Introduction: Background Patients admitted with decompensated chronic liver disease (DCLD) who recover from their immediate illness may experience delayed discharge on account of laboratory ...
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2 Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Geert D'Haens, Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9-C2-112, ...
Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases and Gastroenterology, UCLA Medical Centre and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Los Angeles, California, USA Dr T Lembo, Beth Israel ...
We would like to offer some critical observations regarding the recent article published on the environmental impact of ...
Background Hirschprung’s Disease is a congenital illness secondary to lack of ganglion cells in the intestinal tract leading to mechanical obstruction. In the Philippines, Hirschsprung’s Disease ranks ...
Background Existing scales for assessing faecal incontinence have not been validated against clinical assessment, or with regard to reproducibility. They also fail to take into account faecal urgency, ...
1 Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA 2 Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, ...
Dr L Chang, UCLA/CURE Neuroenteric Disease Program, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Building 115, Room 223, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. Email:linchang{at}ucla.edu BACKGROUND AND AIMS Enhanced ...
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and IBDs are two of the most prevalent disorders of the GI tract and consume a significant proportion of healthcare resources. Recent studies have shown ...
Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal disease caused by an aberrant immune response in the gut. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disease that may be ...
Introduction Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is characterised by symptoms (most commonly heartburn) caused by exposure of the oesophageal mucosa to gastric contents. Usually, the macroscopic ...