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 Background:The natural course and treatment strategies for asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic pancreaticnecrosis are still poorly defined. The aim of this retrospective study was to establish criteriafor the need of intervention in patients with pancr ... ...
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 Background:A prospective study was performed to compare the prevalence of morphometric vertebralfractures (MVF) between patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and healthysubjects and to identify predictive factors of fracture.Methods:A tot ... ...
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 Background:Diabetic patients may have a higher risk of gastric cancer. However, whether they have ahigher incidence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication is not known. Furthermore, whetherinsulin use in patients with type 2 diabetes may be associa ... ...
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Background:Treatment effectiveness of Helicobacter pylori varies regionally and is decreasingworldwide, principally as a result of antibiotic resistant bacterium. Tetracycline is generallyincluded in second line H. pylori eradication regimens. In Br ... ...
Background:Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose induces massive hepatocyte necrosis. Necrotic tissuereleases high mobility group B1 (HMGB1), and HMGB1 contributes to liver injury. Eventhough blockade of HMGB1 does not protect against APAP-induced acute liv ... ...
Background:Diminished bone mineral density (BMD) is of significant concern in pediatric inflammatorybowel disease (IBD). Exact etiology is debatable. The recognition of fibroblast growth factor23 (FGF23), a phosphaturic hormone related to tumor necr ... ...
Background:Many studies suggest that in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection regulate T (Treg) cells and interlukin-17-producing T help cells (Th17) are mutually antagonistic in the immune response. This study is aimed to reveal the cell differ ... ...