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BMC Gastroenterology

Ausgabe 1/2013

Inhalt (176 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Independent association of HbA1c and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in an elderly Chinese population

Han Ma, Chengfu Xu, Lei Xu, Chaohui Yu, Min Miao, Youming Li

Open Access Research article

Erythromycin versus neomycin in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis: a randomized double-blind study

Fernando Gomes Romeiro, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Madileine Francely Américo, Luciana Aparecida Corá, Giovanni Faria Silva, JoséRicardodeArruda Miranda, Carlos Antonio Caramori

Open Access Research article

The burden of hepatitis C in Europe from the patients’ perspective: a survey in 5 countries

Jeffrey Vietri, Girish Prajapati, Antoine C El Khoury

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Impact of gastro-oesophageal reflux on microRNA expression, location and function

Cameron M Smith, Michael Z Michael, David I Watson, Grace Tan, David St J Astill, Richard Hummel, Damian J Hussey

Open Access Research article

The impact of MFG-E8 in chronic pancreatitis: potential for future immunotherapy?

Jan G D’Haese, Ihsan Ekin Demir, Timo Kehl, Jannik Winckler, Nathalia A Giese, Frank Bergmann, Thomas Giese, Markus W Büchler, Helmut Friess, Mark Hartel, Güralp O Ceyhan

Open Access Research article

Endoscopic large-balloon dilation alone versus endoscopic sphincterotomy plus large-balloon dilation for the treatment of large bile duct stones

Jae Chul Hwang, Jin Hong Kim, Sun Gyo Lim, Soon Sun Kim, Sung Jae Shin, Kee Myung Lee, Byung Moo Yoo

Open Access Correspondence

An analysis of online messages about probiotics

Margaret A Brinich, Mary Beth Mercer, Richard R Sharp

Open Access Research article

Diabetes mellitus impacts risk of macrovascular invasion in patients undergoing transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Gregory C Connolly, Saman Safadjou, Randeep Kashyap, Rui Chen, Mark S Orloff, Aram F Hezel

Open Access Research article

Deficiency in four and one half LIM domain protein 2 (FHL2) aggravates liver fibrosis in mice

Sebastian Huss, Christian Stellmacher, Diane Goltz, Inna Khlistunova, Alexander C Adam, Jonel Trebicka, Jutta Kirfel, Reinhard Büttner, Ralf Weiskirchen

Open Access Research article

Clinical utility and tolerability of JSPH-1 wireless esophageal pH monitoring system

Jun-Nan Li, Chun-Lun Liu, Xiao-Hong Tao

Open Access Research article

GERD assessment including pH metry predicts a high response rate to PPI standard therapy

Arne Kandulski, Ulrich Peitz, Klaus Mönkemüller, Helmut Neumann, Jochen Weigt, Peter Malfertheiner

Open Access Research article

Intestinal biopsy is not always required to diagnose celiac disease: a retrospective analysis of combined antibody tests

Annemarie Bürgin-Wolff, Buser Mauro, Hadziselimovic Faruk

Open Access Research article

Co-culture of primary human tumor hepatocytes from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells: study of their in vitro immunological interactions

Polyxeni P Doumba, Marilena Nikolopoulou, Ilias P Gomatos, Manousos M Konstadoulakis, John Koskinas

Open Access Research article

Clostridium leptum group bacteria abundance and diversity in the fecal microbiota of patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a case–control study in India

Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss, Vijayalakshmi Sankaran, Srinivasan Pugazhendhi, Balakrishnan S Ramakrishna

Open Access Research article

Improvement of endocytoscopic findings after per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in esophageal achalasia; does POEM reduce the risk of developing esophageal carcinoma? Per oral endoscopic myotomy, endocytoscopy and carcinogenesis

Hitomi Minami, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Kayoko Matsushima, Yuko Akazawa, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Haruhiro Inoue, Kazuhiko Nakao, Hajime Isomoto

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Ozagrel hydrochloride, a selective thromboxane A2 synthase inhibitor, alleviates liver injury induced by acetaminophen overdose in mice

Yoshiro Tomishima, Yoichi Ishitsuka, Naoya Matsunaga, Minako Nagatome, Hirokazu Furusho, Mitsuru Irikura, Shigehiro Ohdo, Tetsumi Irie

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Medication adherence and persistence in the treatment of Canadian ulcerative colitis patients: analyses with the RAMQ database

Jean Lachaine, Linnette Yen, Catherine Beauchemin, Paul Hodgkins

Open Access Research article

Derangements of liver tissue bioenergetics in Concanavalin A-induced hepatitis

Mariam Al-Shamsi, Allen Shahin, Eric PK Mensah-Brown, Abdul-Kader Souid

Open Access Research article

Physiologic and laboratory correlates of depression, anxiety, and poor sleep in liver cirrhosis

Fang-Yuan Ko, Albert C Yang, Shih-Jen Tsai, Yang Zhou, Lie-Ming Xu

Open Access Case report

2D ultrasonography and contrast enhanced ultrasound for the evaluation of cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome in a patient with refractory celiac disease and enteropathy T cell lymphoma

Cristina Pojoga, Lidia Ciobanu, Alexandru Florin Badea, Emil Boţan, Cosmin Caraiani, Claudia Hagiu, Grigore Băciuţ, Radu Badea

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Looking for predictive factors of clinical response to adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis in patients with ulcerative colitis: markers of response to GMA

Yoko Yokoyama, Mikio Kawai, Ken Fukunaga, Koji Kamikozuru, Kazuko Nagase, Koji Nogami, Tomoaki Kono, Yoshio Ohda, Masaki Iimuro, Nobuyuki Hida, Shiro Nakamura, Hiroto Miwa, Takayuki Matsumoto

