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BMC Gastroenterology

Issue 1/2023

Content (454 Articles)

Open Access Hepatitis B Research article

Establishment and evaluation of an early prediction model of hepatorenal syndrome in patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis

Shouhao Wang, Zhewen Zhou, Chengan Xu, Hanzhu Chen, Wenya Ren, Xingdi Yang, Qiaoqiao Yin, Wei Zheng, Hongying Pan

Open Access Biomarkers Research

PLAGL1 is associated with prognosis and cell proliferation in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Xing Liang, Zhiping Fu, Liang Tang, Minghui Zheng, Danlei Chen, Anan Liu, Ligang Shi, Linhua Yang, Chenghao Shao, Xiaoqiang Dong

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Low thyroid function is associated with an increased risk of advanced fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease

Hong Fan, Lili Li, Zhenqiu Liu, Pengyan Zhang, Sheng Wu, Xinyu Han, Xingdong Chen, Chen Suo, Liou Cao, Tiejun Zhang

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

SPOCK1 and POSTN are valuable prognostic biomarkers and correlate with tumor immune infiltrates in colorectal cancer

Caiqin Gan, Mengting Li, Yuanyuan Lu, Ganjing Peng, Wenjie Li, Haizhou Wang, Yanan Peng, Qian Hu, Wanhui Wei, Fan Wang, Lan Liu, Qiu Zhao

Open Access Rectal Cancer Research

The effect of BMI on long-term outcome in patients with rectal cancer and establishment of a nomogram prediction model

Yang Zhang, Xuyang Yang, Zixuan Zhuang, Mingtian Wei, Wenjian Meng, Xiangbing Deng, Ziqiang Wang

Open Access Anxiety Research

Predictors of the experience of a Cytosponge test: analysis of patient survey data from the BEST3 trial

Bhagabati Ghimire, Rebecca Landy, Roberta Maroni, Samuel G. Smith, Irene Debiram-Beecham, Peter D. Sasieni, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, Greg Rubin, Fiona M. Walter, Jo Waller, Stephen Attwood, Max Parmar, Brendan Delaney, John de Caestecker, Wendy Atkin, Allan Hackshaw, Charles van Heyningen, Tim Underwood, Alberto Stella, Charlotte Saxby, Attila Lorincz, Naomi Turnbull, Jamie Doorbar, Georgia Mannion-Krase, Irene Kaimi, Mary Kasanicki, Stephen Kelleher, Louise Stockley, Tracy Assari, Sonakshi Kadyan, Victoria Hollamby, Katie Edwards, Helen MacDonald, Viv Shaw, Heather Leishman, Holly Roper, Kate McCloskey, Helen Jung, Alex Phillips, Gosia Masjak-Newman, Kim Fell, Helen Collins, Olga Zolle, Pauline McGlone, Tania Crabb, Lauren Merrin, Martine Cross, Alex Jones, Tom Simpson, Emma Murray, Andrew Perugia, Marie Thompson, Jen Dumbleton, Monique Morar, Nadia Frowd, Antonia Hardcastle, Debbie Carmichael, Fiona Maxton, Frances Farnworth, Elaine Baddeley, Judith Offman

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

SPATS2 is correlated with cell cycle progression and immune cells infiltration in hepatocellular carcinoma

Jing Lin, Jia Yan, Xiu ling Deng, Chang shan Wang, Hai sheng Wang

Open Access Celiac Disease Research

Short and long-term follow-up and clinical outcomes in patients with celiac disease in a large private practice setting

Akash Khurana, Daniel A. Leffler, Kayeromi Gomez, Chandrashekhar Thukral

Open Access Research

Causes of endoscopic misdiagnosis of gastrointestinal cyst as solid lesion

Fei Gao, Huikai Li, Chen Du, Ke Han, Enqiang Linghu

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Transradial versus transfemoral approach for TACE: a retrospective study

Ke You, Tao Guo, Da Sun, Hao Song, Zuojin Liu

Understanding illness experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a qualitative analysis within the SOMA.LIV study

Caroline Loesken, Kerstin Maehder, Laura Buck, Johannes Hartl, Bernd Löwe, Christoph Schramm, Anne Toussaint

Open Access Constipation Research

Colonic TRPV4 overexpression is related to constipation severity

Hiroshi Mihara, Kunitoshi Uchida, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Sohachi Nanjo, Miho Sakumura, Iori Motoo, Takayuki Ando, Masami Minemura, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Fumio Itoh, Ichiro Yasuda

Open Access Anxiety Research

Health-related quality of life and anxiety levels among patients under surveillance for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

Heini Nieminen, Risto Roine, Ari Ristimäki, Eila Lantto, Norma Välimaa, Erika Kirveskari, Harri Sintonen, Caj Haglund, Hanna Seppänen

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research

Evaluation of gut microbiota of iranian patients with celiac disease, non-celiac wheat sensitivity, and irritable bowel syndrome: are there any similarities?

Kaveh Naseri, Hossein Dabiri, Meysam Olfatifar, Mohammad Amin Shahrbaf, Abbas Yadegar, Mona Soheilian-Khorzoghi, Amir Sadeghi, Saeede Saadati, Mohammad Rostami-Nejad, Anil K. Verma, Mohammad Reza Zali

The impact of intrahepatic cholestasis on pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

Yiming Chen, Huimin Zhang, Wenwen Ning, Yijie Chen, Caihe Wen

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Characteristics, clinical outcomes and patient-reported outcomes of patients with ulcerative colitis receiving tofacitinib: a real-world survey in the United States and five European countries

Alessandro Armuzzi, Ailsa Hart, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Nadir Mammar, Peter Hur, Benjamin Hoskin, Fritha Hennessy, Gary Milligan, Axel Dignass

Open Access Shock Research

Clinical characteristics and risk factors of organ failure and death in necrotizing pancreatitis

Liqing Yu, Fengwen Xie, Lingyu Luo, Yupeng Lei, Xin Huang, Xiaoyu Yang, Yong Zhu, Cong He, Nianshuang Li, Wenhua He, Yin Zhu, Nonghua Lu, Bingjun Yu

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Expression and function of myelin expression factor 2 in hepatocellular carcinoma

Peng Zhang, Jiang-Hua Zhao, Lin Chen, Zhao-Lian Bian, Lin-Ling Ju, Hui-Xuan Wang, Wei-Hua Cai

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

The cost of illness analysis of inflammatory bowel disease

Majid Pakdin, Leila Zarei, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Sulmaz Ghahramani

Inflammation and nutritional status indicators as prognostic indicators for patients with locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with neoadjuvant imatinib

Ping’an Ding, Jiaxiang Wu, Haotian Wu, Chenyu Sun, Honghai Guo, Scott Lowe, Peigang Yang, Yuan Tian, Yang Liu, Lingjiao Meng, Qun Zhao

Open Access Cancer Biomarker Research

Prognostic significance of serum CA125 in the overall management for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Chao Sui, Chen Lin, Tingting Tao, Wenxian Guan, Haoran Zhang, Liang Tao, Meng Wang, Feng Wang

Open Access Portal Vein Thrombosis Research article

Analysis of related factors of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis

Xiaotong Xu, Jinglan Jin, Yuwei Liu, Hang Li

Open Access Hepatitis B Research article

Real-world systemic sequential therapy with regorafenib for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of 93 cases from a single center

Qingwei Zhu, Wei Rao, Junyu Huo, Zixiang Li, Song Wang, Wensheng Qiu, Ge Guan, Yang Xin, Ning Fan, Jinzhen Cai, Liqun Wu

Open Access Research article

Alcohol treatment discussions and clinical outcomes among patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis

Wheytnie Alexandre, Haseeb Muhammad, Olufunso Agbalajobi, Grace Zhang, Theresa Gmelin, Adeyinka Adejumo, Alan Noll, Naudia L. Jonassaint, Andrea DiMartini, Ramon Bataller, Shari S. Rogal

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Correction

Correction: The insoluble excretion of multi-matrix system mesalazine preparations in patients with ulcerative colitis

Yuichiro Ohtaki, Kan Uchiyama, Hirotaka Kamiya, Eri Moriizumi, Moe Yamada, Yuma Aoki, Toshimune Watanabe, Sachie Kiryu, Shizuka Suzuki, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Zensho Ito, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Shigeo Koido, Masayuki Saruta

Open Access Crohn's Disease Correction

Correction: Efficacy of ustekinumab, vedolizumab, or a second anti-TNF agent after the failure of a first anti-TNF agent in patients with Crohn’s disease: a multicentre retrospective study

Cassandra Rayer, Maria Nachury, Arnaud Bourreille, Xavier Roblin, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Stephanie Viennot, Mathurin Flamant, David Laharie, Bénédicte Caron, Marie Dewitte, Laurent Siproudhis, Mathurin Fumery, Guillaume Bouguen

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Impact of the body mass index on the retention of the anorectal mucosa after double-stapled ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis

Hideaki Kimura, Kenichiro Toritani, Reiko Kunisaki, Kenji Tatsumi, Kazutaka Koganei, Akira Sugita, Itaru Endo

Open Access Colon Cancer Research

The expression of SERPINE1 in colon cancer and its regulatory network and prognostic value

Yigang Wang, Jinyan Wang, Jianchao Gao, Mei Ding, Hua Li

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Tofacitinib as a maintenance therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis stratified by OCTAVE Sustain baseline Mayo endoscopic subscore

Scott D. Lee, Jessica R. Allegretti, Flavio Steinwurz, Susan B. Connelly, Nervin Lawendy, Jerome Paulissen, Krisztina B. Gecse

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

hENT1’s role in adjuvant intra-arterial gemcitabine-based chemotherapy for resectable pancreatic cancer patients

Wei Wang, Xinzhe Yu, Hengchao Li, Chuanxin Yang, Chen Jin, Xinyu Huang

Open Access Anemia Research

Eradication therapy may decrease the risk of immune thrombocytopenia after Helicobacter pylori infection: a retrospective cohort study in Taiwan

Mitsuhiro Koseki, Ming‑Jen Sheu, Kang-Ting Tsai, Chung-Han Ho, Hsiao-Hua Liu, Hung-Jung Lin, Chien-Liang Lin, Chien-Cheng Huang

Open Access Gastric Cancer Correction

Correction: Assessing clinical trial failure risk factors and reasons in gastric cancer

Zikai Zhang, Junyi Yin, Yang Yue, Yang Su, Hong Jiang

Open Access Underweight Research

Nomogram for predicting the overall survival of underweight patients with colorectal cancer: a clinical study

Jun Woo Bong, Younghyun Na, Yeonuk Ju, Chinock Cheong, Sanghee Kang, Sun Il Lee, Byung Wook Min

Open Access Ledipasvir Research

Hepatitis C micro-elimination through the retrieval strategy of patients lost to follow-up

Cheng-Jen Chen, Yung-Hsin Huang, Chao-Wei Hsu, Yi-Cheng Chen, Ming-Ling Chang, Chun-Yen Lin, Yi-Hsien Shen, Rong-Nan Chien

Open Access Research

Comparison of therapeutic efficacy and treatment costs of self-expandable metal stents and plastic stents for management of malignant biliary obstruction

Renáta Bor, Anna Fábián, Mónika Szűcs, Anita Bálint, Mariann Rutka, Tibor Tóth, László Czakó, Klaudia Farkas, Norbert Buzás, Ágnes Milassin, Tamás Molnár, Zoltán Szepes

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

A comprehensive computational analysis to explore the importance of SIGLECs in HCC biology

Senbang Yao, Wenjun Chen, Tingting Chen, He Zuo, Ziran Bi, Xiuqing Zhang, Lulian Pang, Yanyan Jing, Xiangxiang Yin, Huaidong Cheng

Open Access Colonoscopy Study Protocol

Personalized colorectal cancer screening: study protocol of a mixed-methods study on the effectiveness of tailored intervals based on prior f-Hb concentration in a fit-based colorectal cancer screening program (PERFECT-FIT)

Emilie C. H. Breekveldt, Esther Toes-Zoutendijk, Lucie de Jonge, Manon C. W. Spaander, Evelien Dekker, Folkert J. van Kemenade, Anneke J. van Vuuren, Christian R. B. Ramakers, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Monique E. van Leerdam, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Frequency, outcomes, and need for intervention in stricturing gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Anuraag Jena, Ritin Mohindra, Kirtan Rana, Pardhu B. Neelam, Dhuni Chand Thakur, Harjeet Singh, Pankaj Gupta, Vikas Suri, Vishal Sharma

Open Access Biomarkers Research

ARL9 is upregulated and serves as a biomarker for a poor prognosis in colon adenocarcinoma

Hai-deng Yang, Xiu-xiu Jin, Bin-bin Gu, Yu-Zhang, Dan Li, Ling-ling Yan

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Research article

The role of high serum triglyceride levels on pancreatic necrosis development and related complications

Nils Jimmy Hidalgo, Elizabeth Pando, Piero Alberti, Rodrigo Mata, Nair Fernandes, Montse Adell, Sara Villasante, Laia Blanco, Joaquim Balsells, Ramon Charco

Open Access Gastrointestinal Bleeding Research article

Association between air temperature and emergency admission for esophagogastric variceal bleeding: a case-crossover study in Beijing, China

Jianhong Chen, Ziting Wu, Hui Gao, Li Li, Yanling Wang, Jingjing Han, Chuan Zhang, Pengpeng Ding, Jing Wu

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

A novel nomogram for identifying candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage IB gastric adenocarcinoma

Yangyang Xie, Xue Song, Danwei Du, Haimin Jin, Xiaowen Li, Zhongkai Ni, Hai Huang

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Research

Effectiveness of eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sintayehu Fekadu, Hizkel Engiso, Sisay Seyfe, Hisashi Iizasa, Ashebir Godebo, Serawit Deyno, Hironori Yoshiyama

