Gastrointestinal endoscopy nurse assistance during colonoscopy and polyp detection: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis of randomized control trials

Nursing assistance during colonoscopy can help improve the rate of detection of polyps and adenomas. A total of 2268 patients from 4 RCTs were include...

Identification of Endpoints for Development of Antifibrosis Drugs for Treatment of Crohn's Disease

The International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) aimed to identify a set of endpoints that can be used to determine...

Safety and efficacy of antigen-specific regulatory T-cell therapy for patients with refractory Crohn's disease

Ovalbumin-specific Treg cells (ova-Tregs) were isolated from the patient's peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( PBMCs), exposed to ovalbumin, and admi...

High-Fiber Orange Juice as a Nutrition Supplement in Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Tolerance and Effectiveness

Orange juice was found to be efficient to achieve the daily fiber intake recommendation for women. The fiber-enriched orange juice was not accompanied...

No benefit of endoscopic sphincterotomy before biliary placement of self-expandable metal stents for unresectable pancreatic cancer

ES is placed in malignant pancreatic cancer patients to prevent postprocedural esophageal cancer. It is not clear whether ES actually prevents pancrea...