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High-resolution manometry reveals different effect of polyethylene glycol, bisacodyl and prucalopride on colonic motility in healthy subjects: an acute, open label, randomised, crossover, reader blinded study with potential clinical implications (2020)
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Corsetti, M., Thys, A., Harris, A., Pagliaro, G., Deloose, E., Demedts, I., & Tack, J. (2021). High-resolution manometry reveals different effect of polyethylene glycol, bisacodyl and prucalopride on colonic motility in healthy subjects: an acute, open label, randomised, crossover, reader blinded study with potential clinical implications. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 33(5), Article e14040. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14040

PEG, bisacodyl and prucalopride have been reported to be more effective than placebo in treating patients with constipation but about 50% of the patients still do not respond to these medications. Only bisacodyl and pucalopride are expected to direct... Read More about High-resolution manometry reveals different effect of polyethylene glycol, bisacodyl and prucalopride on colonic motility in healthy subjects: an acute, open label, randomised, crossover, reader blinded study with potential clinical implications.

Skeletal muscle anabolic and insulin sensitivity responses to a mixed meal in adult patients with active Crohn's disease (2020)
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Davies, A., Nixon, A., Tsintzas, K., Stephens, F. B., & Moran, G. W. (2021). Skeletal muscle anabolic and insulin sensitivity responses to a mixed meal in adult patients with active Crohn's disease. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 41, 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.11.014

© 2020 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Background and aims: We have previously shown reduced protein balance in response to nutrition in paediatric Crohn's disease (CD) in remission, associated with reduced lean mass (sarcopeni... Read More about Skeletal muscle anabolic and insulin sensitivity responses to a mixed meal in adult patients with active Crohn's disease.

Genetic Risk Factors in Drug?Induced Liver Injury Due to Isoniazid?Containing Antituberculosis Drug Regimens (2020)
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Nicoletti, P., Devarbhavi, H., Goel, A., Venkatesan, R., Eapen, C. E., Grove, J. I., …Aithal, G. P. (2021). Genetic Risk Factors in Drug‐Induced Liver Injury Due to Isoniazid‐Containing Antituberculosis Drug Regimens. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 109(4), 1125-1135. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2100

Drug?induced liver injury (DILI) is a complication of treatment with anti?tuberculosis (TB) drugs, especially in isoniazid?containing regimens. To investigate genetic risk factors, we performed a genome?wide association study (GWAS) involving anti?TB... Read More about Genetic Risk Factors in Drug?Induced Liver Injury Due to Isoniazid?Containing Antituberculosis Drug Regimens.

Chronic constipation in adults: Contemporary perspectives and clinical challenges. 1: Epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical associations, pathophysiology and investigation (2020)
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Scott, S. M., Simrén, M., Farmer, A. D., Dinning, P. G., Carrington, E. V., Benninga, M. A., …Corsetti, M. (2021). Chronic constipation in adults: Contemporary perspectives and clinical challenges. 1: Epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical associations, pathophysiology and investigation. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 33(6), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14050

Chronic constipation is a prevalent disorder that affects patients’ quality of life and consumes resources in healthcare systems worldwide. In clinical practice, it is still considered a challenge as clinicians frequently are unsure as to which treat... Read More about Chronic constipation in adults: Contemporary perspectives and clinical challenges. 1: Epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical associations, pathophysiology and investigation.

In Silico Food-Drug Interaction: A Case Study of Eluxadoline and Fatty Meal (2020)
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Maruca, A., Lupia, A., Rocca, R., Keszthelyi, D., Corsetti, M., & Alcaro, S. (2020). In Silico Food-Drug Interaction: A Case Study of Eluxadoline and Fatty Meal. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(23), Article 9127. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21239127

Food-drug interaction is an infrequently considered aspect in clinical practice. Usually, drugs are taken together with meals and what follows may adversely affect pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, and hence, the therapeutic effects. In... Read More about In Silico Food-Drug Interaction: A Case Study of Eluxadoline and Fatty Meal.

The centenary of the Harris–Benedict equations: How to assess energy requirements best? Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group (2020)
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Bendavid, I., Lobo, D. N., Barazzoni, R., Cederholm, T., Coëffier, M., Schueren, M. D. V. D., …Singer, P. (2021). The centenary of the Harris–Benedict equations: How to assess energy requirements best? Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group. Clinical Nutrition, 40(3), 690-701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.11.012

Background & aims: The year 2019 marked the centenary of the publication of the Harris and Benedict equations for estimation of energy expenditure. In October 2019 a Scientific Symposium was organized by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition an... Read More about The centenary of the Harris–Benedict equations: How to assess energy requirements best? Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group.

