Background There is a lack of consensus regarding the risk of postoperative hemorrhage in
patients on antithrombotic therapy who undergo endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). …

Objective The intestinal lumen contains several proteases. Our aim was to determine the
role of faecal proteases in mediating barrier dysfunction and symptoms in IBS. Design 39 …

Intestinal barrier function and microbiota are integrally related and play critical roles in
maintenance of host physiology. Sex is a key biologic variable for several disorders. Our aim was …

Objectives: Although drug treatment is the usual first-line therapy for gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD), not all patients receive satisfactory relief from drug therapy, alone. We …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine whether constipation-predominant
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) is associated with changes in intestinal barrier and …

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause epithelial cell damage in the
stomach, intestine, and colon. NSAIDs are reported to induce autophagy and apoptosis in …

Background and Aim The evidence for main pancreatic duct intraductal papillary mucinous
neoplasms ( MPD ‐ IPMN ) malignancy is based predominantly on investigation of resected …

Small intestinal mucosal injuries have been recently recognized as common complications
associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) because video capsule …

Small intestinal mucosal injury caused by low-dose aspirin is a common cause of obscure
gastrointestinal bleeding. We aimed to investigate the protective effects and optimal dose of …

Liver abscesses secondary to Salmonella species are rarely described in the general
population. We herein describe a case of a liver abscess caused by CTX-M-55-type extended-…