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BMC Gastroenterology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Gastroenterology (ISSN 1471-230X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :15
Evidence from randomized controlled trials suggests that probiotics may alleviate some symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but further trials are needed to assess the long term benefits of the dietary supplement in this chronic disease.
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :12
Consultation with a gastrointestinal nurse practitioner following diagnostic gastroscopy for dyspepsia is more effective for drug use and costs than follow-up with a physician, offering promise for future directives in dyspepsia management.
BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :53
Plasma pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is elevated in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis making it an ideal biomarker to diagnose, grade and differentiate this condition from other liver disease, as well as quantify the severity of associated fibrosis.
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Montelukast in the treatment of duodenal eosinophilia in children with dyspepsia: Effect on eosinophil density and activation in relation to pharmacokinetics
Craig A Friesen, Nancy A Neilan, Jennifer V Schurman, Debra L Taylor, Gregory L Kearns, Susan M Abdel-Rahman BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :32 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Meta-analysis of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus ethanol injection in hepatocellular carcinoma. Carmen Bouza, Teresa Lopez-Cuadrado, Raimundo Alcazar, Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, Jose Maria Amate BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :31 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Detection of serum MMP-7 and MMP-9 in cholangiocarcinoma patients: evaluation of diagnostic accuracy Kawin Leelawat, Sompong Sakchinabut, Siriluck Narong, Jerasak Wannaprasert BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :30 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Outcomes and factors influencing survival in cirrhotic cases with spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter study Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Satoru Saito, Masato Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Hironori Mawatari, Takashi Uchiyama, Takuma Higurashi, Kento Imajo, Takashi Sakaguchi, Kazuhiro Atsukawa, Aya Sawabe, Akira Kanesaki, Hirokazu Takahashi, Yasunobu Abe, Masahiko Inamori, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Norio Ueno, Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :29 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Implementation of population screening for colorectal cancer by repeated fecal occult blood test in the Netherlands Maaike J Denters, Marije Deutekom, Paul Fockens, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Evelien Dekker BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :28 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Development of functional gastrointestinal disorders after Giardia lamblia infection Kurt Hanevik, Vernesa Dizdar, Nina Langeland, Trygve Hausken BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :27 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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No evidence for protective erythropoietin alpha signalling in rat hepatocytes Thorsten Bramey, Patricia Freitag, Joachim Fandrey, Ursula Rauen, Katja Pamp, Jochen Erhard, Stilla Frede, Herbert de Groot, Frank Petrat BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :26 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Decreasing incidence of peptic ulcer complications after the introduction of the proton pump inhibitors, a study of the Swedish population from 1974 Michael Hermansson, Anders Ekedahl, Jonas Ranstam, Thomas Zilling BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :25 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Use of an electromagnetic colonoscope to assess maneuvers associated with cecal intubation Russell I Heigh, John K DiBaise, James A Prechel, Billie J Horn, Sarah San Miguel, Evelyn G Heigh, Jonathan A Leighton, Cynthia J Edgelow, David E Fleischer BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :24 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Helicobacter pylori infection: approach of primary care physicians in a developing country Shahid Ahmed, Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri, Hasnain Ali Shah, Saeed Hamid BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :23 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Low affinity glucocorticoid binding site ligands as potential anti-fibrogenics Carylyn J Marek, Karen Wallace, Elaine Durward, Matthew Koruth, Val Leel, Lucy J Leiper, Matthew C Wright Comparative Hepatology 2009, 8 :1 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evaluation of the passage of Lactobacillus gasseri K7 and bifidobacteria from the stomach to intestines using a single reactor model Philipp Ritter, Christian Kohler, Ueli von Ah BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :87 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The pediatric NAFLD fibrosis index: a predictor of liver fibrosis in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Valerio Nobili, Anna Alisi, Andrea Vania, Claudio Tiribelli, Andrea Pietrobattista, Giorgio Bedogni BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :21 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibition disrupts nuclear factor-kappaB activity in pancreatic cancer, but fails to sensitize to gemcitabine chemotherapy Shadi Mamaghani, Satish Patel, David W Hedley BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :132 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Frequency of vacA, cagA and babA2 virulence markers in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Mexican patients with chronic gastritis Gloria Luz Paniagua, Eric Monroy, Raymundo Rodriguez, Salvador Arroniz, Cristina Rodriguez, Jose Luis Cortes, Ausencio Camacho, Erasmo Negrete, Sergio Vaca Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009, 8 :14 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long-term recurrence and complication rates after incisional hernia repair with the open onlay technique Lars PH Andersen, Mads Klein, Ismail Gogenur, Jacob Rosenberg BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :6 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus B-30892 can inhibit cytotoxic effects and adhesion of pathogenic Clostridium difficile to Caco-2 cellsPratik Banerjee, Glenn J Merkel, Arun K Bhunia Gut Pathogens 2009, 1 :8 (27 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effect of comorbidity on the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and survival from colon cancer: a retrospective cohort study Diana Sarfati, Sarah Hill, Tony Blakely, Bridget Robson, Gordon Purdie, Elizabeth Dennett, Donna Cormack, Kevin Dew BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :116 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Constitutive basal and stimulated human small bowel contractility is enhanced in obesity Tom K Gallagher, Alan W Baird, Desmond C Winter Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research 2009, 3 :4 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia Edford Sinkala, Sylvia Gray, Isaac Zulu, Victor Mudenda, Lameck Zimba, Sten H Vermund, Francis Drobniewski, Paul Kelly BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :44 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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