Measurement of fasted state gastric antral motility before and after a standard bioavailability and bioequivalence 240 mL drink of water: Validation of MRI method against concomitant perfused manometry in healthy participants (2020)
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Heissam, K., Abrehart, N., Hoad, C. L., Wright, J., Menys, A., Murray, K., …Marciani, L. (2020). Measurement of fasted state gastric antral motility before and after a standard bioavailability and bioequivalence 240 mL drink of water: Validation of MRI method against concomitant perfused manometry in healthy participants. PLoS ONE, 15(11), e0241441. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241441

Objective The gastrointestinal environment in which drug products need to disintegrate before the drug can dissolve and be absorbed has not been studied in detail due to limitations, especially invasiveness of existing techniques. Minimal in vivo dat... Read More about Measurement of fasted state gastric antral motility before and after a standard bioavailability and bioequivalence 240 mL drink of water: Validation of MRI method against concomitant perfused manometry in healthy participants.

Long-term cardiovascular safety of febuxostat compared with allopurinol in patients with gout (FAST): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial (2020)
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Mackenzie, I. S., Ford, I., Nuki, G., Hallas, J., Hawkey, C. J., Webster, J., …FAST Study Group. (2020). Long-term cardiovascular safety of febuxostat compared with allopurinol in patients with gout (FAST): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial. Lancet, 396(10264), 1745-1757. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2932234-0

Background: Febuxostat and allopurinol are urate-lowering therapies used to treat patients with gout. Following concerns about the cardiovascular safety of febuxostat, the European Medicines Agency recommended a post-licensing study assessing the car... Read More about Long-term cardiovascular safety of febuxostat compared with allopurinol in patients with gout (FAST): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial.

Choice of faecal immunochemical test matters: comparison of OC-Sensor and HM-JACKarc, in the assessment of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer (2020)
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Chapman, C. J., Banerjea, A., Humes, D. J., Allen, J., Oliver, S., Ford, A., …Morling, J. R. (2021). Choice of faecal immunochemical test matters: comparison of OC-Sensor and HM-JACKarc, in the assessment of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 59(4), 721-728. https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2020-1170

Objectives: Currently NICE recommends the use of faecal immunochemical test (FIT) at faecal haemoglobin concentrations (f-Hb) of 10 μg Hb/g faeces to stratify for colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in symptomatic populations. This f-Hb cut-off is advised a... Read More about Choice of faecal immunochemical test matters: comparison of OC-Sensor and HM-JACKarc, in the assessment of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer.

Factors Associated with Attrition and Performance Throughout Surgical Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020)
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Hope, C., Reilly, J., Griffiths, G., Lund, J., & Humes, D. (2021). Factors Associated with Attrition and Performance Throughout Surgical Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 45, 429-442

Background Attrition within surgical training is a challenge. In the USA, attrition rates are as high as 20-26%. The factors predicting attrition are not well known. The aim of this systematic review is to identify factors that influence attrition or... Read More about Factors Associated with Attrition and Performance Throughout Surgical Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Outcomes Improved After National Training Program (LAPCO) for Specialists in England (2020)
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Hanna, G. B., Mackenzie, H., Miskovic, D., Ni, M., Wyles, S., Aylin, P., …Coleman, M. G. (2022). Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Outcomes Improved After National Training Program (LAPCO) for Specialists in England. Annals of Surgery, 275(6), 1149-1155. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000004584

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of The National Training Programme for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery (Lapco) on the rate of laparoscopic surgery and clinical outcomes of cases performed by Lapco surgeons after completion of training. SUMMERY... Read More about Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Outcomes Improved After National Training Program (LAPCO) for Specialists in England.

Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis (2020)
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Aithal, G. P., Palaniyappan, N., China, L., Härmälä, S., Macken, L., Ryan, J. M., …Verma, S. (2020). Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis. Gut, 70(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321790

The British Society of Gastroenterology in collaboration with British Association for the Study of the Liver has prepared this document. The aim of this guideline is to review and summarise the evidence that guides clinical diagnosis and management o... Read More about Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis.

