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BMC Gastroenterology

Ausgabe 1/2021

Inhalt (494 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Preoperative platelet count predicts posttransplant portal vein complications in orthotopic liver transplantation: a propensity score analysis

Qingshan Li, Yue Wang, Tao Ma, Fenggang Ren, Fan Mu, Rongqian Wu, Yi Lv, Bo Wang

Open Access Research article

Overexpression of P-glycoprotein, MRP2, and CYP3A4 impairs intestinal absorption of octreotide in rats with portal hypertension

Xiaoyu Sun, Shunxiong Tang, Binbin Hou, Zhijun Duan, Zhen Liu, Yang Li, Shoucheng He, Qiuming Wang, Qingyong Chang

Open Access Research article

Total cholesterol concentration predicts the effect of plasmapheresis on hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis: a retrospective case–control study

Zhu Chen, Xiaolong Huang, Na Han, Yanxia Guo, Jing Chen, Yaogui Ning, Minwei Zhang

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of introducing a 20-gauge core biopsy needle with a core trap in EUS-FNA/B for diagnosing pancreatic cancer

Shunsuke Watanabe, Jun Miyoshi, Masao Toki, Komei Kambayashi, Shuichi Kitada, Takeshi Nosaka, Tomoyuki Goto, Hirotaka Ota, Kazushige Ochiai, Koichi Gondo, Nobuhito Ikeuchi, Shujiro Tsuji, Kenji Nakamura, Junji Shibahara, Tadakazu Hisamatsu

Open Access Case report

Chronic active EBV infection in refractory enteritis with longitudinal ulcers with a cobblestone appearance: an autopsied case report

Yosuke Aihara, Kei Moriya, Naotaka Shimozato, Shinsaku Nagamatsu, Shinya Kobayashi, Masakazu Uejima, Hideki Matsuo, Eiwa Ishida, Hideo Yagi, Toshiya Nakatani, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Eiryo Kikuchi

Open Access Research article

DSG2 expression is low in colon cancer and correlates with poor survival

Tingting Yang, Xuan Gu, Lizhou Jia, Jiaojiao Guo, Qi Tang, Jin Zhu, Wei Zhao, Zhenqing Feng

Open Access Research article

The clinical features of chronic intestinal schistosomiasis-related intestinal lesions

Xian Qin, Cai-Yuan Liu, Yi-Lin Xiong, Tao Bai, Lei Zhang, Xiao-Hua Hou, Jun Song

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and risk factors of bowel symptoms in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis in endoscopic remission: a retrospective study

Kwangwoo Nam, Sang Hyoung Park, Jun Ho Oh, Ho-Su Lee, Soomin Noh, Jae Cheol Park, Jin Yong Kim, Eun Hye Oh, Jeongseok Kim, Nam Seok Ham, Sung Wook Hwang, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang

Open Access Case report

Transverse colonic volvulus due to mesenteric fibromatosis: a case report

Akihiro Yoshida, Yasutake Uchima, Naoki Hosaka, Kosuke Minaga, Masatoshi Kudo

Open Access Research article

Central lymph node metastasis is predictive of survival in advanced gastric cancer patients treated with D2 lymphadenectomy

Huiwen Lu, Bochao Zhao, Rui Huang, Yimeng Sun, Zirui Zhu, Huimian Xu, Baojun Huang

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Risk factors of poor prognosis and impairment of activities of daily living in patients with hemorrhagic gastroduodenal ulcers

Junya Arai, Jun Kato, Nobuo Toda, Ken Kurokawa, Chikako Shibata, Shigeyuki Kurosaki, Kazuyoshi Funato, Mayuko Kondo, Kaoru Takagi, Kentaro Kojima, Takamasa Ohki, Michiharu Seki, Kazumi Tagawa

Open Access Research article

Metabolic syndrome components and acute pancreatitis: a case–control study in China

Zhemin Shen, Xueqiao Wang, Zili Zhen, Yao Wang, Peilong Sun

Open Access Research article

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pelvic lesions via the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract approaches

Naoki Mita, Takuji Iwashita, Akihiko Senju, Hironao Ichikawa, Yuhei Iwasa, Shinya Uemura, Ichiro Yasuda, Masahito Shimizu

Open Access Research article

Alterations in short-chain fatty acids and serotonin in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mei Luo, Xiaojun Zhuang, Zhenyi Tian, Lishou Xiong

Open Access Case report

Differential gene expression analysis of dasatinib-induced colitis in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia followed for 3 years: a case report

Naoki Oshima, Yoshiyuki Mishima, Kotaro Shibagaki, Kousaku Kawashima, Norihisa Ishimura, Fumiyoshi Ikejiri, Chie Onishi, Takahiro Okada, Masaya Inoue, Ichiro Moriyama, Junji Suzumiya, Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Shunji Ishihara

Open Access Case report

Simultaneous brain and lung metastases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after curative pancreatectomy: a case report and literature review

Yoshito Oka, Shigetsugu Takano, Yusuke Kouchi, Katsunori Furukawa, Tsukasa Takayashiki, Satoshi Kuboki, Daisuke Suzuki, Nozomu Sakai, Shingo Kagawa, Isamu Hosokawa, Takashi Mishima, Takanori Konishi, Takashi Kishimoto, Masayuki Ohtsuka

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Application of artificial intelligence in chronic liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pakanat Decharatanachart, Roongruedee Chaiteerakij, Thodsawit Tiyarattanachai, Sombat Treeprasertsuk

Open Access Research article

Clinical features and outcomes of combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma versus hepatocellular carcinoma versus cholangiocarcinoma after surgical resection: a propensity score matching analysis

Chih-Wen Lin, Tsung-Chin Wu, Hung-Yu Lin, Chao-Ming Hung, Pei-Min Hsieh, Jen-Hao Yeh, Pojen Hsiao, Ya-Ling Huang, Yu-Chan Li, Ya-Chin Wang, Chih-Wen Shu, Yaw-Sen Chen

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Utility of a 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle with the rolling method for an endoscopic ultrasound-guided histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: a retrospective study

Koichiro Tsutsumi, Toru Ueki, Yasuhiro Noma, Kunihiro Omonishi, Kyotaro Ohno, Soichiro Kawahara, Takashi Oda, Hironari Kato, Hiroyuki Okada

Open Access Research article

Sedation practices for routine gastrointestinal endoscopy: a systematic review of recommendations

Fahima Dossa, Olivia Megetto, Mafo Yakubu, David D. Q. Zhang, Nancy N. Baxter

Open Access Research article

The level and prevalence of depression and anxiety among patients with different subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome: a network meta-analysis

Zhichao Hu, Meixuan Li, Liang Yao, Yinshu Wang, Enkang Wang, Jianye Yuan, Fengyun Wang, Kehu Yang, Zhaoxiang Bian, Linda L. D. Zhong

Open Access Research article

Fluoroless intravascular ultrasound image-guided liver navigation in porcine models

Takeshi Urade, Juan Manuel Verde, Alain García Vázquez, Konstanze Gunzert, Patrick Pessaux, Jacques Marescaux, Mariano Eduardo Giménez

Open Access Research article

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome associated with consumption of Gynura segetum

Lijie Zhang, Qing Li, Joyman Makamure, Dan Zhao, Ziyi Liu, Chuansheng Zheng, Bin Liang

Open Access Case report

A surgically treated case of severe upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage with gastritis cystica polyposa

Masaaki Yoshikawa, Hiroki Kinoshita, Naoki Nishimura, Rieko Takai, Takuya Matsuda, Satoshi Nakatani, Erika Shioyama, Kosuke Takeda, Hitoshi Yoshiji

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Effectiveness, safety, and factors associated with the clinical success of endoscopic biliary drainage for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective multicenter study

Akihiro Matsumi, Hironari Kato, Toru Ueki, Etsuji Ishida, Masahiro Takatani, Masakuni Fujii, Masaki Wato, Tatsuya Toyokawa, Ryo Harada, Hirofumi Tsugeno, Minoru Matsubara, Hiroshi Matsushita, Hiroyuki Okada

Open Access Case report

May chronic cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease be a contraindication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy placement: a case report

A. G. Gravina, A. Tessitore, V. M. Ormando, F. Nagar, M. Romeo, M. R. Amato, M. Dallio, C. Loguercio, A. Federico, M. Romano, F. Ferraro

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Incidence and risk factors of micronutrient deficiency in patients with IBD and intestinal Behçet’s disease: folate, vitamin B12, 25-OH-vitamin D, and ferritin

Yong Eun Park, Soo Jung Park, Jae Jun Park, Jae Hee Cheon, TaeIl Kim, Won Ho Kim

Open Access Research article

Clinical experiences and predictors of success of treatment with vedolizumab in IBD patients: a cohort study

Laura Mühl, Emily Becker, Tanja M. Müller, Raja Atreya, Imke Atreya, Markus F. Neurath, Sebastian Zundler

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of hepatic solitary necrotic nodules on contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

Chunyu Lu, Shaoshan Tang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Yang Wang, Kaiming Wang, Peng Shen

Open Access Study protocol

Korean colonoscopy screening pilot study (K-cospi) for screening colorectal cancer: study protocol for the multicenter, community-based clinical trial

Bomi Park, Jae Kwan Jun, Byung Chang Kim, Kui Son Choi, Mina Suh, Young Sun Kim, Tae Il Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Dae Kyung Sohn, JinHee Sohn, Eui Gon Youk, Woong Ki Chang, Byung Ik Jang, Seung-Yong Jeong, Jae Myung Cha, Jae Yong Han, Byung Chang Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Aesun Shin, Jae Kwan Jun, Nam-Kyong Choi, Mina Suh, Bun Kim, Seung-Kwon Myung, Bomi Park, Ji Young Lee, Kui Son Choi, Kyung Su Han, Seung-Yong Jeong, Jong-Phil Lim, Aesun Shin, Ji Won Park, Dae Kyung Sohn, Byung Chang Kim, Mina Suh, Yeol Kim, Sunho Choi, Kyeongmin Lee, Haejoo Seo

Open Access Research article

Short chain fatty acids and colon motility in a mouse model of irritable bowel syndrome

Ilnar F. Shaidullov, Dina M. Sorokina, Farit G. Sitdikov, Anton Hermann, Sayar R. Abdulkhakov, Guzel F. Sitdikova

Open Access Research article

Parasitic infections in Swiss children: Are we overtesting?

