The Esophageal Multimodal Pain ...
Background Sensory changes are thought to be involved in gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). The esophageal multimodal pain model can be used t ...
Schistosoma mansoni Infection b ...
Background The ability of intestinal helminths tomanipulate the immune system of their host towards a Th2 response has been proposed to modulate aut ...
Mutational Analysis of the PTEN ...
Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in China, but the etiology and mode of carcinog ...
Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Regulat ...
Background The regulation of intestinal barrier permeability is important in the maintenance of normal intestinal physiology. Sphingosine-1-phosphat ...
Impact of Acid Suppression on U ...
Background Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), widely prescribed to patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms, alter intragastric pH, and may affect ...
High Prevalence of Heartburn an ...
Background Heartburn is frequently reported by patients with achalasia before treatment. However, the esophageal sensitivity to acid as a possible m ...
Screening Prevalence and Incide ...
Lukejohn W. Day , David K. Espey , Erin Madden , Mark Segal , Jonathan P. Terdiman
Hepatic Osteodystrophy Is Commo ...
Background Patients with cirrhosis are more prone to develop metabolic bone disease. Scanty literature data are available on osteodystrophy in patie ...
Clinical Characteristics of Sma ...
Background Small bowel tumors are relatively rare, and their confirmative diagnosis before surgery is not easy. Aims This study was performed to inv ...
Enhanced Expression of CXCL13 i ...
Background and Aims Chemokine CXC ligand 13 (CXCL13) and CXC receptor type 5 (CXCR5) are constitutively expressed in tertiary lymphoid follicles whe ...
Serotonin Transporter and G Pro ...
Background Polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter (SERT) and G protein b3 subunit (GNB3) genes might contribute to the pathophysiology of irrita ...
Tracheal Aspiration of a Capsul ...
Video capsule endoscopy has been hailed a major breakthrough in endoscopic exploration of the small intestine and has become the diagnostic techniqu ...
Is Subdivision of pT2 Tumors Su ...
Background The prognostic significance of the subclassification of pT2 tumors and the association of these categories with other clinicopathological ...
Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube P ...
Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is one of the most commonly performed bariatric surgeries in the United States. Patients with pri ...
Prospective Controlled Assessme ...
Background and Aims Previous studies have demonstrated the value of systematic feedback in enhancing endoscopic procedure performance. It remains un ...
Interobserver Agreement on the ...
Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is used to locally stage aerodigestive malignancies. Endosonographic features are used to predict malignant l ...
Dysphagia in Inflammatory Myopa ...
This study compared self-reported incidence and prevalence of dysphagia in inflammatory myopathy diseases with instrumental data from videofluorosco ...
Comparison of Three Types of To ...
A new tongue pressure device consisting of a simple and safe disposable probe and manometer has been developed. This report describes a study that e ...
Pott’s puffy tumor, intracrania ...
Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT) and intracranial complications of sinusitis are considered rare in the postantibiotic era. We present a series of pediatric ...
Application of imaging guidelin ...
Safe and efficient clearance of cervical spine injury in blunt trauma patients has been a controversial topic among health professionals. The increa ...
Two cases of ruptured cerebral ...
We present two cases of hematoma contralateral to the aneurysm. Case 1 is a 62-year-old woman presenting with a large left frontal intraparenchymal ...
Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhag ...
Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhage (SPH), also known as Wünderlich’s syndrome, is a rare urological emergency. This article reviews the most common ca ...
Hemoperitoneum due to spontaneo ...
We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who was treated with low-molecular-weight heparin and suffered spontaneous rupture of an ovarian cystadeno ...
MicroRNAs in the Human Pituitar ...
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a novel class of small RNA molecules that play a crucial role as posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression. As ...
Relation between temperature an ...
Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the relation between temperature and suicide mortality in Japan using time series analysis with ...