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Open AccessClinical importance of weight gain and associated factors in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: results from the MOSAIK cohort in Korea
Many patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) gain weight after treatment. However, the clinical significance of weight gain in these patients remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate body weight changes aft...
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Open AccessCan balloon-assisted enteroscopy predict disease outcomes in patients with small-bowel Crohn’s disease?
There are limited studies on the endoscopic assessment of disease activity using balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) and its predictive role for long-term outcomes of patients with small bowel Crohn’s disease (...
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Open AccessChanges in liver stiffness values assessed using transient elastography in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: a prospective observational study
Regression of liver fibrosis during antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients has been demonstrated, but data on the influence of long-term treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) on l...
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Open AccessEndoscopic variceal obturation and retrograde transvenous obliteration for acute gastric cardiofundal variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis
We retrospectively compared the effect of endoscopic variceal obturation (EVO) and retrograde transvenous obliteration (RTO) in acute cardiofundal variceal bleeding.
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Open AccessClinical outcomes of endoscopic removal of foreign bodies from the upper gastrointestinal tract
Ingested foreign objects frequently require emergency removal. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of endoscopic removal of foreign bodies from the upper gastrointestinal tract and the risk f...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Selected nasogastric lavage in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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Open AccessNatural killer cell activity is a risk factor for the recurrence risk after curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
Natural killer (NK) cells have been known to contribute to surveillance and control of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the association of NK cell activity with stage and recurrence risk of HCC have no...
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Open AccessSelected nasogastric lavage in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Risk stratification before endoscopy is crucial for proper management of patients suspected as having upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). There is no consensus regarding the role of nasogastric lavage for ...
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Open AccessLower expression of endogenous intestinal alkaline phosphatase may predict worse prognosis in patients with Crohn’s disease
Intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) plays important role in gut homeostasis. We aimed to evaluate the expression of endogenous IAP and to assess the clinical course according to the expression of endogenous ...
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Open AccessEvaluation of scoring systems without endoscopic findings for predicting outcomes in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Risk scoring systems are used to evaluate patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). We compared Glasgow-Blatchford score (GBS), modified GBS (mGBS), and Pre-endoscopy Rockall score (Pre-E RS) for i...
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Open AccessPrimary tumor location predicts poor clinical outcome with cetuximab in RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer
In metastatic colorectal cancer, the location of the primary tumor has been suggested to have biological significance. In this study, we investigated whether primary tumor location affects cetuximab efficacy i...
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Open AccessAbdominal Visceral to Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Ratio Is Associated with Increased Risk of Erosive Esophagitis
To investigate the association between abdominal fat distribution represented by the visceral fat area (VFA) to subcutaneous fat area (SFA) ratio, and erosive esophagitis (EE).
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Open AccessTriple therapy versus sequential therapy for the first-line Helicobacter pylori eradication
The eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) with triple therapy which was considered as standard first-line treatment has decreased to 70–85%. The aim of this study is to compare 7-day triple therapy ...
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Open AccessA single-center experience with the laparoscopic Warshaw technique in 122 consecutive patients
Preservation of the spleen in distal pancreatectomy has recently attracted considerable attention. Our current study aimed in the first instance to define the safety of lap-WT in relation to the capacity of t...
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Surgical outcomes and prognostic factors of emergency surgery for colonic perforation: would fecal contamination increase morbidity and mortality?
Complications resulting from colonic perforation are related to secondary peritonitis due to bacterial or fecal contamination. We investigated outcomes of emergency surgery for colonic perforation associated w...
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as an angelus custos to rescue patients from NSAID-induced gastroduodenal damage
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammat ory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the drug types frequently prescribed for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antithrombotic actions, but carry a risk of major gastroduodenal damag...
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Open AccessAdenocarcinoma developed from remnant cystic duct after cholecystectomy
Cystic duct adenocarcinoma is a rare disease because the cystic duct has a short length and a narrow cavity. Cystic duct adenocarcinoma accounts for 8% of all gallbladder adenocarcinoma; of these, adenocarcino...
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Erratum to: Usefulness of the introducer method for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy using ultrathin transnasal endoscopy
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Open AccessLong-term follow up Helicobacter Pylori reinfection rate after second-line treatment: bismuth-containing quadruple therapy versus moxifloxacin-based triple therapy
The increasing trend of antibiotic resistance requires effective second-line Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) treatment in high prevalence area of H. pylori. The aim of our study was to evaluate the reinfection ra...
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Open AccessThe association between cecal insertion time and colorectal neoplasm detection
Information on the impact of cecal insertion time on colorectal neoplasm detection is limited. Our objective was to determine the association between cecal insertion time and colorectal neoplasm detection rate...
