the current treatment strategy for H. Pylori infection?

- Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. [Review] [80 refs];  Archives of Internal Medicine. 158(8):842-51, 1998 Apr 27.;  UI:98230094  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Helicobacter Pylori

 Helicobacter Pylori  12/13/99 (Doyle)

Question: What is currently known about H. Pylori as a cause of  gastric cancer?

- Helicobacter pylori. [Review] [110 refs];  Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 12(1):185-97, 1998 Mar.;  UI:98155942  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 98155942

Hepatitis B

 Hepatitis B - Serological Markers  10/22/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What biological markers for Hepatitis B are present in the blood to aid in the diagnosis of infected patients?

- Hepatitis B virus infection [see comments]. [Review] [102 refs];  New England Journal of Medicine. 337(24):1733-45, 1997 Dec 11.;  UI:98041806 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Hepatitis B: diagnosis and treatment. [Review] [15 refs];  Southern Medical Journal. 90(9):866-70; quiz 871, 1997 Sep.;  UI:97450305  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Clinical aspects of hepatitis B virus infection. [Review] [49 refs];  Lancet. 342(8883):1340-4, 1993 Nov 27.;  UI:94048764  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Diagnostic markers of viral hepatitis B and C. [Review] [33 refs];  Gut. 34(2 Suppl):S20-5, 1993.;  UI:93300362  Citation/Abstract

Hepatitis B

 Lamivudine therapy for Hepatitis B 3/26/01 (Diaz-Borjon)

Question: What are the current recommendations for treatment of Hepatitis B infection?

- Treatment of chronic hepatitis B: lamivudine. [Review] [8 refs]; Acta Gastroenterologica Belgica. 63(2):189-90, 2000 Apr-Jun.; UI: 20381513  Citation/Abstract

- Combined interferon and lamivudine therapy: is this the treatment of choice for patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection?.; Hepatology. 32(3):675-7, 2000 Sep.; UI: 20426869  Citation/Abstract

Hepatitis C

 Alpha-Interferon and Hepatitis C and Fever  6/25/98 (Lubin)

Question: Can fever be an adverse reaction to alpha-interferon given to treat hepatitis C?

- Side effects of alpha interferon in chronic hepatitis C. [Review] [112 refs];  Hepatology. 26(3 Suppl 1):112S-121S, 1997 Sep.;  UI:97449206  Citation/Abstract

Hepatitis C

 Hepatitis C - Historical Discoveries 3/28/01 (Del Rio)

Question: How was Hepatitis C initially discovered?

- The growth of knowledge about a disease: hepatitis.; American Journal of Medicine. 67(3):366-70, 1979 Sep.; UI: 79253070 Citation/Abstract

- Transmission of non-A, non-B hepatitis from man to chimpanzee.; Lancet. 1(8062):463-6, 1978 Mar 4.; UI: 78134406 Citation/Abstract

- Jaundice occurring one to four months after transfusion of blood or plasma; report of seven cases.; Journal of the American Medical Association. 121:1332-1334, 1943 Apr 24.; UI: 00000000 Citation/Abstract

Hepatitis C

 Hepatitis C & Cryoglobulins  7/28/99 (Stephens)

Question: What is the association between hepatitis C and cryoglobulins?

- Hepatitis C virus infection, mixed cryoglobulinemia, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: an emerging picture. [Review] [89 refs];  Leukemia & Lymphoma. 31(5-6):463-76, 1998 Nov.;   UI:99119010

- The spectrum of extrahepatic manifestations in hepatitis C virus infection. [Review] [240 refs];  Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 4(1):9-28, 1997 Jan.;  UI:97182922 Citation/Abstract  

Hepatitis C

 Hepatitis C  7/01/99 (Walker)

Question: What is our current understanding of Hepatitis C as expressed in a recent review?

- Hepatitis C. [Review] [203 refs];  Annals of Internal Medicine. 125(8):658-68, 1996 Oct 15.;  UI:96416549  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Hepatitis C

 Hepatitis coinfection - Hepatitis C and Hepatitis A  10/20/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What is the Italian Study on Hepatitis C & Hepatitis A coinfection?

