The Timing of Bowel Preparation ...
Aims We aimed to compare the quality of bowel preparation and cecal intubation rates between morning and afternoon colonoscopies and to evaluate the ...
Dietary History and Physical Ac ...
Background The role of customary diet and physical activity in development of advanced HCV-related liver disease is not well-established. Methods W ...
Hepatitis B and Hepatocellular ...
Background Physician patterns of screening for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among Asian Americans are not well described. A ...
The Use of a Patency Capsule in ...
Background Capsule endoscopy (CE) retention remains a concern in patients with suspected or known Crohn’s Disease (CD). Aim The aim of this study w ...
Evaluation of Microvessels in C ...
Background/Aims Narrow band imaging (NBI) magnification analysis has entered use in clinical settings to diagnose colorectal tumors. Pit pattern ana ...
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 ...
Development and Validation of a ...
Background/Aims Treating a group of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients with high viral load and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis, regar ...
CARD15 Mutations and Perianal F ...
Background CARD15 mutations alter bowel immunity and increase susceptibility to Crohn0s disease (CD). However, the relation between these mutations ...
Associations of Physician Suppl ...
Background This study examined the differential effects of physician supplies on colon cancer care in Ontario and California. The associations of ph ...
Clinicopathological Characteris ...
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with bile duct tumor thrombi (BDTT) is a rare type of primary liver cancer, and its clinical and pathologi ...
Non-contrasted Computed Tomogra ...
Background Hepatic macrosteatosis (HMS) is prevalent among high BMI patients, but a lack of validation of noninvasive measures of liver fat hampers ...
Antiglycan Antibodies in Greek ...
Background Antiglycan antibodies have recently been reported to be associated with Crohn’s disease (CD). These antibodies include anti-Saccharomyces ...
A Multicenter, Randomized Study ...
Background Ulcerative proctitis (UP) is a prevalent condition associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Topical mesalamine (5-aminosalicyli ...
Sustained Renal Response to Myc ...
Aim The aim of this trial was to evaluate the impact of conversion from a calcineurin-inhibitor (CNI)-based immunosuppressive regimen to mycophenola ...
Narrow-Banding Images and Struc ...
Background Magnifying colonoscopy with NBI has been shown to be useful for the differential diagnosis of tumors. However, the relationship between f ...
Serum Markers and Intestinal Mu ...
Background Diagnosing chronic gastrointestinal ischemia (CGI) is a challenging problem in clinical practice. Serum markers for CGI would be of great ...
Liver Transplantation for Alcoh ...
Background Alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation today. Due to the general organ shortage and ...
Efalizumab, a Human Monoclonal ...
Background and Aims Efalizumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting CD11a, an adhesion molecule involved in the activation and trafficking of T-lympho ...
Incidence and Risk Factors for ...
Aims Previous studies on the risk of lymphoma in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have yielded conflicting results. We aim to determine the incidenc ...
Role of a Short-Term Stent-Tria ...
In portal hypertensive biliopathy (PHB) secondary to portal thrombosis, multiple factors can lead to symptoms and alteration of liver tests. The com ...
The Role of Capsule Endoscopy i ...
Background Endomysial antibody (EMA) and tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibody testing is used to screen subjects with suspected celiac disease. Ho ...
Non-cirrhotic Intrahepatic Port ...
Background/Aims Non-cirrhotic intrahepatic portal hypertension (NCIPH) is generally regarded to have a benign prognosis. We have studied a cohort fo ...
Correlation of C-Reactive Prote ...
Background and Aims Evaluating disease activity is important in ulcerative colitis. Laboratory markers should be a non-invasive alternative to endos ...
The Neutrophil Respiratory Burs ...
Background Neutrophils are a key part of the innate immune defence against microbes, using the respiratory burst (RB) to optimise killing and digest ...
Daily Ciprofloxacin Treatment f ...
Background Progressive deterioration in liver function is a common cause of hepatic decompensation and indication for liver transplantation in patie ...