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A synergistic interaction between transcription factors nuclear factor-κB and signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 promotes gastric cancer cell migration and invasion

Jiyeon Yoon, Sung Jin Cho, Young San Ko, Jinju Park, Dong Hoon Shin, In Chan Hwang, Sang Yeun Han, Seon Young Nam, Min A Kim, Mee Soo Chang, Hye Seung Lee, Woo Ho Kim, Byung Lan Lee

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Influence of HRH2 promoter polymorphism on aberrant DNA methylation of DAPK and CDH1in the gastric epithelium

Tomoe Nomura, Tomomitsu Tahara, Hisakazu Shiroeda, Takahiro Minato, Yasuhiro Matsue, Ranji Hayashi, Kazuhiro Matsunaga, Toshimi Otsuka, Masakatsu Nakamura, Nobuyuki Toshikuni, Tomoyuki Shibata, Tomiyasu Arisawa

Open Access Research article

Chronic fatigue syndrome 5 years after giardiasis: differential diagnoses, characteristics and natural course

Kristine Mørch, Kurt Hanevik, Ann C Rivenes, Jørn E Bødtker, Halvor Næss, Bjarte Stubhaug, Knut-Arne Wensaas, Guri Rortveit, Geir E Eide, Trygve Hausken, Nina Langeland

Open Access Research article

A re-evaluation of the scratch test for locating the liver edge

Krishan Gupta, Akash Dhawan, Christian Abel, Nicholas Talley, John Attia

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Consumption of coffee associated with reduced risk of liver cancer: a meta-analysis

Li-Xuan Sang, Bing Chang, Xiao-Hang Li, Min Jiang

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Evaluation of a new fluorescence quantitative PCR test for diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection in children

Zhiying Ou, Liya Xiong, Ding-You Li, Lanlan Geng, Lixia Li, Peiyu Chen, Min Yang, Yongmei Zeng, Zhenwen Zhou, Huimin Xia, Sitang Gong

Open Access Research article

Role of the ABCG8 19H risk allele in cholesterol absorption and gallstone disease

Olga Renner, Dieter Lütjohann, Dominique Richter, André Strohmeyer, Silke Schimmel, Oliver Müller, Eduard F Stange, Simone Harsch

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers

Christopher Foote

Open Access Research article

Threaded biliary inside stents are a safe and effective therapeutic option in cases of malignant hilar obstruction

Osamu Inatomi, Shigeki Bamba, Makoto Shioya, Yosuke Mochizuki, Hiromitsu Ban, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Yasuharu Saito, Akira Andoh, Yoshihide Fujiyama

Open Access Research article

Trace gluten contamination may play a role in mucosal and clinical recovery in a subgroup of diet-adherent non-responsive celiac disease patients

Justin R Hollon, Pamela A Cureton, Margaret L Martin, Elaine L Leonard Puppa, Alessio Fasano

Open Access Case report

Microscopic polyangiitis complicated with ileal involvement detected by double-balloon endoscopy: a case report

Masashi Fukushima, Satoko Inoue, Yuichiro Ono, Yoshitaka Tamaki, Hajime Yoshimura, Yukihiro Imai, Tetsuro Inokuma

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High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites

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

Open Access Research article

Management of stage II colon cancer - the use of molecular biomarkers for adjuvant therapy decision

Marisa Donada, Serena Bonin, Renzo Barbazza, Daniel Pettirosso, Giorgio Stanta

Open Access Study protocol

Pre-Study protocol MagPEP: a multicentre randomized controlled trial of magnesium sulphate in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis

Gabriele Fluhr, Julia Mayerle, Eckhard Weber, Ali Aghdassi, Peter Simon, Thomas Gress, Thomas Seufferlein, Joachim Mössner, Andreas Stallmach, Thomas Rösch, Martina Müller, Britta Siegmund, Petra Büchner-Steudel, Ina Zuber-Jerger, Marcus Kantowski, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Jonas Rosendahl, Thomas Linhart, Jochen Maul, László Czakó, Péter Hegyi, Matthias Kraft, Georg Engel, Thomas Kohlmann, Anne Glitsch, Tilman Pickartz, Christoph Budde, Claudia Nitsche, Kirsten Storck, Markus M Lerch

Open Access Research article

Pathogen-specific risk of chronic gastrointestinal disorders following bacterial causes of foodborne illness

Chad K Porter, Daniel Choi, Brooks Cash, Mark Pimentel, Joseph Murray, Larissa May, Mark S Riddle

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Efficacy, safety and cost analyses in ulcerative colitis patients undergoing granulocyte and monocyte adsorption or receiving prednisolone

Keiichi Tominaga, Masakazu Nakano, Mina Hoshino, Kazunari Kanke, Hideyuki Hiraishi

Open Access Research article

Linear echoendoscope-guided ERCP for the diagnosis of occult common bile duct stones

Hoi-Hung Chan, E-Ming Wang, Meng-Shun Sun, Ping-I Hsu, Wei-Lun Tsai, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Kai-Ming Wang, Wen-Chi Chen, Huay-Min Wang, Huei-Lung Liang, Kwok-Hung Lai, William Robert Brugge

Open Access Research article

Medical and surgical treatment of haemorrhoids and anal fissure in Crohn’s disease: a critical appraisal

Stefano D'Ugo, Luana Franceschilli, Federica Cadeddu, Laura Leccesi, Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco, Emma Calabrese, Giovanni Milito, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Achille L Gaspari, Pierpaolo Sileri

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A randomised controlled trial of a probiotic ‘functional food’ in the management of irritable bowel syndrome

Lesley M Roberts, Deborah McCahon, Roger Holder, Sue Wilson, FD Richard Hobbs

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Clinical associations and potential novel antigenic targets of autoantibodies directed against rods and rings in chronic hepatitis C infection

