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Content type: Case report
| 15 January 2019

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy: a clinicopathological mimic of Crohn’s disease

Authors: Ravi Patel, Lucia Lee Coulter, Joanna Rimmer, Miles Parkes, Patrick Francis Chinnery and Oscar Swift
Content type: Research article
| 14 January 2019

Role of colonic microbiota in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis

Authors: Ling-yan Pei, Yu-shi Ke, Huan-hu Zhao, Lin Wang, Chao Jia, Wei-zhi Liu, Qian-hui Fu, Meng-ni Shi, Jian Cui and Shu-chun Li
Content type: Case report
| 11 January 2019

Infantile-onset inflammatory bowel disease in a patient with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: a case report

Authors: Jun Ishihara, Tatsuki Mizuochi, Takashi Uchida, Yugo Takaki, Ken-ichiro Konishi, Masahiko Joo, Yasuhiko Takahashi, Shinichiro Yoshioka, Hironori Kusano, Yoji Sasahara and Yushiro Yamashita
Content type: Research article
| 10 January 2019

Helicobacter pylori infections in Ethiopia; prevalence and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Addisu Melese, Chalachew Genet, Balew Zeleke and Tesfaye Andualem
Content type: Research article
| 10 January 2019

Risk factors and long-term outcome of disease extent progression in Asian patients with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Yun Qiu, Baili Chen, Yufei Li, Shanshan Xiong, Shenghong Zhang, Yao He, Zhirong Zeng, Shomron Ben-Horin, Minhu Chen and Ren Mao

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| 18 October 2012

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

Authors: 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
Content type: Review
| 18 November 2014

Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

Authors: Stephan C Bischoff, Giovanni Barbara, Wim Buurman, Theo Ockhuizen, Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Matteo Serino, Herbert Tilg, Alastair Watson and Jerry M Wells
Content type: Research article
| 22 October 2010

Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry

Authors: Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Tim Ambrose, Jane Phillips-Hughes, Jane Collier and Roger W Chapman
Content type: Research article
| 28 September 2010

Bleeding from gastrointestinal angioectasias is not related to bleeding disorders - a case control study

Authors: Charlotte M Höög, Olle Broström, Tomas L Lindahl, Andreas Hillarp, Gerd Lärfars and Urban Sjöqvist
Content type: Research article
| 10 January 2012

Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study

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

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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.

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Cecilia Devoto, BioMed Central

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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

Peter Laszlo Lakatos, Section Editor

Peter Laszlo Lakatos is associate professor and director of IBD Centre at McGill University, MUHC. He is one of the founders and leader of the Hungarian IBD Study Group, council member of the Hungarian Society for Gastroenterology and president elect of the Colon Section. His primary research interest is the epidemiology, outcome and biomarkers in prediction of disease progression and response to medical therapy in IBD.

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Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy: a clinicopathological mimic of Crohn’s disease

Role of colonic microbiota in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis

Infantile-onset inflammatory bowel disease in a patient with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: a case report

Helicobacter pylori infections in Ethiopia; prevalence and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Risk factors and long-term outcome of disease extent progression in Asian patients with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study

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

Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry

Bleeding from gastrointestinal angioectasias is not related to bleeding disorders - a case control study

Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study

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