Issue 2/2021
Content (44 Articles)
Welcome Associate Editors Andrew Stewart Day and Hiromu Suzuki
Jonathan D. Kaunitz
Every Breath Test You Take: Practical Advice on Breath Testing Used to Detect Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Michael Camilleri, Lawrence A. Szarka
Why Chronic Pancreatitis Inpatients Should Not Be Impatient
John G. Lieb, Chris E. Forsmark
Medication Adherence During Pregnancy in IBD: Compliance Avoids Complications
Jill K. J. Gaidos, Sunanda V. Kane
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome: A Guide for the Appropriate Use of Breath Testing
Benson T. Massey, Arnold Wald
Putting Crohn’s on the MAP: Five Common Questions on the Contribution of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis to the Pathophysiology of Crohn’s Disease
Gaurav Agrawal, John Aitken, Harrison Hamblin, Michael Collins, Thomas J. Borody
Dilemma and Challenge of Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Jia Wu, Jianting Cai
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) with Colonoscopy Is Superior to Enema and Nasogastric Tube While Comparable to Capsule for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Daryl Ramai, Karl Zakhia, Paul J. Fields, Andrew Ofosu, Goonja Patel, Vahe Shahnazarian, Jonathan K. Lai, Amaninder Dhaliwal, Madhavi Reddy, Shannon Chang
Long Noncoding RNAs in Gastrointestinal Cancer: Tumor Suppression Versus Tumor Promotion
Mina Khajehdehi, Mohammad Khalaj-Kondori, Tayyebeh Ghasemi, Babak Jahanghiri, Mehdi Damaghi
Mode of Delivery Does Not Affect the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Catarina Frias Gomes, Neeraj Narula, Bárbara Morão, Paulo Nicola, Marília Cravo, Joana Torres
Bone Marrow of Contention: A Rare Case of Recurrent Acute Hepatitis
Alba Rocco, Debora Compare, Antonio Maria Risitano, Costantino Sgamato, Bruno Amato, Gerardo Nardone
Author Spotlight: Costantino Sgamato
Costantino Sgamato
Not in the Same Vein: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Malignancy, and Enterocolic Lymphocytic Phlebitis
Orly N. Farber, Alexa Weingarden, Christopher Lee, David R. Braxton, David Bingham, Gregory Scott, Nielsen Fernandez-Becker, Daniel Goff, Andrew Shelton, Cindy Kin
Distress in the Duodenum: Diagnosis by Deduction
Negar Yaghooti, Jawairia Memon, Nicholas Volpicelli, Jason Funderburk, Denis McCarthy
Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Who Leave Against Medical Advice: Prevalence, Trend, and Predictors
Olalekan Akanbi, Adeyinka Charles Adejumo, Mohanad Soliman, Praneeth Kudaravalli
Patient Knowledge, Beliefs and Barriers to Hepatitis B Care: Results of a Multicenter, Multiethnic Patient Survey
Nizar A. Mukhtar, Donna M. Evon, Colina Yim, Anna S. Lok, Nadra Lisha, Mauricio Lisker-Melman, Mohamed Hassan, Harry L. A. Janssen, Mandana Khalili
PLCD1 Suppressed Cellular Proliferation, Invasion, and Migration via Inhibition of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Xin He, Fan Meng, Zhong-jian Yu, Xiong-jie Zhu, Ling-yu Qin, Xiao-ran Wu, Zhi-le Liu, Ying Li, Yan-fang Zheng
Long Non-coding RNA LINC01503 Promotes Gastric Cancer Cell Proliferation and Invasion by Regulating Wnt Signaling
Jian Ding, Feng Shi, Guangdong Xie, Yong Zhu
DLX6 Antisense RNA 1 Modulates Glucose Metabolism and Cell Growth in Gastric Cancer by Targeting microRNA-4290
Yan Qian, Wei Song, Xu Wu, Guowei Hou, Haixiao Wang, Xiao Hang, Tianfang Xia
Comparison of Immune Microenvironment Between Colon and Liver Metastatic Tissue in Colon Cancer Patients with Liver Metastasis
Su-Na Zhou, Wen-Tao Pan, Meng-Xian Pan, Qiu-Yun Luo, Lin Zhang, Jun-Zhong Lin, Yu-Jie Zhao, Xiang-Lei Yan, Lu-Ping Yuan, Yu-Xin Zhang, Da-Jun Yang, Miao-Zhen Qiu
Inhibition of Ferroptosis Attenuates Acute Kidney Injury in Rats with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Deliang Ma, Chang Li, Pengling Jiang, Yingjian Jiang, Jiang Wang, Dianliang Zhang
MiR-375 Impairs the Invasive Capabilities of Hepatoma Cells by Targeting HIF1α Under Hypoxia
Chun Wang, Jie Luo, Zhihang Chen, Mingliang Ye, Yinghui Hong, Jialiang Liu, Jiayan Nie, Qiu Zhao, Ying Chang
Effect of Maintenance Therapy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis on Need for Recurrent Dilation
Daniel A. Schupack, Karthik Ravi, Debra M. Geno, Katrina Pierce, Kristin Mara, David A. Katzka, Jeffrey A. Alexander
Stool Antigen Testing, a Reliable Noninvasive Method of Assessment of Helicobacter pylori Infection Among Patients with Gastro-duodenal Disorders in Cameroon
