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BMC Gastroenterology

Ausgabe 1/2016

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Risks of hospitalization and drug consumption in children and young adults with diagnosed celiac disease and the role of maternal education: a population-based matched birth cohort study

Cristina Canova, Gisella Pitter, Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Pierantonio Romor, Loris Zanier, Renzo Zanotti, Lorenzo Simonato

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Increasing rate of inflammatory bowel disease: a 12-year retrospective study in NingXia, China

Huihong Zhai, Aiqin Liu, Wenyu Huang, Xin Liu, Shanshan Feng, Jing Wu, Yuping Yao, Chao Wang, Qianqian Li, Qian Hao, Jianguo Hu, Shutian Zhang

Open Access Case report

Pancreatic hamartoma: a case report and literature review

Daisuke Matsushita, Hiroshi Kurahara, Yuko Mataki, Kosei Maemura, Michiyo Higashi, Satoshi Iino, Masahiko Sakoda, Hiroyuki Shinchi, Shinichi Ueno, Shoji Natsugoe

Open Access Research article

i-Scan detection of minimal change esophagitis in dyspeptic patients with or without Gastroesophageal Reflux disease

Nisa Netinatsunton, Jaksin Sottisuporn, Siriboon Attasaranya, Teepawit Witeerungrot, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Theeratus Jongboonyanuparp, Alan Geater, Bancha Ovartlarnporn

Open Access Case report

Endovascular management of hemosuccus pancreaticus, a rare case report of gastrointestinal bleeding

Hye Ryoung Sul, Hyun Woong Lee, Jeong Wook Kim, Sung Jae Cha, Yoo Shin Choi, Gi Hyeon Kim, Byung Kook Kwak

Open Access Research article

Implications and issues related to familial pancreatic cancer: a cohort study of hospitalized patients

Martina Mughetti, Lucia Calculli, Anna Maria Chiesa, Federica Ciccarese, Odeta Rrusho, Raffaele Pezzilli

Open Access Research article

Altered expression levels of occludin, claudin-1 and myosin light chain kinase in the common bile duct of pediatric patients with pancreaticobiliary maljunction

Shun-gen Huang, Wan-liang Guo, Zhi-cheng Zhou, Jun-jie Li, Fu-bin Yang, Jian Wang

Open Access Case report

Novel exonic mutation inducing aberrant splicing in the IL10RA gene and resulting in infantile-onset inflammatory bowel disease: a case report

Tadahiro Yanagi, Tatsuki Mizuochi, Yugo Takaki, Keisuke Eda, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Masataka Ishimura, Hidetoshi Takada, Dror S. Shouval, Alexandra E. Griffith, Scott B. Snapper, Yushiro Yamashita, Ken Yamamoto

Open Access Research article

Surgical outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma with biliary tumor thrombus: a systematic review

Wenhui Qiao, Feng Yu, Lupeng Wu, Bin Li, Yanming Zhou

Open Access Research article

A potential anatomic subtype of short bowel syndrome: a matched case-control study

Wencheng Kong, Jian Wang, Rongchao Ying, Yousheng Li, Huicheng Jin, Qi Mao, Danhua Yao, Mingxiao Guo

Open Access Research article

Development of a transgenic mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma with a liver fibrosis background

Sook In Chung, Hyuk Moon, Dae Yeong Kim, Kyung Joo Cho, Hye-Lim Ju, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Kwang-Hyub Han, Simon Weonsang Ro

Open Access Study protocol

A randomised controlled trial of a Mediterranean Dietary Intervention for Adults with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (MEDINA): study protocol

Elena S. Papamiltiadous, Stuart K. Roberts, Amanda J. Nicoll, Marno C. Ryan, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Agus Salim, Audrey C. Tierney

Open Access Research article

Mortality Risk for Acute Cholangitis (MAC): a risk prediction model for in-hospital mortality in patients with acute cholangitis

Jochen Schneider, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Sieglinde Thöres, Andreas Obermeier, Christoph Schulz, Dominik Pförringer, Simon Nennstiel, Christoph Spinner, Roland M. Schmid, Hana Algül, Wolfgang Huber, Andreas Weber

Open Access Research article

Influence of light alcohol consumption on lifestyle-related diseases: a predictor of fatty liver with liver enzyme elevation in Japanese females with metabolic syndrome

