Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4; also known as CD26), a transmembrane receptor expressed on T cells, has a costimulatory function in activating T cells....

Urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with sphincterotomy versus conservative treatment in predicted severe acute gallstone pancreatitis (APEC): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Randomised trial compared urgent ERCP with sphincterotomy versus conservative treatment. The primary endpoint was a composite of mortality or major co...

A systematic review of symptomatic small bowel lipomas of the jejunum and ileum

Small bowel lipomas are rarely encountered benign adipose growths found within the small intestine wall or mesentery. We aim to aid clinical decision-...

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided, Percutaneous, and Transjugular Liver Biopsy: A Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy (EUSLB) has become an attractive alternative. EUSLB appears to be a safe, minimally invasive procedure that...

Systematic review with meta-analysis: age-related malignancy detection rates at upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Age is an important and objective risk factor for upper gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy. The accuracy of various age limits to detect upper GI malign...

Faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is effective for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) However, inconsistent effect rates and unc...

Primary obesity surgery endoluminal (POSE) for the treatment of obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Primary obesity surgery endoluminal (posex) utilizes an incision-less operating platform system to create full-thickness plications in the gastric fun...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided parenchymal liver biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided liver biopsy is a novel technique to obtain adequate liver samples for diagnosis of liver parenchymal diseases...

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