GASTROENTEROLOGY

Gastroenterology is the study of the normal function and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver.

gastroenterology

Metabarcoding of Colonic Cleansing Fluid Reveals Unique Bacterial Members of Mucosal Microbiota Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of chronic idiopathic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract associated with the dysbiosis of gut microbiota. Metabarcoding-based profiling of the gut microbiota of IBD patients is generally based on the stool samples collected from individual patients which rarely represent the mucosa-associated microbiota.

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GASTROENTEROLOGY
gastroenterology

Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is useful in early detection of left ventricular impairment in patients with Crohn’s disease

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. Cardiac involvement is considered very rare. Pericarditis, myocarditis, endocarditis, cardiomyopathy and complete heart block are some of the cardiac extraintestinal manifestations of CD. The aim of this study was to explore the left ventricular (LV) functions with two-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in patients with CD with normal cardiac functions.

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GASTROENTEROLOGY
gastroenterology

The effects of psychiatric treatment on depression, anxiety, quality of life, and sexual dysfunction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Depression and anxiety are common disorders in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our aim is to prospectively determine the effect of psychiatric treatment on scores for depression, anxiety, quality of life (QoL), and sexual dysfunction in an outpatient population diagnosed with IBD and also anxiety and/or depression disorder.

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GASTROENTEROLOGY