Masahiro Sogabe, Toshiya Okahisa, Tadahiko Nakagawa, Hiroshi Fukuno, Masahiko Nakasono, Tetsu Tomonari, Takahiro Tanaka, Hironori Tanaka, Tatsuya Taniguchi, Naoki Muguruma, Tetsuji Takayama

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

BMC Gastroenterology reviewer acknowledgment 2015

Elaine Zhang

Open Access Research article

Integrative role of vitamin D related and Interleukin-28B genes polymorphism in predicting treatment outcomes of Chronic Hepatitis C

M. O. El-Derany, N. M. Hamdy, N. L. Al-Ansari, H. O. El-Mesallamy

Open Access Case report

A case report of sevelamer-associated recto-sigmoid ulcers

Christina Tieu, Roger K. Moreira, Louis M. Wong Kee Song, Shounak Majumder, Konstantinos A. Papadakis, Marie C. Hogan

Open Access Research article

Confinement to the intrapancreatic bile duct is independently associated with a better prognosis in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Keun Soo Ahn, Koo Jeong Kang, Yu Na Kang, Yong Hoon Kim, Tae-Seok Kim

Open Access Case report

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: a rare case report and literature review

Ruifeng Zhao, Mely Huang, Omar Banafea, Jinfang Zhao, Ling Cheng, Kaifang Zou, Liangru Zhu

Open Access Case report

Case report: successful resection of a leiomyoma causing pseudoachalasia at the esophagogastric junction by tunnel endoscopy

Bin Deng, Xue-Feng Gao, Yun-Yun Sun, Yuan-Zhi Wang, Da-Cheng Wu, Wei-Ming Xiao, Jian Wu, Yan-Bing Ding

Open Access Research article

Niclosamide induced cell apoptosis via upregulation of ATF3 and activation of PERK in Hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Shunyan Weng, Liang Zhou, Qing Deng, Jiaxian Wang, Yan Yu, Jianwei Zhu, Yunsheng Yuan

Open Access Research article

Abdominal migraine in children: association between gastric motility parameters and clinical characteristics

Niranga Manjuri Devanarayana, Shaman Rajindrajith, Marc A. Benninga

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Alcoholic vs non-alcoholic fatty liver in rats: distinct differences in endocytosis and vesicle trafficking despite similar pathology

Karuna Rasineni, Daniel D. Penrice, Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Mark A. McNiven, Benita L. McVicker, Kusum K. Kharbanda, Carol A. Casey, Edward N. Harris

Open Access Research article

Does the intestinal microbial community of Korean Crohn’s disease patients differ from that of western patients?

Chang Soo Eun, Min-Jung Kwak, Dong Soo Han, A. Reum Lee, Dong Il Park, Suk-Kyun Yang, Yong Seok Kim, Jihyun F. Kim

Open Access Research article

Effect of coexisting diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease on mortality of cirrhotic patients with esophageal variceal bleeding

Chia-Chi Lung, Zhi-Hong Jian, Jing-Yang Huang, Oswald Ndi Nfor

Open Access Research article

Retinoid and carotenoid status in serum and liver among patients at high-risk for liver cancer

Yachana Kataria, Ryan J. Deaton, Erika Enk, Ming Jin, Milita Petrauskaite, Linlin Dong, Joseph R. Goldenberg, Scott J. Cotler, Donald M. Jensen, Richard B. van Breemen, Peter H. Gann

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Inoculation with enterococci does not affect colon inflammation in the multi-drug resistance 1a-deficient mouse model of IBD

Matthew P. G. Barnett, Yvonne E. M. Dommels, Christine A. Butts, Shuotun Zhu, Warren C. McNabb, Nicole C. Roy

Open Access Research article

The prevalence of functional dyspepsia using Rome III questionnaire among chronic hepatitis C patients

Hala I. Mohamed, Hamdy A. Mokarib, Zienab M. Saad, Wael M. Abd El Ghany

Open Access Case report

Acute cholangitis in an old patient with Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II - a case report

Samuel Raimundo Fernandes, Carlos Miguel Moura, Beatriz Rodrigues, Luís Araújo Correia, Helena Cortez-Pinto, José Velosa

Open Access Research article

Comparative experimental investigation on the efficacy of mono- and multiprobiotic strains in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease prevention

Nazarii Kobyliak, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Oleksandr Virchenko, Galyna Mykhalchyshyn, Petro Bodnar, Mykola Spivak, Dmytro Yankovsky, Tetyana Beregova, Lyudmyla Ostapchenko

