Patients with bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine developed spontaneous bacterial
peritonitis (SBP) more frequently than patients without bacterial overgrowth of the small …

Ginger has long been used as an alternative medication to prevent motion sickness. The
mechanism of its action, however, is unknown. We hypothesize that ginger ameliorates the …

Background: The long-term efficacy and safety of the endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate
(Histoacryl) were evaluated to define its role as the initial treatment for bleeding …

Objectives: Very few epidemiological data on reflux esophagitis in Chinese are available in
the literature. Methods: To evaluate the incidence of reflux esophagitis, upper …

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a variant of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in
which gastric refluxate irritates the lining of the aerodigestive tract and causes troublesome …

Objective Asymptomatic erosive esophagitis (AEE) is commonly found in men, and might be
a risk factor of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma. We aimed to determine if specific …

Aim: Currently, atezolizumab combined with bevacizumab is the standard first-line treatment
for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but lenvatinib or sorafenib are still …

OBJECTIVE: Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy has been used for preventing
pulmonary aspiration arising from gastric contents by concomitant jejunal feeding and gastric …

AIM: To investigate the impact of heartburn and regurgitation on the quality of life among
patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). METHODS: Data from patients with …

Methods Data from patients diagnosed with GERD were collected between January and
November 2009. FD was defined using the Rome III diagnostic criteria. The overlapping GERD-…