The white paper recommends extending endoscopic classification of gastroesophageal junction integrity beyond the slope.

Published Date: 08 Mar 2023

A new white paper from the American Foregut Society expands gastrointestinal tract (EGJ) classification, including axial hiatal hernia length, hiatal hernia opening diameter, ...

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In patients with ulcerative colitis exposed to anti-TNF therapy, tofacitinib is linked to higher rates of clinical and steroid-free clinical remission than ustekinumab and vedolizumab.

In children with inflammatory bowel disease, persistent bone pain may signal chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis, a rare association that commonly affects the lower limbs and pelvis.

Merck said on Monday its experimental drug met the main goal and key secondary goals ⁠in a late-stage trial in patients with a type of inflammatory bowel...

Anal conditions affect up to 44% of women in labor yet remain underrecognized and poorly studied. Most cases improve with simple, conservative treatment.

China's drug regulator said on Monday it has approved ⁠a CARsgen Therapeutics treatment for stomach cancer, a new milestone for CAR-T ⁠therapies, which engineer patients'...

Researchers conducted a population-based nested case-control study including individuals diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer and frequency-matched control individuals based on birth year.

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