Issue 2/2020
Content (45 Articles)
Percutaneous Endoscopic Necrosectomy (PEN): Is the PEN Mightier Than the VARD?
Guru Trikudanathan
Fat and Fibrosis: Does Empagliflozin Impair the Progression of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
Reenam S. Khan, Philip N. Newsome
Oral Defense: How Oral Rehydration Solutions Revolutionized the Treatment of Toxigenic Diarrhea
Jonathan D. Kaunitz
Development and Pathophysiology of Oral Rehydration Therapy for the Treatment for Diarrhea
Henry J. Binder
A Half Century of Oral Rehydration Therapy in Childhood Gastroenteritis: Toward Increasing Uptake and Improving Coverage
Amira M. Khan, James E. Wright, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography-Related Complications and Their Management Strategies: A “Scoping” Literature Review
Kemmian D. Johnson, Abhilash Perisetti, Benjamin Tharian, Ragesh Thandassery, Priya Jamidar, Hemant Goyal, Sumant Inamdar
The Role of Gastrointestinal-Related Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins as Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Diseases
Shaun S. C. Ho, Jacqueline I. Keenan, Andrew S. Day
Colonic Perforation as Initial Presentation of Amyloid Disease: Case Report and Literature Review
A. Ussia, S. Vaccari, A. Lauro, A. Caira, M. L. Tardio, O. Leone, I. R. Marino, V. D’Andrea, M. Cervellera, V. Tonini
Dead Meat: Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir-Induced Statin Myonecrosis
Katherine Wong, Alexander Podboy, Jonathan Lavezo, Aparna Goel
Compression Regression: A Rare but Curable Cause of Postprandial Abdominal Pain
Swathi Paleti, Vaishnavi Boppanna, Zain A. Sobani, Denis McCarthy, Tarun Rustagi
Author Spotlight: Swathi Paleti
Swathi Paleti
Race/Ethnicity and Insurance-Specific Disparities in In-Hospital Mortality Among Adults with Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Analysis of 2007–2014 National Inpatient Sample
Artin Galoosian, Courtney Hanlon, Michele Tana, Ramsey Cheung, Robert J. Wong
Outcomes of Liver Transplant Candidates with Primary Biliary Cholangitis: The Data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
Mehmet Sayiner, Maria Stepanova, Leyla De Avila, Pegah Golabi, Andrei Racila, Zobair M. Younossi
Leuprolide Acetate, a GnRH Agonist, Improves the Neurogenic Bowel in Ovariectomized Rats with Spinal Cord Injury
Moisés Altamira-Camacho, Daniel Medina-Aguiñaga, Yolanda Cruz, Denisse Calderón-Vallejo, Kalman Kovacs, Fabio Rotondo, J. Luis Quintanar
Severe Intestinal Dysbiosis in Rat Models of Short Bowel Syndrome with Ileocecal Resection
Yuhua Huang, Aoxue Chen, Feilong Guo, Jian Wang, Yousheng Li
Down-Regulation of LINC00460 Represses Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer via WWC2
Bao Yuan, Jing Yang, Hong Gu, Chaoqun Ma
miR-146b Regulates Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in Gastric Cancer by Targeting PTP1B
Jianguo Xu, Zilong Zhang, Qing Chen, Lin Yang, Jiao Yin
Downregulation of lncRNA NR2F2 Antisense RNA 1 Induces G1 Arrest of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Downregulating Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6
Fuyuan Li, Zheng Jiang, Xinhua Shao, Ning Zou
RANK/RANKL Acts as a Protective Factor by Targeting Cholangiocytes in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Yan-Li Hao, Zhao-Lian Bian, Lin-Ling Ju, Yuan Liu, Gang Qin
Expression of Programmed Death Ligand 1 Is Associated with the Prognosis of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Zhitao Dong, Boyi Liao, Weifeng Shen, Chengjun Sui, Jiamei Yang
Overexpression of the SMYD3 Promotes Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Pancreatic Cancer
Cheng-lin Zhu, Qiang Huang
LRRK2 Is Associated with Recurrence-Free Survival in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Downregulation of LRRK2 Suppresses Tumor Progress In Vitro
Shen Gu, Jun Chen, Qun Zhou, Minghao Yan, Jian He, Xiaodong Han, Yudong Qiu
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-Related Protein 1 Activates Primary Hepatic Stellate Cells via Autophagy Regulated by the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway
Yuzheng Zhou, Qianqian Zhang, Yangyang Kong, Xiaohong Guo, Haiyan Zhang, Huiqin Fan, Lixin Liu
Exploring the Link Between Platelet Numbers and Vascular Homeostasis Across Early and Late Stages of Fibrosis in Hepatitis C
Rabab O. Ali, Mi Sun Moon, Elizabeth C. Townsend, Kareen Hill, Grace Y. Zhang, Alyson Bradshaw, Hannah Guan, Destanee Hamilton, David E. Kleiner, Sungyoung Auh, Christopher Koh, Theo Heller
Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency as a Potential Masquerader in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Su Bin Kim, Fernando H. Calmet, Jose Garrido, Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago, Baharak Moshiree
Effectiveness of Sterilized Symbiotic Drink Containing Lactobacillus helveticus Comparable to Probiotic Alone in Patients with Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Mohd Fyzal Bahrudin, Rafiz Abdul Rani, Azmi Mohd Tamil, Norfilza Mohd Mokhtar, Raja Affendi Raja Ali
