Gastroenterology News & Articles

1 Low vitamin D serum concentration is associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication in chronically infected patients Hepatology, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Chronic use of PPI and h2 antagonists decreases the risk of pouchitis after IPAA for Ulcerative Colitis Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Impact of gluten-free diet on cardiovascular risk factors. A retrospective analysis in a large cohort of coeliac patients Digestive and Liver Diseases, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Vitamin D and epidemiology of upper gastrointestinal cancer: a review Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, May 24, 2013    Review Article

5 Clinical and histological determinants of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and advanced fibrosis in elderly patients Hepatology, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Effect of lifetime alcohol consumption on the histologic severity of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Liver International, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Characterization of Hepatitis B virus genotypes and quantitative Hepatitis B surface antigen titres in North American tertiary referral liver centres Liver International, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Assessment of motivating factors associated with the initiation and completion of treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection BMC Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013    Review Article

9 Prospective phase II study of neoadjuvant FOLFOX6 plus cetuximab in patients with colorectal cancer and unresectable liver-only metastasis Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Clinical effects of viral relapse after interferon plus ribavirin in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus Journal of Hepatology, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Comparison of the presentation and course of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in south asians with whites: a single center study in the United States The Journal of Pediatrics, May 24, 2013    Review Article

12 Helicobacter pylori infection and normal colorectal mucosa - adenomatous polyp - adenocarcinoma sequence: a meta-analysis of 27 case-control studies Colorectal Disease, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

13 A UK retrospective observational study of clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilisation of infliximab treatment in Crohns disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Protein induced by vitamin k antagonist-ii (pivka-ii) is a reliable prognostic factor in small hepatocellular carcinoma World Journal of Surgery, May 24, 2013    Review Article

15 Extensively hydrolyzed protein formula reduces acid gastro-esophageal reflux in symptomatic preterm infants Early Human Development, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Effect of aspirin cessation before endoscopy in Japanese patients with low-dose-aspirin-associated gastroduodenal mucosal injury United European Gastroenterology Journal, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Fibrolamellar variant of hepatocellular carcinoma does not have a better survival than conventional hepatocellular carcinoma - Results and treatment recommendations from the Childhood Liver Tumour Strategy Group (SIOPEL) experience European Journal of Cancer, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Steroid hormone profiles in prepubertal obese children before and after weight loss Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

19 The prognostic value of CDKN2A hypermethylation in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis British Journal of Cancer, May 24, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

20 Postoperative analgesic effect of intravenous (i.v.) clonidine compared with clonidine administration in wound infiltration for open cholecystectomy British Journal of Anesthesia, May 24, 2013    Clinical 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