Corinne Légeret, Céline Rüttimann, Hans Fankhauser, Henrik Köhler

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of a novel hemostatic adhesive powder in patients with upper gastrointestinal tumor bleeding

Jongbeom Shin, Boram Cha, Jin-Seok Park, Weonjin Ko, Kye Sook Kwon, Jin-Woo Lee, Hyung Kil Kim, Yong Woon Shin

Open Access Research article

Dietary patterns and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Ammar Salehi-sahlabadi, Samaneh Sadat, Sara Beigrezaei, Makan Pourmasomi, Awat Feizi, Reza Ghiasvand, Amir Hadi, Cain C. T. Clark, Maryam Miraghajani

Open Access Research article

Obesity interacts with hyperuricemia on the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Mimi Zhou, Nan Yang, Xin Xing, Danyan Chang, Juan Li, Jiang Deng, Yi Chen, Chunhua Hu, Rou Zhang, Xiaolan Lu, Yingren Zhao, Yingli He

Open Access Research article

Percutaneous direct pancreatic duct intervention in management of pancreatic fistulas: a primary treatment or temporizing therapy to prepare for elective surgery

Xi Li, Ricardo Paz-Fumagalli, Weiping Wang, Beau B. Toskich, John A. Stauffer, Gregory T. Frey, J. Mark McKinney, Justin H. Nguyen

Open Access Research article

Clinical and endoscopic features of aorto-duodenal fistula resulting in its definitive diagnosis: an observational study

Chikamasa Ichita, Akiko Sasaki, Chihiro Sumida, Karen Kimura, Takashi Nishino, Junichi Tasaki, Sakue Masuda, Kazuya Koizumi, Jun Kawachi, Makoto Kako

Open Access Case report

Complete laparoscopic-transhiatal removal of duplex benign oesophageal tumour: case report and review of literature

László Andrási, Zoltán Szepes, László Tiszlavicz, György Lázár, Attila Paszt

Open Access Research article

Identification of potential biomarkers for abdominal pain in IBS patients by bioinformatics approach

Zhongyuan Lin, Yimin Wang, Shiqing Lin, Decheng Liu, Guohui Mo, Hui Zhang, Yunling Dou

Open Access Research article

Case series of aortoenteric fistulas: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Jia Luo, Wen Tang, Mengran Wang, Yao Xiao, Manhong Tan, Chunyan Jiang

Open Access Case report

Fatal acute-on-chronic liver failure in amiodarone-related steatohepatitis: a case report

I.-J.u Wu, Jia-Huei Tsai, Cheng-Maw Ho

Open Access Research article

Balloon occluded TACE (B-TACE) vs DEM-TACE for HCC: a single center retrospective case control study

Pierleone Lucatelli, Gianluca De Rubeis, Bianca Rocco, Fabrizio Basilico, Alessandro Cannavale, Aurelio Abbatecola, Pier Giorgio Nardis, Mario Corona, Stefania Brozzetti, Carlo Catalano, Mario Bezzi

Open Access Research article

CT differentiation of gastric ectopic pancreas from gastric stromal tumor

Chang Liu, Fang Yang, Wenming Zhang, Weiqun Ao, Yongyu An, Cui Zhang, Bailing Dai, Cailing Pu, Jian Wang

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Abdominal pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: association with single-nucleotide polymorphisms prevalent in irritable bowel syndrome and clinical management

Martina Ledergerber, Brian M. Lang, Henriette Heinrich, Luc Biedermann, Stefan Begré, Jonas Zeitz, Niklas Krupka, Andreas Rickenbacher, Matthias Turina, Thomas Greuter, Philipp Schreiner, René Roth, Alexander Siebenhüner, Stephan R. Vavricka, Gerhard Rogler, Niko Beerenwinkel, Benjamin Misselwitz, Claudia Anderegg, Peter Bauerfeind, Christoph Beglinger, Stefan Begré, Dominique Belli, José M. Bengoa, Luc Biedermann, Beat Bigler, Janek Binek, Mirjam Blattmann, Stephan Boehm, Jan Borovicka, Christian P. Braegger, Nora Brunner, Patrick Bühr, Bernard Burnand, Emanuel Burri, Sophie Buyse, Matthias Cremer, Dominique H. Criblez, Philippe de Saussure, Lukas Degen, Joakim Delarive, Christopher Doerig, Barbara Dora, Gian Dorta, Mara Egger, Tobias Ehmann, Ali El-Wafa, Matthias Engelmann, Jessica Ezri, Christian Felley, Markus Fliegner, Nicolas Fournier, Montserrat Fraga, Pascal Frei, Remus Frei, Michael Fried, Florian Froehlich, Christian Funk, Raoul Ivano Furlano, Suzanne Gallot-Lavallée, Martin Geyer, Marc Girardin, Delphine Golay, Tanja Grandinetti, Beat Gysi, Horst Haack, Johannes Haarer, Beat Helbling, Peter Hengstler, Denise Herzog, Cyrill Hess, Klaas Heyland, Thomas Hinterleitner, Philippe Hiroz, Claudia Hirschi, Petr Hruz, Rika Iwata, Res Jost, Pascal Juillerat, Vera Kessler Brondolo, Christina Knellwolf, Christoph Knoblauch, Henrik Köhler, Rebekka Koller, Claudia Krieger-Grübel, Gerd Kullak-Ublick, Patrizia Künzler, Markus Landolt, Rupprecht Lange, Frank Serge Lehmann, Andrew Macpherson, Philippe Maerten, Michel H. Maillard, Christine Manser, Michael Manz, Urs Marbet, George Marx, Christoph Matter, Valérie McLin, Rémy Meier, Martina Mendanova, Christa Meyenberger, Pierre Michetti, Benjamin Misselwitz, Darius Moradpour, Bernhard Morell, Patrick Mosler, Christian Mottet, Christoph Müller, Pascal Müller, Beat Müllhaupt, Claudia Münger-Beyeler, Leilla Musso, Andreas Nagy, Michaela Neagu, Cristina Nichita, Jan Niess, Natacha Noël, Andreas Nydegger, Nicole Obialo, Carl Oneta, Cassandra Oropesa, Ueli Peter, Daniel Peternac, Laetitia Marie Petit, Franziska Piccoli-Gfeller, Julia Beatrice Pilz, Valérie Pittet, Nadia Raschle, Ronald Rentsch, Sophie Restellini, Jean-Pierre Richterich, Sylvia Rihs, Marc Alain Ritz, Jocelyn Roduit, Daniela Rogler, Gerhard Rogler, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Markus Sagmeister, Gaby Saner, Bernhard Sauter, Mikael Sawatzki, Michela Schäppi, Michael Scharl, Martin Schelling, Susanne Schibli, Hugo Schlauri, Sybille Schmid Uebelhart, Jean-François Schnegg, Alain Schoepfer, Frank Seibold, Mariam Seirafi, Gian-Marco Semadeni, David Semela, Arne Senning, Marc Sidler, Christiane Sokollik, Johannes Spalinger, Holger Spangenberger, Philippe Stadler, Michael Steuerwald, Alex Straumann, Bigna Straumann-Funk, Michael Sulz, Joël Thorens, Sarah Tiedemann, Radu Tutuian, Stephan Vavricka, Francesco Viani, Jürg Vögtlin, Roland Von Känel, Alain Vonlaufen, Dominique Vouillamoz, Rachel Vulliamy, Jürg Wermuth, Helene Werner, Paul Wiesel, Reiner Wiest, Tina Wylie, Jonas Zeitz, Dorothee Zimmermann

Open Access Research article

Clinical efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinic study

Fenghua Xu, Ning Li, Chun Wang, Hanyang Xing, Dongfeng Chen, Yanling Wei

Open Access Research article

Blood angiopoietin-2 predicts liver angiogenesis and fibrosis in hepatitis C patients

Yosuke Osawa, Sachiyo Yoshio, Yoshihiko Aoki, Masaaki Korenaga, Masatoshi Imamura, Takashi Oide, Miku Okawara, Hironari Kawai, Yuriko Tsutsui, Yuichi Yoshida, Shiori Yoshikawa, Taizo Mori, Taiji Yamazoe, Tatsuya Kanto

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of biliary acid malabsorption in patients with chronic diarrhoea of functional characteristics: a prospective study

Virginia Flores, Helena Martínez-Lozano, Federico Bighelli, Javier Orcajo, Javier García-Lledó, Juan Carlos Alonso-Farto, Luis Menchén

Open Access Case report

Cervical lymph node enlargement as the initial manifestation of rectal cancer

Tong-Hui Xie, Peng Su, Jian-Guo Hong, Hui Zhang

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of serum ATX and LPA as potential diagnostic biomarkers in patients with pancreatic cancer

Jiang Chen, Hongyu Li, Wenda Xu, Xiaozhong Guo

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A prognostic model for stratification of stage IB/IIA esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective study

Lei-Lei Wu, Qi-Long Ma, Wei Huang, Xuan Liu, Li-Hong Qiu, Peng Lin, Hao Long, Lan-Jun Zhang, Guo-Wei Ma

Open Access Case report

Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency in childhood colorectal cancer harboring a de novo variant in the MSH6 gene: a case report

Keinosuke Hizuka, Shin-ichiro Hagiwara, Takatoshi Maeyama, Hitoshi Honma, Masanobu Kawai, Kiwamu Akagi, Michiko Yasuhara, Naohiro Tomita, Yuri Etani

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Development of a novel model of cholecystectomy in subsequently ovariectomized mice and characterization of metabolic and gastrointestinal phenotypes: a pilot study

Celeste Alexander, Tzu-Wen L. Cross, Anne H. Lee, Lindsey K. Ly, Miranda D. Vieson, Jason M. Ridlon, Erik R. Nelson, Kelly S. Swanson

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Feasibility of a modified search, coagulation, and clipping method with and without the use of polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue for preventing delayed bleeding after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

Satoshi Abiko, Soichiro Oda, Akimitsu Meno, Akane Shido, Sonoe Yoshida, Ayumu Yoshikawa, Kazuaki Harada, Naoki Kawagishi, Itsuki Sano, Hisashi Oda, Takuto Miyagishima

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Antibiotics for fever in patients without perforation after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic submucosal excavation may be unnecessary: a propensity score-matching analysis

Yongkang Lai, Qian Zhang, Xiaolin Pan, Zhenhua Zhu, Shunhua Long, Xiaojiang Zhou, Guohua Li, Yin Zhu, Youxiang Chen, Xu Shu

Open Access Research article

Polygenic risk score is a predictor of adenomatous polyps at screening colonoscopy

Michael J. Northcutt, Zhuqing Shi, Michael Zijlstra, Ayush Shah, Siqun Zheng, Eugene F. Yen, Omar Khan, Mohammad Imran Beig, Polina Imas, Adam Vanderloo, Obaid Ansari, Jianfeng Xu, Jay L. Goldstein

Open Access Case report

Lactoferrin amyloid presenting as a mural nodule in a pancreatic cystic lesion prompting pancreatoduodenectomy: a case report

Katherine A. Baugh, Svetang Desai, George Van Buren 2nd, William E. Fisher, Carlos A. Farinas, Sadhna Dhingra

Open Access Study protocol

Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy surveillance in testicular cancer survivors treated with platinum-based chemotherapy: study protocol of a prospective cross-sectional cohort study

Berbel L. M. Ykema, Tanya M. Bisseling, Manon C. W. Spaander, Leon M. G. Moons, Dorien van der Biessen-van Beek, Lisette Saveur, Martijn Kerst, Sasja F. Mulder, Ronald de Wit, Danielle Zweers, Gerrit A. Meijer, Jos H. Beijnen, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Petur Snaebjornsson, Monique E. van Leerdam

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Development of a novel lipid metabolism-based risk score model in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Wenjie Wang, Chen Zhang, Qihong Yu, Xichuan Zheng, Chuanzheng Yin, Xueke Yan, Gang Liu, Zifang Song

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68Ga-NOTA PET imaging for gastric emptying assessment in mice

Xueyan Chen, Yu Liu, Donghui Pan, Maoyu Cao, Xinyu Wang, Lizhen Wang, Yuping Xu, Yan Wang, Junjie Yan, Juan Liu, Min Yang

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Patient experience with NER1006 as a bowel preparation for colonoscopy: a prospective, multicenter US survey

Brooks D. Cash, Mary Beth C. Moncrief, Michael S. Epstein, David M. Poppers

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Changing phenotype, early clinical course and clinical predictors of inflammatory bowel disease in Sri Lanka: a retrospective, tertiary care-based, multi-centre study