Concise Commentary: Prebiotic, Probiotic, Whatever—It’s All Good for IBS-C
Giuseppe Chiarioni, Eugenio Marconato
Central Nervous System Mechanisms of Nausea in Gastroparesis: An fMRI-Based Case–Control Study
Phillip Snodgrass, Hugo Sandoval, Vince D. Calhoun, Luis Ramos-Duran, Gengqing Song, Yan Sun, Ben Alvarado, Mohammad Bashashati, Irene Sarosiek, Richard W. McCallum
Risk Factors for Post-gastric Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Bleeding with a Special Emphasis on Anticoagulant Therapy
Yosuke Toya, Masaki Endo, Tomofumi Oizumi, Risaburo Akasaka, Shunichi Yanai, Keisuke Kawasaki, Shotaro Nakamura, Makoto Eizuka, Yasuko Fujita, Noriyuki Uesugi, Tamotsu Sugai, Takayuki Matsumoto
High Helicobacter pylori Bacterial Load and Low Cytokine Expression Levels Are Associated with Nodular Gastropathy
Rodrigo Mansilla-Vivar, Carolina A. Serrano, Camila Palma, Macarena Vera, Caroll Hernandez, Margarita Pizarro, Javiera Torres, Paul R. Harris, Eduardo Fuentes-López, Arnoldo Riquelme, Alberto Espino
Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: The Oxford Criteria No Longer Predict In-Hospital Colectomy Rates
Alice C. Moore, Brian Bressler
Concise Commentary: Second Line Is Not Second Best—Continuing Validity of the Oxford Criteria in the Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Pauline Rivière, David Laharie, Philippe Marteau
Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Biopsy in Gastric Subepithelial Tumors Located in the Cardia
Ga Hee Kim, Ji Yong Ahn, Chung Sik Gong, Mimi Kim, Hee Kyong Na, Jeong Hoon Lee, Kee Wook Jung, Do Hoon Kim, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung
Additive Effect of Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging for Diagnosing Mixed-Type Early Gastric Cancers
Yusuke Horiuchi, Yoshitaka Tokai, Noriko Yamamoto, Shoichi Yoshimizu, Akiyoshi Ishiyama, Toshiyuki Yoshio, Toshiaki Hirasawa, Yorimasa Yamamoto, Masatsugu Nagahama, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tomohiro Tsuchida, Junko Fujisaki
Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Is More Cost Efficient Than Plastic Stent in Treating Anastomotic Biliary Stricture
Sunguk Jang, Tyler Stevens, Rocio Lopez, Prabhleen Chahal, Amit Bhatt, Madhu Sanaka, John J. Vargo
Concise Commentary: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish—Why SEMS Makes More Sense When Treating Post-anastomotic Biliary Strictures
Tawfik Khoury, Manoj Kumar, Meir Mizrahi
Opiate Prescriptions at Discharge Are Not Associated with Early Readmissions in Acute Pancreatitis
Allison L. Yang, David X. Jin, Meghan Rudder, Shadeah Suleiman, Peter A. Banks, Julia McNabb-Baltar
Percutaneous Endoscopic Step-Up Therapy Is an Effective Minimally Invasive Approach for Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Saransh Jain, Rajesh Padhan, Sawan Bopanna, Sushil Kumar Jain, Rajan Dhingra, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Kumble Seetharama Madhusudan, Shivanand Ramachandra Gamanagatti, Peush Sahni, Pramod Kumar Garg
Empagliflozin for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Lee-Lee Lai, Shireene Ratna Vethakkan, Nik Raihan Nik Mustapha, Sanjiv Mahadeva, Wah-Kheong Chan
Chronic Rifaximin Use in Cirrhotic Patients Is Associated with Decreased Rate of C. difficile Infection
Paul Feuerstadt, Simon J. Hong, Lawrence J. Brandt
Office-Based Weight Loss Counseling Is Ineffective in Liver Transplant Recipients
Samarth S. Patel, Mohammad B. Siddiqui, Anchalia Chadrakumaran, Masoud Faridnia, Fei-Pi Lin, Jose Hernandez Roman, Salvatore Carbone, John Laurenzo, Joseph Clinton, Danielle Kirkman, Susan Wolver, Francesco Celi, Chandra Bhati, Mohammad S. Siddiqui
Baseline and Post-treatment 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT Predicts Outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Locoregional Therapy
Michael C. Wallace, Kenny Sek, Roslyn J. Francis, Shaun Samuelson, John Ferguson, Jonathan Tibballs, Ali Asad, David B. Preen, Gerry MacQuillan, George Garas, Leon A. Adams, Gary P. Jeffrey
A New Prognostic Model Based on Albumin–Bilirubin Grade for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Beyond the Milan Criteria
Shu-Yein Ho, Po-Hong Liu, Chia-Yang Hsu, Cheng-Yuan Hsia, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Chien-Wei Su, Hao-Jan Lei, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Ming-Chih Hou, Teh-Ia Huo
Correction to: Effect of TELEmedicine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Patient Activation and Self-Efficacy
Zaid Bilgrami, Ameer Abutaleb, Kenechukwu Chudy-Onwugaje, Patricia Langenberg, Miguel Regueiro, David A. Schwartz, J. Kathleen Tracy, Leyla Ghazi, Seema A. Patil, Sandra M. Quezada, Katharine M. Russman, Charlene C. Quinn, Guruprasad Jambaulikar, Dawn B. Beaulieu, Sara Horst, Raymond K. Cross Jr.
Correction to: Control of Intestinal Epithelial Proliferation and Differentiation: The Microbiome, Enteroendocrine L Cells, Telocytes, Enteric Nerves, and GLP, Too
Jonathan D. Kaunitz, Yasutada Akiba