Issue 6/2019
Content (45 Articles)
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Should Endoscopy Be Within the Scope of Practice?
Paul Leonor, Ara B. Sahakian
Integrin Calculus: The Predictive Power of Vedolizumab Concentrations in IBD Therapy
Konstantinos Papamichael, Adam S. Cheifetz
Illuminating Elimination Diets: Controversies Regarding Dietary Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Cary C. Cotton, Raquel Durban, Evan S. Dellon
Duodenoscope-Associated Infections: Update on an Emerging Problem
M. Rubayat Rahman, Abhilash Perisetti, Roxana Coman, Pardeep Bansal, Rajiv Chhabra, Hemant Goyal
Recommendations on the Diagnosis and Initial Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding and Hepatorenal Syndrome in Patients with Cirrhosis
Frederik Nevens, Paulo Lisboa Bittencourt, Minneke J. Coenraad, Huiguo Ding, Ming-Chih Hou, Pierre-François Laterre, Manuel Mendizabal, Nayeli Xochiquetzal Ortiz-Olvera, Julio D. Vorobioff, Wenhong Zhang, Paolo Angeli
TB or Not TB: Crohn’s Disease, Peritoneal Tuberculosis, or Both?
Miquell Miller, Kim-Nhien Vu, Allison Zemek, Andrew Shelton, Cindy Kin
Ruptured Oncocytic Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm: Think Beyond the Pancreas
Christopher W. Jensen, David J. Worhunsky, George Triadafilopoulos, David B. Bingham, Brendan C. Visser
Musculoskeletal Injuries Are Commonly Reported Among Gastroenterology Trainees: Results of a National Survey
Kerstin Austin, Haley Schoenberger, Mary Sesto, Eric Gaumnitz, Aimee Teo Broman, Sumona Saha
Increasing Burden of Hepatic Encephalopathy Among Hospitalized Adults: An Analysis of the 2010–2014 National Inpatient Sample
Grishma Hirode, Eric Vittinghoff, Robert J. Wong
Concise Commentary: Staying True to Type—The Increasing Inpatient Burden of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Sharon DeMorrow
Charges for Alcoholic Cirrhosis Exceed All Other Etiologies of Cirrhosis Combined: A National and State Inpatient Survey Analysis
A. Sidney Barritt IV, Yue Jiang, Monica Schmidt, Paul H. Hayashi, Ramon Bataller
Risk Trajectories for Readmission and Death After Cirrhosis-Related Hospitalization
Aylin Tansel, Jennifer Kramer, Hua Feng, Hashem B. El-Serag, Fasiha Kanwal
Characteristics of Intestinal Myoelectrical and Motor Activities in Diet-Induced Obese Rats: Obesity and Motility
Xinyue Wan, Jieyun Yin, Jiande Chen
Expression and Localization of Huntingtin-Associated Protein 1 (HAP1) in the Human Digestive System
Tian Li, Shihua Li, Xiaozhong Gao, Qiang Cai, Xiao-Jiang Li
Glypican-1 Promotes Tumorigenesis by Regulating the PTEN/Akt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Jing Li, Yanjie Chen, Cheng Zhan, Jimin Zhu, Shuqiang Weng, Ling Dong, Taotao Liu, Xizhong Shen
Expression of Demethylase Genes, FTO and ALKBH1, Is Associated with Prognosis of Gastric Cancer
Yue Li, Danyang Zheng, Fang Wang, Yuxia Xu, Hongyang Yu, Huizhong Zhang
EphA3 Downregulation by Hypermethylation Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis and TNM Stage in Colorectal Cancer
Yong Wang, Zhuoqi Xuan, Baocheng Wang, Dongsheng Zhang, Chuan Zhang, Jiandong Wang, Yueming Sun
Epigenetic Alternations of MicroRNAs and DNA Methylation Contribute to Liver Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer
Jingwei Liu, Hao Li, Liping Sun, Shixuan Shen, Quan Zhou, Yuan Yuan, Chengzhong Xing
4-Phenylbutyric Acid Attenuates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Intestinal Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in Rats with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Yun-dong You, Wen-hong Deng, Wen-yi Guo, Liang Zhao, Fang-chao Mei, Yu-pu Hong, Yu Zhou, Jia Yu, Sheng Xu, Wei-xing Wang
