This study aims to reevaluate upper reference limit (URL) for alanine aminotransferase (ALT) by considering the changing epidemiology of major liver diseases. We employed histological and metabolic parameters in Asian living liver donors.
Dr Akihiko Kida discusses his article, “Endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones with benign choledochojejunal anastomotic stenosis” from the November issue….
This study aims to reevaluate upper reference limit (URL) for alanine aminotransferase (ALT) by considering the changing epidemiology of major liver diseases. We employed histological…
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Tunneled endoscopic submucosal dissection (T-ESD) and pocket creation–method ESD (PCM-ESD) are considered to have technical advantages over conventional ESD (C-ESD). However, data comparing these techniques…
Background PARP inhibitors (PARPi) have been licensed for the maintenance therapy of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer carrying pathogenic germline BRCA1/2 mutations. However, mutations in…
Objective Achieving HBV cure will require novel combination therapies of direct-acting antivirals and immunomodulatory agents. In this context, the toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) agonist selgantolimod…
Objective Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO), an eraser of N 6-methyadenosine (m6A), plays oncogenic roles in various cancers. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma…
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The AGA Research Foundation provides more than $3 million in research grants annually to promising investigators advancing the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology through their…
Post written by Xia Xie, MD, PhD, and Shi-Ming Yang, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing,…
