Gastroenterology & Hepatic Disorders
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Recent Articles
28 articles
Open Access
Research Article 28 Nov 2025
Features of Vitamin D and Bone Metabolism in Patients with Cirrhosis of Non-Alcoholic and Non-Viral Etiology: Results of a Pilot Study
Background: Liver Cirrhosis (LC) is associated with significant bone metabolic disorders and an increased risk of fractures. While the problem is recognized, data on vitamin D metabolism and bone remodeling in patients w…
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Research Article 08 Nov 2025
Refluward® HA: Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Gastro-Esophageal Diseases
The physiological activity of stomach and esophagus is often impaired by the onset of various diseases such as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), esophagitis, hiatal hernia, tertiary esophageal waves, Barrett’s es…
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Original Article 09 Jul 2025
Evaluation of the Effect of Ligaria cuneifolia Infusion on Plasma Cholesterol and Liver and Kidney Function in Patients with Cardiovascular Risk
Ligaria cuneifolia (R. et P.) Tiegh. –Loranthaceae– (Lc), commonly used in traditional medicine, is believed to reduce total plasma cholesterol (TC) and improve blood flow. Objective: To evaluate the effect of inges…
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Retrospective Cohort Study 08 Jun 2025
Duodenal Exclusion in the Regulation of Glycemia in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Submitted to Gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y by Gastric Cancer: Cohort Study
Background: The effect of the duodenal exclusion in glycemic regulation has yet to be defined. Individuals with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) operated for other reasons than obesity, represent an adequate model to anal…
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Case Study 23 May 2025
Giant Chronic Gastric Trichobezoar: Total Gastrectomy
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Research Article 28 Apr 2025
Inflammation Markers and HCC Aggressiveness
Background: Inflammation is thought to be important in the development and progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), but which inflammatory indices are more useful in clinical practice is not clear.Aims: Several inf…
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Case Report 31 Aug 2024
Unusual Cause of the Chest Pain: Oesophageal Lipoma
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Short Communication 21 Aug 2024
Biliary Colic. Is it All?
We present a very common case about abdominal pain, but with some peculiarity that we consider notable. The use of ultrasound in Primary Care consultation was very useful to reach the final diagnosis among the multiple p…
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Case Report 12 Aug 2024
Crystal Induced Colitis Mimicking Crohns Disease
Crystal-induced colitis, a rare complication of sevelamer therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients, presents diagnostic challenges. We report a case of a 39-year-old man with severe lower gastrointestinal bleedin…
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Review Article 24 Jul 2024
Crosstalk between Inflammatory Hypoxia and Gut Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
In the healthy gut mucosa, epithelial cells lining the lumen experience low oxygen levels, typically less than 2%, referred to as physiological hypoxia or physioxia. This gradient is maintained by the diffusion of oxygen…
1,660 Views 112 Downloads
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Clinical Trials 08 Jul 2024
Effect of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy on Long Term Survival in Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis Treated With Preoperative Intraperttoneal Chemotherapy plus Peritonectomy: The Phase III PM-GC-1 Trial
The presentation aims to describe the theory for Comprehensive Treatment (COMPT) in order to achieve cure of Colorectal Cancer (CRC)-patients with Peritoneal Metastasis (PM). Comprehensive Treatment (COMPT) consists of c…
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Research Article 28 Jun 2024
The Study of Efficacy and Safe of Lamivudine in Patients with Severe Acute Hepatitis B
Objectives: Lamivudin has been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B but experience with lamivudin treatment for acute severe hepatitis B is still limited. Fulminant hepatitis develops in 1% of patients with …
607 Views 99 Downloads
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Research Article 18 Jun 2024
Clinical Analysis of Feeding Jejunostomy and Optimal Selection of Enteral Nutrients (Report of 238 Cases)
The objectives of this study is to summarize and analyze the clinical and pathological data of patients with feeding jejunostomy, evaluate its clinical application value and risk, and study the optimal selection of enter…
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Case Report 23 Mar 2024
Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach with Liver and Pulmonary Metastases: A Case Report and Literature Review
Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach (HAS) is a rare unique subtype of Gastric Cancer (GC) with a low incidence but a high mortality rate. We report a female case of 67-years-old with APF producing hepatoid adenocarcin…
890 Views 108 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 28 Feb 2024
Induction Therapy with Bortezomib Cyclophosphamide Dexamethasone and Conditioning with Lenalidomide for Al Renal Amyloidosis: Long-Term Follow Up
