Dr G G Forstner, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada email:gforst{at}sickkids.on.ca BACKGROUND AND AIMS ...

1 Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, “Agostino Gemelli” University Hospital, Catholic University of Rome, Italy The recent increase in our knowledge of human gut microbiota has ...

Objective Antireflux surgery can be proposed in patients with GORD, especially when proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use leads to incomplete symptom improvement. However, to date, international consensus ...

Background Hyperuricemia is independently associated with an increased risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), while the mechanisms responsible for this association remain unclear. This study ...

Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) in acute pancreatitis (AP) as an endpoint centred on the patient. Design A PROM instrument ...

Objective IBD therapies and treatments are evolving to deeper levels of remission. Molecular measures of disease may augment current endpoints including the potential for less invasive assessments.

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Introduction Acute severe colitis (ASC) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in UC, requiring hospitalisation and often colectomy. Accepted management is protocolised response assessment ...

Dr D Dubois, Janssen Research Foundation, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium. Background—Previous evaluations of the cost effectiveness of antireflux medication used in gastro-oesophageal reflux ...

Mr G S Arul, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UKsuren{at}sarul.fsnet.co.uk BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mucin genes are expressed ...

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