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Clinical course and outcomes of diagnosing Inflammatory Bowel Disease in children 10 years and under: retrospective cohort study from two tertiary centres in the United Kingdom and in Italy

Marco Gasparetto, Graziella Guariso, Laura Visona’ Dalla Pozza, Alexander Ross, Robert Heuschkel, Matthias Zilbauer

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and its risk factors in a community-based population in southern India

Hai-Yun Wang, Kondarapassery Balakumaran Leena, Amelie Plymoth, Maria-Pia Hergens, Li Yin, Kotacherry Trivikrama Shenoy, Weimin Ye

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Evidence of surgical outcomes fluctuates over time: results from a cumulative meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for acute appendicitis

Tomohiko Ukai, Satoru Shikata, Hiromu Takeda, Lauren Dawes, Yoshinori Noguchi, Takeo Nakayama, Yousuke C. Takemura

Open Access Research article

Off-treatment durability of antiviral response to nucleoside analogues in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Naruhiko Nagata, Tatehiro Kagawa, Shunji Hirose, Yoshitaka Arase, Kota Tsuruya, Kazuya Anzai, Koichi Shiraishi, Tetsuya Mine

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Formula diet alters small intestine morphology, microbial abundance and reduces VE-cadherin and IL-10 expression in neonatal porcine model

Laxmi Yeruva, Nicole E. Spencer, Manish K. Saraf, Leah Hennings, Anne K. Bowlin, Mario A. Cleves, Kelly Mercer, Sree V. Chintapalli, Kartik Shankar, Roger G. Rank, Thomas M. Badger, Martin J. J. Ronis

Open Access Research article

Synergistic effect of κ-carrageenan on oxazolone-induced inflammation in BALB/c mice

Wei Wu, Feng Wang, Xin Gao, Tingting Niu, Xiaojuan Zhu, Xiaojun Yan, Haimin Chen

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the effectiveness of polyethylene glycol with and without electrolytes in constipation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Peter Katelaris, Vasi Naganathan, Ken Liu, George Krassas, John Gullotta

Open Access Research article

Role of preoperative biliary stents, bile contamination and antibiotic prophylaxis in surgical site infections after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Francesca Gavazzi, Cristina Ridolfi, Giovanni Capretti, Maria Rachele Angiolini, Paola Morelli, Erminia Casari, Marco Montorsi, Alessandro Zerbi

Open Access Research article

Implementation of baby boomer hepatitis C screening and linking to care in gastroenterology practices: a multi-center pilot study

Zobair M. Younossi, Louis L. LaLuna, John J. Santoro, Flavia Mendes, Victor Araya, Natarajan Ravendhran, Lisa Pedicone, Idania Lio, Fatema Nader, Sharon Hunt, Andrei Racila, Maria Stepanova

Open Access Research article

Presenting symptoms predict local staging of anal cancer: a retrospective analysis of 86 patients

Matthias Sauter, Georg Keilholz, Helmut Kranzbühler, Norbert Lombriser, Meher Prakash, Stephan R. Vavricka, Benjamin Misselwitz

Open Access Research article

Fecal calprotectin level correlated with both endoscopic severity and disease extent in ulcerative colitis

Kousaku Kawashima, Shunji Ishihara, Takafumi Yuki, Nobuhiko Fukuba, Naoki Oshima, Hideaki Kazumori, Hiroki Sonoyama, Noritsugu Yamashita, Yasumasa Tada, Ryusaku Kusunoki, Akihiko Oka, Yoshiyuki Mishima, Ichiro Moriyama, Yoshikazu Kinoshita

Open Access Research article

Randomized, multicenter study: on-demand versus continuous maintenance treatment with esomeprazole in patients with non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease

Ekkehard Bayerdörffer, Marc-Andre Bigard, Werner Weiss, Fermín Mearin, Luis Rodrigo, Juan Enrique Dominguez Muñoz, Hennie Grundling, Tore Persson, Lars-Erik Svedberg, Nanna Keeling, Stefan Eklund

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of dose-efficacy of sorafenib and effect of transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a retrospective study

Wang-De Hsiao, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Po-Heng Chuang, Hsueh-Chou Lai, Ken-Sheng Cheng, Jen-Wei Chou, Yang-Yuan Chen, Cheng-Ju Yu, Chun-Lung Feng, Wen-Pang Su, Sheng-Hung Chen, Jung-Ta Kao

Open Access Research article

Faecal short-chain fatty acids - a diagnostic biomarker for irritable bowel syndrome?

