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BMC Gastroenterology

Ausgabe 1/2019

Inhalt (225 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Cancer risk in microscopic colitis: a retrospective cohort study

Alexander Levy, Nienke Z. Borren, Benjamin Maxner, William Tan, Danielle Bellavance, Kyle Staller, Daniel Chung, Hamed Khalili, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan

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The impact of the rs8005161 polymorphism on G protein-coupled receptor GPR65 (TDAG8) pH-associated activation in intestinal inflammation

Irina V. Tcymbarevich, Jyrki J. Eloranta, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Nicole Obialo, Marianne Spalinger, Jesus Cosin-Roger, Silvia Lang, Gerd A. Kullak-Ublick, Carsten A. Wagner, Michael Scharl, Klaus Seuwen, Pedro A. Ruiz, Gerhard Rogler, Cheryl de Vallière, Benjamin Misselwitz, Karim Abdelrahman, Gentiana Ademi, Patrick Aepli, Amman Thomas, Claudia Anderegg, Anca-Teodora Antonino, Eva Archanioti, Eviano Arrigoni, Diana Bakker de Jong, Bruno Balsiger, Polat Bastürk, Peter Bauerfeind, Andrea Becocci, Dominique Belli, José M. Bengoa, Luc Biedermann, Janek Binek, Mirjam Blattmann, Stephan Boehm, Tujana Boldanova, Jan Borovicka, Christian P. Braegger, Stephan Brand, Lukas Brügger, Simon Brunner, Patrick Bühr, Bernard Burnand, Sabine Burk, Emanuel Burri, Sophie Buyse, Dahlia-Thao Cao, Ove Carstens, Dominique H. Criblez, Sophie Cunningham, Fabrizia D’Angelo, Philippe de Saussure, Lukas Degen, Joakim Delarive, Christopher Doerig, Barbara Dora, Susan Drerup, Mara Egger, Ali El-Wafa, Matthias Engelmann, Jessica Ezri, Christian Felley, Markus Fliegner, Nicolas Fournier, Montserrat Fraga, Yannick Franc, Pascal Frei, Remus Frei, Michael Fried, Florian Froehlich, Raoul Ivano Furlano, Luca Garzoni, Martin Geyer, Laurent Girard, Marc Girardin, Delphine Golay, Ignaz Good, Ulrike Graf Bigler, Beat Gysi, Johannes Haarer, Marcel Halama, Janine Haldemann, Pius Heer, Benjamin Heimgartner, Beat Helbling, Peter Hengstler, Denise Herzog, Cyrill Hess, Roxane Hessler, Klaas Heyland, Thomas Hinterleitner, Claudia Hirschi, Petr Hruz, Pascal Juillerat, Carolina Khalid-de Bakker, Stephan Kayser, Céline Keller, Christina Knellwolf, Christoph Knoblauch, Henrik Köhler, Rebekka Koller, Claudia Krieger, Patrizia Künzler, Rachel Kusche, Frank Serge Lehmann, Andrew Macpherson, Michel H. Maillard, Michael Manz, Astrid Marot, Rémy Meier, Christa Meyenberger, Pamela Meyer, Pierre Michetti, Benjamin Misselwitz, Patrick Mosler, Christian Mottet, Christoph Müller, Beat Müllhaupt, Leilla Musso, Michaela Neagu, Cristina Nichita, Jan Niess, Andreas Nydegger, Nicole Obialo, Diana Ollo, Cassandra Oropesa, Ulrich Peter, Daniel Peternac, Laetitia Marie Petit, Valérie Pittet, Daniel Pohl, Marc Porzner, Claudia Preissler, Nadia Raschle, Ronald Rentsch, Alexandre Restellini, Sophie Restellini, Jean-Pierre Richterich, Frederic Ris, Branislav Risti, Marc Alain Ritz, Gerhard Rogler, Nina Röhrich, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Vanessa Rueger, Monica Rusticeanu, Markus Sagmeister, Gaby Saner, Bernhard Sauter, Mikael Sawatzki, Michael Scharl, Martin Schelling, Susanne Schibli, Hugo Schlauri, Dominique Schluckebier, Daniela Schmid, Sybille Schmid, Jean-François Schnegg, Alain Schoepfer, Vivianne Seematter, Frank Seibold, Mariam Seirafi, Gian-Marco Semadeni, Arne Senning, Christiane Sokollik, Joachim Sommer, Johannes Spalinger, Holger Spangenberger, Philippe Stadler, Peter Staub, Dominic Staudenmann, Volker Stenz, Michael Steuerwald, Alex Straumann, Bruno Strebel, Andreas Stulz, Michael Sulz, Aurora Tatu, Michela Tempia-Caliera, Joël Thorens, Kaspar Truninger, Radu Tutuian, Patrick Urfer, Stephan Vavricka, Francesco Viani, Jürg Vögtlin, Roland Von Känel, Dominique Vouillamoz, Rachel Vulliamy, Paul Wiesel, Reiner Wiest, Stefanie Wöhrle, Samuel Zamora, Silvan Zander, Tina Wylie, Jonas Zeitz, Dorothee Zimmermann

