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Open AccessOral mannitol for bowel preparation: a dose-finding phase II study
Successful bowel preparation (BP) for colonoscopy depends on the instructions, diet, the laxative product, and patient adherence, which all affect colonoscopy quality. Nevertheless, there are no laxatives whic...
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The high rate of spontaneous migration of small size common bile duct stones may allow a significant reduction in unnecessary ERCP and related complications: results of a retrospective, multicenter study
Common bile duct stones (CBDS) can spontaneously migrate through the duodenal papilla. In this case, ERCP could be unnecessary and a significant rate of complications could be avoided. In this study, we aim at...
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Aspecific ileitis: Crohn’s disease or not Crohn’s disease? A prospective study
It is not clear whether aspecific ileitis may represent an early manifestation or a milder variant of Crohn’s disease or not. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of aspecific ileitis.
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Colonic diverticula are common in developed countries, and complications of colonic diverticulosis are responsible for a significant burden of disease. The link between Western diet and diverticulosis has been...
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Use of double-balloon enteroscopy in the management of patients with Crohn’s disease: feasibility and diagnostic yield in a high-volume centre for inflammatory bowel disease
Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is theoretically useful in Crohn’s disease (CD) since it is potentially able to investigate the whole small intestine, but sparse data are available.
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) rendezvous during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an efficient and safe method to treat cholecystocholedocholithiasis. Advancing a guidewire through the cy...
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Relationship of Sliding Hiatus Hernia to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Possible Role for Helicobacter pylori Infection?
Sliding hiatal hernia is a common endoscopic finding with a prevalence that increases with the age of patients. Although nearly all patients with GERD have HH, only a minority of patients with hernia reports r...
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Relationship of Sliding Hiatus Hernia to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Possible Role for Helicobacter pylori Infection?
Sliding hiatal hernia is a common endoscopic finding with a prevalence that increases with the age of patients. Although nearly all patients with GERD have HH, only a minority of patients with hernia reports r...
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Accuracy of Stool Antigen Test in Posteradication Assessment of Helicobacter pylori Infection
Our aim was to evaluate the accuracy of HpSA test in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection after the end of eradication therapy. In all 106 H. pylori-positive patients (55 men and 51 women, mean age 51 y...
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Epidemiological studies on pancreaticpseudocysts are retrospective analyses on alcoholicpatients. The aims of this study were to investigate theincidence, natural history, and predictors of theappearance and d...
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The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of fusion and duplication variants of the pancreatic duct system and their clinical significance. A total of 650 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...
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In this study, we investigated the relationship between pain and pancreatic pressure in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). We studied 12 patients with CP undergoing surgery and five controls with cancer ...
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Determination of circulating levels of extracellular matrix components has been proposed as a reliable method to assess the activity of fibrogenetic processes. Therefore, we aimed to analyze circulating levels...
