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The development of gallbladder disease (GBD) is related to bile acid (BA) metabolism, and the rate of BA circulation increases the risk of biliary cancer. However, it is unclear whether patterns of circulating...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:363
Gastric varices are encountered less frequently than esophageal varices. Nonetheless, gastric variceal bleeding is more severe and associated with worse outcomes. Conventionally, gastric varices have been desc...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:361
The prison population is considered at high risk of acquiring infectious diseases due to confined conditions, behavioral factors, injection drug use, unprotected sexual activity, non-professional tattooing and...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:360
To develop the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) as a more reliable approach than the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8), evaluating somatization which might be a critical factor influencing the quality of l...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:359
Thymic carcinoma is a rare mediastinal neoplasm with a high malignant potential. It often shows pleural invasion and distant metastasis. The metastasis of thymic carcinoma to the small intestine is rarely repo...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:358
Kawasaki disease (KD) or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in young children. Adult-onset KD (AKD) is rare and often misdiagnosed. Here we report a rare case of KD with chole...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:357
With more prevalent gastroesophageal reflux disease comes increased cases of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Image-enhanced endoscopy using linked-color imaging (LCI) differentiates between ...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:356
Diarrhea is a common adverse event of fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy. However, limited data are available on the frequency and risk factors of complicated chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) and small int...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:355
Placement of feeding jejunostomy (PFJ) during esophagectomy is an effective method to maintain adequate nutrition, but is associated with serious complications such as bowel obstruction and jejunal torsion. Th...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:354
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) are a rare group of inflammatory disorders that can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, from the esophagus to the rectum. In particular, those with ...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:353
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common paediatric vasculitis affecting small to medium arteries. Although the average age of diagnosis is 3.4 years with a well-defined clinical presentation, older patients w...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:352
Early gastric carcinoma is heterogeneous and can be divided into early gastric cardiac carcinoma (EGCC) and early gastric non-cardiac carcinoma (EGNCC) groups. At present, differences in clinicopathology remai...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:351
Hepatolithiasis often leads to atrophy–hypertrophy complex due to bile duct obstruction, inflammation or infection in the affected liver segments and compensatory response in the normal segments. In severe bil...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:350
Despite promising animal data, there is no randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effects of high protein (HP)-diet and/or β-cryptoxanthin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Aims: Safety and effic...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:349
This study aimed to establish nomogram models of overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) in elderly colorectal cancer (ECRC) patients (Age ≥ 70).
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:347
Previous studies have demonstrated the benefits of thymosin alpha-1 (Tα1) in anti-virus, immunological enhancement and anti-inflammation. However, it is controversial about the efficacy and safety of entecavir...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:348
Vitamin D (VD) is important in hepatic fibrogenesis in animal models and human studies. VD deficiency is associated with liver fibrosis progression. Metabolic dysfunction of the liver, as an intermediate organ...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:346
Tunneled peritoneal drainage catheters are described as an effective and relatively safe method in the management of malignant and non-malignant refractory ascites. Therapeutic advantages, linked to their use,...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:345
Several genetic variants are known to be associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to evaluate the longitudinal associations between genetic variants and NAFLD.
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:344
The significance of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2) and nucleus-associated antigen Ki-67 expression remains controversial in gastric adenocarcinoma (GaC). The aim of this study was to investiga...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:343
Population-based analysis for the liver metastases of small bowel cancer is currently lacking. This study aimed to analyze the frequency, prognosis and treatment modalities for newly diagnosed small bowel canc...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:342
As with isolated ileitis the findings of nonspecific small bowel enteritis (NSE) on capsule endoscopy (CE) poses a clinical challenge. There is lack of available evidence to help clinicians to predict signific...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:341
Previous studied revealed that psoriasis and Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have highly overlapping epidemiological characteristics, genetic susceptibility loci, disease risk factors, immune mechanisms, and ...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:340
Multiple murine models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH) have been established by using obesogenic diets and/or chemical induction. MS-NASH mouse (formally FATZO) is a spontaneou...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:339
A defecation disorder (DD) is a difficulty in evacuation documented by physiological exams. However, this physiological evaluation can be cumbersome, inaccessible and costly. Three “low-cost” tools to evaluate...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:338
Multiple polypoid colonic metastases are very rare which mainly originated from gastric carcinoma or melanoma. For rectal cancers, liver, lung and peritoneum are the most common metastatic sites. Here we prese...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:337
Indolent T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare low-grade clonal lymphoid proliferation, included as a provisional entity in the current World Health Organization classific...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:336
Chronic lead poisoning (CLP) is a rare cause of abdominal pain and is common in young children, in whom the incidence is higher than it is in adults. As the symptoms of CLP are nonspecific, misdiagnoses or mis...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:335
We report a rare case of primary abdominal cocoon with bilateral cryptorchidism.