Laura M Stinton, Robert P Myers, Carla S Coffin, Marvin J Fritzler

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Meta-analysis: preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization does not improve prognosis of patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Yanming Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang, Lupeng Wu, Feng Ye, Xu Su, Lehua Shi, Bin Li

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The effect of general anaesthesia on gastric myoelectric activity in experimental pigs

Ilja Tachecí, Jaroslav Květina, Martin Kuneš, Michal Pavlík, Marcela Kopáčová, Vladimír Černý, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jithinraj Edakkanambeth Varayil, Jan Bureš

Open Access Research article

Laxative effects of Salecan on normal and two models of experimental constipated mice

Mengyi Zhou, Ping Jia, Jinping Chen, Aihui Xiu, Yue Zhao, Yibei Zhan, Peng Chen, Jianfa Zhang

Open Access Research article

Low rate of recurrence of Helicobacter Pylori infection in spite of high clarithromycin resistance in Pakistan

Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas, Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Rashida Ahmed

Open Access Study protocol

Early surgery versus optimal current step-up practice for chronic pancreatitis (ESCAPE): design and rationale of a randomized trial

Usama Ahmed Ali, Yama Issa, Marco J Bruno, Harry van Goor, Hjalmar van Santvoort, Olivier RC Busch, Cornelis HC Dejong, Vincent B Nieuwenhuijs, Casper H van Eijck, Hendrik M van Dullemen, Paul Fockens, Peter D Siersema, Dirk J Gouma, Jeanin E van Hooft, Yolande Keulemans, Jan W Poley, Robin Timmer, Marc G Besselink, Frank P Vleggaar, Oliver H Wilder-Smith, Hein G Gooszen, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Marja A Boermeester

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Cost and burden of gastroesophageal reflux disease among patients with persistent symptoms despite proton pump inhibitor therapy: an observational study in France

Stanislas Bruley des Varannes, Helena Granstedt Löfman, Maria Karlsson, Peter Wahlqvist, Magnus Ruth, Mary Lou Furstnau, Nicolas Despiégel, Nils-Olov Stålhammar

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Association of a probiotic to a Helicobacter pylorieradication regimen does not increase efficacy or decreases the adverse effects of the treatment: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Tomás Navarro-Rodriguez, Fernando Marcuz Silva, Ricardo Correa Barbuti, Rejane Mattar, Joaquim Prado Moraes-Filho, Maricê Nogueira de Oliveira, Cristina S Bogsan, Décio Chinzon, Jaime Natan Eisig

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MDR1polymorphisms are associated with inflammatory bowel disease in a cohort of Croatian IBD patients

Marko Brinar, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka, Nada Bozina, Katja Grubelic Ravic, Pave Markos, Agata Ladic, Marijana Cota, Zeljko Krznaric, Boris Vucelic

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Genetic polymorphisms of epidermal growth factor in relation to risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: two case-control studies

Jian-Min Yuan, Yunhua Fan, Simona Ognjanovic, Renwei Wang, David Van Den Berg, Sugantha Govindarajan, Mimi C Yu

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Transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a meta-analysis

Tong-Chun Xue, Xiao-Ying Xie, Lan Zhang, Xin Yin, Bo-Heng Zhang, Zheng-Gang Ren

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Three-dimensional whole-liver perfusion magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hepatocellular carcinomas and colorectal hepatic metastases

Sheng-Xiang Rao, Cai-Zhong Chen, Hao Liu, Meng-Su Zeng, Xu-Dong Qu

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White cell count and platelet count associate with histological alcoholic hepatitis in jaundiced harmful drinkers

Timothy Hardy, Christopher Wells, Stuart Kendrick, Mark Hudson, Christopher P Day, Alastair D Burt, Steven Masson, Stephen F Stewart

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Progressive balloon dilatation following hepaticojejunostomy improves outcome of bile duct stricture after iatrogenic biliary injury

Zhu-lin Luo, Long Cheng, Jian-dong Ren, Li-jun Tang, Tao Wang, Fu-zhou Tian

Open Access Research article

Serum sodium based modification of the MELD does not improve prediction of outcome in acute liver failure

Paul Manka, Lars P Bechmann, Frank Tacke, Jan-Peter Sowa, Martin Schlattjan, Julia Kälsch, Christoph Jochum, Andreas Paul, Fuat H Saner, Christian Trautwein, Guido Gerken, Ali Canbay

Open Access Research article

Possible role of Escherichia coli in propagation and perpetuation of chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis

Magdalena Pilarczyk-Zurek, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Tomasz Gosiewski, Anna Tomusiak, Pawel Adamski, Malgorzata Zwolinska-Wcislo, Tomasz Mach, Piotr B Heczko, Magdalena Strus

Open Access Research article

Santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: initial clinical and radiographic investigations

Wataru Gonoi, Hiroyuki Akai, Kazuchika Hagiwara, Masaaki Akahane, Naoto Hayashi, Eriko Maeda, Takeharu Yoshikawa, Shigeru Kiryu, Minoru Tada, Kansei Uno, Naoki Okura, Kazuhiko Koike, Kuni Ohtomo

Open Access Research article

Comparative proteomics study on liver mitochondria of primary biliary cirrhosis mouse model

Guang Song, Chaojun Hu, Huishan Zhu, Xi Li, Liying Zhao, Renfang Zhou, Xuan Zhang, Fengchun Zhang, Lin Wu, Yongzhe Li

Open Access Research article

Liver disease and 30-day mortality after colorectal cancer surgery: a Danish population-based cohort study

Jonathan Montomoli, Rune Erichsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Sinna Pilgaard Ulrichsen, Lars Pedersen, Tove Nilsson, Henrik Toft Sørensen

