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The aim of this study is to assess the validity of the measurement of pepsinogen as a screening test for chronic atrophic gastritis (AG) in health check-up populations in China.
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:88
Published on: 20 July 2017
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The previously reported prevalence of gastric heterotopia in the cervical esophagus, also termed inlet patch (IP), varies substantially, ranging from 0.18 to 14%. Regarding cases with adenocarcinoma within IP,...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:87
Published on: 12 July 2017
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BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:86
Published on: 7 July 2017
The original article was published in BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:59
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The risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) varies around the world and between females and males. We aimed to compare the risk of CRC among immigrants to Ontario, Canada, to its general population.
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:85
Published on: 6 July 2017
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Gastric premalignant conditions, atrophic gastritis (AG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM) are characterized by an increase of proliferation and a reduction of apoptosis in epithelial cells. The epithelial cell k...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:84
Published on: 29 June 2017
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Controversies persist regarding the effect of prokinetics for the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD). This study aimed to assess the comparative efficacy of prokinetic agents for the treatment of FD.
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:83
Published on: 26 June 2017
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During weaning, babies and young animal often experience diarrhea from food intolerance and/or decreasing levels of maternal antibodies, and diarrhea tends to be particularly severe during the early-weaned per...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:82
Published on: 21 June 2017
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This study aimed to investigate potential miRNAs and genes associated with the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:81
Published on: 20 June 2017
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Recently, it is reported that asparagine synthetase (ASNS) is an independent predictor of surgical survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. It is also reported that activating transcription factor ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:79
Published on: 19 June 2017
Case report
Ustekinumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody against the p40 subunit of interleukin (IL) 12 and 23 which is involved in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases. Ustekinumab is approved for psoria...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:80
Published on: 19 June 2017
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Underlying causes in Chinese children with recurrent acute liver failure (RALF), including liver crises less than full acute liver failure, are incompletely understood. We sought to address this by searching f...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:77
Published on: 19 June 2017
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Obesity is a growing epidemic around the world, and obese patients are generally regarded as high risk for surgery compared with normal weight patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:78
Published on: 19 June 2017
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Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family, regulates mitosis and chromosome segregation. The expression of survivin proceeds during embryonic development and in addition has already...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:76
Published on: 14 June 2017
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Sclerosing mesenteritis (SM) is sometimes used as an umbrella-term for idiopathic inflammatory conditions in the mesentery. Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is a radiological finding and its relation to clinical S...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:75
Published on: 13 June 2017
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The gut microbiome exerts extensive roles in metabolism of nutrients, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals. Little has been known for the role of gut microbiota in regulating cholesterol and bile acids in associ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:74
Published on: 9 June 2017
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Intestinal fibrosis is a serious complication of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. There is no specific treatment for intestinal fibrosis. Studies have indicated tha...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:73
Published on: 7 June 2017
Case report
AL Amyloidosis is known to be a systemic disease affecting multiple organs and tissue while it’s rare that patients present with gastrointestinal symptoms at first and later develop multiple-organ dysfuction. ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:72
Published on: 5 June 2017
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The Tokyo guideline for acute cholecystitis recommended percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage followed by cholecystectomy for severe acute cholecystitis, but the optimal timing for the subsequent chol...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:71
Published on: 31 May 2017
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The study aims to investigate the clinicopathological features and surgical outcomes of neuroendocrine tumors of ampulla of Vater (NETAoVs) patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy.
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:70
Published on: 31 May 2017
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Endoscopic papillectomy (EP) is reported to be a relatively safe and reliable procedure for complete resection of ampullary neoplasms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic outcomes and complic...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:69
Published on: 30 May 2017
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with increased intestinal permeability, which involves paracellular passage regulated through tight junctions (TJ). The aim of the study was to investigate single...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:68
Published on: 25 May 2017
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By means of 24 h multi-channel intraluminal impedance and pH recording (MII/pH), patients with heartburn and normal upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings can be classified into those with non-erosive reflu...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:67
Published on: 23 May 2017
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The efficacy of chemotherapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer has improved. However, it is occasionally difficult to make treatment decisions for elderly patients. We reviewed the outcomes of elderly patient...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:66
Published on: 22 May 2017
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are common functional gastrointestinal conditions with a significant impact on daily life. The objectives we...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:65
Published on: 18 May 2017
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Culture negative neutrocytic ascites is a variant of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. But there are conflicting reports regarding the mortality associated with culture negativeneutrocytic ascites. Therefore ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:64
Published on: 16 May 2017