- Fulminant hepatitis associated with hepatitis A virus superinfection in patients with chronic hepatitis C;  New England Journal of Medicine. 338(5):286-90, 1998 Jan 29.;  UI:98092073 Citation/Abstract   Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

HIV

 Esophageal Disease - HIV Patients  8/10/98  (Akopov)

Question: Under what circumstances should endoscopy be used in the diagnosis of esophageal disease in HIV+ patients?

- Esophageal disease in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: etiology, diagnosis, and management. [Review] [102 refs];  American Journal of Medicine. 92(4):412-21, 1992 Apr.;  UI:92214477  Citation/Abstract

- Role of endoscopy in the investigation of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in HIV-infected patients. [Review] [49 refs];  Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology. 13(4):305-10, 1999 May.;  UI:99289635  Citation/Abstract

- Fluconazole compared with endoscopy for human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with esophageal symptoms.;  Gastroenterology. 110(6):1803-9, 1996 Jun.;  UI:96239688  Citation/Abstract

HIV

 HIV and Anal & Rectal Fistula  8/24/98 (Del Rio)

Question: What are the healing parameters for anal or rectal fistula in HIV patients, with attention to CD4 levels?

- Healing after anal fistulotomy: comparative study between HIV+ and HIV- patients.;  Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 41(2)177-9, 1998 Feb.;  UI:98215528  Citation/Abstract

Ischemia

 Intestinal Angina  12/03/98 (Lubin)

Question: What is intestinal angina?

- Occlusive and non-occlusive gastrointestinal ischaemia: a clinical review with special emphasis on the diagnostic value of tonometry. [Review] [161 refs];  Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Supplement. 225:3-12, 1998.;  UI:98175496  Citation/Abstract

- Recent trends in the diagnosis and management of chronic intestinal ischemia.;  Annals of Vascular Surgery. 4(2)126-32, 1990 Mar.;  UI:90181255  Citation/Abstract

Jaundice - Bedside Evaluation 8/13/01 

Question: What are some difficulties in recognizing  jaundice in a patient, particularly in the presence of artificial lighting?

- Evaluation of the physician's ability to recognize the presence or absence of anemia, fever, and jaundice.; Academic Emergency Medicine. 7(2):146-56, 2000 Feb.; UI: 20152932 / PMID: 10691073 Citation/Abstract   Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Medical aspects of hospital lighting.; Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of the United Kingdom. 85:581-96, 1965.; UI: 67100255 / PMID: 5227205  Citation/Abstract

Liver

 Alcoholic Hepatitis - Prednisolone  8/13/98 (Branch)

Question: Does Prednisolone improve survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis?

- A randomized trial of prednisolone in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis.;  New England Journal of Medicine. 326(8)507-12, 1992 Feb 20.;  UI:92123307  Citation/Abstract

- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu disease): new insights in pathogenesis, complications, and treatment  [Review] [99 refs];  Archives of Internal Medicine. 156(7):714-9, 1996 Apr 8.;  UI:96194208  Citation/Abstract

Liver

 Alcoholic Liver Disease - Electrolyte Imbalances  3/31/00 (Brady)  

Question:  What changes in electrolytes can be anticipated in alcoholic liver disease?

- Alcohol and the liver: 1994 update. [Review] [274 refs];  Gastroenterology. 106(4):1085-105, 1994 Apr.;  UI:94192944  Citation/Abstract

- Alcoholic liver disease. [Review] [131 refs];   Medical Clinics of North America. 73(4):815-30, 1989 Jul.;  UI:89260615  Citation/Abstract

Liver

 INH (isoniazid) Hepatotoxicity  1/10/00 (Del Rio)

Question: What are the hepato-toxic effects of INH (isoniazid) therapy?

