Ausgabe 1/2020
Inhalt (417 Artikel)
Liver fibrosis and accelerated immune dysfunction (immunosenescence) among HIV-infected Russians with heavy alcohol consumption - an observational cross-sectional study
- Open Access
- Research article
Kaku So-Armah, Matthew Freiberg, Debbie Cheng, Joseph K. Lim, Natalia Gnatienko, Gregory Patts, Margaret Doyle, Daniel Fuster, Dmitry Lioznov, Evgeny Krupitsky, Jeffrey Samet
Pathogenetic approach to the treatment of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and their intersection: results of the Russian observation retrospective program COMFORT
- Open Access
- Research article
Vladimir T. Ivashkin, Elena A. Poluektova, Alexey B. Glazunov, Mikhail A. Putilovskiy, Oleg I. Epstein
Validation of serrated polyps (SPs) in Swedish pathology registers
- Open Access
- Research article
Soran R. Bozorg, Mingyang Song, Louise Emilsson, Jonas F. Ludvigsson
Non-selective beta blocker use is associated with improved short-term survival in patients with cirrhosis referred for liver transplantation
- Open Access
- Research article
Taiwo Ngwa, Eric Orman, Eduardo Vilar Gomez, Raj Vuppalanchi, Chandrashekhar Kubal, Naga Chalasani, Marwan Ghabril
The challenging diagnosis and treatment of duodenal diverticulum perforation: a report of two cases
- Open Access
- Case report
Moysis Moysidis, Daniel Paramythiotis, Anestis Karakatsanis, Evropi Amanatidou, Elisavet Psoma, Xanthippi Mavropoulou, Antonios Michalopoulos
Aspirin decreases hepatocellular carcinoma risk in hepatitis C virus carriers: a nationwide cohort study
- Open Access
- Research article
Yen-Hsiang Liao, Ren-Jun Hsu, Tzu-Hwei Wang, Chen-Ta Wu, Sheng-Yao Huang, Chung-Y. Hsu, Yuan-Chih Su, Wen-Lin Hsu, Dai-Wei Liu
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Approaching treatment for immunological rejection of living-donor liver transplantation in rats
- Open Access
- Research article
Yanhu Feng, Zhijian Han, Zedong Feng, Bofang Wang, Huijuan Cheng, Luxi Yang, Yangbing Li, Baohong Gu, Xuemei Li, Yahao Li, Yumin Li, Chen Wang, Hao Chen
Complications of enterostomy and related risk factor analysis of very early onset inflammatory bowel disease with interleukin-10 signalling deficiency: a single-centre retrospective analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Zifei Tang, Zhiheng Huang, Weili Yan, Yi Zhang, Peng Shi, Kuiran Dong, Ying Gong, Min Ji, Yuhuan Wang, Zhuowe Yu, Ying Huang
A rare case of Epstein–Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer that developed into an intestinal obstruction: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Nozomi Morita, Chiaki Okuse, Keigo Suetani, Hiroyasu Nakano, Tetsuya Hiraishi, Shinya Ishigooka, Shuzo Mori, Tsukasa Shimamura, Takeshi Asakura, Junki Koike, Fumio Itoh, Michihiro Suzuki
Proportion of NAFLD patients with normal ALT value in overall NAFLD patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Xuefeng Ma, Shousheng Liu, Jie Zhang, Mengzhen Dong, Yifen Wang, Mengke Wang, Yongning Xin
Associations between disease activity, social support and health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: the mediating role of psychological symptoms
- Open Access
- Research article
Hanlin Fu, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Yan Peng, Tiejian Feng, Tingting Wang, Xiaobing Wu, Tubao Yang
Deficiency of Gankyrin in the small intestine is associated with augmented colitis accompanied by altered bacterial composition of intestinal microbiota
- Open Access
- Research article
Toshiharu Sakurai, Hiroki Nishiyama, Tomoyuki Nagai, Susumu Goto, Hiroyuki Ogata, Masatoshi Kudo
Needle tract seeding recurrence of pancreatic cancer in the gastric wall with paragastric lymph node metastasis after endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration followed by pancreatectomy: a case report and literature review
- Open Access
- Case report
Nami Sato, Shigetsugu Takano, Hideyuki Yoshitomi, Katsunori Furukawa, Tsukasa Takayashiki, Satoshi Kuboki, Daisuke Suzuki, Nozomu Sakai, Shingo Kagawa, Takashi Mishima, Eri Nakadai, Rintaro Mikata, Naoya Kato, Masayuki Ohtsuka
Liver injury monitoring, fibrosis staging and inflammation grading using T1rho magnetic resonance imaging: an experimental study in rats with carbon tetrachloride intoxication
- Open Access
- Research article
Shuangshuang Xie, Hanxiong Qi, Qing Li, Kun Zhang, Longjiang Zhang, Yue Cheng, Wen Shen
A population-based cohort study of mortality of intensive care unit patients with liver cirrhosis
- Open Access
- Research article
Yu-Feng Huang, Chao-Shun Lin, Yih-Giun Cherng, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Ray-Jade Chen, Ta-Liang Chen, Chien-Chang Liao
The prognostic role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio on overall survival in gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Weijuan Cao, Xiaomin Yao, Danwei Cen, Yajun Zhi, Ningwei Zhu, Liyong Xu
Analysis of the relationship between MIR155HG variants and gastric Cancer susceptibility
- Open Access
- Research article
Wenjing Zou, Xu Li, Cheng Li, Dan Liu, Yanyan Lv, Ying Yang, Nan Ye, Dan Guo, Shuixiang He
The association between disease activity and patient-reported outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in the United States and Europe
- Open Access
- Research article
Alessandro Armuzzi, Miriam Tarallo, James Lucas, Daniel Bluff, Benjamin Hoskin, Danielle Bargo, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Leonardo Salese, Marco daCosta DiBonaventura
Superiority of mucosal incision-assisted biopsy over ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in diagnosing small gastric subepithelial lesions: a propensity score matching analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Yosuke Minoda, Takatoshi Chinen, Takashi Osoegawa, Soichi Itaba, Kazuhiro Haraguchi, Hirotada Akiho, Akira Aso, Yorinobu Sumida, Keishi Komori, Haruei Ogino, Eikichi Ihara, Yoshihiro Ogawa
Comparison of the effects of adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy for resected biliary tract cancer
- Open Access
- Research article
Hyera Kim, Mi Hwa Heo, Jin Young Kim
Evaluation of ultrasound-guided Freka-Trelumina enteral nutrition tube placement in the treatment of acute pancreatitis
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhijun Liu, Jintao Guo, Weidong Ren, Shaoshan Tang, Ying Huang, Liping Huang, Siyu Sun, Lianjie Lin
Patient characteristics, clinical manifestations, prognosis, and factors associated with gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Thanaboon Chaemsupaphan, Julajak Limsrivilai, Chenchira Thongdee, Asawin Sudcharoen, Ananya Pongpaibul, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya
Gastric tuberculosis mimicking submucosal tumor: a case series
- Open Access