M. A. Niriella, I. K. Liyanage, S. K. Kodisinghe, A. P. De Silva, A. V. G. A. M. Jayatissa, N. M. M. Navarathne, R. K. Peiris, U. P. Kalubovila, S. R. Kumarasena, R. W. Jayasekara, H. J. de Silva

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Feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of endoscopic vacuum therapy for intrathoracic anastomotic leakage following transthoracic esophageal resection

Chengcheng Christine Zhang, Lukas Liesenfeld, Rosa Klotz, Ronald Koschny, Christian Rupp, Thomas Schmidt, Markus K. Diener, Beat P. Müller-Stich, Thilo Hackert, Peter Sauer, Markus W. Büchler, Anja Schaible

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Discriminant equation using mucosally expressed cytokines and transcription factor for making definite diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease unclassified

Hiroaki Okuno, Haruei Ogino, Eikichi Ihara, Kei Nishioka, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Takatoshi Chinen, Motoyuki Kohjima, Takamasa Oono, Masatake Tanaka, Takeshi Goya, Nao Fujimori, Yoichiro Iboshi, Takuji Gotoda, Yoshihiro Ogawa

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Impact of obesity in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: single-center retrospective cohort study

Jun Tachikawa, Hideyuki Chiba, Naoya Okada, Jun Arimoto, Keiichi Ashikari, Hiroki Kuwabara, Michiko Nakaoka, Takuma Higurashi, Toru Goto, Atsushi Nakajima

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Diagnostic yield of colon capsule endoscopy for Crohn’s disease lesions in the whole gastrointestinal tract

Keisaku Yamada, Masanao Nakamura, Takeshi Yamamura, Keiko Maeda, Tsunaki Sawada, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Eri Ishikawa, Takuya Ishikawa, Naomi Kakushima, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Hiroki Kawashima, Takashi Honda, Masatoshi Ishigami, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

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Extra-esophageal symptoms in individuals with and without erosive esophagitis: a case–control study in Albania

Edite Sadiku, Eqerem Hasani, Indrit Këlliçi, Iris Mone, Fatjona Kraja, Bledar Kraja, Genc Burazeri

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High infliximab trough concentrations are associated with sustained histologic remission in inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective cohort study

Aze Wilson, Bethany Choi, Michael Sey, Terry Ponich, Melanie Beaton, Richard B. Kim

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Impact of improvement of sleep disturbance on symptoms and quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia

Fumihiko Nakamura, Shiko Kuribayashi, Fumio Tanaka, Noriyuki Kawami, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Katsuhiko Iwakiri, Motoyasu Kusano, Toshio Uraoka

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Expression and prognostic impact of FZDs in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Yang Li, Zirong Liu, Yamin Zhang

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Risk indices predicting graft use, graft and patient survival in solid pancreas transplantation: a systematic review

Jonathan E. H. Ling, Timothy Coughlan, Kevan R. Polkinghorne, John Kanellis

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The role of PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 polymorphisms on liver fibrosis and metabolic abnormalities in Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C

Arthur Ivan N. Oliveira, Fernanda M. Malta, Patricia Momoyo Y. Zitelli, Ana Paula M. Salles, Michele S. Gomes-Gouvea, Ana Catharina S. Nastri, Joao Renato R. Pinho, Flair J. Carrilho, Claudia P. Oliveira, Maria Cássia Mendes-Corrêa, Mario G. Pessoa, Daniel F. Mazo

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Instrument to evaluate the knowledge of patient with cirrhosis on his disease: construction and validity

Mariana Stelmach, Kayo Augusto de Almeida Medeiros, Bárbara Justo Carvalho, Leonardo Zumerkorn Pipek, Gustavo Heluani Antunes de Mesquita, Fernanda Nii, Diego Ramos Martines, Leandro Ryuchi Iuamoto, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque, Alberto Meyer, Wellington Andraus

Open Access Case report

Spontaneous intracapsular hemorrhage of a giant hepatic cavernous hemangioma: a rare case report and literature review

Yong-Guang Yang, Wei-Feng Chen, Wei-Heng Mai, Xiao-Fang Li, Hong-Lian Zhou, Li-Juan Liu, Ming-Yi Li

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Functional outcomes of patients with short-segment Hirschsprung disease after transanal endorectal pull-through

Gunadi, Gabriele Ivana, Desyifa Annisa Mursalin, Ririd Tri Pitaka, Muhammad Wildan Zain, Dyah Ayu Puspitarani, Dwiki Afandy, Susan Simanjaya, Andi Dwihantoro, Akhmad Makhmudi

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V-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) as a prognostic biomarker of poor outcomes in esophageal cancer patients

Aihemaijiang Kuerbanjiang, Maimaitiyiming Maimaituerxun, Yanjun Zhang, Yiliang Li, Gang Cui, Aibaidula Abuduhabaier, Abuduwaili Aierken, Buya Miranbieke, Meilikezati Anzaer, Yusufu Maimaiti

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Endoscopic transmural drainage is associated with improved outcomes in disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Eric Chong, Chathura Bathiya Ratnayake, Samantha Saikia, Manu Nayar, Kofi Oppong, Jeremy J. French, John A. Windsor, Sanjay Pandanaboyana

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Diagnostic accuracy assessment of molecular prediction model for the risk of NAFLD based on MRI-PDFF diagnosed Chinese Han population

Qing Zhang, Yueli Zhu, Wanjiang Yu, Zhipeng Xu, Zhenzhen Zhao, Shousheng Liu, Yongning Xin, Kuirong Lv

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A patient-centered framework for health systems engineering in gastroenterology: improving inpatient colonoscopy bowel preparation

Alexandra T. Strauss, Jennifer Yeh, Diego A. Martinez, Gayane Yenokyan, Janet Yoder, Ravi Nehra, Tara Feller, Kathy Bull-Henry, Ellen Stein, Lawrence C. H. Hsu, Haitham Al-Grain, Candice Zabko, Christopher Fain

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Symptoms and biomarkers associated with undiagnosed celiac seropositivity

Line Lund Kårhus, Janne Petersen, Katja Biering Leth-Møller, Line Tang Møllehave, Anja Lykke Madsen, Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen, Peter Schwarz, Jüri J. Rumessen, Allan Linneberg

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Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis

Kil-yong Lee, Jaeim Lee, Youn Young Park, Seong Taek Oh

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CDX2 and Reg IV expression and correlation in gastric cancer

Dandan Chai, Huifen Du, Kesheng Li, Xueliang Zhang, Xiaoqin Li, Xiaoning Zhao, Xiaowen Lian, Yang Xu

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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of acute severe autoimmune hepatitis

Linhua Zheng, Yansheng Liu, Yulong Shang, Zheyi Han, Ying Han

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Abnormal ferritin levels predict development of poor outcomes in cirrhotic outpatients: a cohort study

David Tornai, Peter Antal-Szalmas, Tamas Tornai, Maria Papp, Istvan Tornai, Nora Sipeki, Tamas Janka, Boglarka Balogh, Zsuzsanna Vitalis

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cognitive function in middle-aged adults: the CARDIA study

Yariv Gerber, Lisa B. VanWagner, Kristine Yaffe, James G. Terry, Jamal S. Rana, Jared P. Reis, Stephen Sidney

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Collision of Epstein–Barr virus-positive and -negative gastric cancer, diagnosed by molecular analysis: a case report

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Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on workflows and infection prevention strategies of endoscopy units in Hungary: a cross-sectional survey

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Outcomes and survival of infants with congenital duodenal obstruction following Kimura procedure with post-anastomosis jejunostomy feeding tube

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Development and validation of a simple-to-use nomogram to predict liver metastasis in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: a large cohort study

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Utility and safety of a new uneven double-lumen sphincterotome in cases of difficult biliary cannulation

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Nomogram for predicting overall survival in colorectal cancer with distant metastasis

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Effect of educational lecture on the diagnostic accuracy of Japan NBI Expert Team classification for colorectal lesions

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Long-term phlebotomy successfully alleviated hepatic iron accumulation in a ferroportin disease patient with a mutation in SLC40A1: a case report

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Liver transplantation in adult polycystic liver disease: the Ontario experience

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Clinical characteristics of acute pancreatitis in children: a single-center experience in Western China

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Role of percutaneous liver biopsy in infantile cholestasis: cohort from Arabs

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Increased mucosal IL-12 expression is associated with relapse of ulcerative colitis

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First-line oral antiviral therapies showed similar efficacies in suppression of serum HBcrAg in chronic hepatitis B patients

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Premedication with reformulated simethicone and sodium bicarbonate improves mucosal visibility during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a double-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled trial

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The efficacy and safety of itopride in feeding intolerance of critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition: a randomized, double-blind study

Eman Mohamed Elmokadem, Radwa Maher EL Borolossy, Ahmed M. Bassiouny, Maha Gamil Hanna, Ebtissam Abdel Ghaffar Darweesh, Nagwa A. Sabri

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Nikolaos Melas, Rasjan Amin, Paula Gyllemark, Amil Haji Younes, Sven Almer

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Expression of Cyr61 is associated with clinical course in patients with Crohn’s disease

Su-Mi Lee, Kyung-Hwa Lee, Seon-Young Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Jin Ook Chung, Jae Kyun Ju, Jae-Hyuk Lee, Hyun Soo Kim

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Very-low-dose aspirin and surveillance colonoscopy is cost-effective in secondary prevention of colorectal cancer in individuals with advanced adenomas: network meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis

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Association of circulating adipsin with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese adults: a cross-sectional study

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Using item response theory (IRT) to improve the efficiency of the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) for patients with ulcerative colitis

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Fibromuscular dysplasia of mesenteric arteries: a rare cause of multiple bowel resections—a case report and literature review

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Economic burden of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with significant fibrosis in Thailand

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Plasma cell free DNA methylation markers for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in patients with cirrhosis: a case control study

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Higher frailty burden in older adults with chronic constipation

Jihye Lim, Hyungchul Park, Heayon Lee, Eunju Lee, Danbi Lee, Hee-Won Jung, Il-Young Jang

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Dorsal approach with Glissonian approach for laparoscopic right anatomic liver resections

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The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in UK primary care: a retrospective cohort study of the IQVIA Medical Research Database

Karoline Freeman, Ronan Ryan, Nicholas Parsons, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Brian H. Willis, Aileen Clarke

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Quinolone resistant Salmonella species isolated from pediatric patients with diarrhea in central Iran

Elnaz Abbasi, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad

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Expression of tricellular tight junction proteins and the paracellular macromolecule barrier are recovered in remission of ulcerative colitis

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Uncovering unsuspected advanced liver fibrosis in patients referred to alcohol nurse specialists using the ELF test

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A randomised placebo controlled trial of VSL#3® probiotic on biomarkers of cardiovascular risk and liver injury in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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The Danish comorbidity in liver transplant recipients study (DACOLT): a non-interventional prospective observational cohort study

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Identification of the angiogenesis related genes for predicting prognosis of patients with gastric cancer

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Influence of a novel classification of the papilla of Vater on the outcome of needle-knife fistulotomy for biliary cannulation

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Gastrointestinal symptoms as the first manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome

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Evaluation of circulating cell-free DNA in cholestatic liver disease using liver-specific methylation markers

