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Beyond endoscopic mucosal healing in UC: histological remission better predicts corticosteroid use and hospitalisation over 6 years of follow-up
Correspondence to Dr Simon PL Travis, Translational Gastroenterology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; simon.travis{at}ndm.ox.ac.uk Background Endoscopic mucosal healing is an ...
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Defensins and innate host defence of the gastrointestinal tract
Department of Immunology, Gastroenterology and Colorectal Surgery, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA Department of Medicine and The Will Rogers ...
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Optimal glycaemic control and the reduced risk of colorectal adenoma and cancer in patients with diabetes: a population-based cohort study
Correspondence to Dr Ka Shing Cheung, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, Hong Kong; cks634{at}hku.hk; Prof Wai-Kay Seto; wkseto{at}hku.hk Objective Whether varying ...
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PTU-211 Patient preparation prior to gastroscopy: a UK wide survey
Introduction Background: Optimal patient preparation for colonoscopy is shown to improve polyp detection in the colon. In Japan, it is widely accepted practice to administer a mucolytic agent prior to ...
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Healthcare costs of inflammatory bowel disease have shifted from hospitalisation and surgery towards anti-TNFα therapy: results from the COIN study
1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, ...
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Wheat bran affects the site of fermentation of resistant starch and luminal indexes related to colon cancer risk: a study in pigs
Dr M J A P Govers, Numico Research BV, PO Box 7005, 6700 CA Wageningen, The Netherlands. BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest that resistant starch (effective in producing butyrate and lowering possibly ...
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Reparative immunological consequences of stem cell transplantation as a cellular therapy for refractory Crohn’s disease
Background Treatment strategies for Crohn’s disease (CD) suppress diverse inflammatory pathways but many patients remain ...
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Azathioprine pharmacokinetics after intravenous, oral, delayed release oral and rectal foam administration.
BACKGROUND: 6-Mercaptopurine and its prodrug azathioprine are effective medications for refractory inflammatory bowel disease. However, use of these drugs has been limited by concerns about their ...
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The contribution of sulphate reducing bacteria and 5-aminosalicylic acid to faecal sulphide in patients with ulcerative colitis
BACKGROUND Butyrate oxidation within the colonocyte is selectively inhibited by hydrogen sulphide, reproducing the metabolic lesion observed in active ulcerative colitis. AIMS To study generation of ...
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Sensitivity to wheat, gluten and FODMAPs in IBS: facts or fiction?
Correspondence to Professor Peter Gibson, Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne Victoria 3004, Australia; peter.gibson{at}monash.edu IBS is one of the most ...
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The Montreal classification of inflammatory bowel disease: controversies, consensus, and implications
4 Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Hopital Claude Huriez, CHRU Lille, France Correspondence to: Professor J-F Colombel Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Hopital Claude Huriez, CHRU de Lille, ...
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Functional gastrointestinal disorders: psychological, social, and somatic features
Associate Professor J E Kellow, Department of Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. Background—Psychological, social, and extraintestinal (somatic) disturbances are ...