- Case report
Rong Zhu, Yuankun Zhou, Haibo Wang, Lianjun Di, Kui Zhao, Biguang Tuo, Huichao Wu
High rates of cirrhosis and severe clinical events in patients with HBV/HDV co-infection: longitudinal analysis of a German cohort
- Open Access
- Research article
Jan-Hendrik Bockmann, Marcel Grube, Vanessa Hamed, Johann von Felden, Johanna Landahl, Malte Wehmeyer, Katja Giersch, Michaela T. Hall, John M. Murray, Maura Dandri, Stefan Lüth, Ansgar W. Lohse, Marc Lütgehetmann, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch
Prevention and management of diarrhea associated with naldemedine among patients receiving opioids: a retrospective cohort study
- Open Access
- Research article
Yusuke Takagi, Gakuji Osawa, Yoriko Kato, Eri Ikezawa, Chika Kobayashi, Etsuko Aruga
Elobixibat alleviates chronic constipation in hemodialysis patients: a questionnaire-based study
- Open Access
- Research article
Daigo Kamei, Yuiko Kamei, Masashi Nagano, Michio Mineshima, Kosaku Nitta, Ken Tsuchiya
Safety of endoscopic procedures with monopolar versus bipolar instruments in an ex vivo porcine model
- Open Access
- Research article
Kensuke Shinmura, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Motohiro Kojima, Hiroshi Nakamura, Shozo Osera, Yusuke Yoda, Keisuke Hori, Yasuhiro Oono, Atsushi Ochiai, Tomonori Yano
Intake of dairy protein during pregnancy in IBD and risk of SGA in a Norwegian population-based mother and child cohort
- Open Access
- Research article
May-Bente Bengtson, Margaretha Haugen, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Geir Aamodt, Morten H. Vatn
Group cognitive behavioural therapy (GCBT) versus treatment as usual (TAU) in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
- Open Access
- Study protocol
Shino Kikuchi, Yuki Oe, Yohei Sasaki, Hirono Ishii, Yuri Ito, Masaru Horikoshi, Takashi Sozu, Hiroshi Seno, Toshi A. Furukawa
Clinical characteristics, CT signs, and pathological findings of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-induced sinusoidal obstructive syndrome: a retrospective study
- Open Access
- Research article
Fang Liu, Xinxin Rong, Hui Guo, Dong Xu, Chang Liu, Lingling Meng, Xiaoqian Yang, Tingting Guo, Xuefeng Kan, Yuhu Song
Prognostic value of peripheral blood natural killer cells in colorectal cancer
- Open Access
- Research article
Yan-ping Tang, Ming-zhi Xie, Ke-zhi Li, Ji-lin Li, Zheng-min Cai, Bang-li Hu
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among patients with sleep disorders: a Nationwide study of Taiwan
- Open Access
- Research article
Yu-Ting Wei, Peng-Yi Lee, Cheng-Yu Lin, Hsuan-Ju Chen, Che-Chen Lin, Jin-Shang Wu, Yin-Fan Chang, Chen-Long Wu, How-Ran Guo
A rare case presentation: pregnancy and gastric carcinoma
- Open Access
- Case report
Mustafa Yildiz, Yesim Akgun, Hale Ozer, Veli Mihmanli
A PTPN11 mutation in a woman with Noonan syndrome and protein-losing enteropathy
- Open Access
- Case report
Na Wang, Wen Shi, Yang Jiao
Faecal calprotectin is the biomarker that best distinguishes remission from different degrees of endoscopic activity in Crohn’s disease
- Open Access
- Research article
Francisco Guilherme Cancela e Penna, Rodrigo Macedo Rosa, Pedro Ferrari Sales da Cunha, Stella Cristina Silva de Souza, Maria de Lourdes de Abreu Ferrari
Gastric schwannoma with giant ulcer and lymphadenopathy mimicking gastric cancer: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Caihua Tang, Qiyong Pan, Zeqing Xu, Xuan Zhou, Ying Wang
Imaging findings for pancreatic Hamartoma: two case reports and a review of the literature
- Open Access
- Case report
Heng Cui, Yuqing Lian, Feng Chen
Correction to: A newly noninvasive model for prediction of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: utility of serum prolactin levels
- Open Access
- Correction
Pengzi Zhang, Wenhuan Feng, Xuehui Chu, Xitai Sun, Dalong Zhu, Yan Bi
Uric acid induced hepatocytes lipid accumulation through regulation of miR-149-5p/FGF21 axis
- Open Access
- Research article
Shenghui Chen, Dan Chen, Hua Yang, Xinyu Wang, Jinghua Wang, Chengfu Xu
Blood carnitine profiling on tandem mass spectrometry in liver cirrhotic patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Hironori Kobayashi, Satoshi Miuma, Masanori Fukusima, Ryu Sasaki, Masafumi Haraguchi, Kazuhiko Nakao
Diagnostic efficacy of double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with suspected isolated small bowel Crohn’s disease
- Open Access
- Research article
Zihan Huang, Xiang Liu, Fei Yang, Guoxin Wang, Nan Ge, Sheng Wang, Jintao Guo, Siyu Sun
Prevalence, associated factors and medication for symptoms related to gastroesophageal reflux disease among 1114 private-tuition students of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
- Open Access
- Research article
Darsha Gunasinghe, Chathurika Gunawardhana, Shakthi Halahakoon, Ali Haneeka, Najiyya Hanim, Chamara Hapuarachchi, Devarajan Rathish
Fructo-oligosaccharides ameliorate steatohepatitis, visceral adiposity, and associated chronic inflammation via increased production of short-chain fatty acids in a mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Open Access
- Research article
Atsuko Takai, Kentaro Kikuchi, Mayuko Ichimura, Koichi Tsuneyama, Yuki Moritoki, Kotaro Matsumoto, Hiromichi Tsunashima, Takeshi Onda, Noriyuki Kuniyoshi, Tomoyuki Nariyama, Sho Ohyatsu, Juri Kubota, Kozue Nagumo, Shinpei Sato, Masumi Hara, Hiroshi Miyakawa
Real-world effectiveness and safety of sofosbuvir and nonstructural protein 5A inhibitors for chronic hepatitis C genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6: a multicentre cohort study
- Open Access
- Research article
Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Virasak Wongpaitoon, Piyawat Komolmit, Wattana Sukeepaisarnjaroen, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Teerha Piratvisuth, Theeranun Sanpajit, Chinnavat Sutthivana, Chalermrat Bunchorntavakul, Abhasnee Sobhonslidsuk, Soonthorn Chonprasertsuk, Chotipong Siripipattanamongkol, Supatsri Sethasine, Tawesak Tanwandee
Clinical significance of regional lymph node enlargement in patients with EGC within the expanded criteria for ESD
- Open Access
- Research article
Dong Seok Lee, Jong Kyu Park, Sang Jin Lee, Gab Jin Cheon
Clinical implications with tolvaptan on monitored bioimpedance-defined fluid status in patients with cirrhotic ascites: an observational study
- Open Access
- Research article
Shunsuke Shiba, Po-sung Chu, Nobuhiro Nakamoto, Karin Yamataka, Nobuhito Taniki, Keisuke Ojiro, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Rei Morikawa, Aya Yoshida, Akihiko Ikura, Hirotoshi Ebinuma, Hidetsugu Saito, Takanori Kanai
Can microscopic ileitis in patients with clinically suspected inflammatory bowel disease predict the future?
