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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.
Featured articles
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :79
Common variants of the innate immunity genes CARD4, CARD8 and CARD15 are not associated with susceptibility for sporadic colorectal cancer; however, a mutant allele of CARD15 is associated with disease susceptibility in patients aged less than 45 at diagnosis.
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :61
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) mimics acute flare in Crohn’ s disease and can have important clinical consequences, with accurate diagnosis and specific therapy being beneficial to the management of patients.
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.
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A comparison of diagnostic tests for lactose malabsorption -
which one is the best?
Oistein Hovde, Per G Farup BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :82 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Liver fibrosis secondary to bile duct injury: correlation of Smad7 with TGF-beta and extracellular matrix proteins Maria del Pilar Alatorre-Carranza, Alejandra Miranda-Diaz, Irinea Yanez-Sanchez, Oscar Pizano-Martinez, Jose M Hermosillo-Sandoval, Monica Vazquez-del Mercado, Sebastian Hernandez-Hoyo, Ricardo Abundis-Martinez, Mary Fafutis-Morris, Jorge Segura-Ortega, Vidal Delgado-Rizo BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :81 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with mild acute biliary pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 - 2003: a nationwide register study Birger Sandz BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :80 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [F1000 Medicine ]
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Investigation of innate immunity genes CARD4, CARD8 and CARD15 as germline susceptibility factors for colorectal cancer Nikolaus Mockelmann, Witigo von Schonfels, Stephan Buch, Oliver von Kampen, Bence Sipos, Jan Hendrik Egberts, Philip Rosenstiel, Andre Franke, Mario Brosch, Sebastian Hinz, Christian Roder, Holger Kalthoff, Ulrich R Folsch, Michael Krawczak, Stefan Schreiber, Clemens Dieter Broring, Jurgen Tepel, Clemens Schafmayer, Jochen Hampe BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :79 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Importance of duodenal bulb biopsies in children for diagnosis of celiac disease in clinical practice Mohsin Rashid, Andrea MacDonald BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :78 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The VEGF -634G>C promoter polymorphism is associated with risk of gastric cancer Xiaoxiang Guan, Hui Zhao, Jiangong Niu, Dongfeng Tang, Jaffer A Ajani, Qingyi Wei BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :77 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic factors associated with intestinal metaplasia in a high risk Singapore-Chinese population: a cohort study Feng Zhu, Marie Loh, Jeffrey Hill, Sumarlin Lee, King Xin Koh, Kin Wai Lai, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Barry Iacopetta, Khay Guan Yeoh, Richie Soong, the Singapore Gastric Cancer Consortium BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :76 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the adverse events of rimonabant treatment: Considerations for its potential use in hepatology Norberto C Chavez-Tapia, Felix I Tellez-Avila, Giorgio Bedogni, Lory S Croc BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :75 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Vitamin C supplement use may protect against gallstones: an observational study on a randomly selected population Thomas Walcher, Mark M Haenle, Martina Kron, Birgit Hay, Richard A Mason, Daniel Walcher, Gerald Steinbach, Peter Kern, Isolde Piechotowski, Guido Adler, Bernhard O Boehm, Wolfgang Koenig, Wolfgang Kratzer, the EMIL study group BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :74 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hepatitis B virus inhibition in mice by lentiviral vector mediated short hairpin RNA Lei Deng, Guoqiang Li, Lisen Xi, Aihong Yin, Yun Gao, Wei You, Xuehao Wang, Beicheng Sun BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :73 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Musings
Musings on genome medicine: Crohn's disease David G Nathan, Stuart H Orkin Genome Med 2009, 1 :103 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
Case Report
Gastroparesis associated with gastroptosis presenting as a lower abdominal bulking mass in a child: a case report Efstratios Christianakis, Konstantina Bouchra, Aikaterini Koliatou, Nikolaos Paschalidis, Dimitrios Filippou Cases Journal 2009, 2 :184 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Octreotide treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma - a retrospective single centre controlled study Maximilian Schoniger-Hekele, Joachim Kettenbach, Markus Peck-Radosavljevic, Christian Muller Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :142 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion plus long acting Octreotide in advanced well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas. A phase II trial of the Piemonte Oncology Network. Maria P Brizzi, Alfredo Berruti, Anna Ferrero, Enrica Milanesi, Marco Volante, Federico Castiglione, Nadia Birocco, Sebastiano Bombaci, Davide Perroni, Benedetta Ferretti, Oscar Alabiso, Libero Ciuffreda, Oscar Bertetto, Mauro Papotti, Luigi Dogliotti BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :388 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
An atypical case of hepatic cavernous hemangioma: a case report Alfio Brogna Prof., Rosario Ferrara Dr., Anna M Bucceri Dr., Carla Virgilio Dr., Giuseppe Scalisi Dr. Cases Journal 2009, 2 :181 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Pseudoleukocytosis secondary to hepatitis C-associated cryoglobulinemia: a case report Abdallah Geara, Badiaa El-Imad, Walid Baz, Marcel Odaimi, Suzanne El-Sayegh Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :91 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Regulation of intestinal epithelial cells transcriptome by enteric glial cells: impact on intestinal epithelial barrier functions Lauriannne Van Landeghem, Maxime M Mahe, Raluca Teusan, Jean Leger, Isabelle Guisle, Remi Houlgatte, Michel Neunlist BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :507 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Jejuno-jejunal invagination caused by epithelioid sarcoma: a case report Ana Bento, Hamilton Baptista, Carlos Pinheiro, Fernando Martinho Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :89 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Hypercalcemia in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma: a case report Ioannis D Xynos, Stavros Sougioultzis, Athanasios Zilos, Konstantinos Evagellou, Gregorios S Hatzis International Archives of Medicine 2009, 2 :35 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Treatment of enterocutaneous fistula with total parenteral feeding in combination with octreotide: a case report
Enver Fekaj, Lulzim Salihu, Arber Morina Cases Journal 2009, 2 :177 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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