Issue 5/2021
Content (55 Articles)
Diagnosing Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome: Many Disconnects, Few Answers
Petr Vanek, Guru Trikudanathan, Martin L. Freeman
Ubi pus, ibi evacua: Optimal Non-surgical Gallbladder Drainage Following Acute Cholecystitis
Amol Agarwal, Paul J. Thuluvath
Identifying Racial Disparities in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Patients: A Step Toward Achieving Equitable Outcomes Among All
A. Palermo, A. Gerussi, G. Mulinacci, P. Invernizzi, M. Carbone
Lifting the Veil: The Quest for Noninvasive Biomarkers for the Accurate Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Alex Straumann, Thomas Greuter
The Loneliness of Long-Term Thiopurine Monotherapy for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Robert N. Lopez, Andrew S. Day
Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease: No Shortcuts to a Deep Understanding of the Disease
Jana G. Hashash, Fadi H. Mourad
Establishment of a North American Model Academic Gastroenterology Division in the Middle East: The Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Experience
Shiva Kumar
LncRNA: A Potential Research Direction in Intestinal Barrier Function
Zhi-Feng Jiang, Lin Zhang
Metformin, Microbiome and Protection Against Colorectal Cancer
Georgina R. Jones, Mark P. Molloy
Various Modalities Accurate in Diagnosing a Disrupted or Disconnected Pancreatic Duct in Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review
Hester C. Timmerhuis, Sven M. van Dijk, Robert C. Verdonk, Thomas L. Bollen, Marco J. Bruno, Paul Fockens, Jeanin E. van Hooft, Rogier P. Voermans, Marc G. Besselink, Hjalmar C. van Santvoort
Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage for Acute Cholecystitis
Zain A. Sobani, Christina Ling, Tarun Rustagi
Bleeding Edge Therapy: Ileocolic Intussusception Due to Ileocecal Valve Adenocarcinoma and Its Management in an Adult Patient—Case Report and Literature Review
M. Zanni, S. Vaccari, A. Lauro, I. R. Marino, M. Cervellera, V. D’Andrea, V. Tonini
Use of the Wireless Motility Capsule in the Diagnosis of Gastric Hypochlorhydria: pHinding Extra Value
George Triadafilopoulos, Charles Lombard
Low Rates of Advance Care Planning (ACP) Discussions Despite Readiness to Engage in ACP Among Liver Transplant Candidates
Connie W. Wang, Adrienne Lebsack, Rebecca L. Sudore, Jennifer C. Lai
Development of an Algorithm to Identify Cases of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Cirrhosis in the Electronic Health Record
Christopher J. Danford, Jennifer Y. Lee, Ian A. Strohbehn, Kathleen E. Corey, Michelle Lai
Gender and Racial Differences in Hospitalizations for Primary Biliary Cholangitis in the USA
Adeyinka Charles Adejumo, Daud H. Akhtar, Brittany B. Dennis, George Cholankeril, Quazim Alayo, Olumuyiwa A. Ogundipe, Donghee Kim, Aijaz Ahmed
Adherence to Adalimumab Was Not Improved by a Reminder-Based Intervention with an Electronic Needle Container
Johannes P. D. Schultheiss, Sandra Altena, Max R. Clevers, Dominique Baas, Bindia Jharap, Herma H. Fidder
Upregulation of Fecal Epithelial Heparanase mRNA Is Associated with Increased Ulcerative Colitis Activity and Cancerization Risk
Ying Cui, Jun Zhang, Yan Chen, Le-gao Chen
Circular RNA PTK2 Accelerates Cell Proliferation and Inhibits Cell Apoptosis in Gastric Carcinoma via miR-139-3p
Deliang Yu, Chi Zhang
Integrin-Linked-Kinase Overexpression Is Implicated in Mechanisms of Genomic Instability in Human Colorectal Cancer
Panagiota Chadla, Marina Arbi, Sofia Nikou, Theodoros Kalliakoudas, Helen Papadaki, Stavros Taraviras, Zoi Lygerou, Vasiliki Bravou
