Author Archives: Gastroenterology Journal
An Unusual Cause of Chronic Pancreatitis in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease
Induction of FGFR4 by H. pylori via STAT3 with a feedforward activation loop involving SRC signaling in gastric cancer
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the main risk factor for gastric cancer. The role of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors in H. pylori-mediated gastric tumorigenesis remains largely unknown. This study investigated the molecular and mechanis… Continue reading
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fecal immunochemical testing, colonoscopy services, and colorectal neoplasia detection in a large United States community-based population
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted clinical services globally, including colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and diagnostic testing. We investigated the pandemic’s impact on fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening, colonoscopy utilization, and colorect… Continue reading
Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Abdomen”
Too familiar to be a coincidence? A remarkable headache
Endoscopic versus surgical step-up approach for infected necrotizing pancreatitis (ExTENSION): long-term follow-up of a randomized trial
Previous randomized trials, including the TENSION trial, demonstrated that the endoscopic step-up approach might be preferred over the surgical step-up approach in patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis based on favorable short-term outcomes. … Continue reading