World journal of gastroenterology : WJG
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialVisual distraction alone for the improvement of colonoscopy-related pain and satisfaction.
To evaluate the effect of a relaxing visual distraction alone on patient pain, anxiety, and satisfaction during colonoscopy. ⋯ Visual distraction alone improves satisfaction in patients undergoing colonoscopy and decreases anxiety and pain during the procedure among patients with a high pre-procedural anxiety score.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Pancreatic fat and β-cell function in overweight/obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
To analyze the associations of pancreatic fat with other fat depots and β-cell function in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). ⋯ In overweight/obese children with NAFLD, pancreatic fat is increased compared with those without liver involvement. However, only liver fat is independently related to prediabetes.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Tong Xie Yao Fang relieves irritable bowel syndrome in rats via mechanisms involving regulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine and substance P.
To investigate whether the Chinese medicine Tong Xie Yao Fang (TXYF) improves dysfunction in an irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) rat model. ⋯ TXYF can modulate the activity of the enteric nervous system and alter 5-HT and SP activities, which may contribute to the symptoms of IBS.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Candidate colorectal cancer predisposing gene variants in Chinese early-onset and familial cases.
To investigate whether whole-exome sequencing may serve as an efficient method to identify known or novel colorectal cancer (CRC) predisposing genes in early-onset or familial CRC cases. ⋯ Whole-exome sequencing of early-onset or familial CRC cases serves as an efficient method to identify known and potential pathogenic variants in established and novel candidate CRC predisposing genes.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Correlation between metastatic lymph node ratio and prognosis in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
To investigate the prognostic value of metastatic lymph node ratio (MLNR) in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) patients undergoing radical resection. ⋯ MLNR is an independent prognostic factor for ECC patients after radical resection and is useful for predicting postoperative survival.