Objective Neutralising pro-inflammatory interleukin-6 (IL-6) may effectively treat Crohn’s disease (CD). Effects of PF-04236921, an anti-IL-6 antibody, in adults with CD are reported. Results 247 ...
Introduction Gastrostomy tubes for enteral nutrition are most commonly inserted via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) techniques. However, there is ...
Introduction Whilst comfort scoring is an auditable standard for quality in colonoscopy, there is currently no widely accepted comfort score for gastroscopy. We developed a five point gastroscopy ...
6 Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Correspondence to Dr Claire O'Brien, Medical School, Australian National University, ...
Dr G G Forstner, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada email:gforst{at}sickkids.on.ca BACKGROUND AND AIMS ...
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 ...
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 ...
BACKGROUND Oxidative and nitrosative stress have been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. AIMS To study the role of nitric oxide (NO) derived from inducible NO synthase ...
Objective Delayed second dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccination trades maximal effectiveness for a lower level of immunity across more of the population. We investigated whether patients with inflammatory bowel ...
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 ...
Department of Medicine, Hope Hospital, University of Manchester. Reactive oxygen metabolites have been implicated in causing epithelial cell injury in colonic inflammation. A model of oxidant injury ...
Correspondence to: Dr M Simrén Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-41345 Göteborg, Sweden; magnus.simren{at}medicine.gu.se ...