Open Access Research article

Activation of Liver FGF21 in hepatocarcinogenesis and during hepatic stress

Chaofeng Yang, Weiqin Lu, Tao Lin, Pan You, Min Ye, Yanqing Huang, Xianhan Jiang, Cong Wang, Fen Wang, Mong-Hong Lee, Sai-Ching J Yeung, Randy L Johnson, Chongjuan Wei, Robert Y Tsai, Marsha L Frazier, Wallace L McKeehan, Yongde Luo

Open Access Research article

Remifentanil ameliorates intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury

Steven SC Cho, Ina Rudloff, Philip J Berger, Michael G Irwin, Marcel F Nold, Wei Cheng, Claudia A Nold-Petry

Open Access Case report

Chronic diarrhea as the presenting feature of primary systemic AL amyloidosis: serendipity or delayed diagnosis?

Chen Wang, Yue Li, Yali Jin, Weixun Zhou, Yanlin Zhu, Fang Yao, Jiaming Qian

Open Access Research article

Metabonomic analysis of liver tissue from BALB/c mice with d-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide-induced acute hepatic failure

Bo Feng, Shengming Wu, Feng Liu, Yan Gao, Fangting Dong, Lai Wei

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Multicenter comparison of PEG-IFN α2a or α2b plus ribavirin for treatment-naïve HCV patient in Korean population

Young-Joo Jin, Jin-Woo Lee, Jung il Lee, Sang Hoon Park, Choong Kee Park, Young Seok Kim, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Yun Soo Kim, Ju Hyun Kim, Seong Gyu Hwang, Kyu Sung Rim, Hyung Joon Yim, Jae Youn Cheong, Sung Won Cho, June Sung Lee, Young Min Park, Jeong Won Jang, Chun Kyon Lee, Joo Hyun Sohn, Jin Mo Yang, Seungbong Han

Open Access Research article

Endoscopist specialty is associated with colonoscopy quality

Mengzhu Jiang, Maida J Sewitch, Alan N Barkun, Lawrence Joseph, Robert J Hilsden

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Endoscopic gallbladder stenting for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective study of46 elderly patients aged 65 years or older

Satoshi Maekawa, Ryosuke Nomura, Takayuki Murase, Yasuyoshi Ann, Masayuki Oeholm, Masaru Harada

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Management of irritable bowel syndrome in primary care: the results of an exploratory randomised controlled trial of mebeverine, methylcellulose, placebo and a self-management website

Hazel Everitt, Rona Moss-Morris, Alice Sibelli, Laura Tapp, Nicholas Coleman, Lucy Yardley, Peter Smith, Paul Little

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Predictors of persistent symptoms and reduced quality of life in treated coeliac disease patients: a large cross-sectional study

Pilvi Paarlahti, Kalle Kurppa, Anniina Ukkola, Pekka Collin, Heini Huhtala, Markku Mäki, Katri Kaukinen

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Different healing process of esophageal large mucosal defects by endoscopic mucosal dissection between with and without steroid injection in an animal model

Kouichi Nonaka, Mitsuo Miyazawa, Shinichi Ban, Masayasu Aikawa, Naoe Akimoto, Isamu Koyama, Hiroto Kita

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Low prevalence of ‘classical’ microscopic colitis but evidence of microscopic inflammation in Asian Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients with diarrhoea

Ida Hilmi, Juanda Leo Hartono, Jayalakshmi Pailoor, Sanjiv Mahadeva, Khean-Lee Goh

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Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects of corilagin in a rat model of acute cholestasis

Feng Jin, Du Cheng, Jun-Yan Tao, Shu-Ling Zhang, Ran Pang, Yuan-Jin Guo, Pian Ye, Ji-Hua Dong, Lei Zhao

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Combined use of AFP, CEA, CA125 and CAl9-9 improves the sensitivity for the diagnosis of gastric cancer

Chao-Zhu He, Kun-He Zhang, Qing Li, Xiao-Hua Liu, Yan Hong, Nong-Hua Lv

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Transglucosidase improves the gut microbiota profile of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Makoto Sasaki, Naotaka Ogasawara, Yasushi Funaki, Mari Mizuno, Akihito Iida, Chiho Goto, Satoshi Koikeda, Kunio Kasugai, Takashi Joh

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Evaluation of the Hepa Wash®treatment in pigs with acute liver failure

Ahmed Al-Chalabi, Edouard Matevossian, Anne-K v Thaden, Peter Luppa, Albrecht Neiss, Tibor Schuster, Zejian Yang, Catherine Schreiber, Patrick Schimmel, Ewald Nairz, Aurel Perren, Peter Radermacher, Wolfgang Huber, Roland M Schmid, Bernhard Kreymann

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Preventive effect of irsogladine or omeprazole on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced esophagitis, peptic ulcers, and small intestinal lesions in humans, a prospective randomized controlled study

Takanori Kuramoto, Eiji Umegaki, Sadaharu Nouda, Ken Narabayashi, Yuichi Kojima, Yukiko Yoda, Kumi Ishida, Ken Kawakami, Yosuke Abe, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Takuya Inoue, Mitsuyuki Murano, Satoshi Tokioka, Kazuhide Higuchi

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Psychiatric treatment considerations with direct acting antivirals in hepatitis C

Sanjeev Sockalingam, Alice Tseng, Pierre Giguere, David Wong

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T.E.A. Study: three-day ertapenem versus three-day Ampicillin-Sulbactam

Fausto Catena, Carlo Vallicelli, Luca Ansaloni, Massimo Sartelli, Salomone Di Saverio, Riccardo Schiavina, Eddi Pasqualini, Annalisa Amaduzzi, Federico Coccolini, Michele Cucchi, Daniel Lazzareschi, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Antonio D Pinna

