Issue 4/2023
Content (65 Articles)
Speckled Pigment of Upper GI Tract Mucosa on Endoscopy: A Case of Pseudomelanosis of the Stomach and Proximal Small Bowel
Kian Abdul-Baki, Obada Hisham Saeed Tayyem, Paul Young, Suimin Qiu, Jose Aguirre
Ischemic Jejunal Stricture Secondary to Polycythemia Vera
Ashley McFarquhar, Firas Bahdi, Ya Xu, Lee B. Lu
Does Sharpening the Focus Broaden the Depth of the Field? Defining the Scope of the GI Hospitalist Model
Ryan F. Flanagan, Daniel J. Stein
SALL4 Expression in Epithelial Gastric Cancer: Epigenetic or Epiphenomenon?
Trinath Jamma
Non-celiac Gluten Intolerance: A Call to Clarify
Jacqueline Jossen, Benjamin Lebwohl
Untangling the Link Between Gastroparesis, Micronutrient Deficiency, and Hair Loss
Ryan F. Flanagan, Jennifer X. Cai
Muscle Mass Effect: The Importance of Diagnosing and Treating Sarcopenia in Patients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
Rafael Paternostro
Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Websites: The Good, the Bad, and the Unhelpful
Faraz I. Jafri, Alexis de Montfort Shepherd, Pralahad Raman, Thomas C. Varkey, Charles Hyman, Deepak Agrawal
Relationship Between Esophageal Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis
Joyce C. Zhou, Sravanya Gavini, Walter W. Chan, Wai-Kit Lo
Une Liaison Dangereuse: Spontaneous Pyeloduodenal Fistula
Patrizia Alba Gentile, Loredana Gualtieri, Silvia Izzo, Klaudia Luka, Augusto Lauro, Bruno Salvati
On a Knife’s Edge: Management of Vulvar Cutaneous Crohn’s Disease
Nicole S. Evans, Fernando S. Velayos
Besting the Biologics: Vancomycin Monotherapy for Ulcerative Colitis Management in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Taqwa Ahmed, Maia Kayal, Dana Hashem, Ryan C. Ungaro
A Single-Center Experience with Dupilumab for Atopic or Psoriasiform Dermatitis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Elizabeth A. Spencer, Michael T. Dolinger, Marla C. Dubinsky
Best Practices in Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease: A Multidisciplinary Modified Delphi Study
Afrin N. Kamal, Shumon I. Dhar, Jonathan M. Bock, John O. Clarke, Jerome R. Lechien, Jacqueline Allen, Peter C. Belafsky, Joel H. Blumin, Walter W. Chan, Ronnie Fass, P. Marco Fisichella, Michael Marohn, Ashli K. O’Rourke, Gregory Postma, Edoardo V. Savarino, Michael F. Vaezi, Thomas L. Carroll, Lee M. Akst
Clinical Outcomes of Inside Stents and Conventional Plastic Stents as Bridge-to-Surgery Options for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction
Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Takanori Kawabata, Hiroki Kawashima, Yousuke Nakai, Shin Miura, Hironari Kato, Hideyuki Shiomi, Nao Fujimori, Takeshi Ogura, Osamu Inatomi, Kensuke Kubota, Toshio Fujisawa, Mamoru Takenaka, Hiroshi Mori, Kensaku Noguchi, Yuki Fujii, Teiichi Sugiura, Noboru Ideno, Tomoki Nakafusa, Atsushi Masamune, Hiroyuki Isayama, Naoki Sasahira
A National Survey of the Infrastructure and Scope of Practice for Gastroenterology Hospitalists
David W. Wan, Melissa Latorre, Edward Sun, Michelle L. Hughes, Adam Buckholz, Darrick K. Li
Impact of Disease Activity and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Subtype on Quality of Life in Preconception and Pregnant Patients
Grace Wang, Parul Tandon, Nicole Rodriguez, Lindsy Ambrosio, Reed T. Sutton, Levinus A. Dieleman, Karen I. Kroeker, Vivian Huang
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Directed Transgastric ERCP (EDGE) Utilization of Trends Among Interventional Endoscopists
Sardar M. Shah-Khan, Eric Zhao, Amy Tyberg, Sardar Sarkar, Haroon M. Shahid, Rodrigo Duarte-Chavez, Monica Gaidhane, Michel Kahaleh
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Incidence and Mortality from Gastric and Esophageal Cancer
Elaheh Niroomand, Smriti Rajita Kumar, David Goldberg, Shria Kumar
Gastroesophageal Balloon Tamponade Simulation Training with 3D Printed Model Improves Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence
Christopher Mowry, Ruhail Kohli, Courtney Bhat, Aimee Truesdale, Paul Menard-Katcher, Andrew Scallon, Michael Kriss
