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Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Issue 4/2017

Content (37 Articles)

Editorial

Performance Improvement: Quality Is in the Cards

Emily J. Campbell, James M. Richter

Editorial

Early Events of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Colonization on Gut Barrier Function: No Longer UndETECted?

Juan María Díaz Carrasco, Mariano Enrique Fernández-Miyakawa

Paradigm Shifts In Perspectives

Development of Monoclonal Antibodies: The Dawn of mAb Rule

Jonathan D. Kaunitz

Review

Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pancreas

Tarun Rustagi, Ankit Chhoda

Review

Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Fistula Treatment of Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yantian Cao, Zhen Ding, Chaoqun Han, Huiying Shi, Lianlian Cui, Rong Lin

Stanford Multidisciplinary Seminars

Adenovirus Hepatic Abscess: A Novel Source of Fever of Unknown Origin in a Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipient

Kelly Haas, Teri Longacre, Ricardo O. Castillo

UNM Clinical Case Conferences

Avoiding “Rash” Conclusions: Challenge of IgA Vasculitis in Adults

S. Hu, A. Birg, M. Hovaida, M. W. Gavin, D. McCarthy

Original Article

The Burdens, Concerns, and Quality of Life of Patients with Gastroparesis

Daohai Yu, Frederick V. Ramsey, William F. Norton, Nancy Norton, Susan Schneck, Tegan Gaetano, Henry P. Parkman

Original Article

Comparison of Colonoscopy Quality Measures Across Various Practice Settings and the Impact of Performance Scorecards

Jennifer A. Inra, Jennifer Nayor, Margery Rosenblatt, Muthoka Mutinga, Sarathchandra I. Reddy, Sapna Syngal, Fay Kastrinos

Original Article

LRRK2: An Emerging New Molecule in the Enteric Neuronal System That Quantitatively Regulates Neuronal Peptides and IgA in the Gut

Tatsunori Maekawa, Hitomi Shimayama, Hiromichi Tsushima, Fumitaka Kawakami, Rei Kawashima, Makoto Kubo, Takafumi Ichikawa

Original Article

The Efficacy of a Novel Tissue Grasper-Clips Technique for Large Perforations of the Sigmoid Colon in an Experimental Animal Model (Video)

Jun Young Eun, Yunho Jung, Tae Hoon Lee, Young Sin Cho, Ho Sung Rhee, Young Kyu Jung, Joung-Ho Han, Duk Su Kim, Il Kwun Chung, Sang-Heum Park, Sun Joo Kim

Original Article

Effects of Ex Vivo Infection with ETEC on Jejunal Barrier Properties and Cytokine Expression in Probiotic-Supplemented Pigs

Ulrike Lodemann, Salah Amasheh, Judith Radloff, Martina Kern, Astrid Bethe, Lothar H. Wieler, Robert Pieper, Jürgen Zentek, Jörg R. Aschenbach

Original Article

Determination of Anti-Anisakis Simplex Antibodies and Relationship with αβ and γδ Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Patients with Crohn’s Disease

C. Benet-Campos, C. Cuéllar, C. García-Ballesteros, V. Zamora, R. Gil-Borrás, I. Catalán-Serra, F. López-Chuliá, J. C. Andreu-Ballester

Original Article

MiR-143 Targeting TAK1 Attenuates Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Progression via MAPK and NF-κB Pathway In Vitro

Feng-Ting Huang, Juan-Fei Peng, Wen-Jie Cheng, Yan-Yan Zhuang, Ling-Yun Wang, Chu-Qiang Li, Jian Tang, Wen-Ying Chen, Yuan-Hua Li, Shi-Neng Zhang

Original Article

High Expression of Cell Division Cycle 42 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Predicts Poor Outcome of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Dejun Yang, Yu Zhang, Yajun Cheng, Liang Hong, Changming Wang, Ziran Wei, Qingping Cai, Ronglin Yan

Original Article

Activation of Insulin-PI3K/Akt-p70S6K Pathway in Hepatic Stellate Cells Contributes to Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Cindy X. Cai, Hema Buddha, Shobha Castelino-Prabhu, Zhiwei Zhang, Robert S. Britton, Bruce R. Bacon, Brent A. Neuschwander-Tetri

