Background and aims Quantifying systemic inflammation (SI) in acutely decompensated cirrhosis (ADC) is of major importance ...

We thank Dr Yang and colleagues for their interest in the HELIOS trial and their thoughtful appraisal of our findings.1 2 Yang et al highlight the possibility that heterogeneity in endoscopist ...

Correspondence to Professor Nigel W Bunnett, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA; nwb2{at}nyu.edu Objective The effectiveness of ...

Correspondence to Dr Michael J Levy, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; levy.michael{at}mayo.edu Objective The diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is ...

Background Over a century ago, Virchow proposed that cancer represents a chronically inflamed, poorly healing wound. Normal wound healing is represented by a transitory phase of inflammation, followed ...

Objective This randomised trial aimed to address whether endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) or propranolol (PPL) is more effective at preventing initial oesophageal variceal bleeding (EVB) in patients ...

Correspondence to Dr Michael J Bourke, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead 2145, New South Wales, Australia; michael{at}citywestgastro.com.au Background and aims ...

Objective Patients with renal failure suffer from symptoms caused by uraemic toxins, possibly of gut microbial origin, as deduced from studies in animals. The aim of the study is to characterise ...

Correspondence to Dr Long Jin, Interventional Radiology, Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China; longerg{at}hotmail.com A hospital-based ...

Objectives GI endoscopy units represent the third largest producers of medical waste. We aimed to determine endoscopic instrument composition and life cycle assessment (LCA) and to assess a ...

Correspondence to Dr João A Cunha Neves, Department of Gastroenterology, Algarve University Hospital Centre, Portimão, Portugal; joaoacunhaneves{at}gmail.com Objective Endoscopy is healthcare’s third ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to breakthrough improvements in the management of malignancy including hepatocellular (HCC) and biliary tract cancer, improving decades-old standards of ...