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Age-of-onset-dependent influence of NOD2 gene variants on disease behaviour and treatment in Crohn’s disease

Carsten Posovszky, Veronika Pfalzer, Georgia Lahr, Jan Hendrik Niess, Jochen Klaus, Benjamin Mayer, Klaus-Michael Debatin, Georg BT von Boyen

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A Rome III survey of functional dyspepsia among the ethnic Malays in a primary care setting

Yeong Yeh Lee, Noriza Wahab, Nazri Mustaffa, Norwati Daud, Noorhayati Mohd Noor, Juwita Shaaban, Andrew Seng Boon Chua

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A large nationwide population-based case–control study of the association between intussusception and later celiac disease

Jonas F Ludvigsson, Agneta Nordenskjöld, Joseph A Murray, Ola Olén

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TNF-α and LPA promote synergistic expression of COX-2 in human colonic myofibroblasts: role of LPA-mediated transactivation of upregulated EGFR

James Yoo, Citlali Ekaterina Rodriguez Perez, Wenxian Nie, James Sinnett-Smith, Enrique Rozengurt

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Search for atoxic cereals: a single blind, cross-over study on the safety of a single dose of Triticum monococcum, in patients with celiac disease

Barbara Zanini, Beatrice Petroboni, Tarcisio Not, Nicola Di Toro, Vincenzo Villanacci, Francesco Lanzarotto, Norberto Pogna, Chiara Ricci, Alberto Lanzini

Open Access Case report

Arterial bleeding during EUS-guided pseudocyst drainage stopped by placement of a covered self-expandable metal stent

Adrian Săftoiu, Lidia Ciobanu, Andrada Seicean, Marcel Tantău

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Barrett’s esophagus and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea: a case–control study

Linda C Cummings, Ninad Shah, Santo Maimone, Wajeeh Salah, Vijay Khiani, Amitabh Chak

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A multi-centre randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the value of a single bolus intravenous alfentanil in CT colonography

Thierry N Boellaard, Marije P van der Paardt, Markus W Hollmann, Susanne Eberl, Jan Peringa, Lex J Schouten, Giedre Kavaliauskiene, Jurgen H Runge, Jeroen AW Tielbeek, Jaap Stoker

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A multi-country study of intussusception in children under 2 years of age in Latin America: analysis of prospective surveillance data

Xavier Sáez-Llorens, F Raúl Velázquez, Pio Lopez, Felix Espinoza, Alexandre C Linhares, Hector Abate, Ernesto Nuñez, Guillermo Venegas, Rodrigo Vergara, Ana L Jimenez, Maribel Rivera, Carlos Aranza, Vesta Richardson, Mercedes Macias-Parra, Guillermo Ruiz Palacios, Luis Rivera, Eduardo Ortega-Barria, Yolanda Cervantes, Ricardo Rüttimann, Pilar Rubio, Camilo J Acosta, Claire Newbern, Thomas Verstraeten, Thomas Breuer

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Ligation-assisted endoscopic enucleation for the diagnosis and resection of small gastrointestinal tumors originating from the muscularis propria: a preliminary study

Jintao Guo, Zhijun Liu, Siyu Sun, Sheng Wang, Nan Ge, Xiang Liu, Guoxin Wang, Xianghong Yang

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Rectal forceps biopsy procedure in cystic fibrosis: technical aspects and patients perspective for clinical trials feasibility

Maria F Servidoni, Marisa Sousa, Adriana M Vinagre, Silvia R Cardoso, Maria A Ribeiro, Luciana R Meirelles, Rita B de Carvalho, Karl Kunzelmann, Antônio F Ribeiro, José D Ribeiro, Margarida D Amaral

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The association between celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults

Michael J Stewart, Eldon Shaffer, Stephan J Urbanski, Paul L Beck, Martin A Storr

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Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with budd-chiari syndrome: imaging features and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Feng-Yong Liu, Mao-Qiang Wang, Feng Duan, Qing-Sheng Fan, Peng Song, Yan Wang

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Role of life events in the presence of colon polyps among African Americans

Hassan Ashktorab, Hassan Hassanzadeh Namin, Teletia Taylor, Carla Williams, Hassan Brim, Thomas Mellman, Babak Shokrani, Cheryl L Holt, Adeyinka O Laiyemo, Mehdi Nouraie

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Comparative analysis of primary repair vs resection and anastomosis, with laparostomy, in management of typhoid intestinal perforation: results of a rural hospital in northwestern Benin

Roberto Caronna, Alassan Kadiri Boukari, Dieudonnè Zaongo, Thierry Hessou, Rènè Castro Gayito, Cesar Ahononga, Sosten Adeniran, Giambattista Priuli

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The effects of endoscopic-guided balloon dilations in esophageal and gastric strictures caused by corrosive injuries

Yi-Chun Chiu, Chih-Ming Liang, William Tam, Keng-Liang Wu, Long-Sheng Lu, Ming-Luen Hu, Wei-Chen Tai, King-Wah Chiu, Seng-Kee Chuah

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Lactobacillus acidophilus CRL 1014 improved “gut health” in the SHIME®reactor

Katia Sivieri, Martha L Villarreal Morales, Maria A Tallarico Adorno, Isabel Kimiko Sakamoto, Susana M Isay Saad, Elizeu A Rossi

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Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Korea: Nationwide multicenter study over 13 years

Seon Hee Lim, Jin-Won Kwon, Nayoung Kim, Gwang Ha Kim, Jung Mook Kang, Min Jung Park, Jeong Yoon Yim, Heung Up Kim, Gwang Ho Baik, Geom Seog Seo, Jeong Eun Shin, Young-Eun Joo, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung

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Effectiveness of polaprezinc for low-dose aspirin-induced small-bowel mucosal injuries as evaluated by capsule endoscopy: a pilot randomized controlled study

Ikue Watari, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Taiki Aoyama, Hiroki Imagawa, Takayoshi Shishido, Shigeto Yoshida, Kazuaki Chayama

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No role for glutathione S-transferase genotypes in Caucasian esophageal squamous cell or adenocarcinoma etiology: an European case–control study

Polat Dura, Jody Salomon, Rene HM Te Morsche, Hennie MJ Roelofs, Jon O Kristinsson, Theo Wobbes, Ben JM Witteman, Adriaan CITL Tan, Joost PH Drenth, Wilbert HM Peters

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Fatty liver index correlates with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but not with newly diagnosed coronary artery atherosclerotic disease in Chinese patients

Zhao-Yan Jiang, Chen-Ying Xu, Xian-Xing Chang, Wei-Wei Li, Lu-Ying Sun, Xiao-Bo Yang, Li-Fen Yu

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Nitroglycerin 0.4% ointment vs placebo in the treatment of pain resulting from chronic anal fissure: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Scott M Berry, Charles F Barish, Raj Bhandari, Gemma Clark, Gregory V Collins, Julian Howell, John E Pappas, Dennis S Riff, Michael Safdi, Ann Yellowlees

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Impaired mitochondrial β-oxidation in patients with chronic hepatitis C: relation with viral load and insulin resistance

Chikako Sato, Takafumi Saito, Keiko Misawa, Tomohiro Katsumi, Kyoko Tomita, Rika Ishii, Hiroaki Haga, Kazuo Okumoto, Yuko Nishise, Hisayoshi Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Sumio Kawata

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Mini-Mental State Examination in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and liver cirrhosis: a prospective, quantified electroencephalography study

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Duodenal microbiota composition and mucosal homeostasis in pediatric celiac disease

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Cholestasis induces reversible accumulation of periplakin in mouse liver

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Fingertip rapid point-of-care test in adult case-finding in coeliac disease

Alina Popp, Mariana Jinga, Ciprian Jurcut, Vasile Balaban, Catalina Bardas, Kaija Laurila, Florina Vasilescu, Adina Ene, Ioana Anca, Markku Mäki

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Antibiotic exposure and the development of coeliac disease: a nationwide case–control study

Karl Mårild, Weimin Ye, Benjamin Lebwohl, Peter HR Green, Martin J Blaser, Tim Card, Jonas F Ludvigsson

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Intraepithelial lymphocyte distribution differs between the bulb and the second part of duodenum

Olga Bednarska, Simone Ignatova, Charlotte Dahle, Magnus Ström

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Detection and treatment of an aneurysma spurium of the arteria hepatica dextra after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Oliver Kirschberg, Andreas Scheding, Thomas Saers, Bernd Krakamp

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Bowel necrosis following endovascular revascularization for chronic mesenteric ischemia: a case report and review of the literature

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Gene expression analysis of a Helicobacter pylori-infected and high-salt diet-treated mouse gastric tumor model: identification of CD177 as a novel prognostic factor in patients with gastric cancer

Takeshi Toyoda, Tetsuya Tsukamoto, Masami Yamamoto, Hisayo Ban, Noriko Saito, Shinji Takasu, Liang Shi, Ayumi Saito, Seiji Ito, Yoshitaka Yamamura, Akiyoshi Nishikawa, Kumiko Ogawa, Takuji Tanaka, Masae Tatematsu

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Leukocytosis and high hematocrit levels during abdominal attacks of hereditary angioedema

Isao Ohsawa, Seiji Nagamachi, Hiyori Suzuki, Daisuke Honda, Nobuyuki Sato, Hiroyuki Ohi, Satoshi Horikoshi, Yasuhiko Tomino

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Assessment of preoperative exercise capacity in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with chronic liver injury undergoing hepatectomy

Masaki Kaibori, Morihiko Ishizaki, Kosuke Matsui, Richi Nakatake, Tatsuma Sakaguchi, Daiki Habu, Sawako Yoshiuchi, Yutaka Kimura, A Hon Kon

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The FLS (Fatty liver Shionogi) mouse reveals local expressions of lipocalin-2, CXCL1 and CXCL9 in the liver with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Toshihisa Semba, Motoi Nishimura, Satomi Nishimura, Osamu Ohara, Takayuki Ishige, Sayaka Ohno, Ken Nonaka, Kazuyuki Sogawa, Mamoru Satoh, Setsu Sawai, Kazuyuki Matsushita, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka, Fumio Nomura

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The association between cecal insertion time and colorectal neoplasm detection

Moon Hee Yang, Juhee Cho, Sanjay Rampal, Eun Kyung Choi, Yoon-Ho Choi, Jun Haeng Lee, Young-Ho Kim, Dong Kyung Chang, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J Kim, Eliseo Guallar, Jong Chul Rhee, Hee Jung Son

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: High expression level and nuclear localization of Sam68 are associated with progression and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer

Wen-Ting Liao, Jun-Ling Liu, Zheng-Gen Wang, Yan-Mei Cui, Ling Shi, Ting-Ting Li, Xiao-Hui Zhao, Xiu-Ting Chen, Yan-Qing Ding, Li-Bing Song

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Interventionally implanted port catheter systems for hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy in patients with primary liver cancer: A phase II-study (NCT00356161)

Marianne Sinn, Annett Nicolaou, Jens Ricke, Pjotr Podrabsky, Daniel Seehofer, Bernhard Gebauer, Maciej Pech, Peter Neuhaus, Bernd Dörken, Hanno Riess, Bert Hildebrandt

