Mitochondrial Dependent Apoptos ...
Objectives Ischemia–reperfusion is a major event for induction of cellular apoptosis. Apoptosis is due to the activation of death receptor and/or mi ...
Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prevents ...
Background A recent post-infectious rat model with Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 has replicated the events noted in humans with post-infectious irrita ...
Evidence for Enhanced Cytoprote ...
Background In the clinical field, increasing incidence of small intestinal ulcers associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has b ...
Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and ...
Background Gastrointestinal illness may result from either an underlying structural abnormality (e.g. neoplastic obstruction), or a functional disor ...
Lubiprostone for the Treatment ...
Chronic constipation and IBS-C are two of the most common functional bowel disorders encountered by primary care providers and gastroenterologists, ...
Pre-transplant Kidney Function ...
Background Chronic kidney disease is a common problem in long-term survivors after liver transplantation. Several studies to clarify the risk factor ...
Polymorphisms of Tumor Necrosis ...
Background Studies investigating the associations between tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFA) polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk r ...
Methane on Breath Testing Is As ...
Background A growing body of literature suggests an association between methane and constipation. Studies also link degree of methane production to ...
The Management of Hospitalized ...
Background Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease carry appreciable morbidity and mortality. Cirrhotic patients frequently require hospitalization and ...
Peginterferon Alfa-2a Is Superi ...
Background Pegylated interferon (PEGIFN) and ribavirin combination is the standard of care for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infe ...
Meta-Analysis of Laparoscopic V ...
Background Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) remains to be established as a safe and effective alternative to open liver resection (OLR) for hepato ...
Calprotectin, Calgranulin C, an ...
Background Since their discovery, S100 proteins have been associated with diverse diseases of inflammatory, degenerative, or malignant nature. Due t ...
The Regulation of Thymic Stroma ...
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin is a novel IL-7- like cytokine that exerts immunomodulatory effects and is constitutively expressed by intestinal epith ...
Relapse Rate Following Azathiop ...
Background The duration of use of azathioprine (Aza) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) for maintaining remission for Crohn’s disease is debatable. Aim To ...
Feminizing Surgery for Disorder ...
Since the first part of the 20th century, when physicians and surgeons were struggling to understand disorders of sex development (DSD) and the vari ...
Neuropsychiatric Disorders and ...
In the literature, it is well documented that children who have daytime incontinence issues have a higher chance of having some form of behavioral o ...
Pelvic Floor Therapies in Chron ...
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome is a poorly understood clinical entity associated with urinary symptoms, pelvic floor dysfunction, and multisystem diso ...
The Central Nervous System and ...
Bowel and bladder issues have been noted to be coexistent in children, and treatment of bladder symptoms without concomitant targeting of bowel issu ...
The Role of Phenotyping in Chro ...
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a chronic pain syndrome identified by the presence of noninfectious pelvic or perineal ...
Biofeedback Therapy for Dysfunc ...
The past decade has seen a dramatic shift in the management of lower urinary tract dysfunction, including dysfunctional voiding, in children. Once t ...
Use of Acupuncture as a Treatme ...
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most common category of clinical prostatitis. The etiologic factors of CP/CPPS sti ...
Update on Prostate Brachytherap ...
Current research in prostate brachytherapy focuses on five key concepts covered in this review. Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy ...
Surgical Simulation in Pediatri ...
The drive to achieve improved patient outcomes and patient safety has led to innovation in surgical education. The century-old teaching paradigms of ...
Alternative Therapies for the T ...
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a prevalent disease for which there is no standardized therapy. Traditional treatments ...
Quality of Evidence to Compare ...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) has gained widespread acceptance in the treatment of prostate cancer. While it increasingly ...