- Hepatotoxicity associated with isoniazid preventive therapy: a 7-year survey from a public health tuberculosis clinic.;  JAMA. 281(11):1014-8, 1999 Mar 17.;  UI:99184240  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Toxic hepatitis with isoniazid and rifampin. A meta-analysis;  Chest. 99(2):465-71, 1991 Feb.;  UI:91114412  Citation/Abstract 

Liver Function Tests – Interpretation 8/17/01

Question: How are liver function tests interpreted in the diagnosis of liver disease or injury?

- Evaluation of abnormal liver-enzyme results in asymptomatic patients. [see comments]. [Review] [30 refs]; New England Journal of Medicine. 342(17):1266-71, 2000 Apr 27.; UI: 20228763 / PMID: 10781624  Citation/Abstract   Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Abnormal findings on liver function tests. Interpreting results to narrow the diagnosis and establish a prognosis. [erratum appears in Postgrad Med 2000 Apr;107(4):24]. [Review] [17 refs]; Postgraduate Medicine. 107(2):100-2, 105-9, 113-4, 2000 Feb.; UI: 20154001 / PMID: 10689411 Citation/Abstract   Link Directly to Fulltext Article Free on the Internet

- Evaluation of abnormal liver function tests. [Review] [96 refs]; Medical Clinics of North America. 80(5):887-906, 1996 Sep.; UI: 96397473 / PMID: 8804367  Citation/Abstract   Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 96397473

Liver - Abscess

 Amebiasis  3/08/99 (Doyle)

Question: How is amebiasis diagnosed and treated?

- Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar: epidemiology and comparison of diagnostic methods in a setting of nonendemicity.;   Clinical Infectious Diseases. 29(5):1315-8, 1999 Nov.;  UI:99454677  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Diagnosis and management of amebiasis. [Review] [69 refs];  Clinical Infectious Diseases. 29(5):1117-25, 1999 Nov.;  UI:99454644  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Pyogenic and amebic liver abscess. [Review] [68 refs];  Medical Clinics of North America. 73(4):847-58, 1989 Jul.;  UI:89260617  Citation/Abstract

- Liver abscesses. [Review] [43 refs];  Surgical Clinics of North America. 69(2):259-71, 1989 Apr.;  UI:89187305  Citation/Abstract

Pyogenic Liver Abscess 4/15/02 (Vicas)

Question: What is the current management of pyogenic liver abscess of Fusobacterium origin?

- Clinical course, treatment, and multivariate analysis of risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess. ; American Journal of Surgery. 181(2):177-86, 2001 Feb. ; PMID: 11425062  Citation/Abstract

- Pyogenic liver abscess. Changes in etiology, management, and outcome. ; Medicine. 75(2):99-113, 1996 Mar. ; PMID: 8606631  Citation/Abstract

- Pyogenic hepatic abscess. ; Southern Medical Journal. 86(11):1233-5, 1993 Nov. ; PMID: 8235773  Citation/Abstract

- Therapeutic percutaneous aspiration of hepatic abscesses: effectiveness in 25 patients. ; AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 160(4):799-802, 1993 Apr. ; PMID: 8456667  Citation/Abstract

Liver - Ascites

 Ascites - Physical Examination  10/19/99 (Doyle)

Question: How effective are current methods of physical examination in the diagnosis of ascites?

- Does this patient have ascites? How to divine fluid in the abdomen. [Rational Clinical Examination] [Review] [13 refs];  JAMA. 267(19):2645-8, 1992 May 20.;  UI:92243628  Citation/Abstract

Liver - Ascites

 Management of Ascites  1/12/99 (Del Rio)

Question: a) What is the management of ascites in a patient with cirrhosis.

- Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis. [Review] [78 refs];  Hepatology. 27(1):264-72, 1998 Jan.;  UI:98085915  Citation/Abstract

- Ascites and renal functional abnormalities in cirrhosis. Pathogenesis and treatment. [Review] [113 refs];  Baillieres Clinical Gastroenterology. 11(2):365-85, 1997 Jun.;  UI:98057494  Citation/Abstract

- Management of ascites in the patient with portal hypertension with emphasis on spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. [Review] [55 refs];  Seminars in Gastrointestinal Disease. 8(4):200-9, 1997 Oct.;  UI:98024601  Citation/Abstract

- Treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites. [Review] [72 refs];  Seminars in Liver Disease. 17(3):249-60, 1997.;  UI:97453430  Citation/Abstract

b) What is the current management of refractory ascites in patients with cirrhosis?

