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Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Issue 8/2023

Content (36 Articles)

Ultrasound Image of the Month

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus

Charles P. Cavalaris, Sidney O. Okon, Luis R. Pena, Mark S. Friedman

Hepatitis B Invited Commentary

Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection in the United States: If You Seek, You May Find

Hamidreza Karimi-Sari, Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia

Role of Interleukins in Inflammation-Mediated Tumor Immune Microenvironment Modulation in Colorectal Cancer Pathogenesis

Samatha M. Jain, Dikshita Deka, Alakesh Das, Sujay Paul, Surajit Pathak, Antara Banerjee

Open Access Hepatitis D Review

Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection

Calvin Pan, Robert Gish, Ira M. Jacobson, Ke-Qin Hu, Heiner Wedemeyer, Paul Martin

Tropheryma Whipplei Stanford Multidisciplinary Seminars

Severe Diarrhea and Weight Loss Due to Protein-Losing Enteropathy: Don’t Pass Up the PAS Stain

Aaron Yeoh, Chiraag Kulkarni, Emily Ryan, Gerald Berry, George Triadafilopoulos

Correlations Between Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Endoscopic–Histologic Disease Activity in Adults with Ulcerative Colitis

Chung Sang Tse, Hang P. Nguyen, Siddharth Singh, Parambir S. Dulai, Jennifer Neill, Helen Le, Mark Valasek, Thierry Dervieux, Angelina E. Collins, Brigid Sweeney Boland

Ranitidine Original Article

Major Shifts in Acid Suppression Drug Utilization After the 2019 Ranitidine Recalls in Canada and United States

Robin Gunning, Cherry Chu, Nardine Nakhla, Katherine Callaway Kim, Katie J. Suda, Mina Tadrous

Disparities in Referrals to End-of-Life Care in Eligible Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Mark S. Obri, Rami M. Youssef, Spandana Alluri, Krishna Vemulapalli, Yervant Ichkhanian, Erika N. Todter, Michelle T. Jesse, Reena Salgia

Esophagitis Original Article

Therapeutic Effect of Polaprezinc on Reflux Esophagitis in the Rat Model

Wenbo Xie, Lu An, Zhaoyang Liu, Xindi Wang, Xueqi Fu, Junfeng Ma

Open Access Helicobacter Pylori Original Article

sST2 Levels Show No Association with Helicobacter pylori Infection in Asymptomatic Patients: Implications for Biomarker Research

Sarah Wernly, Vera Paar, Andreas Völkerer, Georg Semmler, Christian Datz, Michael Lichtenauer, Bernhard Wernly

Metastasis Original Article

Ubiquitin-Like Protein FAT10 Promote Colorectal Cancer Progression by Affecting the Ubiquitination of Capn4

Fei Cheng, Lebin Yuan, Zhao Wu, Xiaodong Li, Weiyang Xia, Zeyu Huang, Zhigang Li, Shengping Mao, Wei Shen

Colon Cancer Original Article

Homeobox B9 Promotes Colon Cancer Progression by Targeting SRSF3

Lebin Yuan, Fei Cheng, Zhao Wu, Xiaodong Li, Wei Shen

Open Access Acute Pancreatitis Original Article

Characterization of Duodenal Microbiota in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis and Healthy Controls

Meng-Qi Zhao, Meng-Yan Cui, Qiao-Li Jiang, Jing-Jing Wang, Miao-Yan Fan, Ying-Ying Lu

Comparable Efficacy for Push Versus Pull Technique in Esophageal Food Impaction: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Manesh Kumar Gangwani, Muhammad Aziz, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Abeer Aziz, Fnu Priyanka, Rahul Karna, Wade Lee-Smith, Zohaib Ahmed, Faisal Kamal, Sumant Inamdar, Yaseen Alastal, Douglas Adler

Open Access Celiac Disease Original Article

High Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Celiac Patients with Persistent Symptoms on a Gluten-Free Diet: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study

Annalisa Schiepatti, Stiliano Maimaris, Francesca Lusetti, Davide Scalvini, Paolo Minerba, Marta Cincotta, Erica Fazzino, Federico Biagi

Open Access Influenza Original Article

Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea Are Common in Community-Acquired Acute Viral Respiratory Illness

Kira L. Newman, Caitlin R. Wolf, Jennifer K. Logue, Janet A. Englund, Michael Boeckh, Helen Y. Chu

Aspiration Original Article

Clinical Presentation of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth from Aerodigestive Tract Bacteria Versus Colonic-Type Bacteria: A Comparison Study

Daanish A. Siddique, Claire L. Jansson-Knodell, Anita Gupta, Gage Howard, Matthew E. Bohm, Robert M. Siwiec, David E. Nelson, Andrea S. Shin, John M. Wo

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Original Article

Cluster-Analytic Identification of Clinically Meaningful Subtypes in MCAS: The Relevance of Heat and Cold

Tinus Häder, Gerhard J. Molderings, Frank Klawonn, Rupert Conrad, Martin Mücke, Julia Sellin

Crohn's Disease Original Article

Comparing Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Anti-TNF-Experienced Patients with Crohn’s Disease Initiating Vedolizumab Versus Ustekinumab

Michael D. Kappelman, J. D. Lewis, X. Zhang, F. C. Lin, L. Weisbein, W. Chen, J. Burris, J. E. Dorand, L. E. Parlett, K. Haynes, V. Nair, A. F. Kaul, A. Dobes, M. D. Long

Choledocholithiasis Original Article

Choledocholithiasis Can Present with Marked Transaminases Elevation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mouhand F. H. Mohamed, Khaled Elfert, Neha Wadhavkar, Daniel Marino, Kanhai Farrakhan, Azizullah Beran, Mohamed A. Abdallah, Abubaker Abdalla, Ronan Farrell

Simvastatin Original Article

Baseline Severity and Inflammation Would Influence the Effect of Simvastatin on Clinical Outcomes in Cirrhosis Patients

Alberto E. Muñoz, Florencia Pollarsky, Mónica Marino, Mariano Cartier, Carlos Míguez, Enrique G. Rodger, Horacio Vázquez, Pablo Salgado, Daniel Álvarez, Gustavo Romero

Original Article

Low LDL Cholesterol Is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Hepatic Steatosis

Scott McHenry, Ameen Awad, Julia Kozlitina, Nathan O. Stitziel, Nicholas O. Davidson

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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.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

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.