The Role of Uric Acid as an End ...
Gout is an ancient disease that still plagues us. Its pathogenic culprit, uric acid crystal deposition in tissues, is a strong inflammatory stimulan ...
The Perspective on Psoriatic Ar ...
There is a wide variation in the prevalence, incidence, and clinical manifestation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) across countries due to genetic and ...
Metabolic Profiling for the Det ...
The development and progression of many human diseases often result in changes in gene expression and protein and metabolite concentrations. Changes ...
Quality of Evidence to Compare ...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) has gained widespread acceptance in the treatment of prostate cancer. While it increasingly ...
Segmental Colitis Associated wi ...
Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) is a disease that affects colon harboring diverticula, mostly located in the sigmoid region. ...
Survival After Anatomic Resecti ...
Background and Objectives To compare the effect on survival of anatomic resection (AR) versus nonanatomic resection (NAR) in patients with hepatocel ...
Poorly Treated or Unrecognized ...
Background The effect of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in COPD has never been assessed. Aim To ev ...
Detection of Intestinal Metapla ...
Background Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective means of eradicating Barrett’s esophagus (BE), both with and without associated dysplasia. ...
Role of cagA-Positive Helicobac ...
Background and Aims The pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori in the human hepatobiliary system has not been clearly elucidated. We compared the effec ...
Gut-Brain Chemokine Changes in ...
Background Hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome whose physiopathology is poorly understood; therefore, current diagnostic tests are imperfect and mo ...
Growth of M. avium Subspecies P ...
Background Without known mechanisms of action, Crohn’s disease is exacerbated, and ulcerative colitis is improved, by the use of tobacco. Mycobacter ...
Comparative Evaluation of Diffe ...
Background The exact etiopathology of inflammatory bowel disease is still unclear. Most of the therapies present are directed towards symptomatic im ...
Endogenous Hydrogen Sulfide Is ...
Background Endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is increasingly being recognized as an important gaseous physiological mediator. Accumulating evidence ...
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 ...
Indications and Outcome of Colo ...
Background In Egypt, few data are available on the outcome of colonoscopy. Epidemiologic studies have shown that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) te ...
Daily Ciprofloxacin Treatment f ...
Background Progressive deterioration in liver function is a common cause of hepatic decompensation and indication for liver transplantation in patie ...
Is There Any Difference in Outc ...
Objective Prophylactic pancreatic duct (PD) stent placement has been shown to reduce the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) especially in hig ...
Serial Pulse Oximetry in Hepato ...
Background/Aim The natural history of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is poorly characterized and how hypoxemia develops and progresses over time is ...
Drug-Induced Autoimmune-Like He ...
The clinical phenotype of classical autoimmune hepatitis can be mimicked by idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury, and differentiation can be diff ...
K-ras Mutations Correlate with ...
Introduction Benign pancreatic cystic neoplasms are important precursors to pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and offer the opportunity to prevent cancer. ...
Pancreato-Biliary Malignancy Di ...
Background and Aims Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Pancreatic cancer is diagnos ...
Smoking and the Association of ...
Background Identifying risk factors for advanced colorectal adenomas may aid in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, especially in light of the Americ ...
Small HCCs Identified by Screen ...
Background Survival in HCC depends on diagnosis at early tumor stage, best achieved through surveillance radiology. There is also a need for complem ...
The Expression of Protease-Acti ...
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pathophysiology has not been fully understood. Abnormalities of serine proteases have been identified in I ...
In PSC with Colitis Treated wit ...
Background Patients with PSC and IBD have a high incidence of colonic carcinomas (CRC), and the annual incidence of CRC increases with duration of d ...