... been achieved in the prevention and management of HCC. Summary: Hepatitis B vaccination programs, the development of direct acting antiviral drugs for Hepatitis C, and effective surveillance strategies provide a profound basis for the prevention of HCC. Advanced surgery and liver transplantation along...

...A. Pali Hungin Background: Primary care is normally the initial point of presentation and management of patients with chronic constipation (CC). CC has a prevalence of 3–27%, predominantly amongst females and in the older population, and is associated with a reduced quality of life. Effective...

.... Eosinophilic esophagitis Achalasia Esophagus Eosinophilia Pathogenesis Management Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is nowadays considered a chronic allergic-immune condition of the esophagus that was not recognized as a unique clinicopathological entity up until 1993 [1]. Since then, its frequency...

... Pathophysiology Endoscopy Management Review Microbiota: Review Article Dig Dis 2021;39:119 139 DOI: 10.1159/000512152 Received: August 9, 2020 Accepted: October 8, 2020 Published online: October 9, 2020 COVID-19 and Gastrointestinal Disease: Implications for the Gastroenterologist Richard H. Hunt a James E...

... no approved therapies for NAFLD, a specialist clinic can also provide access to clinical trials. For patients who develop cirrhosis, the presence of multiple comorbidities necessitates expertise in the selection and management of individuals requiring LT. Conclusions: A dedicated multidisciplinary NAFLD...

...Thilo Hackert; Markus Wolfgang Büchler The management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) has undergone a change of paradigms during the last 2 decades with a decreasing impact of surgical interventions. Modern ANP management is done conservatively as long as possible and therapeutic approaches...

... as ALF. Key Messages: Upon definite diagnosis of ALF, the underlying cause must be identified, since etiology affects prognosis and clinical management. Individual prognosis should be evaluated with one of various available scoring systems. Most widely used are Model for End-Stage Liver Disease...

... loss and increasing physical activity) and management of the features of metabolic syndrome are vital for all patients with NAFLD. Metformin is the first-line therapy for diabetic patients with NAFLD and also reduces the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinicians should have a low threshold...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Barrett’s esophagus Surveillance Dysplasia Management Digestive Diseases DigDis 1996;14:213-227 Geoffrey IV.B. Clark...

... in Diagnosis and Treatment Key Words Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnosis Management Abstract Primary sclerosing cholangitis is an increasingly recognized cause of chronic cholestatic liver disease. The etiology is unknown, although a number of immunologic and nonimmunologic factors have been considered...

... physician’s workload, 10% of whom are referred to a specialist. Problems presenting in primary care tend to be undifferentiated; those who do not have alarm symptoms and are under the age of 55 years are unlikely to have serious pathology. Management is largely symptom driven, on an empirical basis rather...

...T. Rokkas This review article refers to the impact which Helicobacter pylori infection has on the management of dyspepsia. The answer to the question of whether H. pylori eradication is clinically useful in dyspeptic patients or not remains a controversial and debatable subject. Nontheless...