BMC Gastroenterology

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We are excited to announce that BMC Research Notes has renewed its focus on publishing short research notes and potential dark data from all scientific and clinical disciplines.

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The potential value of serum pepsinogen for the diagnosis of atrophic gastritis among the health check-up populations in China: a diagnostic clinical research

Yuling Tong, Yulian Wu, Zhenya Song, Yingying Yu and Xinyan Yu

Published on: 20 July 2017
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The prevalence of gastric heterotopia of the proximal esophagus is underestimated, but preneoplasia is rare - correlation with Barrett’s esophagus

Ulrich Peitz, Michael Vieth, Matthias Evert, Jovana Arand, Albert Roessner and Peter Malfertheiner

Published on: 12 July 2017
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Risk of colorectal cancer among immigrants to Ontario, Canada

Lawrence Paszat, Rinku Sutradhar, Ying Liu, Nancy N. Baxter, Jill Tinmouth and Linda Rabeneck

Published on: 6 July 2017
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Regulation of apoptosis is impaired in atrophic gastritis associated with gastric cancer

R. Rosania, M. Varbanova, T. Wex, C. Langner, J. Bornschein, F. Giorgio, E. Ierardi and P. Malfertheiner

Published on: 29 June 2017
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Prokinetics for the treatment of functional dyspepsia: Bayesian network meta-analysis

Young Joo Yang, Chang Seok Bang, Gwang Ho Baik, Tae Young Park, Suk Pyo Shin, Ki Tae Suk and Dong Joon Kim

Published on: 26 June 2017

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Effects of coffee, smoking, and alcohol on liver function tests: a comprehensive cross-sectional study

Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Sung Ho Hwang, Hyun Young Kim, So Yeon Ahn, Jaebong Lee, Sang Hyub Lee, Young Soo Park, Jin Hyeok Hwang, Jin-Wook Kim, Nayoung Kim and Dong Ho Lee

Published on: 18 October 2012
Review

Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

Stephan C Bischoff, Giovanni Barbara, Wim Buurman, Theo Ockhuizen, Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Matteo Serino, Herbert Tilg, Alastair Watson and Jerry M Wells

Published on: 18 November 2014
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Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry

Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Tim Ambrose, Jane Phillips-Hughes, Jane Collier and Roger W Chapman

Published on: 22 October 2010
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Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study

Michael Manz, Emanuel Burri, Claude Rothen, Nuschin Tchanguizi, Christian Niederberger, Livio Rossi, Christoph Beglinger and Frank Serge Lehmann

Published on: 10 January 2012
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Mouse model of carbon tetrachloride induced liver fibrosis: Histopathological changes and expression of CD133 and epidermal growth factor

Tsutomu Fujii, Bryan C Fuchs, Suguru Yamada, Gregory Y Lauwers, Yakup Kulu, Jonathan M Goodwin, Michael Lanuti and Kenneth K Tanabe

Published on: 9 July 2010

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Aims and scope

BMC Gastroenterology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

Editor

Tovah Aronin, BioMed Central

Section Editors

Peter Lakatos, McGill University
Yeong Yeh Lee, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Rakesh Tandon, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute
Emmanuel A Tsochatzis, Royal Free Hospital, UK
Arndt Vogel, Medical School Hannover

Yeong Yeh Lee, Section Editor

Yeong Yeh Lee is currently Professor of Medicine and Clinical Consultant of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internal Medicine at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Dr. Lee has a long history with BMC Gastroenterology: he joined as an Associate Editor in 2013 before assuming the role of Deputy Section Editor in 2015 and then of Section Editor in December 2016. His major research interests lie in gastroesophageal reflux disease, neurogastroenterology, functional gastrointestinal disorders, Helicobacter pylori and gastrointestinal cancers.

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Sugar-sweetened drinks and your metabolism

Published on: 21 July 2017
Accelerating ethics review during disease outbreaks: what we can learn from West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak

Published on: 20 July 2017
A taxonomic revolution? A Q&A with Sandy Knapp on the impact of e-publications

Published on: 17 July 2017