Digestive Diseases

Article	Citations
COVID-19 and Gastrointestinal Disease: Implications for the Gastroenterologist	82
Biomarkers of Inflammation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: How Long before Abandoning Single-Marker Approaches?	39
NASH/Liver Fibrosis Prevalence and Incidence of Nonliver Comorbidities among People with NAFLD and Incidence of NAFLD by Metabolic Comorbidities: Lessons from South Korea	29
<b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Infection in Africa: Update of the Current Situation and Challenges	23
Advances in the Study of Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Comprehensive Review	20
The Behavior of MMP-2, MMP-7, MMP-9, and Their Inhibitors TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in Adenoma-Colorectal Cancer Sequence	19
Validity of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Codes for Cirrhosis	19
Differentiating Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors from Leiomyomas Using a Neural Network Trained on Endoscopic Ultrasonography Images	17
LncRNA H19 Promoted the Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Metastasis in Gastric Cancer via Activating Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling	17
Primary Nonfunction and Early Allograft Dysfunction after Liver Transplantation	16
Effects of Washed Microbiota Transplantation on Serum Uric Acid Levels, Symptoms, and Intestinal Barrier Function in Patients with Acute and Recurrent Gout: A Pilot Study	15
Delayed-Release Phosphatidylcholine Is Effective for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: A Meta-Analysis	15
High Prevalence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth among Functional Dyspepsia Patients	15
The Role of <b><i>Faecalibacterium, Roseburia</i></b>, and Butyrate in Inflammatory Bowel Disease	15
Chronic Abdominal Pain in General Practice	15
Mild versus Severe Liver Injury in SARS-CoV-2 Infection	15
Chronic Constipation: Gastroenterohepatologist’s Approach	14
Antimitochondrial Rather than Antinuclear Antibodies Correlate with Severe Drug-Induced Liver Injury	13
Prevalence, Resistance Rates, and Risk Factors of Pathogens in Routine Bile Cultures Obtained during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography	13
Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results of a Single-Center Cohort Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Germany	13
Mucin Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review	12
Real-Life Comparison of Different Anti-TNF Biologic Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study	12
Opioid Use Is More Common in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients with Cirrhosis, Higher BMI, and Psychiatric Disease	11
Acute Diverticulitis in Elderly Patients: Does Age Really Matter?	11
Combination of a Probiotic and an Antispasmodic Increases Quality of Life and Reduces Symptoms in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot Study	11

Characteristics and Healthcare Costs in the Aging Hepatitis B Population of Japan: A Nationwide Real-World Analysis	11
Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation versus Endoscopic Surveillance for Barrett’s Esophagus with Low-Grade Dysplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	11
Clinical Profiles of Asians with NAFLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Increasing Age and Nonliver Comorbidities in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Analysis	10
Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic on Endoscopic Procedures in Two European Large-Capacity Endoscopy Units: “Keep Calm, Keep Safe and Scope on?”	10
Risk Factors for Non-Ampullary Duodenal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review	9
Artificial Intelligence in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	9
Novel Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Gastrointestinal Diseases	9
Dual Clarithromycin and Metronidazole Resistance Is the Main Cause of Failure in Ultimate <b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Eradication	9
Co-Medication and Nutrition in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Potentially Preventative Strategies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	9
Moving Forward: Gradual Return of Gastroenterology Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Combined Healthy Lifestyle Is Inversely Associated with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders among Iranian Adults	8
Biliary Cannulation in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography: How to Tackle the Difficult Papilla	8
Diet and Lifestyle Habits in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Pilot Case-Control Study	8
Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Chinese Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome Patients: A Retrospective Study of 103 Cases	8
Visceral Adipose Tissue Index and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Are Independent Predictors of Outcome in Patients with Cirrhosis Having Endoscopic Treatment for Esophageal Varices	8
Sleeve Gastrectomy Is the Most Common Cause of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Comparison with Other Bariatric Operations	8
Predicting the risk of rebleeding after capsule endoscopy in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding - External validation of the RHEMITT Score.	8
High-Risk Comorbidity Influences Prognosis in Early Gastric Cancer after Noncurative Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Retrospective Study	8
Worse Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis Features	7
