Fracture-Associated Hospitaliza ...
Background Maintenance of bone health is an important concern in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They may frequently have impaired b ...
Early Signet Ring Cell Gastric ...
Background Signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) is defined as a histological entity. The clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of gastric SR ...
Rectal Administration of Lactob ...
Background An imbalance in gut microbiota seems to contribute to the development of chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, su ...
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 ...
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Fundic Gland ...
Background and Aims Fundic gland polyps (FGPs) are incidentally found when an endoscopy is performed for a non-related indication. Some authors sugg ...
The Role of Oral Hygiene in Inf ...
Background The ‘hygiene hypothesis’ suggests that a reduction in the microbial exposure due to improved health measures has contributed to an immuno ...
Obese Patients Have Stronger Pe ...
Background Obesity is a risk factor for GERD and a potential modulator of esophageal motility. Aim To assess whether obese patients differ from nono ...
Altered Gut Flora Are Associate ...
Background Gut under severe insult is considered to have an important role in promoting infection and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome from the v ...
Computer-Assisted Analysis of A ...
Background The sensitivity of screening for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophageal dysplasia (ED) is hampered by the limited amount of tissue that ...
Pharmacodynamics and Safety of ...
Background Limited data on proton pump inhibitors in infants led regulatory agencies to request sponsors to conduct pediatric studies. Aim To deter ...
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 ...
Abnormal Small Intestinal Perme ...
Background Though tropical sprue (TS) is common in tropics, studies on small intestinal permeability (SIP) in TS are scant. Method SIP was evaluate ...
The Effect of Antisecretory The ...
Background Conventional catheter-based and wireless pH monitoring continue to be widely used for the evaluation of GERD symptoms despite the emergen ...
Can an Immunohistochemistry Met ...
Background It is sometimes difficult to diagnose whether a patient has intestinal tuberculosis or Crohn’s disease because both have similar clinical ...
Computer-Assisted Brush-Biopsy ...
Background Barrett’s epithelial dysplasia, the direct precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma, is often unapparent and frequently missed during surve ...
Hemodynamic Assessment of the D ...
Background Portal hypertension induced the formation of portal-systemic collaterals. Revealing the developmental change of portal-systemic collatera ...
Practice Patterns in the Use of ...
Background The US Food and Drug Administration currently approves three types of anti-tumor necrosis factor a (anti-TNFa) therapy for treatment of m ...
Small Intestinal Clustered Cont ...
Background Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been observed in several disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Studies have shown abn ...
Intercellular Space Volume Is M ...
Background/Aims At present, the dilation of esophageal intercellular spaces (ICS) is considered an early morphologic marker of acid damage in patien ...
Loss of Matrix Metalloproteinas ...
Background and Aims Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), a type IV collagenase secreted by activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), is upregulated in ...
Apple Sauce Improves Detection ...
Background Esophageal manometry utilizes water swallows to evaluate esophageal motor abnormalities in patients with dysphagia, chest pain, or reflux ...
Variable Impact of CD39 in Expe ...
Background Dysregulation of immune responses in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) results in intestinal inflammation and vascular injurywhile exacer ...
Mechanism of Acid Hypersecretio ...
Background Some patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome post curative gastrinoma resection continue to show gastric acid hypersecretion; however, t ...
Increasing Incidence of Inflamm ...
Background and Aims Temporal trends in incidence rates of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) can provide valuable clues about etiology ...
Pancreatic Cancer Cells Resista ...
Background Tumor resistance to chemoradiation therapy is partly attributed to the presence of apoptosis-resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs). Chemorad ...