Open Access Infliximab Research

Prognostic factors for the efficacy of infliximab in patients with luminal fistulizing Crohn’s disease

Ye Ma, Runfeng Zhang, Wei Liu, Yinghao Sun, Jingnan Li, Hong Yang, Hong Lv, Yue Li, Bei Tan, Xiyu Sun, Jiaming Qian, Ji Li

Open Access Acute Abdomen Research

Factors associated with delayed reporting for surgical care among patients with surgical acute abdomen attended at Muhimbili National Hospital: Tanzania

Maryam Hamdan, Xu Yang, M. Mavura, Mohammed Saleh, George Kannani, Kang Haonan, Abdullah Al-danakh, Xu Zhaohui, Gong Zezhong, Ri Hyokju, Boureima Amado, Ren Yanying, Chen Xin

Open Access Proton Pump Inhibitors Research article

Food elimination diet is a viable alternative therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis responsive to proton pump inhibitors

Twan Sia, Evan Cunningham, Megan Miller, Rebecca Nitschelm, Riki Tanaka, Taylor Epstein, Kendall Garrett, Amy Huang, Daniel Pak, Ally Scheve, John Leung

Open Access Endoscopy Research

High diagnostic yield despite a lower completion rates for inpatient versus outpatient colon and pan-intestinal capsule endoscopy: a nested case-control study

Charlene Deane, Caroline Walker, Barbara Ryan, Anthony O’Connor, Sarah O’Donnell, Niall Breslin, Deirdre McNamara

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Identification of inadequate responders to advanced therapy among commercially-insured adult patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States

Theresa Hunter Gibble, April N. Naegeli, Michael Grabner, Keith Isenberg, Mingyang Shan, Chia-Chen Teng, Jeffrey R. Curtis

Open Access Radiotherapy Research article

Impacts of neoadjuvant therapy on the number of dissected lymph nodes in esophagogastric junction cancer patients

Qi Wang, Jin-tong Ge, Hua Wu, Sheng Zhong, Qing-quan Wu

Open Access Liver Transplantation Research article

Potential utility of a multi-component coagulation factor panel to calculate MELD scores and assess the risk of portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver disease

Clayton S. Lewis, Khurram Bari, Changchun Xie, Kenneth E. Sherman, Marc Vasse, Patrick Van Dreden, Vladimir Y. Bogdanov

Open Access Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Research article

Systematic review of cholangiocarcinoma in Africa: epidemiology, management, and clinical outcomes

Akwi W. Asombang, Nathaniel Chishinga, Mouhand F. Mohamed, Alick Nkhoma, Jackson Chipaila, Bright Nsokolo, Martha Manda-Mapalo, Joao Filipe G. Montiero, Lewis Banda, Kulwinder S. Dua

Open Access Pancreatic Cancer Research

Prognostic assessment capability of a five-gene signature in pancreatic cancer: a machine learning based-study

Xuanfeng Zhang, Lulu Yang, Dong Zhang, Xiaochuan Wang, Xuefeng Bu, Xinhui Zhang, Long Cui

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Esophageal motility disorders in symptomatic patients and its relation to age

Ahmed Abdelghani, Alhosaeyn Ibrahim, El-Sayed El-Sayed, Mohammad El Sherbiny, Ahmed Al-Badry

Open Access Systemic Therapy Research

Use of ramucirumab for various treatment lines in real-world practice of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Naoya Kanogawa, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Susumu Maruta, Yotaro Iino, Masamichi Obu, Takamasa Ishino, Keita Ogawa, Sae Yumita, Terunao Iwanaga, Hidemi Unozawa, Miyuki Nakagawa, Kisako Fujiwara, Takafumi Sakuma, Naoto Fujita, Ryuta Kojima, Hiroaki Kanzaki, Keisuke Koroki, Kazufumi Kobayashi, Masanori Inoue, Soichiro Kiyono, Masato Nakamura, Takayuki Kondo, Tomoko Saito, Ryo Nakagawa, Shingo Nakamoto, Ryosuke Muroyama, Tetsuhiro Chiba, Ei Itobayashi, Yoshihiro Koma, Ryosaku Azemoto, Jun Kato, Naoya Kato

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research article

Lifestyle factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease: data from the Swiss IBD cohort study

Severin A. Lautenschlager, Mamadou Pathé Barry, Gerhard Rogler, Luc Biedermann, Philipp Schreiner, Alexander R. Siebenhüner, Karim Abdelrahman, Gentiana Ademi, Patrick Aepli, Amman Thomas, Claudia Anderegg, Anca-Teodora Antonino, Eva Archanioti, Eviano Arrigoni, Diana Bakker de Jong, Bruno Balsiger, Polat Bastürk, Peter Bauerfeind, Andrea Becocci, Dominique Belli, José M. Bengoa, Janek Binek, Mirjam Blattmann, Stephan Boehm, Tujana Boldanova, Jan Borovicka, Christian P. BellBraeggeri, Stephan Brand, Lukas Brügger, Simon Brunner, Patrick Bühr, Bernard Burnand, Sabine Burk, Emanuel Burri, Sophie Buyse, Dahlia-Thao Cao, Ove Carstens, Dahlia-Thao Cao, Dominique H. Criblez, Sophie Cunningham, Fabrizia D’Angelo, Philippe de Saussure, Lukas Degen, Joakim Delarive, Christopher Doerig, Barbara Dora, Susan Drerup, Mara Egger, Ali El-Wafa, Matthias Engelmann, Jessica Ezri, Christian Felley, Markus Fliegner, Nicolas Fournier, Montserrat Fraga, Yannick Franc, Pascal Frei, Remus Frei, Michael Fried, Florian Froehlich, Raoul Ivano Furlano, Luca Garzoni, Martin Geyer, Laurent Girard, Marc Girardin, Delphine Golay, Ignaz Good, Ulrike Graf Bigler, Beat Gysi, Johannes Haarer, Marcel Halama, Janine Haldemann, Pius Heer, Benjamin Heimgartner, Beat Helbling, Peter Hengstler, Denise Herzog, Cyrill Hess, Roxane Hessler, Klaas Heyland, Thomas Hinterleitner, Claudia Hirschi, Petr Hruz, Pascal Juillerat, Carolina Khalid-de Bakker, Stephan Kayser, Céline Keller, Christina Knellwolf-Grieger, Christoph Knoblauch, Henrik Köhler, Rebekka Koller, Claudia Krieger-Grübel, Patrizia Künzler, Rachel Kusche, Frank Serge Lehmann, Andrew Macpherson, Michel H. Maillard, Michael Manz, Astrid Marot, Rémy Meier, Christa Meyenberger, Pamela Meyer, Pierre Michetti, Benjamin Misselwitz, Patrick Mosler, Christian Mottet, Christoph Müller, Beat Müllhaupt, Leilla Musso, Michaela Neagu, Cristina Nichita, Jan Niess, Andreas Nydegger, Nicole Obialo, Diana Ollo, Cassandra Oropesa, Ulrich Peter, Daniel Peternac, Laetitia Marie Petit, Valérie Pittet, Rachel Kusche, Daniel Pohl, Marc Porzner, Claudia Preissler, Nadia Raschle, Ronald Rentsch, Alexandre Restellini, Sophie Restellini, Jean-Pierre Richterich, Frederic Ris, Branislav Risti, Marc Alain Ritz, Nina Röhrich, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Vanessa Rueger, Monica Rusticeanu, Markus Sagmeister, Gaby Saner, Bernhard Sauter, Mikael Sawatzki, Michael Scharl, Martin Schelling, Susanne Schibli, Hugo Schlauri, Dominique Schluckebier, Daniela Schmid, Sybille Schmid-Uebelhart, Jean-François Schnegg, Alain Schoepfer, Vivianne Seematter, Frank Seibold, Mariam Seirafi, Gian-Marco Semadeni, Arne Senning, Christiane Sokollik, Joachim Sommer, Johannes Spalinger, Holger Spangenberger, Philippe Stadler, Peter Staub, Dominic Staudenmann, Volker Stenz, Michael Steuerwald, Alex Straumann, Bruno Strebel, Andreas Stulz, Michael Sulz, Aurora Tatu, Michela Tempia-Caliera, Joël Thorens, Kaspar Truninger, Radu Tutuian, Patrick Urfer, Stephan Vavricka, Francesco Viani, Jürg Vögtlin, Roland Von Känel, Dominique Vouillamoz, Rachel Vulliamy, Paul Wiesel, Reiner Wiest, Stefanie Wöhrle, Samuel Zamora, Silvan Zander, Tina Wylie, Jonas Zeitz, Dorothee Zimmermann

Open Access Research

Preoperative CA19-9 and GGT ratio as a prognostic indicator in ampullary carcinoma

Rui-Qiu Chen, Zhi-Lei Zhang, Yu-Ming Jia, Rui-Xiang Chen, Li Peng

Open Access Antireflux Surgery Research article

Sources of information on surgical options for patients undergoing antireflux surgery: a single-center questionnaire-based survey

Ningying Ruan, Hao Chen, Zhifei Wang, Jinlei Mao, Jianfu Xia, Fei Zhao, Ting Zhang

PRIMIS: design of a pivotal, randomized, phase 3 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the nonsteroidal farnesoid X receptor agonist cilofexor in noncirrhotic patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

Michael Trauner, Chuhan Chung, Kate Sterling, Xiangyu Liu, Xiaomin Lu, Jun Xu, Clare Tempany-Afdhal, Zachary D. Goodman, Martti Färkkilä, Atsushi Tanaka, Palak Trivedi, Kris V. Kowdley, Christopher L. Bowlus, Cynthia Levy, Robert P. Myers

Open Access Endoscopy Research article

A novel capsule endoscopy for upper and mid-GI tract: the UMGI capsule

Bin Jiang, Yang-Yang Qian, Yuan-Chen Wang, Jun Pan, Xi Jiang, Jia-Hui Zhu, Xiao-Ou Qiu, Wei Zhou, Zhao-Shen Li, Zhuan Liao

Open Access Ultrasound Research article

CT-based Hounsfield unit values reflect the degree of steatohepatitis in patients with low-grade fatty liver disease

Ha Neul Kim, Hong Jae Jeon, Hei Gwon Choi, In Sun Kwon, Woo Sun Rou, Jeong Eun Lee, Tae Hee Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Byung Seok Lee, Kyung Sook Shin, Hyun Jung Lee, Hyuk Soo Eun

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

A new modality of colorectal cancer screening based on chronic disease management

Mo Liu, Shi-Jun Liu, Ming-Jun Chen, Tingting Ning

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Glepaglutide, a novel glucagon-like peptide-2 agonist, has anti-inflammatory and mucosal regenerative effects in an experimental model of inflammatory bowel disease in rats

Jolanta Skarbaliene, Jesper Mosolff Mathiesen, Bjarne Due Larsen, Christian Thorkildsen, Yvette Miata Petersen

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

The prognostic role of the AST/ALT ratio in hepatocellular carcinoma patients receiving thermal ablation combined with simultaneous TACE

Feihang Wang, Shanshan Gao, Mengfei Wu, Danyang Zhao, Huiyi Sun, Sothea Yav, Yi Chen, Zihan Zhang, Minjie Yang, Yi Dong, Jianhua Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Zhiping Yan, Lingxiao Liu

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Research article

Impact of comorbidities on hospital mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis: a population-based study of 110,021 patients

Nils Jimmy Hidalgo, Elizabeth Pando, Rodrigo Mata, Nair Fernandes, Sara Villasante, Marta Barros, Daniel Herms, Laia Blanco, Joaquim Balsells, Ramon Charco

Open Access Rifaximin Research

Eubiotic effect of rifaximin is associated with decreasing abdominal pain in symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease: results from an observational cohort study

Vladimir Ivashkin, Oleg Shifrin, Roman Maslennikov, Elena Poluektova, Alexander Korolev, Anna Kudryavtseva, George Krasnov, Nona Benuni, Giovanni Barbara

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Behavioral abnormalities in C57BL/6 mice with chronic ulcerative colitis induced by DSS

Yuxin Zhou, Gang Ji, Xiaoyi Yang, Zhenhua Chen, Liangliang Zhou

Open Access Liver Cirrhosis Research

Whether the Golgi protein 73 could be a diagnostic serological marker in hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta analysis

Xu Zhang, Li-Na Wu, Xiao-Qing Li, Xia Luo, Shui-Wei Liu, Le Zhang, Shah Nawaz, Li-Na Ma, Xiang-Chun Ding

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Comparison of surgery rates in biologic-naïve patients with Crohn’s disease treated with vedolizumab or ustekinumab: findings from SOJOURN

Michelle Vu, Sabyasachi Ghosh, Kandavadivu Umashankar, Laura Weber, Christina Landis, Ninfa Candela, Benjamin Chastek

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

Prognostic significance of the Naples prognostic score in colorectal cancer patients undergoing curative resection: a propensity score matching analysis

Atsushi Sugimoto, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Masatsune Shibutani, Hiroaki Kasashima, Kishu Kitayama, Masaichi Ohira, Kiyoshi Maeda

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research article

A novel predictive model of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma based on differential protein expression

Zhenglu Wang, Lei Cao, Jianxi Wang, Hanlin Wang, Tingting Ma, Zhiqi Yin, Wenjuan Cai, Lei Liu, Tao Liu, Hengde Ma, Yamin Zhang, Zhongyang Shen, Hong Zheng

Open Access Constipation Research

Analysis of clinical diagnosis and treatment of intestinal volvulus

Yuhong Fo, Xiaoyu Kang, Yongqiang Tang, Lifang Zhao

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Thiols as a marker of inflammatory bowel disease activity: a systematic review

