Motion Analysis-Based Skills Training and Assessment in Pediatric Laparoscopy: Construct, Concurrent, and Content Validity for the eoSim Simulator

The eosin(®) is a simulator for pediatric laparoscopy. Three tasks were tested on the Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery (PLS) and adapted to simulators....

Is the SPINK1 variant p.N34S overrepresented in patients with acute pancreatitis?

Serine Protease Inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) protects against premature intracellular activation of trypsinogen and development of acute pancreatit...

Specificity and positive predictive value of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification testing in a low-prevalence setting

Cities around the U.S. have seen a rise in violence in recent years. Some communities have tried to put an end to the problem by going after the culpr...

Clarithromycin Versus Metronidazole as First-line Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study in Japan

Helicobacter pylori eradication rates have recently fallen to 80% because of an increasing incidence of resistance in Japan. This study compared the e...

Clarithromycin Versus Metronidazole as First-line Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study in Japan

Helicobacter pylori eradication rates have recently fallen to 80% because of an increasing incidence of resistance in Japan. This study compared the e...

Resectability of hepatocellular carcinoma: evaluation of 333 consecutive cases at a single hepatobiliary specialty center and systematic review of the literature

Liver resection constitutes a potentially curative treatment for HCC. Only a percentage of the patients evaluated can undergo surgery. Resectability r...

In-class didactic versus self-directed teaching of the probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) criteria for Barrett's esophagus

Teaching methods for disease recognition using probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) have not been developed. We compared in-class didactic...

The cap-assisted technique enhances colonoscopy training: prospective randomized study of six trainees

Cap-assisted colonoscopies might help to increase the rate of cecal intubation success, authors say. Study found that the cap group had a significantl...