Ethosuximide may not be effective for the treatment of abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome
1. Ethosuximide was not superior to placebo for the treatment of abdominal pain in adults with irritable bowel syndrome. Evidence...
Gastroenterology
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Association between atrial fibrillation and both the in-hospital mortality and disease severity in acute pancreatitis: insights from a multicenter study
1. Among patients with acute pancreatitis (AP), a history of atrial fibrillation (AF) was associated with increased disease severity but...
Combined gastric electrical stimulation and pyloroplasty may be superior to pyloroplasty alone in refractory gastroparesis
1. Combined gastric electrical stimulation and pyloroplasty was superior to pyloroplasty alone, resulting in greater improvements in symptoms and reduced...
The incidence of hypertension and infections may increase with age among patients with ulcerative colitis treated with ozanimod
1. Incidence rates of hypertension and opportunistic and serious infections increase with age in patients receiving ozanimod for ulcerative colitis...
Dulaglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide exhibit comparable gastrointestinal adverse event risk
1. In this cohort study, dulaglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide demonstrated similar risks of gastrointestinal adverse events (AEs) in adults with...
A machine learning predictive model accurately predicts the incidence of anastomotic leakage following colon resection
1. An integrative machine learning predictive model based on individual base models can accurately predict the incidence of anastomotic leakage...
Increased gut inflammation is associated with greater structural spinal damage in axial spondyloarthritis
1. Increased gut inflammation, as measured by fecal calprotectin, is significantly associated with greater structural spinal damage in axial spondyloarthritis...
Mediterranean diet may be effective for managing IBS
1. In this randomized clinical trial, a higher percentage of adults following a Mediterranean diet achieved clinical response to irritable...
The incidence of ocular manifestations is higher in patients with Crohn’s disease compared to ulcerative colitis
1. Among patients with adult-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the incidence of ocular manifestations was 2.9 per 1000 person-years. 2....
A plant and dairy-based protein diet is associated with improved liver disease severity in cirrhosis
1. In a group of individuals with liver cirrhosis, a 12-week diet rich in plant and dairy proteins was associated...
