1 Pancreatic Research Group, Department of Gastroenterology, Bankstown-Lidcombe and Liverpool Hospitals, and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2 Pancreatic Research Group, University of ...
Recent studies have identified mucosal healing on endoscopy as a key prognostic parameter in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), thus highlighting the role of endoscopy for monitoring ...
We read with great interest the article of Ratziu and colleagues, who evaluated the potential of thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7, CD163 and growth differentiation ...
The aim of this study was to establish the relative importance of risk factors for mortality after acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, and to formulate a simple numerical scoring system that ...
Background Endometriosis is a debilitating gynaecological disorder with an elusive pathogenesis. While gut microbiota dysbiosis has been implicated, the causal role of gut-peritoneum microbial ...
Background Chronic stress is a known risk factor for cancer metastasis. However, the underlying mechanisms, particularly ...
Refractory coeliac disease (RCD) is defined by persistent or recurrent malabsorptive symptoms and villous atrophy despite strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) for at least 6–12 months in the ...
Correspondence to Professor Jingmei Jiang, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, ...
International consensus meetings in Padova and Vienna have attempted to rationalise the grading and classification of gastrointestinal epithelial neoplasia (GEN). With its minor adjustments, the ...
Background Diffuse gastric cancer (DGC) is the most common manifestation in germline CTNNA1 variant carriers, with one study estimating a 49–57% lifetime risk by age 80. Knowledge on CTNNA1-associated ...
Chronic HBV infection remains a major global health burden, with current antiviral therapies effectively suppressing viral ...
Background Depending on the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme, a colonoscopy should be performed within 1–3 months ...