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Stretta radiofrequency treatment vs Toupet fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a comparative study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Outcomes of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) using Toupet fundoplication (TF) and Stretta radiofrequency (SRF) have not been compared and this study was conducted to compare therapeutic efficacy of the two methods.
Lifeng Ma, Tao Li, Guochao Liu, Jianlong Wang, Zhaoqiang Yin, Jiansheng Kang   +5 more
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy as a major risk factor for small bowel bleeding: a retrospective study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Small bowel (SB) bleeding accounts for 5% of all gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding cases and 80% of obscure GI bleeding cases. Although angioectasia is the common etiology of SB bleeding, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced SB ...
Doo-Ho Lim, Kyoungwon Jung, Seung Bum Lee, In Kyu Park, Hee Jeong Cha, Jae Ho Park, Byung Gyu Kim, Seok Won Jung, In Du Jeong, Jae Hyun Kim, Sung Eun Kim, Won Moon, Moo In Park, Seun Ja Park   +13 more
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Baseline thrombopoietin level is associated with platelet count improvement in thrombocytopenic chronic hepatitis C patients after successful direct-acting antiviral agent therapy

BMC Gastroenterology, 2021
Background Thrombocytopenia can rapidly improve in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients receiving direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA). The role of baseline (BL) thrombopoietin (TPO) in this phenomenon is unclear. Methods From June 2016 to February 2019, a
Yen-Chun Chen, Ping-Hung Ko, Chi-Che Lee, Chih-Wei Tseng, Kuo-Chih Tseng   +4 more
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Circadian Rhythms, the Gut Microbiome, and Metabolic Disorders

Gastro Hep Advances, 2022
The circadian clock and gut microbiome play integral roles in preserving metabolic homeostasis. Circadian rhythms represent an endogenous time-keeping system that regulates cell and organ functions and synchronizes physiology with external cues to ...
Eric Zhao, Christopher Tait, Carlos D. Minacapelli, Carolyn Catalano, Vinod K. Rustgi   +4 more
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Prevalence of Metachronous Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in Black and White Patients at a Safety Net Hospital

Gastro Hep Advances, 2022
Background and Aims: Current postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines are based primarily on data from non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs); thus, generalizability to non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) remains unknown.
Dionne Rebello, Paul C. Schroy, III, Anna Leszcynski, Alessandro Colletta, Elliott Rebello, Justin Mills, Timothy Heeren, Hemant Roy   +7 more
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Early screening the small bowel is key to protect Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patients from surgery: a novel mutation c.243delG in STK11 gene

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a Mendelian disease, whose causative gene is STK11, mainly characterized by gastrointestinal polyposis and increased cancer risk.
Yu-Liang Jiang, Zi-Ye Zhao, Bai-Rong Li, Jing Li, Xiao-Wei Jin, En-Da Yu, Xiao-Dong Xu, Shou-Bin Ning   +7 more
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Focally Spared Region in Diffuse Type of Liver Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma

Gastro Hep Advances, 2022
Liver metastasis is not uncommon in various malignant tumors. Most of liver metastases present as discrete masses. However, liver metastases can appear as diffuse infiltrating neoplasms. Infiltration of malignant cells can provoke hepatic fibrosis, which
Tasuku Nakabori, Yutaro Abe, Keiichiro Honma, Kazuyoshi Ohkawa   +3 more
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The association of hepatitis c virus infection status with serum glucose levels

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is commonly associated with a disturbance of glucose metabolism. However, there have been conflicting reports on whether the clearance of the HCV may be followed by changes of serum blood glucose and insulin ...
Yinping Li, Xiaomei Wang, Ge Yu, Haibo Sun, Juan Lv, Xiumei Chi, Ruihong Wu, Xiuzhu Gao, Junqi Niu   +8 more
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Impact of visceral adiposity on severity of acute pancreatitis: a propensity score-matched analysis

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background The relationship between visceral adiposity and acute pancreatitis (AP) has not been completely elucidated. This study evaluated the significance of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and the ratio of VAT to skeletal muscle tissue (VAT/SMT) in the ...
Jiarong Xie, Lu Xu, Yuning Pan, Peifei Li, Yi Liu, Yue Pan, Lei Xu   +6 more
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A population-based cohort study of mortality of intensive care unit patients with liver cirrhosis

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background The impact of liver cirrhosis on the outcomes of admission to intensive care unit (ICU) is not completely understood. Our purpose is to identify risk factors for mortality in ICU patients with liver cirrhosis.
Yu-Feng Huang, Chao-Shun Lin, Yih-Giun Cherng, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Ray-Jade Chen, Ta-Liang Chen, Chien-Chang Liao   +6 more
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