BACKGROUND: Capsule endoscopy (CE) has been widely used in clinical practice.
OBJECTIVE: To provide systematically pooled results on the indications and detection …

BACKGROUND: EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) permits both morphologic and cytologic
analysis of lesions within or adjacent to the GI tract. Although previous studies have …

BACKGROUND: Double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) has been used in clinical practice for
nearly 10 years. OBJECTIVE: To systematically collect and produce pooled data on …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential risk factors for endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) complications and to identify whether the risk factors are …

BACKGROUND: Reports on endoscopic management of ingested foreign bodies of the
upper-GI tract in China are scarce. OBJECTIVE: To report our experience and outcome in …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is activated during early stages of
pancreatitis. This transcription factor regulates genes that control many cell activities …

Background & Aims Diseases of the stomach, including gastric cancer and peptic ulcer, are
the most common digestive diseases. It is impossible to visualize the entire stomach with the …

BACKGROUND There is no agreement whether intravenous prophylactic antibiotics can
reduce infected pancreatic necrosis and mortality in acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) …

Background Chronic gastritis is one of the most common findings at upper endoscopy in the
general population, and chronic atrophic gastritis is epidemiologically associated with the …

Objectives: A multicenter study was initiated by the Chinese Chronic Pancreatitis Study
Group to determine the nature and magnitude of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in China …