962. Molecular testing for antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori.
An estimated 7.5 million individuals in England and Wales are actively infected with Helicobacter pylori and hence knowledge of local resistance rates is of growing importance. Also, information on strain resistance following treatment failure is crucial in selecting an appropriate regimen as the development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics makes retreatment difficult. Molecular test methods may have an impact on improving the availability and accuracy of information on H pylori antimicrobial resistance to guide in the selection of primary as well as secondary backup treatment regimens.
964. The non-H pylori helicobacters: their expanding role in gastrointestinal and systemic diseases.
The number of species in the genus Helicobacter has rapidly expanded over the past decade. The genus now includes at least 24 formally named species as well as numerous other helicobacters awaiting formal naming. This review highlights the expanding role that other helicobacters, although not as well known as H pylori, play in gastrointestinal and systemic disease in humans.
966. Gene therapy for liver diseases: recent strategies for treatment of viral hepatitis and liver malignancies.
作者: V Schmitz.;C Qian.;J Ruiz.;B Sangro.;I Melero.;G Mazzolini.;I Narvaiza.;J Prieto.
来源: Gut. 2002年50卷1期130-5页
Gene therapy has emerged as a powerful and very plastic tool to regulate biological functions in diseased tissues with application in virtually all medical fields. An increasing number of experimental and clinical studies underline the importance of genes as curative agents in the future. However, intense research is needed to evaluate the potential of gene therapy to improve efficacy and minimise the toxicity of the procedure.
967. Treatment of colorectal metastases: surgery, cryotherapy, or radiofrequency ablation.
The liver is the most common site of metastases from colorectal cancer. There has therefore been growing interest in how liver metastases may be ablated. The most common techniques for ablation of liver metastases are surgical resection, cryotherapy, and increasingly in recent years, radiofrequency ablation.
973. Improving prognosis following a first variceal haemorrhage over four decades.
Variceal bleeding is a frequent cause of death in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Over the past 40 years a number of new techniques have been introduced to control active variceal haemorrhage. Many randomised controlled trials were performed to evaluate these new therapies. While most have demonstrated efficacy in controlling haemorrhage few showed improved survival.
980. Regression of gastric high grade mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma after Helicobacter pylori eradication.
Most low grade gastric lymphomas arising from the mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) are related to Helicobacter pylori colonisation. Cases with disease limited to the stomach can be cured after H pylori eradication and remain in remission for years. In contrast, high grade lymphomas of the stomach, although also related to H pylori, do not usually respond to eradication treatment.
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