Rebeca Araujo Passos, Priscila Ribas Farias Costa, Claudia Feio da Maia Lima, George Mariane Soares Santana, Victor David, Geisa de Jesus Santos, Cyrla Zaltman, Marcia Soares-Mota, Raquel Rocha

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Utility of monocyte distribution width in the differential diagnosis between simple and complicated diverticulitis: a retrospective cohort study

Chang-Yuan Chang, Tai-Yi Hsu, Guan-Yi He, Hong-Mo Shih, Shih-Hao Wu, Fen-Wei Huang, Pei-Chun Chen, Wen-Chen Tsai

Open Access Research

Developing the modified 4-item version of perceived stress scale for functional dyspepsia

Limei Du, Guizhen Yong, Ping Wang, Xi Wang, Wen Ming, Guobin He

Open Access Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Correction

Correction to: Prognostic significance of serum CA125 in the overall management for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Chao Sui, Chen Lin, Tingting Tao, Wenxian Guan, Haoran Zhang, Liang Tao, Meng Wang, Feng Wang

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

The effect of biological agent on body composition in patients with Crohn’s disease

Eun Jeong Choi, Dong Hoon Baek, Hong Sub Lee, Geun Am Song, Tae Oh Kim, Yong Eun Park, Chang Min Lee, Jong Hoon Lee

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Hyperprogressive disease during atezolizumab plus bevacizumab treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma from Japanese real-world practice

Sae Yumita, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Miyuki Nakagawa, Susumu Maruta, Tomomi Okubo, Norio Itokawa, Yotaro Iino, Masamichi Obu, Yuki Haga, Atsuyoshi Seki, Tadayoshi Kogure, Takamasa Ishino, Keita Ogawa, Kisako Fujiwara, Terunao Iwanaga, Naoto Fujita, Takafumi Sakuma, Ryuta Kojima, Hiroaki Kanzaki, Keisuke Koroki, Masanori Inoue, Kazufumi Kobayashi, Soichiro Kiyono, Masato Nakamura, Naoya Kanogawa, Tomoko Saito, Takayuki Kondo, Ryo Nakagawa, Shingo Nakamoto, Ryosuke Muroyama, Tetsuhiro Chiba, Ei Itobayashi, Masanori Atsukawa, Yoshihiro Koma, Ryosaku Azemoto, Kenji Ito, Hideaki Mizumoto, Jun Kato, Naoya Kato

Open Access Oral Microbiota Research

Transmission of oral microbiota to the biliary tract during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

Maria Effenberger, Ramona Al-Zoairy, Ronald Gstir, Ivo Graziadei, Hubert Schwaighofer, Herbert Tilg, Heinz Zoller

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

SPINK4 promotes colorectal cancer cell proliferation and inhibits ferroptosis

Bang-li Hu, Yi-xin Yin, Ke-zhi Li, Si-qi Li, Zhao Li

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Patients’ perspectives on, experience with and concerns about crohn's disease: insights from Chinese social media

Shaopeng Sun, Yunhong Hu, Heng Li, Jiajia Chen, Yijie Lou, Chunyan Weng, Lixia Chen, Bin Lv

Open Access Insomnia Research

Comorbid psychiatric disorders and long-term survival after liver transplantation in transplant facilities with a psychiatric consultation-liaison team: a multicenter retrospective study

Hiroyuki Kimura, Shinichi Kishi, Hisashi Narita, Teruaki Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Okada, Daisuke Fujisawa, Naoko Sugita, Shun’ichi Noma, Yosuke Matsumoto, Ayako Ohashi, Hiroshi Mitsuyasu, Keizo Yoshida, Hiroaki Kawasaki, Katsuji Nishimura, Yasuhiro Ogura, Norio Ozaki

Open Access Nausea Research

Early symptoms preceding post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome following COVID-19: a retrospective observational study incorporating daily gastrointestinal symptoms

Ryo Yamamoto, Asako Yamamoto, Tatsuhiro Masaoka, Koichiro Homma, Tadashi Matsuoka, Ryo Takemura, Michihiko Wada, Junichi Sasaki, Takanori Kanai, Masayuki Amagai, Hideyuki Saya, Hiroshi Nishihara

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

The burden of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in the United States

Elliot B. Tapper, Nancy Krieger, Raymond Przybysz, Nate Way, Jennifer Cai, Dion Zappe, Sarah Jane McKenna, Garth Wall, Nico Janssens, Maria-Magdalena Balp

Open Access Colon Cancer Research

The effects of chemotherapy, primary tumor location and histological subtype on the survival of stage III colon cancer patients

Chenghui Zhou, Liqing Lu, Qiulin Huang, Zhen Tang, Rong Tang, Zhongsheng Xiao, Shuai Xiao

Open Access Pancreatic Cancer Research

A novel immune checkpoint score system for prognostic evaluation in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Yusheng Chen, Xuan Lin, Xuan Zou, Yunzhen Qian, Yu Liu, Ruijie Wang, Xu Wang, Xianjun Yu, Chen Liu, He Cheng

Open Access Metastasis Research

CHFR promotes metastasis of human gastric carcinoma by activating AKT and ERK via NRF2- ROS axis

Feiyun He, Bin Ye, Xiaomeng Wu, Jundi Pan, Jianbo Wang, Xiaojing Wang

Open Access Antiviral Agents Research

The care cascade for hepatitis C virus and prognosis of chronic hepatitis C patients treated with antiviral agents in a tertiary hospital

Sung Hwan Yoo, Myung Kim, Sora Kim, Jung Il Lee, Kwan Sik Lee, Hyun Woong Lee, Jin Hong Lim

Open Access Gastrectomy Research

Development and validation of nomograms for predicting overall survival and cancer-specific survival in elderly patients with locally advanced gastric cancer: a population-based study

Yuqi Sun, Zequn Li, Yulong Tian, Chao Gao, Benjia Liang, Shougen Cao, Xiaodong Liu, Xuechao Liu, Cheng Meng, Jianfei Xu, Hao Yang, Yanbing Zhou

Open Access Research

Dietary fiber intake and risk of gallstone: a case–control study

Asal Neshatbini Tehrani, Saeede Saadati, Zahra Yari, Amin Salehpour, Amir Sadeghi, Ghazal Daftari, Moloud Ghorbani, Azita Hekmatdoost

Open Access Laparoscopy Research

Development and validation of a video-assisted liver biopsy technique using a minimally-invasive device

Alexandra Mano Almeida, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Paulo Goberlânio de Barros Silva, Luís Pires de Melo Filho, Gleydson César de Oliveira Borges

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Tumor size as a significant prognostic factor in T1 gastric cancer: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database analysis

Xueyan Xiao, Beibei Gao, Suya Pang, Zeyu Wang, Weiwei Jiang, Weijun Wang, Rong Lin

Open Access Research

Influencing factors and predictive model of postoperative infection in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma

Yanan Ma, Bing Tan, Sumei Wang, Chaoyi Ren, Jiandong Zhang, Yingtang Gao

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Osteoporosis and sarcopenia are common and insufficiently diagnosed among chronic pancreatitis patients

Mikael Parhiala, Mika Ukkonen, Juhani Sand, Johanna Laukkarinen

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research article

Repeatability of radiomics studies in colorectal cancer: a systematic review

Ying Liu, Xiaoqin Wei, Xu Feng, Yan Liu, Guiling Feng, Yong Du

Open Access Opioids Research article

Effect of acuity level and patient characteristics on bowel preparation quality: a retrospective cohort study of inpatient colonoscopies

Christopher Kabir, Mariani Salazar Leon, Cindy Ndiaye, Michael Flicker

Open Access Colectomy Research

Postoperative inpatient exercise facilitates recovery after laparoscopic surgery in colorectal cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

Jihee Min, Ki-yong An, Hyuna Park, Wonhee Cho, Hye Jeong Jung, Sang Hui Chu, Minsoo Cho, Seung Yoon Yang, Justin Y. Jeon, Nam Kyu Kim

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Postoperative liver dysfunction is associated with poor long-term outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Shutaro Sumiyoshi, Jun Kiuchi, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Tomohiro Arita, Hiroki Shimizu, Wataru Takaki, Takuma Ohashi, Yusuke Yamamoto, Hirotaka Konishi, Ryo Morimura, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hisashi Ikoma, Takeshi Kubota, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kazuma Okamoto, Eigo Otsuji

Predicting cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis: using artificial intelligence, clinical and laboratory data

Chang Hu, Ravishankar K. Iyer, Brian D. Juran, Bryan M. McCauley, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, John E. Eaton, Ahmad H. Ali, Konstantinos N. Lazaridis

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

A new prediction model of hepatocellular carcinoma based on N7-methylguanosine modification

Li Yang, Yi-ran Wang, Zhi-qiang Mou, Ping-fu Xiong, Kun Deng, Jian Wen, Jing Li

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Ischemia prediction score (IsPS) in patients with strangulated small bowel obstruction: a retrospective cohort study

Shuhei Murao, Shiki Fujino, Katsuki Danno, Takashi Takeda, Kei Yamamoto, Masaya Higashiguchi, Kozo Noguchi, Takafumi Hirao, Yoshio Oka

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Three-dimensional pelvic ultrasound is a practical tool for the assessment of anal fistula

Junyi Ren, Wenkun Bai, Liangrui Gu, Xiao Li, Xue Peng, WeiMei Li

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research

The effect of melatonin on irritable bowel syndrome patients with and without sleep disorders: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial study

Masood Faghih Dinevari, Farzaneh Jafarzadeh, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian, Samaneh Abbasian, Zeinab Nikniaz, Ali Riazi

Open Access Lymphoma Research

Clinical features and images of malignant lymphoma localized in the pancreatic head to differentiate from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a case series study

Naohiro Kato, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Syuhei Sugata, Takuro Hamada, Nao Furuya, Takeshi Mizumoto, Yuzuru Tamaru, Ryusaku Kusunoki, Toshio Kuwai, Hirotaka Kouno, Sho Tazuma, Takeshi Sudo, Miki Kido, Takuo Ito, Kazuya Kuraoka, Hiroshi Kohno

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Randomised clinical trial: 3-year interim analysis results of the VISION trial to evaluate the long-term safety of vonoprazan as maintenance treatment in patients with erosive oesophagitis

Ken Haruma, Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Takashi Yao, Ryoji Kushima, Junichi Akiyama, Nobuo Aoyama, Tatsuhiro Kanoo, Kouji Miyata, Naomi Kusumoto, Naomi Uemura

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in functional constipation and irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed using the Rome IV criteria: a cross-sectional survey during a medical check-up in Japan

Koji Otani, Toshio Watanabe, Kanae Takahashi, Yuji Nadatani, Masaki Ominami, Shusei Fukunaga, Shuhei Hosomi, Noriko Kamata, Fumio Tanaka, Yasuaki Nagami, Koichi Taira, Tatsuo Kimura, Shinya Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Fujiwara

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Soluble CD163 is a predictor of fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma development in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Miwa Kawanaka, Ken Nishino, Mayuko Kawada, Katsunori Ishii, Tomohiro Tanikawa, Ryo Katsumata, Noriyo Urata, Jun Nakamura, Mitsuhiko Suehiro, Ken Haruma, Hirofumi Kawamoto

Open Access Angiography Research

Innovative angiography: a new approach to discover more hepatic vein collaterals in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension

Bowen Liu, Zhendong Yue, Ting Cui, Hongwei Zhao, Lei Wang, Zhenhua Fan, Yifan Wu, Mingming Meng, Ke Zhang, Li Jiang, Huiguo Ding, Yuening Zhang, Fuquan Liu

Open Access Hepatitis B Research

AST/ALT ratio, APRI, and FIB-4 compared to FibroScan for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran

Seyed Hamid Moosavy, Ebrahim Eftekhar, Parivash Davoodian, Abdolazim Nejatizadeh, Mohammad Shadman, Shahram Zare, Mirza Ali Nazarnezhad

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

The m6A/m5C/m1A regulator genes signature reveals the prognosis and is related with immune microenvironment for hepatocellular carcinoma

Ting Liu, Lei Sun, Zhi-zhao Li, Kun Yang, Jia-min Chen, Xiao-yi Han, Li-ming Qi, Xin-gang Zhou, Peng Wang

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research

Assessing the relationship between gut microbiota and irritable bowel syndrome: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis

Bin Liu, Ding Ye, Hong Yang, Jie Song, Xiaohui Sun, Zhixing He, Yingying Mao, Guifeng Hao

Open Access Cholangiocarcinoma Research

Cirrhosis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: prognostic importance and impact on survival

Nimish Thakral, Teresita Gonzalez, Olger Nano, Sang-Ha Shin, Shenae Samuels, Atif Hussein

Open Access Liver Transplantation Research

Angiotensin receptor blockers might be protective against hepatic steatosis after liver transplantation

Ahad Eshraghian, Alireza Taghavi, Hamed Nikoupour, Saman Nikeghbalian, Seyed Ali Malek-Hosseini

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

The characteristics and clinical relevance of tumor fusion burden in non-EBV (+) gastric cancer with MSS

Yongjun Zhu, Weixin Wu, Liangliang Qiao, Jingfen Ji, Lunxi Duan, Longlong Gong, Dandan Ren, Feifei Li, Lihui Wei, Ke Pan

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Branched-chain amino acids supplementation improves liver frailty index in frail compensated cirrhotic patients: a randomized controlled trial

Sith Siramolpiwat, Nisakorn Limthanetkul, Bubpha Pornthisarn, Ratha-korn Vilaichone, Soonthorn Chonprasertsuk, Patommatat Bhanthumkomol, Pongjarat Nunanan, Navapan Issariyakulkarn

Open Access Wound Infection Research

Effectiveness of betadine-coating gastrostomy tube to reduce peristomal infection after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a randomized controlled trial