Sohan Punia, Brian D. Juran, Ahmad H. Ali, Erik M. Schlicht, Raymond M. Moore, Zhifu Sun, Konstantinos N. Lazaridis

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The inverse association between unhealthy eating habit and mucosal healing among patients with ulcerative colitis

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Chemotherapy alone versus definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy for cT4b esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a population-based study

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A rapid preliminary prediction model for intestinal necrosis in acute mesenteric ischemia: a retrospective study

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Absent or impaired rectoanal inhibitory reflex as a diagnostic factor for high-grade (grade III–V) rectal prolapse: a retrospective study

Byung-Soo Park, Sung Hwan Cho, Gyung Mo Son, Hyun Sung Kim, Yong-Hoon Cho, Dae Gon Ryu, Su Jin Kim, Su Bum Park, Cheol Woong Choi, Hyung Wook Kim, Tae Un Kim, Dong Soo Suh, Myunghee Yoon, Hong Jae Jo

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Is mass screening for coeliac disease a wise use of resources? A health economic evaluation

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Distinct clinical phenotypes for Crohn’s disease derived from patient surveys

Tianyun Liu, Lichy Han, Mera Tilley, Lovisa Afzelius, Mateusz Maciejewski, Scott Jelinsky, Chao Tian, Matthew McIntyre, Michelle Agee, Adam Auton, Robert K. Bell, Katarzyna Bryc, Sarah L. Elson, Pierre Fontanillas, Nicholas A. Furlotte, David A. Hinds, Karen E. Huber, Aaron Kleinman, Nadia K. Litterman, Jennifer C. McCreight, Matthew McIntyre, Joanna L. Mountain, Elizabeth S. Noblin, Carrie A. M. Northover, Steven J. Pitts, J. Fah Sathirapongsasuti, Olga V. Sazonova, Janie F. Shelton, Suyash Shringarpure, Chao Tian, Joyce Y. Tung, Vladimir Vacic, Nan Bing, Kenneth Hung, Russ B. Altman

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Golimumab improves work productivity in patients suffering from moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: results of a prospective study over 24 months

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A case of intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas in a branch duct: a rare case report and literature review

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Successful treatment of infantile oxysterol 7α-hydroxylase deficiency with oral chenodeoxycholic acid

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Left-side incarcerated Amyand’s hernia with appendix and caecum provoke by early banana diet: a case report

Supangat, Henggar Allest Pratama, Nanda Eka Sri Sejati, Brenda Desy Romadhon, Ina Sulistyani

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The microbial diversity following antibiotic treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection

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Characterization of novel and large fragment deletions in exon 1 of the IL10RA gene in Chinese children with very early onset inflammatory bowel diseases

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Clinicopathological and prognostic evaluations of anorectal cancer after fecal diversion for patients with Crohn’s disease

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Perioperative risk factors for survival outcomes in elective colorectal cancer surgery: a retrospective cohort study

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Relationship between body composition and the histology of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross‐sectional study

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Identifying potential biomarkers of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via genome-wide analysis of copy number variation

Yang fan Li, Jing Zheng, He wei Peng, Xiao lin Cai, Xin ting Pan, Hui quan Li, Qi zhu Hong, Zhi jian Hu, Yun li Wu, Xian-E. Peng

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Patient experiences with the role of physical activity in inflammatory bowel disease: results from a survey and interviews

Carlijn R. Lamers, Nicole M. de Roos, Lola J. M. Koppelman, Maria T. E. Hopman, Ben J. M. Witteman

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Colorectal cancer screening using a stool DNA-based SDC2 methylation test: a multicenter, prospective trial

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Linaclotide for the treatment of refractory lower bowel manifestations of systemic sclerosis

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Optimal timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for acute cholangitis associated with distal malignant biliary obstruction

Namyoung Park, Sang Hyub Lee, Min Su You, Joo Seong Kim, Gunn Huh, Jung Won Chun, In Rae Cho, Woo Hyun Paik, Ji Kon Ryu, Yong-Tae Kim

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Plasma interleukin-17 and alpha-fetoprotein combination effectively predicts imminent hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence in liver cirrhotic patients

Kung-Hao Liang, Ming-Wei Lai, Yang-Hsiang Lin, Yu-De Chu, Chih-Lang Lin, Wey-Ran Lin, Ya-Hui Huang, Tong-Hung Wang, Rong-Nan Chien, Tsung-Hui Hu, Chau-Ting Yeh

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Pre-inhalation of hydrogen-rich gases protect against caerulein-induced mouse acute pancreatitis while enhance the pancreatic Hsp60 protein expression

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Restrictive diet in a patient with irritable bowel syndrome leading to Wernicke encephalopathy

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Evaluating the prevalence and severity of NAFLD in primary care: the EPSONIP study protocol

Patrik Nasr, Fredrik Iredahl, Nils Dahlström, Karin Rådholm, Pontus Henriksson, Gunnar Cedersund, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Tino Ebbers, Joakim Alfredsson, Carl-Johan Carlhäll, Peter Lundberg, Stergios Kechagias, Mattias Ekstedt

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Case report of portal hepatic schwannoma: presentation of multimodality images

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Circulating miRNA-202-3p is a potential novel biomarker for diagnosis of type 1 gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms

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Mortality rates and risk factors in 1412 Japanese patients with decompensated hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis: a retrospective long-term cohort study

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Nomogram for predicting advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease

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Salvage liver transplantation after resection of colorectal cancer liver metastasis with favorable outcomes: a case report and review of the literature

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Hospitalization and surgery rates in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil: a time-trend analysis

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Infliximab‐induced seizures in a patient with Crohn’s disease: a case report

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mRNA profiling of a well-differentiated G1 pancreatic NET correlates with immunohistochemistry profile: a case report

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Impact of donor age on liver transplant outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of the SRTR database

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Spinach consumption and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among adults: a case–control study

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Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B phases in Eritrean patients: a laboratory-based cross-sectional study

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Gene expression profiling of inflammatory cytokines in esophageal biopsies of different phenotypes of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a cross-sectional study

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Outcomes and limitations of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy in malignant biliary obstruction

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Hybrid endoscopic submucosal dissection: An alternative resection modality for large laterally spreading tumors in the cecum?

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The emerging epidemic of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia and Iran by 2035: A modeling study

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Open Access COVID-19 Research

The role of endoscopy and findings in COVID-19 patients, an early North American Cohort

Gabriela Kuftinec, B. Joseph Elmunzer, Sunil Amin, Joseph Elmunzer, Rebecca L. Spitzer, Lydia D. Foster, Ambreen A. Merchant, Eric F. Howard, Vaishali A. Patel, Mary K. West, Emad Qayad, Rosemary Nustas, Ali Zakaria, Marc S. Piper, Jason R. Taylor, Lujain Jaza, Nauzer Forbes, Millie Chau, Luis F. Lara, Georgios I. Papachristou, Michael L. Volk, Liam G. Hilson, Selena Zhou, Vladimir M. Kushnir, Alexandria M. Lenyo, Caroline G. McLeod, Sunil Amin, Gabriela N. Kuftinec, Dhiraj Yadav, Charlie Fox, Jennifer M. Kolb, Swati Pawa, Rishi Pawa, Andrew Canakis, Christopher Huang, Laith H. Jamil, Andrew M. Aneese, Benita K. Glamour, Zachary L. Smith, Katherine A. Hanley, Jordan Wood, Harsh K. Patel, Janak N. Shah, Emil Agarunov, Amrita Sethi, Evan L. Fogel, Gail McNulty, Abdul Haseeb, Judy A. Trieu, Rebekah E. Dixon, Jeong Yun Yang, Robin B. Mendelsohn, Delia Calo, Olga C. Aroniadis, Joseph F. LaComb, James M. Scheiman, Bryan G. Sauer, Duyen T. Dang, Cyrus R. Piraka, Eric D. Shah, Heiko Pohl, William M. Tierney, Stephanie Mitchell, Ashwinee Condon, Adrienne Lenhart, Kulwinder S. Dua, Vikram S. Kanagala, Ayesha Kamal, Vikesh K. Singh, Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez, Joy M. Hutchinson, Richard S. Kwon, Sheryl J. Korsnes, Harminder Singh, Zahra Solati, Amar R. Deshpande, Don C. Rockey, Teldon B. Alford, Valerie Durkalski, Field F. Willingham, Patrick S. Yachimski, Darwin L. Conwell, Evan Mosier, Mohamed Azab, Anish Patel, James Buxbaum, Sachin Wani, Amitabh Chak, Amy E. Hosmer, Rajesh N. Keswani, Christopher J. DiMaio, Michael S. Bronze, Raman Muthusamy, Marcia I. Canto, V. Mihajlo Gjeorgjievski, Zaid Imam, Fadi Odish, Ahmed I. Edhi, Molly Orosey, Abhinav Tiwari, Soumil Patwardhan, Nicholas G. Brown, Anish A. Patel, Collins O. Ordiah, Ian P. Sloan, Lilian Cruz, Casey L. Koza, Uchechi Okafor, Thomas Hollander, Nancy Furey, Olga Reykhart, Natalia H. Zbib, John A. Damianos, James Esteban, Nick Hajidiacos, Melissa Saul, Melanie Mays, Gulsum Anderson, Kelley Wood, Laura Mathews, Galina Diakova, Molly Caisse, Lauren Wakefield, Haley Nitchie

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Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by Crohn’s disease with rectovaginal fistula

Heng Yeh, Ren-Chin Wu, Wen-Sy Tsai, Chia-Jung Kuo, Ming-Yao Su, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Puo-Hsien Le

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Anti-IL-4Ralpha monoclonal antibody dupilumab mimics ulcerative colitis: a case report

Yosuke Shimodaira, So Takahashi, Katsunori Iijima

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Retrieval of lost patients in the system for hepatitis C microelimination: a single-center retrospective study

Hsu-Heng Yen, Pei-Yuan Su, I.-L.ing Liu, Ya-Huei Zeng, Siou-Ping Huang, Yu-Chun Hsu, Po-Ke Hsu, Yang-Yuan Chen

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Current diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis in China: a real-world, multicenter study

Chuandong Sun, Zhu Li, Zheng Shi, Guichen Li

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Measurement of fasting breath hydrogen concentration as a simple diagnostic method for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency

Kota Uetsuki, Hiroki Kawashima, Eizaburo Ohno, Takuya Ishikawa, Tadashi Iida, Kenta Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Masanao Nakamura, Takashi Honda, Masatoshi Ishigami, Yoshiki Hirooka, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

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Prevalence of and risk factors for metabolic associated fatty liver disease in an urban population in China: a cross-sectional comparative study

Yu-ling Chen, Hao Li, Shu Li, Zhou Xu, Shen Tian, Juan Wu, Xin-yu Liang, Xin Li, Zi-li Liu, Jun Xiao, Jia-ying Wei, Chen-yu Ma, Kai-nan Wu, Liang Ran, Ling-quan Kong

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Impact of second forward-view examination on adenoma detection rate during unsedated colonoscopy: a randomized controlled trial

Keshu Shan, Hongpeng Lu, Zhixin Zhang, Jiarong Xie, Lu Xu, Weihong Wang, Chunjiu Hu, Lei Xu

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Discovery and validation of novel protein markers in mucosa of portal hypertensive gastropathy

Ying Zhu, Wen Xu, Wei Hu, Fang Wang, Yan Zhou, Jianguo Xu, Wei Gong

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Normalization of γ-glutamyl transferase levels is associated with better metabolic control in individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Qianqian Ma, Xianhua Liao, Congxiang Shao, Yansong Lin, Tingfeng Wu, Yanhong Sun, Shi-Ting Feng, Junzhao Ye, Bihui Zhong