Paracentesis with intravenous infusion of albumin as compared with peritoneovenous shunting in cirrhosis with refractory ascites.;  New England Journal of Medicine. 325(12):829-35, 1991 Sep 19.;  UI:91342712 Citation/Abstract

Runyon on Ascites 7/06/01 (Harris)

Question: What is the current management of ascites?

- Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis. [Review] [78 refs];  Hepatology. 27(1):264-72, 1998 Jan.; UI: 98085915 / PMID: 9425946 Citation/Abstract

- Care of patients with ascites. [see comments].;  New England Journal of Medicine. 330(5):337-42, 1994 Feb 3.; UI: 94104656 / PMID: 8277955 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Serum Albumin Gradient to Diagnose Ascites 7/06/01 (Harris)

Question: what is the role of albumin gradient in the diagnosis of ascites?

- The serum-ascites albumin gradient is superior to the exudate-transudate concept in the differential diagnosis of ascites.; Annals of Internal Medicine. 117(3):215-20, 1992 Aug 1.; UI: 92312944 / PMID 1616215 Citation/Abstract

Liver – Bile duct

 Cholangiocarcinoma  3/16/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What are the clinical characteristics and presentations of cholangiocarcinoma?

- Cholangiocarcinoma: a review. [Review] [33 refs];  Gastroenterologist. 5(4):306-15, 1997 Dec.;  UI:98098337 Citation/Abstract 

Liver – Bile duct

 Cholecystitis - Diagnosis  9/01/98 (Del Rio)

Question: How does one diagnose acute cholecystitis?

- Revised estimates of diagnostic test sensitivity and specificity in suspected biliary tract disease;  Archives of Internal Medicine. 154(22)2573-81, 1994 Nov 28.;  UI:95070641 Citation/Abstract

Liver – Bile duct

 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) - Indications 3/21/01 (Smith)

Question: What are the indications for emergency ERCP?

- ASGE guidelines for clinical application. The role of ERCP in diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.; Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 50(6):915-20, 1999 Dec.; UI: 20101976  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 20101976

- Major early complications from diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP: a prospective multicenter study [see comments].; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 48(1):1-10, 1998 Jul.; UI: 98347799  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 98347799

Emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in critically ill patients.; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 47(5):368-71, 1998 May.; UI: 98270591  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 98270591

Clinical utility of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [see comments].;  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 46(5):393-9, 1997 Nov.; UI: 98063703  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 98063703

Liver – Bile Duct

 Intrahepatic Cholestasis In Sickle Cell Disease 5/18/01 (Jonas)

Question: What are the typical presentations and accepted therapies for sickle cell patients with intrahepatic cholestasis?

- Reversal of liver failure in sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis.; American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 311(6):292-5, 1996 Jun.; UI: 96264733  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Sickle cell intrahepatic cholestasis: approach to a difficult problem.; American Journal of Gastroenterology. 90(11):2048-50, 1995 Nov.; UI: 96048770   Citation/Abstract

- Pathological spectrum of liver diseases in sickle cell disease.; Digestive Diseases & Sciences. 31(3):247-56, 1986 Mar.; UI: 86135206   Citation/Abstract

Liver – Bile duct

 Sclerosing Adenocarcinoma  3/03/00 (Lubin)

Question: What are the presenting features of sclerosing adenocarcinomas of the colon?

- Cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a multicenter case-control study;  Hepatology. 31(1):7-11, 2000 Jan.;  UI:20080843  Citation/Abstract

- Primary sclerosing cholangitis and cholangiocarcinoma as a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. [Review] [56 refs];  Annals of Oncology. 10 Suppl 4:89-93, 1999.;  UI:99365847  Citation/Abstract

Liver - Cancer

 Hepatomas  3/20/00 (Del Rio)   

Question: What are the characteristics of hepatomas?