Hsa-circRNA-103809 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development via MicroRNA-1270/PLAG1 Like Zinc Finger 2 Axis
Yajuan Cao, Qingsong Tao, Xiaoming Kao, Xinhua Zhu
Using the Secretion Ratios of Insulin and C-peptide During the 2-h Oral Glucose Tolerance Test to Diagnose Insulinoma
Jing Liao, Fei Ding, Wei Luo, Xin Nie, Yong He, Guixing Li
Double Guidewire Technique Using an Uneven Double Lumen Catheter for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Interventions
Yousuke Nakai, Hiroki Oyama, Sachiko Kanai, Kensaku Noguchi, Tatsuya Sato, Ryunosuke Hakuta, Kazunaga Ishigaki, Kei Saito, Tomotaka Saito, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Naminatsu Takahara, Suguru Mizuno, Hirofumi Kogure, Hiroyuki Isayama, Kazuhiko Koike
Risk of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedure-Related Bleeding in Patients With or Without Continued Antithrombotic Therapy
Kiyoaki Yabe, Akira Horiuchi, Takahiro Kudo, Ichitaro Horiuchi, Yasuyuki Ichise, Masashi Kajiyama, Naoki Tanaka
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Blood-Based Parameters Identify Response to Treatment in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Christine Lingblom, Sofie Albinsson, Leif Johansson, Helen Larsson, Christine Wennerås
Elimination of Dietary Triggers Is Successful in Treating Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Cesare Tosetti, Edoardo Savarino, Edoardo Benedetto, Rudi De Bastiani, Alessandra Belvedere, Carmelo Cottone, Patrizia Gambaro, Maurizio Mancuso, Enzo Pirrotta, Riccardo Scoglio, Enzo Ubaldi, Maria Zamparella
Wide Area Transepithelial Sampling with Computer-Assisted Analysis (WATS3D) Is Cost-Effective in Barrett’s Esophagus Screening
Mendel E. Singer, Michael S. Smith
Long-Term Quality of Life Following Endoscopic Therapy Compared to Esophagectomy for Neoplastic Barrett’s Esophagus
Chanakyaram A. Reddy, Anna Tavakkoli, Vincent L. Chen, Sheryl Korsnes, Aarti Oza Bedi, Philip W. Carrott, Andrew C. Chang, Kiran H. Lagisetty, Richard S. Kwon, B. Joseph Elmunzer, Mark B. Orringer, Cyrus Piraka, Anoop Prabhu, Rishindra M. Reddy, Erik Wamsteker, Joel H. Rubenstein
The Meaning of Incidental Goblet Cells at the Gastroesophageal Junction
Kevin O. Turner, Robert M. Genta, Amnon Sonnenberg
Improving All-Cause Inpatient Mortality After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Daniel J. Stein, Matthew B. Moore, Gila Hoffman, Joseph D. Feuerstein
Dietary Factors and Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Risk Among US Veterans
Mimi C. Tan, Niharika Mallepally, Quynh Ho, Yan Liu, Hashem B. El-Serag, Aaron P. Thrift
Oral IBGard™ Before Colonoscopy: A Single-Center Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
James Y. Han, Zain Moosvi, Erica Duh, Sunhee Park, Gregory C. Albers, Jason B. Samarasena, William Karnes
FDG-PET–CT Enterography Helps Determine Clinical Significance of Suspected Ileocecal Thickening: A Prospective Study
Abhi K. Singh, Rajender Kumar, Pankaj Gupta, Praveen Kumar-M, Shubhra Mishra, Harshal S. Mandavdhare, Harjeet Singh, Kaushal K. Prasad, Usha Dutta, Vishal Sharma
Ustekinumab Does Not Increase Risk of Adverse Events: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Vineet S. Rolston, Jessica Kimmel, Violeta Popov, Brian P. Bosworth, David Hudesman, Lisa B. Malter, Simon Hong, Shannon Chang
Fecal Calprotectin May Predict Adverse Pregnancy-Related Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Parul Tandon, Eugenia Y. Lee, Cynthia Maxwell, Lara Hitz, Lindsy Ambrosio, Levinus Dieleman, Brendan Halloran, Karen Kroeker, Vivian M. Huang
Poor Drug Sustainability in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Clinical Remission on Thiopurine Monotherapy
