Review of Clinical Registries o ...
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), an inflammatory musculoskeletal disease associated with psoriasis, is a complex disease in terms of its clinical presenta ...
Primary Thrombosis Prophylaxis ...
Persistently positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) with thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity are the hallmark of the antiphospholipid syndrom ...
Potential and Pitfalls of Using ...
Long-term bisphosphonate use may be associated with several rare adverse events. Such associations are not optimally evaluated in conventional rando ...
The Relationship Between Photos ...
Although transurethral resection of the prostate remains the gold standard treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms that are refractory to medical ...
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 ...
Mitochondrial Dependent Apoptos ...
Objectives Ischemia–reperfusion is a major event for induction of cellular apoptosis. Apoptosis is due to the activation of death receptor and/or mi ...
Preoperative Biliary Drainage B ...
Background The value of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) before resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) is still controversial nowadays. Th ...
Pioglitazone: A Promising Thera ...
Background Studies suggest that peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor c(PPARc) ligands may represent a therapeutic option in acute pancreatiti ...
Intragastrically Administered L ...
Background and Aim Lysophosphatidic acid exerts important physiological effects on many types of animal cells through its specific binding to severa ...
Characterization of Expression ...
Background and Aim The regulation of human intestinal lactase-phlorizin hydrolase remains incompletely understood. One kb of pig and 2 kb of rat 50- ...
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 ...
Lower Serum Level of Adiponecti ...
Background Obesity is recently known as a risk factor for endoscopic gastritis. Adiponectin is an anti-inflammatory cytokine secreted from fat tissu ...
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 ...
Should a Colonoscopy Be Recomme ...
Background and Aim Despite the limitations of screening or early diagnosis of colorectal cancers (CRC), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is frequently ...
Formal Patient Education Improv ...
Background Hepatitis C (HCV) knowledge is limited in injection drug users (IDU). Vulnerable populations including IDUs are disproportionally affecte ...
Add-On Adefovir Is Superior to ...
Background/Aims Lamivudine (LAM) has been extensively used to treat hepatitis B, but high incidence of drug resistance has required rescue studies. ...
Use of the Colonoscope Training ...
Background Colonoscopy insertion is difficult to teach due to the inability of current training models to provide realistic tactile sensation with s ...
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 ...
Ileoscopy via Stoma After Diver ...
Background Recurrence of Crohn’s disease (CD) most commonly occurs in the neoterminal ileum near the stoma after fecal diverting ileostomy. Methods ...
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 ...
The Effects of Angiotensin Bloc ...
Background Therapies that can slow the progression of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease are needed. Evidence suggests that the renin-angiotens ...
Impact of Preexisting Diabetes ...
Background Preexisting diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported to have an adverse consequence on patient prognosis after liver transplantation in t ...
Can Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasoun ...
Objectives To investigate the ability of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the assessment of acute pancreatitis (AP), as well as its diagnostic ...
Dietary Fish Oil Reduces DNA Ad ...
Background Dietary fish oil is associated with a decrease in colon cancer incidence: in part through a reduction in DNA adduct formation and an indu ...
Infliximab-Induced Autoimmune H ...
Moderate to severe Crohn’s disease (CD) can be successfully treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) a-antagonist agents. These agents, such as ...