Existing Bowel Preparation Quality Scales Are Reliable in the Setting of Centralized Endoscopy Reading
Jurij Hanzel, Michael Sey, Christopher Ma, Guangyong Zou, James E. East, Corey A. Siegel, Mahmoud Mosli, Walter Reinisch, John W. D. McDonald, Mark S. Silverberg, Tanja Van Viegen, Lisa M. Shackelton, Lucy B. Clayton, Robert Enns, Ian Epstein, Robert J. Hilsden, Lawrence Hookey, Dana C. Moffatt, Richard Ng Kwet Shing, Jennifer J. Telford, Daniel von Renteln, Brian G. Feagan, Alan Barkun, Vipul Jairath
COVID-19 Pandemic Had Minimal Impact on Colonoscopy Completion After Colorectal Cancer Red Flag Sign or Symptoms in US Veterans
Joshua Demb, Lin Liu, Ranier Bustamante, Jason A. Dominitz, Ashley Earles, Shailja C. Shah, Andrew J. Gawron, Maria Elena Martinez, Samir Gupta
Electronic Health Record Work Demands for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Providers: A Prospective Use Analysis and Survey Study
Mark Benson, Deepak Gopal, Patrick Pfau
Crohn’s Disease Among the Poorest Billion: Burden of Crohn’s Disease in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
Ruma Rajbhandari, Samantha Blakemore, Neil Gupta, Sara Mannan, Klejda Nikolli, Alison Yih, Laura Drown, Gene Bukhman
Prepandemic Prevalence Estimates of Fatty Liver Disease and Fibrosis Defined by Liver Elastography in the United States
Aynur Unalp-Arida, Constance E. Ruhl
Hydrogen Availability Is Dependent on the Actions of Both Hydrogen-Producing and Hydrogen-Consuming Microbes
Aleksandr Birg, Nathaniel Ritz, Larry L. Barton, Henry C. Lin
“M1/M2” Muscularis Macrophages Are Associated with Reduction of Interstitial Cells of Cajal and Glial Cells in Achalasia
Haisheng Qian, Yanjuan Wang, Xiaosu Chen, Lin Lin, Weifeng Zhang, Yun Wang, Nana Tang, Xinmin Si, Chunhua Jiao, Guoxin Zhang, Bixing Ye
Depression Exacerbates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis via IRF5-Mediated Macrophage Polarization
Chang Liang, Yu Tang, Xin Gao, Na Lei, Ying Luo, Pingrun Chen, Shihao Duan, Yubin Cao, Yi Yang, Yan Zhang
Nintedanib Induces the Autophagy-Dependent Death of Gastric Cancer Cells by Inhibiting the STAT3/Beclin1 Pathway
Hui Zhu, Min-Ming Xia, Ke-Hui Tong, Wen-Biao Duan
Dual-Regulated Mechanism of EZH2 and KDM6A on SALL4 Modulates Tumor Progression via Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway in Gastric Cancer
Lei Ren, Hong Deng, Yu Jiang, Chunfeng Liu
Chromosome 12 Open Reading Frame 49 Promotes Tumor Growth and Predicts Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer
Yiming Tao, Jia Luo, Hongyi Zhu, Yi Chu, Lei Pei
Methylation Mediated Downregulation of TOB1-AS1 and TOB1 Correlates with Malignant Progression and Poor Prognosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Zhiming Dong, Guoqiang Zhang, Juntao Lu, Yanli Guo, Jia Liang, Supeng Shen, Wei Guo
Liver Cirrhosis Patients Homozygous for MTHFR C677T Develop Portal Vein Thrombosis 8 Years Earlier Than Wild Type
Paul R. J. Ames, Giovanna D’Andrea, Alessia Arcaro, Vincenzo Marottoli, Luigi Iannaccone, Maurizio Maraglione, Fabrizio Gentile
P-element-Induced Wimpy-Testis-Like Protein 1 Regulates the Activation of Pancreatic Stellate Cells Through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway
Ran Xue, Jun Zhou, Jing Wu, Qinghua Meng, Jifang Gong, Lin Shen
NEDD8-Activating Enzyme Inhibitor MLN4924 Inhibits Both the Tumor Stroma and Angiogenesis in Pancreatic Cancer via Gli1 and REDD1
Weilin Mao, Lei Zhang, Yefei Rong, Tiantao Kuang, Dansong Wang, Xuefeng Xu, Wenhui Lou, Jianang Li
Self-Reported Gluten Intolerance Is Prevalent, but Not All Gluten-Containing Foods Are Equal
Claire L. Jansson-Knodell, Mattie White, Carolyn Lockett, Huiping Xu, Alberto Rubio-Tapia, Andrea Shin
Bi-directional Relationship Between Celiac Disease and Liver Chemistries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Manik Aggarwal, Rajat Garg, Prabhat Kumar, Christina C. Lindenmeyer, Jamile Wakim-Fleming, Claire Jansson-Knodell, Alberto Rubio-Tapia
Band Ligation Can Be Used to Treat Barrett’s Esophagus and Concurrent Esophageal Varices: A Case Series