Enhanced recovery after surgery: Current status and future progress (2020)
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Rollins, K. E., Lobo, D. N., & Joshi, G. P. (2021). Enhanced recovery after surgery: Current status and future progress. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology, 35(4), 479-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpa.2020.10.001

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways were first introduced almost a quarter of a century ago and represent a paradigm shift in perioperative care that reduced postoperative complications and hospital length of stay, improved postoperative... Read More about Enhanced recovery after surgery: Current status and future progress.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2020)
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Ford, A. C., Sperber, A. D., Corsetti, M., & Camilleri, M. (2020). Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Lancet, 396(10263), 1675-1688. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2931548-8

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder whose symptoms include abdominal pain associated with a change in stool form or frequency. The condition affects between 5% and 10% of otherwise healthy individuals in the commu... Read More about Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on the prevention of opioid-related harm in adult surgical patients (2020)
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Levy, N., Quinlan, J., El‐Boghdadly, K., Fawcett, W. J., Agarwal, V., Bastable, R. B., …Macintyre, P. E. (2020). An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on the prevention of opioid-related harm in adult surgical patients. Anaesthesia, 76(4), 520-536. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15262

This international multidisciplinary consensus statement was developed to provide balanced guidance on the safe peri‐operative use of opioids in adults. An international panel of healthcare professionals evaluated the literature relating to postopera... Read More about An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on the prevention of opioid-related harm in adult surgical patients.

In severe alcoholic hepatitis, serum cytokeratin-18 fragments are diagnostic, prognostic and theragnostic biomarkers (2020)
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Atkinson, S. R., Grove, J. I., Liebig, S., Astbury, S., Vergis, N., Goldin, R., …Aithal, G. P. (2020). In severe alcoholic hepatitis, serum cytokeratin-18 fragments are diagnostic, prognostic and theragnostic biomarkers. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 115(11), 1857-1868. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000000912

INTRODUCTION: Up to 40% of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) die within 6 months of presentation, making prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment essential. We determined the associations between serum keratin-18 (K18) and histologi... Read More about In severe alcoholic hepatitis, serum cytokeratin-18 fragments are diagnostic, prognostic and theragnostic biomarkers.

Thiopurine monotherapy is effective in ulcerative colitis but significantly less so in Crohn’s disease: long-term outcomes for 11 928 patients in the UK inflammatory bowel disease bioresource (2020)
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Stournaras, E., Qian, W., Pappas, A., Hong, Y. Y., Shawky, R., Raine, T., & Parkes, M. (2020). Thiopurine monotherapy is effective in ulcerative colitis but significantly less so in Crohn’s disease: long-term outcomes for 11 928 patients in the UK inflammatory bowel disease bioresource. Gut, 70(4), 677-686. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320185

Objective Thiopurines are widely used as maintenance therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) but the evidence base for their use is sparse and their role increasingly questioned. Using the largest series reported to date, we assessed the long-ter... Read More about Thiopurine monotherapy is effective in ulcerative colitis but significantly less so in Crohn’s disease: long-term outcomes for 11 928 patients in the UK inflammatory bowel disease bioresource.

Seated anorectal manometry during simulated evacuation. A physiological exercise or a new clinically useful diagnostic test? (2020)
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Basilisco, B., & Corsetti, M. (2020). Seated anorectal manometry during simulated evacuation. A physiological exercise or a new clinically useful diagnostic test?. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 32(10), Article e14001. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14001

Symptoms such as a feeling of incomplete evacuation, straining, absence of the call to stool, anal blockage or digitation suggest the presence a functional defecation disorder. As symptoms do not distinguish between patients with and without function... Read More about Seated anorectal manometry during simulated evacuation. A physiological exercise or a new clinically useful diagnostic test?.

Targeting glutamine synthesis inhibits stem cell adipogenesis in vitro (2020)
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Velickovic, K., Lugo Leija, H. A., Surrat, A., Kim, D., Sacks, H., Symonds, M. E., & Sottile, V. (2020). Targeting glutamine synthesis inhibits stem cell adipogenesis in vitro. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 54(5), 917-927. https://doi.org/10.33594/000000278

Background/Aims: Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body and has a metabolic role as a precursor for protein, amino sugar and nucleotide synthesis. After glucose, glutamine is the main source of energy in cells and has recently been sho... Read More about Targeting glutamine synthesis inhibits stem cell adipogenesis in vitro.

Comparison of the reverse bevel versus Franseen type endoscopic ultrasound needle (2020)
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Wing Chow, C., Asma Haider, S., Ragunath, K., Aithal, G. P., James, M. W., Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo, J., …Vasan Venkatachalapathy, S. (2020). Comparison of the reverse bevel versus Franseen type endoscopic ultrasound needle. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 12(9), 266-275. https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v12.i9.266

BACKGROUND Reverse bevel (RB) needle is widely used for endoscopic ultrasound fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB). A 3-plane symmetrical needle with Franseen geometry (FG) has recently become available. AIM To compare the clinical efficacy of FG to that... Read More about Comparison of the reverse bevel versus Franseen type endoscopic ultrasound needle.