Ni, Sha An, Ning Li, Chunlei Ma, Yue Qiao, Pengfei Ma, Xueying
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Lupus science & medicine
Previous studies have revealed functional changes within the cerebral hemispheres of patients with SLE; however the changes between cerebral hemispheres are still unknown. The present study aimed to explore the functional and structural changes between bilateral hemispheres using functional MRI and find their relationship with cognition in patients...
van Duuren, Luuk A Bulliard, Jean-Luc Mohr, Ella van den Puttelaar, Rosita Plys, Ekaterina Brändle, Karen Corley, Douglas A Froehlich, Florian Selby, Kevin Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Iris
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Objective In 2019, a BMJ Rapid Recommendation advised against colorectal cancer (CRC) screening for adults with a predicted 15-year CRC risk below 3%. Using Switzerland as a case study, we estimated the population-level impact of this recommendation. Design We predicted the CRC risk of all respondents to the population-based Swiss Health Survey. We...
Ovesen, Pernille Dige Attauabi, Mohamed Ilvemark, Johan F K F Wewer, Mads Damsgaard Warren, David J Burisch, Johan Klaasen, Rolf A Bolstad, Nils Steenholdt, Casper Seidelin, Jakob Benedict
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Background and objective The influence of concomitant prednisolone on clinical outcomes and safety in infliximab-treated ulcerative colitis (UC) patients is unknown. Design, setting, participants and outcome measures A retrospective cohort study was performed, including 147 UC patients treated with infliximab at a tertiary inflammatory bowel diseas...
Nyboe Andersen, Nynne Wildt, Signe Iversen, Aske Thorn Poulsen, Gry Jess, Tine Munck, Lars Kristian Borup, Christian
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Objective Bile acid diarrhoea is a common cause of chronic diarrhoea. Increased levels of potentially carcinogenic bile acids in faeces, theoretically, may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in particular, but the long-term disease course is unknown. We aimed to investigate the overall and site-specific cancer risk in bile acid diarrhoea. Desig...
Raju, Suneil A Bowker-Howell, Freya J Aziz, Imran Thoufeeq, Mo Lobo, Alan J Gleeson, Dermot C Al-Joudeh, Amer McAlindon, Mark E Hopper, Andrew D Kumar, Sampath
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Background The updated Shape of Training curriculum has shortened the duration of specialty training. We present the potential role of out of programme clinical fellowships. Method An electronic online survey was sent to all current fellows to understand their experiences, training opportunities and motivations. Data were collected on fellows’ endo...
Kimura, Kiminori Tanuma, Junko Kimura, Masamichi Imamura, Jun Yanase, Mikio Ieiri, Ichiro Kurosaki, Masayuki Watanabe, Tsunamasa Endo, Tomoyuki Yotsuyanagi, Hiroshi
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Objective Patients with haemophilia and HIV who acquire hepatitis C virus (HCV) after receiving contaminated blood products can experience accelerated progression of liver fibrosis and a poor prognosis, making liver disease a prominent cause of mortality among these patients. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of...
Podboy, Alexander Casey, Catherine Buerlein, Ross C D Strand, Daniel S Shami, Vanessa M Wang, Andrew Y
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Background There is limited data on the incidence of gastrointestinal-specific pathology in gender non-conforming (GNC) populations. Methods Retrospective analysis of pancreatitis incidence rates in transgender and GNC persons exposed and not exposed to gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). Results 7 of the 1333 patients on hormone therapy had a...
Roozbeh, Jamshid Ezzatzadegan Jahromi, Shahrokh Rezazadeh, Mohamad Hossein Hamidianjahromi, Anahid Malekmakan, Leila
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Background Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), a multiorgan condition of acute kidney injury, is seen in advanced liver disease. This study aims to evaluate the current treatment for HRS. Methods The authors searched PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar literature. After quality assessment, 31 studies were included in this review. The Preferred Reporting Item...
Gordon, Morris Khudr, Jamal Sinopoulou, Vassiliki Lakunina, Svetlana Rane, Aditi Akobeng, Anthony
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Objective Our objective was to perform a systemic evaluation of the risk of bias in randomised controlled trial (RCT) reports published on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Design We assessed the risk of bias using the Cochrane tool, as indicators of poor methodology or subsequently poor reporting. We systematically selected, with dual independent ...
Ebrahimi, Seyed Ali Mostafavian, Zahra Karazhian, Elahe Najafi, Fereshteh Mashoufi, Rasam Zandbaf, Tooraj Mokhtari, Elham
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Objective The Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Health-Related Quality of Life (GERD-HRQL) is one of the most widely used questionnaires for assessing typical gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) symptoms. It is simple, concise, and treatment responsive, yet it has not been validated in the Persian language. This study aimed to translate the GERD...