Important progress has been made in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection and
in this fifth edition of the Maastricht Consensus Report, key aspects related to the clinical role …

A prospective surveillance programme for patients with longstanding (>= 8 years), extensive
(>= splenic flexure) ulcerative colitis was undertaken between 1978 and 1990. It comprised …

OBJECTIVE--To determine whether azathioprine can prevent relapse in ulcerative colitis.
DESIGN--One year placebo controlled double blind trial of withdrawal or continuation of …

Terminology in classification of pancreatograms was discussed at a recent international
workshop on chronic pancreatitis. A new terminology based on morphological radiographic …

The symptomatology of a case of acute infection with Helicobacter pylori is described,
together with the accompanying changes in gastric mucosal histology, local and systemic …

Ultrastructural examination of biopsies showing Helicobacter pylori associated chronic
gastritis reveals close attachment between gastric surface epithelial cells and the organism …

AIM: To determine associations between enterogastric bile reflux and gastric mucosal
pathology. METHOD: A retrospective study using fasting gastric juice bile acid …

A total of 98 patients who had either undergone gastric surgery (23) or who had peptic
ulcers (56), or who had normal endoscopic findings (19), all underwent gastric biopsy …

AIMS--To determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori colonisation in the mouths of
patients with H pylori gastritis. METHODS--A nested polymerase chain reaction test for the …

The ability of leucocytes to adhere to endothelium is essential for leucocyte migration into
inflammatory sites. Some of these adhesion molecules are released from the cell surface …