Bone Mineral Density, Vitamin D ...
Background and Aim The aim of this study was to examine bone mineral density and serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D in relation to disease activity in child ...
Enteral Access by Double-Balloo ...
Background Although direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunal feeding tube placement is an increasingly accepted method of providing small-bowel access ...
Defining the Threshold: New Dat ...
Background Endoscopy (esophagogastroduodenoscopy, EGD) to screen for esophageal varices (EV) is recommended in patients with portal hypertension. Re ...
Lung Diffusion Capacity in Earl ...
An increasing heart rate and cardiac output, alongside decreasing peripheral vascular resistance, causes hyperdynamic circulation in cirrhotic patie ...
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 ...
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 ...
Formal Patient Education Improv ...
Background Hepatitis C (HCV) knowledge is limited in injection drug users (IDU). Vulnerable populations including IDUs are disproportionally affecte ...
Henoch–Schonlein Purpura Leads ...
Background Pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome may develop as sequelae to acute infectious gastr ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Accidental Occupational Injurie ...
Introduction Scant data exist about accidental occupational injuries in endoscopy suites. This work systematically analyzes injuries, identifies wor ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Neural Autoantibody Evaluation ...
Background Our goal is to investigate the serum profile of neural autoantibodies in community-based patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or ...
Initial Virological Response an ...
Background Although adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) has been used for antiviral treatment of lamivudine (LAM)- resistant chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients ...
What Do Brazilian Pediatricians ...
Introduction Celiac disease (CD) is a common illness, affecting 0.5–1% of the population. Its classic presentation consists of gastrointestinal symp ...
Renin-Angiotensin System Associ ...
Background We have previously shown that co-treatment of angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) blocker (ARB) or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inh ...
Intima-Media Thickness of the C ...
Background Patients with Crohn’s disease might have accelerated atherosclerosis due to: chronic systemic inflammation, metabolic changes or prolonge ...
Effect of Bowel Preparation wit ...
Background and Aims Capsule endoscopy (CE) has the problem that lumen visualization is impaired by bubbles, bile, and debris. The benefits of bowel ...