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Physical Function and Spinal Mobility Remain Stable Despite Radiographic Spinal Progression in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with TNF-α Inhibitors for Up to 10 Years

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis were treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors for up to 10 years. Spinal radiographs were scor...

Benefit of "transparent soft-short-hood on the scope" for colonoscopy among experienced gastroenterologists and gastroenterologist trainee: a randomized, controlled trial

Transparent soft short hoods can be attached to the tip of the colonoscope tip to shorten the colonoscopy process. The study found significant shorten...

Assessment of still and moving images in the diagnosis of gastric lesions using magnifying narrow-band imaging in a prospective multicenter trial

Magnifying narrow-band imaging (M-NBI) is more accurate than white-light imaging for diagnosing small gastric cancers. Thirty-four endoscopists from t...

Effects of simulation versus traditional tutorial-based training on physiologic stress levels among clinicians: a pilot study

Emotionality and heightened anxiety during medical simulation encounters have been hypothesized to contribute to improved cognition and learning. The...

Induction with NCB-02 (curcumin) enema for mild-to-moderate distal ulcerative colitis - a randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study

Curcumin, an active ingredient of turmeric with anti-inflammatory properties, has been demonstrated to be useful in experimental models of ulcerative...

Efficacy of intramuscular diclofenac and fluid replacement in prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis

The study was conducted on 80 patients who underwent ERCP. The overall incidence of pancreatitis was 7.5% in the diclofenac group and 17.5 percent in...

An open-label prospective randomized multicenter study of intensive versus weekly granulocyte and monocyte apheresis in active crohn's disease

GMA has shown efficacy in patients with active Crohn's disease (CD) However, with routine weekly therapy, it may take several weeks to achieve remissi...

Endoscopic suturing for transoral outlet reduction increases weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

Weight regain or insufficient loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is common. This is partially attributable to dilatation of the gastrojejunost...

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