While effective in ascites control, sodium restriction may compromise nutritional status, heighten sarcopenia risk, and increase mortality, highlighting the need for a more individualized dietary approach.
A simple saliva test outperforms the standard questionnaire for reflux cough with 83.6% accuracy. The pepsin test demonstrates its superiority particularly in cases of non-acid reflux.
Here, we develop a reinforcement learning-based AI Clinician system to personalise treatment selection and evaluate its ability to improve eradication success compared to clinician-prescribed therapies.
Small bowel capsule endoscopy is a valuable modality for evaluating small intestinal lesions in children with inflammatory bowel disease. However, its application for very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease remains insufficiently documented.
The evidence suggests that adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) may be beneficial in preventing cognitive decline. We aimed to explore this association in a Central European population.
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often consider their gastroenterologist to be the primary provider of care. To improve the care delivered to patients with IBD, health maintenance issues need to be addressed by the gastroenterology team.
In this randomized clinical trial of 81 participants who had completed treatment for a CDI and were taking systemic antibiotics for a non-CDI indication, recurrent CDI occurred in 43.6% of participants in the oral vancomycin group vs 57.1% in the placebo group at 8 weeks. However, the study was underpowered and this difference did not reach statistical significance.
A group of experts from ESMO GI 2025 highlight critical trends and new therapeutic strategies to address the global increase in gastrointestinal cancers.
Although research has established that stress and shift work are independent risk factors for gastrointestinal discomfort and insomnia, the direct link between these two conditions in healthcare workers remains insufficiently explored.
Coins are the most commonly ingested foreign bodies. When they get stuck in the distal esophagus, there is no general agreement about the timing of their removal because some of them may spontaneously migrate into the stomach, no longer requiring removal. We aimed at evaluating the gastric spontaneous passage of esophageal-retained coins, as well as complications.
The association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) remains unclear. We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between EoE, IBD, and other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
In this diagnostic study of an AI model for gatekeeping that was developed, tested, and validated sequentially, the model differentiated between referrals that warranted immediate authorization and additional information with moderate accuracy and outperformed human gatekeepers by nearly 20%, primarily due to increased specificity.
Early-Onset Gastrointestinal Cancers concerns tumors in people under 50. Accumulating evidence suggests a significant increase in the burden of colorectal cancer in young adults. We investigated the global burden and spatiotemporal trends of the 6 major gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a significant cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, leading to high morbidity, recurrence, and healthcare costs. Probiotics like Saccharomyces boulardii show potential as an adjunct therapy to standard CDI treatment, but further trials are needed to confirm their efficacy.
Ascites is often equated with cirrhosis of the liver, but the causes can be much more diverse – ranging from malignant diseases and infections to rare syndromes.
Laryngopharyngeal cancers are often overlooked during endoscopy because of their anatomical complexity and the gag reflex. However, the characteristics of these cancers remain poorly understood.
In over half of countries studied, incidence is increasing among young adults, often in contrast to stable or declining rates among older patients.
The aim of this study was to compare the drying cycle of a standard endoscope washer-disinfector (EWD) (standard drying method [SD]) with a shortened mandatory drying by the EWD followed by a special drying device using laminar and turbulent air flow (novel drying method [ND]).
Inflammation has been proven to be associated with chronic diseases. We hypothesized that higher diet-induced inflammation is associated with increased risk of fatty pancreas (FP).
Using updated data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study, this research explores the national-level spatial distribution of CRC burdens linked to key risk factors and analyzes temporal trends in their contributions.