Per G. Farup, Knut Rudi, Knut Hestad

Open Access Research article

An appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for constipation: a right attitude towards to guidelines

Hongliang Tian, Chao Ding, Jianfeng Gong, Xiaolong Ge, Lynne V. McFarland, Lili Gu, Qiyi Chen, Chunlian Ma, Weiming Zhu, Jieshou Li, Ning Li

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Liver and spleen transient elastography predicts portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease: a prospective cohort study

Romanas Zykus, Laimas Jonaitis, Vitalija Petrenkienė, Andrius Pranculis, Limas Kupčinskas

Open Access Technical advance

Choledochoscopic high-frequency needle-knife electrotomy for treatment of anastomotic strictures after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy

Yu-long Yang, Cheng Zhang, Ping Wu, Yue-feng Ma, Jing-yi Li, Hong-wei Zhang, Li-jun Shi, Mei-ju Lin, Ying Yu

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Formula diet alters small intestine morphology, microbial abundance and reduces VE-cadherin and IL-10 expression in neonatal porcine model

Laxmi Yeruva, Nicole E. Spencer, Manish K. Saraf, Leah Hennings, Anne K. Bowlin, Mario A. Cleves, Kelly Mercer, Sree V. Chintapalli, Kartik Shankar, Roger G. Rank, Thomas M. Badger, Martin J. J. Ronis

Open Access Study protocol

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) versus endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for resection of large distal non-pedunculated colorectal adenomas (MATILDA-trial): rationale and design of a multicenter randomized clinical trial

Y. Backes, L. M. G. Moons, J. D. van Bergeijk, L. Berk, F. ter Borg, P. C. J. ter Borg, S. G. Elias, J. M. J. Geesing, J. N. Groen, M. Hadithi, J. C. H. Hardwick, M. Kerkhof, M. J. J. Mangen, J. W. A. Straathof, R. Schröder, M. P. Schwartz, B. W. M. Spanier, W. H. de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel, F. H. J. Wolfhagen, A. D. Koch

Open Access Research article

Prognostic significance of synergistic hexokinase-2 and beta2-adrenergic receptor expression in human hepatocelluar carcinoma after curative resection

Zhi-Feng Zhang, Xiao-Sha Feng, He Chen, Zhi-Jun Duan, Li-Xia Wang, Dong Yang, Pi-Xu Liu, Qiu-Ping Zhang, Yan-Ling Jin, Zhi-Gang Sun, Han Liu

Open Access Research article

Rebamipide does not protect against naproxen-induced gastric damage: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

Thiago Gagliano-Jucá, Ronilson A. Moreno, Tiago Zaminelli, Mauro Napolitano, Antônio Frederico N. Magalhães, Aloísio Carvalhaes, Miriam S. Trevisan, John L. Wallace, Gilberto De Nucci

Open Access Research article

c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation has a prognostic implication and is negatively associated with FOXO1 activation in gastric cancer

Youngsun Choi, Jinju Park, Yiseul Choi, Young San Ko, Da-Ae Yu, Younghoon Kim, Jung-Soo Pyo, Bo Gun Jang, Min A. Kim, Woo Ho Kim, Byung Lan Lee

Open Access Research article

Discounting the duration of bolus exposure in impedance testing underestimates acid reflux

Namasivayam Vikneswaran, Joseph A Murray

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Development of a novel mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using a high-fat, choline-deficient diet and intraperitoneal injection of diethylnitrosamine

Norihiro Kishida, Sachiko Matsuda, Osamu Itano, Masahiro Shinoda, Minoru Kitago, Hiroshi Yagi, Yuta Abe, Taizo Hibi, Yohei Masugi, Koichi Aiura, Michiie Sakamoto, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Research article

Effects of probiotic type, dose and treatment duration on irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed by Rome III criteria: a meta-analysis

Yan Zhang, Lixiang Li, Chuanguo Guo, Dan Mu, Bingcheng Feng, Xiuli Zuo, Yanqing Li

Open Access Research article

Risk prediction models for colorectal cancer in people with symptoms: a systematic review

Tom G. S. Williams, Joaquín Cubiella, Simon J. Griffin, Fiona M. Walter, Juliet A. Usher-Smith