Hepatic miR-181b-5p Contributes to Glycogen Synthesis Through Targeting EGR1
Shuyue Wang, Chen Liang, Huihan Ai, Meiting Yang, Jingwen Yi, Lei Liu, Zhenbo Song, Yongli Bao, Yuxin Li, Luguo Sun, Huiying Zhao
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Rosiglitazone Inhibits Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells via Up-Regulating Micro-RNA-124-3p to Alleviate Hepatic Fibrosis
Shao-ce Zhi, Shi-zuan Chen, Yan-yan Li, Jun-jian Li, Yi-hu Zheng, Fu-xiang Yu
A 12-Week Maintenance Therapy with a New Prepared Viscous Budesonide in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Salvatore Oliva, Danilo Rossetti, Paola Papoff, Antonio Tiberti, Saverio Mallardo, Danila Volpe, Cosimo Ruggiero, Giusy Russo, Debora Vezzoli, Sara Isoldi, Salvatore Cucchiara
Measuring Barrett’s Epithelial Thickness with Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy as a Biomarker to Guide Treatment
I. J. M. Levink, H. C. Wolfsen, P. D. Siersema, M. B. Wallace, G. J. Tearney
Endoscopy Is Relatively Safe in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Mohamed Tausif Siddiqui, Mohammad Bilal, Lakshmi Asritha Gollapudi, Dhruv Mehta, Shifa Umar, Jonathan Barsa, Christopher Nabors, Beth Schorr-Lesnick, Edward Lebovics, Virendra Tewari
Off-Label Teduglutide Therapy in Non-intestinal Failure Patients with Chronic Malabsorption
Alvin T. George, Betty H. Li, Robert E. Carroll
Mortality Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case–Control Study of New York State Death Records
Angelica Nocerino, Alexandra Feathers, Elena Ivanina, Laura Durbin, Arun Swaminath
Withdrawal of Azathioprine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Who Sustain Remission: New Risk Factors for Relapse
Marisa Iborra, Julia Herreras, Marta Maia Boscá-Watts, Xavier Cortés, Galo Trejo, Elena Cerrillo, David Hervás, Miguel Mínguez, Belén Beltrán, Pilar Nos
Higher Mucosal Healing with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Combination with Thiopurines Compared to Methotrexate in Crohn’s Disease
Abhinav Vasudevan, Ajay Raghunath, Shane Anthony, Cian Scanlon, Miles P. Sparrow, Peter R. Gibson, Daniel R. van Langenberg
Obesity Is Associated with Increased Risk of Colectomy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Hospitalized with Clostridium difficile Infection
Manish P. Shrestha, Sasha Taleban
Intravenous Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Assessing and Grading Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn’s Disease
María Jesús Martínez, Tomás Ripollés, Jose María Paredes, Eduardo Moreno-Osset, Juan Manuel Pazos, Esther Blanc
Vedolizumab Concentrations Are Associated with Long-Term Endoscopic Remission in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Andres J. Yarur, Alexandra Bruss, Snehal Naik, Poonam Beniwal-Patel, Caroline Fox, Anjali Jain, Brandon Berens, Amir Patel, Ryan Ungaro, Bayda Bahur, Marla Dubinsky, Daniel J. Stein
Implementation of CT-P13 via a Managed Switch Programme in Crohn’s Disease: 12-Month Real-World Outcomes
Nikolas Plevris, Gareth R. Jones, Philip W. Jenkinson, Mathew Lyons, Cher S. Chuah, Lynne M. Merchant, Rebecca J. Pattenden, Eleanor F. Watson, Gwo-Tzer Ho, Colin L. Noble, Shahida Din, Alan G. Shand, Ian D. Arnott, Charlie W. Lees
Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection with Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy Following Successful Fecal Microbiota Transplant: Should We Recommend Anti-Clostridium difficile Antibiotic Prophylaxis?
