Gastroenterology Insights, Volume 2, Issue 1

The molecular mechanisms involved colon cancer tumorigenesis and development of colon cancer remain unclear. The aim of this study is to explore the inhibitive effects of NM-3 on lymphatic vessel density and vascular endothelial growth factor of micr...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disease, and constitutes a large portion of pa-tients admitted to gastroenterology units. We wanted to examine whether there is a need for patients with suspected IBS to have a thorough examination by a gast...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain, bowel movement changes, diarrhea, constipation, or both and affect approximately 10-20% of the general population. Today, IBS is considered a disor...

The rate of successful deep common bile duct cannulation (DCBD) at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is usually used as a surrogate marker of competence at ERCP. There are few data regarding the time spent on cannulation at ERCP....

The laparoscopic placement of gastrostomy buttons for feeding tubes is the preferred method of gastrostomy in children with feeding requirements. This intervention often leads to some minor postoperative problems, including gastrostomy site leakage....

Effects of a health program comprising reassurance and patient education, diet management, administration of probiotics and regular exercise on symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS were investigated. A total of 143 patients (95% women an...

Severe bleeding sometimes occurs after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement using a modified introducer method (direct method). We hypothesized that using a smaller diameter dilator rather than the 27F dilator contained in the commerci...

In a developing country, the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) procedure is being performed at an increasing rate. However, there is sparse information on the sedation for this procedure. The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical effi...

Sedation-related colonoscopic perforation (CP) has been under much debate. Our aim was to assess and compare the CP rate during colonoscopy by using sedation with or without propofol adjuvant. All patients who underwent colonoscopic procedure at the...

Fructose has several interactions in man, including intolerance and promotion of some diseases. However, fructose in fruits and in prebiotics may be associated with benefits. Adaptation to regular fructose ingestion as defined for lactose could suppo...