Yu-Jen Chen, Ming-Chih Hou, Tsung-Chieh Yang, Pei-Chang Lee, Yen-Po Wang, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Fa-Yauh Lee

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

Postoperative serum interleukin-6 levels correlate with survival in stage I-III colorectal cancer

Shouhan Feng, Zeshi Li, Mei Liu, Qianwen Ye, Tianhui Xue, Bing Yan

Open Access Cholangiocarcinoma Research article

Glucose metabolic upregulation via phosphorylation of S6 ribosomal protein affects tumor progression in distal cholangiocarcinoma

Atsuro Fujinaga, Teijiro Hirashita, Yuka Hirashita, Kumiko Sakai, Masahiro Kawamura, Takashi Masuda, Yuichi Endo, Masayuki Ohta, Kazunari Murakami, Masafumi Inomata

Open Access Gastritis Research

Changes in the salivary metabolome in patients with chronic erosive gastritis

Shaowei Liu, Shixiong Zhang, Haoyu Chen, Pingping Zhou, Tianxiao Yang, Jingjing Lv, Huixia Li, Yangang Wang

Open Access Hepatitis B Research

Trend analysis of hepatitis B and C among patients visiting health facility of Tigrai, Ethiopia, 2014–2019

Haftom Legese, Brhane Berhe, Gebre Adhanom, Tsega Kahsay, Aderajew Gebrewahd, Guesh Gebremariam, Fitsum Mardu, Kebede Tesfay, Haftay Gebremedhin, Hadush Negash

Open Access Endoscopy Research article

Clinical epidemiology and outcomes of patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia in the Los Angeles County System

Preeti Prakash, Shailavi Jain, Harry Trieu, Kenneth Chow, Deepthi Karunasiri, Tom Liang, Evan Yung, Holli Mason, Hongying Tan, James H. Tabibian

Open Access Ultrasound Research

Severe combined immunodeficiency: improved survival leading to detection of underlying liver disease

Anusha Vittal, Nehna Abdul Majeed, Elizabeth Garabedian, Jamie Marko, David E Kleiner, Rob Sokolic, Fabio Candotti, Harry Malech, Theo Heller, Christopher Koh

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Diagnostic performance of the normal range of gastrin calculated using strict criteria based on a combination of serum markers and pathological evaluation for detecting gastritis: a retrospective study

Naoko Nagasaki, Hidehiko Takigawa, Masanori Ito, Tomoyuki Boda, Takahiro Kotachi, Ryohei Hayashi, Ryo Yuge, Yuji Urabe, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research article

Peripheral CD4+CD25hiCD127low regulatory T cells are increased in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Junlan Qiu, Weiqiang Shi, Jin Zhang, Qinqin Gao, Lin Feng, Zhixiang Zhuang

Open Access Esophageal Varices Research

High correlation of hepatic shear wave velocity with esophageal varices complication rate in patients with chronic liver diseases

Shouichi Namikawa, Takuto Nosaka, Hidetaka Matsuda, Yu Akazawa, Kazuto Takahashi, Tatsushi Naito, Masahiro Ohtani, Yasunari Nakamoto

Open Access Sildenafil Research

Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil) effects on esophageal motility: a systematic review

Arman Shafiee, Razman Arabzadeh Bahri, Mohammad Mobin Teymouri Athar, Fatemeh Afsharrezaei, Mostafa Gholami

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Acute idiopathic pancreatitis is associated with more aggressive disease course in Crohn’s disease but not in ulcerative colitis

Karim T. Osman, Asahi Hoque, Ravi Teja Pasam, Adel Farhoud, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Vishant Ramadorai, Khadija Chaudrey, Randall Pellish

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Fatty liver index relationship with biomarkers and lifestyle: result from RaNCD cohort study

Negin Kamari, Hawal Lateef Fateh, Mitra Darbandi, Farid Najafi, Mozhgan Moradi, Yahya Pasdar

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The risk for celiac disease after Covid-19 infection

Jesper Lexner, Ylva Lindroth, Klas Sjöberg

Open Access Metastasis Research

Risk of lymph node metastasis and feasibility of endoscopic submucosal dissection in undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer

Pengyue Zhang, Tingting Xu, Hui Feng, Zhen Zhu, Jingjing Wang, Yalei Wang

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Confocal endomicroscopy diagnostic criteria for early signet-ring cell carcinoma in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

Nastazja D. Pilonis, Maria O’Donovan, Susan Richardson, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, Massimiliano di Pietro

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

Developing patient-refined colorectal cancer screening materials: application of a virtual community engagement approach

Priyanka Gautom, Anne L. Escaron, Joanna Garcia, Jamie H. Thompson, Jennifer S. Rivelli, Esmeralda Ruiz, Evelyn Torres-Ozadali, Dawn M. Richardson, Gloria D. Coronado

Open Access Esophageal Varices Research article

Partial splenic embolization as a rescue and emergency treatment for portal hypertension and gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage

Vlad Pavel, Gregor Scharf, Patricia Mester, Lea U. Krauss, Karsten Gülow, Alexander Mehrl, Martina Müller, Stephan Schmid

Open Access Metastasis Research

Economic evaluations of radioembolization with yttrium-90 microspheres in liver metastases of colorectal cancer: a systematic review

JC Alonso, I Casans, FM González, D Fuster, A Rodríguez, N Sánchez, I Oyagüez, AO Williams, N Espinoza

Open Access Leukopenia Research

Long term changes in thrombocytopenia and leucopenia after HCV eradication with direct-acting antivirals

Kazuto Tajiri, Kazuhiko Okada, Hiroyuki Ito, Kengo Kawai, Yoshiro Kashii, Yoshiharu Tokimitsu, Nozomu Muraishi, Aiko Murayama, Yuka Hayashi, Masami Minemura, Terumi Takahara, Yukihiro Shimizu, Ichiro Yasuda

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

Oxidative balance score and dietary phytochemical index can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in Iranian population

Shahrooz Bentyaghoob, Fereshteh Dehghani, Arezoo Alimohammadi, Zainab Shateri, Masoud Amini Kahrizsangi, Elham Tavassoli Nejad, Mehran Nouri, Bahram Rashidkhani

Open Access Endoscopy Research

A single-center prospective study evaluating the usefulness of artificial intelligence for the diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a real-time setting

Yasuhiro Tani, Ryu Ishihara, Takahiro Inoue, Yuki Okubo, Yushi Kawakami, Katsunori Matsueda, Muneaki Miyake, Shunsuke Yoshii, Satoki Shichijo, Takashi Kanesaka, Sachiko Yamamoto, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo, Tomoki Michida, Yusuke Kato, Tomohiro Tada

The development of a novel, multilingual IBD knowledge questionnaire for Asian patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Nik Razima Wan Ibrahim, Mahmoud Danaee, Xin-Hui Khoo, Suresh Sithambaram, Shahreedhan Shahrani, Alex Hwong-Ruey Leow, Jo-Ven Chang, John Francis Mayberry, Ida Normiha Hilmi

Open Access Nutrition Study protocol

Preoptimisation in patients with acute obstructive colon cancer (PREOCC) – a prospective registration study protocol

Jeske R. E. Boeding, Paul D. Gobardhan, Arjen M. Rijken, Tom C. J. Seerden, Cornelis Verhoef, Jennifer M. J. Schreinemakers

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research article

Lower ultra-short-term heart rate variability can predict worse mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis

Jianan Guo, Wenguo Chen, Huatuo Zhu, Hongtan Chen, Xiaodong Teng, Guoqiang Xu

Open Access Liver Cirrhosis Research

Scoring system for predicting 90-day mortality of in-hospital liver cirrhosis patients at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

Irsan Hasan, Saut Horas Hatoguan Nababan, Anugrah Dwi Handayu, Gita Aprilicia, Rino Alvani Gani

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Long- and short-term outcomes of balloon dilation for benign choledochojejunal anastomotic stricture using balloon endoscopy-assisted ERCP: a multi-center retrospective cohort study

Yuhei Iwasa, Takuji Iwashita, Keisuke Iwata, Shinya Uemura, Mitsuru Okuno, Ryuichi Tezuka, Akihiko Senju, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Masahito Shimizu

Open Access Colon Cancer Research

Young adults with colon cancer: clinical features and surgical outcomes

Chao Wang, Lin Gan, Zhidong Gao, Zhanlong Shen, Kewei Jiang, Yingjiang Ye

Open Access Metastasis Research

Correlation between KRAS and NRAS mutational status and clinicopathological features in 414 cases of metastatic colorectal cancer in Morocco: the largest North African case series

Youssef Mahdi, Mouna Khmou, Amine Souadka, Hajar El Agouri, Soumaya Ech-charif, Chaimaa Mounjid, Basma El Khannoussi

Open Access Schistosomiasis Research

The predictive value of CD4, CD8, and C—reactive protein in the prognosis of schistosomal and non-schistosomal colorectal cancer

Meihong Cheng, Hongyan Jing, Dacheng Bu, Jing Liu, Kui Lu, Jican Liu, Yanchao Xu, Ting Zhu, Yingyong Hou, Junxia Yao, Qilin Zhai, Weixia Wang

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Research

Albumin infusion may decrease the mortality of hypoalbuminemia patients with severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study

Huiting Xu, Jianhua Wan, Wenhua He, Yong Zhu, Hao Zeng, Pi Liu, Jing Liu, Liang Xia, Fen Liu, Yin Zhu, Youxiang Chen, Nonghua Lu

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Osteosarcopenia predicts poor survival in patients with cirrhosis: a retrospective study

Chisato Saeki, Tomoya Kanai, Kaoru Ueda, Masanori Nakano, Tsunekazu Oikawa, Yuichi Torisu, Masayuki Saruta, Akihito Tsubota

Open Access Appendicitis Research

Development of a scoring model based on objective factors to predict gangrenous/perforated appendicitis

Toshimichi Kobayashi, Eiji Hidaka, Itsuki Koganezawa, Masashi Nakagawa, Kei Yokozuka, Shigeto Ochiai, Takahiro Gunji, Toru Sano, Koichi Tomita, Satoshi Tabuchi, Naokazu Chiba, Shigeyuki Kawachi

Epidemiology, validation, and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease: the ABIS birth cohort study

Malin Östensson, Olle Björkqvist, Annie Guo, Ketil Størdal, Jonas Halfvarson, Karl Mårild, Johnny Ludvigsson

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Clinical characteristics, prognosis, and surgical outcomes of patients with non-HBV and non-HCV related hepatocellular carcinoma: three-decade observational study

Koya Yasukawa, Akira Shimizu, Koji Kubota, Tsuyoshi Notake, Kiyotaka Hosoda, Hikaru Hayashi, Yuji Soejima

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research

Triptolide attenuates irritable bowel syndrome via inhibiting ODC1

Ning Zhu, Liuyan Zhu, Xueliang Zhang, Chengbin Huang, Wenjun Xiang, Bingwu Huang

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

Risk factors for inadequate bowel preparation before colonoscopy: a retrospective cohort study

Liu Shi, Foqiang Liao, Wangdi Liao, Yin Zhu, Youxiang Chen, Xu Shu

Open Access Rectal Cancer Research

Local resection versus radical resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: a propensity-score matched cohort analysis

Guancong Wang, Kaiyuan Yao, Yugang Yang, Hongying Chen, Zihan Tang, Jiahong Ye, Muhai Fu, Xiajuan Xue, Qiyuan Shen, Haiwen Tang, Yincong Guo, Ying Huang

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Research

Clinical significance of reactive thrombocytosis in the course of acute pancreatitis

Nobutaka Chiba, Atsunori Sugita, Minori Mizuochi, Jun Sato, Takeshi Saito, Atsushi Sakurai, Kosaku Kinoshita

Open Access Fecal Incontinence Research

The effect of Trolox on the rabbit anal sphincterotomy repair

Arash Sarveazad, Abazar Yari, Farnad Imani, Farimah Fayyaz, Marjan Mokhtare, Arash Babaei-Ghazani, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Shahriar Sarveazad, Siavash Assar, Jebreil Shamseddin, Mansour Bahardoust

Open Access Hepatitis B Research

Changes in liver stiffness values assessed using transient elastography in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: a prospective observational study

Heejin Cho, Yun Bin Lee, Yeonjung Ha, Young Eun Chon, Mi Na Kim, Joo Ho Lee, Hana Park, Kyu Sung Rim, Seong Gyu Hwang

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Risk of cardiovascular disease in lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Shun Ishido, Nobuharu Tamaki, Yuka Takahashi, Naoki Uchihara, Keito Suzuki, Yuki Tanaka, Haruka Miyamoto, Michiko Yamada, Hiroaki Matsumoto, Tsubasa Nobusawa, Taisei Keitoku, Kenta Takaura, Shohei Tanaka, Chiaki Maeyashiki, Yutaka Yasui, Kaoru Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Masayuki Kurosaki, Namiki Izumi

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

Comparison of different second line treatments for metastatic pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Fausto Petrelli, Alessandro Parisi, Gianluca Tomasello, Emanuele Mini, Marcella Arru, Alessandro Russo, Ornella Garrone, Shelize Khakoo, Raffaele Ardito, Michele Ghidini

Open Access Colon Cancer Study Protocol

Limited wedge resection for T1 colon cancer (LIMERIC-II trial) – rationale and study protocol of a prospective multicenter clinical trial

