Importance The Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9) is a 9-item self-
administered instrument used for detecting depression and assessing severity of …

Tumorigenesis begins long before the growth of a clinically detectable lesion and, indeed,
even before any of the usual morphological correlates of pre-malignancy are recognizable …

Human gut microbiota play an essential role in both healthy and diseased states of humans.
In the past decade, the interactions between microorganisms and tumors have attracted …

Background: The efficacy of rifaximin in the secondary prevention of overt hepatic
encephalopathy (HE) is well documented, but its effectiveness in preventing a first episode …

The care of patients with oesophageal cancer or of individuals who have an elevated risk of
oesophageal cancer has changed dramatically. The epidemiology of squamous cell and …

BACKGROUND Esophageal cancer (EC) is associated with a poor prognosis, particularly so
in Africa where an alarmingly high mortality to incidence ratio prevails for this disease. AIM …

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery in response to inquiries made to the Society by patients, physicians …

Objectives Chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux might lead to the development of Barrett's
oesophagus (BO) or even oesophageal adenocarcinoma. There has been no definitive …

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a deadly cancer with high mortality rate, especially in
economically advanced countries, while Barrett's esophagus (BE) is reported to be a …

OBJECTIVES: Epidemiological studies ofHelicobacter pyloriinfection and risk of Barrett's
esophagus (BE) have reported conflicting results. We examined the association betweenH …