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Morphological change of a laterally spreading rectal tumor over a short period

Hideaki Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Oono, Kuang-l Fu, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Satoshi Fujii, Takashi Kojima, Tomonori Yano, Atsushi Ochiai, Yutaka Sasaki, Kazuhiro Kaneko

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Accuracy of endoscopic diagnosis of Helicobacter pyloriinfection according to level of endoscopic experience and the effect of training

Kazuhiro Watanabe, Naoyoshi Nagata, Takuro Shimbo, Ryo Nakashima, Etsuko Furuhata, Toshiyuki Sakurai, Naoki Akazawa, Chizu Yokoi, Masao Kobayakawa, Junichi Akiyama, Masashi Mizokami, Naomi Uemura

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Improvement of long-term outcomes in pancreatic cancer and its associated factors within the gemcitabine era: a collaborative retrospective multicenter clinical review of 1,082 patients

Taira Kuroda, Teru Kumagi, Tomoyuki Yokota, Hirotaka Seike, Mari Nishiyama, Yusuke Imai, Nobu Inada, Naozumi Shibata, Satoshi Imamine, Shin-ichi Okada, Mitsuhito Koizumi, Hirofumi Yamanishi, Nobuaki Azemoto, Jiro Miyaike, Yoshinori Tanaka, Haruka Tatsukawa, Hiroki Utsunomiya, Yoshinori Ohno, Teruki Miyake, Masashi Hirooka, Shinya Furukawa, Masanori Abe, Yoshiou Ikeda, Bunzo Matsuura, Yoichi Hiasa, Morikazu Onji

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Guanylate cyclase C limits systemic dissemination of a murine enteric pathogen

Elizabeth A Mann, Eleana Harmel-Laws, Mitchell B Cohen, Kris A Steinbrecher

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The postoperative bleeding rate and its risk factors in patients on antithrombotic therapy who undergo gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

Toshihisa Takeuchi, Kazuhiro Ota, Satoshi Harada, Shoko Edogawa, Yuichi Kojima, Satoshi Tokioka, Eiji Umegaki, Kazuhide Higuchi

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Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine on acetic acid-induced colitis in a porcine model

Qingjing Wang, Yongqing Hou, Dan Yi, Lei Wang, Binying Ding, Xing Chen, Minhui Long, Yulan Liu, Guoyao Wu

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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in type 2 diabetics: symptom load and pathophysiologic aspects - a retro-pro study

Regina Promberger, Johannes Lenglinger, Otto Riedl, Gernot Seebacher, Wolf Hans Eilenberg, Johannes Ott, Franz Martin Riegler, Michael Gadenstätter, Christoph Neumayer

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Long-term follow up Helicobacter Pylori reinfection rate after second-line treatment: bismuth-containing quadruple therapy versus moxifloxacin-based triple therapy

Min Soo Kim, Nayoung Kim, Sung Eun Kim, Hyun Jin Jo, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Dong Ho Lee

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The role of Ursodeoxycholic acid in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a systematic review

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The protective effect of recombinant Lactococcus lactis oral vaccine on a Clostridium difficile-infected animal model

Xiao-qiang Yang, Ya-gang Zhao, Xue-qing Chen, Bo Jiang, Da-yong Sun

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Requirement of epithelial integrin-linked kinase for facilitation of Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis

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Efficacy and tolerability of α-galactosidase in treating gas-related symptoms in children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial

Giovanni Di Nardo, Salvatore Oliva, Federica Ferrari, Saverio Mallardo, Giovanni Barbara, Cesare Cremon, Marina Aloi, Salvatore Cucchiara

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Association between obesity and Barrett’s esophagus in a Japanese population: a hospital-based, cross-sectional study

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Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage assisted by real-time virtual sonography: a retrospective study

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A case of rectal tumor in which the shape altered with regression in short period

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Association of gut microbiota with post-operative clinical course in Crohn’s disease

Neelendu Dey, David AW Soergel, Susanna Repo, Steven E Brenner

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MYC, FBXW7 and TP53 copy number variation and expression in Gastric Cancer

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Possible etiology of improvements in both quality of life and overlapping gastroesophageal reflux disease by proton pump inhibitor treatment in a prospective randomized controlled trial

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Interprovider variation of celiac disease testing in childhood chronic abdominal pain

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Penile metastasis from primary cholangiocarcinoma: the first case report

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The protective effect of VSL#3 on intestinal permeability in a rat model of alcoholic intestinal injury

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A therapeutic barium enema is a practical option to control bleeding from the appendix

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Predicting native papilla biliary cannulation success using a multinational Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Quality Network

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Risk factors for second primary neoplasia of esophagus in newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients: a case–control study

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Limited utilization of serologic testing in patients undergoing duodenal biopsy for celiac disease

Homer O Wiland 4th, Walter H Henricks, Thomas M Daly

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Clinical impact of a gluten-free diet on health-related quality of life in seven fibromyalgia syndrome patients with associated celiac disease

Luis Rodrigo, Ignacio Blanco, Julio Bobes, Frederick J de Serres

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Influence of NADPH oxidase on inflammatory response in primary intestinal epithelial cells in patients with ulcerative colitis

Rima Ramonaite, Jurgita Skieceviciene, Gediminas Kiudelis, Laimas Jonaitis, Algimantas Tamelis, Paulius Cizas, Vilmante Borutaite, Limas Kupcinskas

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Prediction of symptomatic improvement after exposure-based treatment for irritable bowel syndrome

Brjánn Ljótsson, Erik Andersson, Perjohan Lindfors, Jeffrey M Lackner, Karin Grönberg, Katarina Molin, Johanna Norén, Karin Romberg, Evelyn Andersson, Timo Hursti, Hugo Hesser, Erik Hedman

