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Proton pump inhibitors affect the gut microbiome
1 University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 University of Groningen and University Medical Center ...
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Patient defined dichotomous end points for remission and clinical improvement in ulcerative colitis
Background and aims: Ulcerative colitis disease activity indices offer good statistical power but small changes in these indices may not be clinically important. There are no validated definitions of ...
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Level of chronic life stress predicts clinical outcome in irritable bowel syndrome
Associate Prof. J E Kellow, Department of Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards NSW 2065, Australia. Background—Life stress contributes to symptom onset and exacerbation in the majority of ...
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Effect of luminal ions on the transepithelial electrical potential difference of human rectum
Skin electrodes are the most convenient reference electrodes for clinical measurements of electrical potential differences (pd) across the epithelium of the ...
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Aldehyde disinfectants and health in endoscopy unit
(1) Glutaraldehyde, used in most endoscopy units in the United Kingdom for the disinfection of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes, is a toxic substance being an irritant and a sensitiser; symptoms ...
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Risk of acute arterial events associated with treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases: nationwide French cohort study
Correspondence to Julien Kirchgesner, Service de Gastroentérologie et Nutrition, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 184 rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris 75012, France; ...
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Dietary fibres and IBS: translating functional characteristics to clinical value in the era of personalised medicine
Clinical guidelines in the use of fibre supplementation for patients with IBS provide one-size-fits-all advice, which has limited value. This narrative review addresses data and concepts around the ...
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Alternative treatments for type 2 diabetes and associated metabolic diseases: medical therapy or endoscopic duodenal mucosal remodelling?
Correspondence to Professor Jacques J G H M Bergman, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands; j.j.bergman{at}amsterdamumc.nl Despite important ...
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Butyrate inhibits inflammatory responses through NFκB inhibition: implications for Crohn's disease
Professor J P Galmiche, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine, CRI INSERM 95-08, CHU, Hôtel Dieu, Place A Ricordeau, 44035 Nantes cedex 01, France. Email:galmiche{at}easynet.fr BACKGROUND/AIM ...
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Consensus guidelines on the optimal management in interventional EUS procedures: results from the Asian EUS group RAND/UCLA expert panel
Objectives Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedures are gaining popularity and the most commonly performed procedures include EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst, EUS-guided ...
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Natural history of elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based cohort study
3 Gastroenterology Unit, EPIMAD Registry, Amiens Hospital and University, Amiens, France 4 Epidemiology Unit, EPIMAD Registry, Rouen University and Hospital, Lille, France 5 Gastroenterology Unit, ...
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Psychosocial aspects of the functional gastrointestinal disorders
Douglas A Drossman, MD, Division of Digestive Diseases, 726 Burnett-Womack Bldg, CB #7080, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–7080, USA. Email: drossman{at}med.unc.edu The functional ...