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Comparison of Underwater vs Conventional Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Intermediate-Size Colorectal Polyps

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) with submucosal injection is an established method for removing colorectal polyps. The en bloc resection rate decre...

Results of the Tokyo trial of prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis with risperidone-2: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of risperidone alone for the prevention of PEP. We initially enrolled 500 patients in the study

Does fecal calprotectin predict short-term relapse after stopping TNFα-blocking agents in inflammatory bowel disease patients in deep remission?

The study examined whether elevated fecal calprotectin (FC) concentrations after stopping TNFα-blocking therapy can predict clinical or endoscopic rel...

Evaluation of Pharmacologic Prevention of Pancreatitis After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Systematic Review

There is controversy over the efficacy of pharmacologic agents for preventing pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (PEP)...

Efficacy of Home Telemonitoring versus Conventional Follow-up: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Teenagers with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Conventional follow-up of teenagers with IBD is done during scheduled outpatient visits regardless of how well the patient feels. We designed a telemo...

Randomized phase III study of bevacizumab plus FOLFIRI and bevacizumab plus mFOLFOX6 as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (WJOG4407G)

The primary endpoint was non-inferiority of F OLFIRI + Bev to mF OLFOX6 + BeV in progression-free survival (PFS) The common grade 3 or higher adverse...

[Treatment of postprandial discomfort syndrome in the elderly: a multi-centered prospective randomized controlled clinical study]

A total of 323 patients from 16 tertiary hospitals in China were enrolled in this study. The efficacy rate in all patients after the first week of tre...

Clinical importance of cold polypectomy during the insertion phase in the left side of the colon and rectum: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (PRESECT study)

Colorectal polyps are often detected during the insertion phase of colonoscopy but are commonly removed during the withdrawal phase. This prospective,...

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