Benefit of "transparent soft-short-hood on the scope" for colonoscopy among experienced gastroenterologists and gastroenterologist trainee: a randomized, controlled trial
Transparent soft short hoods can be attached to the tip of the colonoscope tip to shorten the colonoscopy process. The study found significant shorten...
Assessment of still and moving images in the diagnosis of gastric lesions using magnifying narrow-band imaging in a prospective multicenter trial
Magnifying narrow-band imaging (M-NBI) is more accurate than white-light imaging for diagnosing small gastric cancers. Thirty-four endoscopists from t...
Induction with NCB-02 (curcumin) enema for mild-to-moderate distal ulcerative colitis - a randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study
Curcumin, an active ingredient of turmeric with anti-inflammatory properties, has been demonstrated to be useful in experimental models of ulcerative...
Efficacy of intramuscular diclofenac and fluid replacement in prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis
The study was conducted on 80 patients who underwent ERCP. The overall incidence of pancreatitis was 7.5% in the diclofenac group and 17.5 percent in...
An open-label prospective randomized multicenter study of intensive versus weekly granulocyte and monocyte apheresis in active crohn's disease
GMA has shown efficacy in patients with active Crohn's disease (CD) However, with routine weekly therapy, it may take several weeks to achieve remissi...
Endoscopic suturing for transoral outlet reduction increases weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Weight regain or insufficient loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is common. This is partially attributable to dilatation of the gastrojejunost...
Geriatric factors analyses from FFCD 2001-02 phase III study of first-line chemotherapy for elderly metastatic colorectal cancer patients
Elderly patients (75+) with previously untreated mCRC were randomly assigned to receive infusional 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy. Normal IADL was...
An open-label prospective randomized multicenter study of intensive versus weekly granulocyte and monocyte apheresis in active crohn's disease
GMA has shown efficacy in patients with active Crohn's disease (CD) However, with routine weekly therapy, it may take several weeks to achieve remissi...