- Open Access
- Research article
Fadi Abu Baker, Jesus Alonso Z’cruz De La Garza, Smadar Nafrin, Amir Mari, Muhammed Suki, Baruch Ovadia, Oren Gal, Yael Kopelamn
Intestinal flora imbalance affects bile acid metabolism and is associated with gallstone formation
- Open Access
- Research article
Qiang Wang, Chenjun Hao, Wenchao Yao, Defu Zhu, Haifeng Lu, Long Li, Biao Ma, Bei Sun, Dongbo Xue, Weihui Zhang
A case report of a novel 22 bp duplication within exon 1 of the UGT1A1 in a Sudanese infant with Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I
- Open Access
- Case report
Sailaja Valmiki, Kiran Kumar Mandapati, Leela Krishna Vamsee Miriyala, Chayarani Chandrashekhar Kelgeri, Mohamed Rela, Naresh P. Shanmugam, Durga Rao Vegulada
Case report: an aortic aneurysm as cause of pseudoachalasia
- Open Access
- Case report
Marian Dejaeger, Maud Lormans, Eddy Dejaeger, Katleen Fagard
The effect of prophylactic hemoclips on the risk of delayed post-endoscopic mucosal resection bleed for upper and lower gastrointestinal lesions: a retrospective cohort study
- Open Access
- Research article
Karen Chang, Brian S. Lee, Timnit Tekeste, Andrew Nguyen, Mopelola Adeyemo, Agathon Girgis, Karl K. Kwok, H. Michael Crowson, Alicia O. Burris, Rajeev Attam, Charles T. Chaya, Theodore E. Durbin, Andrew Q. Giap, Gordon C. Hunt, John Iskander, Kevin T. Kao, Brian S. Lim
Invasive intestinal mucormycosis in a 40-year old immunocompetent patient - a rarely reported clinical phenomenon: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Abdi Bati Wotiye, Poornachandra KS, Biniyam Alemayehu Ayele
Infection control in ERCP using a duodenoscope with a disposable cap (ICECAP): rationale for and design of a randomized controlled trial
- Open Access
- Study protocol
Nauzer Forbes, B. Joseph Elmunzer, Thibault Allain, Millie Chau, Hannah F. Koury, Sydney Bass, Paul J. Belletrutti, Martin J. Cole, Emmanuel Gonzalez-Moreno, Ahmed Kayal, Puja Kumar, Rachid Mohamed, Christian Turbide, Andre G. Buret, Steven J. Heitman
Use of microbiological and patient data for choice of empirical antibiotic therapy in acute cholangitis
- Open Access
- Research article
Tassilo Kruis, Sarah Güse-Jaschuck, Britta Siegmund, Thomas Adam, Hans-Jörg Epple
Physical activity intervention for non-diabetic patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Open Access
- Research article
Shu-ting Wang, Jing Zheng, He-wei Peng, Xiao-lin Cai, Xin-ting Pan, Hui-quan Li, Qi-zhu Hong, Xian-E Peng
Long-term outcomes and quality of life of patients with Hirschsprung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Ying Dai, Yongfang Deng, Yan Lin, Runxian Ouyang, Le Li
Prophylactic clip application for large pedunculated polyps before snare polypectomy may decrease immediate postpolypectomy bleeding
- Open Access
- Research article
Jae Seung Soh, Myeongsook Seo, Kyung-Jo Kim
An internal hernia caused by Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Yang Zhang, Yuchen Guo, Yuanlin Sun, Yuechao Xu
Direct endoscopic full-thickness resection for submucosal tumors with an intraluminal growth pattern originating from the muscularis propria layer in the gastric fundus
- Open Access
- Technical advance
Jinlong Hu, Nan Ge, Sheng Wang, Jintao Guo, Xiang Liu, Guoxin Wang, Siyu Sun
Safety and outcome of gastrostomy tube placement in patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome
- Open Access
- Research article
Pamela A. Frischmeyer-Guerrerio, Gretchen MacCarrick, Harry C. Dietz, F. Dylan Stewart, Anthony L. Guerrerio
Artificial neural network-based models used for predicting 28- and 90-day mortality of patients with hepatitis B-associated acute-on-chronic liver failure
- Open Access
- Research article
Yixin Hou, Qianqian Zhang, Fangyuan Gao, Dewen Mao, Jun Li, Zuojiong Gong, Xinla Luo, Guoliang Chen, Yong Li, Zhiyun Yang, Kewei Sun, Xianbo Wang
A rare cause of dysphagia due to esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis: a case report and review of literature
- Open Access
- Case report
Osman Ali, Hazel Asumu, Tanisha Kaur, Angelina Mathew, Raymond Kim
The propionic acid and butyric acid in serum but not in feces are increased in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhenyi Tian, Xiaojun Zhuang, Mei Luo, Wei Yin, Lishou Xiong
Impact of preoperative fecal short chain fatty acids on postoperative infectious complications in esophageal cancer patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Masaaki Motoori, Koji Tanaka, Keijiro Sugimura, Hiroshi Miyata, Takuro Saito, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Kazumasa Fujitani, Yukiko Kado, Takashi Asahara, Masahiko Yano
Human herpesvirus 8-associated colonic Kaposi’s sarcoma during vedolizumab treatment in ulcerative colitis: a case report and review of the literature
- Open Access
- Case report
Valerio Papa, Maria Cristina Giustiniani, Loris Riccardo Lopetuso, Alfredo Papa
Helicobacter pylori infection as a risk factor for diabetes: a meta-analysis of case-control studies
- Open Access
- Research article
Kamyar Mansori, Yousef Moradi, Sara Naderpour, Roya Rashti, Ali Baradaran Moghaddam, Lotfolah Saed, Hedyeh Mohammadi
The use of electronic healthcare records for colorectal cancer screening referral decisions and risk prediction model development
- Open Access
- Research article
Jennifer Anne Cooper, Ronan Ryan, Nick Parsons, Chris Stinton, Tom Marshall, Sian Taylor-Phillips
Comparison of nutritional screening tools to assess nutritional risk and predict clinical outcomes in Mexican patients with digestive diseases
- Open Access
- Research article
Mariana Chávez-Tostado, Gabino Cervantes-Guevara, Sandra Estefanía López-Alvarado, Gabino Cervantes-Pérez, Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Diana Mercedes Hernández-Corona, Tonatiuh González-Heredia, Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona, Alejandro González-Ojeda
Diffused hepatic angiosarcoma with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome-case report and literature review
- Open Access
- Case report
Xing-mao Zhang, Yao Tong, Qing Li, Qiang He
Diagnosis of vascular invasion in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using endoscopic ultrasound elastography
- Open Access
- Research article
Kenta Yamada, Hiroki Kawashima, Eizaburo Ohno, Takuya Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Masanao Nakamura, Ryoji Miyahara, Masatoshi Ishigami, Yoshiki Hirooka, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro
Conservative recovery and replacement of a ruptured percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube; a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Maan Al Halabi, Wakim Wakim, Hicham Moukaddam, Ahmad Husari
The role of a multidisciplinary team in the management of portal hypertension
- Open Access
- Research article
Yujen Tseng, Lili Ma, Minzhi Lv, Tiancheng Luo, Chengfeng Liu, Yichao Wei, Chu Liu, Ji Zhou, Zhiping Yan, Pengju Xu, Guohua Hu, Hong Ding, Yuan Ji, Shiyao Chen, Jian Wang
Incidence, aetiology and related comorbidities of cirrhosis: a Swedish population-based cohort study
- Open Access
- Research article
Juan Vaz, Berne Eriksson, Ulf Strömberg, David Buchebner, Patrik Midlöv
Serum amyloid A is a better predictive biomarker of mucosal healing than C-reactive protein in ulcerative colitis in clinical remission
- Open Access
- Research article
Masaki Wakai, Ryohei Hayashi, Shinji Tanaka, Toshikatsu Naito, Junko Kumada, Motonobu Nomura, Hidehiko Takigawa, Shiro Oka, Yoshitaka Ueno, Masanori Ito, Kazuaki Chayama
Functional constipation masked as irritable bowel syndrome
- Open Access
- Research article
Monica Tosto, Paola D’Andrea, Ignazio Salamone, Salvatore Pellegrino, Stefano Costa, Maria Cristina Lucanto, Socrate Pallio, Giuseppe Magazzu’, Stefano Guandalini
Endoscopic decompression of acute intestinal distension is associated with reduced mortality in critically ill patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Thorsten Book, Martha M. Kirstein, Andrea Schneider, Michael P. Manns, Torsten Voigtländer
Predictors of advanced fibrosis in elderly patients with biopsy-confirmed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the GOASIA study
- Open Access
- Research article
Panyavee Pitisuttithum, Wah Kheong Chan, Panida Piyachaturawat, Kento Imajo, Atsushi Nakajima, Yosuke Seki, Kazunori Kasama, Satoru Kakizaki, Jian Gao Fan, Myeong Jun Song, Seung Kew Yoon, Yock Young Dan, Laurentius Lesmana, Khek Yu Ho, Khean Lee Goh, Vincent Wai Sun Wong, Sombat Treeprasertsuk
Magnetic resonance elastography in staging liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a pooled analysis of the diagnostic accuracy
- Open Access
- Research article
Yuanzi Liang, Daowei Li
Differences between intentional and accidental ingestion of foreign body in China
- Open Access
- Research article
Ye Zong, Haiying Zhao, Can Sun, Ming Ji, Yongdong Wu, Shutian Zhang, Yongjun Wang
Causative factors of liver fibrosis in HIV-infected patients. A single center study
- Open Access
- Research article
Theodoros Androutsakos, Maria Schina, Abraham Pouliakis, Athanasios Kontos, Nikolaos Sipsas, Gregorios Hatzis
Endoscopic stent placement above the sphincter of Oddi for biliary strictures after living donor liver transplantation