Julia Hanevelt, Jelle F. Huisman, Laura W. Leicher, Miangela M. Lacle, Milan C. Richir, Paul Didden, Joost M. J. Geesing, Niels Smakman, Jochim S. Terhaar Sive Droste, Frank ter Borg, A. Koen Talsma, Ruud W. M. Schrauwen, Bob J. van Wely, Ingrid Schot, Maarten Vermaas, Philip Bos, Colin Sietses, Wouter L. Hazen, Dareczka K. Wasowicz, David E. Ploeg, Dewkoemar Ramsoekh, Jurriaan B. Tuynman, Yasser A. Alderlieste, Rutger-Jan Renger, Ramon-Michel Schreuder, Johanne G. Bloemen, Ineke van Lijnschoten, Esther C. J. Consten, Daan J. Sikkenk, Matthijs P. Schwartz, Annelotte Vos, Jordy P. W. Burger, Bernhard W. M. Spanier, Nikki Knijn, Wouter H. de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel, Leon M. G. Moons, Henderik L. van Westreenen

Open Access Care Study Protocol

Evaluation of clinical effects of a multidisciplinary-collaborated cancer support team for gastrointestinal cancer chemotherapy: prospective observational study protocol of M-CAST study

Yohei Iimura, Mitsuko Nakazawa, Yukari Tsuru, Hitomi Togashi, Tomoe Honda, Keisuke Baba, Masaaki Ishibashi, Chieko Sasuga, Naoki Furukawa, Tomoko Sato, Yasuo Matsubara, Ayako Kamisato, Eiko Yoshii, Seiichiro Kuroda, Narikazu Boku

Open Access Hepatorenal Syndrome Research

Treatment and outcome of hepatorenal syndrome in Japan: a retrospective cohort study using a national inpatient database

Kazuya Okushin, Hayato Yamana, Ryosuke Tateishi, Masaya Sato, Takeya Tsutsumi, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga, Kazuhiko Koike, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Timing of endoscopy in patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding: a single-center retrospective study

Mengyuan Peng, Zhaohui Bai, Deli Zou, Shixue Xu, Chunmei Wang, Metin Başaranoğlu, Cyriac Abby Philips, Xiaozhong Guo, Xiaodong Shao, Xingshun Qi

Open Access Primary Biliary Cholangitis Research

Laboratory risk factors for coexistent primary biliary cholangitis in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome: a retrospective study

Xuan Gao, Guangzhi Xiao, Fengfan Yang, Rongrong Dou, Miao Xue, Yingying Zhang, Zhaohui Zheng, Jin Ding

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Impact and usefulness of the transition to the new MAFLD classification for non-B, non-C HCC: a retrospective cohort study

Yusuke Johira, Takashi Nakahara, Takahiro Kinami, Shintaro Yamasaki, Masanari Kosaka, Yuki Shirane, Ryoichi Miura, Serami Murakami, Shigeki Yano, Kei Amioka, Kensuke Naruto, Yuwa Ando, Yumi Kosaka, Kenichiro Kodama, Shinsuke Uchikawa, Hatsue Fujino, Atsushi Ono, Eisuke Murakami, Wataru Okamoto, Masami Yamauchi, Tomokazu Kawaoka, C. Nelson Hayes, Masataka Tsuge, Michio Imamura, Hiroshi Aikata, Shiro Oka

Open Access Hepatitis B Research

Lower end of treatment HBsAg and HBcrAg were associated with HBsAg loss after nucleos(t)ide analog cessation

Yandi Xie, Minghui Li, Xiaojuan Ou, Sujun Zheng, Yinjie Gao, Xiaoyuan Xu, Ying Yang, Anlin Ma, Jia Li, Yuemin Nan, Huanwei Zheng, Juan Liu, Lai Wei, Bo Feng

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Efficacy of Crohn’s disease exclusion diet in treatment -naïve children and children progressed on biological therapy: a retrospective chart review

María Clara Jijón Andrade, Gemma Pujol Muncunill, Ana Lozano Ruf, Laura Álvarez Carnero, Victor Vila Miravet, Dolores García Arenas, Natalia Egea Castillo, Javier Martín de Carpi

Open Access Liver Cirrhosis Research

Dietary protein intake and mortality among survivors of liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study

Ghazal Daftari, Asal Neshatbini Tehrani, Fereshteh Pashayee-khamene, Sara Karimi, Saleheh Ahmadzadeh, Azita Hekmatdoost, Amin Salehpour, Mahdi Saber-Firoozi, Behzad Hatami, Zahra Yari

Open Access Diarrhea Research

Effectiveness of Saccharomyces Boulardii CNCM I-745 probiotic in acute inflammatory viral diarrhoea in adults: results from a single-centre randomized trial

Marcela AG Salazar-Parra, Roberto U Cruz-Neri, Xóchitl AR Trujillo-Trujillo, Juan J Dominguez-Mora, Héctor I Cruz-Neri, Jazmín M Guzmán-Díaz, Mario J Guzmán-Ruvalcaba, Jesús O Vega-Gastelum, Kriscia V Ascencio-Díaz, Maria F Zarate-Casas, Fanny Y González-Ponce, Francisco J Barbosa-Camacho, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Gabino Cervantes-Guevara, Enrique Cervantes-Pérez, Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona, Ana Olivia Cortés-Flores, Alejandro González-Ojeda

Open Access Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research article

SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: comparison between the first and second pandemic waves

Cristina Bezzio, Marta Vernero, Stefania Costa, Alessandro Armuzzi, Gionata Fiorino, Sandro Ardizzone, Jenny Roselli, Sonia Carparelli, Ambrogio Orlando, Flavio Andrea Caprioli, Fabiana Castiglione, Chiara Viganò, Davide G. Ribaldone, Fabiana Zingone, Rita Monterubbianesi, Nicola Imperatore, Stefano Festa, Marco Daperno, Ludovica Scucchi, Antonio Ferronato, Luca Pastorelli, Eleonora Alimenti, Paola Balestrieri, Chiara Ricci, Maria Cappello, Carla Felice, Francesca Coppini, Patrizia Alvisi, Imma Di Luna, Viviana Gerardi, Angela Variola, Silvia Mazzuoli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Simone Saibeni, Daniela Pugliese, Federica Furfaro, Giovanni Maconi, Monica Milla, Fabrizio Bossa, Alessandra Giuliano, Nicole Piazza, Gianpiero Manes, Alessandro Sartini, Andrea Buda, Federica Micheli, Valeria Ciardo, Giovanni Casella, Angelo Viscido, Giorgia Bodini, Valentina Casini, Alessandra Soriano, Arnaldo Amato, Laurino Grossi, Sara Onali, Matteo Rottoli, Rocco Spagnuolo, Stefania Baroni, Claudio Cortelezzi, Monia Baldoni, Marta Vernero, Franco Scaldaferri, Giovanni Maconi, Alessia Guarino, Andrea Palermo, Renata D’Incà, Maria Lia Scribano, Livia Biancone, Lucio Carrozza, Marta Ascolani, Francesco Costa, Antonio Di Sabatino, Irene Zammarchi, Matteo Gottin, Francesco Simone Conforti

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Study Protocol

Vonoprazan-based triple and dual therapy versus bismuth-based quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection in China: a three-arm, randomised clinical trial protocol

ShaoWei Han, ZiJie Deng, KaShing Cheung, Tao Lyu, PuiLing Chan, Ying Li, Li Ni, XiaPeng Luo, Kuan Li

Open Access Cytokines Research

Correlation between color doppler flow pattern and molecular biology in elderly patients with colon cancer

Fei Shao, Xiuxiu Lai, Lulu Tong, Linxiao Li, Da Ye, Linlin Jin, Chunyan Xu

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Identification of immune-related target and prognostic biomarkers in PBMC of hepatocellular carcinoma

Rui Hu, Wei Zhang, Zhiyi Han, Mengqing Ma, Qi Huang, Minling Lv, Wenfeng Ma, Xinfeng Sun, Wenxing Feng, Jing Li, Xin Zhong, Jialing Sun, Wei Yao, Xiaozhou Zhou

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Triage policy to postpone endoscopy for patients with low-risk varices is safe during the lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic

Yu-Jen Chen, Ming-Chih Hou, Tsung-Chieh Yang, Pei-Chang Lee, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Fa-Yauh Lee

Open Access Leukopenia Research

Analysis of the NUDT15 gene and metabolites of azathioprine in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Shizuka Suzuki, Kan Uchiyama, Yutaro Motoi, Yuuki Yoshii, Yukari Inoue, Takahiro Kubota, Shunichi Odahara, Yuichiro Ohtaki, Shinichiro Takami, Zensho Ito, Nobuhiro Sato, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Shigeo Koido, Masayuki Saruta

Open Access Pediatric Gastroenterology Research

Many pediatric patients with gastroparesis do not receive dietary education

Debra Eseonu, Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu Salihu, Bruno P. Chumpitazi, Robert J. Shulman

Open Access Liver Resection Research

Endovascular treatment of symptomatic hepatic venous outflow obstruction post major liver resection

Patrick Ghibes, Christoph Artzner, Sasan Partovi, Florian Hagen, Silvio Nadalin, Gerd Grözinger

Open Access Hepatitis C Research

Retrospective analysis of vertical Hepatitis C exposure and infection in children in Western New York

Ndeye Licka Dieye, Mine Varol, Shauna C. Zorich, Amy E. Millen, Karl O. A. Yu, Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte

Open Access Key Symptom Research

Clinical factors associated with acute abdominal symptoms induced by gastric anisakiasis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Yutaka Okagawa, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Takayuki Imagawa, Hiroya Sakano, Fumito Tamura, Yohei Arihara, Yusuke Kanari, Akira Sakurada, Shutaro Oiwa, Takashi Jin, Yusuke Tomita, Shinya Minami, Hiroyuki Hisai, Hirohito Muramatsu, Shinichi Katsuki, Masahiro Maeda, Hitoshi Kondo

Open Access Crohn's Disease Review

Differentiating gastrointestinal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease- a comprehensive review

Arup Choudhury, Jasdeep Dhillon, Aravind Sekar, Pankaj Gupta, Harjeet Singh, Vishal Sharma

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Evaluation of symptomatic small bowel stricture in Crohn’s disease by double-balloon endoscopy

Jing Hu, Juan Wu, Peipei Zhang, Naizhong Hu, Qiao Mei, Xingwang Wu, Wei Han

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

A systems biology approach to pathogenesis of gastric cancer: gene network modeling and pathway analysis

Negar Mottaghi-Dastjerdi, Abozar Ghorbani, Hamed Montazeri, Pietro Hiram Guzzi

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

A study on prevention of bleeding complications using lusutrombopag for safe RFA in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with low platelet counts: prospective observational study

Hideo Yoshida, Takamasa Ohki, Mineo Kanezaki, Takuma Teratani, Shinpei Sato, Shuntaro Obi, Takahisa Sato, Masatoshi Akamatsu, Koji Uchino, Hiroyoshi Taniguchi

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

Importance of preoperative total colonoscopy and endoscopic resection after self-expandable metallic stent placement for obstructive colorectal cancer as a bridge-to-surgery

Shuichi Itonaga, Shohei Hamada, Eikichi Ihara, Hitoshi Honma, Hiroki Fukuya, Akito Ookubo, Taisuke Sasaki, Daisuke Yoshimura, Makoto Nakamuta, Yorinobu Sumida, Naohiko Harada

A new classification of periampullary diverticulum: cannulation of papilla on the inner margins of the diverticulum (Type IIa) is more challenging

He-xian Shi, Yong-qiang Ye, Hai-wang Zhao, De-cai Kong, Shan-zhou Huang, Qian Yan, Yu-bin Chen, Ping Zhang, Sheng Chen, Bao-hua Hou, Chuan-zhao Zhang

Open Access Choledocholithiasis Research

Epidemiology and outcomes of choledocholithiasis and cholangitis in the United States: trends and urban-rural variations

Suqing Li, Leonardo Guizzetti, Christopher Ma, Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Elijah Dixon, Chad Ball, Sachin Wani, Nauzer Forbes

Symptoms and symptom clusters in patients newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: results from the IBSEN III Study

Ingunn Johansen, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Stine Torp Løkkeberg, Vendel Ailin Kristensen, Marte Lie Høivik, Charlotte Lund, Bjørn Olsen, Vibeke Strande, Gert Huppertz-Hauss, Tone Bergene Aabrekk, May-Bente Bengtson, Petr Ricanek, Trond Espen Detlie, Svein Oskar Frigstad, Lars-Petter Jelsness-Jørgensen, Randi Opheim

Open Access Colon Cancer Correction

Correction: Limited wedge resection for T1 colon cancer (LIMERIC-II trial) – rationale and study protocol of a prospective multicenter clinical trial

Julia Hanevelt, Jelle F. Huisman, Laura W. Leicher, Miangela M. Lacle, Milan C. Richir, Paul Didden, Joost M. J. Geesing, Niels Smakman, Jochim S. Terhaar Sive Droste, Frank ter Borg, A. Koen Talsma, Ruud W. M. Schrauwen, Bob J. van Wely, Ingrid Schot, Maarten Vermaas, Philip Bos, Colin Sietses, Wouter L. Hazen, Dareczka K. Wasowicz, David E. Ploeg, Dewkoemar Ramsoekh, Jurriaan B. Tuynman, Yasser A. Alderlieste, Rutger-Jan Renger, Ramon-Michel Schreuder, Johanne G. Bloemen, Ineke van Lijnschoten, Esther C. J. Consten, Daan J. Sikkenk, Matthijs P. Schwartz, Annelotte Vos, Jordy P. W. Burger, Bernhard W. M. Spanier, Nikki Knijn, Wouter H. de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel, Leon M. G. Moons, Henderik L. van Westreenen

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Gut microbiota analyses of inflammatory bowel diseases from a representative Saudi population

Raed M. Alsulaiman, Abdulaziz A. Al-Quorain, Fahad A. Al-Muhanna, Stanley Piotrowski, Ezzeddin A. Kurdi, Chittibabu Vatte, Ahmed A. Alquorain, Noorah H. Alfaraj, Abdulaziz M. Alrezuk, Fred Robinson, Alexa K. Dowdell, Turki A. Alamri, Lauren Hamilton, Hetal Lad, Hui Gao, Divya Gandla, Brendan J. Keating, Ryan Meng, Brian Piening, Amein K. Al-Ali

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Comprehensive analysis of m6A regulators associated with immune infiltration in Hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhen Zhang, Wenhui Gao, Zhuo Liu, Shuxian Yu, Huiying Jian, Zongwei Hou, Puhua Zeng

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Methylated SEPT9 combined with AFP and PIVKA-II is effective for the detection of HCC in high-risk population

Kepu Zheng, Leiyang Dai, Yingpeng Zhao, Laibang Li, Wang Li, Xibing Zhang, Qiuming Su, Ruichao Wu, Yizhou Jiang, Yonglin Chen, Jianghua Ran

Open Access Metastasis Research

5-year oncological outcomes in left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: stent as bridge to surgery

Noura S Alhassan, Sulaiman A AlShammari, Razan N AlRabah, Amirah M AlZahrani, Maha-Hamadien Abdulla, Thamer A Bin Traiki, Ahmad M Zubaidi, Omar A Al-Obeed, Khayal A Alkhayal

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

An age-group analysis on the efficacy of chemotherapy in older adult patients with metastatic biliary tract cancer: a Japanese cancer registry cohort study

Takeru Hirao, Kenji Ikezawa, Toshitaka Morishima, Kazuma Daiku, Yusuke Seiki, Ko Watsuji, Yasuharu Kawamoto, Sena Higashi, Makiko Urabe, Yugo Kai, Ryoji Takada, Takuo Yamai, Kaori Mukai, Tasuku Nakabori, Hiroyuki Uehara, Isao Miyashiro, Kazuyoshi Ohkawa

Open Access Ultrasound Matters Arising

Reply to comment on “Ultrasonographic scores for ileal Crohn’s disease assessment: better, worse or the same as contrast‑enhanced ultrasound?