Colin Hartgerink, Faisal M. Nimri, Tobias Zuchelli, Syed-Mohammed Jafri, Cyrus Piraka
Mid-Term and Long-Term Outcomes of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Han Zhang, Xinyi Zeng, Shu Huang, Lei Shi, Huifang Xia, Jiao Jiang, Wensen Ren, Yan Peng, Muhan Lü, Xiaowei Tang
Hair Loss in Patients with Gastroparesis: A Sign of Nutritional Deficiency in Gastroparesis?
Paul J. Silver, Michael J. Coles, Candrice R. Heath, Henry P. Parkman
Age- and Gender-Based Differences in Anorectal Function, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, and Constipation-Specific Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Constipation
Borko Nojkov, Jason R. Baker, William D. Chey, Richard Saad, Lydia Watts, Moira Armstrong, Kristen Collins, Gabrielle Ezell, Cari Phillips, Stacy Menees
Cap-Assisted Endoscopic Esophageal Foreign Body Removal Is Safe and Efficacious Compared to Conventional Methods
Zohaib Ahmed, Syeda Faiza Arif, Stephanie Lin Ong, Joyce Badal, Wade Lee-Smith, Anas Renno, Yaseen Alastal, Ali Nawras, Muhammad Aziz
Safety and Efficacy of Sedation During Emergency Endoscopy for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Daisuke Yamaguchi, Goshi Nagatsuma, Yasuhisa Sakata, Yumi Mizuta, Tadahiro Nomura, Azuki Jinnouchi, Kasumi Gondo, Ryosuke Asahi, Satoshi Ishida, Shunichiro Kimura, Shun Fujimoto, Akane Shimakura, Amane Jubashi, Yuki Takeuchi, Kei Ikeda, Yuichiro Tanaka, Wataru Yoshioka, Naoyuki Hino, Tomohito Morisaki, Keisuke Ario, Seiji Tsunada, Motohiro Esaki
Erythromycin Improves the Quality of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Network Meta-Analysis
Muhammad Aziz, Hossein Haghbin, Manesh Kumar Gangwani, Simcha Weissman, Arti R. Patel, Manraj K. Randhawa, Luke B. Samikanu, Zakaria Abdullah Alyousif, Wade Lee-Smith, Faisal Kamal, Ali Nawras, Colin W. Howden
Motorized Spiral Enteroscopy Is Effective in Patients with Prior Abdominal Surgery
Antonio Giordano, Gherzon Casanova, Miriam Escapa, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach, Àngels Ginès, Oriol Sendino, Isis K. Araujo, Andrés Cárdenas, Henry Córdova, Julia Martínez-Ocon, Graciela Martínez-Palli, Francesc Balaguer, Josep Llach, Elena Ricart, Begoña González-Suárez
Similar Time Trends of Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Sclerosis, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Amnon Sonnenberg
Endo-histologic Normalization Is Achievable with Tofacitinib and Is Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes
Nathaniel A. Cohen, Joshua M. Steinberg, Alexa Silfen, Cindy Traboulsi, Tina G. Rodriguez, Jorie M. Singer, Shivani Patel, Russell D. Cohen, Sushila R. Dalal, Atsushi Sakuraba, Joel Pekow, Dejan Micic, David T. Rubin
Computed Tomography-Based Deep Learning Nomogram Can Accurately Predict Lymph Node Metastasis in Gastric Cancer
Xiao Guan, Na Lu, Jianping Zhang
Underwater Versus Conventional Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Superficial Non-ampullary Duodenal Epithelial Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jae Gon Lee, Sang Pyo Lee, Hyun Joo Jang, Sea Hyub Kae
Fecal Microbiome Associated with Both Colon Adenomas and Lifetime Colorectal Cancer Risk
Sarah Alharfi, Nancy Furey, Hilmi Al-Shakhshir, Mahmoud Ghannoum, Gregory S. Cooper
Efficacy and Predictors of Pain Response to Combined Antioxidants in Children with Chronic Pancreatitis
Amrit Gopan, Anshu Srivastava, Amrita Mathias, Surender Kumar Yachha, Sunil Kumar Jain, Prabhakar Mishra, Moinak Sen Sarma, Ujjal Poddar
Stratification Based on Risk Factors at Diagnosis Could Predict Progression in Patients with Pancreatic Cysts
Ryo Sugio, Tsutomu Nishida, Kengo Matsumoto, Kosuke Kawamura, Miyoung Park, Tomoya Hamabe, Kana Hosokawa, Shinji Kuriki, Li-sa Chang, Yoshifumi Fujii, Naoto Osugi, Aya Sugimoto, Kaori Mukai, Dai Nakamatsu, Shiro Hayashi, Masashi Yamamoto, Sachiko Nakajima, Koji Fukui, Masami Inada
Pre-existing, Concurrent/Early-Onset, and Late-Onset Diabetes in Chronic Pancreatitis: Do Outcomes Differ?
