Do Clinical Characteristics Pre ...
Background and Aims Angioectasias (AVMs) are the most common vascular anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and these lesions are often associ ...
Effectiveness of the Immunofeca ...
Background Guaiac tests are the most widely used tests to detect colorectal cancer (CRC). However, their sensitivity is relatively low and results m ...
Absence of Mucosal Inflammation ...
Background Uncomplicated diverticular disease is a common condition in patients older than 50 years. Symptoms are aspecific and overlapping with tho ...
Polyp Recurrence After Endoscop ...
Background Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is used for treatment of sessile and flat colonic adenomas. There is limited data comparing polyp recu ...
Narrow Band Imaging to Detect R ...
Background There is little data on the prevalence of residual neoplastic tissue or the rate of endoscopically detected recurrence in patients with p ...
Quantitative Assessment of Endo ...
Background The degree of villous atrophy in celiac disease is difficult to assess at endoscopy. We sought to develop a quantitative technique for th ...
The Level of HBV DNA at Month 1 ...
Background and Aims The aim of this study was to determine the optimal time and HBV DNA levels during the treatment period for prediction of virolog ...
Pharmacological Basis for the M ...
Background The objective of this study was to determine the pharmacological basis of the medicinal use of psyllium husk (Ispaghula) in gastrointesti ...
Patterns of Gram-Stained Fecal ...
Background The gut is an important target organ of injury during critically ill conditions. Although Gram staining is a common and quick method for ...
Long-Term Effect of Interferon ...
Introduction Several studies have reported that interferon therapy increases elimination rate of HBeAg and anti-HBe seroconversion in chronic hepati ...
Screening Prevalence and Incide ...
Lukejohn W. Day , David K. Espey , Erin Madden , Mark Segal , Jonathan P. Terdiman
Should a Colonoscopy Be Recomme ...
Background and Aim Despite the limitations of screening or early diagnosis of colorectal cancers (CRC), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is frequently ...
Accidental Occupational Injurie ...
Introduction Scant data exist about accidental occupational injuries in endoscopy suites. This work systematically analyzes injuries, identifies wor ...
Anti-Alpha-Enolase Antibody as ...
Background Intestinal Behc¸et’s disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, as are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). But u ...
Prevalence and Impact of Hepati ...
Background Hepatic steatosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV)- infected patients has been shown to enhance the progression of liver fibrosis and decrease ...
Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy wi ...
Background Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a very rare disease that often causes severe complications such as bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal ...
Henoch–Schonlein Purpura Leads ...
Background Pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome may develop as sequelae to acute infectious gastr ...
Missed Work Related to Mid-Week ...
Background Most screening colonoscopies require patients to miss work on the day of the procedure. Little is known about whether patients are taking ...
Formal Patient Education Improv ...
Background Hepatitis C (HCV) knowledge is limited in injection drug users (IDU). Vulnerable populations including IDUs are disproportionally affecte ...
Nicorandil Associated Colonic U ...
Background Nicorandil is widely accepted in the therapeutic armamentarium of ischemic heart disease and, although nicorandil-induced oral and anal u ...
Impact of Endoscopy on Manageme ...
Background Endoscopy is performed frequently in children with chronic abdominal pain (CAP), but its impact on clinical management is unclear. Aims ...
Are Primary Care Providers Unco ...
Background and Aims Those with chronic diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), often do not receive preventive care at the same rate a ...
Lung Diffusion Capacity in Earl ...
An increasing heart rate and cardiac output, alongside decreasing peripheral vascular resistance, causes hyperdynamic circulation in cirrhotic patie ...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Char ...
Background Many inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) studies have focused on Caucasian patients and little data exist on IBD in Hispanics living in the ...
Serum Antibodies to Mycobacteri ...
Background Because Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), the etiologic agent of Johne’s disease in ruminant, has been identified in ...