An Improved Scoring System Based on Platelet-Albumin-Bilirubin in Predicting Posthepatectomy Liver Failure Outcomes	7
Efficacy and Feasibility of Magnifying Blue Laser Imaging without Biopsy Confirmation for the Diagnosis of the Demarcation of Gastric Tumors: A Randomized Controlled Study	7
Risk Factors for Gallstones and Cholecystectomy: A Large-Scale Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Japan	7
Liver Complications in Untreated Treatment-Ineligible versus Treated Treatment-Eligible Patients with Hepatitis B	7
Gastrointestinal Polyps and Polyposis in Children: Experience of Endoscopic and Surgical Outcomes	7
Gastrointestinal Disease and COVID-19: A Review of Current Evidence	7
Anemia as a Problem: GP Approach	7
The Day-To-Day Practice of MMR and MSI Assessment in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: What We Know and What We Still Need to Explore	7
Development of an Online App to Predict Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Adverse Events Using a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort	7
Natural History of Cirrhosis: Changing Trends in Etiology Over the Years	7
Small-For-Size Syndrome and Graft Inflow Modulation Techniques in Liver Transplantation	6
Glomus Tumor of the Stomach: A Systematic Review and Illustrative Case Report	6
Chronic Abdominal Pain: Gastroenterologist Approach	6
Current State of Multidisciplinary Treatment in Cholangiocarcinoma	6
Comparison in the Diagnostic Yield between “Pillcam SB3” Capsule Endoscopy and “OMOM Smart Capsule 2” in Small Bowel Bleeding: A Randomized Head-to-Head Study	6
Diagnosis of <b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Infection by the Arrangement of Collecting Venules Using White Light Endoscopy: Evaluation of Interobserver Agreement	6
Factors Related to Delayed Adverse Events of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the Duodenum	6
Management of Chronic Diarrhea in Primary Care: The Gastroenterologists’ Advice	6
Impact of BMI on Complications of Gastric Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection	6
Impact of Anti-GPIIb/IIIa Antibody-Producing B Cells as a Predictor of the Response to Lusutrombopag in Thrombocytopenic Patients with Liver Disease	6
Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Can Predict Therapy Response of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization	6
Establishment and Verification of a Nomogram for Predicting Survival in Patients with Small Intestinal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors	6
Clinicopathological Features of Autoimmune Hepatitis with IgG4-Positive Plasma Cell Infiltration	6
Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of Different Methods of Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis	5
A Novel Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent with an Electrocautery Tip for Different Indications: Initial Experience in a Referral Center	5
Advances in Pharmacotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A State-of-the-Art Review	5
Impact of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 on Bacterial Overgrowth and Composition of Intestinal Microbiota in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: Results of a Randomized Pilot S	5
Characteristics and Outcomes of Endoscopies before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York	5
Evaluation of <b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Genotypes in Obese Patients with Gastric Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer, and Gastric Cancer: An Observational Study	5
Crohn’s versus Cancer: Comparison of Functional and Surgical Outcomes after Right-Sided Resections	5

Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Diseases: All that Glitters Is Not Gold	5
Inflammatory Cell Numbers in the Stomach of Japanese Subjects with Endoscopically Normal Mucosa without Helicobacter pylori Infection	5
Biomarkers in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Biological Rationale and Diagnostic Value	5
Long Noncoding RNA PMS2L2 Downregulates miR-24 through Methylation to Suppress Cell Apoptosis in Ulcerative Colitis	5
Patient Engagement with Interactive Text Message System Improves Successful Colonoscopy Rates in an Outpatient Endoscopy Center	5
Application of Circular RNA Circ_0071662 in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Its Response to Radiotherapy	5
Does ProCore Fine-Needle Biopsy Really Improve the Clinical Outcome of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling of Pancreatic Masses?	5
Comparison Study between Double Bare Covered and Fully Covered Metal Stent during Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Choledochoduodenostomy (with Video)	5
<b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Eradication Rates in Slovenia in the Period from 2017 to 2019: Data from the European Registry on <b><i>H. pylori</i></b&	5
Hyposplenism and Gastrointestinal Diseases: Significance and Mechanisms	5
Retrospective Database Analysis: Dose Escalation and Adherence in Patients Initiating Biologics for Ulcerative Colitis	5
Evaluation of Diarrhea in Patients with COVID-19	5
Identification of Subclasses of Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Kidney Injury with Different Responses to Fluid Input	5
Correlation of Endoscopic Ultrasonography Features with the Mitotic Index in 2- to 5-cm Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors	5
Risk Factors for Adverse Events in Patients with Chronic Constipation Following Lubiprostone Administration	5
Mannitol Is Comparable to Hypertonic Saline for Raised Intracranial Pressure in Acute Liver Failure (MAHAL Study): A Randomized Controlled Trial	5