Marta Freitas, Francisca Dias de Castro, Vítor Macedo Silva, Cátia Arieira, Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves, Sílvia Leite, Maria João Moreira, José Cotter

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Proton beam therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct invasion

Takashi Iizumi, Toshiyuki Okumura, Naoyuki Hasegawa, Kazunori Ishige, Kuniaki Fukuda, Emiko Seo, Hirokazu Makishima, Hikaru Niitsu, Mizuki Takahashi, Yuta Sekino, Hiroaki Takahashi, Daichi Takizawa, Yoshiko Oshiro, Keiichiro Baba, Motohiro Murakami, Takashi Saito, Haruko Numajiri, Masashi Mizumoto, Kei Nakai, Hideyuki Sakurai

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research article

SMC1A facilitates gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion via promoting SNAIL activated EMT

Yaling Liu, Xianrui Fang, Qianqian Wang, Da Xiao, Ting Zhou, Kuo Kang, Zhenyu Peng, Feng Ren, Jingyu Zhou

Prevalence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and its associated risk factors among medical students: a nation-based cross-sectional study

Mohamed Baklola, Mohamed Terra, Amr Badr, Fayrouz Mohamed Fahmy, Enas Elshabrawy, Yousef Hawas, Doaa Abdel-Hady, Abdel-Hady El-Gilany

Open Access Research

Prognostic and biological function value of OSBPL3 in colorectal cancer analyzed by multi-omic data analysis

Chengxing Wang, Yaoming He, Yu He, Weijun Liang, Chaorong Zhou, Meimei Wu, Zijie Meng, Wanglin Li, Jie Cao

Open Access Metastasis Research

Comprehensive analysis of CXCL14 uncovers its role during liver metastasis in colon cancer

Lei Zhou, Yan Zhang, Ming Wei, Kangming Du, Jing Lin, Lihong Wei

Open Access Research

Protective role of thymoquinone in hyperlipidemia-induced liver injury in LDL-R−/−mice

Fei Wang, Wei Yao, Dexin Yu, Yuhua Hao, Yuling Wu, Xiaoqing Zhang

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Magnetic-controlled capsule endoscopy performance in aging patients

Jiaxin Li, Li Li, Yueyuan Li, Long Chen, Rongyue Liang, Meilin Liu, Hongmei Jiao

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research article

A novel long non-coding RNA XLOC_004787, is associated with migration and promotes cancer cell proliferation by downregulating mir-203a-3p in gastric cancer

Renjie Miao, Zhendong Yao, Bingheng Hu, Tao Jin, Donglai Zhu, Yun Shi, Yuhua Gong, Shihe Shao, Chen Shao

Open Access Celecoxib Research

Selective COX-2 inhibitors do not increase gastrointestinal reactions after colorectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ting Hu, Cheng-Jiang Liu, Xiaoming Yin, WenJuan Tang, LanFang Yin, Hui Bai, FangFang Liu, Dan Wang, YiLei Li

Open Access Research

Transjugular liver biopsy: enlarge the indications for liver biopsy with reliable diagnostic quality

Miao-Yang Chen, An-Yin Yang, Yi-Fan Hu, Yong-Feng Yang, Qing-Fang Xiong, Yan-Dan Zhong, Du-Xian Liu

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

CLDN18.2 expression and its impact on prognosis and the immune microenvironment in gastric cancer

Canming Wang, Yukai Wang, Jinxia Chen, Yi Wang, Chuhong Pang, Chen Liang, Li Yuan, Yubo Ma

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Novel nomogram to predict the overall survival of postoperative patients with gastric signet

Donghui Liu, Ran Ding, Liru Wang, Enhong Shi, Xiaoxue Li, Chenyao Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xuyao Wang

Open Access Ascites Research

T2-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast‑enhanced imaging in predicting the prognosis in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

Yan Ni Du, Chun Shuang Guan, Zhi Bin Lv, Ming Xue, Yu Xue Xing, Ru Ming Xie

Open Access Dysphagia Research

Impact of preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (DCF) therapy on degree of malignant esophageal stenosis

Takahisa Yamaguchi, Koichi Okamoto, Hiroto Saito, Mari Shimada, Toshikatsu Tsuji, Hideki Moriyama, Jun Kinoshita, Keishi Nakamura, Noriyuki Inaki

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Research

The evaluation of the MMP-2/TIMP-1 ratio in peptic ulcer and its association with refractory helicobacter pylori infection

Mohammad Negaresh, Elham Safarzadeh, Nasrin Fouladi, Somaieh Matin, Sanaz Pourfarzi

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Clinical characteristics of Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small bowel diagnosed and treated by double-balloon endoscopy

Masanao Nakamura, Takeshi Yamamura, Keiko Maeda, Tsunaki Sawada, Eri Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Tadashi Iida, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Kentaro Yamao, Takuya Ishikawa, Takashi Honda, Masatoshi Ishigami, Hiroki Kawashima

Open Access Constipation Research

Efficacy of washed microbiota transplantation for therapeutic targets of refractory functional constipation and the influencing factors: a single-center, retrospective, 24-week follow-up study

Liquan Wu, Qingfen Yuan, Lihao Wu, Harry Hua-Xiang Xia, Muxiao Zhong, Tao Liu, Xiaoyan Ye, Danping Luo, Jiating Xu, Wenrui Xie, Xingxiang He, Jieyi Cai

Open Access Metastasis Research

TRIM69: a marker of metastasis and potential sensitizer to 5-Fluorouracil and PD-1 blockers in colon adenocarcinoma

Xiao-Jv Chi, Yi-Bei Song, Deng-He Liu, Li-Qiang Wei, An-Ran Zhao, Xin An, Zi-Zhen Feng, Xiao-Hua Lan, Yu-Meng Lv, Hong-jun Li, Dong Lan, Hui-Min He

Open Access Research

Association between tea consumption and colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a population-based study

Yu Huang, Qiang Chen, Yating Liu, Ruoxi Tian, Xu Yin, Yaoguang Hao, Yang Yang, Jian Yang, Zongxuan Li, Suyang Yu, Hongyan Li, Guiying Wang

Open Access Glucocorticoid Research

Relapse rate and predictors of relapse after cessation of glucocorticoid maintenance therapy in type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis: a multicenter retrospective study

Yusuke Kiyoshita, Yasutaka Ishii, Masahiro Serikawa, Keiji Hanada, Tamito Sasaki, Yoshifumi Fujimoto, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Ken Hirao, Bunjiro Noma, Tomoyuki Minami, Akihito Okazaki, Masanobu Yukutake, Teruo Mouri, Tomofumi Tsuboi, Yumiko Tatsukawa, Shinya Nakamura, Tetsuro Hirano, Juri Ikemoto, Sho Saeki, Yosuke Tamura, Sayaka Miyamoto, Masaru Furukawa, Kazuki Nakmura, Yumiko Yamashita, Noriaki Iijima, Shiro Oka

The efficacy of non-anesthesiologist-administered propofol sedation with a target-controlled infusion system during double-balloon endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Kazuya Miyamoto, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Taisuke Obata, Ryosuke Sato, Akihiro Matsumi, Kosaku Morimoto, Taiji Ogawa, Hiroyuki Terasawa, Yuki Fujii, Tatsuhiro Yamazaki, Daisuke Uchida, Shigeru Horiguchi, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Hironari Kato, Motoyuki Otsuka

Open Access Research

Oncologic relevance of genetic alterations in sporadic synchronous and solitary colorectal cancer: a retrospective multicenter study

Il Tae Son, Minsung Kim, Bo Young Oh, Min Jeong Kim, Sang Nam Yoon, Jun Ho Park, Byung Chun Kim, Jong Wan Kim

Open Access Visceral Ischemia Research

Treatment of acute mesenteric ischemia between 2010 and 2020 – a German nation-wide study

Stefanie Bette, Osama Habeeballah, Jan H. Luitjens, Thomas Kroencke, Christian Scheurig-Muenkler, Josua A. Decker

Open Access Celiac Disease Research

Prevalence of vomiting and nausea and associated factors after chronic and acute gluten exposure in celiac disease

Iida Ahonen, Pilvi Laurikka, Sara Koskimaa, Heini Huhtala, Katri Lindfors, Katri Kaukinen, Kalle Kurppa, Laura Kivelä

Open Access Fatigue Research

The influence of muscle performance and fatigue on prognosis in patients with compensated liver disease

Ulrika Ekerfors, Magnus Simrén, Hanns-Ulrich Marschall, Daghan Demir, Axel Josefsson

Open Access Liver Transplantation Research article

International survey among hepatologists and pulmonologists on the hepatic hydrothorax: plea for recommendations

Jean-François David Cadranel, Isabelle Ollivier-Hourmand, Jacques Cadranel, Thierry Thevenot, Honoré Zougmore, Eric Nguyen-Khac, Christophe Bureau, Manon Allaire, Jean-Baptiste Nousbaum, Véronique Loustaud-Ratti, Xavier Causse, Philippe Sogni, Bertrand Hanslik, Marc Bourliere, Jean-Marie Peron, Nathalie Ganne-Carrie, Thong Dao, Dominique Thabut, Bernard. Maitre, Nabil Debzi, Ryad Smadhi, Roger Sombie, Raimi Kpossou, Olivier Nouel, Julien Bissonnette, Isaac Ruiz, Mourad Medmoun, Sergio Negrin Dastis, Pierre Deltenre, Florent Artru, Chantal Raherison, Laure Elkrief, Tristan Lemagoarou

Open Access Affective Disorder Research article

Behaviour regulation and the role of mental health in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

E. Asquith, K. Bould, J. C. Catling, E. J. Day, A. Holt

Open Access Research

High prevalence of de novo metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease after liver transplantation and the role of controlled attenuation parameter

Lung-Yi Mak, Albert CY Chan, Tiffany CL Wong, Wing-Chiu Dai, Wong-Hoi She, Ka-Wing Ma, Sui-Ling Sin, Ka-Wan Chu, Wai-Kay Seto, Man-Fung Yuen, Chung-Mau Lo, James Fung

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Analysis of the association between dietary patterns and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a county in Guangxi

Song Xiao, Ziqi Chen, Tingyu Mai, Jiansheng Cai, Yulu Chen, Xu Tang, Ruoyu Gou, Tingyu Luo, Kailian He, Tingjun Li, Jian Qin, Zhiyong Zhang, You Li

Open Access Hepatic Encephalopathy Research

Clinical Data based XGBoost Algorithm for infection risk prediction of patients with decompensated cirrhosis: a 10-year (2012–2021) Multicenter Retrospective Case-control study

Jing Zheng, Jianjun Li, Zhengyu Zhang, Yue Yu, Juntao Tan, Yunyu Liu, Jun Gong, Tingting Wang, Xiaoxin Wu, Zihao Guo

Open Access Research

Dietary inflammatory index and risk of gallstone disease in Iranian women: a case-control study

Moloud Ghorbani, Azita Hekmatdoost, Zahra Darabi, Amir Sadeghi, Zahra Yari

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Research

Relation between triglycerides and the severity of acute pancreatitis combined with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a retrospective study

Lei Zhu, Leyao Yuan, Tingting Wang, Quping Zhu, Qian Zhang, Changbao Pan, Qingcheng Xu, Denghao Deng, Weiwei Chen, Juan Chen

SASE, Success and Adverse event Score in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: a Novel Grading System

Andreas Maieron, Christine Duller, Andreas Püspök, Emanuel Steiner, Christine Kapral

Open Access Research

Nomogram predicts risk of perineural invasion based on serum biomarkers for pancreatic cancer

Wenbo Zou, Dingguo Wu, Yunyang Wu, Kuiping Zhou, Yuanshu Lian, Gengyun Chang, Yuze Feng, Jifeng Liang, Gao Huang

Open Access Research

Patient-reported outcome measures in functional dyspepsia: a systematic review and COSMIN analysis

Xinai Wang, Yan Fei, Wenjing Li, Hao Liu, Hongling Xiao, Yaxuan Wu, Chenqi Wang

Open Access Ascites Research

Serum liver fibrosis markers predict hepatic decompensation in compensated cirrhosis

