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December 2016

EMJ Gastroenterology 5.1 2016

Our penultimate eJournal is here: this year’s EMJ Gastroenterology is full of material for those with a passion for all things ‘gastro’.
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1st December 2016

Experience of the Management of Decompensated Hepatitis C Virus in Cirrhotic Patients with Low-Dose Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin Combined with Daclatasvir

The limited treatment varieties for patients with decompensated cirrhosis due to the hepatitis C virus (HCV) remain a challenge. Read more
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1st December 2016

Preventing Collateral Damage in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient: Using Disease Assessment and Prognostic Factors to Optimise Clinical Outcomes

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic disabling conditions. Despite the benefits of anti-tumour necrosis factor-α agents in improving quality…
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1st December 2016

Associations of the TLR2 and TLR4 Alleles with Hepatitis C Virus Infection Within an Egyptian Population: A Multicentre Family-Based Study

The human toll-like receptor (TLR) family consists of 10 receptors that are critically important within innate immunity. TLRs recognise and respond to…
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1st December 2016

Endoscopic Necrosectomy: Indications and Results

Peripancreatic fluid collections (PFC) frequently occur in the context of acute and chronic pancreatitis, and trauma. The majority of cases have…
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1st December 2016

Introducing Biosimilars into Current Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment Algorithms

Biosimilars follow a rigorous regulatory approval pathway designed to collect and review the totality of evidence from non-clinical analytical…
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1st December 2016

Surgical Transanal Resection of Early Rectal Tumours

Rates of early rectal cancer detection are on the increase due to screening programmes and wider public awareness. Most rectal cancer is treated by…
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1st December 2016

Relevance of Patient-Reported Outcomes for the Management of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Patient adherence is a major problem in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Research has shown that improved patient adherence and…
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1st December 2016

Crohn’s Disease: Supporting Patients in Their Pursuit of Disease Control

The objectives of this symposium were to describe the current unmet needs in the treatment and management of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) in…
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1st December 2016

Curative Options for Hepatitis B and D

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small, partially double-stranded DNA virus that causes acute and chronic hepatitis in humans. About 240 million people…