- Hepatobiliary malignancies. Primary hepatic malignant neoplasms. [Review] [32 refs];  Surgical Clinics of North America. 79(1):43-57, viii, 1999 Feb.;  UI:99172836  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 99172836

- Hepatocellular carcinoma [see comments]. [Review] [57 refs] ; Source: Lancet. 353(9160):1253-7, 1999 Apr 10. NLM Journal Code l0s Journal Subset A, C Country of Publication England; UI:99231450  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Liver - Cancer

 Liver Cancers - Screening

Question: How effective are tests to screen for hepatocellular carcinoma and other liver cancers?

- Prospective study of early detection for primary liver cancer.; Journal of Cancer Research & Clinical Oncology. 123(6):357-60, 1997.; UI: 97365476 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus: incidence and prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma in a North American urban population.;  Hepatology. 22(2):432-8, 1995 Aug.; UI: 95362166  Citation/Abstract

Liver – Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinoma

 Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma  10/16/98 (Walker)

Question: What is fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma?

- Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. Case reports and a review of the literature. [Review] [40 refs];  Digestive Diseases & Sciences. 41(10)1981-5, 1996 Oct.;  UI:97043638 Citation/Abstract 

Liver – Cancer - Hepatocellular Carcinoma

 Hepatocarcinoma - AFP (alpha-fetoprotein) Diagnosis  3/20/00 (Del Rio)  

Question: What is the value of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in  diagnosis and screening for hepatocarcinoma?

- Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with Child's A cirrhosis: an 8-year prospective study by ultrasound and alphafetoprotein; Journal of Hepatology. 21(6):1029-34, 1994 Dec.;  UI:95213548 Citation/Abstract 

- Early recognition of hepatocellular carcinoma based on altered profiles of alpha-fetoprotein; New England Journal of Medicine. 328(25):1802-6, 1993 Jun 24;  UI:93275375  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Liver – Cancer - Hepatocellular Carcinoma

 Hepatocellular Carcinoma  9/15/98 (Del Rio)

Question: What are the risk factors and treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma?

- Current treatment modalities for hepatocellular carcinoma. [Review] [84 refs];  Annals of Surgery. 219(3)236-47, 1994 Mar.;  UI:94197431 Citation/Abstract 

- Hepatocellular carcinoma. A worldwide problem and the major risk factors. [Review] [126 refs];  Digestive Diseases & Sciences. 36(7)962-72, 1991 Jul.;  UI:91300977 Citation/Abstract 

Liver - Cirrhosis

 Liver Cirrhosis - Child’s Classification  12/15/99 (Del Rio)

Question: How useful is Child’s classification in determining prognosis in cases of liver cirrhosis?

- Superiority of the Child-Pugh classification to quantitative liver function tests for assessing prognosis of liver cirrhosis.;  Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 24(3):269-76, 1989 Apr.;  UI:89283612   Citation/Abstract

- Prognostic value of Child-Turcotte criteria in medically treated cirrhosis.;  Hepatology. 4(3):430-5, 1984 May-Jun.;  UI:84210398  Citation/Abstract

Liver - Cirrhosis

 Liver Cirrhosis  12/15/99 (Del Rio)

Question: What is the work of Sheila Sherlock on cirrhosis of the liver?

- Alcoholic liver disease [see comments]. [Review] [20 refs];  Lancet. 345(8944):227-9, 1995 Jan 28.;  UI:95124074  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Therapeutic trials in primary biliary cirrhosis.;  QJM. 87(11):701-3, 1994 Nov.;  UI:95120464  Citation/Abstract 

- Primary biliary cirrhosis: clarifying the issues. [Review] [27 refs];  American Journal of Medicine. 96(1A):27S-33S, 1994 Jan 17.;  UI:94152655  Citation/Abstract 

Liver Cirrhosis - CT Diagnosis 7/16/01 (Parikh)

Question: What is the sensitivity/specificity of CT scan in the diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver?