Open Access Research article

A randomized controlled trial of an educational video to improve quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy

Jin-Seok Park, Min Su Kim, HyungKil Kim, Shin Il Kim, Chun Ho Shin, Hyun Jung Lee, Won Seop Lee, Soyoung Moon

Open Access Research article

Liver elasticity measurement before and after biliary drainage in patients with obstructive jaundice: a prospective cohort studya prospective cohort study

Kimitoshi Kubo, Hiroshi Kawakami, Masaki Kuwatani, Mutsumi Nishida, Kazumichi Kawakubo, Shuhei Kawahata, Yoko Taya, Yoshimasa Kubota, Toraji Amano, Hiroki Shirato, Naoya Sakamoto

Open Access Case report

Successful sofosbuvir treatment with ribavirin dose reduction for chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 2 infection in a patient with ulcerative colitis: a case report

Yuki Ohta, Tatsuo Kanda, Tatsuro Katsuno, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Osamu Yokosuka

Open Access Research article

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is associated with irritable bowel syndrome and is independent of proton pump inhibitor usage

Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Emmanouel Pyleris, Charalambos Barbatzas, Aikaterini Pistiki, Mark Pimentel

Open Access Case report

Thrombosis of pancreatic arteriovenous malformation induced by diagnostic angiography: case report

Jernej Vidmar, Mirko Omejc, Rok Dežman, Peter Popovič

Open Access Research article

Limited precut sphincterotomy combined with endoscopic papillary balloon dilation for common bile duct stone removal in patients with difficult biliary cannulation

Chung-Mou Kuo, Yi-Chun Chiu, Chih-Ming Liang, Lung-Sheng Lu, Wei-Chen Tai, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Cheng-Kun Wu, Seng-Kee Chuah, Chi-Sin Changchien, Chung-Huang Kuo

Open Access Study protocol

BAT117213: Ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibition as a treatment for pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Vinod S. Hegade, Stuart F. W. Kendrick, Robert L. Dobbins, Sam R. Miller, Duncan Richards, James Storey, George Dukes, Kim Gilchrist, Susan Vallow, Graeme J. Alexander, Margaret Corrigan, Gideon M. Hirschfield, David E. J. Jones

Open Access Research article

Useful condition of chromoendoscopy with indigo carmine and acetic acid for identifying a demarcation line prior to endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer

Norifumi Numata, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Yoshikazu Yoshifuku, Tomohiro Miwata, Yoji Sanomura, Koji Arihiro, Fumio Shimamoto, Kazuaki Chayama

Open Access Research article

Peripheral blood toll-like receptor 4 correlates with rapid virological response to pegylated-interferon and ribavirin therapy in hepatitis C genotype 1 patients

Chuan-Mo Lee, Tsung-Hui Hu, Sheng-Nan Lu, Jing-Houng Wang, Chao-Hung Hung, Chien-Hung Chen, Yi-Hao Yen

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of overlap syndromes and symptoms in pediatric functional dyspepsia

Craig A. Friesen, John M. Rosen, Jennifer V. Schurman

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Type 1 and type 2 diabetes in celiac disease: prevalence and effect on clinical and histological presentation

Antti Kylökäs, Katri Kaukinen, Heini Huhtala, Pekka Collin, Markku Mäki, Kalle Kurppa

Open Access Research article

Epilepsy as a risk factor for hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis: a cohort study

Peter Jepsen, Jakob Christensen, Karin Weissenborn, Hugh Watson, Hendrik Vilstrup

Open Access Research article

Genetic variations of DICKKOPF family genes might not be associated with gastric cancer susceptibility

Juan Wu, Junfeng Zhang, Zhen Zhan, Qinhong Cao, Zhong Li

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Comparison of sequential therapy and amoxicillin/tetracycline containing bismuth quadruple therapy for the first-line eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a prospective, multi-center, randomized clinical trial

Ju Yup Lee, Nayoung Kim, Kyung Sik Park, Hyun Jin Kim, Seon Mee Park, Gwang Ho Baik, Ki-Nam Shim, Jung Hwan Oh, Suck Chei Choi, Sung Eun Kim, Won Hee Kim, Seon-Young Park, Gwang Ha Kim, Bong Eun Lee, Yunju Jo, Su Jin Hong

Open Access Research article

Pharmacological regimens for eradication of Helicobacter pylori: an overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis

Yiqiao Xin, Jan Manson, Lindsay Govan, Robin Harbour, Jenny Bennison, Eleanor Watson, Olivia Wu

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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition suppresses inflammation and promotes recovery from adrenal injury in a rat model of acute necrotizing pancreatitis

Jia Yu, Teng Zuo, Wenhong Deng, Qiao Shi, Peng Ma, Chen Chen, Liang Zhao, Kailiang Zhao, Weixing Wang

Open Access Research article

Clinical efficacy of adalimumab in Crohn’s disease: a real practice observational study in Japan

Fuminao Takeshima, Daisuke Yoshikawa, Syuntaro Higashi, Tomohito Morisaki, Hidetoshi Oda, Maho Ikeda, Haruhisa Machida, Kayoko Matsushima, Hitomi Minami, Yuko Akazawa, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Ken Ohnita, Hajime Isomoto, Masato Ueno, Kazuhiko Nakao

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Associations between polymorphisms in folate-metabolizing genes and pancreatic cancer risk in Japanese subjects

Haruhisa Nakao, Kenji Wakai, Norimitsu Ishii, Yuji Kobayashi, Kiyoaki Ito, Masashi Yoneda, Mitsuru Mori, Masanori Nojima, Yasutoshi Kimura, Takao Endo, Masato Matsuyama, Hiroshi Ishii, Makoto Ueno, Sawako Kuruma, Naoto Egawa, Keitaro Matsuo, Satoyo Hosono, Shinichi Ohkawa, Kozue Nakamura, Akiko Tamakoshi, Mami Takahashi, Kazuaki Shimada, Takeshi Nishiyama, Shogo Kikuchi, Yingsong Lin

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Butyrate inhibits interleukin-17 and generates Tregs to ameliorate colorectal colitis in rats

Mingming Zhang, Qian Zhou, Robert G. Dorfman, Xiaoli Huang, Tingting Fan, Hao Zhang, Jun Zhang, Chenggong Yu

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Leukotriene receptor expression in esophageal squamous cell cancer and non-transformed esophageal epithelium: a matched case control study

M. Venerito, C. Helmke, D. Jechorek, T. Wex, R. Rosania, K. Antweiler, J. Weigt, P. Malfertheiner

Open Access Case report

A case of IgG4-related hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor replaced by an abscess after steroid treatment

Masayuki Shibata, Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Tsuyoshi Aramaki, Katsuhiko Uesaka, Naoyuki Tsutsumi, Keiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ono

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Colonic polyp histopathology and location in a community-based sample of older adults

Heather S. Laird-Fick, Gurveen Chahal, Ade Olomu, Joseph Gardiner, James Richard, Nikolay Dimitrov

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Economic evaluation of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Thailand: genotype 1 and 6

Nattiya Kapol, Surasit Lochid-amnuay, Yot Teerawattananon

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Portal hypertensive gastropathy as a prognostic index in patients with liver cirrhosis

Chang Seok Bang, Hyo Sun Kim, Ki Tae Suk, Sung Eun Kim, Ji Won Park, Seung Ha Park, Hyoung Su Kim, Myoung Kuk Jang, Sang Hoon Park, Myung Seok Lee, Choong Kee Park, Dong Joon Kim

Open Access Debate

Management of Helicobacter pylori infections

Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadi, Johannes G. Kusters

Open Access Case report

An innovative fast track solution for food bolus impaction due to Jackhammer esophagus in an emergency department: the “Nitro-Push Blind Technique” case report

Luigi Marano, Alessandro Cecchi, Federica Chiodo, Francesco Gullo, Pasquale Fiorillo, Luca Roncetti, Mattia Longaroni, Gianluca Proietti Silvestri, Silvano Lolli, Giorgio Nicolic, Alberto Patriti

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Malignant pancreatic serous cystic neoplasms: systematic review with a new case

Jimi Huh, Jae Ho Byun, Seung-Mo Hong, Kyung Won Kim, Jin Hee Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Hyoung Jung Kim, Moon-Gyu Lee

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The clinical value of adipokines in predicting the severity and outcome of acute pancreatitis

Andrius Karpavicius, Zilvinas Dambrauskas, Audrius Gradauskas, Arturas Samuilis, Kristina Zviniene, Juozas Kupcinskas, Gintautas Brimas, Artur Meckovski, Audrius Sileikis, Kestutis Strupas

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Prevalence of hepatitis B and clinical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease patients in a viral-endemic region

