- Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity A Masquerading IBS or a Real Phenomenon
The gluten-free diet has become popular among the public. People who are using this diet have reported symptom relief once gluten has been removed from their diet. Nonceliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) ... Read More
- Quality of Life and Eligibility for Specific Financial Assistance for Medical Expenses: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan
Specific financial assistance for people with rare and intractable diseases is part of Japans public health system. This survey aimed to clarify the relationship between eligibility for this specific... Read More
- Efficacy and Safety of Dor Fundoplication in Patients with Severe Gastroparesis and Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Poor quality of life is a major problem in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Delayed gastric emptying in patients with severe gastroparesis (GP) worsens GERD symptoms and particula... Read More
- The Contribution of Non-Food-Based Exposure to Gluten on the Management of Coeliac Disease
The management of coeliac disease involves the life-long adherence to a strict gluten free diet. There have been concerns about exposure to gluten or other cereal components that are not contained in ... Read More
- Apparent Disparities in Hospital Admission and Biologic Use in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease between 20142018 in Some Black and Ethnic Minority (BEM) Populations in England
Discrimination in delivery of care to patients with inflammatory bowel disease has been reported in the UK with regards to the South Asian population. This paper explores whether it is also true for A... Read More
- An Overview of International Guidelines Focusing on the Long-Term Management of Coeliac Disease
Coeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by, but not isolated to, intestinal enteropathy in response to exposure to gluten in predisposed individuals. The mainstay of the managemen... Read More
- Associations between the Presence of Granulomata and Disease Phenotype and Outcomes in Children Diagnosed with Crohns Disease
Background: The finding of a mucosal granuloma on histological analysis of endoscopically obtained biopsies in children with Crohns disease has been suggested to provide prognostic information. The a... Read More
- Punjabis and Coeliac Disease: A Wake-Up Call
Punjabis are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world, with at least 124 million members. Their diet is based around wheat cereals and they are now recognised to be at risk of coeliac disease. In... Read More
- Vaccination in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Utility and Future Perspective
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an immune-mediated disease, which often require lifetime treatment with immunomodulators and immunosuppressive drugs. Both IBD and its treatments are associated wit... Read More
- Investigation of the Risk Factors and Associated Co-Morbid Conditions among Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Trinidad
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer, and the fourth most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is the third most common type of cancer in both sexe... Read More
- Should the Glu Be Ten or Twenty An Update on the Ongoing Debate on Gluten Safety Limits for Patients with Celiac Disease
The only currently accepted and recommended treatment for individuals diagnosed with celiac disease (CD) is a strict life-long gluten-free diet (GFD). While the use of the GFD is well-established, str... Read More
- Circulating Tumour DNAs and Non-Coding RNAs as Liquid Biopsies for the Management of Colorectal Cancer Patients
Circulating tumour DNAs and non-coding RNAs present in body fluids have been under investigation as tools for cancer diagnosis, disease monitoring, and prognosis for many years. These so-called liquid... Read More
- Comparison of the Status of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in the Smooth Muscle of the Antrum and Pylorus in Diabetic Male and Female Patients with Severe Gastroparesis
Females dominate in the area of gastroparesis (GP), making up to 7080% of these patients. One attractive hypothesis is that females have less smooth muscle reserve and thus less resilience to recover... Read More
- Intestinal Immune Homeostasis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Perspective on Intracellular Response Mechanisms
The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves perturbation of intestinal immune homeostasis in genetically susceptible individuals. A mutual interplay between intestinal epithelial cel... Read More
- VEGF Expression in Colorectal Cancer Metastatic Lymph Nodes: Clinicopathological Correlation and Prognostic Significance
Background: Angiogenesis plays an important role in colorectal cancer (CRC) tumorigenesis and metastatic progression. Methods: The present series consisted of CRC lymph node metastasis (LNM) tissue sa... Read More
- A Gluten Free Diet in the Management of Epilepsy in People with Coeliac Disease or Gluten Sensitivity
The aim of this review was to assess the effects of a gluten free diet (GFD) in the management of epilepsy in people with coeliac disease (CD) or gluten sensitivity (GS). A systematic approach was use... Read More
- Standardization of a Radiofrequency Ablation Tool in an Ex-Vivo Porcine Liver Model
(1) Background: Preclinical and clinical data about a novel radiofrequency ablation (RFA) system (STARmed Co, Ltd.; Koyang, Korea) designed to be used under endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) control for pan... Read More
- Nutritional Assessment in Gastrointestinal Tumors: News from the 2020 ASCO and ESMO World GI Meetings
Nutritional risk screening and assessment of general nutritional status are of primary importance in the management of gastrointestinal cancers (GIC). Indeed, a major problem in these patients is the ... Read More
- Interventions to Increase Adherence to a Gluten Free Diet in Patients with Coeliac Disease: A Scoping Review
Coeliac disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the small bowel, characterised by permanent intolerance to gluten. The only current and effective treatment for coeliac disease is a gluten free d... Read More
- The Effects of Iron Supplementation and Fortification on the Gut Microbiota: A Review
Iron supplementation and fortification are used to treat iron deficiency, which is often associated with gastrointestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. Within t... Read More