Correspondence to: Dr G J Gores Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA; gores.gregorymayo.edu ...
Objectives Perforation is the most serious complication associated with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). We propose a new classification for the appearance and integrity of the muscularis propria ...
Objective Given significant advances in treatment of viral hepatitis and the growing epidemic of obesity, the burden of the different types of liver diseases in the USA may be changing. Our aim was to ...
Correspondence to Dr Tim Wyant, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co, 40 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Tim.Wyant{at}takeda.com Design In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled ...
Objective In patients with pancreatitis, early persisting organ failure is believed to be the most important cause of mortality. This study investigates the relation between the timing (onset and ...
The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is becoming more complicated with new medications and new treatment paradigms. Although data are accumulating that the earlier use of immunomodulators and ...
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Two consecutive trials of out-patient treatment for mild cases of active ulcerative colitis are described. In the first trial oral prednisone gave significantly better results than a placebo. In the ...
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of replacing tetracycline with amoxicillin in bismuth quadruple therapy. Results Two hundred and fifteen subjects were randomised. Metronidazole and ...
ProfessorDr P Rutgeerts, Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; Paul.Rutgeerts{at}uz.kuleuven.ac.be Background and aims: This study evaluates the ...
Effect of intra-abdominal instillation of a local anaesthetic, bupivacaine, on postoperative colonic adynamic ileus was studied in a double blind manner in a randomised series of patients undergoing ...
Introduction Immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency has a population prevalence of 1 in 500–700 individuals. IgA deficiency has been associated with coeliac disease (CD) leading to false negative ...