METHODS Pertinent cross-sectional studies having as a reference standard pathological
examinations of the explanted liver or resected segment (s), biopsies of focal lesion (s) …

Background & aims Malnutrition is common in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), mainly in
Crohn's disease (CD) because the small bowel is primarily affected. We reviewed the …

Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma should be managed with a multidisciplinary
approach framed in a network where all the diagnostic techniques and therapeutic …

Objective: Transient elastography (TE) is gaining popularity as a non-invasive method for
predicting liver fibrosis, but intraobserver and interobserver agreement and factors …

The prevalence and natural course of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was
evaluated in 15,250 consecutive pregnant women. The rate of HCV vertical and perinatal …

Background Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US), contrast CT scan and gadolinium
dynamic MRI are recommended for the characterisation of liver nodules detected during …

PURPOSE: To determine the accuracy of various ultrasonographic (US) signs for
assessment of the degree of liver fibrosis, with histologic results as reference standard …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonography (US) in the detection of Crohn
disease in adults by systematically reviewing both cohort studies (those including patients …

It has been suggested that excess iron may facilitate the occurrence of cancer. Patients with
hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) are at high risk of developing liver cancer, and studies of …

The prevalence of hypertransaminasemia and the effect of gluten‐free diet (GFD) were
evaluated in 158 consecutive adult celiac patients, 127 women and 31 men, aged 18 to 68 …