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- 1From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAim Ampullary adenomas have the potential to progress from benign to malignant lesions. Endoscopic ampullectomy as curative therapy has gained credibility as a safe and effective alternative to surgical resection. This...
- 2From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction We aimed to determine the prevalence and duration of prodromal periods in patients with celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). Furthermore, we explored to...
- 3From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground Evaluating small bowel patency is recommended for capsule endoscopy in patients suspected of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced (NSAID) enteropathy. Aims The aim of this investigation was to...
- 4From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Aims Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) reduces CRC mortality; however, the acceptance rate of a colonoscopy in patients with a positive FIT was not high. The aim of...
- 5From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedHepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common with major clinical consequences worldwide. In Asian Americans, the HBsAg carrier rate ranges from 7 to 16%; HBV is the most important cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis,...
- 6From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Leonard B. Weinstock 1 2 Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Gastroenterology, LLC, , St. Louis, MO, USA (2) grid.4367.6, 0000000123557002, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University...
- 7From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground Bacterial translocation is considered a major cause of initiation and development of systemic sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction in clinic. The aim of this study was to determine the ability of a defined...
- 8From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAims Currently, the main interest in childhood liver transplantation (LT) is to prevent long-term complications and optimize growth. The aim of this study is to analyze (1) nutritional status in the pretransplantation...
- 9From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAims Esophageal varices (EVs) are prevalent among cirrhotics and their bleeding leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. Management guidelines available during this study recommended beta-blocker therapy for...
- 10From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Aims Liver failure from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasing indication for liver transplant and recurrence of fatty liver in transplanted grafts has been documented. Herein is...
- 11From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground Gastric secretion can provide valuable information especially when Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection results in chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM) preceding adenocarcinoma...
- 12From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Ashok K. Tuteja 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.223827.e, 0000000121930096, Division of Gastroenterology, George E. Wahlen Veterans Affair Medical Center, University of Utah, , 30 North 1900 East (Room...
- 13From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is used to locally stage aerodigestive malignancies. Endosonographic features are used to predict malignant lymph nodes (MLN). Interobserver agreement on the endosonographic...
- 14From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedDiverticular disease is a common bowel condition, the pathogenesis of which is incompletely understood. Acute exacerbations of diverticular disease usually require dietary changes, antibiotic therapy, and may necessitate...
- 15From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is central to discerning the diagnosis of solid pancreatic tumors through tissue acquisition. Test performance is affected by a number of factors...
- 16From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Hongyu Li 1, Bo Li 1, Yonggang Wei 1, Fei Liu 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.13291.38, 0000000108071581, Department of Liver and Vascular Surgery, Center of Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital,...
- 17From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Dahlia A. Goldfeld 1, Elizabeth C. Verna 2, Jay Lefkowitch 3, Arun Swaminath 2 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.21729.3f, 0000000419368729, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, , New...
- 18From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Aijaz Ahmed 1, Carlos O. Esquivel 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.168010.e, 0000000419368956, Stanford University School of Medicine, , Stanford, CA, USA It is with profound sadness that we note the...
- 19From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground The current standard treatment for patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) of genotype 2 is the combination of peginterferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) for 24 weeks. Aims We assessed the...
- 20From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground Regular screening of cirrhotic patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been suboptimal, but there is little data regarding specific risk factors for reduced screening. Methods From 1996 to 2010,...