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Manometric examination of the oesophagus frequently reveals abnormalities whose cause is unknown and whose physiological importance is not clear. A large body of literature dealing with oesophageal ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has rapidly become the most common chronic liver disease globally and is currently estimated to affect up to 38% of the global adult population. NAFLD is a ...

Associate Professor J E Kellow, Department of Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. Background—Psychological, social, and extraintestinal (somatic) disturbances are ...

a Department of Medicine, King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK, b Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, UK Dr I Bjarnason, Department of Medicine, King ...

Dr M J A P Govers, Numico Research BV, PO Box 7005, 6700 CA Wageningen, The Netherlands. BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest that resistant starch (effective in producing butyrate and lowering possibly ...

Epithelial Pathobiology Unit, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Correspondence to Andrew S Neish, Department of Pathology, ...

Objective To examine the relationship between Mediterranean diet and risk of later-onset Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). Design We conducted a prospective cohort study of 83 147 ...

Background—Medium chain C8–C10 triglycerides (MCTs) improve fat absorption in short bowel patients. Effects on overall energy absorption remain unknown. Aims—To determine whether MCTs and medium chain ...

The last 30 years have seen major developments in the management of gallstone-related disease, which in the United States alone costs over 6 billion dollars per annum to treat. Endoscopic retrograde ...

Correspondence to Professor Jingmei Jiang, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, ...

Correspondence to Dr Giovanni Barbara, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna 40138, Italy; giovanni.barbara{at}unibo.it Objective Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity ...