Issue 1/2011
Content (146 Articles)
Effect of childbirth on the course of Crohn's disease; results from a retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands
Marieke Smink, Frederik K Lotgering, Lisette Albers, Dirk J de Jong
Primary placement technique of jejunostomy using the entristar™ skin-level gastrostomy tube in patients with esophageal cancer
Yasushi Rino, Norio Yukawa, Hitoshi Murakami, Tsutomu Sato, Ken Takata, Tsutomu Hayashi, Takashi Oshima, Nobuyuki Wada, Munetaka Masuda, Toshio Imada
Overexpression of Sterol Carrier Protein 2 in Patients with Hereditary Cholesterol Gallstones
YunFeng Cui, ZhongLian Li, ErPeng Zhao, YanFeng Jia, DongHua Li, Ju Zhang, NaiQiang Cui
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for dyspepsia: Εxploratory study of factors influencing patient compliance in Greece
Eirini Oikonomidou, Foteini Anastasiou, Ioannis Pilpilidis, Elias Kouroumalis, Christos Lionis
Modified mallampati classification as a clinical predictor of peroral esophagogastroduodenoscopy tolerance
Hsin-Hung Huang, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Yu-Lueng Shih, Heng-Cheng Chu, Tien-Yu Huang, Tsai-Yuan Hsieh
Low prevalence of H. pylori Infection in HIV-Positive Patients in the Northeast of Brazil
Andréa BC Fialho, Manuel B Braga-Neto, Eder JC Guerra, André MN Fialho, Karine C Fernandes, Juliana LM Sun, Christianne FV Takeda, Cícero IS Silva, Dulciene MM Queiroz, Lucia LBC Braga
Effects of omeprazole on symptoms and quality of life in Japanese patients with reflux esophagitis: Final results of OMAREE, a large-scale clinical experience investigation
Shigeru Yoshida, Masahiro Nii, Masataka Date
Safety of pull-type and introducer percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes in oncology patients: a retrospective analysis
Evi Van Dyck, Elisabeth J Macken, Bernard Roth, Paul A Pelckmans, Tom G Moreels
Weak up-regulation of serum response factor in gastric ulcers in patients with co-morbidities is associated with increased risk of recurrent bleeding
Hsiu-Chi Cheng, Hsiao-Bai Yang, Wei-Lun Chang, Yi-Chun Yeh, Yu-Ching Tsai, Bor-Shyang Sheu
Gastrointestinal flora and gastrointestinal status in children with autism – comparisons to typical children and correlation with autism severity
James B Adams, Leah J Johansen, Linda D Powell, David Quig, Robert A Rubin
Perspectives on gastroesophageal reflux disease in primary care: the REFLEX study of patient-physician agreement
Etienne Dorval, Jean-Francois Rey, Christine Soufflet, Katarina Halling, Philippe Barthélemy
Differences in cerebral response to esophageal acid stimuli and psychological anticipation in GERD subtypes - An fMRI study
Kun Wang, Li-Ping Duan, Xiang-Zhu Zeng, Jian-Yu Liu, Weng Xu-Chu
Anastrozole-related acute hepatitis with autoimmune features: a case report
Alessandro Inno, Michele Basso, Fabio M Vecchio, Valentina A Marsico, Eleonora Cerchiaro, Ettore D'Argento, Cinzia Bagalà, Carlo Barone
Hospital-based, prospective, multicentre surveillance to determine the incidence of intussusception in children aged below 15 years in Germany
Nicolai Bissantz, Andreas C Jenke, Matthias Trampisch, Renate Klaaßen-Mielke, Kathrin Bissantz, Hans-Joachim Trampisch, Tim Holland-Letz
Images of colonic real-time tissue sonoelastography correlate with those of colonoscopy and may predict response to therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis
Daisuke Ishikawa, Takafumi Ando, Osamu Watanabe, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Osamu Maeda, Nobuyuki Miyake, Masanao Nakamura, Ryoji Miyahara, Naoki Ohmiya, Yoshiki Hirooka, Emad M El-Omar, Hidemi Goto
Acute pericarditis due to pegylated interferon alpha therapy for chronic HCV hepatitis - Case report
Cristina Popescu, Victoria Arama, Smaranda Gliga
Presence of intestinal Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis
Timo Rath, Martin Roderfeld, Sonja Blöcher, Annika Rhode, Tina Basler, Ömer Akineden, Amir Abdulmawjood, Jörg M Halwe, Ralph Goethe, Michael Bülte, Elke Roeb
Isoflurane Preconditioning at Clinically Relevant Doses Induce Protective Effects of Heme Oxygenase-1 on Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion in Rats
Xin Lv, Liqun Yang, Kunming Tao, Yantao Liu, Tian Yang, Guozhong Chen, Weifeng Yu, Hao Lv, Feixiang Wu
The effect of H. pylori eradication on meal-associated changes in plasma ghrelin and leptin
Fritz Francois, Jatin Roper, Neal Joseph, Zhiheng Pei, Aditi Chhada, Joshua R Shak, Asalia Z Olivares de Perez, Guillermo I Perez-Perez, Martin J Blaser
Transient elastography for predicting esophageal/gastric varices in children with biliary atresia
Voranush Chongsrisawat, Paisarn Vejapipat, Nipaporn Siripon, Yong Poovorawan
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma-associated polymyositis treated with corticosteroids along with cancer specific treatment: case report
John Syrios, Georgios Kechagias, Ioannis D Xynos, Maria N Gamaletsou, Aristea Papageorgiou, George Agrogiannis, Nicolas Tsavaris
Diffuse duodenal nodular lymphoid hyperplasia: a large cohort of patients etiologically related to Helicobacter pyloriinfection
Mehnaaz S Khuroo, Naira S Khuroo, Mohammad S Khuroo
A prospective, multi centre, randomized clinical study to compare the efficacy and safety of Ertapenem 3 days versus Ampicillin - Sulbactam 3 days in the treatment of localized community acquired intra-abdominal infection. (T.E.A. Study: Three days Ertapenem vs three days Ampicillin-sulbactam)
Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Giorgio Ercolani, Salomone Di Saverio, Filippo Gazzotti, Daniel Lazzareschi, Antonio D Pinna
Perforated acute appendicitis resulting from appendiceal villous adenoma presenting with small bowel obstruction: a case report
Yu-Guang Chen, Hao-Ming Chang, Yen-Lin Chen, Yi-Chiao Cheng, Chin-Hui Hsu
Polyethylene glycol vs. sodium phosphate for bowel preparation: A treatment arm meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Ravi Juluri, George Eckert, Thomas F Imperiale
Applicability and precautions of use of liver injury biomarker FibroTest. A reappraisal at 7 years of age
Thierry Poynard, Mona Munteanu, Olivier Deckmyn, Yen Ngo, Fabienne Drane, Djamila Messous, Jean Marie Castille, Chantal Housset, Vlad Ratziu, Françoise Imbert-Bismut
Safety and efficacy of the immunosuppressive agent 6-tioguanine in murine model of acute and chronic colitis
Miloslav Kverka, Pavel Rossmann, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Klara Klimesova, Bindia Jharap, Nanne K de Boer, Rene M Vos, Adriaan A van Bodegraven, Milan Lukas, Chris J Mulder
A comparison of four fibrosis indexes in chronic HCV: Development of new fibrosis-cirrhosis index (FCI)
Waqar Ahmad, Bushra Ijaz, Fouzia T Javed, Sana Gull, Humera Kausar, Muhammad T Sarwar, Sultan Asad, Imran Shahid, Aleena Sumrin, Saba Khaliq, Shah Jahan, Asim Pervaiz, Sajida Hassan
Reproductive factors and oesophageal cancer in Chinese women: a case-control study
Zu-Hui Chen, Jian-Li Shao, Jin-Rong Lin, Xia Zhang, Qing Chen
Long-term follow-up of nonspecific small bowel ulcers with a benign course and no requirement for surgery: is this a distinct group?
Weifeng Wang, Zhanbo Wang, Yunsheng Yang, Enqiang Linghu, Zhongsheng Lu
Prediction of response to PPI therapy and factors influencing treatment outcome in patients with GORD: a prospective pragmatic trial using pantoprazole
Robert C Heading, Hubert Mönnikes, Anne Tholen, Holger Schmitt
Overweight and constipation in adolescents
Mariana L Costa, Julyanne N Oliveira, Soraia Tahan, Mauro B Morais
Is hepatotropic contrast enhanced MR a more effective method in differential diagnosis of hemangioma than multi-phase CT and unenhanced MR?
Edyta Szurowska, Tomasz Nowicki, Ewa Izycka-Swieszewska, Joanna Wypych, Anna Drobinska-Jurowiecka, Karolina Markiet, Arkadiusz Szarmach, Michal Studniarek
Low bone mass in microscopic colitis
Katalin Lőrinczy, Gábor Lakatos, Katalin Müllner, István Hritz, Péter László Lakatos, Zsolt Tulassay, Pál Miheller
Management of esophageal stricture after complete circular endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Hajime Isomoto, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Hitoshi Nishiyama, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Saburo Shikuwa, Shigeru Kohno, Kazuhiko Nakao
Emergency percutaneous needle decompression for tension pneumoperitoneum
Costanza Chiapponi, Urban Stocker, Markus Körner, Roland Ladurner
The addition of a pH-sensitive gel improves microemulsion stability for the targeted removal of colonic ammonia
Ai-Hong Wang, Zhi-Jun Duan, Ge Tian, Dan Lu, Wen-Jun Zhang, Gao-Hong He, Gui-Hua Fang
The association of serum lipids with the histological pattern of rectosigmoid adenoma in Taiwanese adults
Zih-Jie Sun, Ying-Hsiang Huang, Jin-Shang Wu, Yi-Ching Yang, Ying-Fang Chang, Feng-Hwa Lu, Chih-Jen Chang
An association between unrecognized gastroesophageal reflux disease and excessive daytime sleepiness in Taiwanese subjects suspected to have liver disease: a pilot study
Jing-Hong Hu, Shih-Wei Lin, Yung-Yu Hsieh, Ning-Hung Chen
Design and rationale of the HCC BRIDGE study in China: a longitudinal, multicenter cohort trial in hepatocellular carcinoma
Minshan Chen, Terry Therneau, Lucinda S Orsini, You-Lin Qiao
Mucosal Progranulin expression is induced by H. pylori, but independent of Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI) expression
Thomas Wex, Doerthe Kuester, Cornelius Schönberg, Daniel Schindele, Gerhard Treiber, Peter Malfertheiner
Time course of collagen peak in bile duct-ligated rats
Orhan Tarcin, Metin Basaranoglu, Veysel Tahan, Gülgün Tahan, Ilker Sücüllü, Nevin Yilmaz, Gagan Sood, Ned Snyder, Gilbert Hilman, Cigdem Celikel, Nurdan Tözün
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Slug down-regulation by RNA interference inhibits invasion growth in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Peng Tang, Zhentao Yu, Kejun Zhang, Yu Wang, Zhongliang Ma, Shaoyan Zhang, Dong Chen, Yanbing Zhou
Obesity is a negative predictor of success after surgery for complex anal fistula
O Schwandner
Most bowel cancer symptoms do not indicate colorectal cancer and polyps: a systematic review
Barbara-Ann Adelstein, Petra Macaskill, Siew F Chan, Peter H Katelaris, Les Irwig
Spontaneous remission of Crohn's disease following a febrile infection: case report and literature review
Stephen A Hoption Cann, Johannes P van Netten
Endoscopic resection of duodenal bulb neuroendocrine tumor larger than 10 mm in diameter
Shozo Yokoyama, Katsunari Takifuji, Masaji Tani, Manabu Kawai, Teiji Naka, Kazuhisa Uchiyama, Hiroki Yamaue