Shaharyar A. Zuberi, Ishani Shah, Rachel L. Bocchino, Awais Ahmed, Steven D. Freedman, Darshan J. Kothari, Sunil G. Sheth
The Frequency of Germline BRCA and Non-BRCA HR-Gene-Variants in a Cohort of Pancreatic Cancer Patients
M. Baz, V. Gondran-Teiller, B. Bressac, O. Cabaret, A. Fievet, M. Dimaria, V. Goldbarg, C. Colas, M. N. Bonnet-Dupeyron, J. Tinat, M. Lebrun, V. Mari, J. M. Limacher, C. Corsini, E. Ginglinger, J. C. Saurin, A. Brahimi, C. Rouzier, S. Giraud, H. Schuster, A. Hollebecque, V. Boige, E. Cauchin, D. Malka, O. Caron, E. Rouleau
Long-Term Impact of Endoscopic Gallbladder Stenting for Calculous Cholecystitis in Poor Surgical Candidates: A Multi-center Comparative Study
Tadahisa Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Michihiro Yoshida, Itaru Naitoh, Fumihiro Okumura, Rena Kitano, Kenichi Haneda, Kazuki Hayashi, Masashi Yoneda
Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Benign Peptic Ulcer Bleeding After an Emergency Endoscopy Based on Patient Location
Boram Cha, Jin Hee Noh, Ji Yong Ahn, Jun Su Lee, Ga Hee Kim, Hee Kyong Na, Kee Wook Jung, Jeong Hoon Lee, Do Hoon Kim, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Antegrade Stent Placement in Patients with Failed ERCP as a Modality of Preoperative and Palliative Biliary Drainage
Sridhar Sundaram, Kiran Mane, Prachi Patil, Raosaheb Rathod, Aadish Kumar Jain, Unique Tyagi, Shaesta Mehta
Efficacy and Safety of Bezafibrate Alone or in Combination with Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nidah Shabbir Khakoo, Shahnaz Sultan, John M. Reynolds, Cynthia Levy
A Risk Prediction Model for Post-endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis After Stent Insertion for Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Development and Validation
Zhifeng Fu, Jitao Song, Yilin Pi, Xianxin Sun, Maoning Liu, Zunlong Xiao, Jing Chen
Missing Causality and Heritability of Autoimmune Hepatitis
Albert J. Czaja
Concomitant Diseases and Co-contribution on Progression of Liver Stiffness in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Chang-Hai Liu, Wei Jiang, Dong-Bo Wu, Qing-Min Zeng, You-Juan Wang, Hong Tang
Effects of Hepatitis B Virus Infection on Patients with COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis
Yang Yu, Xingzhao Li, Taihu Wan
Type of Infection Is Associated with Prognosis in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A National Veterans Health Administration Study
Nadim Mahmud, K. Rajender Reddy, Tamar H. Taddei, David E. Kaplan
Sarcopenia Defined by Psoas Muscle Thickness Predicts Mortality After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
Tongqiang Li, Jiacheng Liu, Jianbo Zhao, Yaowei Bai, Songjiang Huang, Chongtu Yang, Yingliang Wang, Chen Zhou, Chaoyang Wang, Shuguang Ju, Yang Chen, Wei Yao, Bin Xiong