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Efficacy and safety of selective internal radiation therapy with yttrium-90 for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Nguyen Van Thai, Nguyen Tien Thinh, Thai Doan Ky, Mai Hong Bang, Dinh Truong Giang, Le Ngoc Ha, Mai Hong Son, Dao Duc Tien, Hyun Woong Lee

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Prevalence of constipation in adults with obesity class II and III and associated factors

Erika Aparecida Silveira, Annelisa Silva e Alves de Carvalho Santos, Jessivane Nascimento Ribeiro, Matias Noll, Ana Paula dos Santos Rodrigues, Cesar de Oliveira

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Risk factors associated with functional dyspepsia in Chinese children: a cross-sectional study

Zhongcao Wei, Xing Yang, Xin Xing, Lei Dong, Jinhai Wang, Bin Qin

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Schistosoma mansoni-related periportal fibrosis; can we use APRI and PSDR levels in the real-time selection of patients for targeted endoscopy in a resource-limited setting? A case–control study

Daniel W. Gunda, Elizabeth F. Mtui, Paulina M. Manyiri, David C. Majinge, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Benson R. Kidenya

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Surgical resection significantly promotes the overall survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

Yaw-Sen Chen, Pei-Min Hsieh, Hung-Yu Lin, Chao-Ming Hung, Gin-Ho Lo, Yao-Chun Hsu, I.-Cheng Lu, Chih-Yuan Lee, Tsung-Chin Wu, Jen-Hao Yeh, Pojen Hsiao, Yu-Chan Li, Ya-Chin Wang, Kun-Chou Hsieh, Chih-Wen Lin

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Association of meat consumption with NAFLD risk and liver-related biochemical indexes in older Chinese: a cross-sectional study

Hewei Peng, Xiaoxu Xie, Xinting Pan, Jing Zheng, Yidan Zeng, Xiaoling Cai, Zhijian Hu, Xian-E Peng

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Manometrically jackhammer esophagus with fluoroscopically/endoscopically distal esophageal spasm: a case report

Apichet Sirinawasatien, Pallop Sakulthongthawin

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Clinical characteristics and longitudinal changes of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in 2 decades: the NAGALA study

Takuro Okamura, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Masahide Hamaguchi, Akihiro Obora, Takao Kojima, Michiaki Fukui

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Immunohistochemical staining for IMP3 in patients with duodenal papilla tumors: assessment of the potential for diagnosing endoscopic resectability and predicting prognosis

Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hiroki Kawashima, Eizaburo Ohno, Takuya Ishikawa, Tadashi Iida, Eri Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Masanao Nakamura, Takashi Honda, Yoshie Shimoyama, Ryoji Miyahara, Naoto Kawabe, Teiji Kuzuya, Senju Hashimoto, Masatoshi Ishigami, Yoshiki Hirooka, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

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The influence of the interval between percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage and cholecystectomy on perioperative outcomes: a retrospective study

Koichi Kimura, Eisuke Adachi, Sachie Omori, Ayako Toyohara, Takahiro Higashi, Kippei Ohgaki, Shuhei Ito, Shin-ichiro Maehara, Toshihiko Nakamura, Yoichi Ikeda, Yoshihiko Maehara

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Granulomatous colitis in a patient with metastatic melanoma under immunotherapy: a case report and literature review

Stratigoula Sakellariou, Dionysia N. Zouki, Dimitrios C. Ziogas, Despoina Pouloudi, Helen Gogas, Ioanna Delladetsima

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Association between surgical volumes and hospital mortality in patients: a living donor liver transplantation single center experience

Chia-En Hsieh, Ya-Lan Hsu, Kuo-Hua Lin, Ping-Yi Lin, Yu-Ju Hung, Yi-Chun Lai, Li-Chueh Weng, Yao-Li Chen

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Co-occurrence of Wilson’s disease and systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and literature review

Lishan Xu, Bin Liu, Zhaoyang Liu, Ning Tang, Chunhui She, Jing Wang, Bo Zang, Yifei Yang

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Effect of timing of surgical resection of primary hepatocellular carcinoma on survival outcomes in elderly patients and prediction of clinical models

Yongfei He, Tianyi Liang, Shutian Mo, Zijun Chen, Shuqi Zhao, Xin Zhou, Liping Yan, Xiangkun Wang, Hao Su, Guangzhi Zhu, Chuangye Han, Tao Peng

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Clinical outcomes of doxorubicin-eluting CalliSpheres® beads-transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable or recurrent esophageal carcinoma

Yonghua Bi, Xiaonan Shi, Jianzhuang Ren, Mengfei Yi, Xinwei Han, Min Song

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A multicenter, prospective, inpatient feasibility study to evaluate the use of an intra-colonoscopy cleansing device to optimize colon preparation in hospitalized patients: the REDUCE study

Helmut Neumann, Melissa Latorre, Tim Zimmerman, Gabriel Lang, Jason Samarasena, Seth Gross, Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, Haleh Pazwash, Vladimir Kushnir

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Low preoperative prealbumin predicts the prevalence of complications following liver transplantation

Yuancheng Li, Xingchao Liu, Yan Jiang, Kun Wan, Wei Liu, Yanjiao Ou, Jie Bai, Yuemei You, Feng Hu, Zeliang Xu, Ping Bie, Chengcheng Zhang, Leida Zhang

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Endoscopic resection combined with the Cryoballoon focal ablation system in the porcine normal esophagus: a preclinical study

Hironori Sunakawa, Yusuke Yoda, Nobuyoshi Takeshita, Hiro Hasegawa, Kenji Takashima, Tomohiro Kadota, Takeo Fujita, Tetsuo Akimoto, Satoshi Fujii, Tomonori Yano

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Somatization in patients with predominant diarrhoea irritable bowel syndrome: the role of the intestinal barrier function and integrity

Laura Prospero, Giuseppe Riezzo, Michele Linsalata, Antonella Orlando, Benedetta D’Attoma, Marta Di Masi, Manuela Martulli, Francesco Russo

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Vonoprazan versus lansoprazole in the treatment of artificial gastric ulcers after endoscopic submucossal dissection: a randomized, open-label trial

Daisuke Kawai, Ryuta Takenaka, Mikako Ishiguro, Shotaro Okanoue, Tatsuhiro Gotoda, Yoshiyasu Kono, Koji Takemoto, Hirofumi Tsugeno, Shigeatsu Fujiki

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Consumption of OLL1073R-1 yogurt improves psychological quality of life in women healthcare workers: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Tetsu Kinoshita, Koutatsu Maruyama, Keiko Suyama, Mariko Nishijima, Kimiko Akamatsu, Akiko Jogamoto, Kikumi Katakami, Isao Saito

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Endoscopic mucosal resection: still a reliable therapeutic option for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors

Gholam Reza Sivandzadeh, Fardad Ejtehadi, Shima Shoaee, Ladan Aminlari, Ramin Niknam, Ali Reza Taghavi, Bita Geramizadeh, Ahmad Hormati, Ali Reza Safarpour, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani

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Waist-to-height ratio and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adults

Guotai Sheng, Qiyang Xie, Rongsheng Wang, Chong Hu, Mingchun Zhong, Yang Zou

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Subcapsular hepatic hematoma: a case of chronic expanding hematoma of the liver

Yasuyuki Ono, Shuji Kariya, Miyuki Nakatani, Yutaka Ueno, Takuji Maruyama, Atsushi Komemushi, Masaki Kaibori, Masatoshi Ikeda, Noboru Tanigawa

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Three-dimensional visualization improves the endoscopic diagnosis of superficial gastric neoplasia

Kazutoshi Higuchi, Mitsuru Kaise, Hiroto Noda, Kumiko Kirita, Eriko Koizumi, Takamitsu Umeda, Teppei Akimoto, Jun Omori, Naohiko Akimoto, Osamu Goto, Atsushi Tatsuguchi, Katsuhiko Iwakiri

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Zanubrutinib-induced liver injury: a case report and literature review

Edmond Atallah, Pramudi Wijayasiri, Nicole Cianci, Khorrum Abdullah, Abhik Mukherjee, Guruprasad P. Aithal

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Changing trends in liver transplantation indications in Saudi Arabia: from hepatitis C virus infection to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Saleh A. Alqahtani, Dieter C. Broering, Saad A. Alghamdi, Khalid I. Bzeizi, Noara Alhusseini, Saleh I. Alabbad, Ali Albenmousa, Nasreen Alfaris, Faisal Abaalkhail, Waleed K. Al-hamoudi

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Small intestine duplication cyst with recurrent hematochezia: a case report and literature review

Zhicheng Zhang, Xiaowei Huang, Qian Chen, Demin Li, Qi Zhou, Jinjin Huang, Yongdong Feng, Junbo Hu, Hua Qin

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Assessment and management of undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclastic like giant cells of the pancreas: a case report and revision of literature

Elisabetta Cavalcanti, Nicolo’ Schena, Grazia Serino, Giulio Lantone, Raffaele Armentano

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Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of signet ring cell carcinoma of the gallbladder

Shijie Wang, Jiayi Li, Jun You, Yanming Zhou

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Pediatric living-donor liver transplantation using right posterior segment grafts

Xiaoye Qu, Ping Wan, Mingxuan Feng, Bijun Qiu, Yi Luo, Tao Zhou, Jianjun Zhu, Dong Zhao, Guangxiang Gu, Jianjun Zhang, Qiang Xia

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Creatinine-lactate score predicts mortality in non-acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure in patients listed for liver transplantation

Estela Regina Ramos Figueira, Joel Avancini Rocha-Filho, Cinthia Lanchotte, Lucas Souto Nacif, Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad, Adriana Rochetto Assalin, Yumi Ricucci Shinkado, Agustin Moscoso Vintimilla, Flavio Henrique Ferreira Galvao, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque

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Association of thromboelastography profile with severity of liver cirrhosis and portal venous system thrombosis

Yanglan He, Shanshan Yuan, Xiaozhong Guo, Fangfang Yi, Xiangbo Xu, Yang An, Shixue Xu, Walter Ageno, Xingshun Qi

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Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the common bile duct associated with congenital bile duct dilatation: a case report

Yoshitaka Kiya, Yuichi Nagakawa, Chie Takishita, Hiroaki Osakabe, Hitoe Nishino, Masanori Akashi, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Toshitaka Nagao, Ryo Oono, Kenji Katsumata, Akihiko Tsuchida

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Natural killer cell activity is a risk factor for the recurrence risk after curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Han Ah Lee, Hyun Gil Goh, Young-Sun Lee, Young Kul Jung, Ji Hoon Kim, Hyung Joon Yim, Min-Goo Lee, Hyunggin An, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jong Eun Yeon, Kwan Soo Byun, Yeon Seok Seo

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Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir is an effective treatment for patients with hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis in a real-world setting in Taiwan

Yu-Ting Huang, Yung-Yu Hsieh, Wei-Ming Chen, Shui-Yi Tung, Kuo-Liang Wei, Chen-Heng Shen, Kao-Chi Chang, Chung-Kuang Lu, Chih-Wei Yen, Sheng-Nan Lu, Chao-Hung Hung, Te-Sheng Chang

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Targeted imaging of esophageal adenocarcinoma with a near-infrared fluorescent peptide

Xiaoyu Kang, Meng Li, Lei liu, Shaopeng Liu, Hao Hu, Rui Zhang, Siming Ning, Zuhong Tian, Yanglin Pan, Xuegang Guo, Kaichun Wu

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Pancreaticopleural fistula in a child with chronic pancreatitis harboring compound SPINK1 variants

Teera Kijmassuwan, Prapun Aanpreung, Varayu Prachayakul, Prakarn Tovichien

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Alterations in MicroRNA gene expression profile in liver transplant patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Afsoon Afshari, Ramin Yaghobi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, Javad Mowla

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Is insulin the preferred treatment in persons with type 2 diabetes and liver cirrhosis?

