Section Editors

  • Inge Depoortere, Catholic University Leuven
  • Rakesh Tandon, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute
  • Christian Trautwein, University Hospital Aachen
  • David Watson, Flinders University

Executive Editor

  • Christopher Foote, BioMed Central

Articles

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    Treating ulcerative colitis with GMA

    Certain factors, such as a recent relapse and low white blood cell counts, are predictive of successful treatment of ulcerative colitis using adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis

    BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:27
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    Antibody tests for celiac disease

    A combination of three or four antibody tests, including deamidated gliadin peptides and IgA anti-tTG, can diagnose or exclude celiac disease without the need for intestinal biopsy in a high proportion of patients

    BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:19
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    Hepatitis C costs in Europe

    Hepatitis C sufferers have higher rates of impairment, both in and out of work, and make more visits to doctors than matched controls, reflecting the considerable economic and personal costs of this disease in Europe

    BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:16
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    PPI therapy treats ERD and NERD

    Standard esomeprazole therapy successfully treats patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, as documented by pH metry, regardless of whether they have erosive reflux disease or non-erosive reflux disease

    BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:12
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