Gastroenterology News & Articles

1 The effect of different dosing regimens of motesanib on the gallbladder: a randomized phase 1b study in patients with advanced solid tumors Full Text BMC Cancer, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Cruciferous vegetables consumption and gastric cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies Cancer Science, May 17, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

3 Prevalence of obesity and extreme obesity in children aged 3–5 years Pediatric Obesity, May 17, 2013    Review Article

4 C-Reactive Protein, Lipid-soluble Micronutrients, and Survival in Colorectal Cancer Patients Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Multivisceral Resection in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 17, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

6 The accuracy of multi-detector row computerized tomography in staging rectal cancer compared to endoscopic ultrasound Full Text Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Prevalence and risk factors of extrapancreatic malignancies in a large cohort of patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas Annals of Oncology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Chemotherapeutic and Targeted Strategies for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Esophageal Cancer Journal of Thoracic Oncology, May 17, 2013    Review Article

9 Celiac Disease and Autoimmunity: Review and Controversies Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, May 17, 2013    Review Article

10 Elevated liver enzymes in individuals with undiagnosed diabetes in the U.S. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Clinical, MRI, and PET-CT Criteria Used by Surgeons to Determine Suitability for Pelvic Exenteration Surgery for Recurrent Rectal Cancers: A Delphi Study Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Do probiotics improve eradication response to Helicobacter pylori on standard triple or sequential therapy? Full Text Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Long-term follow-up of children exposed intrauterine to maternal thiopurine therapy during pregnancy in females with inflammatory bowel disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Anti-reflux surgery for patients with esophageal atresia Diseases of the Esophagus, May 17, 2013    Review Article

15 Prognostic Value of the D-Dimer Test in Oesophageal Cancer During the Perioperative Period Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Laparoscopic Hellers myotomy versus pneumatic dilation in the treatment of idiopathic achalasia: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, May 17, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

17 Predictors of the change in bilirubin levels over twelve weeks of treatment with atazanavir Full Text AIDS Research and Therapy, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Sphincter preservation in anal cancer: A brief review Full Text Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, May 17, 2013    Review Article

19 Mucosal healing with oral tacrolimus is associated with favorable medium- and long-term prognosis in steroid-refractory/dependent ulcerative colitis patients Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, May 17, 2013    Review Article

20 Feeding difficulties in children with esophageal atresia: treatment by a multidisciplinary team Diseases of the Esophagus, May 17, 2013    Review Article

1 Systematic review: pentoxifylline for the treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

2 Risk of Colorectal Cancer After Colonoscopy Compared With Flexible Sigmoidoscopy or No Lower Endoscopy Among Older Patients in the United States, 1998-2005 Mayo Clinic Proceedings, April 11, 2013

3 Probiotics in the management of irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, February 20, 2013

4 Meta-analysis: peri-operative anti-TNF treatment and post-operative complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 18, 2013

5 Low allopurinol doses are sufficient to optimize azathioprine therapy in inflammatory bowel disease patients with inadequate thiopurine metabolite concentrations European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, April 25, 2013

6 Statins in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Steatohepatitis: Updated Review Current Atherosclerosis Reports, January 21, 2013    Review Article

7 Ischemic Colitis with Type I Interferons Used in the Treatment of Hepatitis C and Multiple Sclerosis: An Evaluation from the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System and Review of the Literature Annals of Pharmacotherapy, April 3, 2013    Review Article

8 Association Between Sex Hormones and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men and Women Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 5, 2013

9 Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Different Stool Antigen Tests for the Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection Helicobacter, April 5, 2013

10 Five-year follow-up of 263 cases of functional bowel disorder World Journal of Gastroenterology, March 29, 2013    Free full text

11 Relationship of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Cholecystectomy in the US Population The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 11, 2013

12 Meta-analysis: colonoscopic post-polypectomy bleeding in patients on continued clopidogrel therapy Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 12, 2013    Review Article

13 Clinical utility of newly developed immunoassays for serum concentrations of adalimumab and anti-adalimumab antibodies in patients with Crohns disease Journal of Gastroenterology, April 15, 2013

14 Meta-analysis: pegylated interferon -2a achieves higher early virological responses than -2b in chronic hepatitis C Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 16, 2013

15 Psychotherapy for inflammatory bowel disease: A review and update Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, March 25, 2013    Review Article

16 Association between adherence to concomitant proton pump inhibitor therapy in current NSAID users and upper gastrointestinal complications European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 18, 2013

17 Once-daily budesonide MMX in active, mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis: results from the randomised CORE II study Gut, March 6, 2013

18 Characterization of virologic escape in hepatitis C virus genotype 1b patients treated with the direct-acting antivirals daclatasvir and asunaprevir Journal of Hepatology, April 8, 2013

19 Statin therapy improves response to interferon alfa and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis Antiviral Research , April 23, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

20 Preoperative use of anti-TNF therapy and postoperative complications in inflammatory bowel diseases: A meta-analysis Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, March 27, 2013