Heyson C. H. Chan, Vincent W. S. Wong, Grace L. H. Wong, Whitney Tang, Justin C. Y. Wu, Siew C. Ng

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High prevalence of advanced colorectal neoplasia in the Thai population: a prospective screening colonoscopy of 1,404 cases

Bunchorn Siripongpreeda, Chulabhorn Mahidol, Navara Dusitanond, Tassanee Sriprayoon, Bunlung Muyphuag, Thaniya Sricharunrat, Narongchai Teerayatanakul, Watanya Chaiwong, Wipra Worasawate, Prassanee Sattayarungsee, Juthamas Sangthongdee, Jirapa Prarom, Gaidganok Sornsamdang, Kamonwan Soonklang, Kasiruck Wittayasak, Chirayu U. Auewarakul

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Is endoscopic treatment beneficial in patients with clinically suspicious of common bile duct stones but no obvious filling defects during the ERCP examination?

Po-Hung Chiang, Kwok-Hung Lai, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Kung-Hung Lin, Kai-Ming Wang, Sung-Shuo Kao, Wei-Chih Sun, Jin-Shiung Cheng, Ping-I Hsu, Wei-Lun Tsai, Wen-Chi Chen, Yun-Da Li, E-Ming Wang, Huey-Shyan Lin, Hoi-Hung Chan

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Soluble ST2 is a sensitive clinical marker of ulcerative colitis evolution

David Díaz-Jiménez, Marjorie De la Fuente, Karen Dubois-Camacho, Glauben Landskron, Janitza Fuentes, Tamara Pérez, María Julieta González, Daniela Simian, Marcela A. Hermoso, Rodrigo Quera

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Distribution and clinical significance of hepatitis B virus genotypes in Pakistan

Majid Mahmood, Muhammad Asim Anwar, Azra Khanum, Nasib Zaman, Abida Raza

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Effect of mobile phone reminder messages on adherence of stent removal or exchange in patients with benign pancreaticobiliary diseases: a prospectively randomized, controlled study

Yong Gu, Limei Wang, Lina Zhao, Zhiguo Liu, Hui Luo, Qin Tao, Rongchun Zhang, Shuixiang He, Xiangping Wang, Rui Huang, Linhui Zhang, Yanglin Pan, Xuegang Guo

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Motility characteristics in the transition zone in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) patients

Yu-wen Li, Chen-xi Xie, Kai-Ming Wu, Min-hu Chen, Ying-lian Xiao

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Twenty-five years of advocacy for patients with gastroparesis: support group therapy and patient reported outcome tool development

Teresa Cutts, Sandra Holmes, Archana Kedar, Karen Beatty, Mohammad K. Mohammad, Thomas Abell

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Endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration for histological diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses: a meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies

Omar Banafea, Fabian Pius Mghanga, Jinfang Zhao, Ruifeng Zhao, Liangru Zhu

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Clinical characteristics of young-age onset gastric cancer in Korea

Jieun Lee, Myung Ah Lee, In-Ho Kim, Sang-Young Roh

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Surgical treatment and prognosis of gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms: a single-center experience

Chaoyong Shen, Huijiao Chen, Haining Chen, Yuan Yin, Luyin Han, Jiaju Chen, Sumin Tang, Xiaonan Yin, Zongguang Zhou, Bo Zhang, Zhixin Chen

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A novel artificial tissue simulator for endoscopic submucosal resection training – a pilot study

Ming-Jen Chen, Horng-Yuan Wang, Chen-Wang Chang, Ching-Chung Lin, Chih-Jen Chen, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Tsang-En Wang, Shou-Chuan Shih

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Using a hypothetical scenario to assess public preferences for colorectal surveillance following screening-detected, intermediate-risk adenomas: annual home-based stool test vs. triennial colonoscopy

Bernardette Bonello, Alex Ghanouni, Harriet L. Bowyer, Eilidh MacRae, Wendy Atkin, Stephen P. Halloran, Jane Wardle, Christian von Wagner

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Prevalence of medication discrepancies in patients with cirrhosis: a pilot study

Kelly L. Hayward, Patricia C. Valery, W. Neil Cottrell, Katharine M. Irvine, Leigh U. Horsfall, Caroline J. Tallis, Veronique S. Chachay, Brittany J Ruffin, Jennifer H. Martin, Elizabeth E. Powell

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