Bhairavi Balram, Joshua Lubov, Yves Theoret, Waqqas Afif, Alain Bitton, Gary Wild, Peter L. Lakatos, Talat Bessissow
Effectiveness of Infliximab on Deep Radiological Remission in Chinese Patients with Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease
Mingming Zhu, Xitao Xu, Qi Feng, Zhe Cui, Tianrong Wang, Yunqi Yan, Zhihua Ran
Increasing Incidence of Advanced Non-cardia Gastric Cancers Among Younger Hispanics in the USA
Zhensheng Wang, Hashem B. El-Serag, Aaron P. Thrift
A Comparison of Tumor-Associated and Non-Tumor-Associated Gastric Microbiota in Gastric Cancer Patients
Zhen-Feng Wu, Kun Zou, Guan-Nan Wu, Zhao-Jia Jin, Chun-Jie Xiang, Shuo Xu, Yao-Hui Wang, Xiao-Yu Wu, Che Chen, Zhe Xu, Wei-Su Li, Xue-Quan Yao, Jun-Feng Zhang, Fu-Kun Liu
Temporary Trend, Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Hedong Han, Wei Guo, Honglei Guo, Xin Wei, Xiaochun Xiao, Yiming Ruan, Cheng Wu, Yang Cao, Jia He
Use of Butorphanol as Treatment for Cholestatic Itch
Rachel Shireen Golpanian, Gil Yosipovitch, Cynthia Levy
Comparison of Two Specialized Histology Needles for Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Liver Biopsy: A Pilot Study
Rintaro Hashimoto, David P. Lee, Jason B. Samarasena, Vishal S. Chandan, Wenchang Guo, John G. Lee, Kenneth J. Chang
The Changing Burden of Alcoholic Hepatitis: Rising Incidence and Associations with Age, Gender, Race, and Geography
Sahil D. Doshi, Matthew J. Stotts, Rebecca A. Hubbard, David S. Goldberg
Azathioprine Monotherapy Is Equivalent to Dual Therapy in Maintaining Remission in Autoimmune Hepatitis
Bridgette B. McNally, Elizabeth J. Carey
Lower Serum Sodium Levels Are Associated with the Therapeutic Effect of Sorafenib on Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Tadashi Kegasawa, Ryotaro Sakamori, Kazuki Maesaka, Ryoko Yamada, Yuki Tahata, Ayako Urabe, Takahiro Kodama, Hayato Hikita, Kazuho Imanaka, Kazuyoshi Ohkawa, Naoki Hiramatsu, Masahide Oshita, Yukinori Yamada, Masami Inada, Takayuki Yakushijin, Yasuharu Imai, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara
Albumin–Bilirubin (ALBI) Grade-Based Nomogram for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization
Shu-Yein Ho, Chia-Yang Hsu, Po-Hong Liu, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Chih-Chieh Ko, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Chien-Wei Su, Ming-Chih Hou, Teh-Ia Huo
Comparable Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Entecavir or Tenofovir
Jung Woo Shin, Joonho Jeong, Seok Won Jung, Seung Bum Lee, Bo Ryung Park, Min-Ju Kim, Eun Ji Park, Neung Hwa Park
IgG4-Related Disease with Ascites: Report of a Case Simulating Primary Peritoneal Papillary Serous Carcinoma
Lan-ping Zhu, Samiullah Khan, Yang-yang Hui, Bo Yang, Sai-yu Wang, Kai-di Sun, Zi-han Yu, Jing-wen Zhao, Bang-mao Wang, Xin Chen
Letter to the Editor on “Early Rapid Fluid Therapy Is Associated with Increased Rate of Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Hemoconcentrated Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis”
Hilal Sipahioglu, Antonio M. Esquinas
Comments on ‘Initial Computed Tomography Findings of Long and Distended Colon Are Risk Factors for the Recurrence of Sigmoid Volvulus’
Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp
Correction to: Pathophysiology of Gastroparesis Syndromes Includes Anatomic and Physiologic Abnormalities
Thomas L. Abell, Archana Kedar, Abigail Stocker, Karen Beatty, Lindsay McElmurray, Michael Hughes, Hani Rashed, William Kennedy, Gwen Wendelschafer-Crabb, Xiu Yang, Mostafa Fraig, Leila Gobejishvili, Endashaw Omer, Ed Miller, Michael Griswold, Christina Pinkston