Open Access Research article

Retrospective analysis of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with ulcerative colitis in a tertiary hospital in China

Hui Xu, Hao Tang, Tao Xu, Meng Xiao, Ji Li, Bei Tan, Hong Yang, Hong Lv, Yue Li, Jiaming Qian

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Preventive effect of ecabet sodium on low-dose aspirin-induced small intestinal mucosal injury: a randomized, double-blind, pilot study

Kazuhiro Ota, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Yuichi Kojima, Satoshi Harada, Yuki Hirata, Noriaki Sugawara, Sadaharu Nouda, Kazuki Kakimoto, Takanori Kuramoto, Kazuhide Higuchi

Open Access Database

The 1000IBD project: multi-omics data of 1000 inflammatory bowel disease patients; data release 1

Floris Imhann, K. J. Van der Velde, R. Barbieri, R. Alberts, M. D. Voskuil, A. Vich Vila, V. Collij, L. M. Spekhorst, K. W. J. Van der Sloot, V. Peters, H. M. Van Dullemen, M. C. Visschedijk, E. A. M. Festen, M. A. Swertz, G. Dijkstra, R. K. Weersma

Open Access Research article

Prospective comparison of slow-pull and standard suction techniques of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic cancer

Renáta Bor, Béla Vasas, Anna Fábián, Anita Bálint, Klaudia Farkas, Ágnes Milassin, László Czakó, Mariann Rutka, Tamás Molnár, Mónika Szűcs, László Tiszlavicz, László Kaizer, Sándor Hamar, Zoltán Szepes

Open Access Research article

Risk factors and long-term outcome of disease extent progression in Asian patients with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study

Yun Qiu, Baili Chen, Yufei Li, Shanshan Xiong, Shenghong Zhang, Yao He, Zhirong Zeng, Shomron Ben-Horin, Minhu Chen, Ren Mao

Open Access Research article

Helicobacter pylori infections in Ethiopia; prevalence and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Addisu Melese, Chalachew Genet, Balew Zeleke, Tesfaye Andualem

Open Access Case report

Infantile-onset inflammatory bowel disease in a patient with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: a case report

Jun Ishihara, Tatsuki Mizuochi, Takashi Uchida, Yugo Takaki, Ken-ichiro Konishi, Masahiko Joo, Yasuhiko Takahashi, Shinichiro Yoshioka, Hironori Kusano, Yoji Sasahara, Yushiro Yamashita

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Role of colonic microbiota in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis

Ling-yan Pei, Yu-shi Ke, Huan-hu Zhao, Lin Wang, Chao Jia, Wei-zhi Liu, Qian-hui Fu, Meng-ni Shi, Jian Cui, Shu-chun Li

Open Access Case report

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy: a clinicopathological mimic of Crohn’s disease

Ravi Patel, Lucia Lee Coulter, Joanna Rimmer, Miles Parkes, Patrick Francis Chinnery, Oscar Swift

Open Access Case report

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in a patient after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a case report

Yoshimitsu Shimomura, Shinsuke Sakai, Hiroyuki Ueda, Kohei Fujikura, Yukihiro Imai, Takayuki Ishikawa

Open Access Research article

Predictive models of disease burden at diagnosis in persons with adult-onset ulcerative colitis using health administrative data

Sanjay K. Murthy, Tushar Shukla, Lilia Antonova, Marc-Andre Belair, Tim Ramsay, Zane Gallinger, Geoffrey C. Nguyen, Eric I. Benchimol

Open Access Research article

Helicobacter pylori infection associated with an increased risk of colorectal adenomatous polyps in the Chinese population

ChangxiChen, Yushan Mao, Juan Du, Yimin Xu, Zhongwei Zhu, Hongbao Cao

Open Access Case report

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome coexists with Nutcracker syndrome in a female: a case report

