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Oncological impact of universal endoscopic submucosal dissection for large Barrett’s cancers

Background Oncological principles favour en bloc R0 excision for curative endoscopic resection. In Barrett’s neoplasia, ...
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LY6D identifies persistent stem-like cells driving pancreatic tumourigenesis

Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignancy characterised by remarkable cellular ...
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Zinc-dependent RNA-binding protein controls hepatocyte senescence and recovery from alcohol-related liver failure

Background Why alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) resolves after abstinence in most people but progresses to liver ...
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Treatment of non-constipated irritable bowel syndrome with the histamine 1 receptor antagonist ebastine: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Correspondence to Professor Guy Boeckxstaens, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism, and Ageing, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; guy.boeckxstaens{at}kuleuven.be Objective We evaluated the histamine 1 ...
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Melatonin improves abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome patients who have sleep disturbances: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study

Background and aims: Melatonin, a sleep promoting agent, is involved in the regulation of gastrointestinal motility and sensation. We aimed to determine if melatonin was effective in improving bowel ...
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The Asia-Pacific Colorectal Screening score: a validated tool that stratifies risk for colorectal advanced neoplasia in asymptomatic Asian subjects

1 Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 3 Department of Medicine and Therapeutics ...
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Gut, inflammation and osteoporosis: basic and clinical concepts

1 Christian Doppler Research Laboratory for Gut Inflammation and Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria 2 Department of Medicine “T” ...
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A reproducible grading scale for histological assessment of inflammation in ulcerative colitis

Dr K Geboes, Department of Pathology, University Hospital, KULeuven, Minderbroedersstraat 12, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Email: Karel.Geboes{at}uz.kuleuven.ac.be BACKGROUND Evaluation of histological ...
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Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance without bowel preparation for detecting colonic inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease

1 Inserm, U954 and Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France 2 Departement of Radiology, University Hospital of Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, ...
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Endoscopic assessment of oesophagitis: clinical and functional correlates and further validation of the Los Angeles classification

Dr L Lundell, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. BACKGROUND Endoscopic oesophageal changes are diagnostically helpful and identify patients exposed to ...
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Biomarkers for bile acid diarrhoea in functional bowel disorder with diarrhoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

3 Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Robert D and Patricia E Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA There is no ...
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Validation of the definition of gastro-oesophageal junctional zone: an immunohistochemical study using resected mucosal specimens

In 2022, the gastro-oesophageal junctional zone (GOJZ) was proposed at the International Consensus Conference in Kyoto as the area extending 1 cm proximally and 1 cm distally from the ...