Improving the Quality of Bowel Preparation: Rewarding Patients for Success or Intensive Patient Education?	5
Evaluation of Ki67 Index in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Samples for the Assessment of Malignancy Risk in Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors	5
Trastuzumab Emtansine-Induced Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia: Is Dose Reduction Enough as a Preventable Measure?	5
Liver Transplantation after Successful Downstaging of a Locally Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Systemic Therapy	5
Relationship between Helicobacter pylori and Incident Hypertension as well as Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Sleep Disturbance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Associated with Disease Activity and Adverse Outcome	4
Anemia as a Problem: GEH Approach	4
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Skills Transfer to Clinical Practice after Hands-On Workshops: An International Survey	4
EUS-Guided Gallbladder Drainage Using an Improved Self-Expandable Covered Metal Stent with Anti-Stent Migration System (with Video)	4
The Relationship between Primary Duodenogastric Reflux and <b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Gastritis in Children	4
Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Achalasia: Two Distinct Nosologic Entities or a Possible Etiopathogenic Association?	4
Incomplete Intestinal Metaplasia Is Rare in Autoimmune Gastritis	4
Transient Elastography and Serum-Based Tests for Diagnosis of Fatty Liver and Advanced Fibrosis in a Community Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Analysis	4
Ascitic Fluid Cytokines in Chronic Liver Disease: A Possible Prognostic Tool	4
A Case of Duodenal Tumor Adjacent to the Diverticulum That Was Resected by the Technique of Partial Submucosal Injection Combined with Underwater Endoscopic Mucosal Resection	4
Effect of a Multistrain Probiotic on Leaky Gut in Patients with Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot Study	4
Association between Oral Microbiome and Esophageal Diseases: A State-of-the-Art Review	4
Linked Color Imaging and Blue Laser Imaging for the Diagnosis of Superficial Non-Ampullary Duodenal Epithelial Tumors	4
Performance of the Liver Maximum Function Capacity Test, Fibrinogen, and Transient Elastography in Patients with Acute Liver Injury	4
Immune Surveillance by Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Liver Diseases	4
Common <b><i>ABCB4</i></b> and <b><i>ABCB11</i></b> Genotypes Are Associated with Idiopathic Chronic Cholestasis in Adults	4
Role of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in Geriatric Patients with Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Menthacarin, a Proprietary Peppermint Oil and Caraway Oil Combination, Improves Multiple Complaints in Patients with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
The Role of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Induction of Remission in Ulcerative Colitis	4
Diarrhea as a Clinical Challenge: General Practitioner Approach	4
Influence of Artificial Intelligence on the Adenoma Detection Rate throughout the Day	3
Hepatitis B Reactivation in Patients Treated with Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C	3
Real-World Comparison of Elobixibat and Lubiprostone Treatment in Patients with Chronic Constipation: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis	3
Comparison of Mortality Prediction Scores in Intermediate-Care Patients with Liver Cirrhosis at a German University Transplant Centre: A Prospective Study	3
Efficacy of Co-Medications in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease	3
Humoral Immune Responses and Hepatitis B Infection	3
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients’ Preferences for Subcutaneous versus Intravenous Therapies: A Mixed-Methods Study	3
Drug Exposure and Risk of Microscopic Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	3
Body Composition Predictors of Complicated Crohn’s Disease	3
miR-3682-3p Activated by c-Myc Aggravates the Migration and Stemness in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Regulating PTEN/PI3K/AKT/β-Catenin Signaling	3
Transaminase Concentrations Cannot Separate Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Morbidly Obese Patients Irrespective of Histological Algorithm	3
Evaluation and Validation of a New Score to Measure the Severity of Small Bowel Angiodysplasia on Video Capsule Endoscopy	3
The Fear of Gastric Cancer in Patients with Dyspepsia: Challenge in Specialist Care Gastroenterology	3
Improvement of Symptoms in Patients Affected by Chronic Atrophic Gastritis Using L-Cysteine (Acetium®)	3
Clinical Outcomes of Medical Management Options for Chronic Anal Fissures in a Long-Term Follow-up: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	3
Validation and Comparison of the Japanese Score and Other Scores in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Study	3
The Risk of Cirrhosis and Its Complications Based on PNPLA3 rs738409 G Allele Frequency	3
Chronic Constipation in Adults: The Primary Care Approach	3
Skeletal Muscle Depletion: A Risk Factor for Pneumonia following Gastric Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Elderly Patients	3
Serum CC-Chemokine Ligand 2 Is Associated with Visceral Adiposity but Not Fibrosis in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	3
Pretreatment Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Cannot Predict Histopathological Features and Response to Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy in Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis	3
