Introduction Decompensated chronic liver disease (DCLD) is a medical emergency with high mortality, usually managed by non-specialists in emergency (ED) and acute medical (AMU) departments in critical ...

Colorectal (large bowel) cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer related death in the western world and there are more than 30 000 new cases per annum in the UK with an average five year ...

Correspondence to Dr Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; chenlin{at}ntu.edu.tw Objective To ...

The absorption of macromolecules from the small intestine of rats was studied in terms of the amount of peroxidase activity that appeared in thoracic duct lymph after a 10 mg dose of horseradish ...

Background Obesity is associated with accumulation of macrophages in white adipose tissue (WAT), which contribute to the development of insulin resistance. Germ-free (GF) mice have reduced adiposity ...

Objective Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a defective mono-stranded DNA virus, endemic in human population (35%–80%). Recurrent clonal AAV2 insertions are ...

Introduction “Double-duct” sign on ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatogram) is considered suggestive of pancreatic or biliary malignancy. This sign is frequently encountered in ...

a Department of Research and Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland, b Rotta Research Laboratorium SpA, I-20052 Monza, Italy Dr Christoph Beglinger, Division of ...

Introduction Colonic stenting for malignant obstruction is now established as the preferred treatment for patients without curative intent, and provides a lower rate of stoma formation. Guidelines in ...