Objectives: In our study we evaluated the long term efficacy of protocol with bortezomib in induction and lenalidomide in maintenance for AL renal Amyloidosis transplant-ineligible patients. Methods. A prospective analys…
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Original Article 13 Jan 2024
Glutamine Modulates Heat Shock Proteins, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Cell Death in Rats with Thioacetamide-Induced Severe Acute Liver Failure
Severe Acute Liver Failure (SALF) is characterized by sudden dysfunction of liver cells in previously healthy persons without known underlying liver disease. Effective therapeutic approaches are necessary in an attempt t…
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Research Article 04 Dec 2023
COLPLATIR® as a Novel Therapeutic Adjuvant for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal system characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort and associated with different comorbidities like fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain, gastro…
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Case Report 14 Nov 2022
Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report
The global pandemic of the infectious disease coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a predominantly respiratory disease. Gastrointestinal symptoms occur in …
4,110 Views 75 Downloads
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Opinion 27 Oct 2022
Gastrointestinal Tract, a Sensory Organ Sensing the External Environment in the Body
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract seems to be the organ in the body; however, its lumen is external environment because opening to the external environment from mouth and anus. Moreover, it cannot be thought of the place where…
1,975 Views 79 Downloads
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Review Article 31 Jul 2022
Functional Foods: A Glimpse into Beneficial Microorganisms in Gastrointestinal Diseases
Gut microbiota the “virtual organ†plays a contributory role in the maintaining of human health as well as in the development of gastrointestinal diseases due to intervenes in digestion and metabolism. In this contex…
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Case Report 04 Jun 2022
Gastropericardial Fistula as a Life-Threatening Complication after Intragastric Balloon Insertion
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery, while highly effective, is an invasive method for sustainable weight loss [1]. Less than 1% of patients with clinically severe obesity undergo bariatric surgery [2], in part because of con…
1,198 Views 94 Downloads 1 Citation
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Opinion 25 May 2022
The Target of Chemoprevention for Gastric Cancer
Gastric Cancer (GC) is the fifth leading cancer in the world and the third leading cause of cancer-related death. The 5-year survival rate of advanced gastric cancer is less than 30%, it is very important to prevent gast…
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Review Article 30 Apr 2022
A Review of Abdominal Dehydration (Dropsy)
Any factor that upsets the hemostatic balance of the existing body creates a condition called disease. Each group of pathogens has specific symptoms in fish, in other words, in general, the behavior and appearance of sic…
12,484 Views 144 Downloads 1 Citation
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Case Report 13 Apr 2022
An Unexpected Case of Metal Biliary Stent Fracture Detected by Contrast Enhanced 18F-FDG PET/C
18F-FDG PET/CT is an useful diagnostic tool for cancer patients. In our routine practice, we perform a significant number of PET/CT scans in association with contrast enhanced CT, to assess resectability of abdominal tum…
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Short Communication 08 Apr 2022
A Conceptual Model of Nickel Content in the Bodies of Seafood Mollusks and their Gastrointestinal Absorption
There are many biomonitoring studies of nickel in the mollusks, but to understand how the nickel is accumulated in the human body and the health risk posed by the metal is not a straightforward formula. Therefore, the ai…
2,007 Views 42 Downloads
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Original Article 23 Feb 2021
Morphometric Analysis of Common Bile Duct: A Cadaveric Study
Introduction: Though human beings look similar in their general anatomical appearances but during the investigation of a particular structure in detail, it is surprising how frequently we meet one sort or another type of…
3,607 Views 294 Downloads 1 Citation
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Short Communication 11 Jan 2021
Famotidine Research Progress
There has been an increasing interest in famotidine research within the scientific medical community because of the emerging preliminary evidence suggesting its possible beneficial role in patients with COVID‑19. The …
6,504 Views 391 Downloads
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Original Article 31 Oct 2020
Association between Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 4 Genetic Polymorphisms and the Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen: A Large Population Case Control Study in China
Aim: Several host factors mediating immune response influence susceptibility to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection, ability to clear the virus, and maintenance of a chronic state. Signal Transducer and Activator of Transc…
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