BACKGROUND Population of patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is burdened by various extraintestinal manifestations which substantially contribute to greater morbidity and mortality.Growth-differentiation fact...
BACKGROUND Meckel’s diverticulum is a common asymptomatic congenital gastrointestinal anomaly.However,its presentation as an inverted Meckel's diverticulum is a rare complication,of which few cases have been reported...
BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal hemangiomas are rare benign tumors.According to the size of the affected vessels,hemangiomas are histologically classified into cavernous,capillary,or mixed-type tumors,with the cavernous t...
Supported by the Mackay Memorial Hospital,No.MMH-106-62
Gastric polyposis is a rare disease. Not all polyps progress to cancer. Monoallelic mutation in Fanconi anemia(FA) genes, unlike biallelic gene mutations that causes typical FA phenotype, can increase risks of cancers...
AIM to specify the type and prevalence of anemia along with a treatment approach for inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).METHODS We conducted a retrospective study on 465 patients who were diagnosed with IBD and followed ...
Iron deficiency without anemia and iron deficiency anemia are common and frequently overlooked complications of inflammatory bowel disease. Despite the frequency and impact of iron deficiency in inflammatory bowel dis...
Supported by National Science Center,No.DEC-2011/01/D/NZ5/02835
To evaluate circulating IL9 in inflammatory bowel disease and disease-associated anemia/cachexia and assess its potential as a mucosal healing marker.METHODSSerum IL9 as well as other cytokines (IL1β, IL6, IL13, IFN...
provided by SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communication, Switzerland and funded by Vifor Pharma
Iron deficiency anemia(IDA) is associated with a number of pathological gastrointestinal conditions other than inflammatory bowel disease, and also with liver disorders. Different factors such as chronic bleeding, mal...
AIM To investigate the cost effectiveness of routine small bowel biopsies(SBBs) in patients with iron deficiency anemia(IDA) independent of their celiac disease(CD) serology test results.METHODS We used a state transi...
Supported by Division of Gastroenterology,Department of Internal Medicine,College of Medicine,Daejeon St.Mary's Hospital,The Catholic University of Korea
Gastric inverted hyperplastic polyp(IHP) is a rare gastric polyp characterized by the downward growth of hyperplastic mucosal components into the submucosal layer. Macroscopically, a gastric IHP resembles a subepithel...