Laure Brigitte Kouitcheu Mabeku, Mohamadou Bello Epesse, Stephane Fotsing, Roland Kamgang, Magloire Tchidjo
Effects of Low-Dose Amitriptyline on Epigastric Pain Syndrome in Functional Dyspepsia Patients
Jing Liu, Lin Jia, Shu-man Jiang, Wen-cong Zhou, Yao Liu, Jian Xu
Gastroparesis and Severity of Delayed Gastric Emptying: Comparison of Patient Characteristics, Treatments and Medication Adverse Events
Christopher M. Navas, Erica D. Wadas, Natalia H. Zbib, Michael D. Crowell, Brian E. Lacy
Concise Commentary: Don’t Delay Identifying Delayed Gastric Emptying in Gastroparesis Patients
Thomas L. Abell
Plecanatide Is Effective and Safe in the Treatment for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Results of a Phase II Trial
Charles Barish, Spencer Dorn, Ronald P. Fogel, Reema Patel, Jonathan Rosenberg
Watching Videos of Colonoscopies and Receiving Interpretations Reduce Pain and Anxiety While Increasing the Satisfaction of Patients
Li-Ping Sheng, Chao-Qun Han, Chi Nie, Tao Xu, Kun Zhang, Xuan-Ji Li, Xin-Ru Xie, Rong Lin, Zhen Ding
Diagnostic Modality of Clostridioides difficile Infection Predicts Treatment Response and Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Annu Gupta, Christopher Wash, Yingxing Wu, Dario Sorrentino, Vu Q. Nguyen
Resuming Anticoagulation Following Hospitalization for Gastrointestinal Bleeding Is Associated with Reduced Thromboembolic Events and Improved Mortality: Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Natalie Tapaskar, Alice Pang, Debra A. Werner, Neil Sengupta
Concise Commentary: Whether and When to Resume Anticoagulation After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Kazuhiko Kido
Deoxycholic Acid-Induced Gut Dysbiosis Disrupts Bile Acid Enterohepatic Circulation and Promotes Intestinal Inflammation
Mengque Xu, Mengsha Cen, Yuqin Shen, Yubin Zhu, Fangli Cheng, Linlin Tang, Weiling Hu, Ning Dai
Non-adherence to Medications in Pregnant Ulcerative Colitis Patients Contributes to Disease Flares and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Chikako Watanabe, Masakazu Nagahori, Toshimitsu Fujii, Kaoru Yokoyama, Naoki Yoshimura, Taku Kobayashi, Hirokazu Yamagami, Kazuya Kitamura, Kagaya Takashi, Shiro Nakamura, Makoto Naganuma, Shunji Ishihara, Motohiro Esaki, Maria Yonezawa, Reiko Kunisaki, Atsushi Sakuraba, Naoaki Kuji, Soichiro Miura, Toshifumi Hibi, Yasuo Suzuki, Ryota Hokari
Influence of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency on the Clinical Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Nam Seok Ham, Sung Wook Hwang, Eun Hye Oh, Jeongseok Kim, Ho-Su Lee, Sang Hyoung Park, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang
Improvement of Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Following a Personalized Exercise Program
Liselot W. van Erp, Britt Roosenboom, Prashant Komdeur, Wendy Dijkstra-Heida, Jolien Wisse, Carmen S. Horjus Talabur Horje, Camilo S. Liem, Robert E. H. van Cingel, Peter J. Wahab, Marcel J. M. Groenen
Low Bone Mineral Density in Young Patients Newly Diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Joon Seop Lee, Hyun Seok Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Kyeong Ok Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Hyun Jik Lee, Eun Young Kim, Yun Jin Jung, Chang Heon Yang
Hierarchical Analysis of Factors Associated with T Staging of Gastric Cancer by Endoscopic Ultrasound
Jung Kim, Hyunsoo Chung, Jue Lie Kim, Eunwoo Lee, Sang Gyun Kim
Admission Factor V Predicts Transplant-Free Survival in Acute Liver Failure
Kavish R. Patidar, Brian C. Davis, James E. Slaven, Marwan S. Ghabril, Chandrashekhar A. Kubal, William M. Lee, Richard T. Stravitz
Favorable Survival with Non-curative Treatments for Patients with Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplant Denial
Andreas Zori, Faith Villanueva, Diana Hatamleh, Media Ismael, Justin Forde, Manoela Mota, Lindsey Johnson, Roniel Cabrera
CMV-Induced Severe Colonic Stricture in an Adult Crohn’s Disease Patient
Eva Niv, Baruch Ovadia, Gabriel Groisman, Yael Kopelman
A Commentary on the Interplay Between Severity of Liver Disease and Bacterial Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis
Alberto Ferrarese, Patrizia Burra, Marco Senzolo
How Does Vonoprazan Affect the Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis?
Tadayuki Oshima, Hiroto Miwa