Qingling Chen, Ling Mei, Rui Zhong, Ping Han, Jun Wen, Xu Han, Lu Zhai, Lili Zhao, Jia Li

Open Access Rectal Cancer Research

Predictive value of lesion morphology in rectal cancer based on MRI before surgery

Baohua Lv, Xiaojuan Cheng, Yuanzhong Xie, Yanling Cheng, Zhenghan Yang, Zhenchang Wang, Erhu Jin

Open Access Liver Cirrhosis Research

Clinical features and prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with recompensated cirrhosis

Haixia Yuan, Yingying Cao, Zhenjun Yu, Yue Huang, Fang Liu, Yanying Gao, Shaotian Qiu, Tao Han

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Clinical manifestation, staging and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in Gambian patients

Sheikh Omar Bittaye, Abubacarr Kambi, Momodou A. I. Tekanyi, Saydiba Tamba, Lamin Sanneh, Momodou Musa Sisawo, Abdoulie Jatta, Gibril Fatty, Adam Jeng, Momodou Salieu Jallow, Ousman Leigh, Ramou Njie

Open Access Research

Correlation between SDF-1α, CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells and CXCR4 expression with liver fibrosis in CCl4 rat model

Sara Abubakr, Noha M. Hazem, R.N Sherif, Adel Abdelmohdy Elhawary, Kamal G Botros

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Long non-coding RNA CASC7 is a promising serum biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma

Ling Liao, Xia Chen, Hengliu Huang, Yuwei Li, Qing Huang, Zhen Song, Jie Luo, Tao Yuan, Shaoli Deng

Open Access Endoscopy Research

A single-center prospective study on pain alleviation during peroral upper endoscopy with an ultrathin endoscope

Iwao Aya, Ryoji Ichijima, Tomomi Sugita, Masako Nakayama, Ayaka Takasu, Kanako Ogura, Takuji Gotoda, Hirofumi Kogure

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

A novel role for Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin-associated gene A in negative regulation of autophagy in human gastric cells

Akihiko Sakatani, Yoshito Hayashi, Hirotsugu Saiki, Minoru Kato, Ryotaro Uema, Takanori Inoue, Keiichi Kimura, Shunsuke Yoshii, Yoshiki Tsujii, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Hideki Iijima, Tetsuo Takehara

Open Access Pioglitazone Research

Effect of Empagliflozin and Pioglitazone on left ventricular function in patients with type two diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease without established cardiovascular disease: a randomized single-blind clinical trial

Fereshte Attaran, Sepideh Emami, Masoudreza Sohrabi, Mojtaba Malek, Hossein Ajdarkosh, Mahmoodreza Khoonsari, Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, Mohammad E. Khamseh

Open Access Cholecystitis Research

Acute cholecystitis in old adults: the impact of advanced age on the clinical characteristics of the disease and on the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Cho Eun Lee, Seung Jae Lee, Ju Ik Moon, In Seok Choi, Dae Sung Yoon, Won Jun Choi, Sang Eok Lee, Nak Song Sung, Seong Uk Kwon, In Eui Bae, Seung Jae Roh, Sung Gon Kim

Open Access Dabigatran Research

Comparison of the efficacy and safety between rivaroxaban and dabigatran in the treatment of acute portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis

Haonan Zhou, Mingdong Wu, Shixiong Yu, Han Xia, Wu Yu, Kai Huang, Yikuan Chen

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Can balloon-assisted enteroscopy predict disease outcomes in patients with small-bowel Crohn’s disease?

Ji Eun Na, Sung Noh Hong, Ji Eun Kim, Eun Ran Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Dong Kyung Chang

Open Access Empagliflozin Research

Biochemical and histopathological evidence for beneficial effects of Empagliflozin pretreatment on acetic acid-induced colitis in rats

Fereshteh Nazari-Khanamiri, Abbas Jafari, Zeinab Esmaeilzadeh, Morteza Ghasemnejad-Berenji

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Factors contributing to flares of ulcerative colitis in North India- a case-control study

Vishavdeep Singh Rana, Gaurav Mahajan, Amol N. Patil, Anupam K. Singh, Vaneet Jearth, Aravind Sekar, Harjeet Singh, Atul Saroch, Usha Dutta, Vishal Sharma

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Combined use of CDAI and blood indices for assessing endoscopic activity in ileocolic Crohn’s disease

Xiaolin Hu, Jiajia Li, Yunyun Sun, Dacheng Wu, Tiantian Zhao, Maofeng Ma, Jie Chen, Mei Wang, Sicong Hou

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Research

A survey on Helicobacter pylori infection rate in Hainan Province and analysis of related risk factors

Run-xiang Chen, Da-ya Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Shiju Chen, Shimei Huang, Chen Chen, Da Li, Fan Zeng, Jiajia Chen, Cuiyi Mo, Lei Gao, Juntao Zeng, Jianxin Xiong, Zhai Chen, Feihu Bai

Open Access Research

PTEN-induced kinase 1 gene single-nucleotide variants as biomarkers in adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: a retrospective study

Yoshiaki Mihara, Masataka Hirasaki, Yosuke Horita, Takashi Fujino, Hisayo Fukushima, Yasuo Kamakura, Kousuke Uranishi, Yasumitsu Hirano, Shomei Ryozawa, Masanori Yasuda, Yoshinori Makino, Satomi Shibazaki, Tetsuya Hamaguchi

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Molecular analyses of ADAMTS-1, -4, -5, and IL-17 a cytokine relationship in patients with ulcerative colitis

Tahir Buran, Muhammet Burak Batır, Fethi Sırrı Çam, Elmas Kasap, Fatih Çöllü, Hamide Betül Gerik Çelebi, Mustafa Şahin

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Network meta-analysis on efficacy and safety of different biologics for ulcerative colitis

Xinqiao Chu, Yaning Biao, Chengjiang Liu, Yixin Zhang, Chenxu Liu, Ji-zheng Ma, Yufeng Guo, Yaru Gu

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

Effectiveness of switching endoscopists for repeat surveillance colonoscopy: a retrospective study

Naoya Okada, Jun Arimoto, Takanori Nishiguchi, Mikio Kobayashi, Toshihiro Niikura, Hiroki Kuwabara, Michiko Nakaoka, Atsushi Nakajima, Hideyuki Chiba

Open Access Hepatitis B Research

Anti-HBc: a significant host predictor of spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance in chronic hepatitis B patients - a retrospective longitudinal study

Karin Kan, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Rex Wan-Hin Hui, Wai Kay Seto, Man-Fung Yuen, Lung-Yi Mak

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and socioeconomic determinants in an Iranian cohort study

Zahra Sadeghianpour, Bahman Cheraghian, Hamid Reza Farshchi, Mohsen Asadi-Lari

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

The effectiveness of walking exercise on the bowel preparation before colonoscopy: a single blind randomized clinical trial study

Gholamreza Rezamand, Farahnaz Joukar, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Hamed Delam, Reza Zare, Alireza Samadi, Sara Mavadati, Soheil Hassanipour, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

Open Access Rectal Cancer Research

Spanish version of the ICIQ-Bowel questionnaire among colorectal cancer patients: construct and criterion validity

Cinara Sacomori, Luz Alejandra Lorca, Mónica Martinez-Mardones, Marta Natalia Pizarro-Hinojosa, Gonzalo Sebastián Rebolledo-Diaz, Jessica Andrea Vivallos-González

Open Access Research

RFC2 promotes aerobic glycolysis and progression of colorectal cancer

Fuchen Lou, Mingbao Zhang

Open Access Rectal Cancer Research

Risk prediction of second primary malignancies in patients after rectal cancer: analysis based on SEER Program

Yong-Chao Sun, Zi-Dan Zhao, Na Yao, Yu-Wen Jiao, Jia-Wen Zhang, Yue Fu, Wei-Hai Shi

Open Access Eosinophilic Esophagitis Research

Extracellular matrix remodeling proteins as biomarkers for clinical assessment and treatment outcomes in eosinophilic esophagitis

Martin Pehrsson, Willemijn E. de Rooij, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Morten Asser Karsdal, Joachim Høg Mortensen, Albert Jan Bredenoord

Open Access Research

Lifestyle-based nomogram for identifying the Chaoshan inhabitants of China at high risk of Helicobacter pylori infection

Yi-ting Lin, Pei-ru Wang, Wen-wen Xue, Si-si Zhou, Ze-yu Huang, Yu-ting Li, Zhuo-na Zheng, Wen-jing Hou, Qi-xian Chen, Jing Yu

Open Access Cholangitis Research

The utility of self-expanding metal stents in benign biliary strictures- a retrospective case series

Katlin Mallette, Jeffrey Hawel, Ahmad Elnahas, Nawar A. Alkhamesi, Christopher M. Schlachta, Ephraim S. Tang

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

Colonic distribution of FMT by different enema procedures compared to colonoscopy – proof of concept study using contrast fluid

Linn Kallbekken Skjevling, Hege Marie Hanssen, Per Christian Valle, Rasmus Goll, Frederik Emil Juul, Øystein Arlov, Peter Holger Johnsen

Open Access Obesity Research

Sex- and reproductive status-specific relationships between body composition and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Yu-tian Cao, Wen-hui Zhang, Yan Lou, Qian-hua Yan, Yu-juan Zhang, Fang Qi, Liu-lan Xiang, Tian-su Lv, Zhu-yuan Fang, Jiang-yi Yu, Xi-qiao Zhou

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Research

Alcohol increases treatment failure for Helicobacter pylori eradication in Asian populations

Jing Yu, Yiming Lv, Peng Yang, Yizhou Jiang, Xiangrong Qin, Xiaoyong Wang

Open Access Hepatic Encephalopathy Research

A novel imaging index for predicting adverse progression in acute-on-chronic liver failure related to hepatitis B virus: the low erector spine index

Chao Zhou, Yuan Liu, Xiaoxiao Liang, Ning Zhang, Tingting He, Jingjing Zhang, Jin Zhang, Shuangnan Fu, Xin Li, Pengcheng Liu, Tianyi Zhang, Man Gong

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

PVA enema ameliorates DSS-induced acute colitis in mice

Zhiyong Zhang, Lingnan Kong, Ming Lv, Yukuan Yao, Li Gao, Ruchen Zhou, Wenlong Ma, Jing Li

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

A magnetic resonance imaging-based decision-making tool for predicting complex anal fistulas healing in the early postoperative period

Hao Xu, Guo-Zhong Xiao, Yi-Hui Zheng, Yuan-Ji Fu, Sheng-Lan Zhong, Dong-Lin Ren, Wen-Ru Li, Hong-Cheng Lin

Open Access Correction

Correction to: PTEN-induced kinase 1 gene single-nucleotide variants as biomarkers in adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: a retrospective study

Yoshiaki Mihara, Masataka Hirasaki, Yosuke Horita, Takashi Fujino, Hisayo Fukushima, Yasuo Kamakura, Kousuke Uranishi, Yasumitsu Hirano, Shomei Ryozawa, Masanori Yasuda, Yoshinori Makino, Satomi Shibazaki, Tetsuya Hamaguchi

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Efficacy of endoscopic gastrojejunal bypass in obese Yucatan pigs: a comparative animal study

S Ouazzani, L Monino, L Beyer-Berjot, E Garnier, S Berdah, M Barthet, JM Gonzalez

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Triglyceride glucose-waist circumference: the optimum index to screen nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese adults

Shuying Li, Li Feng, Jie Ding, Weihong Zhou, Tangbin Yuan, Jiangfeng Mao

Healthcare service use in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: a questionnaire on patient and parent care experiences in Germany

Aletta Boerkoel, Luisa Tischler, Kalina Kaul, Heiko Krause, Ulrike Stentzel, Stefan Schumann, Neeltje van den Berg, Jan de Laffolie

Open Access Pancreatectomy Research

Endovascular treatment of postoperative hemorrhage after pancreatectomy: a retrospective study

Hideki Izumi, Hisamichi Yoshii, Rika Fujino, Shigeya Takeo, Eiji Nomura, Masaya Mukai, Satoshi Suda, Kosuke Tomita, Shunsuke Kamei, Yukihisa Ogawa, Terumitsu Hasebe, Hiroyasu Makuuchi

Open Access Hepatitis B Research

HBV pregenome RNA as a predictor of spontanous HBeAg seroconversion in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients

Guangjun Song, Ruifeng Yang, Qian Jin, Juan Liu, Huiying Rao, Bo Feng, Yandi Xie

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Risk factors of additional surgery after non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer

Feng Sun, Yibo Huang, Yan Sun, Xingzhou Wang, Shichao Ai, Wenxian Guan, Meng Wang

Open Access Hepatitis C Research

Multi-disciplinary cooperation for the micro-elimination of hepatitis C in China: a hospital-based experience

Lingling Zheng, Xiaoli Zhang, Yuxia Nian, Wenjuan Zhou, Dan Li, Yong Wu

Open Access Hepatitis B Study Protocol

Incidence and predictors of elevated postpartum alanine aminotransferase in chronic hepatitis B mothers: a prospective study protocol

Shi OuYang, Ziren Chen, Tingting Peng, Yawen Geng, Junchao Qiu, Zhirong Xiao, Calvin Q. Pan

Open Access Endoscopy Research

Texture and color enhancement imaging improves the visibility of gastric neoplasms: clinical trial with image catalogue assessment using conventional and newly developed endoscopes

Toshiki Futakuchi, Akira Dobashi, Hideka Horiuchi, Hiroto Furuhashi, Hiroaki Matsui, Yuko Hara, Masakuni Kobayashi, Shingo Ono, Naoto Tamai, Kazutaka Gomisawa, Takashi Yamauchi, Machi Suka, Kazuki Sumiyama

