Age and Video Capsule Endoscopy ...
Background The influence of aging on video capsule endoscopy (VCE) in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has never been prospectively assessed ...
Long-Term Recurrence Rates Foll ...
Background and Aims This study investigated the longterm clinical course of patients with Schatzki rings, who were treated by single bougie dilation ...
Yield and Performance Character ...
Background and Aims EUS-FNA is a means of sampling suspected GI stromal tumors (GIST). However, there are limited published data on factors influenc ...
Peripheral Arthritis in the Cou ...
Background Musculoskeletal disorders are well-defined extra-intestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). There is little data reg ...
The Role of N-Acetyltransferase ...
Background and Purpose Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consists of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), which are complex genetic diso ...
Fecal Calprotectin Is a Useful ...
Background Studies evaluating the correlation between endoscopic disease activity and noninvasive markers are scarce in inflammatory bowel disease ( ...
Infection with Specific Helicob ...
Background The cag pathogenicity island (cag-PAI) is one of the major virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori, showing considerable geographic vari ...
Live View Video Capsule Endosco ...
Background Risk stratification of patients with acute upper GI bleeding (UGIB) in the emergency room (ER) enables appropriate triage to urgent endos ...
The Expression of Both Peroxiso ...
Background The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR d) in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) remai ...
Incidence of Esophageal Carcino ...
Background Obesity, gastroesophageal reflux, and Barrett’s esophagus have all been linked to esophageal adenocarcinoma. In addition, the decline in ...
Bleeding Lesions Within Reach o ...
Background Most tertiary gastroenterology centers currently offer an open-access capsule endoscopy (CE) service, including patients with obscure gas ...
Predictors of Clinical and Endo ...
Background There are many similarities and overlaps in clinical manifestations and ileocolonoscopic features between Crohn’s disease (CD) and intest ...
Non-Jewish Israeli IBD Patients ...
Background The involvement of oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is well documented. Two members o ...
Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease a ...
Background While ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are thought to predispose to colorectal cancer (CRC), the association has not been ...
Effect of Helicobacter pylori I ...
Background Helicobacter pylori can cause hypochlorhydria in some hosts and predispose to diarrheal infections. Aims We tested the hypothesis that ch ...
Immune Phenotype of Children wi ...
Background Recent data suggest the involvement of both the adaptive and the innate immune system in celiac disease (CD). However, little is known ab ...
The Safety of Same-Day Endoscop ...
review our experience with same-day endoscopy (SDE) plus percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) and to evaluate its safety compared to PLB alone. Methods ...
Prospective Diary Evaluation of ...
Introduction Diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have not been validated by prospective symptom diary. We investigated the bowel ...
Effect of Bowel Preparation wit ...
Background and Aims Capsule endoscopy (CE) has the problem that lumen visualization is impaired by bubbles, bile, and debris. The benefits of bowel ...
Intima-Media Thickness of the C ...
Background Patients with Crohn’s disease might have accelerated atherosclerosis due to: chronic systemic inflammation, metabolic changes or prolonge ...
Therapy with the Opioid Antagon ...
Background Endogenous opioid peptides have been shown to play a role in the development and/or perpetuation of inflammation. We hypothesize that the ...
Renin-Angiotensin System Associ ...
Background We have previously shown that co-treatment of angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) blocker (ARB) or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inh ...
What Do Brazilian Pediatricians ...
Introduction Celiac disease (CD) is a common illness, affecting 0.5–1% of the population. Its classic presentation consists of gastrointestinal symp ...
Initial Virological Response an ...
Background Although adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) has been used for antiviral treatment of lamivudine (LAM)- resistant chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients ...
Neural Autoantibody Evaluation ...
Background Our goal is to investigate the serum profile of neural autoantibodies in community-based patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or ...