- Open Access
- Research article
Mitsuhito Koizumi, Teru Kumagi, Taira Kuroda, Yoshiki Imamura, Kozue Kanemitsu, Kohei Ogawa, Yasutsugu Takada, Yoichi Hiasa
Hepatocellular carcinoma occurs frequently and early after treatment in HCV genotype 3 infected persons treated with DAA regimens
- Open Access
- Research article
Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab, Shafqat Rasool, Bilal Nasir, Ghazala Rubi, Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra, Adeel A. Butt
Two cases of agenesis of the dorsal pancreas and a review of the literature
- Open Access
- Case report
Wentong Mei, Feng Cao, Fei Li
New mutation of the ceruloplasmin gene in the case of a neurologically asymptomatic patient with microcytic anaemia, obesity and supposed Wilson’s disease
- Open Access
- Case report
Mária Ondrejkovičová, Sylvia Dražilová, Monika Drakulová, Juan López Siles, Renáta Zemjarová Mezenská, Petra Jungová, Martin Fabián, Boris Rychlý, Miroslav Žigrai
Correlation between UGT1A1 gene polymorphism and irinotecan chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: a study from Guangxi Zhuang
- Open Access
- Research article
Shaojun Chen, Li Hua, Chengjun Feng, Qia Mo, Mengzhuan Wei, Yongqi Shen, Zhan Lin, Guisheng Li, Junyi Xu, Chengxian Guo, Haixin Huang
Usefulness of panoramic 344°-viewing in Crohn’s disease capsule endoscopy: a proof of concept pilot study with the novel PillCam™ Crohn’s system
- Open Access
- Research article
Gian Eugenio Tontini, Fernando Rizzello, Flaminia Cavallaro, Gianluca Bonitta, Dania Gelli, Luca Pastorelli, Marco Salice, Maurizio Vecchi, Paolo Gionchetti, Carlo Calabrese
Statin and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection: a meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Xiaofei Li, Lina Sheng, Liwen Liu, Yongtao Hu, Yongxin Chen, Lianqing Lou
Comparison of overall survival on surgical resection versus transarterial chemoembolization with or without radiofrequency ablation in intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Chih-Wen Lin, Yaw-Sen Chen, Gin-Ho Lo, Yao-Chun Hsu, Chia-Chang Hsu, Tsung-Chin Wu, Jen-Hao Yeh, Pojen Hsiao, Pei-Min Hsieh, Hung-Yu Lin, Chih-Wen Shu, Chao-Ming Hung
The significance of preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels in the prediction of lymph node metastasis and prognosis in locally advanced gastric cancer: a retrospective analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Keshen Wang, Xiangyan Jiang, Yanxian Ren, Zhijian Ma, Xiaocheng Cheng, Fan Li, Jingying Xiao, Zeyuan Yu, Zuoyi Jiao
Jejunogastric intussusception after Whipple procedure with B-II reconstruction: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Yun-Xiao Lyu, Yue-Ming Xu
25(OH) D3 alleviate liver NK cytotoxicity in acute but not in chronic fibrosis model of BALB/c mice due to modulations in vitamin D receptor
- Open Access
- Research article
Ahmad Salhab, Johnny Amer, Lu Yinying, Rifaat Safadi
Baseline levels of dynamic CD4+ T cell adhesion to MAdCAM-1 correlate with clinical response to vedolizumab treatment in ulcerative colitis: a cohort study
- Open Access
- Research article
Clarissa Allner, Michaela Melde, Emily Becker, Friederike Fuchs, Laura Mühl, Entcho Klenske, Lisa Müller, Nadine Morgenstern, Konstantin Fietkau, Simon Hirschmann, Raja Atreya, Imke Atreya, Markus F. Neurath, Sebastian Zundler
The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis test is associated with liver-related outcomes in postmenopausal women with risk factors for liver disease
- Open Access
- Research article
Paul M. Trembling, Sophia Apostolidou, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Julie Parkes, Andy Ryan, Sudeep Tanwar, Matthew Burnell, Scott Harris, Usha Menon, William M. Rosenberg
Pancreaticoduodenectomy for a primary duodenal capicua transcriptional repressor (CIC) -rearranged sarcoma with severe bleeding: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Yuichi Aoki, Hisashi Oshiro, Akihiko Yoshida, Kazue Morishima, Atsushi Miki, Hideki Sasanuma, Yasunaru Sakuma, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Naohiro Sata
Lower level of complement component C3 and C3a in the plasma means poor outcome in the patients with hepatitis B virus related acute-on-chronic liver failure
- Open Access
- Research article
Qian Li, Qing Lu, Meng-Qi Zhu, Chong Huang, Kang-Kang Yu, Yu-Xian Huang, Xu Zhao, Xing-Guang Luo, Jian-Ming Zheng
Gastroesophageal reflux disease in a typical African population: a symptom-based multicenter study
- Open Access
- Research article
Sylvester Chuks Nwokediuko, Olusegun Adekanle, Adegboyega Akere, Abdulfatai Olokoba, Chiedozie Anyanechi, Sabo Mustapha Umar, Abubakar Maiyaki, Uchenna Ijoma, Olive Obienu, Augustine Uhunmwangho, Dennis Ndububa
Primary isolated asymptomatic gastric tuberculosis of the cardia mimicking gastric stromal tumor: a rare case report and literature review
- Open Access
- Case report
Mingnan Lv, Kejiang Tang, Yajie Meng, Chuan Tian, Min Wang
Combined effects of lifestyle risk factors on fatty liver index
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Misdiagnosis of multiple synchronous small bowel adenocarcinomas as intestinal tuberculosis: a case report
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Prostaglandin E-major urinary metabolite versus fecal immunochemical occult blood test as a biomarker for patient with ulcerative colitis
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Patients without colonoscopic follow-up after abnormal fecal immunochemical tests are often unaware of the abnormal result and report several barriers to colonoscopy
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Initially elevated arterial lactate as an independent predictor of poor outcomes in severe acute pancreatitis
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Stenting as a bridge to surgery for extra-colonic malignancy induced colorectal obstruction: preliminary experience
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Three-hour post-ERCP amylase level: a useful indicator for early prediction of post-ERCP pancreatitis
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Mechanism of metastasis to the spermatic cord and testis from advanced gastric cancer: a case report
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Comparative cost-effectiveness of cabozantinib as second-line therapy for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in Germany and the United States
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HBsAg quantification predicts off-treatment response to interferon in chronic hepatitis B patients: a retrospective study of 250 cases
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Effects of audio and visual distraction on patients’ vital signs and tolerance during esophagogastroduodenoscopy: a randomized controlled trial
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Reduced risk of post ERCP pancreatitis in statin users
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Efficacy of gastric decompression after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Impact of symptom severity in patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D): results from two separate surveys of HCPs and patients with IBS-D
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Anton Emmanuel, Richard William Goosey, Gwen Wiseman, Stephen Baker, Hans Törnblom
High incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhotic complications in patients with psychiatric illness: a territory-wide cohort study
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Anna Strömbeck, Anders Lasson, Hans Strid, Johanna Sundin, Per-Ove Stotzer, Magnus Simrén, Maria K. Magnusson, Lena Öhman
Evaluating the effects of a risk-adapted screening program for familial colorectal cancer in individuals between 25 and 50 years of age: study protocol for the prospective population-based intervention study FARKOR
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Feasibility of using an led-probe in third-space endoscopy: a clinical study
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Oscar Víctor Hernández Mondragón, Raúl Zamarripa Mottú, Omar Solórzano Pineda, Raúl Alberto Gutierrez Aguilar, Luís Fernando García Contreras
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Lead poisoning; a neglected potential diagnosis in abdominal pain
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Mahtab Shabani, Seyed Kaveh Hadeiy, Parinaz Parhizgar, Nasim Zamani, Hamid Mehrad, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Scott Phillips
Colonic transendoscopic tube-delivered enteral therapy (with video): a prospective study
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Metastatic rectal cancer to papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report and review of literature
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Min Luo, Yu Huang, Yongqiang Li, Yumei Zhang
Exosomal miRNA signatures of pancreatic lesions
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Association between NAFLD and risk of prevalent chronic kidney disease: why there is a difference between east and west?
