Correspondence: Takahiro Sato Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Kosei General hospital, Kita 3 higashi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0033, Japan Tel +81 11 261 5331 Fax +81 11 261 6040 Email taka.sato@ja-hokkaidoukouseiren. or.jp Background and aims: The study’s aim was to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) compared with endoscopic band ligation (EBL) in treating ...

Practical gastroenterology offers brief but expert coverage of gastrointestinal, biliary, hepatic, and pancreatic diseases. The chapters stated by nationally recognized lecturers and field authorities selected for their vast clinical and teaching experience. With its consistent formatting chapter by chapter, this text makes it simple to locate the practical information you need on diagnosis, te...

Recent evidence has suggested the potential therapeutic role for probiotics in the prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Several studies have shown that probiotics are of benefit in gastrointestinal infections, including viral diarrhea, Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, traveler's diarrhea, and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Recent data support the potential beneficial...

Analysis of the first year's working of a combined gastroenterology clinic in a district hospital has shown that the major benefit was improved patient management. Hospital attendances were reduced, the diagnostic process accelerated, and unnecessary radiological investigations and surgical operations avoided. There were no obvious major disadvantages.

The GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology (formerly Jornal Português de Gastrenterologia) was created in 1994 with the main purpose of representing the Portuguese Gastroenterology. It officially represents the three main societies of Portuguese gastroenterology -The Portuguese Society of Gastroenterology, the Portuguese Society of Digestive Endoscopy and the Portuguese Association for the S...

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