Dysplasia grade predicts colorectal cancer risk in people with IBD
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and precancerous colorectal lesions are much more likely to develop colorectal cancer,…
Study explores whether a bidirectional causal link exists between MASLD and sarcopenia
Background and aims Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and sarcopenia frequently coexist, yet their causal relationship and…
‘I am not fighting bad science, I am fighting state-sanctioned propaganda’
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips. There have been court injunctions, police summons, a social media ban (later lifted) and…
Dynamic viral markers predict treatment response in hepatitis B
Background and aims The rate of functional cure (HBsAg loss) remains unsatisfactory following pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) treatment in…
Bacterial infections in patients with liver cirrhosis show rising prevalence and high mortality
Background and aims Bacterial infections (BIs) are common and severe complications in patients with liver cirrhosis, but global…
Risk factors and prediction model development for pancreatic fistula following splenectomy in Wilson’s disease patients with portal hypertension | BMC Gastroenterology
Ovchinnikova EV, Garbuz MM, Ovchinnikova AA, Kumeiko VV. Epidemiology of wilson’s disease and pathogenic variants of the ATP7B…
Impact of venous thromboembolism on mortality in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database, 2008 to 2022 | BMC Gastroenterology
Study design and data source This retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the Medical Information Mart…
Serum complement C3 as a diagnostic biomarker for metabolic dysfunction -associated steatotic liver disease in middle-aged and elderly adults: a cross-sectional study | BMC Gastroenterology
The present study set out with the objective of investigating the relationship between serum complement proteins (C1q, C3,…
Artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy improves adenoma detection rates in routine colonoscopy practice: a single-center, retrospective, propensity score-matched study with concurrent controls | BMC Gastroenterology
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of AI-assisted colonoscopy in a real-world setting. AI-assisted colonoscopy resulted in…
One in four U.S. hepatologists screen positive for unhealthy alcohol use
One in four hepatologists in the United States screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use in a survey study…
Global burden of acute pancreatitis attributable to high alcohol intake from 1990 to 2021: findings and prevention potential based on GBD 2021 | BMC Gastroenterology
Pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease caused by premature activation of pancreatic enzymes, leading to pancreatic injury and…
The burden of inflammatory bowel disease in five East Asian countries an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 1990–2021 | BMC Gastroenterology
This study identified significant disparities in the burden of IBD across five East Asian countries, with a distinct…