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Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Issue 9/2018

Content (45 Articles)

Editorial

G-POEM for Gastroparesis: Is There Pressure to Go with the Flow?

Allen A. Lee, William L. Hasler

Editorial

Self-Expanding Metallic Biliary Stents: Time to Suit Up?

Iman Andalib, Michel Kahaleh

CURRENT CLINICAL CONTROVERSIES

Checkpoint Inhibitors: Conquering Cancer with a Little (T)-Help from Our Microbial Friends

Noelle Asmar, Tony Ibrahim, Jean-François Rey

Invited Review

Management of Radiation Proctitis

Lameese Tabaja, Shafik M. Sidani

Review

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments for IBS in Gastroenterology Settings: Promising but in Need of Further Study

Elyse R. Thakur, Jordan Shapiro, Johanna Chan, Mark A. Lumley, Jeffrey A. Cully, Andrea Bradford, Hashem B. El-Serag

Stanford Multidisciplinary Seminars

Cut and Paste: Endoscopic Management of a Perforating Biliary Stent Utilizing Scissors and Clips

Monique T. Barakat, Shivangi Kothari, Subhas Banerjee

UNM CLINICAL CASE CONFERENCES

Colitis and Pancreatitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Due to Disease or to Drug?

Swathi Paleti, Bharath Yarlagadda, Anas Gremida, Muhammad Aziz, Joshua Hanson, Denis McCarthy

Original Article

A Deeper Look at the Small Bowel: Training Pathways in Video Capsule Endoscopy and Device-Assisted Enteroscopy

Andrew J. Read, Michael D. Rice, Hari S. Conjeevaram, Sameer D. Saini

Original Article

Disease Activity Patterns Recorded Using a Mobile Monitoring System Are Associated with Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Crohn’s Disease

Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Byung Ik Jang, Kyeong Ok Kim, Eun Young Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Hyun Seok Lee, Sang Gyu Kwak

Original Article

Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy in Clinical Practice: Has Anything Changed Over 13 Years?

Marco Soncini, Carlo Maria Girelli, Roberto de Franchis, Emanuele Rondonotti

Original Article

Identifying Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Advanced Fibrosis in the Veterans Health Administration

Yuval A. Patel, Elizabeth J. Gifford, Lisa M. Glass, Marsha J. Turner, Byungjoo Han, Cynthia A. Moylan, Steve Choi, Ayako Suzuki, Dawn Provenzale, Christine M. Hunt

Original Article

Hospital Cirrhosis Volume and Readmission in Patients with Cirrhosis in California

Mike Wei, Jason Ford, Qihan Li, Donghak Jeong, Allison J. Kwong, Mindie H. Nguyen, Matthew S. Chang

Original Article

The Prognostic Ability of Major Hepatocellular Carcinoma Staging Systems Is Improved by Including a Treatment Variable

Michael C. Wallace, Matthew Knuiman, Yi Huang, George Garas, Leon A. Adams, Gerry MacQuillan, David B. Preen, Gary P. Jeffrey

Original Article

Isoalantolactone Inhibits Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Growth Through Downregulation of MicroRNA-21 and Derepression of PDCD4

Shi-wang Wen, Yue-feng Zhang, Yong Li, Yan-zhao Xu, Zhen-hua Li, Huilai Lü, Yong-gang Zhu, Zhen-xu Liu, Zi-qiang Tian

Original Article

High Expression of ABL2 Suppresses Apoptosis in Gastric Cancer

Yun Liu, Chen Shao, Linqi Zhu, Sihong Jiang, Guanlin Li, Wei Zhang, Yajing Lin, Ying Ni, Hui Cao, Shihe Shao

Original Article

Circulating microRNA-22-3p Predicts the Malignant Progression of Precancerous Gastric Lesions from Intestinal Metaplasia to Early Adenocarcinoma

Tsung-Hsing Chen, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Chieh Lee, Yin-Yi Chu, Hao-Tsai Cheng, Jun-Te Hsu, Ren-Chin Wu, Ta-Sen Yeh, Kwang-Huei Lin

Original Article

SERPINA3 Silencing Inhibits the Migration, Invasion, and Liver Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells

Long-Lei Cao, Xu-Feng Pei, Xu Qiao, Jie Yu, Hui Ye, Chang-Lei Xi, Pei-Yun Wang, Zhi-Lin Gong

Original Article

Down-Regulated LncRNA-HOTAIR Suppressed Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation, Invasion, and Migration by Mediating p21

Kai Lin, Hong Jiang, Ling-Ling Zhang, Yi Jiang, Yu-Xian Yang, Guo-Dong Qiu, Yu-Qi She, Jie-Ting Zheng, Chen Chen, Ling Fang, Shu-Yao Zhang

Original Article

Expression of NOX Family Genes and Their Clinical Significance in Colorectal Cancer

Sang Yeon Cho, Ju Seok Kim, Hyuk Soo Eun, Sun Hyung Kang, Eaum Seok Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Jae Kyu Sung, Byung Seok Lee, Hyun Yong Jeong, Hee Seok Moon

Original Article

Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand-Related Molecule 1A Regulates the Occurrence of Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer

Weiwei Niu, Zhe Wu, Jing Wang, Hong Zhang, Wenxiu Jia, Mingyue Yang, Yuxin Luo, Xiaolan Zhang