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Pyoderma gangrenosum in refractory celiac disease: a case report

Silvia Sedda, Roberta Caruso, Irene Marafini, Elena Campione, Augusto Orlandi, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone

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Chemopreventive effects of berberine on intestinal tumor development in Apc min/+mice

Hailong Cao, Shuli Song, Hui Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Rui Qu, Boli Yang, Yang Jing, Tianhui Hu, Fang Yan, Bangmao Wang

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Transluminal endoscopic step-up approach versus minimally invasive surgical step-up approach in patients with infected necrotising pancreatitis (TENSION trial): design and rationale of a randomised controlled multicenter trial [ISRCTN09186711]

Sandra van Brunschot, Janneke van Grinsven, Rogier P Voermans, Olaf J Bakker, Marc GH Besselink, Marja A Boermeester, Thomas L Bollen, Koop Bosscha, Stefan A Bouwense, Marco J Bruno, Vincent C Cappendijk, Esther C Consten, Cornelis H Dejong, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Casper H van Eijck, G Willemien Erkelens, Harry van Goor, Mohammed Hadithi, Jan-Willem Haveman, Sijbrand H Hofker, Jeroen JM Jansen, Johan S Laméris, Krijn P van Lienden, Eric R Manusama, Maarten A Meijssen, Chris J Mulder, Vincent B Nieuwenhuis, Jan-Werner Poley, Rogier J de Ridder, Camiel Rosman, Alexander F Schaapherder, Joris J Scheepers, Erik J Schoon, Tom Seerden, BW Marcel Spanier, Jan Willem A Straathof, Robin Timmer, Niels G Venneman, Frank P Vleggaar, Ben J Witteman, Hein G Gooszen, Hjalmar C van Santvoort, Paul Fockens

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Low Helicobacter pylori primary resistance to clarithromycin in gastric biopsy specimens from dyspeptic patients of a city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil

Rodrigo Buzinaro Suzuki, Rodrigo Augusto Basso Lopes, George Arouche da Câmara Lopes, Tin Hung Ho, Márcia Aparecida Sperança

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Role of serotonin in fatty acid-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice

Yvonne Ritze, Maureen Böhle, Synia Haub, Astrid Hubert, Paul Enck, Stephan Zipfel, Stephan C Bischoff

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A nationwide population-based study of the inflammatory bowel diseases between 1998 and 2008 in Taiwan

Shu-Chen Wei, Meng-Hung Lin, Chien-Chih Tung, Meng-Tzu Weng, Jen-Shin Kuo, Ming-Jium Shieh, Cheng-Yi Wang, Wen-Chao Ho, Jau-Min Wong, Pau-Chung Chen

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Combination therapy of infliximab and thalidomide for refractory entero-Behcet's disease: a case report

Yue Li, Zelong Han, Xianfei Wang, Zhihui Mo, Wei Zhang, Aimin Li, Side Liu

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IgG4 Related disease – a retrospective descriptive study highlighting Canadian experiences in diagnosis and management

Harshna Patel, Korosh Khalili, Kim Tae Kyoung, Leyla Yazdi, Eric Lee, Gary May, Paul Kortan, Catalina Coltescu, Gideon M Hirschfield

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A retrospective study of acute pancreatitis in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

Yin Zhu, You-Xiang Chen, Yong Zhu, Pi Liu, Hao Zeng, Nong-Hua Lu

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Allopurinol use in pregnancy in three women with inflammatory bowel disease: safety and outcomes: a case series

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Correlation between the methylation of SULF2 and WRN promoter and the irinotecan chemosensitivity in gastric cancer

Lin Wang, Li Xie, Jun Wang, Jie Shen, Baorui Liu

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Endocytoscopic findings of lymphomas of the stomach

Hajime Isomoto, Kayoko Matsushima, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Yoshitaka Imaizumi, Junya Shiota, Hiroyuki Ishii, Hitomi Minami, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Saburo Shikuwa, Yasushi Miyazaki, Kazuhiko Nakao

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Abnormal fecal microbiota community and functions in patients with hepatitis B liver cirrhosis as revealed by a metagenomic approach

Xiao Wei, Xiabei Yan, Dayang Zou, Zhan Yang, Xuesong Wang, Wei Liu, Simiao Wang, Xuelian Li, Juqiang Han, Liuyu Huang, Jing Yuan

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Validation of Intraluminal and Intraperitoneal microdialysis in ischemic small intestine

Lauri Pynnönen, Minna Minkkinen, Anders Perner, Sari Räty, Isto Nordback, Juhani Sand, Jyrki Tenhunen

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Effects of Interleukin-4 or Interleukin-10 gene therapy on trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced murine colitis

Jing Xiong, Ying-Hao Lin, Li-Hong Bi, Ji-De Wang, Yang Bai, Si-De Liu

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Liver protective effect of ursodeoxycholic acid includes regulation of ADAM17 activity

Halka Buryova, Karel Chalupsky, Olga Zbodakova, Ivan Kanchev, Marketa Jirouskova, Martin Gregor, Radislav Sedlacek

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Comfort, safety and quality of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy after 2 hours fasting: a randomized controlled trial

Angélica Terezinha Koeppe, Marcio Lubini, Nilton Maiolini Bonadeo, Iran Moraes Jr, Fernando Fornari

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Safety and effectiveness using dexmedetomidine versus propofol TCI sedation during oesophagus interventions: a randomized trial

Susanne Eberl, Benedikt Preckel, Jacques J Bergman, Markus W Hollmann

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Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the suspicion of pancreatic metastases

José Celso Ardengh, César Vivian Lopes, Rafael Kemp, Filadélfio Venco, Eder Rios de Lima-Filho, José Sebastião dos Santos

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