Fu-Shun Yen, Jung-Nien Lai, James Cheng-Chung Wei, Lu-Ting Chiu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Ming-Chih Hou, Chii-Min Hwu

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Serum pepsinogen levels in different regions of China and its influencing factors: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Yuling Tong, Hongguang Wang, Yi Zhao, Xueqiang He, Hongwei Xu, Hong Li, Ping Shuai, Lirong Gong, Hongbo Wu, Hongzhi Xu, Yinhu Luo, Dong Wang, Shizhu Liu, Zhenya Song

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Integrated analysis of the functions and prognostic values of RNA binding proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma

Zeng-Hong Wu, Hong-Ming Huang, Dong-Liang Yang

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The prevalence of HEV among non-A-C hepatitis in Qatar and efficiency of serological markers for the diagnosis of hepatitis E

Enas S. Al Absi, Duaa W. Al-Sadeq, Makiyeh Khalili, Nadin Younes, Nader Al-Dewik, Sara K. Abdelghany, Somaia S. Abouzid, Asma A. Al Thani, Hadi M. Yassine, Peter V. Coyle, Gheyath K. Nasrallah

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Biliary peritonitis due to liver cyst rupture in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Hiroshi Matsuo, Kan Katayama, Aoi Hayasaki, Yusuke Iizawa, Mayumi Endo, Tomohiro Murata, Shugo Mizuno, Kaoru Dohi

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The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis test maintains its diagnostic and prognostic performance in alcohol-related liver disease: a cohort study

Declan Connoley, Preya Janubhai Patel, Brian Hogan, Sudeep Tanwar, Freya Rhodes, Julie Parkes, Alastair Burt, Jennifer Watkins, William Sievert, William Rosenberg

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The burden and management of anemia in Greek patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective, multicenter, observational study

Kalliopi Foteinogiannopoulou, Konstantinos Karmiris, Georgios Axiaris, Magdalini Velegraki, Antonios Gklavas, Christina Kapizioni, Charalabos Karageorgos, Christina Kateri, Anastasia Katsoula, Georgios Kokkotis, Evgenia Koureta, Charikleia Lamouri, Panagiotis Markopoulos, Maria Palatianou, Ploutarchos Pastras, Konstantinos Fasoulas, Olga Giouleme, Evanthia Zampeli, Aggeliki Theodoropoulou, Georgios Theocharis, Konstantinos Thomopoulos, Pantelis Karatzas, Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Andreas Kapsoritakis, Anastasia Kourikou, Nikoleta Mathou, Spilios Manolakopoulos, Georgios Michalopoulos, Spyridon Michopoulos, Alexandros Boubonaris, Giorgos Bamias, Vasileios Papadopoulos, George Papatheodoridis, Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Pachiadakis, Konstantinos Soufleris, Maria Tzouvala, Christos Triantos, Eftychia Tsironi, Dimitrios K. Christodoulou, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis, Kalliopi Foteinogiannopoulou, Konstantinos Karmiris, Georgios Axiaris, Magdalini Velegraki, Antonios Gklavas, Christina Kapizioni, Charalabos Karageorgos, Christina Kateri, Anastasia Katsoula, Georgios Kokkotis, Evgenia Koureta, Charikleia Lamouri, Panagiotis Markopoulos, Maria Palatianou, Ploutarchos Pastras, Konstantinos Fasoulas, Olga Giouleme, Evanthia Zampeli, Aggeliki Theodoropoulou, Georgios Theocharis, Konstantinos Thomopoulos, Pantelis Karatzas, Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Andreas Kapsoritakis, Anastasia Kourikou, Nikoleta Mathou, Spilios Manolakopoulos, Georgios Michalopoulos, Spyridon Michopoulos, Alexandros Boubonaris, Giorgos Bamias, Vasileios Papadopoulos, George Papatheodoridis, Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Pachiadakis, Konstantinos Soufleris, Maria Tzouvala, Christos Triantos, Eftychia Tsironi, Dimitrios K. Christodoulou, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis

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Tumor-to-tumor metastasis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma to gastric adenocarcinoma via CXCL12 (SDF-1)/CXCR4 axis: a case report

Yusuke Kamihara, Sayaka Murai, Shohei Kikuchi, Akinori Wada, Jun Murakami, Nam H. Dang, Tsutomu Sato

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Increased Vδ1γδT cells predominantly contributed to IL-17 production in the development of adult human post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome

L. W. Dong, X. N. Sun, Z. C. Ma, J. Fu, F. J. Liu, B. L. Huang, D. C. Liang, D. M. Sun, Cheng Lan

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Mucormycosis causing massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

Ting-Hsuan Chiang, Yi-Wei Lee, Jui-Hsiang Tan, Chih-Chin Kao, Chun-Chao Chang, Kuan-Chieh Fang

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Haemolymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery in adults: two case reports and a literature review

Yao Du, Jiang Nan Zhang, Lu Lu Zhu, Yi Wang, Wei Ping Li

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Gastrointestinal manifestations of synthetic cannabinoids: a retrospective cohort study

David Hakimian, Ariel A. Benson, Tawfik Khoury, Muhammad Massarwa, Sarah Israel, Shaden Salameh, Yonatan Gershinsky, Barak Shapira, Mordechai Muszkat

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Cost effectiveness of therapist delivered cognitive behavioural therapy and web-based self-management in irritable bowel syndrome: the ACTIB randomised trial

Paul McCrone, Hazel Everitt, Sabine Landau, Paul Little, Felicity L. Bishop, Gilly O’Reilly, Alice Sibelli, Rachel Holland, Stephanie Hughes, Sula Windgassen, Kim Goldsmith, Nicholas Coleman, Robert Logan, Trudie Chalder, Rona Moss-Morris

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Comparing neoadjuvant long-course chemoradiotherapy with short-course radiotherapy in rectal cancer

Jian Wang, Yiwen Long, Kun Liu, Qian Pei, Hong Zhu

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Exogenous copper exposure causing clinical wilson disease in a patient with copper deficiency

Blanca C. Lizaola-Mayo, Rolland C. Dickson, Dora M. Lam-Himlin, David M. Chascsa

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Successful use of montelukast in eosinophilic gastroenteritis: a case report and a literature review

Emran A. El-Alali, Ibrahim M. Abukhiran, Tarik Z. Alhmoud

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Small intestinal follicular lymphoma induced by methotrexate: a case report

Yui Osaki, Hideto Kawaratani, Hiroki Kachi, Kyohei Matsuura, Yuki Tsuji, Takahiro Ozutsumi, Hirotetsu Takagi, Masanori Furukawa, Yasuhiko Sawada, Akira Mitoro, Junichi Yamao, Hitoshi Yoshiji

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Daily, oral FMT for long-term maintenance therapy in ulcerative colitis: results of a single-center, prospective, randomized pilot study

Jessica W. Crothers, Nathaniel D. Chu, Le Thanh Tu Nguyen, Magen Phillips, Cheryl Collins, Karen Fortner, Roxana Del Rio-Guerra, Brigitte Lavoie, Peter Callas, Mario Velez, Aaron Cohn, Ryan J. Elliott, Wing Fei Wong, Elaine Vo, Rebecca Wilcox, Mark Smith, Zain Kassam, Ralph Budd, Eric J. Alm, Gary M. Mawe, Peter L. Moses

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Correction to: Balloon occluded TACE (B-TACE) vs DEM-TACE for HCC: a single center retrospective case control study

Pierleone Lucatelli, Gianluca De Rubeis, Bianca Rocco, Fabrizio Basilico, Alessandro Cannavale, Aurelio Abbatecola, Pier Giorgio Nardis, Mario Corona, Stefania Brozzetti, Carlo Catalano, Mario Bezzi

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Combination of tumor markers predicts progression and pathological response in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment

Zining Liu, Yinkui Wang, Fei Shan, Xiangji Ying, Yan Zhang, Shuangxi Li, Yongning Jia, Rulin Miao, Kan Xue, Zhemin Li, Ziyu Li, Jiafu Ji

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Characterization of TGFβ-associated molecular features and drug responses in gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma

Qiaofeng Zhang, Furong Liu, Lu Qin, Zhibin Liao, Jia Song, Huifang Liang, Xiaoping Chen, Zhanguo Zhang, Bixiang Zhang

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Discrete terminal ileal ulcers in patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis: clinical significance and natural course

Hyo-Jin Lim, Hyun Do Kim, Jae Seung Soh, Sung-Yeun Kim, Ye-Ji Jung, Hyun Lim, Ho Suk Kang, Jong Hyeok Kim

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Contamination of single fluid-filled intragastric balloons with orogastric fluid is not associated with hyperinflation: an ex-vivo study and systematic review of literature

Fadi Hawa, Eric J. Vargas, Andres Acosta, Alison McRae, Fateh Bazerbachi, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh

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Normalisation of the psychometric encephalopathy score within the Cameroonian population

Larissa Pessidjo Djomatcho, Mathurin Pierre Kowo, Antonin Ndjitoyap Ndam, Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou, Gabin Ulrich Kenfack, Firmin Ankouane Andoulo, Servais Fiacre Eloumou Bagnaka, Winnie Tatiana Bekolo, Agnès Malongue, Isabelle Dang Babagna, Magloire Biwolé Sida, Henry Luma, Oudou Njoya

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Correction to: Selected nasogastric lavage in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Eun Jeong Gong, Li-chang Hsing, Hyun Il Seo, Myeongsook Seo, Baek Gyu Jun, Jong Kyu Park, Sang Jin Lee, Koon Hee Han, Young Don Kim, Woo Jin Jeong, Gab Jin Cheon, Min-Ju Kim

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Return on investment of internet delivered exposure therapy for irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Hugo Wallén, Perjohan Lindfors, Erik Andersson, Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, Hugo Hesser, Nils Lindefors, Cecilia Svanborg, Brjánn Ljótsson

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Impact of acute kidney injury on mortality in patients with acute variceal bleeding

Jae Heon Kim, Chang Bin Im, Sang Soo Lee, Hankyu Jeon, Jung Woo Choi, Hee Jin Kim, Ra Ri Cha, Hyun Chin Cho, Jae Min Lee, Chang Yoon Ha, Hyun Jin Kim, Tae Hyo Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Ok-Jae Lee

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Influence of low FODMAP-gluten free diet on gut microbiota alterations and symptom severity in Iranian patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Kaveh Naseri, Hossein Dabiri, Mohammad Rostami-Nejad, Abbas Yadegar, Hamidreza Houri, Meysam Olfatifar, Amir Sadeghi, Saeede Saadati, Carolina Ciacci, Paola Iovino, Mohammad Reza Zali

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The evolution of IBD perceived engagement and care needs across the life-cycle: a scoping review

