Bacterial infection is a frequent trigger of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), syndrome that could also increase the risk of infection. This investigation evaluated prevalence and characteristics ...
The study by Pandanaboyana et al 1 showed that acute pancreatitis (AP) patients with COVID-19 had a significantly higher mortality than those without COVID-19. Nevertheless, a similar trend of ...
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of gut-brain interaction, with some recommended treatments targeting brain-gut axis dysfunction. Objective To compare relative efficacy of ...
Despite the transformative impact of immune checkpoint inhibitors in oncology, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains stubbornly resistant in many patients, with durable responses to combination ...
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, ...
A 2-month-old male infant was admitted with a 2-day history of cough and fever. Respiratory pathogen testing on admission confirmed influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. The patient was started on oral ...
Background: Many patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. However, because most studies of asymptomatic PBC have been small and from tertiary centres, ...
Background Proteases and histamine, co-secreted by mast cells and bacteria, sensitise colonic nociceptors and contribute to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pain. Objective To determine whether ...
Background Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary cause of colorectal cancer (CRC) and results from pathogenic germline variants affecting mismatch repair. The tissue microenvironment that ...
Objective Following an episode of acute biliary pancreatitis, cholecystectomy is advised to prevent recurrent biliary events. There is limited evidence regarding the optimal timing and safety of ...
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A greater understanding of the natural history of acute pancreatitis combined with greatly improved radiological imaging has led to improvement in the hospital mortality from acute pancreatitis, from ...