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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We read the recently published article, ‘How accurate is EUS-guided direct portal vein pressure measurement? A comparison ...

Objectives Beta-blockers and endoscopic variceal band ligation (VBL) have been preferred therapies for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. However, the choice of therapy in patients with ...

Background —It is believed that severe portal hypertensive gastropathy probably accounts for most non-variceal bleeding episodes in patients with cirrhosis. Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) also ...

Objective Despite widespread use of antibiotics for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for research on the role of commensal microbiota, our understanding of their effects on the host is ...

Background Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) are increasingly used for the endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs), including walled-off necrosis (WON) and pancreatic ...