Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis may cause severe fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma,
but supporting evidence is based on indirect data. Few publications have examined the …

Background/Aims Low protein concentration in ascitic fluid has been identified as a risk factor
for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Until now, primary prophylaxis has not been …

Pancreatic metastases are rare, with a reported incidence varying from 1.6% to 11% in
autopsy studies of patients with advanced malignancy. In clinical series, the frequency of …

Primary care interventions, including new primary care policies or quality improvement
programs, are often evaluated without the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), as …

Providing people with information is considered an important first step in encouraging them
to behave sustainably as it influences their consumption beliefs, attitudes and intentions. …

Background & Aims Liver biopsy (LB) is the only means to evaluate fibrosis in NAFLD. Two
scoring systems, NAFLD fibrosis score and BARD score, were proposed to separate cases …

Purpose Obesity, a major health issue, is also an important risk factor for infections. Evidence
demonstrates that excess weight affects the disposition of antibiotics but little work has …

Background. The growing prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the general
population has resulted in an increased frequency of potential organ donors that carry the virus. …

Introduction Laparoscopic Heller-Dor surgery is the current treatment of choice for patients
with esophageal achalasia, but elderly patients are generally referred for less invasive …

Rationale Early-life antibiotic use has been associated with the development of atopic diseases,
but the aetiology remains unclear. To elucidate the aetiology, we used a discordant twin …