E. Volpato, C. Bosio, E. Previtali, S. Leone, A. Armuzzi, F. Pagnini, G. Graffigna

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Normal values for high-resolution anorectal manometry in healthy young adults: evidence from Vietnam

Le Manh Cuong, Ha Van Quyet, Tran Manh Hung, Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Tran Thu Ha, Vu Van Du, Do Van Loi, Ha Huu Hoang Khai, Vu Duy Kien

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Antimicrobial resistance in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and bacterial infections in a tertiary center in Northern Germany

Annika Hillert, Marie Schultalbers, Tammo L. Tergast, Ralf-Peter Vonberg, Jessica Rademacher, Heiner Wedemeyer, Markus Cornberg, Stefan Ziesing, Benjamin Maasoumy, Christoph Höner zu Siederdissen

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Prognostic role and clinicopathological features of SMAD4 gene mutation in colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tian Fang, Tingting Liang, Yizhuo Wang, Haitao Wu, Shuhan Liu, Linying Xie, Jiaying Liang, Chang Wang, Yehui Tan

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Liver injury caused by fenofibrate within 48 h after first administration: a case report

Yu He, Ming-zhao Qin, Yi-wen Chen

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Vedolizumab combined with surgical resection successfully treated perforating Crohn’s disease with peritoneal space to rectal and vaginal fistulas: a case report

Meng-Wu Chung, Chien-Ming Chen, Jun-Te Hsu, Ren-Chin Wu, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Chia-Jung Kuo, Ming-Yao Su, Puo-Hsien Le

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Gastric amyloidosis presenting as acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

Rachael Chan, Stephanie Carpentier

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Correction to: The burden and management of anemia in Greek patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective, multicenter, observational study

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Hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with or without cirrhosis: a population-based study

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The liver steatosis severity and lipid characteristics in primary biliary cholangitis

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Comparison of sampling methods in assessing the microbiome from patients with ulcerative colitis

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Open Access Retraction Note

Retraction Note to: Slug down-regulation by RNA interference inhibits invasion growth in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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Open Access Research

Larotinib in patients with advanced and previously treated esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with epidermal growth factor receptor overexpression or amplification: an open-label, multicenter phase 1b study

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Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) from peritoneal lesions: a prospective cohort pilot study

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Open Access Research

Direct oral anticoagulants increase bleeding risk after endoscopic sphincterotomy: a retrospective study

Sakue Masuda, Kazuya Koizumi, Takashi Nishino, Tomohiko Tazawa, Karen Kimura, Junichi Tasaki, Chikamasa Ichita, Akiko Sasaki, Makoto Kako, Haruki Uojima, Ayumu Sugitani

Open Access Research

Physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and prescribing behavior regarding stress ulcer prophylaxis in China: a multi-center study

Xiao Xuan Xing, Chen Zhu, Yan Qi Chu, Xiang Rong Bai, Ke Wang, Si Tao Zhang, Su Ying Yan

Open Access Research

Correlation between HDL2, HDL3 and serum ferritin levels with fatty liver and NAFLD activity score (NAS) in liver histology of organ donors

Saman Nikeghbalian, Rasoul Rahimi, Hamed Nikoupour, Neda Soleimani, Sina Vakili, Fatemeh Zal, Fahimeh Kaveh Baghbahadorani

Open Access Research

Heat sink effect of underwater polypectomy in a porcine colon model

Chih-Wei Tseng, Yu-Hsi Hsieh, Chung-Chih Lin, Malcolm Koo, Felix W. Leung

Open Access Research

Both the serum AFP test and AFP/GPC3/SALL4 immunohistochemistry are beneficial for predicting the prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma

Bingzhi Wang, Yibin Xie, Li Zheng, Xiaohao Zheng, Jia Gao, Xiuyun Liu, Yanling Yuan, Zhuo Li, Ning Lu, Liyan Xue

Open Access Research

Can the simplified magnetic resonance index of activity be used to evaluate the degree of activity in Crohn's disease?

Yongli Tao, Hong Li, Han Xu, Wen Tang, Guohua Fan, Xiaochun Yang

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Lead poisoning; a neglected potential diagnosis in abdominal pain

Mahtab Shabani, Seyed Kaveh Hadeiy, Parinaz Parhizgar, Nasim Zamani, Hamid Mehrad, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Scott Phillips

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with quality of care in inflammatory bowel diseases: a view from patient’s side using the IQCARO quality of care decalogue

F. Casellas, Xavier Calvet, D. Carpio, I. Vera, R. Saldaña, M. Mínguez, L. Marín, B. Juliá

Open Access Research article

Surgical Outcomes of LigaSure Hemorrhoidectomy in the Elderly Population: A retrospective cohort study

Chuang-Wei Chen, Tzung-Ju Lu, Koung-Hung Hsiao

Open Access Case report

A case report of delayed lower intestinal bleeding after organophosphate poisoning

Wei Hung, Tsung-Heng Tsai, Jian-Han Chen

Open Access Research article

Screening of characteristic genes in ulcerative colitis by integrating gene expression profiles

Yingbo Han, Xiumin Liu, Hongmei Dong, Dacheng Wen

Open Access Research

Correlation of MKI67 with prognosis, immune infiltration, and T cell exhaustion in hepatocellular carcinoma

Shi-yi Wu, Pan Liao, Lu-yu Yan, Qian-yi Zhao, Zhao-yu Xie, Jie Dong, Hong-tao Sun

Open Access Research

Diagnostic yield of esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, and small bowel endoscopy in Thai adults with chronic diarrhea

Julajak Limsrivilai, Choompunuj Sakjirapapong, Onuma Sattayalertyanyong, Tanawat Geeratragool, Phalat Sathirawich, Ananya Pongpaibul, Piyaporn Apisarnthanarak, Phutthaphorn Phaophu, Nichcha Subdee, Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Nonthalee Pausawasdi

Open Access Research

Clinical outcomes of surgical resection versus radiofrequency ablation in very-early‐stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

Yuan-Chen Li, Ping-Hung Chen, Jen-Hao Yeh, Pojen Hsiao, Gin-Ho Lo, TaoQian Tan, Pin-Nan Cheng, Hung-Yu Lin, Yaw-Sen Chen, Kun-Chou Hsieh, Pei-Min Hsieh, Chih-Wen Lin

Open Access Research

An alternative splicing signature in human Crohn’s disease

Daowei Li, Yuanzi Liang, Jia Lu, Yue Tan

Open Access Case report

Focal IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis with distal choledochal adenocarcinoma: a rare case report

Han Wang, Lan Yao, Ligang Wang, Xixi Sun, Bin Huang

Open Access Research article

A neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio-based prognostic model to predict mortality in patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure

Jian Sun, Hongying Guo, Xueping Yu, Haoxiang Zhu, Xueyun Zhang, Jianghua Yang, Jiefei Wang, Zhiping Qian, Zhongliang Shen, Richeng Mao, Jiming Zhang

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy in occult early gastric cancer that was undetectable on upper endoscopy: a case report and review of similar cases

Naoki Kawakami, Tomohiro Moriya, Rina Kato, Kentaro Nakamura, Hiroaki Saito, Yoko Wakai, Kazuhito Saito, Mai Sakashita

Open Access Case report

Ulcerative colitis relapse after Helicobacter pylori eradication in a 12-year-old boy with duodenal ulcer

Yuji Fujita, Keiichi Tominaga, Takanao Tanaka, Takeshi Sugaya, Shigemi Yoshihara

Open Access Research

Management of post-operative pancreatic fistulas following Longmire–Traverso pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy by endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure therapy

Dominik J. Kaczmarek, Dominik J. Heling, Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona, Christian P. Strassburg, Vittorio Branchi, Hanno Matthaei, Jörg Kalff, Steffen Manekeller, Tim R. Glowka, Tobias J. Weismüller

Open Access Research

TPH1 gene polymorphism rs211105 is associated with serotonin and tryptophan hydroxylase 1 concentrations in acute pancreatitis patients

Jadwiga Snarska, Ewa Fiedorowicz, Dominika Rozmus, Konrad Wroński, Maria Latacz, Natalia Kordulewska, Janusz Płomiński, Roman Grzybowski, Huub F.J. Savelkoul, Elżbieta Kostyra, Anna Cieślińska

Open Access Research

Imaging features of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma mimicking a liver abscess: an analysis of 8 cases

Manrong Liu, Jiong Chen, Ruisui Huang, Jianning Huang, Lin Li, Yunqian Li, Mi Qin, Wenqi Qin, Haiyang Nong, Ke Ding

Open Access Case report

A case report of an isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection caused by childbirth

Qian Feng, Jingrun Zhao, Lina Zang, Yuanyuan Chen, Senlin Li

Open Access Research article

Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor is associated with short-term mortality and enhanced reactive oxygen species production in acute-on-chronic liver failure

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Impact of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the survival of elderly esophageal cancer patients undergoing surgery: a SEER database analysis

Xinrong Li, Jin Zhang, Chenxiao Ye, Junquan Zhu, Kaibo Guo, Yong Guo

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Independent associations of thyroid-related hormones with hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in euthyroid overweight/obese Chinese adults

Danyan Ma, Jinyang Zeng, Bingkun Huang, Fangfang Yan, Jiawen Ye, Yun Chen, Xiying Zeng, Xin Zheng, Fangsen Xiao, Mingzhu Lin, Changqin Liu, Zhibin Li

Open Access Research

Outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (ESD-G) for medication-refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease: 35 cases underwent ESD-G including 15 cases followed more than 5 years

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Open Access Research

Fecal microbiota profiling in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease patients with irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms

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Open Access Research

PNPLA3 genotype and fibrosis-4 index predict cardiovascular diseases of Japanese patients with histopathologically-confirmed NAFLD

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Open Access Case report

Endoscopic negative pressure therapy as stand-alone treatment for perforated duodenal diverticulum: presentation of two cases

Dörte Wichmann, Kai Tobias Jansen, Flurina Onken, Dietmar Stüker, Emanuel Zerabruck, Christoph R. Werner, Can Yurttas, Karolin Thiel, Alfred Königsrainer, Markus Quante

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Patient preferences of healthcare delivery in irritable bowel syndrome: a focus group study

Gwen M. C. Masclee, Johanna T. W. Snijkers, Marijke Boersma, Ad A. M. Masclee, Daniel Keszthelyi

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Risk of severe COVID-19 and mortality in patients with established chronic liver disease: a nationwide matched cohort study

Tracey G. Simon, Hannes Hagström, Rajani Sharma, Jonas Söderling, Bjorn Roelstraete, Emma Larsson, Jonas F. Ludvigsson

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The effect of menopausal hormone therapy on gastrointestinal cancer risk and mortality in South Korea: a population-based cohort study

Ji Hyung Nam, Sung-In Jang, Hyun Soo Park, Jae Hak Kim, Jun Kyu Lee, Yun Jeong Lim, Moon-Soo Koh, Jin Ho Lee, Sohee Park, Chung Mo Nam, Eun-Cheol Park

Open Access Case report

“Stomach mass” as the first manifestation of IgG4-related disease: a case report

Fulong Zhang, Jing Xu, Yuandong Zhu, Qianneng Wu, Xincheng Xie, Yan Shi

Open Access Research

First report on molecular docking analysis and drug resistance substitutions to approved HCV NS5A and NS5B inhibitors amongst Iranian patients

Zahra Hasanshahi, Ava Hashempour, Farzane Ghasabi, Javad Moayedi, Zahra Musavi, Behzad Dehghani, Heidar Sharafi, Hassan Joulaei

Open Access Research article

Prognosis of liver transplantation: Does postoperative ileus matter?

