2026 December - 11 articles
Background: Biologic and small-molecule therapies have transformed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management, yet real-world evidence from the Gulf region remains limited. This study evaluated 12-month clinical, biochemical, and endoscopic outcomes...
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (MAC) is a distinct colorectal cancer subtype characterized by specific clinicopathological and molecular features and a propensity for peritoneal dissemination. However, whether mucinous histology primarily represents a progn...
Background: Pancreatic carcinomas are among the malignant tumours with the highest mortality and remain associated with an extremely poor prognosis. Early identification and surveillance of premalignant lesions, such as intraductal papillary mucinous...
Background/Objectives: Transanal irrigation (TAI) is an established bowel-emptying strategy for selected patients with bowel dysfunction, whereas evidence on Colon Hydrotherapy (CHT) in chronic gastrointestinal disorders remains limited. This pilot s...
Background/Objectives: Contemporary data on active Helicobacter pylori infection among university students in Albania are limited. This study estimated urea breath test (UBT)-detected prevalence and described awareness, self-reported knowledge, gastr...
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) are considered major causes of cancer-related mortality. Evidence suggests that gut microbiome dysbiosis and the microbial–metabolic axis and its metabolites in hepatic chr...
Although overall colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality have declined with widespread screening, early-onset CRC (EOCRC), defined as diagnosis before age 50, continues to rise. EOCRC partially differs from late-onset CRC (LOCRC) in clinical...
Obesity is a chronic inflammatory condition whose rising incidence has turned it into a global epidemic, a trend that also affects people living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Recent epidemiological data indicate that roughly 25 to 40% of pa...
Background/Objectives: Amyloid deposition is an uncommon but clinically important complication of chronic inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Because published estimates are heterogeneous and depend strongly on how tis...
29 September 2026
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is defined by significant desmoplastic reaction composed of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), extracellular matrix (ECM), immune cells, and abnormal vascularization. This s...
24 September 2026
Background/Objectives: Adenoma detection rate (ADR) is a central colonoscopy quality indicator, but the extent to which annual procedural volume explains physician-level ADR remains uncertain. We evaluated the association of procedural volume with AD...