- Cirrhotic liver enhancement on dual-phase helical CT: comparison with noncirrhotic livers in 146 patients.; AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 173(5):1193-7, 1999 Nov.;  UI: 20007100 / PMID: 10541087 Citation/Abstract

- Diagnosis of cirrhosis based on regional changes in hepatic morphology: a radiological and pathological analysis.; Radiology. 135(2):273-83, 1980 May.;  UI: 80167876 / PMID: 7367613 Citation/Abstract

Liver - encephalopathy

 Hepatic Encephalopathy  1/21/99 (Lubin)

Question: What is hepatic encephalopathy?

- Hepatic encephalopathy and ascites.  [Review] [62 refs];  Lancet. 350(9087):1309-15, 1997 Nov 1.;  UI:98020290 Citation/Abstract

- Treatment of hepatic encephalopathy  [Review] [73 refs];  New England Journal of Medicine. 337(7):473-9, 1997 Aug 14.;  UI:97382703  Citation/Abstract

Liver - Heart failure

 Congestive Heart Failure - Hepatic Complications  3/10/00 (Lubin)

Question: What hepatic abnormalities can be associated with congestive heart failure?

- Cardiomyopathy unrecognized as a cause of hepatic failure.;  Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 12(3):306-9, 1990 Jun.;  UI:90300142  Citation/Abstract

- Ischemic hepatitis: clinical features, diagnosis and prognosis.;  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine. 14(6):822-5, 1984 Dec.;  UI:85174079  Citation/Abstract

 - Hepatic dysfunction secondary to heart failure.;  American Journal of Gastroenterology. 76(6):511-8, 1981 Dec.;  UI:82132567  Citation/Abstract

Liver - Hepatorenal syndrome

 Hepatorenal Syndrome.  7/10/00 (Brady) 

Question: What are clinical aspects of the hepatorenal syndrome?

- Hepatorenal syndrome. [Review] [33 refs];  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 10(8):1833-9, 1999 Aug.;  UI: 99374620  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 99374620

- Hepatorenal syndrome: definition, pathophysiology, clinical features and management. [Review] [42 refs];  Kidney International - Supplement. 66:S47-53, 1998 May.;  UI: 98234656  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

Hepatic Obstruction and Secretion of Alkaline Phosphatase  4/15/02

Question: Why is an elevation in alkaline phosphatase seen in liver obstruction?

- Physicochemical and pathophysiological factors in the release of membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase from cells. [Review] [27 refs]; Clinica Chimica Acta. 257(1):133-40, 1997 Jan 3.; PMID: 9028630  Citation/Abstract

- Patterns of serum alkaline phosphatase activity in unilateral hepatic duct obstruction: a clinical and experimental study.; Surgery. 107(2):193-200, 1990 Feb.; PMID: 2300898  Citation/Abstract

- An interpretation of the serum alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme patterns in patients with obstructive liver disease.; Journal of Clinical Pathology. 29(11):976-80, 1976 Nov.; PMID: 1002841  Citation/Abstract

- Induction of rat liver alkaline phosphatase: the mechanism of the serum elevation in bile duct obstruction.; Journal of Clinical Investigation. 49(3):508-16, 1970 Mar.; PMID: 5415676  Citation/Abstract

Liver - Transplant

 Liver Transplant - Fever 1/10/00 (Doyle)

Question: What can be causes of fever in liver transplant patients?

- Fever in liver transplant recipients: changing spectrum of etiologic agents.;  Clinical Infectious Diseases. 26(1):59-65, 1998 Jan.;  UI:98116688  Citation/Abstract

Liver failure

 Acute Liver Failure, Unexplained Origin  9/13/00 (Doyle)

Question: What are the possible etiologies of unexplained liver failure with acute (hyperacute) or rapid onset?

- Etiology and outcome for 295 patients with acute liver failure in the United States;  Liver Transplantation & Surgery. 5(1):29-34, 1999 Jan.;  UI: 99091921  Citation/Abstract

- Acute liver failure of unknown pathogenesis: the hidden agenda [editorial]. [Review] [57 refs];   Hepatology. 19(5):1307-12, 1994 May.;  UI: 94229767  Citation/Abstract

Liver failure

 Liver Failure  10/08/99 (Brady)

Question: What is the current management of liver failure?