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Cholestasis and disseminated histoplasmosis in a psoriatic patient on infliximab: case report and review of literature
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Clinical and molecular characterization of a patient with mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy
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A cross-sectional study of nausea in functional abdominal pain: relation to mucosal mast cells and psychological functioning
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Production of ERCP training model using a 3D printing technique (with video)
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Impact of hepatic steatosis on treatment response in nuclesos(t)ide analogue-treated HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B: a retrospective study
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Elderly-onset vs adult-onset ulcerative colitis: a different natural history?
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Irene Zammarchi, Francesco Lanzarotto, Rosanna Cannatelli, Francesca Munari, Federica Benini, Alessandro Pozzi, Alberto Lanzini, Chiara Ricci
Analysis of factors associated with local recurrence after endoscopic resection of gastric epithelial dysplasia: a retrospective study
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Duodenal perforations secondary to a migrated biliary plastic stent successfully treated by endoscope: case-report and review of the literature
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Effectiveness of concomitant use of green tea and polyethylene glycol in bowel preparation for colonoscopy: a randomized controlled study
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Probiotics use for antibiotic-associated diarrhea: a pragmatic participatory evaluation in nursing homes
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Herman A. van Wietmarschen, Martine Busch, Annemiek van Oostveen, Gerda Pot, Miek C. Jong
ADAR expression and copy number variation in patients with advanced gastric cancer
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Javad Behroozi, Shirin Shahbazi, Mohammad Reza Bakhtiarizadeh, Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh
Bilateral vocal cord paralysis after endoscopic placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stent for palliative treatment of malignant proximal esophageal obstruction: two case reports
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Y. Chiche, G. Beltramo, T. Degand, A. Drouillard, C. Foignot, N. Baudouin, P. Bonniaud, M. Georges
Ischemic colitis induced by indigo naturalis in a patient with ulcerative colitis: a case report
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Byungha Cho, Soon Man Yoon, Seung-Myoung Son, Hyoung Woo Kim, Ki Bae Kim, Sei Jin Youn
Association analysis between SNPs in LATS1 and LATS2 and non-cardia gastric cancer
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Li-cong Ma, Xu-yang Tian, Fang Gao, Wen-jie Dong, Tong Dang, Yan-bin Jia
LncRNA SNHG1 promotes EMT process in gastric cancer cells through regulation of the miR-15b/DCLK1/Notch1 axis
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Intestinal fistula accompanied by recurrent peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis: a case report
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Qiuyuan Shao, Yangyang Xia, Qingyan Zhang, Miao Zhang
Utilization of a new technology of 3D biliary CT for ERCP-related procedures: a case report
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Masao Toki, Hidekatsu Tateishi, Tsubasa Yoshida, Koichi Gondo, Shunsuke Watanabe, Tadakazu Hisamatsu
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Erika Austhof, Kenzie Schaefer, Jaime Faulkner, Laura Bach, Mark Riddle, Kristen Pogreba-Brown
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: prevalence and Extraesophageal manifestations among undergraduate students in South West Nigeria
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Moses Ayodele Akinola, Titus Ayodeji Oyedele, Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, Olukayode Yinka Oluyemi, Omotayo Felicia Salami, Alaba Moses Adesina, Adedeji David Adebajo
Elevated hemoglobin A1c is associated with the presence of pancreatic cysts in a high-risk pancreatic surveillance program
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Stretta radiofrequency treatment vs Toupet fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a comparative study
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A case report of iatrogenic gas gangrene post colonoscopy successfully treated with conservative management- is surgery always necessary?
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Lachlan J. Fairley, Samuel L. Smith, Stephen K. Fairley
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in early assessment of disease severity and outcome in patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to the ICU
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Qin Wu, Xi Zhong, Min Fu, Hao Yang, Hong Bo, Xuelian Liao, Zhi Hu, Bo Wang, Zhongwei Zhang, Xiaodong Jin, Yan Kang
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The development of early ascites is associated with shorter overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with drug-eluting embolic chemoembolization
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Juvenile polyposis syndrome might be misdiagnosed as familial adenomatous polyposis: a case report and literature review
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The influence of demographic characteristics on constipation symptoms: a detailed overview
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Liver cirrhosis in a patient with hepatic hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and Budd–Chiari syndrome: a case report
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Inflammatory polyps occur more frequently in inflammatory bowel disease than other colitis patients
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Identification of novel alternative splicing isoform biomarkers and their association with overall survival in colorectal cancer
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Haifeng Lian, Aili Wang, Yuanyuan Shen, Qian Wang, Zhenru Zhou, Ranran Zhang, Kun Li, Chengxia Liu, Hongtao Jia
Hemorrhagic cholecystitis with rare imaging presentation: a case report and a lesson learned from neglected medication history of NSAIDs
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Xin Zhang, Chunjun Zhang, Haifeng Huang, Junsen Wang, Yun Zhang, Qida Hu
Aetiologies and outcomes of patients with abdominal pain presenting to an emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study
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Kilalo M. Mjema, Hendry R. Sawe, Irene Kulola, Amour S. Mohamed, Erasto Sylvanus, Juma A. Mfinanga, Ellen J. Weber
Percutaneous stent placement for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: side-by-side versus stent-in-stent technique
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Wei-Zhong Zhou, Sheng Liu, Zheng-Qiang Yang, Yu-Tao Xian, Hong-dou Xu, Jun-zheng Wu, Hai-Bin Shi
Use of Immunostaining for the diagnosis of Lymphovascular invasion in superficial Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma
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Isao Hosono, Ryoji Miyahara, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Kohei Funasaka, Tsunaki Sawada, Keiko Maeda, Takeshi Yamamura, Takuya Ishikawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Masanao Nakamura, Hiroki Kawashima, Takio Yokoi, Tetsuya Tsukamoto, Yoshiki Hirooka, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro
Portal hypertension as a result of the incomplete surgically treated advanced alveolar echinococcosis: a case description
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Ł. Pielok, M. Karczewski, W. Cierach, P. Zmora, E. Lenartowicz, J. Stefaniak
Indications and diagnostic yield of small-bowel capsule endoscopy in a real-world setting
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André Artan Kharazmi, Saeid Aslani, Malene Fey Kristiansen, Eva Efsen Dahl, Mark Berner-Hansen
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy as a major risk factor for small bowel bleeding: a retrospective study
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Doo-Ho Lim, Kyoungwon Jung, Seung Bum Lee, In Kyu Park, Hee Jeong Cha, Jae Ho Park, Byung Gyu Kim, Seok Won Jung, In Du Jeong, Jae Hyun Kim, Sung Eun Kim, Won Moon, Moo In Park, Seun Ja Park
Optimization of impedance-measured reflux events in GORD utilizing acid exposure time
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Anthony J. Horton, Steven B. Clayton
Value of routine test for identifying colorectal cancer from patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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Rong Yang, Yu Chen, Xianlai Chen
Risk of rebleeding from gastroesophageal varices after initial treatment with cyanoacrylate; a systematic review and pooled analysis
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Zixuan Hu, Decai Zhang, Joel Swai, Tao Liu, Shaojun Liu
A combination of single-balloon enteroscopy-assisted laparoscopy and endoscopic mucosal resection for treating gastrointestinal venous malformations in blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: a case report
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Yuemei Xu, Yingjie Wu, Zhenzhen Dai, Feizhen Xia, Feng Xu
Hypophosphataemia after ferric carboxymaltose is unrelated to symptoms, intestinal inflammation or vitamin D status