Ying Shi, Guangya Shi, Zhenyu Li, Yanfang Chen, Shaohui Tang, Wei Huang

Open Access Research article

Helicobacter pylori vacA, cagA and iceA genotypes in dyspeptic patients from southwestern region, Saudi Arabia: distribution and association with clinical outcomes and histopathological changes

Mohammed Akeel, Atef Shehata, Ahmed Elhafey, Erwa Elmakki, Thanaa Aboshouk, Hussein Ageely, Mohammed Mahfouz

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The incidence, etiologies, outcomes, and predictors of mortality of acute liver failure in Thailand: a population-base study

Kessarin Thanapirom, Sombat Treeprasertsuk, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri, Kittiyod Poovorawan, Roongruedee Chaiteerakij, Piyawat Komolmit, Kamthorn Phaosawasdi, Massimo Pinzani

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High-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training in adults with Crohn’s disease: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Garry A. Tew, Dean Leighton, Roger Carpenter, Simon Anderson, Louise Langmead, John Ramage, James Faulkner, Elizabeth Coleman, Caroline Fairhurst, Michael Seed, Lindsay Bottoms

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Elevated D-dimer is associated with increased 28-day mortality in acute-on-chronic liver failure in China: a retrospective study

Tingting Qi, Congyan Zhu, Guanting Lu, Jun Hao, Qinjun He, Yongpeng Chen, Fuyuan Zhou, Jinjun Chen, Jinlin Hou

Open Access Research article

Alterations in ERBB2 and BRCA and microsatellite instability as new personalized treatment options in small bowel carcinoma

Alexander Quaas, Carina Heydt, Dirk Waldschmidt, Hakan Alakus, Thomas Zander, Tobias Goeser, Philipp Kasper, Christiane Bruns, Anna Brunn, Wilfried Roth, Nils Hartmann, Anne Bunck, Matthias Schmidt, Reinhard Buettner, Sabine Merkelbach-Bruse

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The frequency, clinical course, and health related quality of life in adults with Gilbert’s syndrome: a longitudinal study

Sanaa Kamal, Sara Abdelhakam, Dalia Ghoraba, Yasmin Massoud, Kareem Abdel Aziz, Huda Hassan, Tamer Hafez, Ahmed Abdel Sallam

Open Access Research article

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy versus N-Butyl-2 Cyanoacrylate injection in the management of actively bleeding esophageal varices: a randomized controlled trial

Mohamed A. Elsebaey, Mohamed A. Tawfik, Sherif Ezzat, Amal Selim, Heba Elashry, Sherief Abd-Elsalam

Open Access Research article

Clinicopathologic characteristics of early gastric cancer according to specific intragastric location

Kyungeun Kim, Younghye Cho, Jin Hee Sohn, Dong-Hoon Kim, In Gu Do, Hyun Joo Lee, Sung-Im Do, Sangjeong Ahn, Hyoun Wook Lee, Seoung Wan Chae

Open Access Research article

Hydrogen-rich solution attenuates cold ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat liver transplantation

Keiichi Uto, Seisuke Sakamoto, Weitao Que, Keita Shimata, Shintaro Hashimoto, Masataka Sakisaka, Yasuko Narita, Daiki Yoshii, Lin Zhong, Yoshihiro Komohara, Xiao-Kang Li, Yukihiro Inomata, Taizo Hibi

Open Access Research article

A comparison of the diagnosis of gastroparesis in 4 h pediatric gastric emptying studies versus 2 h studies

Sarah Turnipseed Edwards, Jose Cocjin, Stephanie Bolger Theut, Douglas Rivard, Ashley K. Sherman, Craig A. Friesen

Open Access Research article

Hepatic sonic hedgehog protein expression measured by computer assisted morphometry significantly correlates with features of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Michael Estep, Rohini Mehta, Gary Bratthauer, Lakshmi Alaparthi, Fanny Monge, Simon Ali, Dinan Abdelatif, Zahra Younoszai, Maria Stepanova, Zachary D. Goodman, Zobair M. Younossi

Open Access Research article

Plasma levels of TNF-α, IL-6, IFN-γ, IL-12, IL-17, IL-22, and IL-23 in achalasia, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Steven Clayton, Elliot Cauble, Ambuj Kumar, Nirav Patil, Dennis Ledford, Narasaiah Kolliputi, Maria F. Lopes-Virella, Donald Castell, Joel Richter

