... the prevalence of gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas in Asian countries is increasing. In this review, we discuss the epidemiological trends of gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in Asian countries. Summary: The prevalence of GERD is increasing in Asian countries, but most cases are considered mild...

...Masau Sekiguchi; Ichiro Oda; Takahisa Matsuda; Yutaka Saito Background: The global epidemiological situation of gastric cancer has changed considerably over time, and it is essential to understand the epidemiological trends and future perspectives of gastric cancer. Summary: Although gastric cancer...

... patients are females. Although not as prominent, gender differences in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been reported for epidemiology, disease presentation, disease course and complications, medical and surgical therapies, adherence, psychosocial functioning, and psychiatric co-disorders. While...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2013 Crohn’s disease Epidemiology Surgery for IBD About 80% of Crohn's disease (CD) patients undergo resection surgery (RS...

.... 2013 Hepatocellular cancer Epidemiology Risk factors Obesity Metabolic syndrome Staging BCLC Liver cirrhosis Germany Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer [ 1 ] and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide [ 2, 3 ]. The incidence...

...James Y. Lau; Joseph Sung; Catherine Hill; Catherine Henderson; Colin W. Howden; David C. Metz Background/Aims: The incidence of uncomplicated peptic ulcer has decreased in recent years. It is unclear what the impact of this has been on the epidemiology of peptic ulcer complications...

... the symptoms [ 1 ]. The natural history of FD is largely unknown and epidemiological studies are difficult to perform. Although FD can be positively diagnosed, it is predominantly a diagnosis of exclusion and most patients with FD do not seek medical care [ 2 ]. Population-based surveys are therefore...

... Epidemiology Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has increased dramatically over the last decades, mostly in the Western world [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] and is the most frequent acid-related disease today. According to the new Montreal criteria 2006, GERD is defined as a condition which develops when...

...: The incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Western countries is on the rise. No prospective studies have been conducted on the epidemiology of pediatric IBD in Poland. The aim of the study was to define the characteristics of new pediatric IBD and assess the incidence of new IBD among...

... tumours in the atrophic fundic mucosa seems to be related to argyrophil cell hyperplasia caused by hypergastrinaemia. Epidemiologic considerations indicate that the gastric carcinoid generally is underdiagnosed and that the incidence of this tumour is higher than previously recognized. The clinical...

...(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. 1995 Crohnߣs disease Epidemiology Incidence Inflammatory bowel disease Ulcerative colitis Original Paper...

... to the rectum and sigmoid colon. Histology is used merely to confirm the disease process. We provide evidence drawn from a large epidemiological database that significantly more patients with proctitis than proctosigmoiditis followed over a mean period of 11 years became asymptomatic or had their diagnosis...

... Colorectal cancer Epidemiology Mission hospitals South-east Asia Original Paper Digestion 1993;54:173-177 A.R. Hart R. Mann J.F. Mayberry Leicester General Hospital. Leicester. UK Gastric and Colorectal Cancer in Patients Attending Mission Hospitals in Rural Areas of South-East Asia KeyWords Gastric...

... to in the content or advertisements. 1992 Gastric cancer Colorectal cancer Epidemiology Mission hospitals India Original Paper Digestion 1992;51:110-114 a .r . h art J.F. Mayberry Leicester General Hospital, UK Gastric and Colorectal Cancer in the Rural Indian Subcontinent: A Survey of Patients...

.... These data reflect the underlying epidemiology of IBD as well as its natural history. Despite its severity and chronicity, the overwhelming majority of patients with IBD manage to stay in the work force and succeed in overcoming the obstacles posed by their disease. 18 11 1991 28 01 1992 1 07...

...V. Jayanthi; C.S.J. Probert; D.J. Pollock; S.I. Baithun; D.S. Rampton; J.F. Mayberry To assess the incidence of ulcerative colitis and proctitis in a defined migrant population, a retrospective, epidemiological community study was performed in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 1972 to 1989...

...S.J. Spechler Epidemiological studies of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) are confounded by the lack of a standardized definition and a diagnostic ‘gold-standard’ for the disorder. In Western countries, 20-40% of the adult population experience heartburn, which is the cardinal symptom...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 1989 Crohn’s ulcerative colitis in Africa Epidemiology Mission hospitals Digestion 1989;44:172-176 >1989 S. Kargcr ACî, Basel 0012-2823/89/0443-0172S2.75/0 Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa...

.... 1990 Crohn’s disease Ulcerative colitis Epidemiology Occupation Digestion 1990:46:10-18 Occupational Mortality of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Amnon Sonnenberg Division of Gastroenterology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wise...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 1991 Gallstones Epidemiology Cigarette smoking Digestion 1991;49:221-226 © 1991 S. Karger AG. Basel 0012-2823/91/0494-0221$2.75/0 Symptomatic Gallstones - a Disease of Non-Smokers? M. Rhodes. C. W. Venables Freeman Hospital...