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Wendy Fang, Rachel Kenny, Qurat-ul-Ain Rizvi, Lawrence P. McMahon, Mayur Garg
A newly designed uncovered biliary stent for palliation of malignant obstruction: results of a prospective study
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Christopher Lawrence, Jose Nieto, Willis G. Parsons, André Roy, Nalini M. Guda, Stephen E. Steinberg, Muhammad K. Hasan, Juan Carlos Bucobo, Satish Nagula, Nicholas D. Dey, Jonathan M. Buscaglia
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE); a disease that must not be neglected - implications of esophageal rupture and its management
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Helen Larsson, Stephen Attwood
Efficacy of serum miRNA test as a non-invasive method to diagnose nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Shengliang Xin, Qiao Zhan, Xiaofan Chen, Jinghang Xu, Yanyan Yu
Short-course Rifaximin therapy efficacy and lactulose hydrogen breath test in Chinese patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
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Nomogram based on blood lipoprotein for estimation of mortality in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure
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Cuicui Xiao, Jiao Gong, Shuguang Zhu, Zhiwei Zhang, Sujuan Xi, Yutian Chong, Yusheng Jie, Qi Zhang
CO2 or air cholangiography reduces the risk of post-ERCP cholangitis in patients with Bismuth type IV hilar biliary obstruction
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Wen-hui Zhang, Peng-peng Ding, Lei Liu, Yan-ling Wang, Wen-hui Lai, Jing-jing Han, Jun Han, Han-wei Li
Prevalence of non Helicobacter pylori gastric Helicobacters in Iranian dyspeptic patients
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Shakiba Shafaie, Hami Kaboosi, Fatemeh Peyravii Ghadikolaii
Impact of guideline awareness in public pharmacies on counseling of patients with acute or chronic constipation in a survey of pharmacy personnel
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Marion Eberlin, Sabine Landes, Doerthe Biber-Feiter, Martin C. Michel
The risk of rheumatoid arthritis among patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Validation of a new risk score system for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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Min Seong Kim, Hee Seok Moon, In Sun Kwon, Jae Ho Park, Ju Seok Kim, Sun Hyung Kang, Jae Kyu Sung, Eaum Seok Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Byung Seok Lee, Hyun Yong Jeong
Comparison between transpancreatic sphincterotomy and needle-knife fistulotomy in difficulty biliary access, a retrospective study in Taiwan
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Kai-Shun Liang, Chieh-Chang Chen, Wei-Chih Liao, Yu-Ting Kuo, Liang-Wei Tseng, Wen-Tsung He, Hsiu-Po Wang
Novel modified endoscopic mucosal resection of large GI lesions (> 20 mm) using an external additional working channel (AWC) may improve R0 resection rate: initial clinical experience
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A. Sportes, Jung CFM, M. A. Gromski, P. Koehler, A. Seif Amir Hosseini, P. Kauffmann, V. Ellenrieder, E. Wedi
The comparison of capnography and epigastric auscultation to assess the accuracy of nasogastric tube placement in intensive care unit patients
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Elahe Heidarzadi, Rostam Jalali, Behzad Hemmatpoor, Nader Salari
Whipple disease diagnosed by enteroscopy: first case report in Colombia of an underdiagnosed disease and literature review
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Margarita Rey R., Luis Alejandro Orozco, Katherine Marrugo, Rocio López, Erika D. Pérez-Riveros, José De la Hoz-Valle, Fernando Sierra-Arango
The impact of albumin infusion on the risk of rebleeding and in-hospital mortality in cirrhotic patients admitted for acute gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective study of a single institute
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Zhu Wang, Ya-Wen Xie, Qing Lu, Hai-Lin Yan, Xin-Bin Liu, Yi Long, Xian Zhang, Jin-Lin Yang
Effects of gastric sleeve surgery on the serum levels of GH, IGF-1 and IGF-binding protein 2 in healthy obese patients
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Khalid Al-Regaiey, Suad Alshubrami, Ibrahim Al-Beeshi, Torki Alnasser, Abdulnasser Alwabel, Hassan Al-Beladi, Omar Al-Tujjar, Abdulrahman Alnasser, Assim A. Alfadda, Muhammad Iqbal
The outcomes of modified endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of rectal neuroendocrine tumors and the value of endoscopic morphology classification in endoscopic resection
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Xiang-Yao Wang, Ning-Li Chai, En-Qiang Linghu, Shao-Tian Qiu, Long-Song Li, Jia-Le Zou, Jing-Yuan Xiang, Xing-Xing Li
Predictors of surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy
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Wikran Suragul, Narongsak Rungsakulkij, Watoo Vassanasiri, Pongsatorn Tangtawee, Paramin Muangkaew, Somkit Mingphruedhi, Suraida Aeesoa
Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas harboring KRAS and BRCA mutations: case report and whole exome sequencing analysis
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Guangjian Yang, Jiangxia Yin, Kai Ou, Qiang Du, Wenhao Ren, Yujing Jin, Liming Peng, Lin Yang
Relationship between mucosal healing by tacrolimus and relapse of refractory ulcerative colitis: a retrospective study
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Ayumi Ito, Syun Murasugi, Teppei Omori, Shinichi Nakamura, Katsutoshi Tokushige
Evaluation of breath, plasma, and urinary markers of lactose malabsorption to diagnose lactase non-persistence following lactose or milk ingestion
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Aahana Shrestha, Matthew P. G. Barnett, Jo K. Perry, David Cameron-Smith, Amber M. Milan
Transarterial chemoembolization combined with iodine 125 seeds versus transarterial chemoembolization combined with radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of early- and intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma
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Lei Chen, Xuefeng Kan, Tao Sun, Yanqiao Ren, Yanyan Cao, Liangliang Yan, Bin Liang, Bin Xiong, Chuansheng Zheng
Increased incidence of metachronous gastric neoplasm after endoscopic resection in patients with synchronous gastric neoplasm
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Ga-Yeong Shin, Hye Jin Cho, Jae Myung Park, Chul-Hyun Lim, Yu Kyung Cho, Myung-Gyu Choi
Correction to: Comparison of the effects of adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy for resected biliary tract cancer
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Hyera Kim, Mi Hwa Heo, Jin Young Kim
Outcomes of liver–kidney transplantation in patients with primary hyperoxaluria: an analysis of the scientific registry of transplant recipients database
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Jie Xiang, Zheng Chen, Fangshen Xu, Shengmin Mei, Zhiwei Li, Jie Zhou, Yinlei Dong, Yangjun Gu, Zhichao Huang, Zhenhua Hu
The impact of overlapping functional dyspepsia, belching disorders and functional heartburn on anxiety, depression and quality of life of Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome
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Xin Yao, Yunsheng Yang, Shutian Zhang, Yu Shi, Qian Zhang, Yongjun Wang
Human translatability of the GAN diet-induced obese mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
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Henrik H. Hansen, Helene M. Ægidius, Denise Oró, Simon S. Evers, Sara Heebøll, Peter Lykke Eriksen, Karen Louise Thomsen, Anja Bengtsson, Sanne S. Veidal, Michel Feigh, Malte P. Suppli, Filip K. Knop, Henning Grønbæk, Diego Miranda, James L. Trevaskis, Niels Vrang, Jacob Jelsing, Kristoffer T. G. Rigbolt
Real-world clinical effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha treatment in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease patients: a German retrospective chart review
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Ulf Helwig, Michael Mross, Stefan Schubert, Heinz Hartmann, Alina Brandes, Dara Stein, Christian Kempf, Jana Knop, Sarah Campbell-Hill, Robert Ehehalt
Open necrosectomy combined with continuous positive drainage and prophylactic diverting loop ileostomy for late infected pancreatic necrosis: a retrospective cohort study
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Association between Charlson comorbidity index and complications of endoscopic resection of gastric neoplasms in elderly patients
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A case report of gastric amyloidosis due to multiple myeloma mimicking gastric cancer
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Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with lower prevalence of asymptomatic diverticulosis: a cross-sectional colonoscopy-based study
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Increased circulating total bile acid levels were associated with organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis
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The diffuse-type gastric cancer epidemiology enigma
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Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) versus endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for resection of non-pedunculated rectal lesions (TRIASSIC study): study protocol of a European multicenter randomised controlled trial
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Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma in South Africa in the era of HIV