Schwann cell hamartoma: case report
Elena Guerini Rocco, Francesca Iannuzzi, Alessandra Dell'Era, Monica Falleni, Laura Moneghini, Franca Di Nuovo, Paola Braidotti, Gaetano Bulfamante, Solange Romagnoli
Small invasive colon cancer with systemic metastasis: A case report
Minori Matsumoto, Takeshi Nakajima, Ken Kato, Tsutomu Kouno, Taku Sakamoto, Takahisa Matsuda, Ryoji Kushima, Yutaka Saito
An adjuvant free mouse model of oral allergenic sensitization to rice seeds protein
Xiao-Wei Chen, Ken Wan-Keung Lau, Fan Yang, Samuel Sai-Ming Sun, Ming-Chiu Fung
Impact of a probiotic fermented milk in the gut ecosystem and in the systemic immunity using a non-severe protein-energy-malnutrition model in mice
Carolina Maldonado Galdeano, Ivanna Novotny Núñez, Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc, Esteban Carmuega, Ricardo Weill, Gabriela Perdigón
High Incidence of Hepatitis B Infection-Associated Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Southeast Asian Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis
Korn Lertpipopmetha, Chirayu U Auewarakul
Clinicopathologic characteristics and treatment outcomes of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach, a rare but unique subtype of gastric cancer
Sun Kyung Baek, Sae-Won Han, Do-Youn Oh, Seock-Ah Im, Tae-You Kim, Yung-Jue Bang
Sphere-forming cell subpopulations with cancer stem cell properties in human hepatoma cell lines
Lu Cao, Yanming Zhou, Beibei Zhai, Jian Liao, Wen Xu, Ruixiu Zhang, Jing Li, Yu Zhang, Lei Chen, Haihua Qian, Mengchao Wu, Zhengfeng Yin
The Role of Age in Predicting the Outcome of Caustic Ingestion in Adults: A Retrospective Analysis
Jui-Min Chang, Nai-Jen Liu, Betty Chien-Jung Pai, Yun-Hen Liu, Ming-Hung Tsai, Ching-Song Lee, Yin-Yi Chu, Chih-Chuan Lin, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Hao-Tsai Cheng
Multi-susceptibility genes associated with the risk of the development stages of esophageal squamous cell cancer in Feicheng County
Qing Da Li, Hao Li, Mei Shu Wang, Tao Yu Diao, Zhi Ying Zhou, Qiang Xue Fang, Fang Yan Yang, Qing Hui Li
Early stage transplantation of bone marrow cells markedly ameliorates copper metabolism and restores liver function in a mouse model of Wilson disease
Xi Chen, Shihui Xing, Yanqing Feng, Songlin Chen, Zhong Pei, Chuhuai Wang, Xiuling Liang
The comparison of grey-scale ultrasonic and clinical features of hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma in children: a retrospective study for ten years
Hua Zhuang, Yu-lan Peng, Tian-wu Chen, Yong Jiang, Yan Luo, Qiong Zhang, Zhi-gang Yang
Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation alone without sphincterotomy for the treatment of large common bile duct stones
Hoi-Hung Chan, Kwok-Hung Lai, Chiun-Ku Lin, Wei-Lun Tsai, E-Ming Wang, Ping-I Hsu, Wen-Chi Chen, Hsien-Chung Yu, Huay-Min Wang, Feng-Woei Tsay, Cheng-chung Tsai, I-Shu Chen, Yu-chia Chen, Huei-Lung Liang, Huay-Ben Pan
Gastronet survey on the use of one- or two-person technique for colonoscopy insertion
Geir Hoff, Moritz Volker, Michael Bretthauer, Lars Aabakken, Ole Høie, Thomas deLange, Ingrid Berset, Øystein Kjellevold, Tom Glomsaker, Gert Huppertz-Hauss, Ove Lange, Per Sandvei
Fully covered self-expanding metal stents placed temporarily in the bile duct: safety profile and histologic classification in a porcine model
