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Endogenous Levels of Circulating Androgens Are Not Associated with Risk of Microscopic Colitis
Microscopic colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that most commonly affects post-menopausal women. Exogenous hormone use has recently been linked with increased risk of microscopic colitis. Yet, it is unc...
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Monday, Monday—I Can’t See Clearly Now: How to Improve Bowel Preparation
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Gender Differences in Colonoscopy: Implications for Clinical Practice and Female Gastroenterologists
Performing colonoscopy can be technically challenging in female patients. Female patients may prefer having a female endoscopist. This preference, coupled with the fact that there are fewer female endoscopists...
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A Telemonitoring Intervention for Cirrhotic Ascites Management Is Cost-Saving
Patients with cirrhosis and ascites experience frequent hospital admissions, leading to poor quality of life and high healthcare costs. Monitoring weight is a component of ascites care and telemonitoring may i...
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Interval Colorectal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Role of Guideline Adherence
Factors associated with interval colorectal cancer (CRC) development in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population remain unclear.
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Open AccessIncreased frequency of systemic pro-inflammatory Vδ1+ γδ T cells in HIV elite controllers correlates with gut viral load
γδ T cells predominate in the intestinal mucosa and help maintain gut homeostasis and mucosal immunity. Although HIV infection significantly alters these cells, what drives these perturbations is unclear. Grow...
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Improving the Quality of Inpatient Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopies
Hospitalized patients completing bowel preparation for colonoscopy typically have preparations of poorer quality when compared to outpatient populations.
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Performance Improvement: Quality Is in the Cards
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Open AccessASPirin Intervention for the REDuction of colorectal cancer risk (ASPIRED): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Although aspirin is recommended for the prevention of colorectal cancer, the specific individuals for whom the benefits outweigh the risks are not clearly defined. Moreover, the precise mechanisms by which asp...
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Genetic Mechanisms in Interval Colon Cancers
The factors underlying the development of interval colon cancers are not well defined and are likely heterogeneous. We sought to determine whether there are distinct molecular properties associated with interv...
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Advanced Disease, Diuretic Use, and Marital Status Predict Hospital Admissions in an Ambulatory Cirrhosis Cohort
Hospital admissions in cirrhotic patients are a source of significant health care expenditure. Most studies to date have focused on readmissions in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. We sought to describe ...
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Rates Vary by Etiology of Cirrhosis and Involvement of Gastrointestinal Sub-specialists
Regular screening of cirrhotic patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been suboptimal, but there is little data regarding specific risk factors for reduced screening.