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Non-inferiority comparative clinical trial between early oral REFEEDING and usual oral REFEEDING in predicted mild acute biliary pancreatitis
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Cholecystectomy outcomes after endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with choledocholithiasis: a meta-analysis
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Plasma Lipidome, PNPLA3 polymorphism and hepatic steatosis in hereditary hemochromatosis
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Jessica Seeßle, Hongying Gan-Schreier, Marietta Kirchner, Wolfgang Stremmel, Walee Chamulitrat, Uta Merle
Endoscopic severe mucosal atrophy indicates the presence of gastric cancer after Helicobacter pylori eradication -analysis based on the Kyoto classification
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Transcriptomic analysis on the effects of melatonin in gastrointestinal carcinomas
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Acute duodenal obstruction secondary to intussusception caused by the duodenal diverticulum: a case report
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Yuchen Guo, Bin Liu, Ziwen Pan, Yang Zhang
The NETest liquid biopsy is diagnostic for gastric neuroendocrine tumors: observations on the blood-based identification of microscopic and macroscopic residual disease
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Misdiagnosis of peripheral abscess caused by duodenal foreign body: a case report and literature review
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Zhihui Wang, Zhiqiang Du, Xiangrong Zhou, Tianming Chen, Chunyan Li
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Bin Luo, Chengxin Deng, Tieying Hou, Fangping Xu, Qianchao Liao, Yong Li, Junjiang Wang
Bile pigment in small-bowel water content may reflect bowel habits: a retrospective analysis of a capsule endoscopy imaging series
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A colonic mass revealing a disseminated crystal storing histiocytosis secondary to indolent multiple myeloma: a case report with literature review
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Leukocytoclastic vasculitis as a rare dermatologic manifestation of Crohn’s disease mimicking cellulitis: a case report
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Expression of tumor pyruvate kinase M2 isoform in plasma and stool of patients with colorectal cancer or adenomatous polyps
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Cystinosis beyond kidneys: gastrointestinal system and muscle involvement
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Clinical and genomic characteristics of mucosal signet-ring cell carcinoma in Helicobacter pylori-uninfected stomach
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Characteristics of adult abdominal cystic Lymphangioma: a single-center Chinese cohort of 12 cases
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Racial disparities of Black Americans hospitalized for decompensated liver cirrhosis
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Ted Spiewak, Amir Taefi, Shruti Patel, Chin-Shang Li, Eric Chak
Use of BioFire FilmArray gastrointestinal PCR panel associated with reductions in antibiotic use, time to optimal antibiotics, and length of stay
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Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the celiac disease adherence test questionnaire
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Zeinab Nikniaz, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Saeideh Ghaffarifar, Zahra Saeedi, Zahra Akbari Namvar, Masood Shirmohammadi
Covered metallic stent for the treatment of malignant esophageal fistula combined with stricture
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Yonghua Bi, Mengfei Yi, Zepeng Yu, Xinwei Han, Jianzhuang Ren
The role of circulating microRNAs for the diagnosis of hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma with low alpha-fetoprotein level: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Cheng Peng, Zhuonan Li, Zishan Xie, Zhanpeng Wang, Yanshuo Ye, Bo Li, Wei Li
Comparison of end-to-side hand-sewn and side-to-side stapled cervical esophagogastric anastomosis in patients with lower thoracic esophageal cancer undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy: an Iranian retrospective cohort study
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in adult thalassemia patients: an expert opinion based on current evidence
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Retrospective study of the differential diagnosis between cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis and small bowel Crohn’s disease
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Dan Chen, Wei Liu, Weixun Zhou, Weiyang Zheng, Dong Wu, Jiaming Qian
A randomized crossover trial to assess therapeutic efficacy and cost reduction of acid ursodeoxycholic manufactured by the university hospital for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis
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Sophia Marie-Therese Schmitz, Andreas Kroh, Tom Florian Ulmer, Julia Andruszkow, Tom Luedde, Jonathan Frederik Brozat, Ulf Peter Neumann, Patrick Hamid Alizai
Germline RAD54L with somatic POLE defect implicated in Hypermutation phenotype: case report
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Bisan Abdalfatah Zohud, Meiling Wang, Xin Cai
Using the preoperative prognostic nutritional index as a predictive factor for non-cancer-related death in post-curative resection gastric cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study
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Hitomi Takechi, Nobuaki Fujikuni, Kazuaki Tanabe, Minoru Hattori, Hironobu Amano, Toshio Noriyuki, Masahiro Nakahara
Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection involving gastrointestinal tract mimicking inflammatory bowel disease
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An updated overview of spectrum of gluten-related disorders: clinical and diagnostic aspects
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Transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: nothing noble is accomplished without danger
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Gabriele Spoletini, Giuseppe Bianco, Dario Graceffa, Quirino Lai
Patient-individual cancer cell lines and tissue analysis delivers no evidence of sequences from DNA viruses in colorectal cancer cells
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Michael Gock, Marcel Kordt, Stephanie Matschos, Christina S. Mullins, Michael Linnebacher
The Durham Initiative for Stomach Health (DISH): a pilot community-based Helicobacter pylori education and screening study
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Delayed bowel obstruction after seat belt injury: a case report
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Xing-Bin Ma, Bao-Guang Hu, Wei Wang, Xian-Yong Cheng, Chun-Di Guan, Cheng-Xia Liu
Changes in inflammatory cytokines, antioxidants and liver stiffness after chelation therapy in individuals with chronic lead poisoning
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Tongluk Teerasarntipan, Roongruedee Chaiteerakij, Piyapan Prueksapanich, Duangporn Werawatganon
Preoperative anthropomorphic and nutritious status and fistula risk score for predicting clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy
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Validation of a new prognostic model to predict short and medium-term survival in patients with liver cirrhosis
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Association of Helicobacter pylori vacA genotypes and peptic ulcer in Iranian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Abiotrophia defectiva liver abscess in a teenage boy after a supposedly mild blunt abdominal trauma: a case report
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Petar Rasic, Srdjan Bosnic, Zorica V. Vasiljevic, Slavisa M. Djuricic, Vesna Topic, Maja Milickovic, Djordje Savic
Bile cholesterol and viscosity, the keys to discriminating adenomatous polyps from cholesterol polyps by a novel predictive scoring model
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Eun-young Kim, Tae-ho Hong
The aggressive surgical treatment and outcome of a colon cancer patient with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
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Jinbo Gao, Ming Yang, Lian Liu, Shuang Guo, Yongfeng Li, Chao Cheng
Relationship between time-varying status of reflux esophagitis and Helicobacter pylori and progression to long-segment Barrett’s esophagus: time-dependent Cox proportional-hazards analysis
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Genki Usui, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Toyohisa Jinno, Kazutoshi Fujibayashi, Teppei Morikawa, Toshiaki Gunji, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi
Rotational thrombelastometry (ROTEM) improves hemostasis assessment compared to conventional coagulation test in ACLF and Non-ACLF patients
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Jessica Seeßle, Jan Löhr, Marietta Kirchner, Josefin Michaelis, Uta Merle
A novel segmental absence of intestinal musculature with small intestinal stenosis: a case report
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Very low risk of lymph node metastasis in Epstein-Barr virus-associated early gastric carcinoma with lymphoid stroma
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Yuqing Cheng, Xiaoli Zhou, Kequn Xu, Jin Huang, Qin Huang
