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Deep mural injury and perforation after colonic endoscopic mucosal resection: a new classification and analysis of risk factors

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 ...
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Endosonography-guided gallbladder drainage versus percutaneous cholecystostomy in very high-risk surgical patients with acute cholecystitis: an international randomised ...

Correspondence to Professor Anthony Y B Teoh, Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; anthonyteoh{at}surgery.cuhk.edu.hk Objective The optimal management of acute ...
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Gut-peritoneal-multisystem axis in endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic multisystem inflammatory disease characterised by the presence of endometrial-like epithelium and ...
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Global patterns and trends in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality

Objective The global burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) is expected to increase by 60% to more than 2.2 million new cases and 1.1 million deaths by 2030. In this study, we aim to describe the recent ...
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IDDF2025-ABS-0189 New choice for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: an RCT comparing berberine and rifaximin

Background Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a clinical syndrome with abdominal complaints and malabsorption. Despite concerns over cure rates, recurrence, and antibiotic resistance, ...
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The UK experience with hepatitis B immunoglobulin use following liver transplantation: wide variation in practice despite evidence supporting cost-effectiv…

Introduction Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and nucleos(t)ide analogues (NA) are standard prophylaxis against hepatitis B ...
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Regional variation in gene expression in the healthy colon is dysregulated in ulcerative colitis

Objective: To investigate differential intestinal gene expression in patients with ulcerative colitis and in controls. Design: Genome-wide expression study (41 058 expression sequence tags, 215 ...
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Age-dependent shift in macrophage polarisation causes inflammation-mediated degeneration of enteric nervous system

Correspondence to Dr Laren Becker, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; ...
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Vedolizumab affects antibody responses to immunisation selectively in the gastrointestinal tract: randomised controlled trial results

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 ...
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IDDF2025-ABS-0166 Endoscopic variceal ligation versus endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for acute esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhosis: a retrospective study of 807 ...

Background Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) and endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) can be effectively used for acute esophageal variceal bleeding (AEVB) in cirrhosis. Current practice ...
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The window hypothesis: haemodynamic and non-haemodynamic effects of β-blockers improve survival of patients with cirrhosis during a window in the disease

1 Department of Gastroenterology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen University, Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Copenhagen ...