Intestinal colonization by bacteria of oral origin has been correlated with several negative
health outcomes, including inflammatory bowel disease. However, a causal role of oral …

Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), functional dyspepsia (FD), and irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) are common, and have negative impacts on health‐related quality of …

Inflammatory responses triggered by activation of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/Toll-like receptor
(TLR) 4 signaling pathway are a key mechanism in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-…

OBJECTIVES: The usefulness of non-magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (NBI;
NM-NBI) in the screening of early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and high-…

Background Wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) are
new methods enabling diagnostic endoscopy of the entire small intestine. However, which of …

OBJECTIVES Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) enables inspection of deep small bowel,
and total small bowel examination can be performed by either antegrade or retrograde DBE. …

Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) damage the small intestine by
causing multiple erosions and ulcers. However, to date, no established therapies and …

Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), functional dyspepsia (FD), and
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are common gastrointestinal diseases. Several studies have …

Background and Aims Although endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for expanded-indication
lesions of differentiated-type early gastric cancer (EGC) has been widely accepted, …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have assessed the risk factors associated with nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)-induced small intestinal damage. AIMS: To evaluate the risk …