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:334
Sphincter sparing surgery is oftentimes associated with bowel dysfunction complaints, namely the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). The LARS questionnaire is widely used to assess this syndrome. The aim o...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:333
Genetic anaemias lead us to reflect on the classic ‘trolley dilemma’, when there are two choices but neither one is satisfactory. Either we do not treat anaemia and the patient suffers from chronic tiredness a...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:332
Disaccharides such as lactose and sucrose are sugars commonly found in human diet. They are broken down by mucosal disaccharidases in the duodenum. Previous small studies found no associations between gastroin...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:331
Anastomotic leakage is common and life-threatening complication after esophagectomy. The management of esophageal anastomotic leakage remains challenging. We aimed to determine the safety, feasibility and effi...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:330
We report our experience of treating anastomotic strictures using a novel type of fully covered metal stent (FCSEMS). This stent, known as the Kaffes Stent, is short-length with an antimigration waist and is e...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:329
This study aimed to assess the prognostic factors including low skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and perioperative blood transfusion for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following curative surgery.
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:328
Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition characterized by an inappropriate immune reaction against gluten. It classically presents as chronic diarrhea, bloating, and nausea in addition to malabsorption sympto...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:327
The purpose of this study was to identify common gastrointestinal (GI) symptom groups using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - GI symptom scales (PROMIS-GI) within a large sample of...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:326
Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is a serious complication after gastric cancer surgery. The current study aimed to investigate the significance of the anatomic location of the pancreas as a predictor f...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:325
Hypercalcemia of malignancy is not uncommon in patients with advanced stage cancer. In rare cases the cause of the hypercalcemia is excessive production of calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D. Although in...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:324
Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical problem. The upper esophagus is the most common site of foreign body, accounting for more than 75% of all cases, but cases with a foreign body in the duodenal papill...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:323
Peritumoral ductular reaction (DR) was reported to be related to the prognosis of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. Non-mucin-producing intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (I...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:322
There are no accurate markers that can predict clinical outcome in ulcerative colitis at time of diagnosis. The aim of this study was to explore a comprehensive data set to identify and validate predictors of ...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:321
Infection is common in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), which may worsen the clinical condition and prognosis. However, the characteristics of infection and its influence on prognosis in hepatitis B viru...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:320
Pancreatic juice cytology (PJC) is a tool for diagnosing malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN); however, the accuracy is insufficient using the conventional method. Liquid-based cytology (LB...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:319
SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious and has been a significant public health threat. Despite typical manifestations of illness are dominated by respiratory symptom, some patients have concurrent gastrointestinal m...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:318
Caroli syndrome (CS) is a rare congenital disorder without pathognomonic clinical symptoms or laboratory findings; therefore, the diagnosis is often delayed. The objective of this study was to investigate the ...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:317
Diet may play a role in disease status in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. We tested whether the inflammatory potential of diet, based on a summation of pro- and anti-inflammatory nutrients, is associ...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:316
We investigated the correlations between surgery-related factors and the incidence of anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection (LAR) for lower rectal cancer.
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:315
Evaluation of fibrosis stage is important to monitor progression of liver disease and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). While liver biopsy is the gold standard, the method is invasive and faces several l...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:314
Changes in the esophageal microbiome correlate with esophageal disease, but the effects of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs are incompletely characterized. Our objective was to identify the effects of PPI use...
Citation: BMC Gastroenterology 2020 20:312
Citation Impact
2.489 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.796 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.018 - SNIP (Source-Normalized Impact per Paper)
0.957 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
Usage
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