Mihir R Bakhru, Patricia L Foley, Jeremy Gatesman, Timothy Schmitt, Christopher A Moskaluk, Michel Kahaleh
Unusual manifestation of Erdheim-Chester disease
Antony Pan, Terence Doyle, Martin Schlup, Ralf Lubcke, Michael Schultz
A simple dummy liver assist device prolongs anhepatic survival in a porcine model of total hepatectomy by slight hypothermia
Karolin Thiel, Martin Schenk, Alexander Etspüler, Thomas Schenk, Matthias H Morgalla, Alfred Königsrainer, Christian Thiel
Allergic proctocolitis refractory to maternal hypoallergenic diet in exclusively breast-fed infants: a clinical observation
Sandra Lucarelli, Giovanni Di Nardo, Ginevra Lastrucci, Ylenia D'Alfonso, Adriana Marcheggiano, Tatiana Federici, Simone Frediani, Tullio Frediani, Salvatore Cucchiara
Paracetamol in therapeutic dosages and acute liver injury: causality assessment in a prospective case series
Mònica Sabaté, Luisa Ibáñez, Eulàlia Pérez, Xavier Vidal, Maria Buti, Xavier Xiol, Antoni Mas, Carlos Guarner, Montserrat Forné, Ricard Solà, José Castellote, Joaquim Rigau, Joan-Ramon Laporte
Discrimination of individuals in a general population at high-risk for alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease based on liver stiffness: a cross section study
Masaru Baba, Ken Furuya, Hideaki Bandou, Kenji Kasai, Kuniaki Sadaoka
Assessment of intrahepatic blood flow by Doppler ultrasonography: Relationship between the hepatic vein, portal vein, hepatic artery and portal pressure measured intraoperatively in patients with portal hypertension
Li Zhang, Jikai Yin, Yunyou Duan, Yilin Yang, Lijun Yuan, Tiesheng Cao
Appointment waiting times and education level influence the quality of bowel preparation in adult patients undergoing colonoscopy
Wah-Kheong Chan, Arjunan Saravanan, Jeeta Manikam, Khean-Lee Goh, Sanjiv Mahadeva
To compare the efficacy of two kinds of Zhizhu pills in the treatment of functional dyspepsia of spleen-deficiency and qi-stagnation syndrome:a randomized group sequential comparative trial
Hongli Wu, Zhiwei Jing, Xudong Tang, Xinyue Wang, Shengsheng Zhang, Yanan Yu, Zhong Wang, Hongxin Cao, Luqi Huang, Youhua Yu, Yongyan Wang
The prevalence, incidence and natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis in an ethnically diverse population
Elaine Toy, Sripriya Balasubramanian, Carlo Selmi, Chin-Shang Li, Christopher L Bowlus
Short-term and medium-term clinical outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted and open surgery for colorectal cancer: a single center retrospective case-control study
Jing Sun, Tao Jiang, Zhengjun Qiu, Gang Cen, Jun Cao, Kejian Huang, Ying Pu, Hong Liang, Renxiang Huang, Shifu Chen
An australian audit of vaccination status in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
Nigel W Crawford, Anthony G Catto-Smith, Mark R Oliver, Donald JS Cameron, Jim P Buttery
The prone 12 o'clock position reduces ileal intubation time during colonoscopy compared to the left lateral 6 o'clock (standard) position
Arjuna P De Silva, Ravindu S Kumarasena, Suramya D Perera Keragala, Udaya Kalubowila, Madunil Niriella, Anuradha S Dassanayake, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, H Janaka de Silva
Do gastrointestinal complaints increase the risk for subsequent medically certified long-term sickness absence? The HUSK study
Simon Øverland, Marit Knapstad, Ingvard Wilhelmsen, Arnstein Mykletun, Nick Glozier
Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase pathway on methotrexate-induced intestinal mucositis in rodents
Renata FC Leitão, Gerly AC Brito, Reinaldo B Oriá, Manuel B Braga-Neto, Emmanuelle AL Bellaguarda, Johann V Silva, Antoniella S Gomes, Roberto CP Lima-Júnior, Francisco JWS Siqueira, Rosemeyre S Freire, Mariana L Vale, Ronaldo A Ribeiro
Non-Invasive markers for hepatic fibrosis
Ancha Baranova, Priyanka Lal, Aybike Birerdinc, Zobair M Younossi
Psychopathological features of irritable bowel syndrome patients with and without functional dyspepsia: a cross sectional study
Daria Piacentino, Rosanna Cantarini, Marianna Alfonsi, Danilo Badiali, Nadia Pallotta, Massimo Biondi, Enrico S Corazziari
An increased risk of urinary tract infection precedes development of primary biliary cirrhosis
Fumi K Varyani, Joe West, Timothy R Card
The value of age and medical history for predicting colorectal cancer and adenomas in people referred for colonoscopy
Barbara-Ann Adelstein, Petra Macaskill, Robin M Turner, Peter H Katelaris, Les Irwig
The frequency of microscopic and focal active colitis in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Kamil Ozdil, Abdurrahman Sahin, Turan Calhan, Resul Kahraman, Adil Nigdelioglu, Umit Akyuz, Hacı M Sokmen
Cost-effectiveness of a mailed educational reminder to increase colorectal cancer screening
Jeffrey K Lee, Erik J Groessl, Theodore G Ganiats, Samuel B Ho
Association between RUNX3 promoter methylation and gastric cancer: a meta-analysis
Xiao-yuan Fan, Xin-lei Hu, Tie-mei Han, Na-na Wang, Yi-miao Zhu, Wen Hu, Zhen-hua Ma, Chen-jing Zhang, Xiang Xu, Zai-yuan Ye, Chun-mao Han, Wen-sheng Pan
Giant pedunculated hepatocellular carcinoma with hemangioma mimicking intestinal obstruction
Theodore Karatzas, Anastasios Smirnis, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Dimitrios Patsouras, Kostantinos Evaggelou, Stylianos Kykalos, Gregory Kouraklis
Determinants of polyp Size in patients undergoing screening colonoscopy
Albert B Lowenfels, J Luke Williams, Jennifer L Holub, Patrick Maisonneuve, David A Lieberman
Dumping syndrome following nissen fundoplication in an adult patient diagnosed by continuous online 13C/12C monitoring of 13C-Octanoic acid breath test "a case report"
Meir Mizrahi, Gideon Almogy, Tomer Adar, Joseph Lysy
Narrow-band imaging does not improve detection of colorectal polyps when compared to conventional colonoscopy: a randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis of published studies
Luis C Sabbagh, Ludovic Reveiz, Diego Aponte, Sylvia de Aguiar
Rare gallbladder adenomyomatosis presenting as atypical cholecystitis: case report
Sheng-Hong Lin, Feng-Yee Chang, Ya-Sung Yang, Jong-Shiaw Jin, Teng-Wei Chen
Increased intestinal permeability and tight junction disruption by altered expression and localization of occludin in a murine graft versus host disease model
Rainer Noth, Julia Lange-Grumfeld, Eckhard Stüber, Marie-Luise Kruse, Mark Ellrichmann, Robert Häsler, Jochen Hampe, Burkhard Bewig, Philip Rosenstiel, Stefan Schreiber, Alexander Arlt
Comparative cost-efficiency of the EVOTECH endoscope cleaner and reprocessor versus manual cleaning plus automated endoscope reprocessing in a real-world Canadian hospital endoscopy setting
Lindy Forte, Cynthia Shum
The transhepatic endotoxin gradient is present despite liver cirrhosis and is attenuated after transjugular portosystemic shunt (TIPS).
