Objective We developed a validated index for assessing histological disease activity in UC and established its responsiveness. Methods Two hundred biopsies were scored. The outcome was the Global ...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic oesophageal changes are diagnostically helpful and identify patients exposed to the risk of disease chronicity. However, there is a serious lack of agreement about how to ...

Objective Abnormalities are commonly identified during endoscopy in eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). There is no standardised classification to describe these features. This study aimed to evaluate ...

Background Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) are increasingly used for the endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid ...

BACKGROUND Decreased synthesis of the predominant secretory human colonic mucin (MUC2) occurs during active ulcerative colitis. AIMS To study possible alterations in mucin sulphation and mucin ...

Surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), via 6-monthly ultrasonography with alpha-fetoprotein testing, is currently ...

Objective The definition of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) based on cirrhosis, irrespective of aetiology, remains controversial. This study aimed to clarify the clinicopathological ...

8 European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (EF CLIF), Barcelona, Spain Background Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) of various aetiologies is a complex syndrome with high ...

The integration of advanced endoscopy within the practice of hepatology is nowadays heralded in the concept of ‘endohepatology’ and is dichotomised in applications intervening for disorders of the ...

Objective The commensal microbiota, host immunity and metabolism participate in a signalling network, with diet influencing each component of this triad. In addition to diet, many elements of a modern ...

We read with great interest the randomised controlled trials (RCTs) by O’Sullivan et al and Pohl et al , which compared the efficacy and safety of cold snare endoscopic mucosal resection (CS-EMR) and ...

Alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) is a severe clinical syndrome within the spectrum of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), characterised by acute-onset jaundice, systemic inflammation and liver ...