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Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Issue 2/2015

Content (42 Articles)

Editorial

The Consequences of Cirrhosis in America

Syed-Mohammed R. Jafri, Stuart C. Gordon

Review

The Economic and Quality-of-Life Burden of Crohn’s Disease in Europe and the United States, 2000 to 2013: A Systematic Review

David N. Floyd, Sue Langham, Hélène Chevrou Séverac, Barrett G. Levesque

Stanford Multidisciplinary Seminars

Collateral Damage: Taxane-Induced Colonic Perforation

Jennifer Erdrich, Zachary J. Kastenberg, Michael A. DiMaio, Teri A. Longacre, Kim F. Rhoads

UNM Clinical Case Conferences

Variants of Varices: Is It All “Downhill” from Here?

Luke Gessel, Joseph Alcorn

Original Article

Resource Utilization and Survival Among Medicare Patients with Advanced Liver Disease

Munkhzul Otgonsuren, Linda Henry, Sharon Hunt, Chapy Venkatesan, Alita Mishra, Zobair M. Younossi

Original Article

Gaps in Recognition and Evaluation of Incidentally Identified Hepatic Steatosis

Andrew P. Wright, Amit P. Desai, Surabhi Bajpai, Lindsay Y. King, Dushyant V. Sahani, Kathleen E. Corey

Original Article

Documented Compliance with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Quality Measures Is Poor

Joseph D. Feuerstein, Jeffrey J. Lewandowski, Manuel Martinez-Vazquez, Daniel A. Leffler, Adam S. Cheifetz

Original Article

Mosapride Citrate Increases Postprandial Glucagon-Like Peptide-1, Insulin, and Gene Expression of Sweet Taste Receptors

Daisuke Maruoka, Makoto Arai, Takeshi Tanaka, Kenichiro Okimoto, Arata Oyamada, Shoko Minemura, Masaru Tsuboi, Tomoaki Matsumura, Tomoo Nakagawa, Tatsuo Kanda, Tatsuro Katsuno, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

Original Article

Phosphorylation of Smad2/3 at Specific Linker Threonine Indicates Slow-Cycling Intestinal Stem-Like Cells Before Reentry to Cell Cycle

Masanobu Kishimoto, Toshiro Fukui, Ryo Suzuki, Yu Takahashi, Kimi Sumimoto, Takashi Okazaki, Masayuki Sakao, Yutaku Sakaguchi, Katsunori Yoshida, Kazushige Uchida, Akiyoshi Nishio, Koichi Matsuzaki, Kazuichi Okazaki

Original Article

Homocysteine Promotes Intestinal Fibrosis in Rats with Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis

Hao Ding, Hui-Zhong Gan, Wen-Jie Fan, Li-Yu Cao, Jian-Ming Xu, Qiao Mei

Original Article

Mitigation of Colitis with NovaSil Clay Therapy

Katherine E. Zychowski, Sarah E. Elmore, Kristal A. Rychlik, Hoai J. Ly, Felipe Pierezan, Anitha Isaiah, Jan S. Suchodolski, Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann, Amelia A. Romoser, Timothy D. Phillips

Original Article

Pyruvate Kinase M2 Regulates Apoptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Crohn’s Disease

Qiyun Tang, Qianqian Ji, Weiwei Xia, Liren Li, Jian’an Bai, Runzhou Ni, Yongwei Qin

Original Article

Increased Numbers of Circulating ICOS+ Follicular Helper T and CD38+ Plasma Cells in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Li Wang, Xiguang Sun, Jinpeng Qiu, Yanjun Cai, Liang Ma, Pingwei Zhao, Yanfang Jiang

Original Article

Bacterial Translocation and Endotoxemia After Pringle Maneuver in Cirrhotic Rats

Yonghui Su, Haiyan Pan, Zhaowang Guo, Wenying Zhou, Baimeng Zhang

Original Article

Evidence for Heightened Hexokinase II Immunoexpression in Hepatocyte Dysplasia and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Grace Guzman, Rohini Chennuri, Alexander Chan, Bryan Rea, Ada Quintana, Roshan Patel, Pei-Zhang Xu, Hui Xie, Nissim Hay

Original Article

Sex-Determination Gene SRY Potentially Associates with Poor Prognosis but Not Sex Bias in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Tong-Chun Xue, Lan Zhang, Zheng-Gang Ren, Rong-Xin Chen, Jie-Feng Cui, Ning-Ling Ge, Sheng-Long Ye

Original Article

Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and the Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus

Jennifer L. Schneider, Wei K. Zhao, Douglas A. Corley

Original Article

Black Esophagus: New Insights and Multicenter International Experience in 2014

Grigoriy E. Gurvits, Karen Cherian, Mohamed Nafe Shami, Ravikiran Korabathina, Emad Mokhtar Abu El-Nader, Krishna Rayapudi, Frederick J. Gandolfo, Mohammad Alshumrany, Hiren Patel, Deepshikha N. Chowdhury, Aris Tsiakos

Original Article

Increasing Biopsy Number and Sampling from Gastric Body Improve the Sensitivity of Rapid Urease Test in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Tzong-Hsi Lee, Chien-Chu Lin, Chen-Shuan Chung, Cheng-Kuan Lin, Cheng-Chao Liang, Kuang-Chau Tsai

Original Article

Helicobacter Pylori First-Line and Rescue Treatments in the Presence of Penicillin Allergy