Analysis of β-catenin association with obesity in African Americans with premalignant and malignant colorectal lesions
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Babak Shokrani, Hassan Brim, Tahmineh Hydari, Ali Afsari, Edward Lee, Mehdi Nouraie, Zaki Sherif, Hassan Ashktorab
Efficacy of a high-dose proton pump inhibitor in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a single center, randomized, open-label trial
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Jae Ho Cho, Cheol Min Shin, Hyuk Yoon, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim, Dong Ho Lee
Left-sided portal hypertension caused by peripancreatic lymph node tuberculosis misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer: a case report and literature review
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Dajun Yu, Xiaolan Li, Jianping Gong, Jinzheng Li, Fei Xie, Jiejun Hu
The relationship between preoperative T helper cytokines in the ileal mucosa and the pathogenesis of pouchitis
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Takahito Kitajima, Yoshiki Okita, Mikio Kawamura, Satoru Kondo, Yuji Toiyama, Keiichi Uchida, Masato Kusunoki
Retroperitoneal laparoscopic hepatectomy of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: case report and literature review
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Baifeng Li, Tao Liu, Yijie Zhang, Jialin Zhang
Comparison of surgical outcomes between isolated pancreaticojejunostomy, isolated gastrojejunostomy, and conventional pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Yunxiao Lyu, Bin Wang, Yunxiao Cheng, Yueming Xu, Wei Bing Du
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis as a cause of non-Helicobacter pylori, non-gastrotoxic drug ulcers in children
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Jung Yeon Joo, Jin Min Cho, In Hyuk Yoo, Hye Ran Yang
Late stage diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix: a case report of an unusual tumor with a rare presentation
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Katerina Roma, Mark Baldwin, Daniel Sedmak, Matthew Silva, William Stellar, Gina Many
A case of inflammatory pseudotumour of the gallbladder presenting as a big mass of uncertain behavior
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Antonio Calvo, Jesús Salas, Gloria Muñoz, Ana Díez, María Coral de la Vega
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth as a cause of protracted wound healing and vitamin D deficiency in a spinal cord injured patient with a sacral pressure sore: a case report
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Yoshitaka Kubota, Hidekazu Nagano, Kentaro Ishii, Takashi Kono, Satomi Kono, Shinsuke Akita, Nobuyuki Mitsukawa, Tomoaki Tanaka
Factors correlated with drug use for constipation: perspectives from the 2016 open Japanese National Database
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Hiroshi Mihara, Aiko Murayama, Sohachi Nanjo, Takayuki Ando, Kazuto Tajiri, Haruka Fujinami, Masaaki Yamada, Ichiro Yasuda
Pancreatic duct guidewire placement for biliary cannulation as a risk factor for stone residue after endoscopic transpapillary stone removal
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Yuki Yamashita, Satoru Joshita, Tetsuya Ito, Masafumi Maruyama, Shuichi Wada, Takeji Umemura
Usefulness of peroral cholangioscopy in the differential diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a single-center retrospective study
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HLA class II donor specific antibodies are associated with graft cirrhosis after liver transplant independent of the mean fluorescence intensity level
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Katharina Willuweit, Alexandra Frey, Lisa Bieniek, Andreas Heinold, Matthias Büchter, Peter A. Horn, Heiner Wedemeyer, Kerstin Herzer
Metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinomas could be classified into M1a and M1b category by the number of metastatic organs
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Fang Feng, Wei Cai, Gaoming Wang, Weigang Chen, Haochang Yang, Mingyu Sun, Li Zhou
Highly proliferative anal neuroendocrine carcinoma: molecular and clinical features of a rare, recurrent case in complete remission
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Carl Christofer Juhlin, Henrik Falhammar, Magnus Kjellman, Jan Åhlén, Staffan Welin, Jan Calissendorff
EUS in the diagnosis of pathologically undiagnosed esophageal tuberculosis
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Gastropathy associated with lanthanum phosphate deposition that was endoscopically tracked for 3 years. A case report
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Akiko Ohno, Jun Miyoshi, Hidesato Tanabe, Mitsunori Kusuhara, Masao Toki, Tomohiro Chiba, Hiroaki Shimoyamada, Junji Shibahara, Tadakazu Hisamatsu
99mTc-sodium phytate is a valid alternative to the gold-standard 99mTc-sulfur colloid in the measurement of gastric emptying among healthy multi-ethnic Asian population: results of a randomized cross-over trial
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IgA, albumin, and eosinopenia as early indicators of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with acute ulcerative colitis
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Matteo Borro, Giuseppe Murdaca, Monica Greco, Simone Negrini, Maurizio Setti
Efficacy, safety and drug survival of thioguanine as maintenance treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective multi-centre study in the United Kingdom
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Epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Mohammad Karimian, Hassan Nourmohammadi, Majid Salamati, Mohammad Reza Hafezi Ahmadi, Fatemeh Kazemi, Milad Azami
Clinical characteristics of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma infiltration in the gastrointestinal tract
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Tadashi Miike, Hiroshi Kawakami, Takuro Kameda, Shojiro Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Tahara, Tomonori Hidaka, Yoko Kubuki, Kenji Yorita, Yutaka Akiyama, Yasuji Arimura, Yoshimasa Kubota, Hiroaki Kataoka, Kazuya Shimoda
Gastric submucosal abscess caused by Edwardsiella tarda infection: a case report
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Koshi Ota, Hiroki Yamanoue, Nobuyuki Aizawa, Naoyuki Suzuki, Kanna Ota, Akira Takasu
A case report of intestinal obstruction caused by cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis
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Cheng Chang, Chen Jiang, Yaoyao Miao, Bin Fang, Lili Zhang
A novel predictive model based on inflammatory markers to assess the prognosis of patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure: a retrospective cohort study
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Li Qiang, Jiao Qin, Changfeng Sun, Yunjian Sheng, Wen Chen, Bangdong Qiu, Xin Chen, Yuanfang Chen, Fei Liu, Gang Wu
Extra-hepatic comorbidity burden significantly increases 90-day mortality in patients with cirrhosis and high model for endstage liver disease
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Scott Coppel, Karan Mathur, Burcin Ekser, Kavish R. Patidar, Eric Orman, Archita P. Desai, Eduardo Vilar-Gomez, Chandrashekhar Kubal, Naga Chalasani, Lauren Nephew, Marwan Ghabril
Protruded duodenal tumor arising from Santorini’s duct of the pancreas: a rare case of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm mimicking a duodenal polypoid tumor
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Haruna Komatsubara, Hiroyuki Kato, Daisuke Noguchi, Kazuyuki Gyoten, Aoi Hayasaki, Yusuke Iizawa, Takehiro Fujii, Akihiro Tanemura, Yasuhiro Murata, Naohisa Kuriyama, Masashi Kishiwada, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Shugo Mizuno
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm complicated with intraductal bleeding in a young woman mimicked a cystic solid pseudo-papillary tumor: a case report
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Jianman Wu, Yin Lin, Jingwen Wu
“Black box warning” rash with entecavir - case report
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Xiong Khee Cheong, Zhiqin Wong, Norazirah Md Nor, Bang Rom Lee
Type IV choledochal cyst with polycystic kidney disease: a case report
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Yuxin He, Zhuwen Yu, Weichang Chen
In search for interplay between stool microRNAs, microbiota and short chain fatty acids in Crohn’s disease - a preliminary study
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Filip Ambrozkiewicz, Jakub Karczmarski, Maria Kulecka, Agnieszka Paziewska, Magdalena Niemira, Natalia Zeber-Lubecka, Edyta Zagorowicz, Adam Kretowski, Jerzy Ostrowski
Infantile fever-triggered acute liver failure caused by novel neuroblastoma amplified sequence mutations: a case report
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The effect of prophylactic hemoclip placement and risk factors of delayed post-polypectomy bleeding in polyps sized 6 to 20 millimeters: a propensity score matching analysis
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Chun-Wei Chen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Ming-Yao Su, Chun-Jung Lin, Puo-Hsien Le, Siew-Na Lim, Chau-Ting Yeh, Malcolm R. Alison, Wey-Ran Lin
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Po-Han Chen, Chun-Fang Tung, Yen-Chung Peng, Hong-Zen Yeh, Chi-Sen Chang, Chia-Chang Chen
Underwater versus conventional endoscopic mucosal resection for small size non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: a randomized controlled trial
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