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Welcome to BMC Gastroenterology published by BioMed Central
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.
Featured articles
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :44
Gluten-sensitive enteropathy is a complicating factor in some patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis and suggests celiac screens and gluten-free diets could be effective management tools in this cohort.
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.
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Research article
The galactose elimination capacity and mortality in 781 Danish patients with newly-diagnosed liver cirrhosis: a cohort study Peter Jepsen, Hendrik Vilstrup, Peter Ott, Susanne Keiding, Per K Andersen, Niels Tygstrup BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :50 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Increasing prevalence and high incidence of celiac disease in elderly people: A population-based study Anitta Vilppula, Katri Kaukinen, Liisa Luostarinen, Ilkka Krekela, Heikki Patrikainen, Raisa Valve, Markku Maki, Pekka Collin BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :49 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of safety and feasibility of a new technical variant of gastropexy for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: an experience with 453 cases Paulo MO Campoli, Daniela MM Cardoso, Marilia D Turchi, Flavio H Ejima, Orlando M Mota BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :48 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Trends in esophageal cancer and body mass index by race and gender in the state of Michigan Eric J Kort, Eric Sevensma, Timothy L Fitzgerald BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :47 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Lipoprotein lipase activity and mass, apolipoprotein C-II mass and polymorphisms of apolipoproteins E and A5 in subjects with prior acute hypertriglyceridaemic pancreatitis Inmaculada Coca-Prieto, Pedro Valdivielso, Gunilla Olivecrona, Mar BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :46 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction with stents: an evaluation of the reported variables for clinical outcome Lene Larssen, Asle W Medhus, Truls Hauge BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :45 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gluten sensitivity enteropathy in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis Ramin Shakeri, Farhad Zamani, Rasoul Sotoudehmanesh, Afsaneh Amiri, Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Fereydoun Davatchi, Ali Mohammadi Karakani, Reza Malekzadeh, Farhad Shahram BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :44 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
The clinicopathologic observation, c-KIT gene mutation and clonal status of gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the sacrum Li Gong, Yan-Hong Li, Hua-Dong Zhao, Jian-Ye Zhao, Wei Zhang BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :43 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intra-abdominal pressure alterations after large pancreatic pseudocyst transcutaneous drainage Theodossis S Papavramidis, Vassilis Duros, Antonis Michalopoulos, Vassilis N Papadopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis, Nick Harlaftis BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :42 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mortality with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation: effects of time and NSAID use Sebastian Straube, Martin R Tram BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :41 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on patients' daily lives: a European observational study in the primary care setting Javier P Gisbert, Alun Cooper, Dimitrios Karagiannis, Jan Hatlebakk, Lars Agreus, Helmut Jablonowski, Javier Zapardiel Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7 :60 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Response of the primary tumor in symptomatic and asymptomatic stage IV colorectal cancer to combined interventional endoscopy and palliative chemotherapy Silke Cameron, Diana Huenerbein, Tuemen Mansuroglu, Thomas Armbrust, Jens-Gerd Scharf, Harald Schwoerer, Laszlo Fuezesi, Giuliano Ramadori BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :218 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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NMD inhibition fails to identify tumour suppressor genes in microsatellite stable gastric cancer cell lines Tineke E Buffart, Marianne Tijssen, Jamila El-Bchiri, Alex Duval, Mark A van de Wiel, Bauke Ylstra, Gerrit A Meijer, Beatriz Carvalho BMC Medical Genomics 2009, 2 :39 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Early MRI response monitoring of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma under treatment with the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib Marius Horger, Ulrich M Lauer, Christina Schraml, Christoph P Berg, Ursula Koppenhofer, Claus D Claussen, Michael Gregor, Michael Bitzer BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :208 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Proneoplastic effects of PGE2 mediated by EP4 receptor in colorectal cancer Glen A Doherty, Sinead M Byrne, Eamonn S Molloy, Vikrum Malhotra, Sandra C Austin, Elaine W Kay, Frank E Murray, Desmond J Fitzgerald BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :207 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The 249Ser mutation of TP53 has high prevalence and is correlated with larger and more poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinomas in Brazilian patients Jeronimo A Nogueira, Suzane K Ono-Nita, Marcelo E Nita, Marcelo MT Souza, Eliane P Carmo, Evandro S Mello, Cristovan Scapulatempo, Denise Paranagua-Vezozzo, Flair J Carrilho, Venancio AF Alves BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :204 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Gluten encephalopathy with psychiatric onset: case report Nicola Poloni, Simone Vender, Emilio Bolla, Paola Bortolaso, Chiara Costantini, Camilla Callegari Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2009, 5 :16 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Ets dominant repressor En/Erm enhances intestinal epithelial tumorigenesis in ApcMin mice Paul Jedlicka, Xiaomei Sui, Arthur Gutierrez-Hartmann BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :197 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Disease association with two Helicobacter pylori duplicate outer membrane protein genes, homB and homA Monica Oleastro, Rita Cordeiro, Yoshio Yamaoka, Dulciene Queiroz, Francis Megraud, Lurdes Monteiro, Armelle Menard Gut Pathogens 2009, 1 :12 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Ectopic pancreatic-type malignancy presenting in a Meckel's diverticulum: a case report and review of the literature Hoey C Koh, Blaithin Page, Catherine Black, Ian Brown, Stuart Ballantyne, David J Galloway World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7 :54 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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