Background Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) are increasingly used for the endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid ...

Surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), via 6-monthly ultrasonography with alpha-fetoprotein testing, is currently ...

Background Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a highly lethal malignant tumour with increasing incidence. Current therapies exhibit ...

8 European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (EF CLIF), Barcelona, Spain Background Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) of various aetiologies is a complex syndrome with high ...

Objective We developed a validated index for assessing histological disease activity in UC and established its responsiveness. Methods Two hundred biopsies were scored. The outcome was the Global ...

BACKGROUND Decreased synthesis of the predominant secretory human colonic mucin (MUC2) occurs during active ulcerative colitis. AIMS To study possible alterations in mucin sulphation and mucin ...

Objective Abnormalities are commonly identified during endoscopy in eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). There is no standardised classification to describe these features. This study aimed to evaluate ...

Objective The definition of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) based on cirrhosis, irrespective of aetiology, remains controversial. This study aimed to clarify the clinicopathological ...

In recent years, investigators have readdressed the complex issues involved in the classification of inflammatory bowel diseases. In 2003, a Working Party of investigators with an interest in the ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Controversy surrounds the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in ulcerative colitis (UC). Many studies have investigated this risk and reported widely varying rates. METHODS A ...

Objectives Perforation is the most serious complication associated with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). We propose a new classification for the appearance and integrity of the muscularis propria ...

The mechanisms of wound healing in general have gained interest in recent years, as it has become obvious that the tightly regulated process of tissue repair and regeneration is of great importance ...