Systematic review: the quality of the scientific evidence and conflicts of interest in international inflammatory bowel disease practice guidelines

The study examined inflammatory bowel disease guidelines for quality of evidence, methods of grading evidence, and conflicts of interest. Nearly half...

Effect of chromoendoscopy in the proximal colon on colorectal neoplasia detection in Lynch syndrome: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Chromoendoscopy has been reported to improve neoplasia detection compared with conventional white-light endoscopy. This was a multicenter prospective...

Strategies for discontinuation of proton pump inhibitors: a systematic review

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are considered to be overprescribed. We conducted a systematic review of clinical studies on the discontinuation of PPIs...

Levels of evidence in endoscopic ultrasonography: a systematic review

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) literature is a prolific trend. EUS has matured and has proven its clinical impact on patient management. More qualit...

Treatments for Crohn's Disease-Associated Bowel Damage: A Systematic Review

Most patients with Crohn's disease (CD) develop structuring or penetrating complications. Mechanisms of intestinal damage in patients with CD include...

Influence of the Elipse Intragastric Balloon on Obesity and Metabolic Profile: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Elipse IGB is a swallowable balloon that is spontaneously excreted at 16 weeks. It is a safe, effective device for weight loss and obesity with th...

Impact of en bloc resection on long-term outcomes after endoscopic mucosal resection: a matched cohort study

En bloc EMR has been shown to achieve low rates of RRA but specific procedural and long-term outcomes are unknown. The risk of major deep mural injury...

Long-term albumin administration in decompensated cirrhosis (ANSWER): an open-label randomised trial

Evidence is scarce on the efficacy of long-term human albumin (HA) administration in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. We did a randomized, paral...