BACKGROUND: Self-expanding metal stents have been used in the management of colorectal
obstruction as an alternative to emergency surgery. Our aim was to systematically review …

… Patient’s choice is reported to be the main reason for voluntary childlessness 6 ; patient’s …
Crohn’s disease (CD) might decrease fertility both directly, by inducing inflammation in the …

The human CYP19 (P450arom) gene is located in the chromosome 15q21.2 region and is
comprised of a 30kb coding region and a 93kb regulatory region. The Internet-based Human …

11.1. General The treatment strategy for ulcerative colitis [UC] is mainly based on the severity,
distribution [proctitis, left-sided, extensive] 1 and pattern of disease. The latter includes …

A complex combination of adult health-related disorders can originate from developmental
events that occur in utero. The periconceptional period may also be programmable. We report …

The MTT assay for cellular metabolic activity is almost ubiquitous to studies of cell toxicity;
however, it is commonly applied and interpreted erroneously. We investigated the applicability …

This paper is the second in a series of two publications relating to the European Crohn’s
and Colitis Organisation [ECCO] evidence-based consensus on the diagnosis and …

The management of patients with IBD requires evaluation with objective tools, both at the time
of diagnosis and throughout the course of the disease, to determine the location, extension…

Objective The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in Eastern Europe.
The reasons for these changes remain unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Background Anti-TNF drugs are effective treatments for the management of Crohn's disease
but treatment failure is common. We aimed to identify clinical and pharmacokinetic factors …