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Research

Establishment of a prognostic signature based on fatty acid metabolism genes in HCC associated with hepatitis B

Ping Yan, Yunhai Luo, Zuotian Huang, Tong Mou, Hang Yang, Dadi Peng, Zhongjun Wu

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Research

Association of serum vitamin D levels on Helicobacter pylori infection: a retrospective study with real-world data

Dan Liu, Li Ren, Dapeng Zhong, Wei Zhang, Wen Wen Li, Jie Liu, Chuan Han

Open Access Research

Factors associated with patency of self-expandable metal stents in malignant biliary obstruction

Nottawan Suksai, Patarapong Kamalaporn, Supphamat Chirnaksorn, Sukanya Siriyotha

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Histopathological features of glandular atrophy of the lamina propria of the gastric mucosa during its occurrence and development

Yang-kun Wang, Dong-mei Ran, Ying-ying Li, Chao-ya Zhu, Ren-bing Zhang, Bo Jiang, Su-nan Wang

Open Access Pancreatic Cancer Research

COL10A1 promotes tumorigenesis by modulating CD276 in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Qiaodong Xu, Jieting Zheng, Zegeng Su, Binlie Chen, Songgang Gu

Open Access Appendectomy Research

Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study

Victoria A. Marks, Daniel Kerekes, Samuel Butensky, Nita Ahuja, Caroline Johnson, Kiran Turaga, Sajid A. Khan

Open Access Research

Laparoscopic Ladd’s procedure for intestinal malrotation in small infants with midterm follow-up

Xuepeng Zhang, Lvna Xiang, Tong Qiu, Jiangyuan Zhou, Guowei Che, Yi Ji, Zhicheng Xu

Open Access Enterostomy Research

Long-term outcomes after enterostomy for very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease with interleukin-10 signaling deficiency

Zifei Tang, Song Sun, Min Ji, Peng Shi, Yuhuan Wang, Zhiheng Huang, Ying Huang

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research

Clinical importance of weight gain and associated factors in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: results from the MOSAIK cohort in Korea

Hyuk Yoon, Young Soo Park, Jeong Eun Shin, Byong Duk Ye, Chang Soo Eun, Soon Man Yoon, Jae Myung Cha, You Sun Kim, Kyu Chan Huh, Young Sook Park, Jae Hee Cheon, Eun Suk Jung, Youngdoe Kim, Su Young Jung

Open Access Anxiety Research

Gastrointestinal functioning and menstrual cycle phase in emerging young adult women: a cross-sectional study

Sivanne Mendelson, Preethashree Anbukkarasu, Jeffrey E. Cassisi, Widaad Zaman

Open Access Eosinophilic Esophagitis Correction

Correction: Extracellular matrix remodeling proteins as biomarkers for clinical assessment and treatment outcomes in eosinophilic esophagitis

Martin Pehrsson, Willemijn E. de Rooij, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Morten Asser Karsdal, Joachim Høg Mortensen, Albert Jan Bredenoord

Macrophage polarization toward M1 phenotype in T cell transfer colitis model

Shin Ebihara, Toshiki Urashima, Wataru Amano, Hideto Yamamura, Noriko Konishi

Open Access Research

Novel beagle model of gastric local fibrotic target lesions for the evaluation and training of endoscopic techniques

Xiao-Jian He, Xiao-Ling Wang, Chuan-Shen Jiang, Dong-Gui Hong, Hai-Lan Lin, Yun-Ping Zheng, Han Li, Xin-Jiang Chen, Jian-Xiao Huang, Ling-Shuang Dai, Mei-Yan Liu, Bao-Xiang Luo, Dong-Liang Li, Da-Zhou Li, Wen Wang

Open Access Cholecystitis Research

The use of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in the endoscopic treatment of portal cavernoma cholangiopathy

Abdullah Murat Buyruk, Çağdaş Erdoğan, Fatih Tekin, İlker Turan, Ömer Özütemiz, Galip Ersöz¹

Open Access Cholangiocarcinoma Research

Association between high expression of intratumoral fibroblast activation protein and survival in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Yuhei Waki, Yuji Morine, Takayuki Noma, Chie Takasu, Hiroki Teraoku, Shinichiro Yamada, Yu Saito, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Mitsuo Shimada

Open Access Cholecystectomy Review

Epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of intra-abdominal traumatic neuromas - a narrative review

Yaoqun Wang, Sishu Yang, Bei Li, Cunyong Shuai, Xianze Xiong, Jiong Lu

Open Access Budesonide Research

Effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab induction with or without budesonide in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease in Europe: a retrospective observational study

Roni Weisshof, Stephan R. Vavricka, Lieven Pouillon, Fiona Braegger, Montserrat Roset, Nawal Bent-Ennakhil, Marc Ferrante

Enlarged fistulotomy of the papilla as access to the biliary tract during ERCP

Alexandre Gomes, Ana Sarah Rafka Haidar, Giovani Caetano Padilha, Juliana Bara, Mariana Sussai Nonato, José Mauro da Silva Rodrigues, Pérsio Campos Correia Pinto, Ricardo de Oliveira Ayres, Ronaldo Antonio Borghesi

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

Risk factors for metachronous colorectal cancer and advanced neoplasia following primary colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ye Zhang, Amalia Karahalios, Ye Kyaw Aung, Aung Ko Win, Alex Boussioutas, Mark A. Jenkins

Open Access Research

Enhanced recovery after surgery in congenital duodenal obstruction

Li-Bo Zhu, Yang-Fang Li, Jun-Tao Shu, Min Xi, Qiang Bai, Jian-Hong Yan, Ling Liu, Cui-Lian Li

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Research

Acute pancreatitis in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a single-center retrospective cohort study with systematic review and meta-analysis

Ji-Hao Xu, Chu-Yan Ni, Yan-Yan Zhuang, Li Li, Ying Lin, Zhong-Sheng Xia, Wei-Rong Wu, Qi-Kui Chen, Wa Zhong

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication evaluated using magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging in mixed-type early gastric Cancer

Yoshitaka Tokai, Yusuke Horiuchi, Noriko Yamamoto, Ken Namikawa, Shoichi Yoshimizu, Akiyoshi Ishiyama, Toshiyuki Yoshio, Toshiaki Hirasawa, Junko Fujisaki

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Research

A survey on the current status of Helicobacter pylori infection in households in Hainan Province, China

Danni Liu, Jing Pan, Zhengyi Chen, Sailian Li, Jiamei Ma, Yening Xiao, Danhong Wang, Ganggang Mu, Ya Lin, Juyuan Li, Zhai Chen, Xiaoxi Huang

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

3 L split-dose polyethylene glycol is superior to 2 L polyethylene glycol in colonoscopic bowel preparation in relatively high-BMI (≥ 24 kg/m2) individuals: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Hailin Yan, Hongyu Huang, Dailan Yang, Zonghua Chen, Chao Liu, Zhong Huang, Rui Zhao, Jing Shan, Li Yang, Jinlin Yang, Kai Deng

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Convenient method to improve efficiency of lymph node examination after gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer

Hanting Xiang, Zhebin Dong, Hengmiao Wu, Yicheng He, Zhengwei Chen, Sangsang Chen, Weiming Yu, Chao Liang

Open Access Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Research

Chronic gastritis may predict risk of cerebral small vessel disease

Cunsheng Wei, Chang Tan, Xuemei Zhang, Xin Shen, Zongliang Xu, Junrong Li, Gelin Xu

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research

Exercise is inversely associated with functional dyspepsia among a sample of Chinese male armed police recruits

Zhongcao Wei, Yan Yang, Ting Du, Yujie Hao, Na Liu, Yong Gu, Jinhai Wang

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Research

Effect of early antibiotic treatment strategy on prognosis of acute pancreatitis

Yi Wen, Lili Xu, Dayi Zhang, Wenwu Sun, Zaiqian Che, Bing Zhao, Ying Chen, Zhitao Yang, Erzhen Chen, Tongtian Ni, Enqiang Mao

Open Access Research

A novel endoplasmic reticulum stress-related lncRNA signature for prognosis prediction and immune response evaluation in Stomach adenocarcinoma

Zhaoxiang Song, Mengge Su, Xiangyu Li, Jinlin Xie, Fei Han, Jianning Yao

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

Dietary and lifestyle indices for hyperinsulinemia and colorectal cancer risk: a case-control study

Pegah Hadi Sicahni, Maede Makhtoomi, Kimia Leilami, Zainab Shateri, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Mehran Nouri, Niloofar Omidbeigi, Sanaz Mehrabani, Bahram Rashidkhani

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

Age- and sex-stratified detection rates and associated factors of colorectal neoplasia in the Tianjin colorectal cancer screening program from 2012 to 2020

Zhen Yuan, Shuyuan Wang, Yuqi Wang, Hongzhou Li, Weifeng Gao, Xinyu Liu, Youkui Han, Zhaoce Liu, Qinghuai Zhang, Hong Ma, Junying Wang, Xiaomeng Wei, Xipeng Zhang, Wei Cui, Chunze Zhang

Open Access Research

The association between jaundice and poorly differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Ki67 index > 55.0%)

Yongkang Liu, Jiangchuan Wang, Hao Zhou, Zicheng Wei, Jianhua Wang, Zhongqiu Wang, Xiao Chen

Identifying inflammatory bowel disease patients at risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: usefulness of non-invasive steatosis predictive scores

Tiago Lima Capela, Vítor Macedo Silva, Marta Freitas, Cátia Arieira, Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves, Francisca Dias de Castro, Joana Magalhães, José Cotter

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

The long-term effect on surgery-free survival of biological compared to conventional therapy in Crohn’s disease in real world-data: a retrospective study

M. Valvano, A. Vinci, N. Cesaro, S. Frassino, F. Ingravalle, M. Ameli, A. Viscido, S. Necozione, G. Latella

Polypharmacy and pattern of medication use among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: results from Pars Cohort study

Arash Ghamar-Shooshtari, Zahra Rahimian, Hossein Poustchi, Zahra Mohammadi, Bita Mesgarpour, Mohammadreza Akbari, Alireza Kamalipour, Seyed Reza Abdipour-Mehrian, Elham-Sadat Hashemi, Pooria Zare, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Reza Malekzadeh, Fatemeh Malekzadeh, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani

Open Access Neuroendocrine Tumor Research

Management of type 1 gastric neuroendocrine tumors: an 11-year retrospective single-center study

Ying-Ying Chen, Wen-Juan Guo, Yan-Fen Shi, Fei Su, Fu-Huan Yu, Ru-Ao Chen, Chao Wang, Ji-Xi Liu, Jie Luo, Huang-Ying Tan

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

International diet quality index and revised diet quality index relationship with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case-control study

Narjes Najibi, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Farshad Teymoori, Hossein Farhadnejad, Ammar Salehi-Sahlabadi, Parvin Mirmiran

Open Access Colonoscopy Research

Enhancing surgical precision: unveiling the impact of preoperative colonoscopy in anal fistula patients

Shumin Xu, Luo Zhang, Zhi Li, Kaiping Wang, Fang Liu, Bo Cao

Efficacy and safety of HIP1601 (dual delayed-release esomeprazole) 40 mg in erosive esophagitis compared to HGP1705 (delayed-release esomeprazole) 40 mg: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority study

Hyun Lim, Jong Kyu Park, Hyunsoo Chung, Si Hyung Lee, Jae Myung Park, Jung Ho Park, Gwang Ha Kim, Sung Kwan Shin, Su Jin Hong, Kwang Jae Lee, Moo In Park, Hye-Kyung Jung, Hyun-Soo Kim, Jae Kyu Sung, Seong Woo Jeon, Suck Chei Choi, Jeong Seop Moon, Nayoung Kim, Jong-Jae Park, Sung Hee Hong, Na Young Kim, Hwoon-Yong Jung

Open Access Primary Biliary Cholangitis Research

Ultrasound imaging findings in primary biliary cholangitis

Yuan Zhang, Xing Hu, Jing Chang, Weihua Li, Chunyang Huang, Haiping Zhang, Jianjun Shen, Ning Shang, Fankun Meng

Open Access Adalimumab Research

Effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in patients with intestinal Behçet’s disease: a real-world prospective observational study in South Korea

Jongwook Yu, Sung Jae Shin, Yune-Jung Park, Hyung Wook Kim, Bo-In Lee, Byong Duk Ye, Geun-Tae Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Joo Sung Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Seonjeong Jeong, Jae Hee Cheon

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Long-term safety of brazikumab in the open-label period of a randomized phase 2a study of patients with Crohn’s disease

Silvio Danese, Andrew Beaton, Elizabeth A. Duncan, Anne-Kristina Mercier, Jessica Neisen, Henrik Seth, Sofia Zetterstrand, Bruce E. Sands

Open Access Pancreatic Cancer Research

Comparison of different Pancreatic cancer treatments: a three-year retrospective study in the oncology center of Tangier university hospital, Morocco

Houda Abrini, Mounia Amzerin, Aicha El Baaboua, Sara Aboulaghras, Alia Bouhda, Fatima Zahra El Mrabet

Open Access Hepatocellular Carcinoma Study Protocol

A rapid, non-invasive, clinical surveillance for CachExia, sarcopenia, portal hypertension, and hepatocellular carcinoma in end-stage liver disease: the ACCESS-ESLD study protocol

Patrik Nasr, Mikael Forsgren, Wile Balkhed, Cecilia Jönsson, Nils Dahlström, Christian Simonsson, Shan Cai, Anna Cederborg, Martin Henriksson, Henrik Stjernman, Martin Rejler, Daniel Sjögren, Gunnar Cedersund, Wolf Bartholomä, Ingvar Rydén, Peter Lundberg, Stergios Kechagias, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Mattias Ekstedt

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

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Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.