Ruiping Bai, Rui An, Kunyu Han, Mengwen Xue, Simei Zhang, Xin Shen, Shaohua Zheng

Open Access Research article

Eradication of Helicobacter pylori may improve dyspepsia in the elderly for the long term

Ikko Tanaka, Shoko Ono, Yoshihiko Shimoda, Masaki Inoue, Sayoko Kinowaki, Momoko Tsuda, Masayoshi Ono, Keiko Yamamoto, Yuichi Shimizu, Mototsugu Kato, Naoya Sakamoto

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The effects of preoperative intestinal dysbacteriosis on postoperative recovery in colorectal cancer surgery: a prospective cohort study

Yuwei Liu, Wanbin He, Jie Yang, Yuhua He, Ziqiang Wang, Ka Li

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Risk factors for adverse events associated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with surgically altered anatomy: a retrospective study

Xiaojia Chen, Fan Wang, Jing Liu, Wenhui Tao, Zhang Zhang, Tingting Cao, Jun Fang, Qiu Zhao

Open Access Research article

Psychosocial characteristics of alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease recipient candidates in liver transplantation: a prospective observational study

Masato Shizuku, Hiroyuki Kimura, Hideya Kamei, Shinichi Kishi, Tatsuya Tokura, Nobuhiko Kurata, Kanta Jobara, Atsushi Yoshizawa, Chisato Tsuboi, Naoko Yamaguchi, Midori Kato, Keita Kawai, Makoto Yamashiki, Emi Kanai, Kanako Ishizuka, Norio Ozaki, Yasuhiro Ogura

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Validation and modification of existing mortality prediction models for lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective study

Hyun Seok Lee, Hee Seok Moon, In Sun Kwon, Hyun Yong Jeong, Byung Seok Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Eaum-Seok Lee, Jae Kyu Sung, Sun Hyung Kang

Open Access Case report

Repair of a three-way congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in an adult patient: a case report

Kun Fan, Shan Gao, Rui Gao, Shuo Li, Junke Fu, Guangjian Zhang

Open Access Research

Dietary triggers of gut inflammation following exclusive enteral nutrition in children with Crohn’s disease: a pilot study

Konstantinos Gkikas, Michael Logan, Ben Nichols, Umer Z. Ijaz, Clare M. Clark, Vaios Svolos, Lisa Gervais, Hazel Duncan, Vikki Garrick, Lee Curtis, Elaine Buchanan, Tracey Cardigan, Lawrence Armstrong, Caroline Delahunty, Diana M. Flynn, Andrew R. Barclay, Rachel Tayler, Simon Milling, Richard Hansen, Richard K. Russell, Konstantinos Gerasimidis

Open Access Research article

The LUCID study: living with ulcerative colitis; identifying the socioeconomic burden in Europe

Leonardo Ruiz-Casas, Jonathan Evans, Alison Rose, Gabriel Ghizzi Pedra, Alan Lobo, Alan Finnegan, Bu Hayee, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Andreas Sturm, Johan Burisch, Helen Terry, Luisa Avedano, Seb Tucknott, Gionata Fiorino, Jimmy Limdi

Open Access Research

Lower testosterone levels predict increasing severity and worse outcomes of hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure in males

Yandi Huang, Dong Yan, Huafen Zhang, Bin Lou, Ren Yan, Yifan Yao, Minya Dong, Donglei Yang, Feifei Lv, Yu Chen

Open Access Research

Variations in TM6SF2, PCSK9 and PCSK7 genes and risk of hepatic steatosis after liver transplantation: a cross-sectional study

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Open Access Research

Hypercortisolism in patients with cholestasis is associated with disease severity

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Open Access Case report

A case of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Doudou Hu, Xianghua Cui, Wanlei Ren, Jian Zhang, Xin Guan, Xiangjun Jiang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Toward finding the difference between untreated celiac disease and COVID-19 infected patients in terms of CD4, CD25 (IL-2 Rα), FOXP3 and IL-6 expressions as genes affecting immune homeostasis

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Comparison of different embolic particles for superior rectal arterial embolization of chronic hemorrhoidal bleeding: gelfoam versus microparticle

Xuemin Wang, Yuguo Sheng, Zhu Wang, Wenming Wang, Fengfei Xia, Mengpeng Zhao, Xinqiang Han

Open Access Case report

Early verrucous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a case report and endoscopic and histologic features

Lianjun Di, Xinglong Wu, Zhenyu Chen, Jianhong Zhu, Haibo Wang, Biguang Tuo

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Three-step operation for esophago-left bronchial fistula with respiratory failure after esophagectomy: a case report with literature review

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Open Access Research

Risk of gallstones based on ABCG8 rs11887534 single nucleotide polymorphism among Taiwanese men and women

Keng-Wei Liang, Hsin-Hui Huang, Lee Wang, Wen-Yu Lu, Ying-Hsiang Chou, Disline Manli Tantoh, Oswald Ndi Nfor, Neng-Yu Chiu, Yeu-Sheng Tyan, Yung-Po Liaw

Open Access Case report

Significant response to atezolizumab plus bevacizumab treatment in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with major portal vein tumor thrombus: a case report

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Open Access Research

Outcomes from colonoscopy following referral from New Zealand general practice: a retrospective analysis

Ross Lawrenson, Sheena Moosa, Judy Warren, Ralph van Dalen, Lynne Chepulis, Tania Blackmore, Chunhuan Lao, Christopher Mayo, Jacquie Kidd, Melissa Firth, Tim Stokes, Mark Elwood, David Weller, Jon Emery

Open Access Research

Predictive value of fibrinogen in identifying inflammatory bowel disease in active stage

Xiao-Fu Chen, Yuan Zhao, Yu Guo, Zhi-Ming Huang, Xie-Lin Huang

Open Access Research

Combined application of chondroitinase ABC and photobiomodulation with low-intensity laser on the anal sphincter repair in rabbit

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Open Access Research

Development and validation of the nomogram based on INR and eGFR for estimation of mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure

Shengnan Li, Xiehua Zhang, Qian Li, Binyue Lv, Yefan Zhang, Jianwei Jia, Xiaofen Yue, Wei Lu

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The LUCID study: living with ulcerative colitis; identifying the socioeconomic burden in Europe

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Open Access Case report

An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease

XiuLi Zhu, Si Chen, Fang Fang, Yong Jia, KaiGuang Zhang

Open Access Case report

Sweet’s syndrome and mucosal prolapse polyps in a male patient with ulcerative colitis

Xixian Zhao, Si Jiang, Yanan Chen, Jialong Liu, Jing Liu, Xianyan Shi

Open Access Research

Identification of Barrett's esophagus in endoscopic images using deep learning

Wen Pan, Xujia Li, Weijia Wang, Linjing Zhou, Jiali Wu, Tao Ren, Chao Liu, Muhan Lv, Song Su, Yong Tang

Open Access Research

Risk factors of early postoperative bowel obstruction for patients undergoing selective colorectal surgeries

Shuguang Yang, Huiying Zhao, Jianhui Yang, Youzhong An, Hua Zhang, Yudi Bao, Zhidong Gao, Yingjiang Ye

Open Access Research

Development and validation of a novel diagnostic model for initially clinical diagnosed gastrointestinal stromal tumors using an extreme gradient-boosting machine

Bozhi Hu, Chao Wang, Kewei Jiang, Zhanlong Shen, Xiaodong Yang, Mujun Yin, Bin Liang, Qiwei Xie, Yingjiang Ye, Zhidong Gao

Open Access Research

Association of FIB-4 index and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a cohort study

Yi-Yi Shi, Rui Zheng, Jie-Jie Cai, Zheng-Dong Fang, Wen-Jing Chen, Jing-Ye Pan, Song-Zan Qian

Open Access Case report

Endoluminal vacuum therapy in the management of an esophago-pleural fistula as a complication of Boerhaave syndrome in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis

Carlos Tuñon, Juan De Lucas, Jan Cubilla, Rafael Andrade, Miguel Aguirre, Julio Zúñiga Cisneros

Open Access Case report

Laparoscopic S7 hepatectomy for hepatic mucinous neoplasm: a case report and literature review

Yongming Zhang, Yong Wei, Yu Cheng, Fang Liu, Haitao Wang, Lili Jing

Open Access Case report

Drug-induced esophageal injuries with an atypical presentation mimicking acute coronary syndrome

Guda Merdassa Roro, Geir Folvik, Liu Louis, Abate Bane

Open Access Case report

Intestinal Behçet’s disease complicated by myelodysplastic syndrome and secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a case report

Hiroshi Shimizu, Shuzo Sato, Tomohiro Suzuki, Tomomi Sasajima, Yosuke Takahata, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Kosuke Hideshima, Yuko Yokokawa, Nobuo Matsuhashi, Osamu Ichii, Mayumi Tai, Yutaka Ejiri, Kiori Yano, Takayuki Ikezoe, Hiromasa Ohira, Kiyoshi Migita

Open Access Research article

Switching from entecavir to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients: a phase 4, prospective study

Fumitaka Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Yoshiyasu Karino, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masayuki Kurosaki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Tomofumi Atarashi, Masanori Atsukawa, Tsunamasa Watanabe, Masaru Enomoto, Masatoshi Kudo, Naoto Maeda, Hiroshi Kohno, Kouji Joko, Kojiro Michitaka, Koichiro Miki, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Tatsuya Ide, Shigetoshi Fujiyama, Tomoko Kohno, Hiroshi Itoh, Sakiyo Tsukamoto, Yuko Suzuki, Yoshiaki Kawano, Wataru Sugiura, Hiromitsu Kumada

Open Access Research article

Association of HSD17B13 rs72613567: TA allelic variant with liver disease: review and meta-analysis

Shan Tang, Jing Zhang, Ting-Ting Mei, Wen-Yan Zhang, Su-Jun Zheng, Hai-Bin Yu

Open Access Case report

Unresectable primary hepatic adenosquamous carcinoma successfully treated with systemic and transcatheter hepatic arterial injection chemotherapies followed by conversion surgery: a case report and literature review

Yusuke Watanabe, Akihiko Osaki, Kiwamu Kimura, Shunta Yakubo, Kenichi Takaku, Munehiro Sato, Hideki Hashidate, Nobuo Waguri, Shuji Terai

Open Access Case report

The first two cases of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) secondary to conventional transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma

Kefeng Jia, Weili Yin, Fang Wang, Zhongsong Gao, Cheng Sun, Hui Wang, Yujuan Han, Yongmei Wang, Mingge Li, Changlu Yu

Open Access Research

Blood lead concentrations among pediatric patients with abdominal pain: a prospective cross-sectional study

Amirhossein Hosseini, Anahita Fayaz, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Nasim Zamani, Seyed Kaveh Hadeiy, Narges Gholami, Naghi Dara, Katayoun Khatami, Pejman Rohani, Scott Phillips

Open Access Research

Intravenous tacrolimus is a superior induction therapy for acute severe ulcerative colitis compared to oral tacrolimus

Hiromichi Shimizu, Toshimitsu Fujii, Kenji Kinoshita, Ami Kawamoto, Shuji Hibiya, Kento Takenaka, Eiko Saito, Masakazu Nagahori, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Mamoru Watanabe, Ryuichi Okamoto

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