Daily Archives: September 26, 2019

An unusual web stricture in the cervical esophagus

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Efficacy and Safety of Early vs Elective Colonoscopy for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

We performed a large, multicenter randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy and safety of early colonoscopy on outcomes of patients with acute lower-gastrointestinal bleeding (ALGIB). Continue reading

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Crohn’s disease with progressive renal impairment

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Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer

Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has reduced the incidence and mortality from CRC, chemoprevention strategies have potential to further reduce CRC incidence and mortality. Chemoprevention agents might be used for average-risk as well as high-… Continue reading

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“Double Lumen” Esophagus – A Striking Endoscopic Finding

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Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Removal of Adenomas During Screening Colonoscopies

Recommendation of surveillance colonoscopy should be based on risk of colorectal cancer and death after adenoma removal. We aimed to develop risk classification system based on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality following adenoma removal. Continue reading

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Ability of Noninvasive Scoring Systems to Identify Individuals in the Population at Risk for Severe Liver Disease

Non-invasive scoring systems are used to identify persons with advanced liver fibrosis. We investigated the ability of scoring systems to identify individuals in the general population at risk for future liver-related events. Continue reading

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