Jessica R. Allegretti, Dina Kao, Emmalee Phelps, Brandi Roach, Justin Smith, Vincent C. Ganapini, Zain Kassam, Huiping Xu, Monika Fischer
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Capsules with Targeted Colonic Versus Gastric Delivery in Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Comparative Cohort Analysis of High and Lose Dose
Jessica R. Allegretti, Monika Fischer, Sashidhar V. Sagi, Matthew E. Bohm, Hala M. Fadda, Sejal R. Ranmal, Shrish Budree, Abdul W. Basit, Dean L. Glettig, Eva L. de la Serna, Amanda Gentile, Ylaine Gerardin, Sonia Timberlake, Rotem Sadovsky, Mark Smith, Zain Kassam
Concise Commentary: Treatment of Recurrent C. difficile Infection: A New Take on the Fecal–Oral Route
Caterina Oneto, Paul Feuerstadt
Sessile Serrated Polyps with Synchronous Conventional Adenomas Increase Risk of Future Advanced Neoplasia
Erin Symonds, Shahzaib Anwar, Graeme Young, Rosie Meng, Michelle Coats, Kalindra Simpson, Peter Bampton, Robert Fraser, Charles Cock
Free Cortisol Is a More Accurate Marker for Adrenal Function and Does Not Correlate with Renal Function in Cirrhosis
Eleni Theocharidou, Olga Giouleme, Sotirios Anastasiadis, Aikaterini Markopoulou, Efstathios Pagourelias, Themistoklis Vassiliadis, Athanasios Fotoglidis, Polyxeni Agorastou, Aristeidis Slavakis, Aikaterini Balaska, Maria G. Kouskoura, Thomas D. Gossios, Asterios Karagiannis, Christos S. Mantzoros
Pre-transplant ALBI Grade 3 Is Associated with Increased Mortality After Liver Transplantation
Nicole Bernardi, Marcio F. Chedid, Tomaz J. M. Grezzana-Filho, Aljamir D. Chedid, Marcelo A. Pinto, Ian Leipnitz, João E. Prediger, Carolina Prediger, Ariane N. Backes, Thais O. Hammes, Lea T. Guerra, Alexandre de Araujo, Mario R. Alvares-da-Silva, Cleber R. P. Kruel
Older Age and Disease Duration Are Highly Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis
Lara Dakhoul, Keaton R. Jones, Samer Gawrieh, Marwan Ghabril, Chelsey McShane, Raj Vuppalanchi, Eduardo Vilar-Gomez, Lauren Nephew, Naga Chalasani, Craig Lammert
Clinical Insights into Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome with Multiple Diseases: A Case Report
Tao Wang, Zhi-xin Wang, Hai-jiu Wang
Case Report of Novel Endoscopic Findings in SMA Syndrome Demonstrated by Video Endoscopy: Visibly Pulsating, Band-Like, Compression in Third Portion of Duodenum, with the Pulsations Corresponding One-for-One with the Radial Pulse and EKG Cycle
Mitchell S. Cappell, Mihajlo Gjeorgjievski, Molly Orosey
Pylephlebitis as a Complication of Cholangitis and Sepsis in an HIV-Positive Patient
Enrico Maria Zardi, Chiara Giorgi, Domenico Maria Zardi
Concise Commentary: The Clot Thickens—Why Pylephlebitis Is One of the Most Feared Complications of Intra-abdominal Sepsis
Jonathan G. Stine
Correction to: Short-Term Symptomatic Relief in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Comparative Study of Esomeprazole and Vonoprazan
Kouichi Sakurai, Hiroko Suda, Satomi Fujie, Takayuki Takeichi, Ayako Okuda, Tetsuya Murao, Kiwamu Hasuda, Masahiro Hirano, Kiyoharu Ito, Katsuie Tsuruta, Masahiro Hattori