PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine whether conventional hemorrhoidectomy
or stapled hemorrhoidopexy is superior for the management of hemorrhoids. METHODS: A …

Background Antibiotic treatment has been shown to be effective in treating selected patients
with acute appendicitis, and three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared the …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway
is to attenuate the stress response to surgery and enable rapid recovery. The objective of …

Background Low concentrations of albumin in serum and long gastric emptying times have
been returned to normal in dogs by salt and water restriction, or a high protein intake. We …

Objective: To measure the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms six months after
bacterial gastroenteritis and determine risk factors and associations with postdysenteric …

Background & Aims: Both psychological and mucosal changes (increased enterochromaffin
[EC] cells and T lymphocytes) have been associated with postinfectious irritable bowel …

Background. In 1999, meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccines were
introduced in the United Kingdom for those under 19 years of age. The impact of this …

Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of antibiotic treatment versus appendicectomy
for the primary treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Design Meta-analysis of …

Preventing campylobacteriosis depends on a thorough understanding of its epidemiology.
We used case-case analysis to compare cases of Campylobacter coli infection with cases of …

Background Meningococcal conjugate vaccines protect individuals directly, but can also
confer herd protection by interrupting carriage transmission. We assessed the effects of …