Background & Aims Over the last decade, clinical experiences and research studies raised
concerns regarding use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) as part of the diagnostic strategy for …

Background Gastric polyps are important as some have malignant potential. If such polyps
are left untreated, gastric cancer may result. The malignant potential depends on the …

Communication between the brain and gut is not one-way, but a bidirectional highway
whereby reciprocal signals between the two organ systems are exchanged to coordinate …

Objective The literature suggests a lack of consensus on the use of terms related to coeliac
disease (CD) and gluten. Design A multidisciplinary task force of 16 physicians from seven …

A multidisciplinary panel of 18 physicians and 3 non-physicians from eight countries
(Sweden, UK, Argentina, Australia, Italy, Finland, Norway and the USA) reviewed the …

Background: Eosinophilic oesophagitis may be increasing but the prevalence in the general
population remains unknown. Our aim was to assess this and the presence of eosinophils in …

Background & Aims: Functional abnormalities of the duodenum have been observed in non-
ulcer dyspepsia. We aimed to identify whether eosinophils in the upper gastrointestinal tract …

Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) are common
functional disorders without defined pathology. Mast cells and eosinophils interact with T …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although serologic analysis is used in diagnosis of celiac disease,
histopathology is considered most reliable. We performed a prospective study to determine …

Helicobacter pylori is a small, curved, highly motile, Gram negative bacillus that colonises
only the mucus layer of the human stomach. Since its discovery in 1984, it has been …