Gastroenterology Insights, Volume 16, Issue 2

Background and Aims: Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is a common cause of hospitalizations, with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) being the mainstay treatment. However, there is a lack of high-level evidence to show if adjunctive m...

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the gastrointestinal pathologies that most frequently requires hospital admission; about half of all deaths occur within the first two weeks and are caused by multi-organ failure. Predicting the degree of severity of...

Background/Objectives: Alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease, yet its clinical profile in Albania, a region with high HBV prevalence and rising alcohol consumption, remains poorly characterized. This study eva...

Introduction: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common comorbidities that affect the life quality of children with autism. Objective: This study investigated the link between clinical history and specific colonic fecal microbiota (CFM...

Introduction: In the general population, right I-sided dysplasia presents a higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) and metachronous dysplasia compared to left (L)-sided dysplasia. Given that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at high...

Background/Objectives: It is known that chronic alcohol consumption causes alterations to various organs of the body, mainly the liver, but there are no reports of the damage that weekend alcohol consumption can cause to the liver. The liver is the m...

Background and Aims: There is still uncertainty about the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous compared to intravenous administration of biologics for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remission. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we...