Evaluation of Serum Leucine-Rich Alpha-2 Glycoprotein as a New Inflammatory Biomarker of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Tetsuhiro Yoshimura, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Ryosuke Sakemi, Hidetoshi Takedatsu, Shinichiro Yoshioka, Kotaro Kuwaki, Atsushi Mori, Shuhei Fukunaga, Toshihiro Araki, Masaru Morita, Kozo Tsuruta, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Takuji Torimura

“…Studies on serum leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein (LRG) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), are scarce; the methods for estimating disease activity are less established, particularly for CD. …”
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Examining endothelial function and carotid artery disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review protocol by Hao Wu, Zhenguo Liu, Tingzi Hu, Meihua Xu, Hong Hao, Michael A Hill, Canxia Xu

“…Introduction Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might be at an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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Ophthalmological manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease under the watchful eye of a gastroenterologist from a tertiary centre by Konrad Lewandowski, Magdalena Kaniewska, Katarzyna Karłowicz, Martyna Więcek, Edyta Tulewicz-Marti, Piotr Celmer, Małgorzata Frankowska, Joanna Sempińska-Szewczyk, Grażyna Rydzewska

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Endoscopic Delivery Method Using a Retrieval Net for Patients with Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Stagnation in the Stomach by Akihiko Sumioka, Shiro Oka, Akiyoshi Tsuboi, Issei Hirata, Sumio Iio, Hidenori Tanaka, Ken Yamashita, Takahiro Kotachi, Ryo Yuge, Yuji Urabe, Shinji Tanaka

“…With the increasing use of capsule endoscopy (CE), screening tests for the small bowel can be performed with minimal invasiveness. …”
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Retracted: Efficacy and Mechanism of Trimebutine Maleate Combined with Lactulose in the Treatment of Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Elderly by Emergency Medicine International

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Auricular acupressure for minimizing adverse reactions to colonoscopic bowel preparation in hospitalized patients: A randomized controlled trial by Jiahui Zhang, Chang Liu, Guodong Ruan, Haiyan Zhang, Beiping Zhang, Xuejun Hu, Cailing Zhong

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What Made Canada Become a Country with the Highest Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Could Sucralose be the Culprit? by Xiaofa Qin

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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion by Melissa A. Hausburg, Kaysie L. Banton, Christopher D. Cassidy, Robert M. Madayag, Carlos H. Palacio, Jason S. Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J. Ryznar, David Bar-Or

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High Intestinal and Systemic Levels of Interleukin-23/T-Helper 17 Pathway in Chinese Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Lu Song, Rui Zhou, Sha Huang, Feng Zhou, Shufang Xu, Wei Wang, Fengming Yi, Xiaobing Wang, Bing Xia

“…Interleukin-23/T-helper 17 (IL-23/Th17) pathway plays a key role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but little is known about its expression in Chinese population. …”
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Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation by Richard Siderits, Frederick Poblete, Biren Saraiya, Cheryl Rimmer, Anup Hazra, Le Aye

“…We present a case of angiosarcoma in small bowel, presenting with partial small bowel obstruction in a 79-year-old man with no history of radiation, chemotherapy, toxin exposure, or previous operative intervention. …”
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Efficacy of 2 L versus 3 L polyethylene glycol in bowel preparation: a real-world study by LI Jiaojun, LI Jiaojun, TAN Xianhao, TAN Xianhao, ZHANG Chen

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Interobserver Agreement in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Neoplasia in China in Comparison to Subspecialized American Gastrointestinal Pathologists by Xian-rui Wu, Hua-shan Liu, Xue-ying Shi, Wei-xun Zhou, Zhi-nong Jiang, Yan Huang, Dipti M. Karamchandani, John R. Goldblum, Shu-yuan Xiao, Hong-fa Zhu, Michael M. Feely, Amy L. Collinsworth, Ashwini Esnakula, Hao Xie, Bo Shen, Ping Lan, Xiu-li Liu

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the interobserver variability in diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated neoplasia among practicing pathologists from China using telepathology, a practice of remote diagnostic consultation increasingly used nationally and internationally, and its comparison with the interpretation of subspecialized gastrointestinal (GI) pathologists from the United States (US). …”
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Self-Reported Awareness and Use of International Classification of Disease Coding of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Services by Ontario Physicians by Forough Farrokhyar, Kevin McHugh, E Jan Irvine

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Management of the Pregnant Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient on Antitumour Necrosis Factor Therapy: State of the Art and Future Directions by Yvette PY Leung, Remo Panaccione, Subrata Ghosh, Cynthia H Seow

“…Antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy has been a major advance in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by improving rates of mucosal healing, steroid-free remission, and decreasing rates of hospitalization and surgery. …”
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The Close Relationship between Large Bowel and Heart: When a Colonic Perforation Mimics an Acute Myocardial Infarction by Maria Francesca Secchi, Carlo Torre, Giovanni Dui, Francesco Virdis, Mauro Podda

“…The patient was treated conservatively, with absolute bowel rest, total parental nutrition, and broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics. …”
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Small Bowel Intussusception due to Metastasized Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Lung: A Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction in Adults by Ali Guner, Savaş Karyagar, Ayten Livaoglu, Can Kece, Uzer Kucuktulu

“…Sarcomatoid carcinoma, a very rare subtype of lung cancer, rarely metastasizes to small bowel and causes complications. In this paper, we aim to describe a patient with small bowel intussusception caused by an isolated small bowel metastasis of the sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung by reviewing the literature.…”
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Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma as the Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Celiac Disease: A Rare Malignancy in a Common Disease by Jaleh Fallah, Maxwell Eyram Afari, Alfredo C. Cordova, Adam J. Olszewski, Taro Minami

“…Celiac disease is associated with an increased risk of small bowel malignancies, particularly lymphoma. Its association with small bowel carcinoma is less known. …”
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Effect of weekly practice of Laghu Shankhaprakshalana Kriya (yogic bowel cleansing) on appetite in healthy adults: An exploratory study by Jaydeep Negi, Abhishek Kumar Bhardwaj

“…Past studies have reported the benefits of SP in managing digestive issues such as constipation, migraine-associated abdominal discomfort, and irritable bowel syndrome. However, there is a notable lack of literature investigating the impact of yoga-based cleansing practices on appetite status. …”
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Oxidative and Antioxidative Stress Status in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease as a Result of a Chronic Inflammatory Process by Urszula Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk, Paulina Wysocka-Wojakiewicz, Martyna Jasielska, Bożena Cukrowska, Sabina Więcek, Maria Kniażewska, Jerzy Chudek

“…Oxidative stress (OS) has been recently implicated in the disease pathogenesis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the study was to evaluate oxidative and antioxidative stress status and the risk of the atherosclerotic process in children with IBD and functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). …”
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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. by Melissa A Hausburg, Kaysie L Banton, Christopher D Cassidy, Robert M Madayag, Carlos H Palacio, Jason S Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J Ryznar, David Bar-Or

“…Previous abdominal surgery (PAS) increases risk of small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to adhesions, and appendectomy (appy) is an independent risk factor for abdominal adhesion-related complications. …”
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