Background Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a life-threatening syndrome involving dysfunction of multiple immune cell ...

We read with great interest the article by Adams et al in * Gut * on the development and validation of the Admission Model ...

Gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis (GCPM) remains a formidable clinical challenge, characterised by poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Despite the transformative impact of immune ...

Objective Coeliac disease is defined by gluten responsiveness, yet there are few data on gluten challenge (GC) in adults on a gluten-free diet. Lack of data regarding the kinetics of responses to ...

Objective To compare efficacy of pharmacotherapies for chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) based on comparisons to placebo using Bayesian network meta-analysis. Data sources We conducted searches ...

Objectives To investigate the occurrence of postinfectious IBS in routine outpatient care, comparing different types of GI infection and its interaction with psychosomatic comorbidity. Design ...

Liver fibrosis should be assessed in all individuals with chronic liver disease as it predicts the risk of future liver-related morbidity and thus need for treatment, monitoring and surveillance.

Background To compare mucosal visibility between upper gastrointestinal endoscopies done with and without a premixed drink containing N acetyl cysteine and simethicone. Methods It was a prospective, ...

This article has a correction. Please see: Correction:Real-life multicentre study of lumen-apposing metal stent for EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections - October 01, 2022 ...

Background —The appropriate medical treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis is determined largely by the severity of symptoms. Hospital assessment of the severity of disease activity includes ...

Of 52 patients receiving a mean dose of 2.5g sulphasalazine/day as maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis, 35 were found to have one or more drug-induced red cell abnormalities, which were not ...

Objective: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has the advantage over conventional endoscopic mucosa resection, permitting removal of early gastric cancer (EGC) en bloc, but long-term clinical ...