Background: The available classifications of gastritis are inconsistently used, possibly
because none provides immediate prognostic/therapeutic information to clinicians. As …

Familial colorectal cancer constitutes a heterogeneous group of patients in whom the
underlying molecular mechanism is still unknown. Predisposition to a such neoplasms in …

OBJECTIVES Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) provide effective palliation in patients
with malignant dysphagia, although severe complications and mortality may result. We …

Objective Operative link on gastritis assessment (OLGA) staging for gastritis ranks the risk for
gastric cancer (GC) in progressive stages (0–IV). This prospective study aimed at quantifying …

Background Conventional endoscopic resection techniques such as endoscopic mucosal
resection (EMR) or endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), represent the standard of care …

Objective Miss rate of polyps has been shown to be substantially lower with full-spectrum
endoscopy (FUSE) compared with standard forward-viewing (SFV) colonoscopy in a tandem …

Objective Dysphagia is the most distressing symptom in patients with cancer-related
oesophageal obstruction. Endoscopic palliation aims to restore swallowing, avoid …

In 2011 the three major Italian gastroenterological scientific societies (AIGO, the Italian
Society of Hospital Gastroenterologists and Endoscopists; SIED, the Italian Society of …

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is the most common indication for urgent
endoscopy, but the correct timing of endoscopy in these patients is still debated. Our …

Background/Aim: There is evidence of a possible etiological role of human papillomaviruses
(HPVs) in the development of esophageal tumors. Loss of function of the wild-type p53 …