Javier P. Gisbert, Jesús Barrio, Inés Modolell, Javier Molina-Infante, Angeles Perez Aisa, Manuel Castro-Fernández, Luis Rodrigo, Angel Cosme, Jose Luis Gisbert, Miguel Fernández-Bermejo, Santiago Marcos, Alicia C. Marín, Adrián G. McNicholl

Original Article

Treatment with Immunosuppressive Therapy May Improve Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Sara Horst, Andrew Chao, Michael Rosen, Anne Nohl, Caroline Duley, Julianne H. Wagnon, Dawn B. Beaulieu, Warren Taylor, Lawrence Gaines, David A. Schwartz

Original Article

Mode of Childbirth and Long-Term Outcomes in Women with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Alice Cheng, Andrew Cagan, Tianxi Cai, Vivian S. Gainer, Stanley Y. Shaw, Susanne Churchill, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Shawn N. Murphy, Isaac Kohane, Katherine P. Liao

Original Article

Hematologic Indices as Surrogate Markers for Monitoring Thiopurine Therapy in IBD

Uri Kopylov, Robert Battat, Amine Benmassaoud, Laurence Paradis-Surprenant, Ernest G. Seidman

Original Article

Fecal Calprotectin and the Clinical Activity Index Are Both Useful to Monitor Medical Treatment in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Emanuel Burri, Christoph Beglinger, Stefanie von Felten, Frank Serge Lehmann

Original Article

The Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Tobias M. Nowacki, Markus Brückner, Maria Eveslage, Phil Tepasse, Friederike Pott, Nils H. Thoennissen, Karin Hengst, Matthias Ross, Dominik Bettenworth

Original Article

Resect and Discard Approach to Colon Polyps: Real-World Applicability Among Academic and Community Gastroenterologists

Hongha T. Vu, Gregory S. Sayuk, Thomas G. Hollander, Jennifer Clebanoff, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Chandra P. Gyawali, Erik P. Thyssen, Leonard B. Weinstock, Dayna S. Early

Original Article

DCLK1 Is Detectable in Plasma of Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Joshua Whorton, Sripathi M. Sureban, Randal May, Dongfeng Qu, Stan A. Lightfoot, Mohammad Madhoun, Milton Johnson, William M. Tierney, John T. Maple, Kenneth J. Vega, Courtney W. Houchen

Original Article

Age, Period, and Cohort Effects on Gastric Cancer Mortality

Constance Wang, Ann Weber, David Y. Graham

Original Article

Feasibility of Self-Expandable Metal Stent Placement with Side-Viewing Endoscope for Malignant Distal Duodenal Obstruction

Jin Myung Park, Byung-Hoon Min, Sang Hyub Lee, Kwang Hyun Chung, Jae Min Lee, Byeong Jun Song, Jun Kyu Lee, Ji Kon Ryu, Yong-Tae Kim

Original Article

A Single-Center Experience of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Performed in a Western Setting

Gabriel D. Lang, Vani J. A. Konda, Uzma D. Siddiqui, Ann Koons, Irving Waxman

Original Article

Hypotension in the First Week of Acute Pancreatitis and APACHE II Score Predict Development of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis

Ragesh Babu Thandassery, Thakur Deen Yadav, Usha Dutta, Sreekanth Appasani, Kartar Singh, Rakesh Kochhar

Original Article

Lower Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Patients with Pancreatic Head Mass with a Biliary Stent

John J. Kim, Sukhpreet Walia, Scott H. Lee, Bhavesh Patel, Madhavi Vetsa, Yan Zhao, Wichit Srikureja, Loren Laine

Original Article

Risk Factors of Open Converted Cholecystectomy for Cholelithiasis After Endoscopic Removal of Choledocholithiasis

Yong Hwan Kwon, Chang-Min Cho, Min Kyu Jung, Sang Gul Kim, Young Kook Yoon

Original Article

A Comparative Evaluation of EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage and Percutaneous Drainage in Patients with Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction and Failed ERCP

Mouen A. Khashab, Ali Kord Valeshabad, Elham Afghani, Vikesh K. Singh, Vivek Kumbhari, Ahmed Messallam, Payal Saxena, Mohamad El Zein, Anne Marie Lennon, Marcia Irene Canto, Anthony N. Kalloo

Original Article

Long-Term Treatment with Tenofovir in Asian-American Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Is Associated with Abnormal Renal Phosphate Handling

Connie Tien, Jason J. Xu, Linda S. Chan, Mimi Chang, Carolina Lim, Sue Lee, Brian Huh, Shuntaro Shinada, Ho S. Bae, Tse-Ling Fong

Original Article

Lower Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cirrhosis in Hepatitis C Patients with Sustained Virological Response by Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin

Chansoo Moon, Kyu Sik Jung, Do Young Kim, Oidov Baatarkhuu, Jun Yong Park, Beom Kyung Kim, Seung Up Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Kwang-Hyub Han

Case Report

Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma upon Advanced Liver Fibrosis Thirteen Years After Achieving Sustained Virological Response to Hepatitis C: How Long Surveillance Should Be Maintained?

Gino S. Albines, Alicia Mesa, Nelson Fuentes-Martínez, Ramón Pérez, Julieta Fernández-Molina, Manuel Rodríguez, María Varela

Correspondence

Screening for Lynch Syndrome: It Is Time to Shift the Focus

Trilokesh D. Kidambi, Jonathan P. Terdiman

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Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

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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 discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.