Additional L-Carnitine Reduced the Risk of Hospitalization in Patients with Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy on Rifaximin	3
The Role of Mean Nocturnal Baseline Impedance and Post-Reflux Swallow-Induced Peristaltic Wave Index in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	3
Advances in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	3
Efficacy of <sup>90</sup>Y-Radioembolization in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Depending on the Primary Tumor Side	3
Comparison of Anorectal Function as Measured with High-Resolution and High-Definition Anorectal Manometry	3
Features of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Magnifying Narrow-Band Imaging	3
Association between the Frequency of Daily Toothbrushing and Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	3
Differences in the Intestinal Microbiome Associated with Diarrhea during Lenvatinib Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma	3
Development of a Multinational Clinical Practice Guideline: A Practical Structured Procedure	3
Abnormal Liver Blood Tests: Primary Care Approach	3
Signs of Dissociation and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case-Control Study	3
Current Surgical Strategies for the Treatment of Rectal Adenocarcinoma and the Risk of Local Recurrence	3
Elevated Expression of DNA Methyltransferases and Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 in <b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> - Gastritis and Gastric Carcinoma	3
Effect of Diminutive Adenoma with High-Grade Dysplasia on Surveillance Colonoscopy Interval	2
High Frequency of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study	2
Dyspepsia Challenge in Primary Care Gastroenterology	2
Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy and Barrett’s Esophagus: Just a Scientific Toy or Significant Improvement in Diagnosis?	2
A Prognostic Model for Survival in Patients with Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma	2

Histopathological Landscape of Precursor Lesions of Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms	2
Endoscopic Resection of a Large Submucosal Tumor Causing Intermittent Gastric Outlet Obstruction Using a Novel Radiofrequency Enabled Device	2
Poorer Cognitive Performance Is Associated with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Otherwise Healthy Young Adults	2
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Bulgaria: An Internet-Based Survey	2
Plasma Renin Activity Predicts Prognosis and Liver Disease-Related Events in Liver Cirrhosis Patients with Ascites Treated by Tolvaptan	2
The Proton Pump Inhibitors Use and COVID-19 from Prior to Vaccination Perspective: A Review	2
Predictive Value of the Hepatic Immune Predictive Index for Patients with Primary Liver Cancer Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors	2
Identification of “Digital Sarcopenia” Can Aid the Detection of Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency and Malnutrition Assessment in Patients with Suspected Pancreatic Pathology	2
Biliary Sphincterotomy Alone versus Biliary Stent with or without Biliary Sphincterotomy for the Management of Post-Cholecystectomy Bile Leak: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
Real-World Effectiveness of Piperacillin/Tazobactam with and without Linezolid for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis	2
One-Day versus Three-Day Low-Residue Diet and Bowel Preparation Quality before Colonoscopy: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial	2
Blood-Based Targeted Metabolomics Discriminate Patients with Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis from Those with Non-Cirrhotic Liver Damage: An Explorative Study	2
Biopsy Sampling in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Survey from 10 Tertiary Referral Centres Across Europe	2
Can a Polyp Detection and Characterization System Predict Complete Resection?	2
A Simple Prognostic Scoring System for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy	2
<b><i>Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Infection in Children with Concurrent Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus	2
Liver Biopsy: To Do or Not to Do – A Single-Center Study	2
Early Predictors of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis in Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Implications of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, Blood Procalcitonin Concentration, and Modified CT Severity Index	2
Bedside Live-View Capsule Endoscopy in Evaluation of Overt Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Pilot Point-of-Care Study	2
Simulation of Aerosol and Droplet Spread during Upper Airway and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	2
Incidence and Mortality of Post-Polypectomy Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Low-Risk Adenomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies	2
Early Kidney Dysfunction in Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease: Is Transient Elastography Useful as a Screening Method?	2
Doppler Activity and Ultrasonographic Detection of Intra-Abdominal Fistulas Are Predictors of Surgery in Crohn’s Disease	2
Endoscopic Biliary Large Balloon Dilation Lithotripsy for Giant and Impacted Stones Removal: A Western Series	2
Elevation of Autoantibodies to Cerebral Proteins in Hepatic Encephalopathy: Another Pathogenic Factor?	2
Factors Related to Difficulty in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Superficial Esophageal Cancer	2
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Diagnosis by New Consensus in Clinical Practice: The Additional Value of Mean Basal Impedance	2