Open Access Research article

Moderate-intensity aerobic and resistance exercise is safe and favorably influences body composition in patients with quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a randomized controlled cross-over trial

Owen Cronin, Wiley Barton, Carthage Moran, Donal Sheehan, Ronan Whiston, Helena Nugent, Yvonne McCarthy, Catherine B. Molloy, Orla O’Sullivan, Paul D. Cotter, Michael G. Molloy, Fergus Shanahan

Open Access Research article

Inflammatory bowel disease patient perceptions of diagnostic and monitoring tests and procedures

Isabelle Noiseux, Sophie Veilleux, Alain Bitton, Rita Kohen, Luc Vachon, Brian White Guay, John D. Rioux

Open Access Research article

Autoantibody detection is not recommended for chronic pancreatitis: a cross-sectional Study of 557 patients

Xiang-Peng Zeng, Ting-Ting Liu, Lu Hao, Lei Xin, Teng Wang, Lin He, Jun Pan, Dan Wang, Ya-Wei Bi, Jun-Tao Ji, Zhuan Liao, Ting-Ting Du, Jin-Huan Lin, Di Zhang, Hong-Lei Guo, Hui Chen, Wen-Bin Zou, Bai-Rong Li, Zhi-Jie Cong, Li-Sheng Wang, Zheng-Lei Xu, Ting Xie, Ming-Hao Liu, An-Mei Deng, Zhao-Shen Li, Liang-Hao Hu

Open Access Research article

What is the impact of metabolic syndrome and its components on reflux esophagitis? A cross-sectional study

Yi-Hsuan Hsieh, Mei-Fong Wu, Pei-Yu Yang, Wei-Cheng Liao, Yao-Hsuan Hsieh, Yu-Jun Chang, I-Ching Lin

Open Access Research article

Association between digestive symptoms and sleep disturbance: a cross-sectional community-based study

Min Kyung Hyun, Younghwa Baek, Siwoo Lee

Open Access Research article

The clinical value of ERCP-guided cholangiopancreatoscopy using a single-operator system

Marcus Reuterwall, Jeanne Lubbe, Lars Enochsson, Lars Lundell, Magnus Konradsson, Frederik Swahn, Marco Del Chiaro, Matthias Löhr, Urban Arnelo

Open Access Case report

Case report of patient with a Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: sustained remission after treatment with corticosteroids and mesalazine

Sigrid Schulte, Fabian Kütting, Jessica Mertens, Thomas Kaufmann, Uta Drebber, Dirk Nierhoff, Ulrich Töx, Hans-Michael Steffen

Open Access Research article

In-depth characterization of the Wnt-signaling/β-catenin pathway in an in vitro model of Barrett’s sequence

Katharina Götzel, Olga Chemnitzer, Luisa Maurer, Arne Dietrich, Uwe Eichfeld, Orestis Lyros, Yusef Moulla, Stefan Niebisch, Matthias Mehdorn, Boris Jansen-Winkeln, Michael Vieth, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Ines Gockel, René Thieme

Open Access Research article

The Association of obesity with vascular complications after liver transplantation

Yi Shi, Bingsong Huang, Ronghai Deng, Yi Ma

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy of end-ischemic dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion with static cold storage in preventing non-anastomotic biliary strictures after transplantation of liver grafts donated after circulatory death: DHOPE-DCD trial

Rianne van Rijn, Aad P. van den Berg, Joris I. Erdmann, Nigel Heaton, Bart van Hoek, Jeroen de Jonge, Henri G. D. Leuvenink, Shekar V. K. Mahesh, Sarah Mertens, Diethard Monbaliu, Paolo Muiesan, M. Thamara P. R. Perera, Wojciech G. Polak, Xavier Rogiers, Roberto I. Troisi, Yvonne de Vries, Robert J. Porte

Open Access Research article

The FATZO mouse, a next generation model of type 2 diabetes, develops NAFLD and NASH when fed a Western diet supplemented with fructose

Gao Sun, Charles V. Jackson, Karen Zimmerman, Li-Kun Zhang, Courtney M. Finnearty, George E. Sandusky, Guodong Zhang, Richard G. Peterson, Yi-Xin (Jim) Wang

