Effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab for maintenance treatment in inflammatory bowel disease-The Israeli real world experience

Vedolizumab (VDZ) has been used for induction of remission in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) At week 52, the response was observed in 62/133 (46.7%...

Multifocal Cryoballoon Ablation for Eradication of Barrett's Esophagus-Related Neoplasia: A Prospective Multicenter Clinical Trial

Limited data on cryoballoon ablation (CBA) suggest its potential clinical utility. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of CBA in a multicenter study...

The Effect of Dietary Intervention on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Elimination diets have been used for many years to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) These approaches had fallen out of favor until a recent resurg...

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Qi-Zhi-Wei-Tong Granules on Postprandial Distress Syndrome-Predominant Functional Dyspepsia

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common upper gastrointestinal disorder worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of Q...

Efficacy of enteral glutamine supplementation in patients with severe and predicted severe acute pancreatitis- A randomized controlled trial

Intravenous glutamine has been shown to reduce the rate of complications, hospital stay, and mortality in severe acute pancreatitis (AP) We aimed to e...

Differences in Gut Microbiota in Patients With vs Without Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review

Altering the intestinal microbiota has been proposed as a treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) There are no established associations betwe...

Preoperative biliary drainage using a fully covered self-expandable metallic stent for pancreatic head cancer: A prospective feasibility study

Preoperative biliary drainage using a fully covered self-expandable metallic stent for pancreatic head cancer: A prospective feasibility study