Original Article

Double-Balloon Colonoscopy Has a Higher Cecal Intubation Rate Than Conventional Colonoscopy Using a Colon Simulator

Keijiro Sunada, Satoshi Shinozaki, Tomonori Yano, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Hirotsugu Sakamoto, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Hironori Yamamoto

Original Article

Prevalence of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Subgroups

Mustafa Melih Bilgi, Rukiye Vardar, Esra Yıldırım, Baybars Veznedaroğlu, Serhat Bor

Original Article

Overlap of Dyspepsia in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Impact of Clinical, Metabolic, and Psychosocial Characteristics

Ching-Sheng Hsu, Shu-Hui Wen, Jui-Sheng Hung, Tso-Tsai Liu, Chih-Hsun Yi, Wei-Yi Lei, Fabio Pace, Chien-Lin Chen

Original Article

Effect of Aging on the Composition of Fecal Microbiota in Donors for FMT and Its Impact on Clinical Outcomes

Rohit Anand, Yang Song, Shashank Garg, Mohit Girotra, Amitasha Sinha, Anita Sivaraman, Laila Phillips, Sudhir K. Dutta

Original Article

Interaction of Ethnicity and H. pylori Infection in the Occurrence of Microscopic Colitis

Amnon Sonnenberg, Kevin O. Turner, Robert M. Genta

Original Article

Sulfasalazine in Prevention of Pouchitis After Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch–Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis

Eleonora Scaioli, Alessandro Sartini, Elisa Liverani, Richard John Digby, Giampaolo Ugolini, Giancarlo Rosati, Gilberto Poggioli, Davide Festi, Franco Bazzoli, Andrea Belluzzi

Original Article

Short-Term Clinical Response to Corticosteroids Can Predict Long-Term Natural History of Ulcerative Colitis: Prospective Study Experience

Tarun Rai, Bikash Narayan Choudhury, Saurabh Kedia, Sawan Bopanna, Pratap Mouli Venigalla, Sushil Kumar Garg, Vikas Singla, Govind Makharia, Vineet Ahuja

Original Article

Clostridium difficile Infection and Patient-Specific Antimicrobial Resistance Testing Reveals a High Metronidazole Resistance Rate

Jodie A. Barkin, Daniel A. Sussman, Nimita Fifadara, Jamie S. Barkin

Original Article

Acute Liver Failure Due to Hepatitis E Virus Infection Is Associated with Better Survival than Other Etiologies in Indian Patients

Shalimar, Saurabh Kedia, Deepak Gunjan, Ujjwal Sonika, Soumya Jagannath Mahapatra, Baibaswata Nayak, Harpreet Kaur, Subrat Kumar Acharya

Original Article

Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Gaeun Kim, Ji Hye Huh, Kyong Joo Lee, Moon Young Kim, Kwang Yong Shim, Soon Koo Baik

Original Article

Mortality Following Catheter Drainage Versus Thoracentesis in Cirrhotic Patients with Pleural Effusion

Tsung-Hsing Hung, Chih-Wei Tseng, Chen-Chi Tsai, Yu-Hsi Hsieh, Kuo-Chih Tseng, Chih-Chun Tsai

Original Article

Risk Factors for Bile Duct Injury After Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Malignant Liver Tumors: A Retrospective Case–Control Study

Man-Xia Lin, Jie-Yi Ye, Wen-Shuo Tian, Ming Xu, Bo-Wen Zhuang, Ming-De Lu, Xiao-Yan Xie, Ming Kuang

Correspondence

Suspected Liver Injury and the Dilemma of Causality

Rolf Teschke, Axel Eickhoff

Erratum

Erratum to: Multicenter Prospective Study on the Safety of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures in Antithrombotic Drug Users

Yoshiyasu Kono, Minoru Matsubara, Tatsuya Toyokawa, Ryuta Takenaka, Seiyu Suzuki, Junichirou Nasu, Masao Yoshioka, Masahiro Nakagawa, Motowo Mizuno, Hiroyuki Sakae, Makoto Abe, Tatsuhiro Gotoda, Ko Miura, Hiromitsu Kanzaki, Masaya Iwamuro, Keisuke Hori, Takao Tsuzuki, Masahide Kita, Seiji Kawano, Yoshiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Okada

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.