Open Access Research article

Gallbladder polyps – a follow-up study after 11 years

Linda Heitz, Wolfgang Kratzer, Tilmann Gräter, Julian Schmidberger, G. Adler, A. Armsen, H-M Banzhaf, M. Bauerdick, P. Bernhardt, U. Bertling, B. O. Boehm, B. O. Brandner, S. O. Brockmann, M. Deckert, C. Dingler, S. Eggink, M. Fuchs, W. Gaus, H. Goussis, B. Gruener, A. Gruenert, M. M. Haenle, W. Hampl, C. Haug, B. Hay, L. Heitz, M-L Huetter, N. Iftikhar, A. Imhof, T. Kaltenbach, P. Kern, P. Kimmig, A. Kirch, D. Klass, W. Koenig, W. Kratzer, M. Kron, B. Manfras, K. Meitinger, T. Mertens, R. Oehme, G. Pfaff, I. Piechotowski, S. Reuter, T. Romig, A. F. A. von Schmiesing, S. Stanosek, G. Steinbach, M. Tourbier, A. Voegtle, T. Walcher, S. Wolff, P. Schlingeloff

Open Access Research article

The role of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) patients evaluated using Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) Transient Elastography (TE): a tertiary referral center experience

Yoga Fitriakusumah, C. Rinaldi A. Lesmana, Winda Permata Bastian, Chyntia O. M. Jasirwan, Irsan Hasan, Marcellus Simadibrata, Juferdy Kurniawan, Andri Sanityoso Sulaiman, Rino A. Gani

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The 1000IBD project: multi-omics data of 1000 inflammatory bowel disease patients; data release 1

Floris Imhann, K. J. Van der Velde, R. Barbieri, R. Alberts, M. D. Voskuil, A. Vich Vila, V. Collij, L. M. Spekhorst, K. W. J. Van der Sloot, V. Peters, H. M. Van Dullemen, M. C. Visschedijk, E. A. M. Festen, M. A. Swertz, G. Dijkstra, R. K. Weersma

Open Access Research article

Small bowel adenocarcinoma as a complication of celiac disease: clinical and diagnostic features

Giacomo Caio, Umberto Volta, Francesco Ursini, Roberto Manfredini, Roberto De Giorgio

Open Access Research article

Impact of primary colorectal Cancer location on the KRAS status and its prognostic value

Ming-zhi Xie, Ji-lin Li, Zheng-min Cai, Ke-zhi Li, Bang-li Hu

Open Access Research article

Presenting symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease: descriptive analysis of a community-based inception cohort

Bryce K. Perler, Ryan Ungaro, Grayson Baird, Meaghan Mallette, Renee Bright, Samir Shah, Jason Shapiro, Bruce E. Sands

Open Access Research article

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic manifestations in inflammatory bowel diseases: a referral center study

Fotios S. Fousekis, Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Vasileios I. Theopistos, Gerasimos Baltayiannis, Maria Kosmidou, Georgios Glantzounis, Leonidas Christou, Epameinondas V. Tsianos, Dimitrios K. Christodoulou

Open Access Case report

Case report of cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis (CMUSE): a rare disease may contribute to endoscopy-capsule retention in the small intestine

En-Wei Tao, Tian-Hui Zou, Yong-Feng Wang, Jie-Ting Tang, Ying-Xuan Chen, Qin-Yan Gao

Open Access Research article

A retrospective clinical and microbial analysis of 32 patients with bilomas

S. Würstle, A. Göß, C. D. Spinner, W. Huber, H. Algül, C. Schlag, R. M. Schmid, A. Weber, A. Obermeier, J. Schneider

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in HIV-infected and uninfected people

Jessie Torgersen, Kaku So-Armah, Matthew S. Freiberg, Matthew B. Goetz, Matthew J. Budoff, Joseph K. Lim, Tamar Taddei, Adeel A. Butt, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Amy C. Justice, Jay R. Kostman, Vincent Lo Re III

Open Access Research article

Serum HBV RNA quantification: useful for monitoring natural history of chronic hepatitis B infection

Yayun Liu, Meng Jiang, Jianya Xue, Hongli Yan, Xuesong Liang

Open Access Research article

Endoscopic transpapillary drainage in disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome after acute pancreatitis and trauma: long-term outcomes in 31 patients

Yan Chen, Yueping Jiang, Wei Qian, Qihong Yu, Yuanhang Dong, Huiyun Zhu, Feng Liu, Yiqi Du, Dong Wang, Zhaoshen Li

Open Access Case report

Cases report: severe colonic bleeding in ulcerative colitis is refractory to selective transcatheter arterial embolization

