It is reported that up to 10–25% of all diagnoses of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occur in those aged less than 18 years.1 The long-term impact of disease for those likely to live 70+ years with ...

Background Despite the long-standing recommendations of high-protein diets for patients with cancer, the precise mechanisms of this dietary approach in benefiting tumour suppression and enhancing ...

2 Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 3 Department of Internal Medicine, GI Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 4 ...

The commonly reported gastrointestinal side effects that occur with erythromycin are related to its prokinetic action on the gut, mediated, at least in part, by its motilin receptor stimulating ...

Refractory coeliac disease (RCD) is defined by persistent or recurrent malabsorptive symptoms and villous atrophy despite strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) for at least 6–12 months in the ...

Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder of unknown cause, characterised by aperistalsis of the esophageal body and impaired lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. Patients present at all ages, ...

Objectives Gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms are common in the community, but there has been no definitive systematic review and meta-analysis of data from all studies to estimate their global ...

Objective Since the publication of the first Asia Pacific Consensus on Colorectal Cancer (CRC) in 2008, there are substantial advancements in the science and experience of implementing CRC screening.

Objective Acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is managed by standard endoscopic combination therapy, but a few cases remain difficult and carry a high risk of persistent or ...

Objective Follow-up studies have shown that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of incident diabetes, but currently, it is uncertain whether this risk ...

Background and aims: The incidence of gastric cancer in Japan is four times higher than in the UK. It usually arises in a stomach with corpus predominant or pangastritis that has undergone extensive ...

1 Departments of Medicine, Surgery, and Pathology, St Mark’s Hospital, London, UK 2 Departments of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Surgery, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Background: ...