Daniel Benten, Julian Schulze zur Wiesch, Karsten Sydow, Andreas Koops, Peter Buggisch, Rainer H Böger, Charlotte A Gaydos, Helen Won, Veronica Franco, Ansgar W Lohse, Stuart C Ray, Ashwin Balagopal
Two cases of monomicrobial intraabdominal abscesses due to KPC - 3 Klebsiella pneumoniaeST258 clone
Paola Di Carlo, Gianni Pantuso, Alessia Cusimano, Francesco D'Arpa, Anna Giammanco, Gaspare Gulotta, Adelfio M Latteri, Simona Madonia, Giuseppe Salamone, Caterina Mammina
Expression, localization and polymorphisms of the nuclear receptor PXR in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
Anouk van de Winkel, Vivianda Menke, Astrid Capello, Leon MG Moons, Raymond GJ Pot, Herman van Dekken, Peter D Siersema, Johannes G Kusters, Luc JW van der Laan, Ernst J Kuipers
Social disparities in the use of colonoscopy by primary care physicians in Ontario
Binu J Jacob, Nancy N Baxter, Rahim Moineddin, Rinku Sutradhar, Lisa Del Giudice, David R Urbach
Acceptability, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of internet-based exposure treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in a clinical sample: a randomized controlled trial
Brjánn Ljótsson, Gerhard Andersson, Erik Andersson, Erik Hedman, Perjohan Lindfors, Sergej Andréewitch, Christian Rück, Nils Lindefors
DPO multiplex PCR as an alternative to culture and susceptibility testing to detect Helicobacter pylori and its resistance to clarithromycin
Philippe Lehours, Elodie Siffré, Francis Mégraud
Risk factors associated with symptomatic cholelithiasis in Taiwan: a population-based study
Shih-Chang Hung, Kuan-Fu Liao, Shih-Wei Lai, Chia-Ing Li, Wen-Chi Chen
Mucosal atrophy in collagenous colitis: a case report
Michael Majores, Steffen Wunsch, Bernd Blume, Hans-Peter Fischer, Christoph Reichel
Family history of the cancer on the survival of the patients with gastrointestinal cancer in northern Iran, using frailty models
Mahmoodreza Ghadimi, Mahmood Mahmoodi, Kazem Mohammad, Hojjat Zeraati, Mahboobeh Rasouli, Mahmood Sheikhfathollahi
Gynecomastia during imatinib mesylate treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a rare adverse event
HeLi Liu, GuoQing Liao, ZhongShu Yan
A pilot study of transrectal endoscopic ultrasound elastography in inflammatory bowel disease
Nadan Rustemovic, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka, Marko Brinar, Davor Radić, Milorad Opacic, Rajko Ostojic, Boris Vucelic
A Multidisciplinary survey on controversies in the use of EUS-guided FNA: assessing perspectives of surgeons, oncologists and gastroenterologists
Jesse Lachter, Yoav Rosenthal, Yoram Kluger
Bio-physical characteristics of gastrointestinal mucosa of celiac patients: comparison with control subjects and effect of gluten free diet-
Stefania Bertolazzi, Francesco Lanzarotto, Barbara Zanini, Chiara Ricci, Vincenzo Villanacci, Alberto Lanzini
Predictive value of metabolic 18FDG-PET response on outcomes in patients with locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Erkan Topkan, Cem Parlak, Ayşe Kotek, Ali Fuat Yapar, Berrin Pehlivan
The impact of laxative use upon symptoms in patients with proven slow transit constipation
Phil G Dinning, Linda Hunt, David Z Lubowski, Jamshid S Kalantar, Ian J Cook, Mike P Jones
Early liver biopsy, intraparenchymal cholestasis, and prognosis in patients with alcoholic steatohepatitis
Laurent Spahr, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Muriel Genevay, Antoine Hadengue, Emiliano Giostra
Ringer's lactate improves liver recovery in a murine model of acetaminophen toxicity
Runkuan Yang, Shutian Zhang, Henri Kajander, Shengtao Zhu, Marja-Leena Koskinen, Jyrki Tenhunen
Development of a validated patient-reported symptom metric for pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis: qualitative methods
James P Franciosi, Kevin A Hommel, Charles W DeBrosse, Allison B Greenberg, Alexandria J Greenler, J Pablo Abonia, Marc E Rothenberg, James W Varni
