Introduction A meta-analysis was performed using individual patient data from the five most recent randomised controlled trials (RCTs) which evaluated corticosteroids in severe alcoholic hepatitis ...
Background High serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) predict poor prognosis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), a malignancy that often develops in a chronically inflamed milieu . Here, tumour ...
Day case liver biopsies are rarely performed nationally but have been routine practice in selected patients in our hospital since 1989. We have audited our experience of this procedure to compare its ...
We read with great interest the recent study by Lin Huang and colleagues, which demonstrates that glycine supplementation enhances hepatocyte regeneration in chronic hepatitis B (CHB).1 This is a ...
Background Complications of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large colorectal polyps remain a concern. Objective We aimed to compare safety and efficacy of cold EMR (without electrocautery) to ...
Correspondence to Professor Michelangelo Foti, Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, Geneve 1206, Switzerland; michelangelo.foti{at}unige.ch Objective ...
Background Gut bacteria have been implicated in a wide range of health conditions, yet their potential role in preventing and treating muscle-wasting disorders remains largely unexplored. Objective We ...
An 82-year-old man with alcohol-related cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class B), complicated by portal hypertension and a history of partial gastrectomy with Billroth I reconstruction for duodenal ulcer ...
Colonoscopy should be delivered by endoscopists performing high quality procedures. The British Society of Gastroenterology, the UK Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy, and the Association of ...
6 Department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-cosmetology (IVTD/FAFY), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium 7 Department of Cell Biology, Liver Cell Biology Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ...
Correspondence to Hjalmar C van Santvoort, Department of Surgery, Dutch Acute Pancreatitis Study Group, University Medical Center Utrecht 3508 GA/ St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein 3435 CM, The ...
(1) Glutaraldehyde, used in most endoscopy units in the United Kingdom for the disinfection of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes, is a toxic substance being an irritant and a sensitiser; symptoms ...
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