… ALs create a substantial strain on both the patient’s quality of life and quality of the doctor–…
In an attempt to identify an AL prior to the onset of systemic changes in the patient’s status, …

BACKGROUND: Local resection for early rectal cancer is thought to be less invasive but
oncologically inferior to radical resection. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare …

Objective: Our objective was to review the literature surrounding the risks of viral transmission
during laparoscopic surgery and propose mitigation measures to address these risks. …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) acts as a hormonal regulator
during fasting and is involved in lipid metabolism. Fgf21 gene expression is regulated by …

… For example, gut microbiota analysis of Crohn’s disease (a type of IBD) patients revealed …
prausnitzii’s anti-inflammatory effects within the host Citation4 , we still do not understand …

Background In patients with rectal cancer who achieve clinical complete response after
neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, watch and wait is a novel management strategy with potential …

Importance Although American guidelines recommend use of adjuvant chemotherapy in
patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, individuals who achieve a pathological complete …

Background Most interactions between the host and its microbiota occur at the gut barrier,
and primary colonizers are essential in the gut barrier maturation in the early life. The mother–…

… prausnitzii in fecal microbiota in healthy individuals and patients with ileal Crohn’s disease.
… with IBD and are positively correlated in patients with Crohn’s disease with ileal involvement. …

… The results of the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias in RCTs are
presented in Table 3. Lack of blinding was a limitation for all of the included trials. Patients and …