Delay to celiac disease diagnosis and its implications for health-related quality of life
Fredrik Norström, Lars Lindholm, Olof Sandström, Katrina Nordyke, Anneli Ivarsson
Surgery for fistula-in-ano in a specialist colorectal unit: a critical appraisal
Pierpaolo Sileri, Federica Cadeddu, Stefano D'Ugo, Luana Franceschilli, Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco, Elisabetta De Luca, Emma Calabrese, Sara Mara Capperucci, Valeria Fiaschetti, Giovanni Milito, Achille Lucio Gaspari
Small- bowel mucosal changes and antibody responses after low- and moderate-dose gluten challenge in celiac disease
Marja-Leena Lähdeaho, Markku Mäki, Kaija Laurila, Heini Huhtala, Katri Kaukinen
Comparison of accuracy of fibrosis degree classifications by liver biopsy and non-invasive tests in chronic hepatitis C
Jérôme Boursier, Sandrine Bertrais, Frédéric Oberti, Yves Gallois, Isabelle Fouchard-Hubert, Marie-Christine Rousselet, Jean-Pierre Zarski, Paul Calès
Evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms in different patient groups using the visual analogue scale for irritable bowel syndrome (VAS-IBS)
Mariette Bengtsson, Oskar Hammar, Thomas Mandl, Bodil Ohlsson
Increased proportion of nitric oxide synthase immunoreactive neurons in rat ileal myenteric ganglia after severe acute pancreatitis
Zhong Lin, Ying Liu, Qinghua Zheng, Qinghua Hu
A capillary blood ammonia bedside test following glutamine load to improve the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis
Saskia Ditisheim, Emiliano Giostra, Pierre R Burkhard, Nicolas Goossens, Gilles Mentha, Antoine Hadengue, Laurent Spahr
Cerebral air embolism as a complication of peptic ulcer in the gastric tube: case report
Takahisa Suzuki, Takafumi Ando, Akihisa Usami, Masataka Shinoda, Hitomi Takashi, Mutsumi Murayama, Isako Uchiyama, Kazuhiro Morise, Shinya Endo, Nobuhiro Haruki, Kazuhiro Tashiro, Hidemi Goto
Application of magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy for diagnosis of early gastric cancer and precancerous lesion
Jing Zhang, Shi-Bin Guo, Zhi-Jun Duan
Association between Helicobacter pylori cagA-related genes and clinical outcomes in Colombia and Japan
Masahide Watada, Seiji Shiota, Osamu Matsunari, Rumiko Suzuki, Kazunari Murakami, Toshio Fujioka, Yoshio Yamaoka
Comparison of percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation and surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma
Hiroki Nishikawa, Tadashi Inuzuka, Haruhiko Takeda, Jun Nakajima, Fumihiro Matsuda, Azusa Sakamoto, Shinichiro Henmi, Keiichi Hatamaru, Tetsuro Ishikawa, Sumio Saito, Akihiro Nasu, Ryuichi Kita, Toru Kimura, Akira Arimoto, Yukio Osaki
Down-regulation of HSP70 sensitizes gastric epithelial cells to apoptosis and growth retardation triggered by H. pylori
Weili Liu, Yan Chen, Gaofeng Lu, Leimin Sun, Jianmin Si
The MLH12101C>A (Q701K) variant increases the risk of gastric cancer in Chinese males
Wenxian Zhi, Binshuang Xue, Lifeng Wang, Nong Xiao, Qiong He, Yaping Wang, Yimei Fan
Arsenic, vinyl chloride, viral hepatitis, and hepatic angiosarcoma: A hospital-based study and review of literature in Taiwan
Neng-Chyan Huang, Shue-Ren Wann, Hong-Tai Chang, Shoa-Lin Lin, Jyh-Seng Wang, How-Ran Guo
In vivo and ex vivo effects of propofol on myocardial performance in rats with obstructive jaundice
Hong-Mei Ren, Li-Qun Yang, Zhi-Qiang Liu, Cai-Yang Chen, Chi-Wai Cheung, Kun-Ming Tao, Jian-Gang Song, Wu-Rong Chen, Wei-Feng Yu
A randomised controlled trial on hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome: design and methodological challenges (the IMAGINE study)
Carla E Flik, Yanda R van Rood, Wijnand Laan, André JPM Smout, Bas LAM Weusten, Peter J Whorwell, Niek J de Wit
Lactase non-persistent genotype influences milk consumption and gastrointestinal symptoms in Northern Russians
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