Jose Miranda-Bautista, Lucía Diéguez, Gracia Rodríguez-Rosales, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez, Luis Menchén

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and long-term outcomes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among elderly individuals from the United States

Pegah Golabi, James Paik, Rashmi Reddy, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Gregory Trimble, Zobair M. Younossi

Open Access Case report

A case of ectopic pancreas in the ileum presenting as obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain

Rugile Mickuniene, Ieva Stundiene, Tomas Jucaitis, Dileta Valanciene, Jonas Valantinas

Open Access Case report

Vitamin K deficiency-induced hemorrhagic shock after thoracentesis: a case report

Hideya Itagaki, Takuro Hagino

Open Access Research article

Tumor location as an indicator of survival in T1 resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis

Zibo Meng, Mingsi Cao, Yushun Zhang, Zhiqiang Liu, Shihong Wu, Heshui Wu

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic effect of shear wave elastography imaging for differentiation of malignant liver lesions: a meta-analysis

Xing Hu, Xiaojie Huang, Hui Chen, Tong Zhang, Jianhua Hou, Aixin Song, Lei Ding, Weiyuan Liu, Hao Wu, Fankun Meng

Open Access Case report

A literature review and case report of severe and refractory post-colectomy enteritis

Yingyun Yang, Yuan Liu, Weiyang Zheng, Weixun Zhou, Bin Wu, Xiyu Sun, Wei Chen, Tao Guo, Xiaoqing Li, Hong Yang, Jiaming Qian, Yue Li

Open Access Case report

Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder in the stomach and duodenum: a case report

Haruka Toyonaga, Masashi Fukushima, Naoto Shimeno, Tetsuro Inokuma

Open Access Research article

Rapid decline of noninvasive fibrosis index values in patients with hepatitis C receiving treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents

Wei-Fan Hsu, Hsueh-Chou Lai, Wen-Pang Su, Chia-Hsin Lin, Po-Heng Chuang, Sheng-Hung Chen, Hung-Yao Chen, Hung-Wei Wang, Guan-Tarn Huang, Cheng-Yuan Peng

Open Access Research article

Sustained serological and complete responses in HBeAg-positive patients treated with Peginterferon alfa-2b: a 6-year long-term follow-up of a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial in China

Jian Sun, Huiguo Ding, Guofeng Chen, Guiqiang Wang, Lai Wei, Jiming Zhang, Qing Xie, Mobin Wan, Hong Tang, Shijun Chen, Zhiliang Gao, Yuming Wang, Dazhi Zhang, Wenxiang Huang, Jifang Sheng, Qin Ning, Dongliang Yang, Jian Lu, Chen Pan, Yuxiu Yang, Jue Wang, Chuanzhen Sun, Qixin Wang, Jinlin Hou

Open Access Research article

The association of liver function and quality of life of patients with liver cancer

Leung Li, Frankie Mo, Edwin P. Hui, Stephen L. Chan, Jane Koh, Nelson L. S. Tang, Simon C. H. Yu, Winnie Yeo

Open Access Research article

Serum D-dimer levels at admission for prediction of outcomes in acute pancreatitis

Jianhua Wan, Xiaoyu Yang, Wenhua He, Yin Zhu, Yong Zhu, Hao Zeng, Pi Liu, Liang Xia, Nonghua Lu

Open Access Research article

Economic burden of moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in six European countries

Jan Tack, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Fermín Mearin, Yan Yiannakou, Peter Layer, Benoit Coffin, Magnus Simren, Jonathan Mackinnon, Gwen Wiseman, Anne Marciniak, Bouchoucha, Ducrotte, Macaigne, Mion, Schneider, Le Sidanier, Tardy, Zerbib Andresen, Bischoff, Jander, Jung, Thomas Jung, Krammer, Langhorst, Omankowsky, S. Omankowsky, Schiefke, Steuer, Van der Voort, Martin Luther Krankenhausbetrieb, Von Arnim, Annese, Cuomo, De Angelis, Di Mario, Di Stefano, Matteo, Ferrini, Gasbarrini, Giaccobe, Marchi, Marzio, Repici, Savarino, Angós, Berdier, Brotons, Caballero-Plasencia, Caballero, Clavé, Fort, Josep Trueta, García, Gómez, Martínez, Perelló, Rey, Sánchez-Antolín, Serra, Tantinà, Torán, Ekesbo, Hellström, Kjellström, Lindberg, Walter, Arebi, Bridger, Butt, Emmanuel, Eugenicos, Kaushik, Millar, Sanders, Whorwell