Original Article

Clinical Impact of KRAS and GNAS Analysis Added to CEA and Cytology in Pancreatic Cystic Fluid Obtained by EUS-FNA

Sandra Faias, Marlene Duarte, Cristina Albuquerque, João Pereira da Silva, Ricardo Fonseca, Ruben Roque, Antonio Dias Pereira, Paula Chaves, Marília Cravo

Original Article

MiR-27a/b Regulates Liver Regeneration by Posttranscriptional Modification of Tmub1

Xiang Lan, Guangyao Li, Hongming Liu, Hangwei Fu, Ping Chen, Menggang Liu

Original Article

Circulating Tumor Cell Phenotype Indicates Poor Survival and Recurrence After Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Huohui Ou, Yu Huang, Leyang Xiang, Zhanjun Chen, Yinghao Fang, Yixiong Lin, Zhonglin Cui, Sheng Yu, Xianghong Li, Dinghua Yang

Original Article

Combined and Alternating Topical Steroids and Food Elimination Diet for the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Craig C. Reed, Anca M. Safta, Shadi Qasem, M. Angie Almond, Evan S. Dellon, Elizabeth T. Jensen

Original Article

Autologous Flap Transfer for Esophageal Stricture Prevention After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in a Porcine Model

Airong Tang, Cuiyun Ma, Pei Deng, Hanqing Zhang, Yang Xu, Min Min, Yan Liu

Original Article

Angle of His Accentuation Is a Viable Alternative to Dor Fundoplication as an Adjunct to Laparoscopic Heller Cardiomyotomy: Results of a Randomized Clinical Study

Prince Gupta, Rajinder Parshad, Pavithra Balakrishna, Anoop Saraya, Govind K. Makharia, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Raju Sharma

Original Article

Gastric Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM) for the Treatment of Refractory Gastroparesis: Early Experience

Zubair Malik, Rahul Kataria, Rani Modayil, Adam C. Ehrlich, Ron Schey, Henry P. Parkman, Stavros N. Stavropoulos

Original Article

Comparison of Small Versus Large Volume Split Dose Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Study of Colonoscopy Outcomes

Hassan Siddiki, Sreya Ravi, Mohanad T. Al-Qaisi, Ayman R. Fath, Francisco Ramirez, Michael D. Crowell, Rahul Pannala, Douglas O. Faigel, Suryakanth R. Gurudu

Original Article

Identification of Candidate Biomarkers Associated with Response to Vedolizumab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Elisa K. Boden, Donna M. Shows, Michael V. Chiorean, James D. Lord

Original Article

Stricturing and Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease Is Associated with Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor-Induced Psoriasis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Adam V. Weizman, Robyn Sharma, N. M. Afzal, Wei Xu, Scott Walsh, Joanne M. Stempak, Geoffrey C. Nguyen, Ken Croitoru, A. Hillary Steinhart, Mark S. Silverberg

Original Article

Testing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Reduces Symptoms in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, Zaid Tafesh, Elliot Coburn, Russell Weg, Neena Malik, Colleen Webb, Hoda Hammad, Ellen Scherl, Brian P. Bosworth

Original Article

Does Obesity Influence the Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection Among Patients with Ulcerative Colitis?

Sajiv Chandradas, Hamed Khalili, Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, Connor Wayman, Warren Reidel, Jill Waalen, Gauree G. Konijeti

Original Article

Colorectal Polyps in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated with Radiation Therapy

Sammy Au, Vladimir Marquez, Fergal Donnellan, Baljinder S. Salh, Michael Nimmo, Karen J. Goddard, Majid Alsahafi, Nazira Chatur

Original Article

Endoscopic Necrosectomy Through Percutaneous Self-Expanding Metal Stents May Be a Promising Additive in Treatment of Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Andreas Thorsen, Anders Malthe Borch, Srdan Novovic, Palle Nordblad Schmidt, Lise Lotte Gluud

Original Article

A Prospective Multicenter Study of a Fully Covered Metal Stent in Patients with Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction: WATCH-2 Study

Hirofumi Kogure, Shomei Ryozawa, Iruru Maetani, Yousuke Nakai, Hiroshi Kawakami, Ichiro Yasuda, Hitoshi Mochizuki, Hirotoshi Iwano, Hiroyuki Maguchi, Mitsuhiro Kida, Kensuke Kubota, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Osamu Hasebe, Yoshinori Igarashi, Keiji Hanada, Atsushi Irisawa, Kei Ito, Takao Itoi, Hiroyuki Isayama

Original Article

Procalcitonin as a Decision-Supporting Marker of Urgent Biliary Decompression in Acute Cholangitis

Yoon Suk Lee, Kwang Bum Cho, Kyung Sik Park, Ju Yup Lee, Yoo Jin Lee

Publisher Correction

Correction to: Antenatal Management for Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Experience from Our ‘IBD MOM’ Clinic

Ariella Bar-Gil Shitrit, Yael Cohen, Ori Hassin, Ami Ben Ya’acov, Rivkah Farkash, Benjamin Koslowsky, Yael Milgrom, Dan Meir Livovsky, Arnon Samueloff, Eran Goldin, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky

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