- Management of acute liver failure. [Review] [90 refs];  Digestive Diseases. 16(5):274-83, 1998 Sep-Oct.;  UI:99110744  Citation/Abstract

- Fulminant hepatic failure. [Review] [177 refs];  Surgical Clinics of North America. 79(1):77-108, 1999 Feb.;  UI:99172838 Citation/Abstract   Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 99172838

- Fulminant hepatic failure. [Review] [156 refs];   Medical Clinics of North America. 77(5):1057-83, 1993 Sep.;  UI:93382156  Citation/Abstract

Mesenteric ischemia

 Mesenteric Ischemia - CT Diagnosis 5/07/01 (Graves)

Question: Is CT Scan a valid diagnostic tool for mesenteric ischemia?

- The query corner. [Review] [7 refs]; Abdominal Imaging. 23(3):334-6, 1998 May-Jun.; UI: 98237692  Citation/Abstract   Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Acute mesenteric ischemia: diagnosis with contrast-enhanced CT.; Radiology. 199(3):632-6, 1996 Jun.; UI: 96220516  Citation/Abstract

Mesenteric ischemia

 Mesenteric Ischemia 5/07/01 (Graves)

Question: How is mesenteric ischemia diagnosed and treated?

- Acute mesenteric ischemia. [Review] [12 refs]; Current Opinion in Cardiology. 14(5):453-8, 1999 Sep.; UI: 99430697

- Management of acute mesenteric ischemia. [Review] [15 refs]; Archives of Surgery. 134(3):328-30; discussion 331, 1999 Mar.; UI: 99186440  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Intestinal (mesenteric) vasculopathy. II. Ischemic colitis and chronic mesenteric ischemia. [Review] [355 refs]; Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 27(4):827-60, vi, 1998 Dec.; UI: 99106789  Citation/Abstract  Fulltext Available in MDConsult using Journal Search and the search term: 99106789

Oddi’s Sphincter

 Oddi's Sphincter - Morphine Effects  12/16/98 (K. Kokko)

Question: What are the effects of morphine on the sphincter of Oddi?

- Effects of morphine on the human sphincter of Oddi.;  Gut. 29(10)1402-7, 1988 Oct.;  UI:89065411 Citation/Abstract

Osler-Weber-Rendu

 Osler-Weber-Rendu  8/7/98 (Lubin)

Question: Do estrogens decrease bleeding in Osler-Weber-Rendu (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia?

- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. [Review] [53 refs];  New England Journal of Medicine. 333(14):918-24, 1995 Oct 5.;  UI:95396340  Citation/Abstract

- Stopping bleeding in hereditary telangiectasia;  [Editorial].;  New England Journal of Medicine. 330(25):1822-3, 1994 Jun 23.UI:94247491 Citation/Abstract

- Treatment of bleeding gastrointestinal vascular malformations with oestrogen-progesterone.;  Lancet. 335(8695):953-5, 1990 Apr 21.;  UI:90220124 Citation/Abstract

Small Bowel Obstruction  3/25/02 (Bhasin)

Question: What is an efficient method for diagnosing acute small bowel obstruction?

- Contributions of history-taking, physical examination, and computer assistance to diagnosis of acute small-bowel obstruction. A prospective study of 1333 patients with acute abdominal pain.; Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 29(8):715-21, 1994 Aug.; PMID: 7973431  Citation/Abstract

SBP

 Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis  1/12/99 (Del Rio)

Question: Are blood culture innoculated cultures of ascites better than regular cultures for the diagnosis of SBP?

- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. [Review] [134 refs];  Seminars in Liver Disease. 17(3):203-17, 1997.;  UI:97453426  Citation/Abstract

- Early microbiologic diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with BacT/ALERT.;  Journal of Hepatology. 26(4):839-44, 1997 Apr.;  UI:97271952  Citation/Abstract

- Blood culture bottles are superior to lysis-centrifugation tubes for bacteriological diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.;  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 30(3):667-9, 1992 Mar.;  UI:92202381 Citation/Abstract 

- Bedside inoculation of blood culture bottles with ascitic fluid is superior to delayed inoculation in the detection of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.;  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 28(12):2811-2, 1990 Dec.;  UI:91123399  Citation/Abstract

- Comparison of two ascitic fluid culture methods in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.;  American Journal of Gastroenterology. 85(12):1605-8, 1990 Dec.;  UI:91068713  Citation/Abstract

Stomach

 Peptic Ulcer, Steroid-induced  10/19/99 (Doyle)

Question: Is there such a thing as steroid-induced peptic ulcer disease?

- Corticosteroids and peptic ulcer: meta-analysis of adverse events during steroid therapy;  Journal of Internal Medicine. 236(6):619-32, 1994 Dec.;  UI:95081753  Citation/Abstract

- Association of adrenocorticosteroid therapy and peptic-ulcer disease.;  New England Journal of Medicine. 309(1):21-4, 1983 Jul 7.;  UI;83219151 Citation/Abstract 

- Nonassociation of adrenocorticosteroid therapy and peptic ulcer. [Review] [65 refs];  New England Journal of Medicine. 294(9):473-9, 1976 Feb 26.;  UI:76100718  Citation/Abstract

TB – Peritonitis

 Tuberculous Peritonitis - Adenosine Deaminase Diagnosis 5/02/01 (House)

Question : What is the value of adenosine deaminase in the diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis?

- Tuberculous peritonitis: can ADA keep the laparoscope away?.; Gastroenterology. 113(2):687-9, 1997 Aug.; UI: 97390638 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Publisher

- Ascitic fluid adenosine deaminase insensitivity in detecting tuberculous peritonitis in the United States.; Hepatology. 24(6):1408-12, 1996 Dec.; UI: 97092751 Citation/Abstract

- Ascitic fluid gamma interferon concentrations and adenosine deaminase activity in tuberculous peritonitis.; Gut. 36(3):419-21, 1995 Mar.; UI: 95212967 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

TB – Peritonitis

 Tuberculous Peritonitis 5/02/01 (House)

Question : How is tuberculous peritonitis recognized and distinguished from other diseases, especially malignancy?

- Tuberculous peritonitis: part of the differential diagnosis in ovarian cancer.; American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 182(3):740-2, 2000 Mar.; UI: 20204047  Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext article in Ovid

- Peritoneal tuberculosis: diagnostic options.;  Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 7(5):244-7, 1999.; UI: 99452301  Citation/Abstract  

- Peritoneal tuberculosis versus advanced ovarian cancer: a diagnostic dilemma.; Obstetrics & Gynecology. 91(5 Pt 2):868, 1998 May.; UI: 98231911 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Science Direct

- Tuberculous peritonitis: diagnostic value of ascitic fluid pH and lactate.; Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 30(1):87-91, 1995 Jan.; UI: 95215776 Citation/Abstract

- Symptoms and investigative findings in 145 patients with tuberculous peritonitis diagnosed by peritoneoscopy and biopsy over a five year period. [see comments].; Gut. 31(10):1130-2, 1990 Oct.;  UI: 91192643 Citation/Abstract

- Abdominal tuberculosis. Experiences with 300 cases.; American Journal of Gastroenterology. 67(4):324-37, 1977 Apr.; UI: 77219163 Citation/Abstract

Ulcer

 Crack Cocaine-Induced Perforated Ulcer  2/23/01 (Chun)

Question: What is the relationship between crack cocaine use and perforated ulcers?

- Clinical observation of the temporal association between crack cocaine and duodenal ulcer perforation.; American Journal of Surgery. 174(6):629-32; discussion 632-3, 1997 Dec.; UI: 98072245 Citation/Abstract  Link Directly to Fulltext Article at Science Direct

- Crack-related perforated gastropyloric ulcer.; Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 13(1):17-9, 1991 Feb.; UI: 91178207  Citation/Abstract