Open Access Case report

Early screening the small bowel is key to protect Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patients from surgery: a novel mutation c.243delG in STK11 gene

Yu-Liang Jiang, Zi-Ye Zhao, Bai-Rong Li, Jing Li, Xiao-Wei Jin, En-Da Yu, Xiao-Dong Xu, Shou-Bin Ning

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Serum HBV RNA quantification: useful for monitoring natural history of chronic hepatitis B infection

Yayun Liu, Meng Jiang, Jianya Xue, Hongli Yan, Xuesong Liang

Open Access Research article

Detection of Helicobacter pylori and its virulence genes (cagA, dupA, and vacA) among patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa

Ayodeji Idowu, Asisipho Mzukwa, Ute Harrison, Pia Palamides, Rainer Haas, Melvin Mbao, Razinah Mamdoo, Jonathan Bolon, Tolulope Jolaiya, Stella Smith, Reidwaan Ally, Anna Clarke, Henry Njom

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Predictors of mortality in patients under treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Hailemichael Desalegn, Hanna Aberra, Nega Berhe, Girmay Medhin, Bitsatab Mekasha, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

Open Access Research article

Defining constipation to estimate its prevalence in the community: results from a national survey

Barry L. Werth, Kylie A. Williams, Murray J. Fisher, Lisa G. Pont

Open Access Case report

Sofosbuvir add-on to ribavirin for chronic hepatitis E in a cirrhotic liver transplant recipient: a case report

Montserrat Fraga, Jérôme Gouttenoire, Roland Sahli, Haithem Chtioui, Cristina Marcu, Manuel Pascual, Darius Moradpour, Julien Vionnet

Open Access Research article

Can the rate and location of sessile serrated polyps be part of colorectal Cancer disparity in African Americans?

Mehdi Nouraie, Hassan Ashktorab, Nazli Atefi, Saman Azam, Taraneh Tarjoman, Edward Lee, Babak Shokrani, Ali Afsari, Akbar Soleimani, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, Sanmeet Singh, Hassan Brim

Open Access Case report

Isolated gastric varices secondary to abdominal tuberculosis mimicking lymphoma: a case report

Yaoyao Gong, Shuo Li, Rong Rong, Xiaoxing Chen, Liuqin Jiang

Open Access Research article

Prognostic factors of acute mesenteric ischemia in ICU patients

Martin Caluwaerts, Diego Castanares-Zapatero, Pierre-François Laterre, Philippe Hantson

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Feasibility of ambulatory surgery for anal fistula with LIFT procedure

Jian-ming Qiu, Guan-gen Yang, Hong-tao Wang, Chao Fu, Dong Wang, Tingting Mei

Open Access Study protocol

Autologous stem cell transplantation in refractory Crohn’s disease – low intensity therapy evaluation (ASTIClite): study protocols for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial and observational follow up study

John A. Snowden, Chris Hawkey, Daniel Hind, Lizzie Swaby, Katie Mellor, Richard Emsley, Laura Mandefield, Ellen Lee, Manuela Badoglio, Emmanuelle Polge, Myriam Labopin, John Gribben, A. Graham Pockley, Gemma A. Foulds, Alan Lobo, Simon Travis, Miles Parkes, Jack Satsangi, Diana Papaioannou, James O. Lindsay, Liam Whitby, Yash Mahida, Gordon Moran, Sree Subramanian, Peter Irving, Shahida Din, Jenny Byrne, Ben Uttenthal, Amit Patel, Peter Johnson, Majid Kazmi, Andy Peniket, Sergio Rutella, Mike Bradburn, Amanda Loban

Open Access Research article

Low vitamin D levels are associated with high viral loads in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ye-Chao Hu, Wei-Wei Wang, Wei-Yun Jiang, Chun-Qing Li, Jian-Chun Guo, Yun-Hao Xun

Open Access Case report

A case report of psychiatric symptoms following direct-acting antiviral and ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C in a patient with innate anxiety

Akira Sakamaki, Kenya Kamimura, Naoki Fukui, Haruka Watanabe, Norihiro Sakai, Kentaro Tominaga, Kenichi Mizuno, Masaaki Takamura, Hirokazu Kawai, Takuro Sugai, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Toshiyuki Someya, Shuji Terai

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