Gastroenterology News & Articles

1 Costs of Illness Due to Cholera, Costs of Immunization and Cost-Effectiveness of an Oral Cholera Mass Vaccination Campaign in Zanzibar Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 8, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Multiplicative synergistic risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development among hepatitis B and C co-infected subjects in HBV endemic area: a community-based cohort study Full Text BMC Cancer, October 8, 2012

3 Early Volume Expansion During Diarrhea and Relative Nephroprotection During Subsequent Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Full Text Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011

4 Clinical, epidemiological, and spatial characteristics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus diarrhea and cholera in the urban slums of Kolkata, India Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012

5 Predictors of overweight and obesity in adult women in Nairobi Province, Kenya Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012

6 Leisure time activities in adolescence in the presence of susceptibility genes for obesity: risk or resilience against overweight in adulthood? The HUNT study Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012

7 Body mass index, abdominal fatness and pancreatic cancer risk: A systematic review and non-linear doseresponse meta-analysis of prospective studies Full Text Annals of Oncology, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 18, 2011    Clinical Article

8 Robotic Gastrectomy as an Oncologically Sound Alternative to Laparoscopic Resections for the Treatment of Early-Stage Gastric Cancers Full Text Archives of Surgery, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 6, 2011

9 The Effect of a Multidisciplinary Thoracic Malignancy Conference on the Treatment of Patients With Esophageal Cancer Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 7, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 6, 2011

10 Randomized Clinical Trial of Rapid Versus 24-Hour Rehydration for Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Full Text Pediatrics, October 6, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 5, 2011

11 Analysis of colonic mucosa mast cell count in patients with chronic diarrhea Full Text Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, October 5, 2012

12 Hepatic steatosis, carotid plaques and achieving MDA in psoriatic arthritis patients starting TNF-alpha blockers treatment: a prospective study Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, October 5, 2012    Clinical Article

13 Development of a simplified diagnostic indicators scoring system and validation for peptic ulcer perforation in a developing country Full Text Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, October 5, 2012    Clinical Article

14 Perceived Stress, Behavior, and Body Mass Index Among Adults Participating in a Worksite Obesity Prevention Program, Seattle, 2005-2007 Full Text Preventing Chronic Disease, October 5, 2012    Clinical Article

15 The Model for End-stage Liver Disease Score Full Text Archives of Surgery, October 5, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 4, 2011

16 The effect of a dietary supplement (N-oleyl-phosphatidyl-ethanolamine and epigallocatechin gallate) on dietary compliance and body fat loss in adults who are overweight: A double-blind, randomized control trial Full Text Lipids in Health and Disease, October 5, 2012    Clinical Article

17 Hospital discharge diagnostic and procedure codes for upper gastro-intestinal cancer: how accurate are they? Full Text BMC Health Services Research, October 4, 2012

18 The inhibitor of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels TRAM-34 blocks growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via downregulation of estrogen receptor alpha mRNA and nuclear factor-kappaB Full Text Investigational New Drugs, October 4, 2012

19 Surgical Site Infections and Cost in Obese Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery Full Text Archives of Surgery, October 4, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 3, 2011

20 Patient–Clinician Information Engagement Improves Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Surveillance after Curative Treatment: Results from a Longitudinal Study Full Text The Oncologist, October 3, 2012    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